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Ship A got 10 Fleet exp + 5 ship exp. I put it in another fleet, with ships that have no exp at all. In this new fleet, ship A will still have its 5 ship exp bonus, plus its 10 fleet bonus since it fights in a fleet an not alone? So even if I have a single ship I should create a one-ship fleet so it uses its fleet exp in a solo fight?
Example time:
"Alpha Squadron", a fleet, has 10% experience.
"Furious Wombat", a ship, has 5% experience.
"Newbie fleet", a fleet, has 1% experience.
When F.W. is a part of alpha squadron, it fights with a total of +15% to attack and dodge rolls.
This applies even if the ship breaks formation.
F.W. is separated from the squadron and goes off on his own.
It now fights with only a 5% bonus.
F.W. joins a "Newbie Fleet". It now fights with a 6% bonus.
All of the other ships in newbie fleet are destroyed or leave.
F.W. still gets a 6% bonus, even though it is alone.
F.W. leaves, and the fleet is disbanded (no ships remain). The 1% fleet experience is lost forever.
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Oh, so it is the score difference that determines the ability to subjugate then?
Yes. The AI files have someting along the lines of "Only accept surrender if they are X times my score."
What is a TDM race?
TDM is the initials of the three founders of a great AI package.
You can find the TDM modpack on your CD, but there might have been an update since then. Check out the
Space Empires:IV AI Races/Ship Sets Thread in shrapnel's upload area.
Technology can be captured by intel ops, or by using boarding parties (ship component), or by trading.