so has anybody already played it ? how can i start them ?

I finished one.

You have to find the Academy from the quest (which doesn't always proc, this is a bug). After that, at turn 100 a "Save the Academy" quest will proc. You must save the Academy. After that, it will just continue to unfold.

ok i got one ,where i have to build the academy by raising minor faction population throughout the galaxy within a timeframe , however this quest seems to be bugged , the population werent counted and timer is on zero but the quest is still active.

The whole Academy questline seems very bugged atm.

Yeah, the academy questline seems utterly broken as of now.

Exarch1 wrote:

ok i got one ,where i have to build the academy by raising minor faction population throughout the galaxy within a timeframe , however this quest seems to be bugged , the population werent counted and timer is on zero but the quest is still active.

I posted a thread on bug report forum about the buggy timer and the game not counting minor faction pops owned by other factions. Let's hope the devs take care to fix all these issues by next patch. Minor bugs here and there are understandable, but the main quest and storyline of the game not functioning properly is pretty inexcusable.

I was able to protect the Academy, but I'm playing on a Slow game and I had thirty turns, and in their meanderings, they either ran into the academy, or I was able to hunt them down with a second, spare fleet.

Note that despite being billed as Vodyani, they had Prowlers and Accelerators (Sophonic ships), which I thought was odd.  Shouldn't they have Vodyani Gouges and Racks?