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This wiki is intended to serve as a repository for information about the game VGA Planets, by Tim Wisseman: a turn-based strategy game designed to be played by up to 11 players. VGA Planets (or VGAP, or Planets) was released in 1992 as a BBS "door game", and is now played over the Internet via email or via Web interface.

This wiki is largely intended to serve as a supplement for VGA Planets Nu, but should more or less apply to all VGA Planets 3 implementations.

• Where To Play
• Tutorials

Player Races

Full Race Name	Short Forms	Plurals
The Solar Federation	Federation, Fed	Feds
The Lizard Alliance	Lizards	Lizards
The Empire of Birds	Birdmen	Birds
The Fascist Empire	Fascists
The Privateer Bands	Privateers
The Cyborg	Cyborg, Borg	Borg
The Crystal Confederation	Crystal, Tholian	Crystals
The Evil Empire	Empire
The Robotic Imperium	Robots, Cylons
The Rebel Confederation	Rebels
The Missing Colonies of Man	Colonies

Starships

• Ship List
• Ship Components
• Ship Movement

Planetary Economics

Main Article: Planet

• Native Race Advantages
• Taxes, Happiness, and Population Growth
• Defenses
• Climate
• Priority Build Points

Tactics

• Cloak Intercept
• Disguising Ship Movement
• Warp Wells
• Combat Order
• Mine Laying
• Ship vs Ship
• VCR Side Advantage

Mechanics

• Friendly Codes
• Host Order
• Host Configuration
• Ion storm
• Planets.Nu API: Commonly used to develop small scripts

Nu Addons

• Explore Map: Historical add-on that significantly limits visibility of planets
• Stellar Cartography: adds Nebulas, Asteroid Fields, and Star Clusters to the game.
• Campaign Upgrades: adds a customizable campaign system where the player designs his own upgrades
• Proposed Achievement Badges: A user-generated list of proposed achievement badges for eventual incorporation at .nu.

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