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Psydev: added a strategy guide from Donovan's

2024-01-17T00:47:19Z

added a strategy guide from Donovan's

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	** Noysh is wrong about the 350ly limit; it has since been patched to 340-360ly.		** Noysh is wrong about the 350ly limit; it has since been patched to 340-360ly.
	* [http://www.donovansvgap.com/guides/frycutus.htm The Frycutus Maneouver] - tl;dr: chunnel towed ships to waiting Biocides.		* [http://www.donovansvgap.com/guides/frycutus.htm The Frycutus Maneouver] - tl;dr: chunnel towed ships to waiting Biocides.
			* [https://www.donovansvgap.com/guides/borgderek.htm The Borg] by Derek J. Kalweit
	\|RacialAbilities=*Assimilation: Transforms [[natives]] into [[colonists]], allowing for massive colonist outputs supporting heavy infrastructure.		\|RacialAbilities=*Assimilation: Transforms [[natives]] into [[colonists]], allowing for massive colonist outputs supporting heavy infrastructure.
	* Recover Minerals: A participating ship can recover minerals (hull cost + fuel) of each ship it defeats in combat, in reverse order ([[Molybdenum]], [[Tritanium]], [[Duranium]], [[Neutronium]])		* Recover Minerals: A participating ship can recover minerals (hull cost + fuel) of each ship it defeats in combat, in reverse order ([[Molybdenum]], [[Tritanium]], [[Duranium]], [[Neutronium]])

Psydev: added portrait

2023-02-14T06:50:44Z

added portrait

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			[[File:Cyborg_portrait.jpg\|180px\|thumb\|left\|Cyborg portrait from [http://planets.nu Planets Nu]]]
	{{Player Race		{{Player Race
	\|raceicon=Cyborg Race Icon Nu.png		\|raceicon=Cyborg Race Icon Nu.png

Rbos at 19:24, 16 September 2015

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	* [http://www.donovansvgap.com/guides/borgcutter.htm Cutter's guide to the Cyborg] by Cutter		* [http://www.donovansvgap.com/guides/borgcutter.htm Cutter's guide to the Cyborg] by Cutter
	* [http://www.circus-maximus.com/borg2.htm Cyborg: Collective strategies] by Noysh		* [http://www.circus-maximus.com/borg2.htm Cyborg: Collective strategies] by Noysh
			** Noysh is wrong about the 350ly limit; it has since been patched to 340-360ly.
	* [http://www.donovansvgap.com/guides/frycutus.htm The Frycutus Maneouver] - tl;dr: chunnel towed ships to waiting Biocides.		* [http://www.donovansvgap.com/guides/frycutus.htm The Frycutus Maneouver] - tl;dr: chunnel towed ships to waiting Biocides.
	** Noysh is wrong about the 350ly limit; it has since been patched to 340-360ly.
	\|RacialAbilities=*Assimilation: Transforms [[natives]] into [[colonists]], allowing for massive colonist outputs supporting heavy infrastructure.		\|RacialAbilities=*Assimilation: Transforms [[natives]] into [[colonists]], allowing for massive colonist outputs supporting heavy infrastructure.
	* Recover Minerals: A participating ship can recover minerals (hull cost + fuel) of each ship it defeats in combat, in reverse order ([[Molybdenum]], [[Tritanium]], [[Duranium]], [[Neutronium]])		* Recover Minerals: A participating ship can recover minerals (hull cost + fuel) of each ship it defeats in combat, in reverse order ([[Molybdenum]], [[Tritanium]], [[Duranium]], [[Neutronium]])

Rbos at 19:24, 16 September 2015

2015-09-16T19:24:27Z

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	* [http://www.donovansvgap.com/guides/borgcutter.htm Cutter's guide to the Cyborg] by Cutter		* [http://www.donovansvgap.com/guides/borgcutter.htm Cutter's guide to the Cyborg] by Cutter
	* [http://www.circus-maximus.com/borg2.htm Cyborg: Collective strategies] by Noysh		* [http://www.circus-maximus.com/borg2.htm Cyborg: Collective strategies] by Noysh
			* [http://www.donovansvgap.com/guides/frycutus.htm The Frycutus Maneouver] - tl;dr: chunnel towed ships to waiting Biocides.
	** Noysh is wrong about the 350ly limit; it has since been patched to 340-360ly.		** Noysh is wrong about the 350ly limit; it has since been patched to 340-360ly.
	\|RacialAbilities=*Assimilation: Transforms [[natives]] into [[colonists]], allowing for massive colonist outputs supporting heavy infrastructure.		\|RacialAbilities=*Assimilation: Transforms [[natives]] into [[colonists]], allowing for massive colonist outputs supporting heavy infrastructure.

Rbos at 19:52, 23 August 2015

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	* [http://www.donovansvgap.com/guides/borgcutter.htm Cutter's guide to the Cyborg] by Cutter		* [http://www.donovansvgap.com/guides/borgcutter.htm Cutter's guide to the Cyborg] by Cutter
	* [http://www.circus-maximus.com/borg2.htm Cyborg: Collective strategies] by Noysh		* [http://www.circus-maximus.com/borg2.htm Cyborg: Collective strategies] by Noysh
			** Noysh is wrong about the 350ly limit; it has since been patched to 340-360ly.
	\|RacialAbilities=*Assimilation: Transforms [[natives]] into [[colonists]], allowing for massive colonist outputs supporting heavy infrastructure.		\|RacialAbilities=*Assimilation: Transforms [[natives]] into [[colonists]], allowing for massive colonist outputs supporting heavy infrastructure.
	*Recover Minerals: A participating ship can recover minerals (hull cost + fuel) of each ship it defeats in combat, in reverse order ([[Molybdenum]], [[Tritanium]], [[Duranium]], [[Neutronium]])		* Recover Minerals: A participating ship can recover minerals (hull cost + fuel) of each ship it defeats in combat, in reverse order ([[Molybdenum]], [[Tritanium]], [[Duranium]], [[Neutronium]])
	*Repair Self: Any starships that do not move under their own power can repair 10% damage per turn it uses this [[mission]].		* Repair Self: Any starships that do not move under their own power can repair 10% damage per turn it uses this [[mission]].
	\|ImportantShips=*[[B200 Class Probe]]: Expand like mad, take as many [[planet]]s as possible.		\|ImportantShips=*[[B200 Class Probe]]: Expand like mad, take as many [[planet]]s as possible.
	*[[Firecloud Class Cruiser]]: One of the most powerful designs. It can open [[Warp Chunnel]]s, facilitate infrastructure, and allow for nasty surprises.		*[[Firecloud Class Cruiser]]: One of the most powerful designs. It can open [[Warp Chunnel]]s, facilitate infrastructure, and allow for nasty surprises.

Rbos at 19:41, 23 August 2015

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	\|raceicon=Cyborg Race Icon Nu.png		\|raceicon=Cyborg Race Icon Nu.png
	\|racename=The Cyborg		\|racename=The Cyborg
	\|RaceDescription=The ~~cyborg~~ are loosely based on the Borg from Star Trek the next generation. Loosely speaking, they could also be compared to the Cybermen in the Doctor Who universe, or any other half-human half-machine race with a predilection for turning organics into copies of themselves. Roleplay appropriately.		\|RaceDescription=The Cyborg are loosely based on the Borg from Star Trek the next generation. Loosely speaking, they could also be compared to the Cybermen in the Doctor Who universe, or any other half-human half-machine race with a predilection for turning organics into copies of themselves. Roleplay appropriately.
	\|RaceCharacteristics=		\|RaceCharacteristics=The Cyborg are a half-machine, half-organic race that will assimilate native life, spread widely, and develop a deep logistical network in order to build their large, heavy warships. They are considered a more challenging race to play, as the planning required to accomplish this can be daunting and timeconsuming, but the rewards are ample, as they offer unparalleled mobility and, once established, are extremely tenacious and difficult to eradicate entirely.
	\|StrategyGuides=		\|StrategyGuides=
	The following guides below may provide helpful information:		The following guides below may provide helpful information:
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	*Recover Minerals: A participating ship can recover minerals (hull cost + fuel) of each ship it defeats in combat, in reverse order ([[Molybdenum]], [[Tritanium]], [[Duranium]], [[Neutronium]])		*Recover Minerals: A participating ship can recover minerals (hull cost + fuel) of each ship it defeats in combat, in reverse order ([[Molybdenum]], [[Tritanium]], [[Duranium]], [[Neutronium]])
	*Repair Self: Any starships that do not move under their own power can repair 10% damage per turn it uses this [[mission]].		*Repair Self: Any starships that do not move under their own power can repair 10% damage per turn it uses this [[mission]].
	\|ImportantShips=*[[B200 Class Probe]]: Expand like mad, take as many [[planet]]s as possible		\|ImportantShips=*[[B200 Class Probe]]: Expand like mad, take as many [[planet]]s as possible.
	*[[Firecloud Class Cruiser]]: One of the most powerful designs. It can open [[Warp Chunnel]]s, facilitate infrastructure, and allow for nasty surprises.		*[[Firecloud Class Cruiser]]: One of the most powerful designs. It can open [[Warp Chunnel]]s, facilitate infrastructure, and allow for nasty surprises.
	*[[Biocide Class Carrier]]: Heavily armored carrier. Works best against other carriers		*[[Biocide Class Carrier]]: Heavily armored carrier. Works best against other carriers.
	*[[Annihilation Class Battleship]]: Heavily armored [[torpedo]] ship. Works best against other torpedo ships.		*[[Annihilation Class Battleship]]: Heavily armored [[torpedo]] ship. Works best against other torpedo ships.
	\|StrategyOverall=The Cyborg, if all goes well, have the most powerful economy in the endgame: [[megacredits\|money]] is plentiful, [[minerals]] are plentiful, [[supplies]] are plentiful. The trouble, as always, is the question of how to translate this marvelous bounty into deadly, overwhelming force, and thence, to translate this force into scrap metal under your salvage beams. A smaller trouble is the limitation of [[Taxes\|taxation]] on the [[natives]] (20% max).		\|StrategyOverall=The Cyborg, if all goes well, have the most powerful economy in the endgame: [[megacredits\|money]] is plentiful, [[minerals]] are plentiful, [[supplies]] are plentiful. The trouble, as always, is the question of how to translate this marvelous bounty into deadly, overwhelming force, and thence, to translate this force into scrap metal under your salvage beams. A smaller trouble is the limitation of [[Taxes\|taxation]] on the [[natives]] (20% max).
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	Three Fireclouds are required to make a two-way endpoint: one at each end as a target, and one to make the trip. Don't make a one-way [[Warp Chunnel]] if you can avoid it.		Three Fireclouds are required to make a two-way endpoint: one at each end as a target, and one to make the trip. Don't make a one-way [[Warp Chunnel]] if you can avoid it.
	\|StrategyEarly=* Build B200s and spread them throughout the quadrant. Seek out forgotten crannies that other races fail to exploit, and assimilate them, or, at the very least, assimilate their natives in order to deny the benefits of those natives to your future enemies.		\|StrategyEarly=* Build B200s and spread them throughout the quadrant. Seek out forgotten crannies that other races fail to exploit, and assimilate them, or, at the very least, assimilate their natives in order to deny the benefits of those natives to your future enemies. In biology, this is called an "R" strategy; create many children. Many of them may not survive, but those that do will form the basis of your formidable empire.
	* Make a friend early. Make two friends early. Make as many friends as you possibly can.		* Make a friend early. Make two friends early. Make as many friends as you possibly can.
	* Nearly everyone will gun for you on general principles: your ships are weak, your planets are easily rooted out, and most players know that the time to deal with the Borg is ''before'' they have cubes.		* Nearly everyone will gun for you on general principles: your ships are weak, your planets are easily rooted out in the beginning, and most players know that the time to deal with the Borg is ''before'' they have cubes.
	\|StrategyMid=		\|StrategyMid=
	\|StrategyEnd=* Things can get extremely nasty for the borg's enemies. The borg rule straight up conventional warfare in the end-game.		\|StrategyEnd=* Things can get extremely nasty for the borg's enemies. The borg rule straight up conventional warfare in the end-game.
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	* Example finished games on nu: [http://planets.nu/#/sector/886/players Rebirth3], [http://planets.nu/#/sector/1001/players Beta 2], and especially the [http://planets.nu/#/sector/38553/players Taurus War]]		* Example finished games on nu: [http://planets.nu/#/sector/886/players Rebirth3], [http://planets.nu/#/sector/1001/players Beta 2], and especially the [http://planets.nu/#/sector/38553/players Taurus War]]
	\|StrategyNotes=		\|StrategyNotes=
	\|AllianceOverall=		\|AllianceOverall=Nearly every alliance can benefit from your assimilation ability to turn planets with marginal natives and a convenient climate into a far more productive one; a planet containing 6 million Anarchy-government Amphibians is mostly useless, but when handed to the Borg, will produce credits and supplies. If an orbiting ship then matches friendly code, it's easy to beam those up. Similarly, if you have particularly valuable natives in your territory, handing them the planet can be a massive benefit; a Unity Bovinoid (angel chorus) in the hands of anybody but you is a large benefit. Your little eaters, on the other hand, will just turn them into yet another carbon copy of all your other planets.
	\|AllianceFed=		\|AllianceFed=The Feds can provide you with ships to heat your desert planets and heat your arctic planets.
	\|AllianceLizard=		\|AllianceLizard=The Lizards can provide cloakers for advance minelaying and scouting, can HISS your planets for additional tax money to feed the unceasing hunger of the Biocides, and offer you an Eros to cool down the troublesome desert planets with hundreds of clans dying every turn. To them, you can provide a ready source of clans on their front lines (they give you the ship, you beam up clans, you give them the ship), and you can give them Fireclouds, which they will be very pleased to have. They can be your best friend early on in the game. You'd really, really rather have them as your friend early on in the game.
	\|AllianceBird=		\|AllianceBird=
	\|AllianceFascist=		\|AllianceFascist=

Rbos at 19:29, 23 August 2015

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	\|RaceCharacteristics=		\|RaceCharacteristics=
	\|StrategyGuides=		\|StrategyGuides=
			The following guides below may provide helpful information:
			* [http://www.donovansvgap.com/guides/cyborg.htm I, Cyborg] by WarriorSol
			* [http://www.donovansvgap.com/guides/borgcutter.htm Cutter's guide to the Cyborg] by Cutter
			* [http://www.circus-maximus.com/borg2.htm Cyborg: Collective strategies] by Noysh
	\|RacialAbilities=*Assimilation: Transforms [[natives]] into [[colonists]], allowing for massive colonist outputs supporting heavy infrastructure.		\|RacialAbilities=*Assimilation: Transforms [[natives]] into [[colonists]], allowing for massive colonist outputs supporting heavy infrastructure.
	*Recover Minerals: A participating ship can recover minerals (hull cost + fuel) of each ship it defeats in combat, in reverse order ([[Molybdenum]], [[Tritanium]], [[Duranium]], [[Neutronium]])		*Recover Minerals: A participating ship can recover minerals (hull cost + fuel) of each ship it defeats in combat, in reverse order ([[Molybdenum]], [[Tritanium]], [[Duranium]], [[Neutronium]])

Rbos at 19:25, 23 August 2015

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	\|raceicon=Cyborg Race Icon Nu.png		\|raceicon=Cyborg Race Icon Nu.png
	\|racename=The Cyborg		\|racename=The Cyborg
	\|RaceDescription=The cyborg are loosely based on the ~~borg~~ from Star Trek the next generation.		\|RaceDescription=The cyborg are loosely based on the Borg from Star Trek the next generation. Loosely speaking, they could also be compared to the Cybermen in the Doctor Who universe, or any other half-human half-machine race with a predilection for turning organics into copies of themselves. Roleplay appropriately.
	\|RaceCharacteristics=		\|RaceCharacteristics=
	\|StrategyGuides=		\|StrategyGuides=

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-[[File:Cyborg_Race_Icon_Nu.png|thumb|left|Cyborg race icon from [http://vgaplanets.nu VGA Planets Nu]]]
+{{Player Race
-== Overview ==
+ |raceicon=Cyborg Race Icon Nu.png
-The cyborg are loosely based on the borg from Star Trek the next generation.
+Logistics, the science of how to get what you have, to where you need it, is a constant travail of the Cyborg, your greatest strength, and your greatest weakness.  A Cyborg player deprived of his [[Firecloud Class Cruiser|Fireclouds]] is an easy target.  Protect them.  Do not expose them unnecessarily.  Other players will be gunning for them, to capture them and to prevent their spawning fleets of cubes.
 Three Fireclouds are required to make a two-way endpoint: one at each end as a target, and one to make the trip. Don't make a one-way [[Warp Chunnel]] if you can avoid it.
+ |StrategyEarly=* Build B200s and spread them throughout the quadrant.  Seek out forgotten crannies that other races fail to exploit, and assimilate them, or, at the very least, assimilate their natives in order to deny the benefits of those natives to your future enemies.
 * Make a friend early.  Make two friends early.  Make as many friends as you possibly can.
 * Nearly everyone will gun for you on general principles: your ships are weak, your planets are easily rooted out, and most players know that the time to deal with the Borg is ''before'' they have cubes.
+ |StrategyMid=
-=== Late-game ===
+  |StrategyEnd=* Things can get extremely nasty for the borg's enemies. The borg rule straight up conventional warfare in the end-game.
 * 30+ cubes appearing to break everything in sight is not unheard of, attacks come from all directions simultaneously, their fleet resupplies, arms and refuels like no other. It can be a nightmare scenario.
-* YOU WILL ESCORT US TO SECTOR ZERO ZERO ONE, WHERE WE WILL ADD YOUR CULTURAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL DISTINCTIVENESS TO OUR OWN.  RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.
+* Example finished games on nu: [http://planets.nu/#/sector/886/players Rebirth3], [http://planets.nu/#/sector/1001/players Beta 2], and especially the [http://planets.nu/#/sector/38553/players Taurus War]]
-* Things can get very, very bad for the borg's enemies. The borg rule straight up conventional warfare in the end-game.
+ |StrategyNotes=
-* 30+ cubes appearing to break everything in sight is not unheard of, attacks come from all directions simultaneously, their fleet resupplies, arms and
+ |AllianceOverall=
-refuels like no other. It can be a nightmare scenario.
+ |AllianceFed=
-* Example finished games on nu: Rebirth3, Beta2 (!), Fast start 19, 6585:Kahless system
+ |AllianceLizard=
+ |AllianceBird=
-== Tactics ==
+ |AllianceFascist=
+ |AlliancePrivateer=
-* A Firecloud can only be used as a chunnel target if it a) has fuel b) is set to warp 0 and c) is not under tow.  Chunnel happens in the [[Host Order]] after normal ship movement.  You may tow a Firecloud onto a planet, and provided the towing ship runs out of fuel at the planet, the Firecloud will not be under tow and thus will be a valid chunnel target.  This can provide a nasty surprise.
+ |AllianceCyborg=
+ |AllianceCrystal=
-[[Category:Player Races]]
+ |AllianceEmpire=

ChallengeSpaceYard at 00:36, 25 October 2012

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	== Borg Economy ==		== Borg Economy ==

	* The [[Cyborg]], if all goes well, have the most powerful economy in the endgame: money is plentiful, minerals are plentiful, supplies are plentiful. The trouble, as always, is the question of how to translate this marvelous bounty into deadly, overwhelming force, and thence, to translate this force into scrap metal under your salvage beams. ~~Logistics,~~ the ~~science of how to get what you have, to where you need it, is a constant travail~~ of the Cyborg, your greatest strength, and your greatest weakness. A Cyborg player deprived of his Fireclouds is an easy target. Protect them. Do not expose them unnecessarily. Other players will be gunning for them, to capture them and to prevent their spawning fleets of cubes.		[[The Cyborg]], if all goes well, have the most powerful economy in the endgame: money is plentiful, minerals are plentiful, supplies are plentiful. The trouble, as always, is the question of how to translate this marvelous bounty into deadly, overwhelming force, and thence, to translate this force into scrap metal under your salvage beams. A smaller trouble is the limitation of taxation on the natives (20% max).

	Three Fireclouds are required to make a two-way endpoint: one at each end as a target, and one to make the trip. Don't make a one-way [[Chunnel]] if you can avoid it.		Logistics, the science of how to get what you have, to where you need it, is a constant travail of the Cyborg, your greatest strength, and your greatest weakness. A Cyborg player deprived of his Fireclouds is an easy target. Protect them. Do not expose them unnecessarily. Other players will be gunning for them, to capture them and to prevent their spawning fleets of cubes.

			Three Fireclouds are required to make a two-way endpoint: one at each end as a target, and one to make the trip. Don't make a one-way [[Warp Chunnel]] if you can avoid it.

	== Strategies ==		== Strategies ==