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Friendly Codes

2019-08-10T21:58:40Z

Mikael Hasselstein: /* Misc */ Added full list of gsN numbers for easier reference.

Adapted from Infolist v3.1 created by Eden Tan.

== Notes Regarding FC's at planets.nu ==
Friendly Codes that match exactly will prevent combat, however [http://www.Planets.Nu VGA Planets.nu] allows the use of mixed case sensitivity codes. and to prevent combat the codes must match in case sensitivity as well.

Examples
*HYP vs hyp = combat..does not match case sensitivity
*lfm vs Lfm = Combat..does not match case sensitivity
*hYp vs hYp = no combat.. matches exactly
*lFm vs lFm = Combat between ships..despite exact match, lfm is an exception towards matching friendly codes for combat purposes

however when performing functions or missions the case sensitivity will still work

Example of mkt, MKT, mKT all perform the make torpedoes mission this is true for all [http://www.Planets.Nu VGA Planets.nu] friendly codes

== Planetary ==
<pre>
att - attack all enemy ships in orbit with fuel (*)
nuk - attack all enemy ships in orbit with or without fuel (*)
bum - beam up MC to foreign ships in orbit, split evenly
con - have host send a listing of the current host configuration
dmp - dump all parts in starbase storage bins if a SB orbits the planet. All
parts will be converted to minerals and dumped onto the planet
surface. Fighters and torpedoes are not dumped.

Notes:
*att/nuk will not work on Rebels and Fascists if that host config is enabled.
*att/nuk will not work on an SSDt.
</pre>

== Ship ==
=== Hyperjump-capable Probes ===
<pre>
hyp - ships capable of hyperspace will hyperspace about 350 ly in a
direction if there is enough fuel, a waypoint farther than 20 ly is
set, and a nonzero warp is set **** YOU CANNOT TOW SHIPS ****
</pre>

=== Alchemy Ships ===
<pre>
ald - change supplies into duranium only
alm - change supplies into molybdenum only
alt - change supplies into tritanium only
nal - do not convert supplies/minerals into minerals/fuel
</pre>

=== Glory Device Ships ===
<pre>
pop - explode the ship after moving if they have fuel
trg - explode the ship after moving if a cloaked ship is detected and they have fuel
</pre>

=== Ships with Torpedo Launchers ===
<pre>
mdh - mine drop half your torpedoes
mdq - mine drop one quarter of your torpedoes
md# - mine drop (# * 10) torpedoes if you have them (1 corresponds to 10)
miN - mine in identity N, to lay mines in other races names
mkt - build torpedoes if correct cargo and money are on board
msc - scoop up your mine fields and convert them back into torpedoes
ntp - do not fire torpedos in battle
</pre>

=== Ships with Fighter Bays ===
<pre>
lfm - load minerals and supplies to build fighters (Robots, Rebels, Colonies only)
ntp - do not launch fighters in battle
</pre>

=== Transfers ===
<pre>
bdm - beam down MC to a planet, regardless of who owns it
btf - beam transfer fighters to all enemy carriers at the same location
btm - beam transfer MC to all enemy ships at the same location
btt - beam transfer torpedoes to all enemy ships at the same location with the same torp tech
nbr - No Boarding Party - Prevents ship under Tow From Being "Tow Captured" when tow target
has no fuel.
</pre>

=== Misc ===
<pre>
cln - clone ship at a planet with a SB. SB tech levels must be higher than
the ship being cloned. Cost is 200% the MC for building the ship,
and will cancel normal ship building of the SB in most cases. The
money and minerals are beamed directly from the planet, and no parts
on the SB are used. The Privateers and Crystals cannot clone.
Ships cannot be cloned if the race can already build them.
gsN - give ship to race N, where N is:
1=Fed, 7=Crys
2=Liz, 8=Emp
3=Birds, 9=Bots
4=Fasc, a=Reb
5=Priv, b=Col
6=Cyb,
An enemy ship of race N must be at the same location with colonists on board.
</pre>

Web mines

2016-06-01T08:13:19Z

Mikael Hasselstein: /* Overview */

== Overview ==
Web mines are a special kind of space mines that can only be laid by [[The Crystal Confederation]]. All [[ships]] with [[torpedo]] [[launch tubes]] owned by the [[The Crystal Confederation|Crystallines]] can use the [[mission]] "Lay [[Web mines]]".

Like normal [[space mines]], web mines will [[damage]] enemy [[ships]] that hit a webmine. The chance of hitting a web mine is higher than hitting a normal [[mines|mine]], and disregards [[cloaking]]. Additionally, all ships that start inside a webmine field are drained 25kT of [[fuel]] per web field per turn.

Web mines may be laid in the identity of a foreign player. This can be used to the crystal's advantage, because of their web mine immunity. However, the foreign player may also travel them safely. They also lack the constant drain effect, but they still deal devastating damage when triggered.

== Trigger Effects ==
Webmines deal about 10% of normal damage to starships compared to normal [[space mines]].

<math>
\operatorname{damage} =
floor(1000 / mass)
</math>

However, they will instantly stop any [[ship]]s that trigger them (set to [[warp]] 0) and drain [[fuel]]. This fuel loss is in addition to the fuel that would have been used to arrive at the intended waypoint.

<math>
\operatorname{drain} =
max(50, ceil(fuel / 6))
</math>

== Webmine lay ==

Web mines have the very same multipliers than normal mines when they are laid per [[torpedo]].

{| class="wikitable"
!Torpedo type
!Mine multiplier
|-
|Mark 1 Photon
| style="text-align: right;" | 1
|-
|Proton Torpedo
| style="text-align: right;" | 4
|-
|Mark 2 Photon
| style="text-align: right;" | 9
|-
|Gamma Bomb
| style="text-align: right;" | 16
|-
|Mark 3 Photon
| style="text-align: right;" | 25
|-
|Mark 4 Photon
| style="text-align: right;" | 36
|-
|Mark 5 Photon
| style="text-align: right;" | 49
|-
|Mark 6 Photon
| style="text-align: right;" | 64
|-
|Mark 7 Photon
| style="text-align: right;" | 81
|-
|Mark 8 Photon
| style="text-align: right;" | 100
|}

== Webmine sweep ==
[[Beams]] have a harder time sweeping web mines than they do normal mines.

{| class="wikitable"
! Beam class
! Sweep multiplier
! Normal sweep rate
! Web sweep rate
|-
|Laser
| style="text-align: right;" | 1
| style="text-align: right;" | 4
| style="text-align: right;" | 3
|-
|X-Ray Laser
| style="text-align: right;" | 4
| style="text-align: right;" | 16
| style="text-align: right;" | 12
|-
|Plasma Bolt
| style="text-align: right;" | 9
| style="text-align: right;" | 36
| style="text-align: right;" | 27
|-
|Blaster
| style="text-align: right;" | 16
| style="text-align: right;" | 64
| style="text-align: right;" | 48
|-
|Positron Beam
| style="text-align: right;" | 25
| style="text-align: right;" | 100
| style="text-align: right;" | 75
|-
|Disruptor
| style="text-align: right;" | 36
| style="text-align: right;" | 144
| style="text-align: right;" | 108
|-
|Heavy Blaster
| style="text-align: right;" | 49
| style="text-align: right;" | 196
| style="text-align: right;" | 147
|-
|Phaser
| style="text-align: right;" | 64
| style="text-align: right;" | 256
| style="text-align: right;" | 192
|-
|Heavy Disruptor
| style="text-align: right;" | 81
| style="text-align: right;" | 324
| style="text-align: right;" | 243
|-
|Heavy Phaser
| style="text-align: right;" | 100
| style="text-align: right;" | 400
| style="text-align: right;" | 300
|}

== Default Host Settings for webmines: ==

'''Web mine decay rate:''' 5 %
:Five percent of all webmines plus one additional webmine vanish from each webminefield each turn as a result of natural causes, like flying spacedebris.

'''Webminefield sweep rate:''' 3
:One laser type beam on a ship will sweep three spacemines from a webminefield. Higher tech beams sweep more webmines, depending on their type.

'''Web minefield sweep range:''' 0
:Webmines can only be swept from within the web.

'''Colonial fighter can sweep webs:''' NO
:Because of the special nature of webmines, [[The Missing Colonies of Man|Colonial]] [[fighter]]s can not sweep them as they can normal mines.

'''Mines destroy enemy webmines:''' NO
:Minefields laid over webmines won't destroy the webmines (nor the other way around).

'''Odds of hitting a webmine per LY''': 5%
:The chance of hitting a webmine is higher than for normal minefields, at 5% per lightyear travelled. This is independent of the ship's mass, speed or size, or [[cloaking]] state.

=== Related Topics ===
*[[Minefields]]
*[[Torpedo]]es

Merlin Class Alchemy Ship

2016-01-11T21:39:36Z