The Empire of Birds

2011-06-03T18:08:38Z

142.177.151.206: /* Privateers */

[[File:Birds_Race_Icon_Nu.png|thumb|left|Empire of the Birds race icon from [http://vgaplanets.nu VGA Planets Nu]]]
= History =

[[The Empire of Birds]] also known as Birdmen are based on the Romulan Empire, from the "Star Trek" universe.

== Good Players ==
There are some players who played the Birds pretty well. Timo Kreike and Merlyn were pretty strong, so if you find guides from those two, you should read them.

= Racial Abilities =

* [[Super Spy]]
* [[Cloaking|cloaking device]] on most ships
* 2 Ships with [[Advanced Cloak|advanced cloaking device]]

= Ship List =
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" width="700" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr bgcolor=#CFECEC valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="350">Name</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Tech Levels|Tc]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Beams|Bm]]</td>

<td align="right" width="32">[[Torpedo|T]]/[[Fighter|F]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Engines|En]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Megacredits|MC]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Minerals#Duranium|Dur]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Minerals#Tritanium|Tri]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Minerals#Molybdenum|Mol]]</td>

<td align="right" width="32">[[Mass]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Cargo|Car]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Minerals#Neutronium|Fuel]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Crew]]</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Small Deep Space Freighter]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0/0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>

<td align="right" width="32">10</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">3</td>
<td align="right" width="32">30</td>
<td align="right" width="32">70</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">200</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Swift Heart Class Scout]] ([[Cloaking|cloaks]])</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>

<td align="right" width="32">0/0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">60</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">6</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">20</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">5</td>

<td align="right" width="32">45</td>
<td align="right" width="32">20</td>
<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">170</td>
<td align="right" width="32">126</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Medium Deep Space Freighter]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">3</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0/0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">65</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">4</td>

<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">4</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">6</td>
<td align="right" width="32">60</td>
<td align="right" width="32">200</td>
<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">250</td>
<td align="right" width="32">6</td>

</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Neutronic Fuel Carrier]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">3</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0/0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td align="right" width="32">20</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">10</td>

<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">20</td>
<td align="right" width="32">10</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">900</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[White Falcon Class Cruiser]] ([[Cloaking|cloaks]])</td>
<td align="right" width="32">3</td>
<td align="right" width="32">4</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1/0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>

<td align="right" width="32">110</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">32</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">61</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">33</td>
<td align="right" width="32">120</td>
<td align="right" width="32">140</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">430</td>
<td align="right" width="32">150</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Bright Heart Class Destroyer]] ([[Cloaking|cloaks]])</td>
<td align="right" width="32">3</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>

<td align="right" width="32">4/0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td align="right" width="32">140</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">22</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">43</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">15</td>

<td align="right" width="32">80</td>
<td align="right" width="32">40</td>
<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">90</td>
<td align="right" width="32">122</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Small Transport]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">4</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0/0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">25</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">2</td>

<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">20</td>
<td align="right" width="32">30</td>
<td align="right" width="32">50</td>
<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">180</td>
<td align="right" width="32">15</td>

</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Fearless Wing Cruiser]] ([[Cloaking|cloaks]])</td>
<td align="right" width="32">5</td>
<td align="right" width="32">6</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1/0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>

<td align="right" width="32">180</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">52</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">81</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">63</td>
<td align="right" width="32">150</td>
<td align="right" width="32">240</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">360</td>
<td align="right" width="32">300</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Skyfire Class Cruiser]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">5</td>
<td align="right" width="32">4</td>

<td align="right" width="32">2/0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td align="right" width="32">250</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">52</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">61</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">83</td>

<td align="right" width="32">150</td>
<td align="right" width="32">250</td>
<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">370</td>
<td align="right" width="32">270</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Large Deep Space Freighter]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">6</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0/0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>

<td align="right" width="32">160</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">85</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">7</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">8</td>
<td align="right" width="32">130</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1200</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">600</td>
<td align="right" width="32">102</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Valiant Wind Class Carrier]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">6</td>
<td align="right" width="32">7</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0/3</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td align="right" width="32">380</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">52</td>

<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">61</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">123</td>
<td align="right" width="32">180</td>
<td align="right" width="32">80</td>
<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">190</td>
<td align="right" width="32">322</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Deth Specula Class Frigate]] ([[Cloaking|cloaks]])</td>
<td align="right" width="32">6</td>
<td align="right" width="32">6</td>
<td align="right" width="32">4/0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>

<td align="right" width="32">280</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">25</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">45</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">89</td>
<td align="right" width="32">113</td>
<td align="right" width="32">35</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">140</td>
<td align="right" width="32">240</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Resolute Class Battlecruiser]] ([[Advanced Cloak|adv. cloaking]])</td>
<td align="right" width="32">7</td>
<td align="right" width="32">8</td>

<td align="right" width="32">3/0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td align="right" width="32">380</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">52</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">71</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">93</td>

<td align="right" width="32">180</td>
<td align="right" width="32">280</td>
<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">480</td>
<td align="right" width="32">348</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Red Wind Class Carrier]] ([[Cloaking|cloaks]])</td>
<td align="right" width="32">8</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0/2</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td align="right" width="32">150</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">22</td>

<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">37</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">15</td>
<td align="right" width="32">70</td>
<td align="right" width="32">60</td>
<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">85</td>
<td align="right" width="32">40</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Neutronic Refinery Ship]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">9</td>
<td align="right" width="32">6</td>

<td align="right" width="32">0/0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">10</td>
<td align="right" width="32">970</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">125</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">150</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">527</td>

<td align="right" width="32">712</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1050</td>
<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">800</td>
<td align="right" width="32">190</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Super Transport Freighter]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">10</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0/0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">4</td>
<td align="right" width="32">220</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">125</td>

<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">13</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">18</td>
<td align="right" width="32">160</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2600</td>
<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">1200</td>
<td align="right" width="32">202</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Merlin Class Alchemy Ship]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">10</td>
<td align="right" width="32">8</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0/0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">10</td>

<td align="right" width="32">840</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">625</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">250</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">134</td>
<td align="right" width="32">920</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2700</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">450</td>
<td align="right" width="32">120</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Dark Wing Class Battleship]] ([[Advanced Cloak|adv. cloaking]])</td>
<td align="right" width="32">10</td>
<td align="right" width="32">10</td>
<td align="right" width="32">8/0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>

<td align="right" width="32">450</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">170</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">183</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">110</td>
<td align="right" width="32">491</td>
<td align="right" width="32">150</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">290</td>
<td align="right" width="32">910</td>
</tr>
</table>

=== Notable Ships ===

[[Swift Heart Class Scout]]:
This ship will be your primary scout. Quite a large fuel tank and really lightweight.
Perfect for changing [[friendly code]]s with [[Super Spy]] and for capturing freighters.
Build them with Transwarp drives and X-Rays/Disruptor.

[[Neutronic Fuel Carrier]]:
Useful for transporting Neutronium and as MC transport. With Transwarp drives it can move its max range without consuming any Neutronium.

[[Large Deep Space Freighter]]:
Best hullmass/cargo ratio of all ships. So, if you want to save on Neutronium, this is the best ship. Useful for colonizing and moving minerals. Always use Transwarp drives on this ship.

[[Resolute Class Battlecruiser]]:
Really good mid class ship. Its cargo is enough to use it as freighter, if you're running short on freighters, or lay large minefields. Its fuel tank is large enough to refuel your battleships, which have a really small tank. Mine sweeping with 8 beams works pretty well, too. It's one of the strongest mid class ships. Best of all, it has an advanced cloaking device, so cloaking won't consume any Neutronium. Decloaking doesn't work on this ship.
Transwarp drives are a must here. For beams, you should choose between Disruptor, Heavy Blaster, Heavy Disruptor and Heavy Phaser (both Disruptors would be the best choice, cause you can capture ships with them). Mark 4 or Mark 7 as torpedoes is a must.

[[Neutronic Refinery Ship]]:
Later on you will run short on Neutronium, so its good to have these ships.
Don't use any expensive engines on this ship, you won't move it much. For defense, you should use some better beams. Because of its hull mass, it can take some ships down.

[[Merlin Class Alchemy Ship]]:
With a Merlin over Bovinoid worlds, you won't run short on minerals.
Don't use any expensive engines on this ship, you won't move it much. For defense you should use some better beams, cause of its hullmass, it can take some ships down.

[[Dark Wing Class Battleship]]:
Your big ship. It has the best strength/cost ratio of all ships. It also has an advanced cloaking device.
Its stronger then the main battleships of the Federation (only few players use Novas), Lizards, Fascists, Privateers and Crystals.
Versus Cyborg, Empire, Robotic, Rebel and Colonial you need 2-3 to destroy their capital ship, but your ship is significantly more favourable and after the 500 shiplimit, it needs much less Priority Build Points.
Transwarps, X-Rays(just if you wanna throw it at a carrier and it won't survive)/Disruptor/Heavy Blaster/Heavy Disruptor/Heavy Phaser and Mark4(only in the very beginning)/Mark7/Mark8 should be used.

= Alliances =

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

A Bird is a really good ally. It's easy for them to locate starbases, enemy planets and to distinguish bad planets from good ones. And best of all, nobody will know what informations he has. Birds are more like a support in a war. Destroying minefields, laying minefields and attacking unprotected planets/ships will help every race and no other race is as good in it, as the Birds.
They offer some pretty interesting ships for other races. Nearly everyone should be interested in your Resolute and Dark Wing.

== Federation ==
== Lizard ==
== Fascists ==
Since the Dark Wing is better then the Fascist Tc10 ship, [[Fascists]] are usually interested in it. Since Fascist cloakers have little cargo, a Resolute is quiet interesting for ground attacks. On the other side there aren't many intersting ships. [[Saber Class Frigate]] and [[D19b Nefarious Class Destroyer]] are just a little bit interesting. 
The Fascist could support the economy of the Birds with Pillaging and the Birds could help with their intelligence collection. 
'''Summarized: Not a good Alliance'''

== Privateers ==
[[Privateers]] would love your [[White Falcon Class Cruiser]] and especially your [[Resolute Class Battlecruiser]]. On the other side, a [[Meteor Class Blockade Runner]] is a ship everyone wants to have. 
They are pretty good allies. [[Privateers]] together with Birds should know almost everything about their opponents. Birds take out [[planets]], [[starbases]] and every ship besides big hitter ([[Virgo Class Battlestar|Virgo]], [[Rush Class Heavy Carrier|Rush]], [[Biocide Class Carrier|Biocide]], ...) and the Privateer captures those big ships (together, they should know where every big hitter of a single opponent is located). 
Birds are able to take out Privateers biggest threat: [[minefields]].
They are pretty fast at it through [[Super Spy]] or with their cloakable [[Resolute Class Battlecruiser]]s or [[Dark Wing Class Battleship]]s. 
'''Summarized: Very good Alliance'''

== Cyborgs ==
== Crystals ==
The chance to get a [[White Falcon Class Cruiser]], [[Fearless Wing Cruiser]] or [[Resolute Class Battlecruiser]] should be enough, so that every [[Crystals|Crystal]] player wants an alliance with the Bird. The only ship thats interesting for the Bird is the [[Onyx Class Frigate]]. 
Birds are master of attack. Sneak in, destroy unprotected small/midsized ships, planets, starbases or even homeworlds and get out without losing any ships. But if a Carrier race decides to rush into the Birds empire, it gets really difficult. [[Crystals]] are masters of defending, so they can help Birds and neutralize their weaknesses. Knowing where your enemy is and the possibility to sneak cloaked into someones empire and lay big webmine fields is really powerful. On the other side, [[Crystals]] are a really tough opponent, especially for Birds. So why fight against them, if you can have a strong alliance partner. 
'''Summarized: Very good Alliance'''

== Empire ==
== Robots ==
The chance to get a [[White Falcon Class Cruiser]], [[Fearless Wing Cruiser]] or [[Resolute Class Battlecruiser]] should be enough, so that every [[Robotics|Robot]] player wants an alliance with the Bird too. 
[[Pawn Class Baseship]], [[Automa Class Baseship]] and a [[Golem Class Baseship]] are really interesting for Birds. 

Birds get informations about planets and fleet movement. They could destroy small/midsized ships, planets and starbases. The Robot is good at destroying big ships. Since Birds have their weakness in defense, [[Robots]] can help them with large minefields. 
Birds get a big carrier, [[Robots]] one of the best cloakable minefield layers. 
'''Summarized: Very Good Alliance'''

== Rebels ==
[[Rebels]] should be interested in a cloaker. It could be quiet interesting for [[RGA]] and scouting. 
A [[Falcon Class Escort]] could be interesting, if you wanna build a [[starbase]] in each others empire, so you can produce ships for your ally (Rebels could live with a 0 degree world with good [[natives]]). 
A [[Rush Class Heavy Carrier]] is better at fighting big ships, but a [[Dark Wing Class Battleship]] is just a little bit weaker and invisible. Nevertheless, a [[Dark Wing Class Battleship|Dark Wing]] and a [[Rush Class Heavy Carrier|Rush]] are able to destroy every other ship. Even a [[Resolute Class Battlecruiser|Resolute]] and a [[Rush Class Heavy Carrier|Rush]] are pretty strong. And because of their [[Cloaking|cloaking device]], you can fight other big ships 1on1. 
[[Rebels]] could fill your [[starbase|Starbases]] with fighters and attack big hitters. And if the Bird and the Rebel work close together, they're pretty strong. They should combine their forces, to destroy big ships. 
'''Summarized: Good Alliance'''

== Colonials ==
A [[Cobol Class Research Cruiser]] or [[Aries Class Transport Advanced Alchemy]] is always interesting, since everyone will run short on Neutronium. [[Dark Wing Class Battleship|Dark Wings]] and [[Resolute Class Battlecruiser|Resolutes]] are interesting for everyone aswell. 
A [[Virgo Class Battlestar]] is better at fighting big ships, but a [[Dark Wing Class Battleship]] is just a little bit weaker and invisible. Nevertheless, a [[Dark Wing Class Battleship|Dark Wing]] and a [[Virgo Class Battlestar|Virgo]] are able to destroy every other ship (Rush+Dark Wing are better, nevertheless). Even a Resolute and a [[Virgo Class Battlestar|Virgo]] are pretty strong. And because of their cloaking device, you can fight other big ships 1on1. 
[[Colonials]] could fill your Starbases with fighters and attack big hitters. And if the Bird and the Colonial work close together, they're pretty strong. They should combine their forces, to destroy big ships. 
'''Summarized: Ok Alliance'''

= Other races as enemies =

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

= Advanced combat tactics =

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

[[Category:Player Races]]

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