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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.
Player Races
| Full Race Name | Short Forms | Plurals | Base Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Solar Federation | Federation, Fed | Feds | 395 |
| The Lizard Alliance | Lizards | Lizards | 440 |
| The Empire of Birds | Birdmen | Birds | 355 |
| The Fascist Empire | Fascists | 345 | |
| The Privateer Bands | Privateers | 450 | |
| The Cyborg | Cyborg, Borg | Borg | 450 |
| The Crystal Confederation | Crystal, Tholian | Crystals | 385 |
| The Evil Empire | Empire | 380 | |
| The Robotic Imperium | Robots, Cylons | 425 | |
| The Rebel Confederation | Rebels | 395 | |
| The Missing Colonies of Man | Colonies | 405 |
Starships
Planetary Economics
- Main Article: Planet
- Native Race Advantages
- Taxes, Happiness, and Population Growth
- Defenses
- Hostile Planets
- 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.
