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Player races

Full Race Name	Short Forms	Plurals
The Solar Federation	Federation, Fed	Feds
The Lizard Alliance	Lizard, Liz
The Empire of the Birds	Bird, Birdman	Birds, Birdmen
The Fascist Empire	Fascist, Klingon
The Privateer Bands	Privateer, Pirate
The Cyborg	Cyborg, Borg	Borg
The Crystal Confederation	Crystal, Tholian	Crystals
The Evil Empire	Empire, EE
The Robotic Imperium	Robot, Cylon
The Rebel Confederation	Rebel
The Missing Colonies of Man	Colonies	Colonials
The Horwasp Plague	Horwasp, Bugs	'wasps

VGA Planets Wiki

This wiki is intended to serve as a repository for information about the game VGA Planets, by Tim Wisseman: a turn-based strategy game designed to be played by up to 11 players. VGA Planets (or VGAP, or Planets) was released in 1992 as a BBS "door game", and is now played over the Internet via email or via Web interface.

Due to problems with spammers, user account creation is disabled; if you want an account, contact rbos-contact@novylen.net.

Although this wiki is largely intended to serve as a supplement for VGA Planets Nu, much information can also apply to VGA Planets Host 3.22.

• Where To Play
• Tutorials

Starships

• Ship List
• Ship Components
• Ship Movement
• Starship Missions

Planetary Economics

Main Article: Planet

• Native Race Advantages
• Taxes, Happiness, and Population Growth
• Defenses
• Climate
• Priority Build Points
• Starbases
  • Starbase Missions

Tactics

• Cloak Intercept
• Disguising Ship Movement
• Warp Wells
• Combat Order
• Mine Laying
• Ship vs Ship
• VCR Side Advantage

Mechanics

• Friendly Codes
• Host Order
• Host Configuration
• Ion storm
• Planets.Nu API: Commonly used to develop small scripts
  • Planets Nu Client Add-ons

NuHost Add-ons

• Explore Map: Historical add-on that significantly limits visibility of planets
• Blitz: Fast-paced game that takes place on a much smaller map
• Stellar Cartography: adds Nebulae, Asteroid Fields, and Star Clusters to the game.
• Campaign Mode: adds a customizable campaign system where the player designs his own upgrades
• Production Queue: Alternative construction system, allowing priority builds to go over the (soft) ship limit
• Wandering Tribes: Alternative start condition with only STF's

Additional Resources

• Planets Mag
• Zrog's Beginner Tips

• Wiki Templates