The Crystal Confederation

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The Crystal Confederation (bases on Tholians a race in the Star Trek fictional universe)

Overview

The Crystal People are a silicon based life forms about 3 foot tall, with no limbs and a metallic color. They have two large glowing eyes in the middle of their polyhedron form. Larger Crystalline ships are moderately powerful and tend to favor beam type weapons. They have several small ship types that are useful in exploring planets and capturing freighters. Their main weapon of choice is the dreaded web minefield. They use these fields to trap enemy vessels, drain them of fuel and then tow the victim home after it is out of fuel to force it to surrender using a tow capture.

Strategy Guides

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Race Advantages

• Can lay Web space mines that entrap enemy ships and drain fuel.
• Have a Terraforming ship that heat up planets to 100°C. The Onyx Class Frigate
• Likes desert worlds.
• Can Tow Capture fuelless ships.
• Can not clone ships.

Special Missions

• Lay Web Mines

Will convert torps into Deep space Web mines that entrap enemy ships and drain fuel.

• Try to tow

Will board enemy fuelless ships (Tow Capture) with every Ship owned by the Crystals that have at least 1 beam weapon and 2 Engines.

Shiplist

Name	Tc	Bm	T/F	En	MC	Dur	Tri	Mol	Mass	Car	Fuel	Crew
Small Deep Space Freighter	1	0	0/0	1	10	2	2	3	30	70	200	2
Opal Class Torpedo Boat	2	1	1/0	1	60	12	29	20	67	19	55	25
Neutronic Fuel Carrier	3	0	0/0	2	20	10	2	20	10	2	900	2
Medium Deep Space Freighter	3	0	0/0	1	65	4	4	6	60	200	250	6
Ruby Class Light Cruiser	3	4	2/0	2	95	32	47	43	120	370	390	136
Topez Class Gunboat	3	4	0/0	1	60	12	27	25	65	15	60	20
Small Transport	4	2	0/0	1	25	2	2	20	30	50	180	15
Sky Garnet Class Destroyer	5	7	1/0	2	110	32	43	25	90	30	120	80
Large Deep Space Freighter	6	0	0/0	2	160	85	7	8	130	1200	600	102
Emerald Class Battlecruiser	6	8	3/0	2	390	52	71	93	180	258	480	258
Onyx Class Frigate	8	8	1/0	2	280	25	35	95	153	10	150	320
Diamond Flame Class Battleship	9	10	6/0	2	410	70	93	390	451	90	400	510
Neutronic Refinery Ship (Alchemy Neutronium)	9	6	0/0	10	970	125	150	527	712	1050	800	190
Super Transport Freighter	10	0	0/0	4	220	125	13	18	160	2600	1200	202
Merlin Class Alchemy Ship (Alchemy Minerals)	10	8	0/0	10	840	625	250	134	920	2700	450	120
Crystal Thunder Class Carrier	10	6	0/8	4	480	42	61	233	320	80	290	422

most useful ships

Only the most useful ships will be mentioned here:

• Opal Class Torpedo Boat: This ship has two main purposes that are often combined - as a scout, and as a web tender. Generally built with Mark 4 or 7 torps (depending on cash/mineral supply), it is practically never used for combat, save for capturing freighters via an x-ray laser and the "ntp" friendly code. One of the most useful functions of this ship occurs late in the game when it is often very handy to "adjust" a large webfield a tiny bit to prevent a ship from minesweeping it from the edge. This is best done by an Opal (with perhaps a few items in its hold) sweeping said minefiend with the "msc" friendly code, thus shrinking the field by a tiny but well controlled amount. This technique can bring even the largest invading fleet to a standstill.

• Ruby Class Light Cruiser: This is your workhorse! With 370kt cargo it more usefull then a MDSF. You can use it for tow capture and web mine support.

• Emerald Class Battlecruiser: This is your linebacker! You can use it for nearly everything, Cargo Transfer( 510kt Cargo), Web Mine laying and fighthing. With its 8 beam / 3 Torps you can take out all non Borg, non Starbase planets.

• Onyx Class Frigate: Build it and boil some planets.

• Diamond Flame Class Battleship: Expensive in Moly, but worth. Can kill all midsize torpers. Best used in Combo with a Crystal Thunder. Build some with Distruptors and Gamma bombs to capture enemy Cobolds and Fireclouds.

• Crystal Thunder Class Carrier: The Crystal Starbase and Carrier Killer, use it in a Diamon-Thunder Combo.

Alliances

• with the The Solar Federation:
• with the Lizards:
• with the The Empire of Birds:
• with the Fascist:
• with the Privateers:
• with the Cyborg:
• with the Evil Empire:
• with the Robots:
• with the Rebels:
• with the Lost Colonies of Man

Enemies

• with the The Solar Federation:
• with the Lizards:
• with the The Empire of Birds:
• with the Fascist:
• with the Privateers:
• with the Cyborg:
• with the Evil Empire:
• with the Robots:
• with the Rebels:
• with the Lost Colonies of Man

Strategies

Strategy 1

Description of Strategy

Notes

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