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== Damage types ==
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There's 5 different types of ship damage. These are those that:<br>
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Kill ("normal" damage),<br>
EMP ("ElectroMagnetic Pulse" - basically stun),<br>
Steal,<br>
Asteroid stealing, and<br>
Structure killing.<br>
The normal/kill, asteroid stealing and structure killing damages are fairly self explanatory.
Stealing ships steal a certain class of enemy ships for no cost (enemy ships are taken and now work for the attacker) and EMP ships stun ships for the duration of the round of combat.<br>


== Classes of ship ==
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There are 6 classes of ship. These are (smallest to largest):<br>
Fighter Class,<br>
Corvette Class,<br>
Frigate Class,<br>
Destroyer Class,<br>
Cruiser Class,and<br>
Battleship Class.<br>
Each ship is a certain class, and (unless it captures asteroids or fires at constructions) fires at another class, which may or may not be the same class. Each time the ship takes part in combat it fires once.<br>
 
== Inititative (or init) ==
 
This is one of the least understood parts of the game for new players. It's basically the order that ships fire in. Generally, Cathaar EMP ships fire first, then Xandarthii ships, then Terran and Zikonian kill ships and Cathaar kill ships, and then the astropods, and then steal ships, and then structure killers.
So, with an init of 1, the Spider, Black Widow, Scarab and Beetle ships fire first.
Guardians and Roaches have an init of 2, so they fire next.
This means that, for example, Scarabs fire their EMP damage at Roaches before Roaches can fire.
 
== What are these Arm/Cost and Dam/Cost columns on the stats page? ==
 
These are, in some ways, more important than the armour, damage and cost columns themselves. They summarize these columns by saying, per cost, how much armour the ship has or damage the ship does. This means you can quickly compare ships no matter their different costs. Looking at Terran, you can see their "Arm/Cost" column is much bigger than the other races. Cathaar and Xandathrii have bigger "Dam/Cost" columns, but keep in mind that 6 of the Cathaar ships only stun their opponents.


== How combat works ==  
== How combat works ==  
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Terran have bigger, more heavily armoured ships than the other races (their Destroyer class ships are as big as Cathaar and Zikonian Battleships). They're slower and generally fire later, but their armour means they can take losses and fire on their enemy afterwards. This means they can power through and take acceptable losses on bigger planets than others, but due to their poorer than average damage they're sometimes seen to be targets.<br>
Terran have bigger, more heavily armoured ships than the other races (their Destroyer class ships are as big as Cathaar and Zikonian Battleships). They're slower and generally fire later, but their armour means they can take losses and fire on their enemy afterwards. This means they can power through and take acceptable losses on bigger planets than others, but due to their poorer than average damage they're sometimes seen to be targets.<br>
Cathaar are seen to be more peaceful - 6 of their 9 ships that target other ships only EMP them (although they do so more efficiently than other ships). To compensate, their armour is slightly lower on their EMP ships, and their kill ships are slightly more heavily armoured, but much weaker damage wise. They're again quite effective attacking, but weaker defending - a lot of people don't mind being EMPed as they don't loose ships.<br>
Cathaar are seen to be more peaceful - 6 of their 9 ships that target other ships only EMP them (although they do so more efficiently than other ships). To compensate, their armour is slightly lower on their EMP ships, and their kill ships are slightly more heavily armoured, but much weaker damage wise. They're again quite effective attacking, but weaker defending - a lot of people don't mind being EMPed as they don't loose ships.<br>
Xandathrii are the heavy artillery. They rely on firing first with large guns, and so have the weakest armour. Because of this, people are often not so willing to attack them, but if you can stop their ships firing and/or survive their heavy guns, they die quite easily. This means sometimes people choose targets of a similar value or smaller, to reduce the risk of loosing ships.<br>
Xandathrii are the heavy artillery. They rely on firing first with large guns, and so have the weakest armour. Because of this, people are often not so willing to attack them, but if you can stop their ships firing and/or survive their heavy guns, they die quite easily. This means sometimes people choose targets of a similar value or smaller, to reduce the risk of losing ships.<br>
Zikonian are the hardest race to play - while their race is able to steal all classes of ship from all other races, their ships are slightly worse, generally slightly slower, and very much harder to play early on. For this reason they're recommended for experienced players only, who've planned how to play them.
Zikonian are the hardest race to play - while their race is able to steal all classes of ship from all other races, their ships are slightly worse, generally slightly slower, and very much harder to play early on. For this reason they're recommended for experienced players only, who've planned how to play them.


== How do I attack? ==
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In Planetarion, there is a procedure that is more or less followed by everyone when attacking, however it can be combined with other [[Fleet Strategy]] in order to increase the likelihood of success. This procedure does use some complex [[Terminology]], however dont be overwhelmed by the apparent complexity - you'll ''very'' quickly get the hang of it :).
 
The procedure is adapted from [http://pirate.planetarion.com/showthread.php?t=185199 this thread] from the [[Strategy]] Forum.
 
* Fleet Composition: Build a fleet that is suited to your [[Race]].
* Target Selection: Choose a target that your fleet is good at attacking - eg (for Rund 15) FI Xans should look for Cathaars with small amounts of Beetles (CO), or Terrans with few Harpies (FI) or Pegasus (DE), or Zikonians with few Cutters (CO) and Cutlasses (FR). CO Cathaars should look for Terrans with few Gryphon (FR), Xandathrii with few Arrowheads (CO), and Zikonians with few Thieves (FR). Terrans should look for Cathaars, Zikonians with few Clippers/Buccaneers/Pirates etc.
* Use a [[Battle calculator]] to estimate the likely losses you will take and inflict on your enemy, in particular how many roids you are expected to capture - input your target's fleet into the Defenders side, and your fleet into the Attacker's side (most will accept a paste of your scans, such as unit scans). Try to optimise your fleet such that you take minimum losses of ships but maximise your asteroid capture - there '''is no point''' in killing the enemy's ships other than to reduce your own losses (often you can get a cheap full cap without killing the enemy at all).
* Fleet Transfer: Ensure that you transfer the '''RIGHT''' ships into the '''RIGHT''' fleet to launch on the '''RIGHT''' target (and make sure you hit ATTACK not DEFEND :P).
* Launch: Launch your fleet (preferably along with other people's (on different targets in the same galaxy/alliance) at the same time: ie a Raid).
* Prelaunch is an option if you are not awake to participate in a Raid, however make sure you are on BEFORE your fleet lands otherwise you might loose it.
* Jump Gate Probe (JGP) Scan: when your fleet is almost at the end of its first tick (ie, 5 mins before ETA 7 for FI becomes ETA 6; or a ETA 8 FR/DE fleet becomes ETA 7), do a JGP scan - this is to see whether your target received alliance defence in it's first tick. Often, if your target is receiving defence from the outset its going to get covered (at the very least it will make you take more losses than you had calculated for). I usually recall at this stage, and then re-send the fleet when it gets home (ie, a Recall and Resend [[Fleet Strategy]]) - though this requires being online though. If there is no defence, proceed.
* JGP AGAIN: When your fleet is '''ETA 4''' - this scan will tell you all the fleets that can be launched to aid your target - as it will show up universal and in-galaxy fleets as well. This is where you need to make a decision of whether to fight or flight (recall). Obviously, the more marginal your original calc (Step 3) was, the more likely you are to recall with less defence. If you think your target is only partially covered;
* Unit Scan the Defenders: This will give you a much better indication of what your target's defenders would have sent to counter your fleet - usually its fairly obvious to guess (if you sent a FI fleet which showed up at ETA 7, then any defenders from in universe (outside galaxy) wont be able to send any Frigates or larger ships to defend against you. Further, it is likely that they would only have sent anti FI ships (unless they are sending along Flak (other ships in the same class so you dont kill as many and thus take less losses) too).
* '''MAKE A DECISION''': If the defence looks like its overwhelming, and you've unit scanned the defenders and it looks like they have too much defence; RECALL! ''DO NOT LAND ANYWAY'' as you'll just die. This final point applies alot more to Cathaars and Xans than to Terrans and especially Zikonians (as Cathaar and Xan ships are very brittle) - but the idea is there: If your target is Covered, the Attack is foiled.
 
There are some finer points to attacking that havent been mentioned, such as whether the defenders have sent Fake Defence, however this is looked at in more detail in the [[Fleet Strategy]] page, and tend to be more advanced [[Combat]] than beginners need to worry about.
 
For more information on Ship Stats, see [http://game.planetarion.com/stats.pl here].


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Latest revision as of 07:22, 28 September 2011

Combat is a major part of Planetarion. It's possibly where tactics and skill are found most. The important thing is not the AMOUNT of ships that you attack with, but the types of ship. In effect you're trying to "drive" your fleet through enemy defence, so you want it as streamlined as possible. Sending every different ship you have might look impressive, but a lot of people will only even bother stopping the important ones - the ones that capture asteroids and kill structures. The current game statistics are located here.


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How combat works

Combat occurs when one planet sends some of their ships to attack another planet. Attacking (and defending) ships can take anywhere between 7 and 14 hours to reach their target, depending on the size of the ship and the amount of research that's been done by the attacking planet. The target planet does not have to have ships home (or even ships sent from other people) for combat to occur.
When the attacking ships land, combat takes place. The attacking and defending ships fire at the same time in order of initiative. They fire at the class they target, and are obviously fired on by ships that target them. The damage the ships do is from their "damage" column, and the armour they have against damage is their "armour" column. These damages and armours are the same no matter what damage is being done or what armour is taking the damage.

What race should I choose?

There are four different races. These are:
Terran,
Cathaar,
Xandarthii, and
Zikonian.

Terran have bigger, more heavily armoured ships than the other races (their Destroyer class ships are as big as Cathaar and Zikonian Battleships). They're slower and generally fire later, but their armour means they can take losses and fire on their enemy afterwards. This means they can power through and take acceptable losses on bigger planets than others, but due to their poorer than average damage they're sometimes seen to be targets.
Cathaar are seen to be more peaceful - 6 of their 9 ships that target other ships only EMP them (although they do so more efficiently than other ships). To compensate, their armour is slightly lower on their EMP ships, and their kill ships are slightly more heavily armoured, but much weaker damage wise. They're again quite effective attacking, but weaker defending - a lot of people don't mind being EMPed as they don't loose ships.
Xandathrii are the heavy artillery. They rely on firing first with large guns, and so have the weakest armour. Because of this, people are often not so willing to attack them, but if you can stop their ships firing and/or survive their heavy guns, they die quite easily. This means sometimes people choose targets of a similar value or smaller, to reduce the risk of losing ships.
Zikonian are the hardest race to play - while their race is able to steal all classes of ship from all other races, their ships are slightly worse, generally slightly slower, and very much harder to play early on. For this reason they're recommended for experienced players only, who've planned how to play them.

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