Frequently Asked Questions for Newbies

[Sandstig]

8.4.5 Do cloaked minesweepers automatically decloak to sweep mines?

They don't decloak.

[capnq]

4.8.1 Defence Bases and Satellites always show up on the wrong side of the planet during combat.

It only seems that way.

4.8.1 Bases and Satellite Groups are placed around the planet randomly. This means that there's only about a 3 in 8 chance that they will be closer to the attackers than the planet itself.

15.2.1 The Play By Vire Service is free of charge.

"Play By Web", not Wire.

[Shyrka]

The ship experience gives a % bonus in both attack and defense, isn't it?

But, what does the fleet experience do?

[Slick]

Originally posted by Shyrka:
The ship experience gives a % bonus in both attack and defense, isn't it?

But, what does the fleet experience do?

Fleet experience adds to the individual ship's experience while the ship is in the fleet. The total experience from crew and fleet percentages adds to "less likely to be hit" and "more likely to hit with direct fire weapons" chances.

Slick

[Shyrka]

Thanks Slick, but I have one new question

If I understand correctly, fleet experience is an attribute of the fleets, not of the ships.

If you have a fleet with 3 ships (Ships A,B and C) with 20% fleet experience and B and C leaves fleet, the result is a 1 ship fleet with 20% experience?

What if that ships rejoin the fleet? There will be still 20% fleet experiuence?

[Phoenix-D]

"If you have a fleet with 3 ships (Ships A,B and C) with 20% fleet experience and B and C leaves fleet, the result is a 1 ship fleet with 20% experience?

What if that ships rejoin the fleet? There will be still 20% fleet experiuence?"

Yes and yes. As long as the fleet always has at least one ship in it, the experience remains.

Phoenix-D

[Slick]

Yes, the fleet experience resides in the fleet, not with individual ships. Ship's retain their crew experience but lose the fleet experience when they leave a fleet. The ship will regain the fleet experience if it rejoins the fleet. The fleet exists as long as there is at least 1 ship in the fleet. You can add and remove ships all you want, even the one(s) you started the fleet with. Only while ships are in the fleet do they benefit from the fleet experience. They are also continuously earing crew experience as well each time they kill a ship. So it is common that there is a distribution of different crew experience among the ships in the fleet; and the fleet experience adds to each ship's crew experience. Once you get a fleet's experience >0%, you should make every effort to keep at least 1 ship in that fleet at all times because once you remove the Last ship (or it gets killed), the fleet is disbanded and its fleet experience goes to heaven, never to be seen again.

Slick