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Rapidfire – What is it and what effect does it have? Rapidfire is the term for the probability of a ship shooting more than once per turn. In general, every ship shoots at one other enemy ship. But if it has a rapidfire against it, there is a probability of it hitting again. This is repeated until a ship is hit, for which the attacking ship has no rapidfire. How is the probability of another shot calculated? Probalility = 100 * (rapidfire-1)/rapidfire Keep in mind: Rapidfire does not mean that a…

Rockets – How do interplanetary missiles work? Interplanetary missiles can be send out be clicking on the icon of the target planet in the galaxy view. By clicking on the icon, a window opens, where you can chose the number of missiles and the primary target. Subsequently, the missiles are sent out. A detailed explanation of interplanetary missiles can be found here.

Rockets – How do Anti-ballistic missiles work? Anti-ballistic missiles work on their own. Once hostile rockets hit the planet, one anti-ballistic missile destroys one attacking interplanetary missile.

Pushing – What is this? Pushing is the term used for all actions done by a small player to the advantage of a bigger one. In most cases, this is done through resource transports without any reward. Moon shots also fall under this rule: If a weaker player destroys his fleet by a stronger one to give him a moon chance, the stronger player needs to pay him all the lost resources back. More information about the pushing rule can be found in the rules. You can also ask your Gameoperator

Points – How are points calculated? For every 1.000 resources used (in buildings, ships, defence, research), you get one point. Ships found on an expedition are calculated normally. Deuterium lost through fleet movements does not count. Once defence or fleet is destroyed, those points are lost. This also counts for buildings, which are taken down. Attention – resources needed to tear down a building do not give you points.

Production factor – What’s this? The production factor shows you the performance of your mines. He depends on the available energy provided by the solar planet, the fusion reactor and the solar satellites and the amount of energy used up by the mines. The highest factor is 100%. This means that enough energy is available for all mines. If the factor is lower, there are two ways to improve it: • Produce more energy • Turn-down the production of your mines

Planets – How do I rename my planets? There are two ways to rename a planet. Both can be found in the overview. • The lowest point in the list of the planet details is called “give up/rename” • Alternatively click on the icon next to the planet name In both cases, a window opens where you can give up or rename your planet.

Planets – Can I give up my planets? Yes you can, but only your colonies. Your home world cannot be given up. There are two ways to give up a planet. Both can be found in the overview. • The lowest point in the list of the planet details is called “give up/rename” • Alternatively click on the icon next to the planet name In both cases, a window opens where you can give up or rename your planet. Once you clicked on “give up” and confirmed with your password, the colony is lost. Attention: • You ca…

Planets – Help! My planet is very small (<100 fields), should I give it up immediately? When colonizing, you should keep in mind that only planets with minimum 150-200 fields can be of long-term use. At the beginning of a universe, it can be an advantage to keep small planets first to get some of its production in order to finance more colony ships. This should only be done with 2 or maximum 3 planets. Later, they should be replaced by bigger planets. See also: Planets – What are the differences…

Planets – What are the differences between each position? Positions 1-3 • very small • lots of energy • judgement: because of its size, these planets shouldn’t be used Positions 4 – 5 • medium size • much energy • judgement: useful Positions 6 – 10 • large • medium energy available • judgement: very useful even in the long-term Positions 11 – 12 • medium size • some energy • higher deuterium production • judgement: useful Positions 13 – 15 • very small • not much energy at all • high deuterium p…

Personal Back-Up (PBU) – What is this? Do I get one? A personal back-up is the possibility to transfer an account into a stage which it was at a certain point in the past. Until November 13th 2005, personal back-ups were used in a case of point loss after a bug. On this day, this was abandoned as some people felt disadvantaged or that others were preferred. Today, PBUs are only possible if the Gameoperator causes the loss. If this happens, you can contact your Gameoperator, who will check your r…

Nickname – How do I change my nickname? You can do that yourself. Just go to your options – userdata – player name – enter a new name – confirm with your password – save your changes. You can only change your nick once a week.

Moon – Do I need higher jump gate stages? Building the jump gate to stage one is enough. Further stages bring no extra functions

Moon – Do it need storages on my moon? You don’t really need storages on a moon. They are useful on a planet, so that production can keep going. Once a storage is full, production stops automatically. Because you cannot build mines on a moon, storages are therefore of no use. The precious fields can be used for other things. The only time, a storage on a moon can be useful is in case of the merchant, as the amount of resources tradable depends on the storage capacity. This isn’t the best idea th…

Moons – How can I destroy those? A moon is a very powerful advantage for its owner. You can saver your fleets much safer from a moon than from a planet. Furthermore, you can build two new buildings on it that give you an advantage over those players around you without a moon. With the help of the Sensor phalanx, you can see foreign fleet movements and the jump gate is an easy way to bring your fleet to far away distance without any costs. This is why some players may want to destroy the moon. Th…

Moons – What is this and how do I get one? Moons may arise randomly out of very big debris fields. For every 100.000 resources in the debris field, the chance of getting a moon is 1%. The maximum chance is 20%. Therefore debris fields bigger than 2.000.000 resources have no influence on the formation of moons. Also there is no guarantee for a moon. Moons arising out of a 20% moon chance have a diameter of at least 8.000km Moons forming out of an under 20% chance have a random diameter The follow…

Colonization – Can I send resources with my colony ship? With the introduction of the redesign, it became possible to send resources with your colony ship. If you send cargos with your colony ship, they fly back to their origin after unloading the resources. still up to date / pat`

Colonization – How do I colonize a new planet? You can only colonize free positions. A takeover of other owned planets is not possible. Empty positions are easily found in the galaxy view. Every solar system contains 15 positions numbered 1 to 15. If there is a coloured planet located in the “planet” column on the left, the planet of this position is already colonized. If the position is free, the symbol for colonization is present. In order to colonize a specific planet, you need a colony ship …

IP-Check On every click you make on your account, the IP-check compares your current IP address with your login IP. If they are not the same, the session-ID becomes invalid and you have to login again. relict of old design / pat`

Info-Box – What does the blinking exclamation mark mean? This reference tells you that currently one of your planets/moons is attacked or spied. outdated, new version: New or generally updated FAQ / pat`