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Patriot Class Light Carrier

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{{Ship
|ShipName=Patriot Class Light Carrier |Races= |Comments=
The Patriot is a very interesting ship. At first glance it appears to be useless, with few beams, almost no cargo space and no weight behind it. However, a Patriots strengths come in how they are deployed. For the price a Patriot is very good. For the cost 8 of these little buggers you can build 1 Virgo, however properly utilized a Patriot can do more damage over a wider area than a single Virgo. These are fire and forget weapons.

The Patriot is cheap and effective. With its six fighter bays, it can get its entire cargo of fighters out very quickly, and that makes it very deadly. A single Patriot can take out almost any other medium-sized ship (as well as planets that don't have starbases) with little trouble. However, beam-heavy battle cruisers such as the Emerald or Iron Lady will give a Patriot problems, and against battleships, a Patriot has no chance.

Tactical advantage, however, is what really makes the Patriot the vicious little bastard that it is. A large battleship or carrier is expensive; your opponent won't have many of them, and they can't be everywhere at once. Four battleships can only protect four planets. When twelve Patriots are on the attack, hitting twelve planets at once, they are very difficult to stop.

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== 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.

This wiki is largely intended to serve as a supplement for [http://vgaplanets.nu VGA Planets Nu], but should more or less apply to all VGA Planets 3 implementations.

* [[Where To Play]]

* Races:
** [[The Solar Federation]]
** [[Lizards]]
** [[The Empire of Birds]]
** [[Fascists]]
** [[Privateers]]
** [[Cyborg]]
** [[Crystals]]
** [[Empire]]
** [[Robots]]
** [[Rebels]]
** [[The Lost Colonies of Man]]

* Ships:
** [[Ship List]]
** [[Ship Components]]
** [[Ship Movement]]

* Planets & Economics:
** [[Native Race Advantages]]
** [[Taxes, Happiness, and Population Growth]]
** [[Defenses]]
** [[Hostile Planets]]
** [[Priority Build Points]]

* Tactics:
** [[Cloak Intercept]]
** [[Disguising Ship Movement]]
** [[Warp Wells]]
** [[Combat Order]]
** [[Mine Laying]]
** [[Ship vs Ship]]

* Strategies:
** [[Alliances]]
** [[Enemies]]

* Game Mechanics
** [[Friendly Codes]]
** [[Host Order]]
** [[Host Configuration]]

== Proposed article templates ==

[[Race Template]]
[[Ship Template]]

Main Page

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== VGA Planets Wiki ==
asdf
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.

This wiki is largely intended to serve as a supplement for [http://vgaplanets.nu VGA Planets Nu], but should more or less apply to all VGA Planets 3 implementations.

* [[Where To Play]]

* Races:
** [[The Solar Federation]]
** [[Lizards]]
** [[The Empire of Birds]]
** [[Fascists]]
** [[Privateers]]
** [[Cyborg]]
** [[Crystals]]
** [[Empire]]
** [[Robots]]
** [[Rebels]]
** [[The Lost Colonies of Man]]

* Ships:
** [[Ship List]]
** [[Ship Components]]
** [[Ship Movement]]

* Planets & Economics:
** [[Native Race Advantages]]
** [[Taxes, Happiness, and Population Growth]]
** [[Defenses]]
** [[Hostile Planets]]
** [[Priority Build Points]]

* Tactics:
** [[Cloak Intercept]]
** [[Disguising Ship Movement]]
** [[Warp Wells]]
** [[Combat Order]]
** [[Mine Laying]]
** [[Ship vs Ship]]

* Strategies:
** [[Alliances]]
** [[Enemies]]

* Game Mechanics
** [[Friendly Codes]]
** [[Host Order]]
** [[Host Configuration]]

== Proposed article templates ==

[[Race Template]]
[[Ship Template]]

Race Template

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[[File:Colonies_Race_Icon_Nu.png|thumb|left|Race Namez race icon from [http://vgaplanets.nu VGA Planets Nu]] '''Race Name''' (description of the race's origins in fiction/TV.

== Overview ==

(Give some race "flavour" here. Is it a fighter or a torp race? What mindset should you have, aggressive or defensive?)

== Strategy Guides ==

(Link to well-known strategy guides. Give props to "famous" players of your race)

= Race Characteristics =

(special abilities of the race)

= Ships =

(table, fill in appropriately)

<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" width="700" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr bgcolor=#CFECEC valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="350">Name</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Tech Levels|Tc]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Beams|Bm]]</td>

<td align="right" width="32">[[Torpedo|T]]/[[Fighter|F]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Engines|En]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Megacredits|MC]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#FDD017 align="right" width="32">[[Duranium|Dur]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#2B60DE align="right" width="32">[[Tritanium|Tri]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#4CC552 align="right" width="32">[[Molybdenum|Mol]]</td>

<td align="right" width="32">[[Mass]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Cargo|Car]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#C11B17 align="right" width="32">[[Neutronium|Fuel]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Crew]]</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Small Deep Space Freighter]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0/0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>

<td align="right" width="32">10</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">3</td>
<td align="right" width="32">30</td>
<td align="right" width="32">70</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">200</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>
</tr>

</table>

Only the most useful ships will be mentioned here:

(describe highlights of the fleet)

* [[Small Deep Space Freighter]]: Awesome. Build tons of these.

= Special Mission =

(Describe this race's "mission 9")

= Alliances =

* with the Feds:
* with the Lizards:
* with the Birds:
etc

= Enemies =

* fighting the Feds:
* fighting the Lizards:
* fighting the Birds:
etc

= Strategies =

== Strategy 1 ==

Description of Strategy

== Strategy 2 ==

= Notes =

* Anything that
* doesn't fit
* in other categories

Race Template

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[[File:Colonies_Race_Icon_Nu.png|thumb|left|Race Namez race icon from [http://vgaplanets.nu VGA Planets Nu]] '''Race Name''' (description of the race's origins in fiction/TV.

== Overview ==

(Give some race "flavour" here. Is it a fighter or a torp race? What mindset should you have, aggressive or defensive?)

== Original Strategy Guides ==

(Link to well-known strategy guides. Give props to "famous" players of your race)

= Race Characteristics =

(special abilities of the race)

= Ships =

(table, fill in appropriately)

<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" width="700" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr bgcolor=#CFECEC valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="350">Name</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Tech Levels|Tc]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Beams|Bm]]</td>

<td align="right" width="32">[[Torpedo|T]]/[[Fighter|F]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Engines|En]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Megacredits|MC]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#FDD017 align="right" width="32">[[Duranium|Dur]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#2B60DE align="right" width="32">[[Tritanium|Tri]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#4CC552 align="right" width="32">[[Molybdenum|Mol]]</td>

<td align="right" width="32">[[Mass]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Cargo|Car]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#C11B17 align="right" width="32">[[Neutronium|Fuel]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Crew]]</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Small Deep Space Freighter]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0/0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>

<td align="right" width="32">10</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">3</td>
<td align="right" width="32">30</td>
<td align="right" width="32">70</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">200</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>
</tr>

</table>

Only the most useful ships will be mentioned here:

(describe highlights of the fleet)

* [[Small Deep Space Freighter]]: Awesome. Build tons of these.

= Special Mission =

(Describe this race's "mission 9")

= Alliances =

* with the Feds:
* with the Lizards:
* with the Birds:
etc

= Enemies =

* fighting the Feds:
* fighting the Lizards:
* fighting the Birds:
etc

= Strategies =

== Strategy 1 ==

Description of Strategy

== Strategy 2 ==

= Notes =

* Anything that
* doesn't fit
* in other categories

Race Template

2011-05-31T17:12:33Z

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[[File:Colonies_Race_Icon_Nu.png|thumb|left|Race Namez race icon from [http://vgaplanets.nu VGA Planets Nu]] '''Race Name''' (description of the race's origins in fiction/TV.

== Overview ==

(Give some race "flavour" here. Is it a fighter or a torp race? What mindset should you have, aggressive or defensive?)

== Original Strategy Guides ==

(Link to well-known strategy guides. Give props to "famous" players of your race)

= Race Characteristics =

(special abilities of the race)

= Ships =

(table, fill in appropriately)

<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" width="700" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr bgcolor=#CFECEC valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="350">Name</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Tech Levels|Tc]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Beams|Bm]]</td>

<td align="right" width="32">[[Torpedo|T]]/[[Fighter|F]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Engines|En]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Megacredits|MC]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#FDD017 align="right" width="32">[[Duranium|Dur]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#2B60DE align="right" width="32">[[Tritanium|Tri]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#4CC552 align="right" width="32">[[Molybdenum|Mol]]</td>

<td align="right" width="32">[[Mass]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Cargo|Car]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#C11B17 align="right" width="32">[[Neutronium|Fuel]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Crew]]</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Small Deep Space Freighter]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0/0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>

<td align="right" width="32">10</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">3</td>
<td align="right" width="32">30</td>
<td align="right" width="32">70</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">200</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>
</tr>

</table>

Only the most useful ships will be mentioned here:

(describe highlights of the fleet)

* [[Small Deep Space Freighter]]: Awesome. Build tons of these.

= Special Mission =

(Describe this race's "mission 9")

= Alliances =

= Strategies =

== Strategy 1 ==

Description of Strategy

== Strategy 2 ==

= Notes =

* Anything that
* doesn't fit
* in other categories

Race Template

2011-05-31T16:38:36Z

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[[File:Colonies_Race_Icon_Nu.png|thumb|left|Colonial race icon from [http://vgaplanets.nu VGA Planets Nu]] '''Race Name''' (description of the race's origins in fiction/TV.

== Overview ==

(Give some race "flavour" here. Is it a fighter or a torp race? What mindset should you have, aggressive or defensive?)

== Original Strategy Guides ==

(Link to well-known strategy guides. Give props to "famous" players of your race)

= Race Characteristics =

(special abilities of the race)

= Ships =

(table, fill in appropriately)

<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" width="700" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr bgcolor=#CFECEC valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="350">Name</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Tech Levels|Tc]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Beams|Bm]]</td>

<td align="right" width="32">[[Torpedo|T]]/[[Fighter|F]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Engines|En]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Megacredits|MC]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#FDD017 align="right" width="32">[[Duranium|Dur]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#2B60DE align="right" width="32">[[Tritanium|Tri]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#4CC552 align="right" width="32">[[Molybdenum|Mol]]</td>

<td align="right" width="32">[[Mass]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Cargo|Car]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#C11B17 align="right" width="32">[[Neutronium|Fuel]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Crew]]</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Small Deep Space Freighter]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0/0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>

<td align="right" width="32">10</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">3</td>
<td align="right" width="32">30</td>
<td align="right" width="32">70</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">200</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>
</tr>

</table>

Only the most useful ships will be mentioned here:

(describe highlights of the fleet)

[[Small Deep Space Freighter]]: Awesome. Build tons of these.

= Special Mission =

(Describe this race's "mission 9")

= Alliances =

= Strategies =

== Strategy 1 ==

Description of Strategy

== Strategy 2 ==

= Notes =

* Anything that
* doesn't fit
* in other categories

Race Template

2011-05-31T16:37:30Z

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[[File:Colonies_Race_Icon_Nu.png|thumb|left|Colonial race icon from [http://vgaplanets.nu VGA Planets Nu]] '''Race Name''' (description of the race's origins in fiction/TV.

== Overview ==

(Give some race "flavour" here. Is it a fighter or a torp race? What mindset should you have, aggressive or defensive?)

== Original Strategy Guides ==

= Race Characteristics =

(special abilities)

= Ships =

(table, fill in appropriately)

<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" width="700" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr bgcolor=#CFECEC valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="350">Name</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Tech Levels|Tc]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Beams|Bm]]</td>

<td align="right" width="32">[[Torpedo|T]]/[[Fighter|F]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Engines|En]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Megacredits|MC]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#FDD017 align="right" width="32">[[Duranium|Dur]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#2B60DE align="right" width="32">[[Tritanium|Tri]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#4CC552 align="right" width="32">[[Molybdenum|Mol]]</td>

<td align="right" width="32">[[Mass]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Cargo|Car]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#C11B17 align="right" width="32">[[Neutronium|Fuel]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Crew]]</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Small Deep Space Freighter]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0/0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>

<td align="right" width="32">10</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">3</td>
<td align="right" width="32">30</td>
<td align="right" width="32">70</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">200</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>
</tr>

</table>

Only the most useful ships will be mentioned here:

(describe highlights of the fleet)

[[Small Deep Space Freighter]]: Awesome. Build tons of these.

= Special Mission =

(Describe this race's "mission 9")

= Alliances =

= Strategies =

== Strategy 1 ==

Description of Strategy

== Strategy 2 ==

= Notes =

* Anything that
* doesn't fit
* in other categories

Race Template

2011-05-31T16:36:55Z

142.58.129.63:

[[File:Colonies_Race_Icon_Nu.png|thumb|left|Colonial race icon from [http://vgaplanets.nu VGA Planets Nu]] '''Race Name''' (description of the race's origins in fiction/TV.

== Overview ==

(Give some race "flavour" here. Is it a fighter or a torp race? What mindset should you have, aggressive or defensive?)

== Original Strategy Guides ==

= Race Characteristics =

(special abilities)

= Ships =

(table, fill in appropriately)

<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" width="700" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr bgcolor=#CFECEC valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="350">Name</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Tech Levels|Tc]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Beams|Bm]]</td>

<td align="right" width="32">[[Torpedo|T]]/[[Fighter|F]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Engines|En]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Megacredits|MC]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#FDD017 align="right" width="32">[[Duranium|Dur]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#2B60DE align="right" width="32">[[Tritanium|Tri]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#4CC552 align="right" width="32">[[Molybdenum|Mol]]</td>

<td align="right" width="32">[[Mass]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Cargo|Car]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#C11B17 align="right" width="32">[[Neutronium|Fuel]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Crew]]</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Small Deep Space Freighter]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0/0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>

<td align="right" width="32">10</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">3</td>
<td align="right" width="32">30</td>
<td align="right" width="32">70</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">200</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>
</tr>

</table>

Only the most useful ships will be mentioned here:

(describe highlights of the fleet)

[[Small Deep Space Freighter]]: Awesome. Build tons of these.

= Special Mission =

(Describe this race's "mission 9")

= Alliances =

= Strategies =

== Strategy 1 ==

Description of Strategy

== Strategy 2 ==

Race Template

2011-05-31T16:35:48Z

142.58.129.63: Created page with "Colonial race icon from [http://vgaplanets.nu VGA Planets Nu '''Race Name''' (description of the race's origins in fiction/TV. == O…"

[[File:Colonies_Race_Icon_Nu.png|thumb|left|Colonial race icon from [http://vgaplanets.nu VGA Planets Nu]] '''Race Name''' (description of the race's origins in fiction/TV.

== Overview ==

(Give some race "flavour" here. Is it a fighter or a torp race? What mindset should you have, aggressive or defensive?)

== Original Strategy Guides ==

= Race Characteristics =

(special abilities)

= Ships =

(table, fill in appropriately)

<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" width="700" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr bgcolor=#CFECEC valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="350">Name</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Tech Levels|Tc]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Beams|Bm]]</td>

<td align="right" width="32">[[Torpedo|T]]/[[Fighter|F]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Engines|En]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Megacredits|MC]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#FDD017 align="right" width="32">[[Duranium|Dur]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#2B60DE align="right" width="32">[[Tritanium|Tri]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#4CC552 align="right" width="32">[[Molybdenum|Mol]]</td>

<td align="right" width="32">[[Mass]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Cargo|Car]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#C11B17 align="right" width="32">[[Neutronium|Fuel]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Crew]]</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Small Deep Space Freighter]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0/0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>

<td align="right" width="32">10</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">3</td>
<td align="right" width="32">30</td>
<td align="right" width="32">70</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">200</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>
</tr>

</table>

Only the most useful ships will be mentioned here:

(describe highlights of the fleet)

[[Small Deep Space Freighter]]: Awesome. Build tons of these.

= Alliances =

= Strategies =

== Strategy 1 ==

Description of Strategy

== Strategy 2 ==

Main Page

2011-05-31T16:30:48Z

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User:Madinson

2011-05-31T16:28:34Z

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I'm playing planets since the beginning. My german site with guides and game section is: www.vgaplanets.de.

I used to play the Fascists/Klingones.

(rbos) Nice Fascists article!

Robots

2011-05-30T00:51:10Z

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Notes:

* Q-Tankers are handy for running cash and fuel back and forth. It's usually worth putting T6-T7 drives on them, even if you only expect to sit them in one spot indefinitely. Early-game, build at least one transwarp QT.
* A QT carries enough (100 clans, 20 supplies, 300 money) to give a reasonably-temped planet its start.
* The Automa looks like a poor bargain compared to the Instru, but it holds many more fighters and can more effectively build fighters in the field. Instrus are good strike ships, but you need to keep a fighter reserve to refill them nearby, and the Automa fits this bill well.
* Golems are powerful but they are fuel pigs; they are excellent starbase defence with T1 engines.
* A forward Siliconoid starbase near your front lines is cheap, and can instantly produce resupply for your CPs. A TW CP with mk4 torps can tow a warp 1 CP with mk7 torps!
* Use mk4 torps if you have too much minerals, use mk7 if you have too much money.

Hostile Planets

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142.58.129.63: Created page with " For any non-Crystal race, a hostile planet is one that is over 85 or under 15 degrees (50 being the average, or "ideal" temperature). Most VGAP UIs will calculate the maximum c…"

For any non-Crystal race, a hostile planet is one that is over 85 or under 15 degrees (50 being the average, or "ideal" temperature).

Most VGAP UIs will calculate the maximum clans a planet can hold. What is not immediately obvious is that clans on the surface of a planet in excess of the maximum can eat supplies (a small amount) to live, provided that there are enough supplies on the planet.

For every extra clan over the maximum population, four supply units must also be on the surface of the planet to ensure their survival.

For instance, if the maximum population of a planet is 189 clans, you may put 289 clans on a planet provided you ALSO ship in, or accumulate, 400 supplies, and simply leave them there. Two or three will be "eaten" every turn, but those are easily replaced by factory production and will not usually be noticeable.

This can occasionally be difficult to arrange. An Avian planet requiring 1200 clans over maximum population will need a staggering 4800 supplies! Yet this will pay itself back quite quickly with patience.

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2011-05-30T00:38:35Z

142.58.129.63: Created page with "Notes: * Q-Tankers are handy for running cash and fuel back and forth. It's usually worth putting T6-T7 drives on them, even if you only expect to sit them in one spot indefini…"

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* Q-Tankers are handy for running cash and fuel back and forth. It's usually worth putting T6-T7 drives on them, even if you only expect to sit them in one spot indefinitely. Early-game, build at least one transwarp QT.
* The Automa looks like a poor bargain compared to the Instru, but it holds many more fighters and can more effectively build fighters in the field. Instrus are good strike ships, but you need to keep a fighter reserve to refill them nearby, and the Automa fits this bill well.
* Golems are powerful but they are fuel pigs; they are excellent starbase defence with T1 engines.
* A forward Siliconoid starbase near your front lines is cheap, and can instantly produce resupply for your CPs. A TW CP with mk4 torps can tow a warp 1 CP with mk7 torps!
* Use mk4 torps if you have too much minerals, use mk7 if you have too much money.

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2011-05-30T00:32:26Z

142.58.129.63: Created page with " Notes: * build an Eros starbase early on to pump out HISS-er ships. Every large cluster of planets should have one HISS starbase. Eros ships are 100mc each (ish) even if you …"

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* build an Eros starbase early on to pump out HISS-er ships. Every large cluster of planets should have one HISS starbase. Eros ships are 100mc each (ish) even if you outfit them with t5 engines (nice but not necessary).
* starbase-inna-can ships are extremely valuable for getting starbases up and running fast. Null-tech starbases can still pump out HISS ships, and you may not get the chance to make them later.
* The T-Rex is a midrange attack ship, and is extremely cheap for its armament. Don't treat it like a heavy warship.
* LCCs are awesome but they're heavy and they suck up fuel. Make lots, but be aware that scavenging for fuel in enemy territory is hard, particularly if you're gravid with troops.

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