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Loggin In: Pick a name and password, put them in. Click on [Send], then [Enter]. To Chat, just start typing messages. Click on a world or fleet, then the [Engage] button to puruse. In battle, drag your ships onto enemy ships.

StarDarts: These are immensely powerful ships that cannot be built, only found. They also count for victory conditions. Initially, Darts are located at neutral worlds. Once they are destroyed, they reappear in the center of stellar phenomena - neutron zones, nebulae, and gateways.

Ghost Fleets: when a player fleet is destroyed, it becomes a Ghost Fleet. It has no ships, cannot attack or be attacked. It can still explore and go to player controlled worlds to pick up more ships. When a player has no more ships and no more worlds his empire is destroyed. Destroyed empires can 'rebirth' from the entry screen.

Production: every 10 seconds, worlds create build points (BPs) equal to their pop+industry. Ships cost from 50 - 1000 BPs. You can create more industry up to a limit of 4 per population. Click on a yellow block, then on a type button. Click on 'send' to start the command.

Command Production: when your command fleet is parked at a controlled world (even if the fleet is dead), that worlds production is increased by 1000 BPs per turn. This lets starting players build up their worlds fast. It also lets older players create a sturdier 'bastion' to withstand the barbarian hordes.

Attrition: ships break down. All fleets lose ships very slowly. Without attrition, worlds would build their fleets slowly to infinity. Attrition means that planetary defenses have a maximum number of ships they can maintain. Any world can be taken give enough time and resources.

ECM: ecm gives fleets a combat advantage. ECM comes from several sources - Rangers, StarDarts, and Planetary Attributes. Enemy ECM reduces your damage, friendly ECM increases your damage. ECM adds or subtracts damage from every attack.

Paper-Scissors-Stone: The ship types are different. Combined arms is often better than selecting a single ship type:

  • Sloops are small ships, almost fighters. They have a combat advanatage against Frigates, but are vulnerable to Corsairs + Rangers.

  • Corsairs are medium ships. They have an advantage against Sloops but are vulnerable to Frigates.
  • Rangers are medium ships with ECM capability. They have the same combat attributes as Corsairs, except for a weaker attack.
  • Stations are medium ships that are stuck at worlds. They have the firepower of a Corsair, and ECM like a ranger. They have no combat advantages, but are vulnerable to StarDarts.
  • Frigates are large ships. They have an bonus when attacking Corsairs + Rangers, but are vulnerable to Sloops.
  • Star Darts are massive ships. They have a combat bonus against Stations and provide a huge amount of ECM.

World Types: Some worlds are more valuable than others. You cannot get hurt by owning a world (they are all worthwhile). Stellar Phenomena can't be occupied:

  • Nebulae - stellar phenomena. Move speed is reduced through a nebulae.
  • Neutron - stellar phenomena. Move speed increases around a neutron star.
  • Gateway - stellar phenomena. These ancient devices allow for instantaneous transportation accross the cluster.
  • Average - a normal world. Has 10-80 population and up to x4 industry. ECM rating -5.00 to +5.00.
  • Core Worlds - 80 pop, x4 industry, ECM rating 10.00. These worlds are very strong, and are equal to 5% of the entire cluster for victory points.
  • Old Earth - 100 pop, x6 industry, ECM rating 25.00. A bitch to take, a glory to control. Old Earth is equal to 10% of the entire cluster for victory points.
  • Poor - an average world, but production of BPs is 50% lower.
  • Rich - an average world, but production of BPs is 50% higher.
  • Small - an average world, but the industrial maximum is pop x2.
  • Large - an average world, but the industrial maximum is pop x6.

Facility Types: Each world can hold exactly one facility. Facilities give bonuses to fleets and worlds. Look for [Settings] at the login screen and [Options] for more details.

  • Magazine - defense bonus. Combat Magazines will double the fire rate for Stations at the world it protects.
  • Doomsday - scorched earth. The Doomsday Device will explode when this world is captured, seriously damaging both the world and enemy fleet.
  • Merchant - build bonus. Merchant Guilds can add to the Command Production and Planet Production.
  • Beacon - move bonus. Fleet Beacons let your command fleet move faster.
  • Research - ecm bonus. Research Laboratories can add ecm bonuses to all your fleets.
  • Stardock - repair bonus. Stardock Facilities can reduce the rate of decay on ships in all your fleets.
  • Stellurae - find Darts. Stelluraes give you a chance to capture 'lost' StarDarts.
  • Shield - defense bonus. Gravity Shields add incredible bonuses to the ECM for the world it protects.

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