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2010-06-16T10:49:57Z

not sure if I missed some history here

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	'''Combat''' is what happens when two or more opposing [[fleet]]s meet at a [[planet]]. ~~Each combat~~ lasts one [[tick]]. The fleets will fight ~~each other, most probably~~ for possession of the planet's [[roid]]s. Hostile fleets may attempt to steal asteroids or destroy [[Structures]] with [[Structure Killers]]~~. Defending~~ fleets will attempt to stop this from happening.		'''Combat''' is what happens when two or more opposing [[fleet]]s meet at a [[planet]]. Combat lasts for one [[tick]]. The fleets will usually fight for possession of the planet's [[roid]]s. Hostile fleets may attempt to steal asteroids or destroy [[Structures]] with [[Structure Killers]], while defending fleets will attempt to stop this from happening. Aditionally, ships may be stolen from either side.

	Combat works based upon the [[ship stats]]. [[Initiative]] determines the order in which the ships fire. ~~All ships~~ with the ~~same~~ initiative fire ~~at the same time~~, then ~~ships with one~~ higher ~~and so on~~. ~~For example, ships~~ with ~~initiate 1 will all~~ fire at the same time, followed by all the ships with initiative 2. Targetting is based upon [[ship class]]. The number of ships destroyed is based on the 'damage' stat of the firing ship vs the 'armour' stat of the ship under fire, and on the number of ships involved in the combat. Ships may do different forms of [[Ship Type\|damage]]. Ship stats usually change from [[round]] to round (they may also change for [[speedgame]]s).		==Mechanism==
			Combat works based upon the [[ship stats]]. [[Initiative]] determines the order in which the different ships fire in battle. Ships with the lowest initiative fire first, then sequentially higher initiatives fire. Ships with equal initiative fire at the same time.

	~~NOTE: In pre-~~[[~~PAX~~]] ~~rounds, there were other stats such as firepower, weapon speed and agility~~. ~~These were removed to simplify the combat engine. Also, attacking fleets could attack for~~ one~~, two~~ or ~~three consecutive ticks, rather than just one tick at a time~~.		Targetting is based upon [[ship class]]. Each ship has [[single targetting\|one]] or [[multi targetting\|more targets]] and does not fire upon any other ship classes.

	~~At their initiative, any surviving and unfrozen [[Pods]] will attempt to steal [[roid]]s. At their initiative, Structure Killers will bomb structures. Pods must~~ do 50 damage ~~to capture a roid~~, ~~limited to 25% of the planet's total in each tick; for example a planet which has 100~~ [[~~Metal~~]]~~, 200 [[Crystal]] and 100~~ [[~~Eonium]] asteroids can lose a maximum of 25 metal, 50 crystal and 25 eonium asteroids (requiring 5000 damage). Since numbers in Planetarion are usually [[Rounding~~\|~~rounded down~~]]~~, one often gains just under 25%. If insufficent pods have been sent,~~ or have survived the combat, the 'roidcap' will be lower. Captured roids are shared out among each attacker which sent pods, depending on the value of their fleet as compared to the total value of the attacking fleet. An attacker who has not sent pods will decrease other attackers' shares, but will not gain any roids. These roids are lost forever. For example, if two people attacked one planet, and Attacker A sent 2/3 of the fleet [[~~value~~]]~~, while Attacker B sent 1/3, then 2/3 of the roids will go to Attacker A, and 1/3 to B~~.		Ships may do different types of damage, ranging from [[Ship Type#EMP\|EMP]] to [[Ship Type#Steal\|stealing]] or [[Ship Type#Normal\|killing]].

	~~Following a battle~~, each ~~defender will collect [[Salvage]], if there have been any~~ ships ~~killed~~ in ~~the battle~~.		When ships fire, the damage output of each ship is multiplied by the number of firing ships and divided by the armour of the targetted ship to determine how many hostile ships are destroyed. Unlike in earlier rounds, guns always hit.

	~~Special for Round 13 is that some~~ [[~~Race~~#~~Zikonian~~\|~~Zikonian~~]] ~~ships fire after Astropods~~, ~~but~~ in ~~return~~ [[~~Ship Type\|steal~~]] ~~ships rather than killing them~~. ~~Unlike many previous rounds~~, the ~~Zik ships are '''~~not~~''' destroyed in this process~~.		At their initiative, any surviving and unfrozen [[Ship Type#Astropod\|pods]] will attempt to steal [[Asteroid\|roid]]s. Pods must do 50 damage to capture a roid, limited to 25% of the planet's total in each tick; for example a planet which has 100 [[Metal]], 200 [[Crystal]] and 100 [[Eonium]] asteroids can lose a maximum of 25 metal, 50 crystal and 25 eonium asteroids (requiring 5000 damage). Captured roids are shared between the attackers, depending on the value of their fleet as compared to the total value of the attacking fleet. If any attacker does not have enough pods available, some roids will not be captured.

	==~~External Links~~==		Last, any surviving [[Ship Type#Structure killer\|structure killers]] will bomb structures. Each structure has 500 armour and only 10% of structures can be destroyed each tick.
	[~~http://game~~.~~planetarion~~.~~com/manual.php The Official Manual]~~
			Following a battle, defenders will collect [[salvage]] if any ships have been killed in battle.

			==History==
			Before [[round 10]], combat could last for one, two or three consecutive ticks, while defending fleets could remain in orbit for up to 6 ticks. Ships also had a number of attributes that have since been removed, such s firepower, weapon speed and agility.

	[[Category:Military Terminology]]		[[Category:Military Terminology]]

109.76.91.36 at 18:36, 28 May 2010

2010-05-28T18:36:18Z

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	[http://game.planetarion.com/manual.php The Official Manual]		[http://game.planetarion.com/manual.php The Official Manual]

	[[Category:Military]]		[[Category:Military Terminology]]

109.76.91.36 at 18:07, 28 May 2010

2010-05-28T18:07:18Z

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	[http://game.planetarion.com/manual.php The Official Manual]		[http://game.planetarion.com/manual.php The Official Manual]

	[[Category: ~~Terminology~~]]		[[Category:Military]]

Rborob at 10:05, 19 August 2008

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	==External Links==		==External Links==
	[http://~~jpaweb01~~.planetarion.com/manual.pl The Official Manual]		[http://game.planetarion.com/manual.php The Official Manual]

	[[Category: Terminology]]		[[Category: Terminology]]

Banned at 03:25, 29 March 2005

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	Following a battle, each defender will collect [[Salvage]], if there have been any ships killed in the battle.		Following a battle, each defender will collect [[Salvage]], if there have been any ships killed in the battle.

	Special for Round 13 is that some [[Race#Zikonian\|Zikonian]] ships fire after Astropods, but in return [[Ship Type\|steal]] ships rather than killing them. ~~The stealing~~ ships are destroyed in this process.		Special for Round 13 is that some [[Race#Zikonian\|Zikonian]] ships fire after Astropods, but in return [[Ship Type\|steal]] ships rather than killing them. Unlike many previous rounds, the Zik ships are '''not''' destroyed in this process.

	==External Links==		==External Links==

62.254.0.18 at 19:26, 28 March 2005

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	Following a battle, each defender will collect [[Salvage]], if there have been any ships killed in the battle.		Following a battle, each defender will collect [[Salvage]], if there have been any ships killed in the battle.

	Special for Round 13 is that some [[Race#Zikonian\|Zikonian]] ships fire after Astropods, but in return [[Ship Type\|steal]] ~~the~~ ships ~~they kill~~.		Special for Round 13 is that some [[Race#Zikonian\|Zikonian]] ships fire after Astropods, but in return [[Ship Type\|steal]] ships rather than killing them. The stealing ships are destroyed in this process.

	==External Links==		==External Links==

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	NOTE: In pre-[[PAX]] rounds, there were other stats such as firepower, weapon speed and agility. These were removed to simplify the combat engine. Also, attacking fleets could attack for one, two or three consecutive ticks, rather than just one tick at a time.		NOTE: In pre-[[PAX]] rounds, there were other stats such as firepower, weapon speed and agility. These were removed to simplify the combat engine. Also, attacking fleets could attack for one, two or three consecutive ticks, rather than just one tick at a time.

	At their initiative, any surviving and unfrozen [[Pods]] will attempt to steal [[roid]]s. At their initiative, Structure Killers will bomb structures. ~~The capturing of asteroids is~~ limited to 25% of the planet's total in each tick; for example a planet which has 100 [[Metal]], 200 [[Crystal]] and 100 [[Eonium]] asteroids can lose a maximum of 25 metal, 50 crystal and 25 eonium asteroids. Since numbers in Planetarion are usually [[Rounding\|rounded down]], one often gains just under 25%. If insufficent pods have been sent, or have survived the combat, the 'roidcap' will be lower. Captured roids are shared out among each attacker which sent pods, depending on the value of their fleet as compared to the total value of the attacking fleet. An attacker who has not sent pods will decrease other attackers' shares, but will not gain any roids. These roids are lost forever. For example, if two people attacked one planet, and Attacker A sent 2/3 of the fleet [[value]], while Attacker B sent 1/3, then 2/3 of the roids will go to Attacker A, and 1/3 to B.		At their initiative, any surviving and unfrozen [[Pods]] will attempt to steal [[roid]]s. At their initiative, Structure Killers will bomb structures. Pods must do 50 damage to capture a roid, limited to 25% of the planet's total in each tick; for example a planet which has 100 [[Metal]], 200 [[Crystal]] and 100 [[Eonium]] asteroids can lose a maximum of 25 metal, 50 crystal and 25 eonium asteroids (requiring 5000 damage). Since numbers in Planetarion are usually [[Rounding\|rounded down]], one often gains just under 25%. If insufficent pods have been sent, or have survived the combat, the 'roidcap' will be lower. Captured roids are shared out among each attacker which sent pods, depending on the value of their fleet as compared to the total value of the attacking fleet. An attacker who has not sent pods will decrease other attackers' shares, but will not gain any roids. These roids are lost forever. For example, if two people attacked one planet, and Attacker A sent 2/3 of the fleet [[value]], while Attacker B sent 1/3, then 2/3 of the roids will go to Attacker A, and 1/3 to B.

	Following a battle, each defender will collect [[Salvage]], if there have been any ships killed in the battle.		Following a battle, each defender will collect [[Salvage]], if there have been any ships killed in the battle.

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	~~What the game is all about -~~ Combat is what happens when two or more opposing [[~~Fleet~~]]s meet at a [[~~Planet~~]]. Each combat lasts one [[~~Tick~~]]. The fleets will fight each other for possession of the planet's [[~~Asteroids~~]] ~~(or 'roids')~~. Hostile fleets ~~will probably~~ attempt to steal asteroids or destroy [[Structures]]. Defending fleets will attempt to stop this from happening.		'''Combat''' is what happens when two or more opposing [[fleet]]s meet at a [[planet]]. Each combat lasts one [[tick]]. The fleets will fight each other, most probably for possession of the planet's [[roid]]s. Hostile fleets may attempt to steal asteroids or destroy [[Structures]] with [[Structure Killers]]. Defending fleets will attempt to stop this from happening.

	Combat works based upon the ~~shipstats~~. [[Initiative]] determines the order in which the ships fire~~; for~~ example, ships with initiate 1 will all fire at the same time, followed by all the ships with initiative 2~~, and so on~~. Targetting is based upon ship class~~: [[Fighter~~]]~~, [[Frigate]] etc~~. The number of ships destroyed is based on the 'damage' stat of the firing ship vs the 'armour' stat of the ship under fire, and on the number of ships involved in the combat. ~~Round 13 will use these~~ [[~~Round 13:~~Ship ~~Stats~~\|stats]].		Combat works based upon the [[ship stats]]. [[Initiative]] determines the order in which the ships fire. All ships with the same initiative fire at the same time, then ships with one higher and so on. For example, ships with initiate 1 will all fire at the same time, followed by all the ships with initiative 2. Targetting is based upon [[ship class]]. The number of ships destroyed is based on the 'damage' stat of the firing ship vs the 'armour' stat of the ship under fire, and on the number of ships involved in the combat. Ships may do different forms of [[Ship Type\|damage]]. Ship stats usually change from [[round]] to round (they may also change for [[speedgame]]s).

	NOTE: In pre-[[PAX]] rounds, there were other stats such as firepower, weapon speed and agility. These were removed to simplify the combat engine. Also, attacking fleets could attack for one, two or three consecutive ticks, rather than just one tick at a time.		NOTE: In pre-[[PAX]] rounds, there were other stats such as firepower, weapon speed and agility. These were removed to simplify the combat engine. Also, attacking fleets could attack for one, two or three consecutive ticks, rather than just one tick at a time.

	~~Towards the end of the combat~~, any surviving, unfrozen ~~and unstolen~~ [[Pods]] will attempt to steal [[~~Asteroids~~]]; Structure ~~killers~~ will bomb structures~~, and [[Race#Zikonian\|Zikonians]] may attempt to steal ships~~. The capturing of asteroids is limited to 25% of the planet's total in each tick; for example a planet which has 100 [[Metal]], 200 [[Crystal]] and 100 [[Eonium]] asteroids can lose a maximum of 25 metal, 50 crystal and 25 eonium asteroids. If insufficent pods have been sent, or have survived the combat, the 'roidcap' will be lower. Captured roids are shared out among each attacker which sent pods, depending on the value of their fleet as compared to the total value of the attacking fleet. For example, if two people attacked one planet, and Attacker A sent 2/3 of the fleet ~~value (as determined by the total cost in~~ [[~~Resources~~]] ~~of all the ships in the fleet)~~, while Attacker B sent 1/3, then 2/3 of the roids will go to Attacker A, and 1/3 to B.		At their initiative, any surviving and unfrozen [[Pods]] will attempt to steal [[roid]]s. At their initiative, Structure Killers will bomb structures. The capturing of asteroids is limited to 25% of the planet's total in each tick; for example a planet which has 100 [[Metal]], 200 [[Crystal]] and 100 [[Eonium]] asteroids can lose a maximum of 25 metal, 50 crystal and 25 eonium asteroids. Since numbers in Planetarion are usually [[Rounding\|rounded down]], one often gains just under 25%. If insufficent pods have been sent, or have survived the combat, the 'roidcap' will be lower. Captured roids are shared out among each attacker which sent pods, depending on the value of their fleet as compared to the total value of the attacking fleet. An attacker who has not sent pods will decrease other attackers' shares, but will not gain any roids. These roids are lost forever. For example, if two people attacked one planet, and Attacker A sent 2/3 of the fleet [[value]], while Attacker B sent 1/3, then 2/3 of the roids will go to Attacker A, and 1/3 to B.

	~~NOTE: Different pods can capture different amounts of roids~~.		Following a battle, each defender will collect [[Salvage]], if there have been any ships killed in the battle.

	~~Following a battle, each defender will collect~~ [[~~Salvage~~]]~~, if there have been any~~ ships ~~killed in the battle.~~		Special for Round 13 is that some [[Race#Zikonian\|Zikonian]] ships fire after Astropods, but in return [[Ship Type\|steal]] the ships they kill.

	~~For more information~~, ~~read the official combat entry~~ in the ~~manual: http://jpaweb01.planetarion.com/manual~~.pl

			==External Links==
			[http://jpaweb01.planetarion.com/manual.pl The Official Manual]

	[[Category: Terminology]]		[[Category: Terminology]]

Nef at 20:43, 27 March 2005

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	For more information, read the official combat entry in the manual: http://jpaweb01.planetarion.com/manual.pl		For more information, read the official combat entry in the manual: http://jpaweb01.planetarion.com/manual.pl


			[[Category: Terminology]]

Nef: fixed 2 typos

2005-03-27T20:10:20Z

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	What the game is all about - Combat is what happens when two or more opposing [[~~Fleets~~]] meet at a [[Planet]]. Each combat lasts one [[Tick]]. The fleets will fight each other for possession of the planet's [[Asteroids]] (or 'roids'). Hostile fleets will probably attempt to steal asteroids or destroy [[Structures]]. Defending fleets will attempt to stop this from happening.		What the game is all about - Combat is what happens when two or more opposing [[Fleet]]s meet at a [[Planet]]. Each combat lasts one [[Tick]]. The fleets will fight each other for possession of the planet's [[Asteroids]] (or 'roids'). Hostile fleets will probably attempt to steal asteroids or destroy [[Structures]]. Defending fleets will attempt to stop this from happening.

	Combat works based upon the shipstats. [[Initiative]] determines the order in which the ships fire; for example, ships with initiate 1 will all fire at the same time, followed by all the ships with initiative 2, and so on. Targetting is based upon ship class: [[Fighter]], [[Frigate]] etc. The number of ships destroyed is based on the 'damage' stat of the firing ship vs the 'armour' stat of the ship under fire, and on the number of ships involved in the combat. Round 13 will use these [[Round 13:Ship Stats\|stats]].		Combat works based upon the shipstats. [[Initiative]] determines the order in which the ships fire; for example, ships with initiate 1 will all fire at the same time, followed by all the ships with initiative 2, and so on. Targetting is based upon ship class: [[Fighter]], [[Frigate]] etc. The number of ships destroyed is based on the 'damage' stat of the firing ship vs the 'armour' stat of the ship under fire, and on the number of ships involved in the combat. Round 13 will use these [[Round 13:Ship Stats\|stats]].
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	NOTE: In pre-[[PAX]] rounds, there were other stats such as firepower, weapon speed and agility. These were removed to simplify the combat engine. Also, attacking fleets could attack for one, two or three consecutive ticks, rather than just one tick at a time.		NOTE: In pre-[[PAX]] rounds, there were other stats such as firepower, weapon speed and agility. These were removed to simplify the combat engine. Also, attacking fleets could attack for one, two or three consecutive ticks, rather than just one tick at a time.

	Towards the end of the combat, any surviving, unfrozen and unstolen [[Pods]] will attempt to steal [[Asteroids]]; Structure killers will bomb structures, and [[Race#~~eolZikonian~~\|Zikonians]] may attempt to steal ships. The capturing of asteroids is limited to 25% of the planet's total in each tick; for example a planet which has 100 [[Metal]], 200 [[Crystal]] and 100 [[Eonium]] asteroids can lose a maximum of 25 metal, 50 crystal and 25 eonium asteroids. If insufficent pods have been sent, or have survived the combat, the 'roidcap' will be lower. Captured roids are shared out among each attacker which sent pods, depending on the value of their fleet as compared to the total value of the attacking fleet. For example, if two people attacked one planet, and Attacker A sent 2/3 of the fleet value (as determined by the total cost in [[Resources]] of all the ships in the fleet), while Attacker B sent 1/3, then 2/3 of the roids will go to Attacker A, and 1/3 to B.		Towards the end of the combat, any surviving, unfrozen and unstolen [[Pods]] will attempt to steal [[Asteroids]]; Structure killers will bomb structures, and [[Race#Zikonian\|Zikonians]] may attempt to steal ships. The capturing of asteroids is limited to 25% of the planet's total in each tick; for example a planet which has 100 [[Metal]], 200 [[Crystal]] and 100 [[Eonium]] asteroids can lose a maximum of 25 metal, 50 crystal and 25 eonium asteroids. If insufficent pods have been sent, or have survived the combat, the 'roidcap' will be lower. Captured roids are shared out among each attacker which sent pods, depending on the value of their fleet as compared to the total value of the attacking fleet. For example, if two people attacked one planet, and Attacker A sent 2/3 of the fleet value (as determined by the total cost in [[Resources]] of all the ships in the fleet), while Attacker B sent 1/3, then 2/3 of the roids will go to Attacker A, and 1/3 to B.

	NOTE: Different pods can capture different amounts of roids.		NOTE: Different pods can capture different amounts of roids.