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Mass

2012-07-16T01:20:18Z

Maddox: /* Mass */

= Mass =
Mass specifically is a measure of weight and volume in space and represents a measure of inertia.
more mass generally constitutes larger or more densely packed items. Any ship or cargo within the game has mass.
Megacredits have a negligible mass.

The larger a ship's mass, the more [[Fuel]] is required to move the ship (increasing the cost of acceleration and deceleration).

===Kilotons===
Kilotons are the units of measure for mass. More kilotons is more mass. Anything with a weight in kilotons is Mass. Kiloton is often abbreviated with '''KT''' or '''kt'''

Mass

2012-07-16T01:19:37Z

Maddox: /* Mass */

= Mass =
Mass specifically is a measure of weight and volume in space and represents a measure of inertia.
more mass generally constitutes larger or more densely packed items. Any ship or cargo within the game has mass. Megacredits negligable mass. The larger a ship's mass, the more [[Fuel]] is required to move the ship (increasing the cost of acceleration and deceleration).

===Kilotons===
Kilotons are the units of measure for mass. More kilotons is more mass. Anything with a weight in kilotons is Mass. Kiloton is often abbreviated with '''KT''' or '''kt'''

Fighter

2012-07-16T00:56:04Z

Maddox: /* Fighters */

== Fighters ==
Fighters are small one-man craft capable of either killing each other or damaging the enemy ship. Often fighters represent a late-game strength with their ability to significantly damage other capital ships.

== Fighter costs ==
There are three ways to build fighters. In any case, fighters cost 3 [[tritanium]] and 2 [[molybdenum]].

=== Starbase ===
Fighters may be built at a [[starbase]] for 100 [[megacredits]]. Any race can build fighters at a starbase.

[[The Evil Empire]] has the ability to build ''free'' fighters at each starbase. At no additional costs beyond the base minerals an Imperial [[starbase]] will build 5 fighters per turn. It is unknown at this time if [[VGA Planets Nu]] will allow individual games to configure the amount of fighters built on starbases every turn.

=== Carrier ===
[[The Robotic Imperium]], [[The Rebel Confederation]], and [[The Missing Colonies of Man]] can build fighters in space onboard carriers at the additional cost of 5 [[supplies]] each.

The Robots and Colonies must load the required cargo (3 tr, 2 mo, 5 sp) and have their ships mission set to '''Build Fighters'''. The Rebels will build fighters regardless of ships missions as long as a carrier has the necessary cargo onboard to build the fighters.

Any of the races in this section can also use the '''lfm''' [[Friendly Codes|friendly code]] to automatically load and build fighters.

== Damage assessment ==
The fighter's base damage and kill rating is 1. However, the fighter can shoot 7-9 times before returning to its carrier.

Fighters can deal a lot of damage this way, but are easy to shoot down with [[beams]]. Due to the minimum damage requirements imposed, fighters work best against massive ships.
[[category:Weapons]]

Ship Movement

2012-07-04T16:13:29Z

Maddox:

Ships can move only when loaded with sufficient [[Fuel]] and when outfitted with engines capable of making the journey. The high technology used for the engines results in better fuel efficiency, especially with regards to faster speeds.

The amount of fuel required is based upon the total mass of your ship and all its cargo.

There are three ships in the game that have [[GRAVITONIC ACCELERATORS]].
These are the Meteor Class Blockade Runner, the BR4 Gun Boat and the BR5 Kaye Class Torpedo Boat. These three ships travel at a rate of twice that of a normal ship. At warp factor 9 these ships will travel 162 light years in one turn.

There are also 3 ships that possess a [[Hyperdrive]]. The PL21 Probe(Evil Empire), B200 Class Probe (Cyborg), and Falcon Class Escort (Rebels).

Tables taken from Infolist v3.1 created by Eden Tan.

== Normal Movement Formula ==
<pre>
Normal_x = rnd(warp^2/(way_x^2 + way_y^2) * way_x) - .5
Normal_y = rnd(warp^2/(way_x^2 + way_y^2) * way_y) - .5

NOTE: These formulas are correct for approximately 90% of movements
</pre>

== Hyperjump Formula ==
<pre>
final_x = ERND(x+350*dx/ERND(sqrt(dx^2+dy^2)))
final_y = ERND(y+350*dy/ERND(sqrt(dx^2+dy^2)))

NOTE: ERND() is a rounding function which rounds normally to the nearest
integer, except when the the number to be rounded ends in exactly 0.5.
Then, it rounds to the nearest even number, e.g. 8.5 rounds to 8 and
9.5 rounds to 10. The innermost ERND() can be just a simple RND()
(round to nearest integer) since the square root of an integer will
never end in 0.5. Formula courtesy of Andrew Sterian.
</pre>

Neutronium

2012-07-04T16:10:12Z

Maddox: /* Neutronium as a Fuel */

= Neutronium as a Fuel =
All [[starships]] use neutronium for fuel. Neutronium is a superdense material found at the core of many [[planets]]. It is also known as "neutronic" fuel. Fuel is millions of times denser than common elements such as lead or gold. The fuel must be stored in a very powerful inertial damping field to prevent [[damage]] to the [[starship]]'s superstructure. The amount of fuel that a [[starship]] can carry is limited by the strength of the inertial damping field only and not the [[cargo]] room available on the [[ship]].

Fuel is expended whenever a ship is given an order to [[Ship Movement|move]], is cloaked, or other similar circumstance.

== Zero Fuel ==
[[Starships]] without fuel cannot attack enemy [[ships]]. Enemy [[ships]] are not allowed to attack [[ships]] that are out of fuel, due to the treaty of Nimbus 7. The treaty states "'''No ship may attack or destroy a ship that is out of fuel. Such ships are helpless and unable to protect themselves. Destroying helpless ships would be a tragic and senseless loss of life.'''"

*Starships without fuel cannot [[cloak]] or perform most [[missions]].

Neutronium

2012-07-04T16:09:50Z

Maddox: /* Neutronium as a Fuel */

= Neutronium as a Fuel =
All [[starships]] use neutronium for fuel. Neutronium is a superdense material found at the core of many [[planets]]. It is also known as "neutronic" fuel. Fuel is millions of times denser than common elements such as lead or gold. The fuel must be stored in a very powerful inertial damping field to prevent [[damage]] to the [[starship]]'s superstructure. The amount of fuel that a [[starship]] can carry is limited by the strength of the inertial damping field only and not the [[cargo]] room available on the [[ship]].

Fuel is expended whenever a ship is given an order to [[move|Ship Movement]], is cloaked, or other similar circumstance.

== Zero Fuel ==
[[Starships]] without fuel cannot attack enemy [[ships]]. Enemy [[ships]] are not allowed to attack [[ships]] that are out of fuel, due to the treaty of Nimbus 7. The treaty states "'''No ship may attack or destroy a ship that is out of fuel. Such ships are helpless and unable to protect themselves. Destroying helpless ships would be a tragic and senseless loss of life.'''"

*Starships without fuel cannot [[cloak]] or perform most [[missions]].

Ship Movement

2012-07-04T16:08:51Z

Maddox:

Ships can move only when loaded with sufficient [[Fuel]] and when outfitted with engines capable of making the journey. The high technology used for the engines results in better fuel efficiency, especially with regards to faster speeds.

The amount of fuel required is based upon the total mass of your ship and all its cargo.

There are three ships in the game that have [[GRAVITONIC ACCELERATORS]].
These are the Meteor Class Blockade Runner, the BR4 Gun Boat and the BR5 Kaye Class Torpedo Boat. These three ships travel at a rate of twice that of a normal ship. At warp factor 9 these ships will travel 162 light years in one turn.

There are also 3 ships that possess a Hyperdrive. The PL21 Probe(Evil Empire), B200 Class Probe (Cyborg), and Falcon Class Escort (Rebels).

Tables taken from Infolist v3.1 created by Eden Tan.

== Normal Movement Formula ==
<pre>
Normal_x = rnd(warp^2/(way_x^2 + way_y^2) * way_x) - .5
Normal_y = rnd(warp^2/(way_x^2 + way_y^2) * way_y) - .5

NOTE: These formulas are correct for approximately 90% of movements
</pre>

== Hyperjump Formula ==
<pre>
final_x = ERND(x+350*dx/ERND(sqrt(dx^2+dy^2)))
final_y = ERND(y+350*dy/ERND(sqrt(dx^2+dy^2)))

NOTE: ERND() is a rounding function which rounds normally to the nearest
integer, except when the the number to be rounded ends in exactly 0.5.
Then, it rounds to the nearest even number, e.g. 8.5 rounds to 8 and
9.5 rounds to 10. The innermost ERND() can be just a simple RND()
(round to nearest integer) since the square root of an integer will
never end in 0.5. Formula courtesy of Andrew Sterian.
</pre>