Frequently Asked Questions for Newbies

[Arkcon]

I gotta say it too, it's a well done FAQ. I thought any faq would eventually become too big and sink under it's own weight. And I was getting worried about this one as well. But it is really consise and helpful.

P.S. Minor nitpik ... Please change my name ... it's Arkcon not arcon ... Thanks

[Ruatha]

Great work Slick.
I'm impressed.
I too was thinking that the FAQ was becoming heavyweight. I tried to reorganize it but never came close to this kind of structural organizing.

Keep up the good job, let's continue to keep in touch as before

[Shyrka]

What is the difference between the "Move" and "Attack" orders? Both seems to do the same. Also for the "Sweep mines" and "Move" orders.

[Slick]

I think these questions are addressed in the "Dubious Stragetegy Guide", but basically the "attack" command is pretty much identical to to "move" in sequential games and is only really used in simultaneous games. In simultaneous games, all ships move at once, so the "attack" order is used to have your ship or fleet SEEK the enemy ship or fleet, not just move to a location.

"Sweep Mines" is of lesser use, but can be used if you are in a sector and just had a battle with the enemy and he dropped mines during combat. Using this command would sweep the mines in the sector without having you move to another sector then move back.

Hope this helps.

Slick

[Shyrka]

Yes Slick, it helps Thank you very much.

[tbontob]

Originally posted by Slick:
I think these questions are addressed in the "Dubious Stragetegy Guide", but basically the "attack" command is pretty much identical to to "move" in sequential games and is only really used in simultaneous games. In simultaneous games, all ships move at once, so the "attack" order is used to have your ship or fleet SEEK the enemy ship or fleet, not just move to a location.

"Sweep Mines" is of lesser use, but can be used if you are in a sector and just had a battle with the enemy and he dropped mines during combat. Using this command would sweep the mines in the sector without having you move to another sector then move back.

Hope this helps.

Slick

To put it another way (in simultaneous combat):

"Move" means your ship is to move to a particular location. If an enemy ship happens to be at that location, you have combat.
"Attack" means your ship is to "close" with the enemy for a battle. So, when the enemy moves, your ship adjusts its course to close the distance between the two ships and have combat.

[Slick]

2.6.2 You can put an Emergency Propulsion Pod on a base since it can be put on "ships/bases". You can later "Use" it, but there is no way to actually get the base to move using an EPP, so don't bother.

8.2.3 Fighters cannot be used to "fire on" other ships, even if the fighters have weapons.

8.2.4 Fighters cannot be used to blockade a planet.

Based on another thread, 1.5.1 is wrong (typo). Victory conditions are "or" not "and", except for the option to have them take effect after a given number of turns - that is an "and".