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== Race Differences from Standard ==
== Race Differences from Standard ==
''Up to date as of January, 2022.''
'''Lizard'''   
'''Lizard'''   
* Mining rate nerfed, now at 150% instead of 200%.
* Mining rate nerfed, now at 150% instead of 200%.
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* Tax revenue increased +50%.
* Tax revenue increased +50%.
'''Privateer'''
'''Privateer'''
* Gains the Shock Troops ability (privateer get 5:1 ratio for [[Combat#Ground_Combat|ground attack]).
* Gains the Shock Troops ability (privateer get 5:1 ratio for [[Combat#Ground_Combat|ground attack]]).
'''Cyborg'''  
'''Cyborg'''  
* Gets double native assimilation rate.  
* Gets double native assimilation rate.  
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cyborgmaxnativetaxrateadjustment: 100
cyborgmaxnativetaxrateadjustment: 100
assimilationrateadjustment: 3
assimilationrateadjustment: 3
chunnelstabilizationeverywhere: true
groundattackadjustments: 0,0,0,0,5,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
colonisttaxrateadjustments: 0,0,1.5,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
nativetaxrateadjustments: 0,0,1.5,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
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Revision as of 20:42, 17 January 2022

Short Format is a new format at Planets.nu for Blitz games, Dogfights, 2v2 Blitz, and as an option for games with 100 planets or fewer.

Short format is meant to address race imbalances in small games.


Race Differences from Standard

Up to date as of January, 2022.

Lizard

  • Mining rate nerfed, now at 150% instead of 200%.
  • Hiss does not stack (can only be done by 1 ship per planet).

Bird

  • Tax revenue increased +50%.

Privateer

  • Gains the Shock Troops ability (privateer get 5:1 ratio for ground attack).

Cyborg

  • Gets double native assimilation rate.
  • The 20% native tax limit is removed.
  • "Chunnel Stabilization Field" generated on entire map (stargate technology).

Evil Empire

  • Gets 15 free fighters at starbase every turn, instead of 5.


Host Settings

Here are host settings associated with Short Format rules:

mining200adjustment: 1.5	
freestarbasefighters5adjustment: 15	
cyborgmaxnativetaxrateadjustment: 100	
assimilationrateadjustment: 3
chunnelstabilizationeverywhere: true
groundattackadjustments: 0,0,0,0,5,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
colonisttaxrateadjustments: 0,0,1.5,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
nativetaxrateadjustments: 0,0,1.5,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0