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= Overview =
= Overview =
The Privateers and Crystal People can capture starships in space that are out of fuel.  To capture the helpless enemy starships they need to lock a tow beam onto the enemy starship.  When they do this the capturing vessel beams over armed crew members to take over the enemy starship. When the starship is secured (all the enemy crew jettisoned into space) half of the capturing starship's crew or a full compliment for the captured starship (which ever is less) will beam over and man the captured starship. (i.e., Say starship A has 500 crew and captures starship B which normally has a crew of 1000.  250 crew member from starship A will man starship B.  If B had only required 100 crew members to be full only 100 crew members would have beamed over to run the starship).
The [[Privateers]] and [[The Crystal Confederation|Crystal People]] can [[capture]] [[starships]] in space that are out of [[fuel]].  To [[capture]] the helpless enemy [[starships]] they need to lock a [[tow]] beam onto the enemy [[starship]].  When they do this the capturing vessel Transorts over armed [[crew]] members to take over the enemy [[starship]]. When the [[starship]] is secured (all the enemy [[crew]] jettisoned into space) half of the capturing starship's [[crew]] or a full compliment for the captured [[starship]] (which ever is less) will transport over and man the captured [[starship]]. (i.e., Say starship A has 500 [[crew]] and [[capture]]s [[starship]] B which normally has a [[crew]] of 1000.  250 crew member from starship A will man [[starship]] B.  If B had only required 100 [[crew]] members to be full only 100 [[crew]] members would have transported over to run the starship).


== Disabling the Tow Capture ==
== Disabling the Tow Capture ==
*The tow capture can be disabled by using the [[Friendly Code]] "'''nbr'''"  
*The tow capture can be disabled by using the [[Friendly Codes|Friendly Code]] "'''nbr'''"


== The Tow and Movement Phases ==
== The Tow and Movement Phases ==
Tow capture takes place during the tow phase of the movement stage of host. The 3 movement phases of host are:
Tow capture takes place during the [[tow]] phase of the movement stage of [[host]]. The 3 movement phases of host are:


     *Move Tow
     *Move Tow
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== Crew Defections ==
== Crew Defections ==
As stated above the crew of the captured starship is ejected into space except for Solar Federation, Privateers , Evil Empire and Colonial Colonial starships. With these races some of the crew members will rather go traitor than be ejected into space.  the following shows the percentage of original crew members that grovel well enough to be kept on as lesser crew members.
As stated above the [[crew]] of the captured [[starship]] is ejected into space except for [[The Solar Federation|Fed]], [[The Privateer Bands|Privateer]], [[The Evil Empire|Empire]], and [[The Missing Colonies of Man|Colonial]] starships. With these [[race]]s some of the [[crew]] members will rather go traitor than be ejected into space.  the following shows the percentage of original [[crew]] members that grovel well enough to be kept on as lesser [[crew]] members.


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Latest revision as of 17:02, 30 November 2012

Overview

The Privateers and Crystal People can capture starships in space that are out of fuel. To capture the helpless enemy starships they need to lock a tow beam onto the enemy starship. When they do this the capturing vessel Transorts over armed crew members to take over the enemy starship. When the starship is secured (all the enemy crew jettisoned into space) half of the capturing starship's crew or a full compliment for the captured starship (which ever is less) will transport over and man the captured starship. (i.e., Say starship A has 500 crew and captures starship B which normally has a crew of 1000. 250 crew member from starship A will man starship B. If B had only required 100 crew members to be full only 100 crew members would have transported over to run the starship).

Disabling the Tow Capture

The Tow and Movement Phases

Tow capture takes place during the tow phase of the movement stage of host. The 3 movement phases of host are:

   *Move Tow
   *Move Most (Not Towing, Not being towed and Not intercepting)
   *Move Intercepting ships

Crew Defections

As stated above the crew of the captured starship is ejected into space except for Fed, Privateer, Empire, and Colonial starships. With these races some of the crew members will rather go traitor than be ejected into space. the following shows the percentage of original crew members that grovel well enough to be kept on as lesser crew members.

Race %traitor
Feds 90 %
Privateer 100 %
Empire 40 %
Colonial 70 %