-- Moon - What is it 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.

In the table below, you can see how many ships of each type will be necessary for different percentages of Probability.

Probability	1%	2%	3%	4%	5%	6%	7%	8%	9%	10%	11%	12%	13%	14%	15%	16%	17%	18%	19%	20%
Small Cargo	84	167	250	334	417	500	584	667	750	834	917	1000	1084	1167	1250	1334	1417	1500	1584	1667
Large Cargo	28	56	84	112	139	167	195	223	250	278	306	334	362	389	417	445	473	500	528	556
Light Fighter	84	167	250	334	417	500	584	667	750	834	917	1000	1084	1167	1250	1334	1417	1500	1584	1667
Heavy Fighter	34	67	100	134	167	200	234	267	300	334	367	400	434	467	500	534	567	600	634	667
Cruiser	13	25	38	50	62	75	87	99	112	124	136	149	161	173	186	198	210	223	235	247
Battleship	6	12	17	23	28	34	39	45	50	56	62	67	73	78	84	89	95	100	106	112
Colony Ship	12	23	34	45	56	67	78	89	100	112	123	134	145	156	167	178	189	200	212	223
Recycler	21	42	63	84	105	125	146	167	188	209	230	250	271	292	313	334	355	375	396	417
Espionage Probe	334	667	1000	1334	1667	2000	2334	2667	3000	3334	3667	4000	4334	4667	5000	5334	5667	6000	6334	6667
Bomber	5	9	14	18	23	27	32	36	40	45	49	54	58	63	67	72	76	80	85	89
Solar Satellite	167	334	500	667	834	1000	1167	1334	1500	1667	1834	2000	2167	2334	2500	2667	2834	3000	3167	3334
Destroyer	4	7	10	13	16	19	22	25	28	31	34	37	40	43	46	49	52	55	58	61
Deathstar	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Battlecruiser	5	10	15	20	24	29	34	39	43	48	53	58	62	67	72	77	81	86	91	96

The tables below are valid for different types of special universes:

50% Fleet into Debris Field

Probability	1%	2%	3%	4%	5%	6%	7%	8%	9%	10%	11%	12%	13%	14%	15%	16%	17%	18%	19%	20%
Small Cargo	50	100	150	200	250	300	350	400	450	500	550	600	650	700	750	800	850	900	950	1000
Large Cargo	17	34	50	67	84	100	117	134	150	167	184	200	217	234	250	267	284	300	317	334
Light Fighter	50	100	150	200	250	300	350	400	450	500	550	600	650	700	750	800	850	900	950	1000
Heavy Fighter	20	40	60	80	100	120	140	160	180	200	220	240	260	280	300	320	340	360	380	400
Cruiser	8	15	23	30	38	45	52	60	67	75	82	89	97	104	112	119	126	134	141	149
Battleship	4	7	10	14	17	20	24	27	30	34	37	40	44	47	50	54	57	60	64	67
Colony Ship	7	14	20	27	34	40	47	54	60	67	74	80	87	94	100	107	114	120	127	134
Recycler	13	25	38	50	63	75	88	100	113	125	138	150	163	175	183	200	213	225	238	250
Espionage Probe	200	400	600	800	1000	1200	1400	1600	1800	2000	2200	2400	2600	2800	3000	3200	3400	3600	3800	4000
Bomber	3	6	8	11	14	16	19	22	24	27	30	32	35	38	40	43	46	48	51	54
Solar Satellite	100	200	300	400	500	600	700	800	900	1000	1100	1200	1300	1400	1500	1600	1700	1800	1900	2000
Destroyer	2	4	6	8	10	11	13	15	17	19	20	22	24	26	28	30	31	33	35	37
Deathstar	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Battlecruiser	3	6	9	12	15	18	20	23	26	29	32	35	38	40	43	46	49	52	55	58

70% Fleet into Debris Field

Probalbility	1%	2%	3%	4%	5%	6%	7%	8%	9%	10%	11%	12%	13%	14%	15%	16%	17%	18%	19%	20%
Small Cargo	36	72	108	143	179	215	250	286	322	358	393	429	465	500	536	572	608	643	679	715
Large Cargo	12	24	36	48	60	72	84	96	108	120	131	143	155	167	179	191	203	215	227	239
Light Fighter	36	72	108	143	179	215	250	286	322	358	393	429	465	500	536	572	608	643	679	715
Heavy Fighter	15	29	43	58	72	86	100	115	129	143	158	172	186	200	215	229	243	258	272	286
Cruiser	6	11	16	22	27	32	38	43	48	53	59	65	69	75	80	85	90	97	101	106
Battleship	3	5	8	10	12	15	17	20	22	24	27	29	31	34	36	39	41	43	46	48
Colony Ship	5	10	15	20	24	29	34	39	43	48	53	58	62	67	72	77	81	86	91	96
Recycler	9	18	27	36	45	54	63	72	81	90	99	108	117	125	134	143	152	161	170	179
Espionage Probe	143	286	429	572	715	858	1000	1143	1286	1429	1572	1715	1858	2000	2143	2286	2429	2572	2715	2858
Bomber	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	21	23	25	27	29	31	33	35	37	39
Solar Satellite	72	143	215	286	358	429	500	572	643	715	786	858	929	1000	1072	1143	1215	1286	1358	1429
Destroyer	2	3	4	6	7	8	10	11	12	13	15	16	17	19	20	21	23	24	25	26
Deathstar	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Battlecruiser	3	5	7	9	11	13	15	17	19	21	23	25	27	29	31	33	35	37	39	41

Defense Builings in DiDF-Universes

Probability	1%	2%	3%	4%	5%	6%	7%	8%	9%	10%	11%	12%	13%	14%	15%	16%	17%	18%	19%	20%
Rocket Launcher	167	334	500	667	834	1000	1167	1334	1500	1667	1834	2000	2167	2334	2500	2667	2834	3000	3167	3334
Light Laser	167	334	500	667	834	1000	1167	1334	1500	1667	1834	2000	2167	2334	2500	2667	2834	3000	3167	3334
Heavy Laser	42	84	125	167	209	250	292	334	375	417	459	500	542	584	625	667	709	750	792	834
Gauss Canon	10	20	29	39	48	58	67	77	86	96	105	115	124	134	143	153	162	172	181	191
Ion Cannon	42	84	125	167	209	250	292	334	375	417	459	500	542	584	625	667	709	750	792	834
Plasma Turret	4	7	10	14	17	20	24	27	30	34	37	40	44	47	50	54	57	60	64	67

The composition of fleet/def in the debris field, the current time and also the On-status of the player has no influence on the moon chance.

The moon size is established by the following formula. x is a placeholder for a random numeral between 10 and 20.

Source Code

1. moon size = Round down( (3*Probability + x)^0,5 * 1000)km

A moon always belongs to the planet on which the fight it arose from took place. The moon can not be colonized or taken over.

Moons carry some extra features.
You can build special buildings on them such as the Sensor Phalanx or the Jump Gate.
Other buildings like mines, the Research Lab or the Nanite Factory can not be build on a moon.
You also can not phalanx a moon which is why people like to save from them.
Moons can be destroyed by Death Stars.

Warning: If you give up a Colony with a moon around it, the moon will disappear with it.

If you give up a moon, a “given up” moon stays behind first. These type of moons are marked red in the Galaxy view. More information: Red Moon

• Link to -> Red Moon (When Post is existing)