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			[[File:Fed_portrait.jpg\|180px\|thumb\|left\|Solar Federation portrait from [http://planets.nu VGA Planets Nu]]]
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Ajfeg: some further updates/clarifications

2013-09-19T01:50:12Z

some further updates/clarifications

Ajfeg: I put in allies and enemies information - just my opinions, would be interested to see others' opinions.

2013-09-14T05:19:19Z

I put in allies and enemies information - just my opinions, would be interested to see others' opinions.

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	* [[Kittyhawk Class Carrier]]: The Kitty is the Federation's only carrier. It has six fighterbays, holds 65 fighters and has four beams. With the three bonus fighterbays it puts fighters in the battle at the rate of a ship with 9 bays, only one bay less than the large carriers. It's main drawback is it's limited cargohold.		* [[Kittyhawk Class Carrier]]: The Kitty is the Federation's only carrier. It has six fighterbays, holds 65 fighters and has four beams. With the three bonus fighterbays it puts fighters in the battle at the rate of a ship with 9 bays, only one bay less than the large carriers. It's main drawback is it's limited cargohold.
	* [[Nova Class Super-dreadnought]]: The biggest ship in your list. Pretty good, but on it's own it still won't win from any of the large carriers or the [[Annihilation Class Battleship]].		* [[Nova Class Super-dreadnought]]: The biggest ship in your list. Pretty good, but on it's own it still won't win from any of the large carriers or the [[Annihilation Class Battleship]].
	\|StrategyEarly=		\|StrategyEarly= Start with Nocturnes and LDSFs. Always produce a ship. A good hull can be upgraded later. The Eros and Bohemian can be built cheap with tech 1 beams and engines but still be useful.
	\|StrategyMid=		\|StrategyMid= Make sure you have enough Lokis and Merlins. See if you can trade for any interesting hulls from other races. Get them with tech 1 weapons and engines to save yourself money on the cloning.
	\|StrategyEnd=		\|StrategyEnd= Get all your ships upgraded.
	\|StrategyNotes=		\|StrategyNotes=
	\|AllianceOverall=		\|AllianceOverall= Your main value as an ally is in: <br>
	\|AllianceFed=		1. Lokis for anyone dealing with Fascists or Pirates.<br>
	\|AllianceLizard=		2. Bohemians and Eros, to make hot or cold planets with natives more useful. <br>
	\|AllianceBird=		3. Super refit later in the game, after the ship limit is reached.<br>
	\|AllianceFascist=		You mainly want from an alliance:<br>
	\|AlliancePrivateer=		1. Fighters; carriers to take advantage of the Fed crew bonus<br>
	\|AllianceCyborg=		2. Cloakers<br>
	\|AllianceCrystal=		3. Neutronic Fuel Carriers<BR>
	\|AllianceEmpire=		4. Special ships (e.g. MBR, Firecloud). <BR>Remember, trade for hulls with tech 1 engines to save lots of money when cloning, because you can super refit the cloned hulls.<p>
	\|AllianceRobot=		One opinion on best allies for Feds:<br>
	\|AllianceRebel=		Best: Robots, Colonies, Pirates<br>
	\|AllianceColony=		Okay: Rebels, Fascists, Lizards, Birds<br>
	\|EnemyOverall=		Not much synergy: Borg, Crystals, Empire.
	\|EnemyFed=		\|AllianceFed= This doesn't really get you anything.
	\|EnemyLizard=		\|AllianceLizard= The Lizards can provide cloakers, which can be very useful for scouting since you don't have the type of heavy ships where you can just smash anything in your path like you might with, say, a Cube. Lizard HISS plus your 2x taxation can generate huge amounts of cash.
	\|EnemyBird=		\|AllianceBird= Birds can provide very useful information and cloakers, but otherwise you don't have a lot to offer each other. The Valiant Wind is much better with the Fed crew bonuses.
	\|EnemyFascist=		\|AllianceFascist= The Fascists can provide you with Glory Device ships if you are going to have to deal with the Birds or Lizards, and he can provide you useful cloakers. The Valiant Wind is much better with the Fed crew bonuses.
	\|EnemyPrivateer=		\|AlliancePrivateer= The Privateers can give you Gravatonic ships for reconnaissance. From a logistics point of view, freighters towed by Gravatonic ships with low tech beams and tubes, is valuable so the speed can help offset your mineral weakness. Then later you can upgrade them. The Bloodfang is much better with the Fed crew bonuses.
	\|EnemyCyborg=		\|AllianceCyborg= There's not much reason for the Borg to ally with the Feds (which is appropriate in the context of the Star Trek universe). The Borg have a weakness where the Fed has a strength in mid-weight ships (e.g. Nebula, Diplomacy), so there could be some trades there; another trade could be for a probe, which would help the Fed move all of his money around. A Fed Biocide is fearsome.
	\|EnemyCrystal=		\|AllianceCrystal= Of course, webmines are great defensively, and that can help you early when your mineral weakness is more pronounced. Otherwise, there's really no advantage to allying with the Crystals since your ship lists are more similar than complimentary. A Fed Crystal Thunder is especially thunderous.
	\|EnemyEmpire=		\|AllianceEmpire= Imperial carriers don't have many bays; you benefit quite a bit from the Fed crew bonus bays if you can trade for those ships. Probes are useful for moving your money. The Imperials may like your Lokis, terraformers, and torpedo ships, but you probably benefit more from this alliance than he does.
	\|EnemyRobot=		\|AllianceRobot= The Feds get Fed crew bonus bays, so any alliance that brings in fighters and carriers is good. He will need cash for his mines.
	\|EnemyRebel=		\|AllianceRebel= The Feds get Fed crew bonus bays, so any alliance that brings in fighters and carriers is good.
	\|EnemyColony=		\|AllianceColony= The Feds get Fed crew bonus bays, so any alliance that brings in fighters and carriers is good.
			\|EnemyOverall= The Feds are not the most feared enemy, particularly in the early-middle game. Mineral production limits are a handicap against producing large ships. Once the ship limit is reached, you have time and minerals to upgrade your ships and you are stronger.
			\|EnemyFed= A stalemate.
			\|EnemyLizard= Lizard immunity to Lokis is very unfortunate. He will come in under cloak and drop his 30x fighting clans on your planets. These guys are very difficult to deal with.
			\|EnemyBird= As with Lizards, it's very unfortunate that the Birdmen are immune to Lokis. The Birds will steal your 2x cash and hit your undefended planets. Darkwings are a problem too because they are one of the few ships that can overpower the Missouri, and he can sneak them in under cloak.
			\|EnemyFascist= The Loki will work on the Fascist. The Fascist strength in beams is more of an advantage when he fights fighter races, so with your good numbers of torpedo tubes you're better equipped to deal with the Fascists than many other races.
			\|EnemyPrivateer= The Federation is more effective fighting Pirates than most races. With Lokis, you have the best non-mines tool for stopping Pirate raids. If you combine Lokis with your heavies, the Privateers will be hard pressed to stop you.
			\|EnemyCyborg= Nobody wants to fight the Borg in the late game. So use your good early game/ mid-weight ships to stop him before he gets going. Same with your mid-weight ships and the Fireclouds, destroy them before they can get close.
			\|EnemyCrystal= You have ships with good numbers of beams, and you can upgrade existing ships to good beams, so you are more able to counter webmines than the other races. For mine sweeping, the Diplomacy offers six beams and a pretty good fuel tank, and if attacked should be able to defeat any Crystal ships other than the Flame and the Thunder.
			\|EnemyEmpire= You have a good number of beams, which should allow you to counter the Imperial fighters especially because Imperial carriers don't have that many bays. Your midsize ships should be able to damage SSDs before then can land troops.
			\|EnemyRobot= Since you have good beams ships, and you can upgrade those ships, you are relatively well equipped to deal with the Robot minefields and fighters. There are easier targets for the Robots than the Federation.
			\|EnemyRebel= If you have to fight the Rebels, have lots of good beams to counteract the carriers.
			\|EnemyColony= If you have to fight the Colonies, have lots of good beams to counteract the carriers. Unfortunately minefields are not going to help you in defense, he will be able to sweep them faster than you can lay them.
	}}		}}

	[[Category:Player Races]]		[[Category:Player Races]]

Rbos at 02:57, 30 May 2013

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	\|racename=The Solar Federation		\|racename=The Solar Federation
	\|RaceDescription='''The Solar Federation''' better known as ‘The Feds’, are based on the United Federation of Planets as found in the Star Trek series and movies. The Federation can loosely be considered the stereotypical utopian "good guys": on the side of order, morality, and government, the Feds are the slightly creepy father figure who knows what is good for you, and by damn, will force you to accept it whether you want it or not. Other, similar races in Science Fiction are the "Alliance" in Firefly, Ian M. Banks' "Culture", and the US Government in nearly everything it shows up in. They have a very nice all-round fleet of ships, ready to fulfill any purpose you might think of. In the division which is often made between 'fighter-races' and 'torpedo-races' the Feds are definitely a torpedo-race, and a good one too.		\|RaceDescription='''The Solar Federation''' better known as ‘The Feds’, are based on the United Federation of Planets as found in the Star Trek series and movies. The Federation can loosely be considered the stereotypical utopian "good guys": on the side of order, morality, and government, the Feds are the slightly creepy father figure who knows what is good for you, and by damn, will force you to accept it whether you want it or not. Other, similar races in Science Fiction are the "Alliance" in Firefly, Ian M. Banks' "Culture", and the US Government in nearly everything it shows up in. They have a very nice all-round fleet of ships, ready to fulfill any purpose you might think of. In the division which is often made between 'fighter-races' and 'torpedo-races' the Feds are definitely a torpedo-race, and a good one too.
	\|RaceCharacteristics=The Federation have the widest array of torpedo ships ranging from the small two-tube [[Nocturne Class Destroyer]] to the massive [[~~Nova Class Super Dreadnought~~]]. This race is relatively easy to play (no dirty tricks you need to master first) and is fairly newbie friendly (super refit allows you to build tech 10-everything ships provided you find the right natives, and they have quite some useful ships below hull tech 7).		\|RaceCharacteristics=The Federation have the widest array of torpedo ships ranging from the small two-tube [[Nocturne Class Destroyer]] to the massive [[Nova_Class_Super-dreadnought]]. This race is relatively easy to play (no dirty tricks you need to master first) and is fairly newbie friendly (super refit allows you to build tech 10-everything ships provided you find the right natives, and they have quite some useful ships below hull tech 7).
	\|StrategyGuides=		\|StrategyGuides=
	These strategy guides helped inform and in some cases word much of what is contained in this article:		These strategy guides helped inform and in some cases word much of what is contained in this article:

ChallengeSpaceYard at 04:06, 24 November 2012

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	The main race characteristics that distinguish the Feds from other races are:		The main race characteristics that distinguish the Feds from other races are:
	* [[Super Refit]]		* [[Super Refit]] (50)
	* 200% [[Megacredits\|tax rate]]: The Federation encourages the economic development of their Colonies, effectively doubling their tax base. Because of this the Feds have about as strong of a money Economy as the [[Lizards]] and the [[Cyborg]]		* 200% [[Megacredits\|tax rate]] (50): The Federation encourages the economic development of their Colonies, effectively doubling their tax base. Because of this the Feds have about as strong of a money Economy as the [[Lizards]] and the [[Cyborg]]
	* Fed Crew Bonus: Federation Engineers are among the most knowledgeable, crafty, and some may say downright lucky of all Engineers and they are able to increase the performance of their ships ~~in the following ways.~~		* Fed Crew Bonus (40): Federation Engineers are among the most knowledgeable, crafty, and some may say downright lucky of all Engineers and they are able to increase the performance of their ships by increasing their [[Mass\|hull mass]] (+50 kT), increasing [[Fighter\|fighter bays]] (+3), allowing [[Shields]] to regenerate in between battles (+25% per battle), and allowing all weapons to remain available
	**+50kt [[Mass\|hull mass]]		* Loki Immunity (20)
	**[[Carriers]] get +3 [[Fighter\|fighter bays]]
	**[[Shields]] regenerate 25% ~~between battles~~
	**All [[Beams\|beam weapons]], [[Torpedo\|torpedo tubes]], and ~~[[Fighter\|fighter bays]]~~ remain available ~~regardless of starting combat damage~~
	* ~~[[Terraform Ship\|Terraforming]]:~~
	Of the three different Terraforming Hull types the Federation have two of them and they are highly useful for their purposes. The [[Eros Class Research Vessel]], and the [[Bohemian Class Survey Ship]] can create a hospitable planet out of any planet.

	Disadvantages:		Disadvantages:
	* Reduced [[Mining]] Efficiency:		* Reduced [[Mining]] Efficiency (-40): Due to Federation environmental protection laws, they mine at 70% the efficiency of all other races, except the [[Lizards]]. If a player is not careful this can cause serious problems with development.
	Due to Federation environmental protection laws, they mine at 70% the efficiency of all other races, except the [[Lizards]]. If a player is not careful this can cause serious problems with development.
	* 90% of the crew goes traitor when boarded by another ship		* 90% of the crew goes traitor when boarded by another ship
	\|ShipList=		\|ShipList=

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2012-11-12T19:48:51Z

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	* Reduced [[Mining]] Efficiency:		* Reduced [[Mining]] Efficiency:
	Due to Federation environmental protection laws, they mine at 70% the efficiency of all other races, except the [[Lizards]]. If a player is not careful this can cause serious problems with development.		Due to Federation environmental protection laws, they mine at 70% the efficiency of all other races, except the [[Lizards]]. If a player is not careful this can cause serious problems with development.
			* 90% of the crew goes traitor when boarded by another ship
	\|ShipList=		\|ShipList=
	\|ImportantShips=		\|ImportantShips=

ChallengeSpaceYard at 21:51, 8 August 2012

2012-08-08T21:51:25Z

ChallengeSpaceYard at 05:27, 15 June 2012

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	\|RaceCharacteristics=The Federation have the widest array of torpedo ships ranging from the small two-tube [[Nocturne Class Destroyer]] to the massive [[Nova Class Super Dreadnought]]. This race is relatively easy to play (no dirty tricks you need to master first) and is fairly newbie friendly (super refit allows you to build tech 10-everything ships provided you find the right natives, and they have quite some useful ships below hull tech 7). The Feds’ special abilities are a 200% tax rate, the ability to Super Refit ships with better parts, some very nice crew bonuses in battle, three bonus fighter bays on any carrier and a good amount of special ships.		\|RaceCharacteristics=The Federation have the widest array of torpedo ships ranging from the small two-tube [[Nocturne Class Destroyer]] to the massive [[Nova Class Super Dreadnought]]. This race is relatively easy to play (no dirty tricks you need to master first) and is fairly newbie friendly (super refit allows you to build tech 10-everything ships provided you find the right natives, and they have quite some useful ships below hull tech 7). The Feds’ special abilities are a 200% tax rate, the ability to Super Refit ships with better parts, some very nice crew bonuses in battle, three bonus fighter bays on any carrier and a good amount of special ships.
	\|StrategyGuides=		\|StrategyGuides=
	These strategy guides helped inform and in some cases word much of what is contained in this article.		These strategy guides helped inform and in some cases word much of what is contained in this article:

	*[http://www.donovansvgap.com/guides/fgmain.htm The Federation: a guide] by Donovan		*[http://www.donovansvgap.com/guides/fgmain.htm The Federation: a guide] by Donovan

Rbos at 05:00, 11 October 2011

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	These strategy guides helped inform and in some cases word much of what is contained in this article.		These strategy guides helped inform and in some cases word much of what is contained in this article.

	*[http://www.donovansvgap.com/guides/fgmain.htm The Federation: a guide] by Donovan		*[http://www.donovansvgap.com/guides/fgmain.htm The Federation: a guide] by Donovan
	*[http://www.donovansvgap.com/guides/lsfeds.htm The Solar Federation] by Conrad Lesnewski		*[http://www.donovansvgap.com/guides/lsfeds.htm The Solar Federation] by Conrad Lesnewski
	*[http://www.donovansvgap.com/guides/feds.htm The Imperial Federation] by WarriorSol		*[http://www.donovansvgap.com/guides/feds.htm The Imperial Federation] by WarriorSol

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	* [[Kittyhawk Class Carrier]]: The Kitty is the Federation's only carrier. It has six fighterbays, holds 65 fighters and has four beams. With the three bonus fighterbays it puts fighters in the battle at the rate of a ship with 9 bays, only one bay less than the large carriers. It's main drawback is it's limited cargohold.		* [[Kittyhawk Class Carrier]]: The Kitty is the Federation's only carrier. It has six fighterbays, holds 65 fighters and has four beams. With the three bonus fighterbays it puts fighters in the battle at the rate of a ship with 9 bays, only one bay less than the large carriers. It's main drawback is it's limited cargohold.
	* [[Nova Class Super-dreadnought]]: The biggest ship in your list. Pretty good, but on it's own it still won't win from any of the large carriers or the [[Annihilation Class Battleship]].		* [[Nova Class Super-dreadnought]]: The biggest ship in your list. Pretty good, but on it's own it still won't win from any of the large carriers or the [[Annihilation Class Battleship]].
	\|StrategyEarly= Start with Nocturnes and LDSFs. Always produce a ship~~. A~~ good hull can be upgraded later. The Eros and Bohemian can be built cheap with tech 1 beams and engines but still be useful.		\|StrategyEarly= Start with Nocturnes and LDSFs. Always produce a ship since good hull can be upgraded later (but be careful to let a pile of hulls be destroyed by a rogue intruder). The Eros and Bohemian can be built cheap with tech 1 beams and engines but still be useful. Engage in diplomacy since the 70% mining leaves you a little weak in the beginning.
	\|StrategyMid= ~~Make sure you have enough Lokis and Merlins.~~ See if you can trade for any interesting hulls from other races~~. Get~~ them with tech 1 weapons and engines to save yourself money on the cloning.		\|StrategyMid= See if you can trade for any interesting hulls from other races (get them with tech 1 weapons and engines to save yourself money on the cloning). Produce Missouris and Diplomacys, but make sure you have enough Lokis and Merlins.
	\|StrategyEnd= Get all your ships upgraded.		\|StrategyEnd= Get all your ships upgraded, including the base hulls you built before the ship limit was hit because you could upgrade them later.
	\|StrategyNotes=		\|StrategyNotes= With the Feds, there is a good example of how to use a race advantage to offset a disadvantage. The 70% mining is a handicap. However, with Super Refit, the ship can be made with lesser equipment to save minerals and upgraded later when minerals are available.
			Another way to offset the mineral disadvantage is to be better at logistics. If you want to minimize the amount of Super Refit you do (since this requires the ship to return to a base), smaller amounts of minerals delivered just in time can be more valuable than large shipments less often. For just-in-time logistics, the MDSF is very cheap in minerals and carries a useful amount of cargo for the early to mid-game.
	\|AllianceOverall= Your main value as an ally is in: <br>		\|AllianceOverall= Your main value as an ally is in: <br>
	1. Lokis for anyone dealing with Fascists or Pirates.<br>		1. Lokis for anyone dealing with Fascists or Pirates.<br>
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	You mainly want from an alliance:<br>		You mainly want from an alliance:<br>
	1. Fighters; carriers to take advantage of the Fed crew bonus<br>		1. Fighters; carriers to take advantage of the Fed crew bonus<br>
	2. Cloakers<br>		2. Cloakers, which can be very useful for scouting since you don't have the type of heavy ships where you can just smash anything in your path like you might with, say, a Cube.<br>
	3. Neutronic Fuel Carriers<BR>		3. Neutronic Fuel Carriers, which you can't build (even though in The Wrath of Khan the Kobayashi Maru was a Neutronic Fuel Carrier)<BR>
	4. Special ships (e.g. ~~MBR~~, Firecloud). ~~<BR>Remember,~~ trade for hulls with tech 1 engines to save lots of money when cloning, because you can ~~super~~ refit the cloned hulls.<p>		4. Special ships (e.g. Meteor, Firecloud), since the double price of cloning is less of an issue for you. Doubly so with Super Refit -- trade for hulls with tech 1 engines to save lots of money when cloning, because you can refit the cloned hulls.<p>
	One opinion on best allies for Feds:<br>		One opinion on best allies for Feds:<br>
	Best: Robots, Colonies, Pirates<br>		Best: Robots, Colonies, Pirates<br>
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	Not much synergy: Borg, Crystals, Empire.		Not much synergy: Borg, Crystals, Empire.
	\|AllianceFed= This doesn't really get you anything.		\|AllianceFed= This doesn't really get you anything.
	\|AllianceLizard= The Lizards can provide cloakers~~, which can be very useful for scouting since you don't have the type of heavy ships where you can just smash anything in your path like you might with, say, a Cube~~. Lizard HISS plus your 2x taxation can generate huge amounts of cash.		\|AllianceLizard= The Lizards can provide cloakers. Lizard HISS plus your 2x taxation can generate huge amounts of cash, but otherwise you don't have a lot to offer each other since you are both torp races with mostly midsize ships.
	\|AllianceBird= Birds can provide very useful information and cloakers, but otherwise you don't have a lot to offer each other. The Valiant Wind is much better with the Fed crew bonuses.		\|AllianceBird= Birds can provide very useful information and cloakers, but otherwise you don't have a lot to offer each other since you are both torp races with mostly midsize ships. The Valiant Wind is much better with the Fed crew bonuses.
	\|AllianceFascist= The Fascists can provide you with Glory Device ships if you are going to have to deal with the Birds or Lizards, and he can provide you useful cloakers. The Valiant Wind is much better with the Fed crew bonuses.		\|AllianceFascist= The Fascists can provide you with Glory Device ships if you are going to have to deal with the Birds or Lizards (or amorphous natives), and he can provide you useful cloakers. The Valiant Wind is much better with the Fed crew bonuses.
	\|AlliancePrivateer= The Privateers can give you Gravatonic ships for reconnaissance. From a logistics point of view, freighters towed by Gravatonic ships with low tech beams and tubes, is valuable so the speed can help offset your mineral weakness. Then later you can upgrade them. The Bloodfang is much better with the Fed crew bonuses.		\|AlliancePrivateer= The Privateers can give you Gravatonic ships for reconnaissance. From a logistics point of view, freighters towed by Gravatonic ships with low tech beams and tubes, is valuable so the speed can help offset your mineral weakness. Then later you can upgrade them. The Bloodfang is much better with the Fed crew bonuses. However, everyone wants to ally with the Pirates so 1) they can get MCBRs, and 2) then they don't have to deal with the aggravation the Pirates cause.
	\|AllianceCyborg= There's not much reason for the Borg to ally with the Feds (which is appropriate in the context of the Star Trek universe). The Borg have a weakness where the Fed has a strength in mid-weight ships (e.g. Nebula, Diplomacy), so there could be some trades there; another trade could be for a probe, which would help the Fed move all of his money around. A Fed Biocide is fearsome.		\|AllianceCyborg= There's not much reason for the Borg to ally with the Feds (which is appropriate in the context of the Star Trek universe) with some minor possible exceptions. The Borg have a weakness where the Fed has a strength in mid-weight ships (e.g. Nebula, Diplomacy), so there could be some trades there; another trade could be for a probe, which would help the Fed move all of his money around. A Fed Biocide is fearsome.
	\|AllianceCrystal= Of course, webmines are great defensively, and that can help you early when your mineral weakness is more pronounced. Otherwise, there's really no advantage to allying with the Crystals since your ship lists are more similar than complimentary. A Fed Crystal Thunder is especially thunderous.		\|AllianceCrystal= Of course, webmines are great defensively, and that can help you early when your mineral weakness is more pronounced. Otherwise, there's really no advantage to allying with the Crystals since your ship lists are more similar than complimentary. A Fed Crystal Thunder is especially thunderous.
	\|AllianceEmpire= Imperial carriers don't have many bays; you benefit quite a bit from the Fed crew bonus bays if you can trade for those ships. Probes are useful for moving your money. The Imperials may like your Lokis, terraformers, and torpedo ships, but you probably benefit more from this alliance than he does.		\|AllianceEmpire= Imperial carriers don't have many bays; you benefit quite a bit from the Fed crew bonus bays if you can trade for those ships. Probes are useful for moving your money. The Imperials may like your Lokis, terraformers, and torpedo ships, but you probably benefit more from this alliance than he does.
	\|AllianceRobot= The Feds get Fed crew bonus bays, so any alliance that brings in fighters and carriers is good. He will need cash for his mines.		\|AllianceRobot= The Feds get Fed crew bonus bays, so any alliance that brings in fighters and carriers is good. He will need cash for his mines.
	\|AllianceRebel= The Feds get Fed crew bonus bays, so any alliance that brings in fighters and carriers is good.		\|AllianceRebel= The Feds get Fed crew bonus bays, so any alliance that brings in fighters and carriers is good. Falcons can help move money.
	\|AllianceColony= The Feds get Fed crew bonus bays, so any alliance that brings in fighters and carriers is good.		\|AllianceColony= The Feds get Fed crew bonus bays, so any alliance that brings in fighters and carriers is good. Since the Federation has no fuel carriers, the Colonies can provide those, and/or the Cobol and/or Aires for fueling on the move.
	\|EnemyOverall= The Feds are not the most feared enemy, particularly in the early-middle game. Mineral production limits are a handicap against producing large ships. Once the ship limit is reached, you have time and minerals to upgrade your ships and you are stronger.		\|EnemyOverall= The Feds are not the most feared enemy, particularly in the early-middle game. Mineral production limits are a handicap against producing large ships. Once the ship limit is reached, you have time and minerals to upgrade your ships and you are stronger.
	\|EnemyFed= A stalemate.		\|EnemyFed= A stalemate.
	\|EnemyLizard= Lizard immunity to Lokis is very unfortunate. He will come in under cloak and drop his 30x fighting clans on your planets. These guys are very difficult to deal with.		\|EnemyLizard= Lizard immunity to Lokis is very unfortunate. He will come in under cloak and drop his 30x fighting clans on your planets. These guys are very difficult to deal with.
	\|EnemyBird= As with Lizards, it's very unfortunate that the Birdmen are immune to Lokis. The Birds will steal your 2x cash and hit your undefended planets. Darkwings are a problem too because they are one of the few ships that can overpower the Missouri, and he can sneak them in under cloak.		\|EnemyBird= As with Lizards, it's very unfortunate that the Birdmen are immune to Lokis. The Birds will steal your 2x cash and hit your undefended planets. Darkwings are a problem too because they are one of the few ships that can overpower the Missouri, and he can sneak them in under cloak.
	\|EnemyFascist= The Loki will work on the Fascist. The Fascist strength in beams is more of an advantage when he fights fighter races, so with your good numbers of torpedo tubes you're better equipped to deal with the Fascists than many other races.		\|EnemyFascist= The Loki will work on the Fascist. The Fascist strength in beams is more of an advantage when he fights fighter races, so with the Lokis and your good numbers of torpedo tubes you're better equipped to deal with the Fascists than many other races.
	\|EnemyPrivateer= The Federation is more effective fighting Pirates than most races. With Lokis, you have the best non-mines tool for stopping Pirate raids. If you combine Lokis with your heavies, the Privateers will be hard pressed to stop you.		\|EnemyPrivateer= The Federation is more effective fighting Pirates than most races. With Lokis, you have the best non-mines tool for stopping Pirate raids. If you combine Lokis with your heavies, the Privateers will be hard-pressed to stop you.
	\|EnemyCyborg= Nobody wants to fight the Borg in the late game. So use your good early game/ mid-weight ships to stop him before he gets going. Same with your mid-weight ships and the Fireclouds, destroy them before they can get close.		\|EnemyCyborg= Nobody wants to fight the Borg in the late game. So use your good early game/ mid-weight ships to stop him before he gets going. Same with your mid-weight ships and the Fireclouds, destroy them before they can get close.
	\|EnemyCrystal= You have ships with good numbers of beams, and you can upgrade existing ships to good beams, so you are more able to counter webmines than the other races. For mine sweeping, the Diplomacy offers six beams and a pretty good fuel tank, and if attacked should be able to defeat any Crystal ships other than the Flame and the Thunder.		\|EnemyCrystal= You have ships with good numbers of beams, and you can upgrade existing ships to good beams, so you are more able to counter webmines than the other races. For mine sweeping, the Diplomacy offers six beams and a pretty good fuel tank, and if attacked should be able to defeat any Crystal ships other than the Flame and the Thunder.
	\|EnemyEmpire= You have a good number of beams, which should allow you to counter the Imperial fighters especially because Imperial carriers don't have that many bays. Your midsize ships should be able to damage SSDs before then can land troops.		\|EnemyEmpire= You have a good number of beams, which should allow you to counter the Imperial fighters especially because Imperial carriers don't have that many bays. Your midsize ships should be able to damage SSDs before then can land troops.
	\|EnemyRobot= Since you have good beams ships, and you can upgrade those ships, you are relatively well equipped to deal with the Robot minefields and fighters. There are easier targets for the Robots than the Federation.		\|EnemyRobot= Since you have good beams ships, and you can upgrade those ships, you are relatively well equipped to deal with the Robot minefields and fighters. There are easier targets for the Robots than the Federation.
	\|EnemyRebel= If you have to fight the Rebels, have lots of ~~good~~ beams to counteract the carriers.		\|EnemyRebel= If you have to fight the Rebels, have lots of beams to counteract the carriers. Your effective small ships should be able to deal with any Falcons that jump onto your planets.
	\|EnemyColony= If you have to fight the Colonies, have lots of ~~good~~ beams to counteract the carriers. Unfortunately minefields are not going to help you in defense, he will be able to sweep them faster than you can lay them.		\|EnemyColony= If you have to fight the Colonies, have lots of beams to counteract the carriers. Unfortunately minefields are not going to help you in defense, he will be able to sweep them faster than you can lay them.
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	\|RaceDescription='''The Solar Federation''' better known as ‘The Feds’, are based on the United Federation of Planets as found in the Star Trek series and movies. The Federation can loosely be considered the stereotypical utopian "good guys": on the side of order, morality, and government, the Feds are the slightly creepy father figure who knows what is good for you, and by damn, will force you to accept it whether you want it or not. Other, similar races in Science Fiction are the "Alliance" in Firefly, Ian M. Banks' "Culture", and the US Government in nearly everything it shows up in. They have a very nice all-round fleet of ships, ready to fulfill any purpose you might think of. In the division which is often made between 'fighter-races' and 'torpedo-races' the Feds are definitely a torpedo-race, and a good one too.		\|RaceDescription='''The Solar Federation''' better known as ‘The Feds’, are based on the United Federation of Planets as found in the Star Trek series and movies. The Federation can loosely be considered the stereotypical utopian "good guys": on the side of order, morality, and government, the Feds are the slightly creepy father figure who knows what is good for you, and by damn, will force you to accept it whether you want it or not. Other, similar races in Science Fiction are the "Alliance" in Firefly, Ian M. Banks' "Culture", and the US Government in nearly everything it shows up in. They have a very nice all-round fleet of ships, ready to fulfill any purpose you might think of. In the division which is often made between 'fighter-races' and 'torpedo-races' the Feds are definitely a torpedo-race, and a good one too.
	\|RaceCharacteristics=The Federation have the widest array of torpedo ships ranging from the small two-tube [[Nocturne Class Destroyer]] to the massive [[Nova Class Super Dreadnought]]. This race is relatively easy to play (no dirty tricks you need to master first) and is fairly newbie friendly (super refit allows you to build tech 10-everything ships provided you find the right natives, and they have quite some useful ships below hull tech 7). The Feds’ special abilities are a 200% tax rate, the ability to Super Refit ships with better parts, some very nice crew bonuses in battle, three bonus fighter bays on any carrier and a good amount of special ships.		\|RaceCharacteristics=The Federation have the widest array of torpedo ships ranging from the small two-tube [[Nocturne Class Destroyer]] to the massive [[Nova Class Super Dreadnought]]. This race is relatively easy to play (no dirty tricks you need to master first) and is fairly newbie friendly (super refit allows you to build tech 10-everything ships provided you find the right natives, and they have quite some useful ships below hull tech 7).
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	These strategy guides helped inform and in some cases word much of what is contained in this article:		These strategy guides helped inform and in some cases word much of what is contained in this article:
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	* [[Super Refit]]		* [[Super Refit]]
	* 200% [[Megacredits\|tax rate]]: The Federation encourages the economic development of their Colonies, effectively doubling their tax base. Because of this the Feds have about as strong of a money Economy as the [[Lizards]] and the [[Cyborg]]		* 200% [[Megacredits\|tax rate]]: The Federation encourages the economic development of their Colonies, effectively doubling their tax base. Because of this the Feds have about as strong of a money Economy as the [[Lizards]] and the [[Cyborg]]
	* ~~[[Scotty~~ Bonus]]: Federation Engineers are among the most knowledgeable, crafty, and some may say downright lucky of all Engineers and they are able to increase the performance of their ships in the following ways.		* Fed Crew Bonus: Federation Engineers are among the most knowledgeable, crafty, and some may say downright lucky of all Engineers and they are able to increase the performance of their ships in the following ways.
	**+50kt [[Mass\|hull mass]]		**+50kt [[Mass\|hull mass]]
	**[[Carriers]] get +3 [[Fighter\|fighter bays]]		**[[Carriers]] get +3 [[Fighter\|fighter bays]]
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	* [[Nocturne Class Destroyer]]: This is a small and cheap torpedo ship. It is useful as a minelayer for laying [[small overlapping minefields]] to thwart cloakers. Useful for the early game, but since it only has one engine its utility diminishes.		* [[Nocturne Class Destroyer]]: This is a small and cheap torpedo ship. It is useful as a minelayer for laying [[small overlapping minefields]] to thwart cloakers. Useful for the early game, but since it only has one engine its utility diminishes.

	* [[Bohemian Class Survey Ship]]: Warms planets up to 50 degrees.		* [[Bohemian Class Survey Ship]]: Warms planets up to 50 degrees.

	* [[Eros Class Research Vessel]]: Cools planets down to 50 degrees.		* [[Eros Class Research Vessel]]: Cools planets down to 50 degrees.

	* [[Nebula Class Cruiser]]: The small/medium warship and primary minelayer of your fleet. Decent mass, large cargo hold, large crew, large tank, four beams and four torptubes.		* [[Nebula Class Cruiser]]: The small/medium warship and primary minelayer of your fleet. Decent mass, large cargo hold, large crew, large tank, four beams and four torptubes.

	* [[Brynhild Class Escort]]: The Federation [[Bioscanner]], which has a 20% chance of scanning planets within 200 LYs for natives and temperature when it's mission is set to 'sensor sweep'.		* [[Brynhild Class Escort]]: The Federation [[Bioscanner]], which has a 20% chance of scanning planets within 200 LYs for natives and temperature when it's mission is set to 'sensor sweep'.

	* [[Missouri Class Battleship]]: The best tech 8 ship around. 8 Beams, 6 tubes, high mass and a large crew.		* [[Missouri Class Battleship]]: The best tech 8 ship around. 8 Beams, 6 tubes, high mass and a large crew.

	* [[Loki Class Destroyer]]: This ship should never do any fighting for you. It's far too valuable. It will decloak those sneaky cloakers, after which one of your other ships can kill them. Beware of Lizards and Birdmen: their cloakers are immune to the Loki's tachyon field.		* [[Loki Class Destroyer]]: This ship should never do any fighting for you. It's far too valuable. It will decloak those sneaky cloakers, after which one of your other ships can kill them. Beware of Lizards and Birdmen: their cloakers are immune to the Loki's tachyon field.

	* [[Diplomacy Class Cruiser]]: Six torp tubes and six beams. Holds 95 torps, weighs 180 KT and has a nice big 350 KT fueltank.		* [[Diplomacy Class Cruiser]]: Six torp tubes and six beams. Holds 95 torps, weighs 180 KT and has a nice big 350 KT fueltank.

	* [[Kittyhawk Class Carrier]]: The Kitty is the Federation's only carrier. It has six fighterbays, holds 65 fighters and has four beams. With the three bonus fighterbays it puts fighters in the battle at the rate of a ship with 9 bays, only one bay less than the large carriers. It's main drawback is it's limited cargohold.		* [[Kittyhawk Class Carrier]]: The Kitty is the Federation's only carrier. It has six fighterbays, holds 65 fighters and has four beams. With the three bonus fighterbays it puts fighters in the battle at the rate of a ship with 9 bays, only one bay less than the large carriers. It's main drawback is it's limited cargohold.

	* [[Nova Class Super-dreadnought]]: The biggest ship in your list. Pretty good, but on it's own it still won't win from any of the large carriers or the [[Annihilation Class Battleship]].		* [[Nova Class Super-dreadnought]]: The biggest ship in your list. Pretty good, but on it's own it still won't win from any of the large carriers or the [[Annihilation Class Battleship]].
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