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The Scorpius War

2012-02-15T16:38:46Z

213.198.52.118: /* Turn 1 */

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== Preamble ==

This is a war log that discribes the situation of the Crystalline during the first emperor game on planets.nu: The Scorpius War.
The aim is to give everyone an inside view of this running game, to share the experience I made and to explain the decisions I made in this specific situation. If you have ever analysed another players game and asked yourself why has he done this or reacted like that this war log may answer some of your questions. It´s not really a stagegy guide, however, i hope it will give other Crystalline players new ideas and another view on common issues and Crystalline issues in specific. As it is a running game I can not share too much details or the actual turn status but I will add more and more details to the turns as the game goes on.

= Game analysis =

Before I started this game, i had a close look on the specific game setup and made my assumptions.
*Only the highest ranking players are allowed to join.
I expect all players to be experts in thier race and they know the enemy races and what to do against them. In an expert game the ship limit will be reached very early. ==> I have to be fast with Starbases and outbuild the carrier races.

*All but the winner will loose thier rank
I expect everyone to fight to the last planet. ==> Diplomacy will be complex.

*No allies allowed
There will be absolutly no trust in this game. I expect a lot of temporary agreements and they will only last as long as both sides benefit. Don´t get to strong early or all unite against you.

*Fair map setup
To avoid any complains, i am sure Yoshua has manualy created a fair map with planets within 81ly distance around the homeworld and equel distance between the homeworlds. Most likly the middle will be free.

== Tools ==
The tools I use to calculate my turn:
*Shiplist.xlsx: Excel file with all enemy ships I saw in the cluster (ID, Hull, Warp speed, Weapons, Mass, last turn seen)
*MassCost.xlsx: Excel file to calculate ship build costs and minerals, minefield size after sweeping, hull mass
*www.vgaplanets.ca: Web calculater I use to optimize my eco.

== How to locate an enemy Homeworld ==
* The Universe is a cake:
Details follwoing soon....
* Ships & Numbers:
Details follwoing soon....

= Timeline =

== Turn 1 ==

<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr bgcolor=#CFECEC valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65"></td>
<td align="right" width="32">Total</td>
<td align="right" width="32">+</td>
<td align="right" width="32">-</td>
</tr>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65">Planets</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
</tr>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65">Ships</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
</tr>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65">Starbases</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
</tr>
</table>

Starting in a Cluster of xxx Planets, xxx Planets within 81ly from my Homeworld. Made a plan how to colonize all in the shortest time, loaded the MDSF with 160clans and 40 supplies and send it to the planet nearby. Maxed the factories on the planets, mines to 201, defence to xxx, Tax to -5 happyness. Upgraded Hulls to Tech 6, so I can build Emeralds and LDSF. Engines to Tech 10, no way around that. Beams to xxx. Torps to xxx. Build an Emerald as it has huge Cargo and will be the biggest ship next to the Resolute for the next 10-15 turns. It will never get useless. Used the calculation sheet to make sure I can build the ships I need the next turns. Send out diplomats to all other races.

== Turn 2 ==
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr bgcolor=#CFECEC valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65"></td>
<td align="right" width="32">Total</td>
<td align="right" width="32">+</td>
<td align="right" width="32">-</td>
</tr>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65">Planets</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
</tr>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65">Ships</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
</tr>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65">Starbases</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
</tr>
</table>

The Scorpius War

2012-02-15T16:37:10Z

213.198.52.118: /* Turn 1 */

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== Preamble ==

This is a war log that discribes the situation of the Crystalline during the first emperor game on planets.nu: The Scorpius War.
The aim is to give everyone an inside view of this running game, to share the experience I made and to explain the decisions I made in this specific situation. If you have ever analysed another players game and asked yourself why has he done this or reacted like that this war log may answer some of your questions. It´s not really a stagegy guide, however, i hope it will give other Crystalline players new ideas and another view on common issues and Crystalline issues in specific. As it is a running game I can not share too much details or the actual turn status but I will add more and more details to the turns as the game goes on.

= Game analysis =

Before I started this game, i had a close look on the specific game setup and made my assumptions.
*Only the highest ranking players are allowed to join.
I expect all players to be experts in thier race and they know the enemy races and what to do against them. In an expert game the ship limit will be reached very early. ==> I have to be fast with Starbases and outbuild the carrier races.

*All but the winner will loose thier rank
I expect everyone to fight to the last planet. ==> Diplomacy will be complex.

*No allies allowed
There will be absolutly no trust in this game. I expect a lot of temporary agreements and they will only last as long as both sides benefit. Don´t get to strong early or all unite against you.

*Fair map setup
To avoid any complains, i am sure Yoshua has manualy created a fair map with planets within 81ly distance around the homeworld and equel distance between the homeworlds. Most likly the middle will be free.

== Tools ==
The tools I use to calculate my turn:
*Shiplist.xlsx: Excel file with all enemy ships I saw in the cluster (ID, Hull, Warp speed, Weapons, Mass, last turn seen)
*MassCost.xlsx: Excel file to calculate ship build costs and minerals, minefield size after sweeping, hull mass
*www.vgaplanets.ca: Web calculater I use to optimize my eco.

== How to locate an enemy Homeworld ==
* The Universe is a cake:
Details follwoing soon....
* Ships & Numbers:
Details follwoing soon....

= Timeline =

== Turn 1 ==

<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr bgcolor=#CFECEC valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65"></td>
<td align="right" width="32">Total</td>
<td align="right" width="32">+</td>
<td align="right" width="32">-</td>
</tr>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65">Planets</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
</tr>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65">Ships</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
</tr>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65">Starbases</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
</tr>
</table>

Starting in a Cluster of xxx Planets, xxx Planets within 81ly from my Homeworld. Made a plan how to colonize all in the shortest time, loaded the MDSF with 160clans and 40 supplies and send it to the planet nearby. Maxed the factories on the planets, mines to 201, defence to xxx. Upgraded Hulls to Tech 6, so I can build Emeralds and LDSF. Engines to Tech 10, no way around that. Beams to xxx. Torps to xxx. Build an Emerald as it has huge Cargo and will be the biggest ship next to the Resolute for the next 10-15 turns. It will never get useless. Used the calculation sheet to make sure I can build the ships I need the next turns. Send out diplomats to all other races.

== Turn 2 ==
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr bgcolor=#CFECEC valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65"></td>
<td align="right" width="32">Total</td>
<td align="right" width="32">+</td>
<td align="right" width="32">-</td>
</tr>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65">Planets</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
</tr>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65">Ships</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
</tr>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65">Starbases</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
</tr>
</table>

The Scorpius War

2012-02-15T15:53:04Z

213.198.52.118: /* Game analysis */

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== Preamble ==

This is a war log that discribes the situation of the Crystalline during the first emperor game on planets.nu: The Scorpius War.
The aim is to give everyone an inside view of this running game, to share the experience I made and to explain the decisions I made in this specific situation. If you have ever analysed another players game and asked yourself why has he done this or reacted like that this war log may answer some of your questions. It´s not really a stagegy guide, however, i hope it will give other Crystalline players new ideas and another view on common issues and Crystalline issues in specific. As it is a running game I can not share too much details or the actual turn status but I will add more and more details to the turns as the game goes on.

= Game analysis =

Before I started this game, i had a close look on the specific game setup and made my assumptions.
*Only the highest ranking players are allowed to join.
I expect all players to be experts in thier race and they know the enemy races and what to do against them. In an expert game the ship limit will be reached very early. ==> I have to be fast with Starbases and outbuild the carrier races.

*All but the winner will loose thier rank
I expect everyone to fight to the last planet. ==> Diplomacy will be complex.

*No allies allowed
There will be absolutly no trust in this game. I expect a lot of temporary agreements and they will only last as long as both sides benefit. Don´t get to strong early or all unite against you.

*Fair map setup
To avoid any complains, i am sure Yoshua has manualy created a fair map with planets within 81ly distance around the homeworld and equel distance between the homeworlds. Most likly the middle will be free.

== Tools ==
The tools I use to calculate my turn:
*Shiplist.xlsx: Excel file with all enemy ships I saw in the cluster (ID, Hull, Warp speed, Weapons, Mass, last turn seen)
*MassCost.xlsx: Excel file to calculate ship build costs and minerals, minefield size after sweeping, hull mass
*www.vgaplanets.ca: Web calculater I use to optimize my eco.

== How to locate an enemy Homeworld ==
* The Universe is a cake:
Details follwoing soon....
* Ships & Numbers:
Details follwoing soon....

= Timeline =

== Turn 1 ==

<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr bgcolor=#CFECEC valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65"></td>
<td align="right" width="32">Total</td>
<td align="right" width="32">+</td>
<td align="right" width="32">-</td>
</tr>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65">Planets</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
</tr>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65">Ships</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
</tr>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65">Starbases</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
</tr>
</table>

== Turn 2 ==
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr bgcolor=#CFECEC valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65"></td>
<td align="right" width="32">Total</td>
<td align="right" width="32">+</td>
<td align="right" width="32">-</td>
</tr>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65">Planets</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
</tr>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65">Ships</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
</tr>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65">Starbases</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
</tr>
</table>

The Scorpius War

2012-02-15T15:25:03Z

213.198.52.118: /* Game analysis */

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== Preamble ==

This is a war log that discribes the situation of the Crystalline during the first emperor game on planets.nu: The Scorpius War.
The aim is to give everyone an inside view of this running game, to share the experience I made and to explain the decisions I made in this specific situation. If you have ever analysed another players game and asked yourself why has he done this or reacted like that this war log may answer some of your questions. It´s not really a stagegy guide, however, i hope it will give other Crystalline players new ideas and another view on common issues and Crystalline issues in specific. As it is a running game I can not share too much details or the actual turn status but I will add more and more details to the turns as the game goes on.

= Game analysis =

Before I started this game, i had a close look on the specific game setup and made my assumptions.
*Only the highest ranking players are allowed to join.
==> Expect all players to be experts.
==> Ship limit will be hit very early.
==> Expect an early attack by the cloaker races.

*All but the winner will loose thier rank
==> Everyone will fight to the last planet.
==> Complex diplomacy.

*No allies allowed
==> No trust!!
==> temporary agreements only.
==> Agreements only work as long as both sides benefit.
==> Don´t get too strong early.

*Fair map setup
==> To avoid any complains, Yoshua has to create a fair map
==> Equal distance between homeworlds
==> Minimum number of planets withhin 81ly

== Tools ==
The tools I use to calculate my turn:
*Shiplist.xlsx: Excel file with all enemy ships I saw in the cluster (ID, Hull, Warp speed, Weapons, Mass, last turn seen)
*MassCost.xlsx: Excel file to calculate ship build costs and minerals, minefield size after sweeping, hull mass
*www.vgaplanets.ca: Web calculater I use to optimize my eco.

== How to locate an enemy Homeworld ==
Will follow soon

= Timeline =

== Turn 1 ==

<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr bgcolor=#CFECEC valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65"></td>
<td align="right" width="32">Total</td>
<td align="right" width="32">+</td>
<td align="right" width="32">-</td>
</tr>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65">Planets</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
</tr>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65">Ships</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
</tr>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65">Starbases</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
</tr>
</table>

== Turn 2 ==
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr bgcolor=#CFECEC valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65"></td>
<td align="right" width="32">Total</td>
<td align="right" width="32">+</td>
<td align="right" width="32">-</td>
</tr>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65">Planets</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
</tr>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65">Ships</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
</tr>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" bgcolor="Light Steel Blue4">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="65">Starbases</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0</td>
</tr>
</table>

The Crystal Confederation

2012-02-14T14:54:44Z

213.198.52.118:

{{Player Race
|raceicon=Crystal_race_Icon_Nu.png
|racename=The Crystal Confederation
|RaceDescription=

The Crystal People are a silicon based life forms about 3 foot tall, with no limbs and a metallic color. They have two large glowing eyes in the middle of their polyhedron form. Larger Crystalline ships are moderately powerful and tend to favor beam type weapons. They have several small ship types that are useful in exploring planets and capturing freighters. Their main weapon of choice is the dreaded web minefield. They use these fields to trap enemy vessels, drain them of fuel and then tow the victim home after it is out of fuel to force it to surrender using a tow capture.

|RaceCharacteristics=

* Can lay Web space mines that entrap enemy ships and drain fuel.
* Have a Terraforming ship that heat up planets to 100°C. The [[Onyx Class Frigate]]
* Likes desert worlds.
* Can Tow Capture fuelless ships.
* Can not clone ships.
* Population immune to [[Glory Device]] (structures will still be destroyed)

|StrategyGuides=

[[The Scorpius War]]. A crystalline war log by SpaceSquad

|RacialAbilities=

* Lay Web Mines
Will convert torps into Deep space Web mines that entrap enemy ships and drain fuel.

* Try to tow
Will board enemy fuelless ships (Tow Capture) with every Ship owned by the Crystals that have at least 1 beam weapon and 2 Engines.

|ImportantShips=

* [[Opal Class Torpedo Boat]]: This ship has two main purposes that are often combined - as a scout, and as a web tender. Generally built with Mark 4 or 7 torps (depending on cash/mineral supply), it is practically never used for combat, save for capturing freighters via an x-ray laser and the "ntp" friendly code. One of the most useful functions of this ship occurs late in the game when it is often handy to "adjust" a large webfield a small amount to prevent invading ships from minesweeping it from the edge. This is best done by an Opal (with perhaps a few items in its hold) sweeping said minefiend with the "msc" friendly code, thus shrinking the field by a tiny but well controlled amount. This technique can bring even the largest fleets to a virtual standstill.

* [[Ruby Class Light Cruiser]]: This is your workhorse! With 370kt cargo it more useful then a MDSF. You can use it for tow capture and web mine support.

* [[Emerald Class Battlecruiser]]: This is your linebacker! You can use it for nearly everything, Cargo Transfer( 510kt Cargo), Web Mine laying and fighthing. With its 8 beam / 3 Torps you can take out all non Borg, non Starbase planets.

* [[Onyx Class Frigate]]: This ship is generally built in groups for the purpose of heating important planets, but also can be used in the same manner as the Opals, except with greater firepower and minesweeping capabilities. Even if sacrificed to destroy a small or medium carrier's fighter supply, it often will pay for itself (though if that is its only function, a Garnet might serve better).

* [[Diamond Flame Class Battleship]]: Expensive in Moly, but worth. Can kill all midsize torpers. Best used in Combo with a Crystal Thunder. Build some with Distruptors and Gamma bombs to capture enemy Cobolts and Fireclouds.

* [[Crystal Thunder Class Carrier]]: The Crystal Starbase and Carrier Killer, use it in a Diamon-Thunder Combo.

|StrategyOverall=
==== Web Mines ====
[[File:StrategicWebmines.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Strategic Webmines to secure a front line]]
[[File:Tactical Webmines.gif|200px|thumb|right|Tactical Webmines to trap and capture a Baseship]]
[[Web mines]] are the most feared weapon a Crystal player has. They are best for strategic defence as they are hard to sweep. There are various strategies for how to best deploy web mines. Strategic Webminefields or Tactical webminefields. Generally speaking, several small overlapping fields are most awkward for an enemy to navigate, but there are also times when a large one with a ship to "tend" it (see Opals above) proves even more effective. Also note that it is possible to lay concentric web fields by laying them in different race IDs via the "mi*" friendly code (though the web drain in such cases is not cumulative, only the chance of striking a mine), and that web drain affects ships orbiting planets and/or ships that have yet to actually strike a webmine (but are of course within a web field).
|StrategyEarly=
==== Care and feeding the planets ====

As Crystal your clans grow best at 100°C but you are also able to maintain more clans on cold planets (1° to 14°) than all other races (beside the rebels). So how do you use this advantage?

Most players just drop 1 clan on non-native planets, they use a scout or a the initial MDSF to claim those rocks and plan to visit them some day later to build mines and factories. They usualy concentrate on the native planets and leave the rest aside. By turn 20 they are happy that they have +40planets in the scorelist, but in real, they have 20 productive native planets and 20 rocks with 1 clan. As your webs are expensive, you need a strong eco, so you can not leave these rocks aside. As Crystalline, you have your Rubys and Emeralds that serve as exelent freighters. Your aim is to have 101 clans on every non native planets, so you can build 101 factories and 101 mines. Why 101?? Because the ratio of clans and factories is 1:1. If you want more factories you need far more clans. You can go to 200clans then your mines ration will still be 1:1 (200mines) but you will only be able to build 110 factories (1:1,8) As a Crystal you can support 101 clans on every planet that has more then 0°

How to get 101 clans on your rock?
During the first turns, you want to find your 10mio Bovinoid Unity planet, but you won´t. So make the best out of this 68°C rock with average minerals you just found. You have sent your initial MDSF with 160clans and 40 Supplies and drop 15 clans and 4 supplies. (calculate the needed clans to grow here: [www.vgaplanets.ca] Its a basic start for a rock, they have supplies, they can grow and you can concentrate on the good native planets at first. Later, if you have a ship available you can visit the rock again and "upgrade" it to 101clans and build 101 factories and mines. If you eco is running and you have free capacity on your freighters, you can even remove clans from a rock if they have grown to more then 101 clans. Remove the extra clans and bring to another rock that has less then 101 clans.
|StrategyMid=
|StrategyEnd=
|StrategyNotes=
|AllianceOverall=
Most races are excellent allies for the Tholians - their web mining ability compliments every other race (except perhaps the Cylons), and every other race has either an economic (cash, fighters) or strategic (cloaking) ability that the Crystals are also in need of.
|AllianceFed=An excellent ally - the Tholians need cash for webfields, the Feds often need protection.
|AllianceLizard=Also an excellent ally for similar reasons as the Fed.
|AllianceBird=A great ally, as the Birds are often vulnerable alone, and a cloaking web layer is a Crystalline wet (er, dry?) dream.
|AllianceFascist=A great ally as well - can plunder for cash, can provide cloakers.
|AlliancePrivateer=The best possible ally, assuming the Tholians do not wish to simply destroy them instead (being arguably the race most capable of doing so).
|AllianceCyborg=On paper, not a particularly compelling ally, but in practice they often prove one of the best -
the Borg need protection to grow, and the Tholians need Cube Ship muscle and cash from the many fast growing Cyborg colonies.
|AllianceCrystal=
|AllianceEmpire=A moderately useful alliance. The Empire lacks minelayers, but can provide a certain amount of fighters and of course Dark Sense.
|AllianceRobot=A great alliance for the Tholians, but the Robots are generally not in great need of web mines unless facing the Colonies. In that case, however, it is a match made in the Heavens.
|AllianceRebel=A decent alliance: fighters/Falconing/GTA(both for enemies and friends) for web mines. The Emerald is also a major upgrade for the Rebel's minesweepers.
|AllianceColony=Perhaps the best "free fighter" alliance: the Crystals gain all the obvious things (figs, Cobols, even Lady Royales) and if the Colonies are being ganged up on (as often happens), web mines can make a huge difference.
|EnemyOverall=
|EnemyFed=
|EnemyLizard=
|EnemyBird=
|EnemyFascist=
|EnemyPrivateer=
|EnemyCyborg=
|EnemyCrystal=One of the strangest quirks caused by the logic of Planets 3/Nu is that crystal combatants will never strike each other's web mines!
|EnemyEmpire=
|EnemyRobot=
|EnemyRebel=
|EnemyColony=
}}

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=== Overall ===

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=== [[The Solar Federation]] ===

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=== [[The Lizard Alliance]] ===
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=== [[The Empire of Birds]] ===
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=== [[The Fascist Empire]] ===
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=== [[The Privateer Bands]] ===
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=== [[The Cyborg]] ===
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=== [[The Crystal Confederation]] ===
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=== [[The Evil Empire]] ===
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=== [[The Robotic Imperium]] ===
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=== [[The Rebel Confederation]] ===
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=== [[The Missing Colonies of Man]] ===
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== Strategy Guides ==

[[The Scorpius War]]. A crystalline war log by SpaceSquad

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=== [[The Fascist Empire]] ===
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=== [[The Robotic Imperium]] ===
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=== [[The Rebel Confederation]] ===
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=== [[The Missing Colonies of Man]] ===
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The Scorpius War

2012-02-14T14:36:15Z

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The Scorpius War

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=The Scorpius War - A Crystalline war log by SpaceSquad =

== Preamble ==

This is a war log that discribes the situation of the Crystalline during the first emperor game on planets.nu: The Scorpius War.
The aim is to give everyone an inside view of this running game, to share the experience I made and to explain the decisions I made in this specific situation. If you have ever analysed another players game and asked yourself why has he done this or reacted like that this war log may answer some of your questions. It´s not really a stagegy guide, however, i hope it will give other Crystalline players new ideas and another view on common issues and Crystalline issues in specific. As it is a running game I can not share too much details or the actual turn status but I will add more and more details to the turns as the game goes on.

The Fascist Empire

2011-11-22T09:37:55Z

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[[File:Fascists_Race_Icon_Nu.png|thumb|left|Fascist race icon from [http://vgaplanets.nu VGA Planets Nu]]]

=Overview=
The Fascist Empire is a race inspired by the Klingons from the Star Trek universe. They are primarily a [[torpedo]] based race although their largest warship (the [[Victorious Class Battleship]]) is one of the least powerful capital ships in the game. Their lack of raw fire power is offset by several sinister racial advantages including two ships armed with [[Glory Device]]s (self destruction by command).

=Race Characteristics=
* Fascist ships cannot be attacked by enemy planets or starbases. They can however attack planets or starbases.
* ''15:1 Attack Ratio and 5:1 Defense Ratio during ground assault.''
* The Fascists fleet includes two ships fitted with [[Glory Device]]s: The [[D19b Nefarious Class Destroyer]] and the [[Saber Class Frigate]]. This device enables the ship to self destruct causing significant damage to all ships in the immediate vicinity (your own ships get just 10%/20% damage). It can also be set to trigger in the presence of cloaked ships.
* The Fascists are the only race who can execute the [[Fascists#The_Pillage_Mission|Pillage]] mission. This mission allows any armed Fascist ship to plunder enemy, or friendly, planets for money and supplies.
* The Fascist fleet has 3 ships which can cloak and a number of ships with 10 beam weapons, providing some small defense against fighter carriers.

=Ships=

<div style="text-align: left;">
{| cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" style="border: 1px dashed darkgray;"
|- border="1"
! Tech
! Name
! Mass
! Fuel
! Cargo
! Crew
! Engines
! Beams
! Torps
! Bays
! MC
! Dur
! Trit
! Moly
! Special
|-
| 1 || [[Small Deep Space Freighter]] || 30 || 200 || 70 || 2 || 1 || || || || 10 || 2 || 2 || 3 ||
|-
| 2 || [[D7a Painmaker Class Cruiser]] || 170 || 230 || 120 || 352 || 2 || 4 || || || 90 || 42 || 81 || 43 ||
|-
| 2 || [[Little Pest Class Escort]] || 75 || 180 || 20 || 175 || 2 || 6 || || || 60 || 12 || 27 || 45 ||
|-
| 3 || [[Neutronic Fuel Carrier]] || 10 || 900 || 2 || 2 || 2 || || || || 20 || 10 || 2 || 20 ||
|-
| 3 || [[Medium Deep Space Freighter]] || 60 || 250 || 200 || 6 || 1 || || || || 65 || 4 || 4 || 6 ||
|-
| 4 || [[D7 Coldpain Class Cruiser]] || 175 || 430 || 100 || 373 || 2 || 4 || 2 || || 120 || 42 || 71 || 63 || [[Cloaking|Cloaking Device]]
|-
| 4 || [[Small Transport]] || 30 || 180 || 50 || 15 || 1 || 2 || || || 25 || 2 || 2 || 20 ||
|-
| 5 || [[Ill Wind Class Battlecruiser]] || 275 || 480 || 260 || 525 || 2 || 10 || 2 || || 320 || 82 || 91 || 93 ||
|-
| 5 || [[D3 Thorn Class Destroyer]] || 90 || 120 || 40 || 222 || 2 || 2 || 4 || || 110 || 32 || 43 || 25 || [[Cloaking|Cloaking Device]]
|-
| 6 || [[Large Deep Space Freighter]] || 130 || 600 || 1200 || 102 || 2 || || || || 160 || 85 || 7 || 8 ||
|-
| 6 || [[Valiant Wind Class Carrier]] || 180 || 190 || 80 || 322 || 2 || 7 || || 3 || 380 || 52 || 61 || 123 ||
|-
| 6 || [[Deth Specula Class Frigate]] || 113 || 140 || 35 || 240 || 2 || 6 || 4 || || 280 || 25 || 45 || 89 || [[Cloaking|Cloaking Device]]
|-
| 6 || [[D19b Nefarious Class Destroyer]] || 96 || 160 || 40 || 265 || 2 || 7 || || || 180 || 32 || 53 || 65 || [[Glory Device]]
|-
| 8 || [[Saber Class Frigate]] || 153 || 150 || 25 || 420 || 2 || 10 || || || 280 || 25 || 35 || 95 || [[Glory Device]]
|-
| 9 || [[Neutronic Refinery Ship]] || 712 || 800 || 1050 || 190 || 10 || 6 || || || 970 || 125 || 150 || 527 || [[Alchemy|Alchemy Ship]]
|-
| 10 || [[Super Transport Freighter]] || 160 || 1200 || 2600 || 202 || 4 || || || || 220 || 125 || 13 || 18 ||
|-
| 10 || [[Victorious Class Battleship]] || 451 || 290 || 130 || 810 || 2 || 10 || 6 || || 410 || 170 || 193 || 90 ||
|-
| 10 || [[Merlin Class Alchemy Ship]] || 920 || 450 || 2700 || 120 || 10 || 8 || || || 840 || 625 || 250 || 134 || [[Alchemy|Alchemy Ship]] - 3 Supplies -> 1 Mineral
|}
</div>

=== Most useful ships ===

* [[D7 Coldpain Class Cruiser]]: This is the most useful ship in your fleet. It has a mass of 175 kt, 100 Cargo room, 4 beams 2 torpedo bays and it has a [[Cloaking Device]].

* [[Ill Wind Class Battlecruiser]]: Level 5 battleship with a mass of 275 kt, 480 fuel tanks, 260 cargo space, 10 beams and 2 torpedo bays! This ship is amazing.

* [[Valiant Wind Class Carrier]]: 7 Beams and just 3 bays. Only build this ship if you get free fighters from your allied race. This ship takes out 3 Patriots.

* [[Deth Specula Class Frigate]]: 6 beams 4 torpedo bays - but a small fuel tank (140) and just 35 cargo space. Use this ship together with the D7. This ship has a [[Cloaking Device]].

* [[D19b Nefarious Class Destroyer]]: This ship has a [[Glory device]]. If this ship explodes, your ships at the same location will receive 20% of a mine hit of damage. At your second base build this ship or the Saber. Build them with X-rays or lasers and low tech engines.

* [[Saber Class Frigate]]: This ship has a [[Glory device]]. If this ship explodes, your ships at the same location will receive 10% of a mine hit of damage. Build them with X-rays or lasers and low tech engines (they will explode some day).

* [[Victorious Class Battleship]]: 10 beams 6 torpedo bays and a strong hull with 451 mass. This ship is cheap to build both in minerals and in cash.

=Alliances=

== Allied with a fighter race ==

The Fascists are very good to play as a single player, they can take out every other race - but if your enemy has an ally, you should choose one too:

===The Robots===

If you can have the Robot as an ally: Do it. Ok, you can sweep a lot of mines, but beware, that the Robot could choose another ally - if its the privateer: you will loose as the Fascist!
Also the Robot can offer you a Bioscan ship and fighters. The Robots are very interested in Cloakers.

===The Missing Colonies of Man===

Minesweeping specialists together. The Cols could built free fighters for the Fascists.

===The Rebels===

What should I say: 2 races which are immune against the planetary friendly code: NUK / ATT. Thats perfect. Ships? Try to trade a Falcon (its faboulos to play the Fascists with some Falcons). The Rebels are really interested in your Glory Device ships and Cloakers.

== Allied with cloaking race==

===Lizard===

Both Races with a higher Ground attack ratio. This is terrible for your neighbours. Its good to trade a Loki Class Destroyer against a D19 or Saber Class Frigate.

===Birdmen===

If you can choose, so try to make the Birdmen as your ally. Its hard to fight those Darkwings, they have more mass and 2 more tubes than your Vics.

===Privateer===

Its very good to have some MBRs in the fleet. If you have some Glory Device Ships, the Privateer won't do anything against you.

== Allied with others ==

===The Feds===

Its great to have the Fed as an ally from the beginning, so you can built cheap Vics and let them Super Refit later in the game - by your Ally. The Feds and the Fascists together can fight all cloaking races and are a strong couple.

===The Borg===

Both races can play very good together: Let the Borg take over the planets with bad government and produce clans. You use those clans (1200 clans on a LDF are good for ground attack!) for attack other planets. You can also pillage the planets for your ally. The shiplist is very good together.

===The Crystal People===

If the Chrystal People are your ally, give them some cloakers and let them lay webmines - later you can share those ships. The Fascists can clone ships for the Chrystal.

===Evil Empire===

Both races can play very good together: The Fascists can tow out defending ships, meanwhile a SSD is send to the planet/base to take over. The Dark Sense is very useful for the Fascists. The Evil Empire is very interested in Glory Device ships and Cloakers for minelaying.

=Strategies=

=== Build bases everywhere ===
Build up my home base with Engines 10 (Warp 9), Hull 5, Beams 1 and Torpedoes 5 (Mark 4). Raise up the factories to maximum and mines to at least 200.
Save your money in the beginning at your home base to send out a D7 in every direction first.

''The costs are: 1 [[D7 Coldpain Class Cruiser]]: 768 MC, 82 Du, 83 Tr, 135 Mo - Hull + 2 x Transwarp Drives, 4 x X-Rays + 2 x Mark4 torpedo launcher.''

Watch your next planets to decide where you should build your next base as soon as possible. Why? There you start building a fleet of Glory device ships (Hull 6 with Engine 1, X-Rays)! This is your main weapon. Be sure to have a couple of them before turn 20. Later you'll tow them with your Vics into war, and to safeguard your ships from robbing Priv cloakers.

''You will go out of Duranium soon.'' Thats why I prefer building no Disruptors on my first D7-Scouts...but try to built Disruptors + Mark7 as soon as possible.

You have to build some freighters to bring back minerals to your home base. Don't fly through the open space with them, don't show your neighbors where your home base is.

The Fascists are the only race other than the Empire who should build a base on any planet with good temperature and some minerals. You don't need the native race advantage, because you just have to raise the hulls up to 6 and that costs 1500 megacredits. Believe me, you will have enough money...and build a D19 every turn.
''The costs for a [[D19b Nefarious Destroyer]] are: 189 MC, 34 Du, 70 Tr, 65 Mo - Hull + 2 x Stardrive1 + 7 x Lasers or X-Rays.''

=== Expand cloaked with the D7===

Use your fantastic D7 (100 Cargo + 175 Mass) to expand (never build anything else on it as X-Rays or Disruptors). Your tubes can be Mark 4 - that depends on your tactics.
Use this ship to cross over distances above 81 LY.
I usually send this ship out without torpedoes, just put 100 clans on board. Set down 3 clans on every planet until you reach a good one with a lot of natives. Drop down 30 clans and pillage in the same turn. Next turn the planet is yours, and you have about 30 supplies and money on board. Next turn beam down supplies and some money and beam up some minerals. Then you fly on cloaked while building torpedoes on board using the Friendly Code "mkt".

You will have 2 logistic problems: bringing home the money and bringing a lot of clans to the front to take over bases:
''Send out some Deth Speculas to bring home money soon.''

Send out some Illwinds behind them, to bring clans and build torpedoes.
An ideal little fleet: D7 Coldpain Class Cruiser, a Deth Specula and an Illwind.

=== Fly behind the lines ===

Don't attack too early. Fly behind the lines and wait with your D7 and stay cloaked on a planet until a Freighter arrives. Tow him out with Warp 1 (into the warp wells), set Primary Enemy (PE) to this race and Friendly Code (FC): NTP - so you don't destroy the freighter with your torpedos - you'll capture it. Maybe you'll get some clans to drop down ont the next planet.

=== Pillage & don't fight planets ===

Remember: You are a Warrior race, so don't wait too long to attack. Choose your Ally soon. Build some Illwinds in the early stages with X-Rays and Mark 4's and make trouble (remember: planets do not attack your ships!). Later in the game, this is your armed transport. If this ship is damaged after a fight or by a mine hit, you just have to pillage. With this big cargo room, you'll repair 52% damage from pillaging in 1 turn! This ship shots down about 40 fighters in a fight, but why fighting a planet. Pillage it.
But if you want to take over a homeworld:Send 2 Illwinds, that works after 1 round pillaging.

Take over planets by beaming down clans. 100 clans will be as strong as 1000 clans, because of your ground attack ratio being 10:1.
In the early stages, you'll take over every planet by dropping clans from your D7 - and if there are too many enemy clans, pillage a few turns and you'll see, there will be less.

There are two ways to fight: Never go to a planet with Primary enemy set, first have a look at what's going on.
You can tow out carriers with your D7 to a couple of Vics with Glory Device ships. Try to fight carriers with 2 Glory Devices and 2 Vics with Mark 7 torpedoes (have at least 40 Supplies on board!).

=== Application is the trick! ===

Do you know "Juniper's Guide to Fascists" (By Juniper - Revised 5/29/1998)? He used this headline in his guide to explain in a fabulous way, how to get priority points using the Glory device:

"The Fascist, in order to be successful needs information. If he has enough Victorious Battleships and enough Glory devices and enough information he can both defend his territory fiercely and invade enemies successfully. Utilize Glory Ships to the max. They are your main weapons. Used in packs they are devastating.

Now, let's talk about trading lots of ships for few ships. Most races cannot get away with this. Why? Well, most races do not get priority points for the ships that it loses. If you go into battle with 2 Victorious Battleships and 2 glory devices against a Virgo, and you pop two ships you will usually lose a Victorious and the enemy loses 1 Virgo. How can this possibly be good for you? Well, first it is obvious that the Virgo would take out several Victorious without the help of the glory device and the Virgo would still live against 2 Victorious so that is clearly worse. However, with the glory devices, what happens after the battle? The enemy gets 5 priority build points from the Vicki, you get 7 from the Virgo, plus 2 for the two pop ships. This means you get 9 priority build points and he only gets 5. These are used to build ships after the ship limit is reached.

Before the ship limit is reached you can outbuild him because of the inexpensive nature of your ships and because you are building stripped down glory ships that cost about 300 MCR and almost no minerals.

After the 500 ship limit you should be able to keep up with your opponents because you have more priority build points and because your ships cost you less priority build points to build them. In order to maximize your builds you will have to make judicious use of the ship queue and the planetary PBx friendly codes."

= The Glory Device mission =

What is a Glory Device? It is a device that is installed on two of the Fascist ships the [[D19b Nefarious Destroyer]] and the [[Saber Class Frigate]]. The device is a ship feature and NOT a race advantage. Anyone owning one of these ships can use the device.
When one of these ships set off the Glory Device it does 1 minehit (1 minehit = 10000/ (hullmass) ) of damage to all ships at the same point in space and destroys itself.

=== Controlling the Glory Device ===

By using different friendly codes the glory device can be used in different ways:

A) By using the "pop" friendly code the D19 or Saber class starships will automatically explode after the movement phase.

B ) With a friendly code of "trg" the D19 or Saber class starships will explode after the movement phase, if:

'''Primary Enemy:'''
The D19 or Saber has a primary enemy set and a cloaked ship belonging to that primary is at the same location as the D19 or Saber.

'''Mission set to KILL:'''
The D19 or Saber has a KILL mission, and a cloaked ship not belonging to the same owner or one of his allies is at the same location as the D19 or Saber.

===Glory Devices and fuel===

To explode, a D19 or Saber does not need fuel. More precisely:

A friendly code of "pop" will cause the ship to explode, even if it has no fuel
A friendly code of "trg" together with a primary enemy setting will make the ship function as a cloaker-detector against ships belonging to that primary enemy, even if it has no fuel.
A friendly code of "trg" together with a KILL mission does require fuel, because having a mission set (in this case: KILL) requires fuel.

=== Exploding Glory Devices===

When a Glory Device explodes the ship's owner is informed by a message.
When exploding, the glory device does less damage to Fascist ships than other races' ships. The D19 will do 20% of normal damage and the Saber will do 10% of normal damage to ships that the Fascists own. If a glory device that is owned by someone other than the Fascists is set off, ships of that race that are in the same place will also only suffer a partial minehit of damage. Official allies of the Fascists still suffer a full minehit of damage from glory devices if they are in the same place as an exploding glory device. Fascists will always suffer only a partial minehit, no matter who owns and sets off the glory device and no matter if it is set off by an ally or enemy.

Ships that are hit by an exploding Glory Device send a message to their owner, and a copy is also sent to the owner of the exploded Glory Device ship.
====Supplies needed to repair Fascist owned Fascist ships after a single D19b or Saber Glory Device Explosion====
Cargo numbers are bolded for those ships which can repair themselves on the same turn as the explosion happens, provided they have enough supplies onboard.
<div style="text-align: left;">
{| cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" style="border: 1px dashed darkgray;"
|- border="1"
! Tech
! Name
! Mass
! Cargo
! D19b
! Saber
|-
| 1 || [[Small Deep Space Freighter]] || 30 || 70 || 335 || 165 ||
|-
| 2 || [[D7a Painmaker Class Cruiser]] || 170 || '''120''' || 60 || 30 ||
|-
| 2 || [[Little Pest Class Escort]] || 75 || 20 || 135 || 65 ||
|-
| 3 || [[Neutronic Fuel Carrier]] || 10 || 2 || dead || dead ||
|-
| 3 || [[Medium Deep Space Freighter]] || 60 || '''200''' || 165 || 85 ||
|-
| 4 || [[D7 Coldpain Class Cruiser]] || 175 || '''100''' || 55 || 30 ||
|-
| 4 || [[Small Transport]] || 30 || 50 || 335 || 165 ||
|-
| 5 || [[Ill Wind Class Battlecruiser]] || 275 || '''260''' || 35 || 20 ||
|-
| 5 || [[D3 Thorn Class Destroyer]] || 90 || 40 || 110 || 55 ||
|-
| 6 || [[Large Deep Space Freighter]] || 130 || '''1200''' || 75 || 40 ||
|-
| 6 || [[Valiant Wind Class Carrier]] || 180 || '''80''' || 55 || 30 ||
|-
| 6 || [[Deth Specula Class Frigate]] || 113 || 35 || 90 || 45 ||
|-
| 6 || [[D19b Nefarious Class Destroyer]] || 96 || 40 || 105 || 50 ||
|-
| 8 || [[Saber Class Frigate]] || 153 || 25 || 65 || 35 ||
|-
| 9 || [[Neutronic Refinery Ship]] || 712 || '''1050''' || 15 || 5 ||
|-
| 10 || [[Super Transport Freighter]] || 160 || '''2600''' || 65 || 30 ||
|-
| 10 || [[Victorious Class Battleship]] || 451 || '''130''' || 20 || 10 ||
|-
| 10 || [[Merlin Class Alchemy Ship]] || 920 || '''2700''' || 10 || 5 ||
|}
</div>
Formulas used: 
=ROUND(10000/mass*0.2)*5 for D19b Glory Device Explosion 
=ROUND(10000/mass*0.1)*5 for Saber Glory Device Explosion 

=== Glory Devices and planets ===

If the explosion takes place over a planet, a number of things happen.

* 25% of all planetary structures are destroyed.
* 40% of a planet's colonist population is killed.
* 40% of the native population is killed.'

''Siliconoid, Reptile and Bovinoid natives as well as Lizard and Crystalline colonists are immune to Glory Devices' effects. Starbases do not suffer any damage from exploding Glory Devices. Exploding a Glory Device over one of your own planets does not cause any damage to the planet.''

The Berthold rays that result from a Glory Device explosion will kill ALL Amorphous life on a planet that occupies the same point in space as the exploding starship. This will cause all of the Amorphous natives to be converted directly into supplies. They will be converted at a rate of 1 supply unit per 1000 natives. That's a lot of money!

=The Pillage Mission =

This mission is a useful addition to the Fascists arsenal. Pillage is a race advantage. It allows a ship to kill natives and clans on a planet and also provides income from the attack. The attack will kill 20% of the natives and 20 percent of the colonists and create 100 supplies and 100 MCR from every million natives.

Any Fascist starship with beams can plunder a planet for money and supplies. A Fascist ship with it’s mission set to “Pillage Planet” will pillage the planet it is orbiting after movement, if that planet is owned by anyone. The Fascist can pillage enemy planets, as well as allied or even their own planets if they desire to do so. The Fascist Pillage mission is not cumulative: a planet can only be pillage by one ship at a time. If multiple Fascist ships are set to pillage a planet only the one with the lowest ID will actually Pillage.

===Effects on the planet ===

As a result of the pillaging, one megacredit is generated for every 100 native clans (10,000 natives) and one megacredit is generated for every 100 colonist clans (10,000 colonists). Additionally, 1 supply-unit is made for every 100 native clans and another supply-unit for every 100 colonist clans. After this has been done, 20% of the natives plus an additional 120 clans are killed. Also 20% of the colonists plus an additional 20 clans are killed. Pillaging will also reduce the happiness of both colonists and natives by 10 points.

The planetary population sends out a distress message to it’s central command, informing them of the planet’s troubled situation. The message includes the planet’s ID number, a short version of the effects of the pillage mission, and the number of clans left after the pillaging. The Fascists automatically receive a copy of this message because they scan broad-range communications during pillaging. They just love to hear about the terror they’ve struck among their enemies.

===How to pillage ===

* pillage amorphous planets by dropping down 1 clan each turn.
* pillage planets with bad income until there are less then 2 Million
* if you want to pillage more then 1 round, just drop down 1 clan in the first turns - at the last turn drop down 30 clans
* if you pillage foreign planets (owned by other players) you don't need to beam down clans - you can pillage
* the pillage mission will act after movement, so you can fly to a foreign planet and pillage in the same turn!
* remember: pillaging kills 20% of its colonists + 20 clans
* for every 10.000 natives on a planet 1 supply unit will be generated: "So, a population of say 1 Million will produce a 100 supply stockpile!!

[[Category:Player Races]]

The Fascist Empire

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[[File:Fascists_Race_Icon_Nu.png|thumb|left|Fascist race icon from [http://vgaplanets.nu VGA Planets Nu]]]

=Overview=
The Fascist Empire is a race inspired by the Klingons from the Star Trek universe. They are primarily a [[torpedo]] based race although their largest warship (the [[Victorious Class Battleship]]) is one of the least powerful capital ships in the game. Their lack of raw fire power is offset by several sinister racial advantages including two ships armed with [[Glory Device]]s (self destruction by command).

=Race Characteristics=
* Fascist ships cannot be attacked by enemy planets or starbases. They can however attack planets or starbases.
* ''15:1 Attack Ratio and 5:1 Defense Ratio during ground assault.''
* The Fascists fleet includes two ships fitted with [[Glory Device]]s: The [[D19b Nefarious Class Destroyer]] and the [[Saber Class Frigate]]. This device enables the ship to self destruct causing significant damage to all ships in the immediate vicinity (your own ships get just 10%/20% damage). It can also be set to trigger in the presence of cloaked ships.
* The Fascists are the only race who can execute the [[Fascists#The_Pillage_Mission|Pillage]] mission. This mission allows any armed Fascist ship to plunder enemy, or friendly, planets for money and supplies.
* The Fascist fleet has 3 ships which can cloak and a number of ships with 10 beam weapons, providing some small defense against fighter carriers.

=Ships=

<div style="text-align: left;">
{| cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" style="border: 1px dashed darkgray;"
|- border="1"
! Tech
! Name
! Mass
! Fuel
! Cargo
! Crew
! Engines
! Beams
! Torps
! Bays
! MC
! Dur
! Trit
! Moly
! Special
|-
| 1 || [[Small Deep Space Freighter]] || 30 || 200 || 70 || 2 || 1 || || || || 10 || 2 || 2 || 3 ||
|-
| 2 || [[D7a Painmaker Class Cruiser]] || 170 || 230 || 120 || 352 || 2 || 4 || || || 90 || 42 || 81 || 43 ||
|-
| 2 || [[Little Pest Class Escort]] || 75 || 180 || 20 || 175 || 2 || 6 || || || 60 || 12 || 27 || 45 ||
|-
| 3 || [[Neutronic Fuel Carrier]] || 10 || 900 || 2 || 2 || 2 || || || || 20 || 10 || 2 || 20 ||
|-
| 3 || [[Medium Deep Space Freighter]] || 60 || 250 || 200 || 6 || 1 || || || || 65 || 4 || 4 || 6 ||
|-
| 4 || [[D7 Coldpain Class Cruiser]] || 175 || 430 || 100 || 373 || 2 || 4 || 2 || || 120 || 42 || 71 || 63 || [[Cloaking|Cloaking Device]]
|-
| 4 || [[Small Transport]] || 30 || 180 || 50 || 15 || 1 || 2 || || || 25 || 2 || 2 || 20 ||
|-
| 5 || [[Ill Wind Class Battlecruiser]] || 275 || 480 || 260 || 525 || 2 || 10 || 2 || || 320 || 82 || 91 || 93 ||
|-
| 5 || [[D3 Thorn Class Destroyer]] || 90 || 120 || 40 || 222 || 2 || 2 || 4 || || 110 || 32 || 43 || 25 || [[Cloaking|Cloaking Device]]
|-
| 6 || [[Large Deep Space Freighter]] || 130 || 600 || 1200 || 102 || 2 || || || || 160 || 85 || 7 || 8 ||
|-
| 6 || [[Valiant Wind Class Carrier]] || 180 || 190 || 80 || 322 || 2 || 7 || || 3 || 380 || 52 || 61 || 123 ||
|-
| 6 || [[Deth Specula Class Frigate]] || 113 || 140 || 35 || 240 || 2 || 6 || 4 || || 280 || 25 || 45 || 89 || [[Cloaking|Cloaking Device]]
|-
| 6 || [[D19b Nefarious Class Destroyer]] || 96 || 160 || 40 || 265 || 2 || 7 || || || 180 || 32 || 53 || 65 || [[Glory Device]]
|-
| 8 || [[Saber Class Frigate]] || 153 || 150 || 25 || 420 || 2 || 10 || || || 280 || 25 || 35 || 95 || [[Glory Device]]
|-
| 9 || [[Neutronic Refinery Ship]] || 712 || 800 || 1050 || 190 || 10 || 6 || || || 970 || 125 || 150 || 527 || [[Alchemy|Alchemy Ship]]
|-
| 10 || [[Super Transport Freighter]] || 160 || 1200 || 2600 || 202 || 4 || || || || 220 || 125 || 13 || 18 ||
|-
| 10 || [[Victorious Class Battleship]] || 451 || 290 || 130 || 810 || 2 || 10 || 6 || || 410 || 170 || 193 || 90 ||
|-
| 10 || [[Merlin Class Alchemy Ship]] || 920 || 450 || 2700 || 120 || 10 || 8 || || || 840 || 625 || 250 || 134 || [[Alchemy|Alchemy Ship]] - 3 Supplies -> 1 Mineral
|}
</div>

=== Most useful ships ===

* [[D7 Coldpain Class Cruiser]]: This is the most useful ship in your fleet. It has a mass of 175 kt, 100 Cargo room, 4 beams 2 torpedo bays and it has a [[Cloaking Device]].

* [[Ill Wind Class Battlecruiser]]: Level 5 battleship with a mass of 275 kt, 480 fuel tanks, 260 cargo space, 10 beams and 2 torpedo bays! This ship is amazing.

* [[Valiant Wind Class Carrier]]: 7 Beams and just 3 bays. Only build this ship if you get free fighters from your allied race. This ship takes out 3 Patriots.

* [[Deth Specula Class Frigate]]: 6 beams 4 torpedo bays - but a small fuel tank (140) and just 35 cargo space. Use this ship together with the D7. This ship has a [[Cloaking Device]].

* [[D19b Nefarious Class Destroyer]]: This ship has a [[Glory device]]. If this ship explodes, your ships at the same location will receive 20% of a mine hit of damage. At your second base build this ship or the Saber. Build them with X-rays or lasers and low tech engines.

* [[Saber Class Frigate]]: This ship has a [[Glory device]]. If this ship explodes, your ships at the same location will receive 10% of a mine hit of damage. Build them with X-rays or lasers and low tech engines (they will explode some day).

* [[Victorious Class Battleship]]: 10 beams 6 torpedo bays and a strong hull with 451 mass. This ship is cheap to build both in minerals and in cash.

=Alliances=

== Allied with a fighter race ==

The Fascists are very good to play as a single player, they can take out every other race - but if your enemy has an ally, you should choose one too:

===The Robots===

If you can have the Robot as an ally: Do it. Ok, you can sweep a lot of mines, but beware, that the Robot could choose another ally - if its the privateer: you will loose as the Fascist!
Also the Robot can offer you a Bioscan ship and fighters. The Robots are very interested in Cloakers.

===The Missing Colonies of Man===

Minesweeping specialists together. The Cols could built free fighters for the Fascists.

===The Rebels===

What should I say: 2 races which are immune against the planetary friendly code: NUK / ATT. Thats perfect. Ships? Try to trade a Falcon (its faboulos to play the Fascists with some Falcons). The Rebels are really interested in your Glory Device ships and Cloakers.

== Allied with cloaking race==

===Lizard===

Both Races with a higher Ground attack ratio. This is terrible for your neighbours. Its good to trade a Loki Class Destroyer against a D19 or Saber Class Frigate.

===Birdmen===

If you can choose, so try to make the Birdmen as your ally. Its hard to fight those Darkwings, they have more mass and 2 more tubes than your Vics.

===Privateer===

Its very good to have some MBRs in the fleet. If you have some Glory Device Ships, the Privateer won't do anything against you.

== Allied with others ==

===The Feds===

Its great to have the Fed as an ally from the beginning, so you can built cheap Vics and let them Super Refit later in the game - by your Ally. The Feds and the Fascists together can fight all cloaking races and are a strong couple.

===The Borg===

Both races can play very good together: Let the Borg take over the planets with bad government and produce clans. You use those clans (1200 clans on a LDF are good for ground attack!) for attack other planets. You can also pillage the planets for your ally. The shiplist is very good together.

===The Crystal People===

If the Chrystal People are your ally, give them some cloakers and let them lay webmines - later you can share those ships. The Fascists can clone ships for the Chrystal.

===Evil Empire===

Both races can play very good together: The Fascists can tow out defending ships, meanwhile a SSD is send to the planet/base to take over. The Dark Sense is very useful for the Fascists. The Evil Empire is very interested in Glory Device ships and Cloakers for minelaying.

=Strategies=

=== Build bases everywhere ===
Build up my home base with Engines 10 (Warp 9), Hull 5, Beams 1 and Torpedoes 5 (Mark 4). Raise up the factories to maximum and mines to at least 200.
Save your money in the beginning at your home base to send out a D7 in every direction first.

''The costs are: 1 [[D7 Coldpain Class Cruiser]]: 768 MC, 82 Du, 83 Tr, 135 Mo - Hull + 2 x Transwarp Drives, 4 x X-Rays + 2 x Mark4 torpedo launcher.''

Watch your next planets to decide where you should build your next base as soon as possible. Why? There you start building a fleet of Glory device ships (Hull 6 with Engine 1, X-Rays)! This is your main weapon. Be sure to have a couple of them before turn 20. Later you'll tow them with your Vics into war, and to safeguard your ships from robbing Priv cloakers.

''You will go out of Duranium soon.'' Thats why I prefer building no Disruptors on my first D7-Scouts...but try to built Disruptors + Mark7 as soon as possible.

You have to build some freighters to bring back minerals to your home base. Don't fly through the open space with them, don't show your neighbors where your home base is.

The Fascists are the only race other than the Empire who should build a base on any planet with good temperature and some minerals. You don't need the native race advantage, because you just have to raise the hulls up to 6 and that costs 1500 megacredits. Believe me, you will have enough money...and build a D19 every turn.
''The costs for a [[D19b Nefarious Destroyer]] are: 189 MC, 34 Du, 70 Tr, 65 Mo - Hull + 2 x Stardrive1 + 7 x Lasers or X-Rays.''

=== Expand cloaked with the D7===

Use your fantastic D7 (100 Cargo + 175 Mass) to expand (never build anything else on it as X-Rays or Disruptors). Your tubes can be Mark 4 - that depends on your tactics.
Use this ship to cross over distances above 81 LY.
I usually send this ship out without torpedoes, just put 100 clans on board. Set down 3 clans on every planet until you reach a good one with a lot of natives. Drop down 30 clans and pillage in the same turn. Next turn the planet is yours, and you have about 30 supplies and money on board. Next turn beam down supplies and some money and beam up some minerals. Then you fly on cloaked while building torpedoes on board using the Friendly Code "mkt".

You will have 2 logistic problems: bringing home the money and bringing a lot of clans to the front to take over bases:
''Send out some Deth Speculas to bring home money soon.''

Send out some Illwinds behind them, to bring clans and build torpedoes.
An ideal little fleet: D7 Coldpain Class Cruiser, a Deth Specula and an Illwind.

=== Fly behind the lines ===

Don't attack too early. Fly behind the lines and wait with your D7 and stay cloaked on a planet until a Freighter arrives. Tow him out with Warp 1 (into the warp wells), set Primary Enemy (PE) to this race and Friendly Code (FC): NTP - so you don't destroy the freighter with your torpedos - you'll capture it. Maybe you'll get some clans to drop down ont the next planet.

=== Pillage & don't fight planets ===

Remember: You are a Warrior race, so don't wait too long to attack. Choose your Ally soon. Build some Illwinds in the early stages with X-Rays and Mark 4's and make trouble (remember: planets do not attack your ships!). Later in the game, this is your armed transport. If this ship is damaged after a fight or by a mine hit, you just have to pillage. With this big cargo room, you'll repair 52% damage from pillaging in 1 turn! This ship shots down about 40 fighters in a fight, but why fighting a planet. Pillage it.
But if you want to take over a homeworld:Send 2 Illwinds, that works after 1 round pillaging.

Take over planets by beaming down clans. 100 clans will be as strong as 1000 clans, because of your ground attack ratio being 10:1.
In the early stages, you'll take over every planet by dropping clans from your D7 - and if there are too many enemy clans, pillage a few turns and you'll see, there will be less.

There are two ways to fight: Never go to a planet with Primary enemy set, first have a look at what's going on.
You can tow out carriers with your D7 to a couple of Vics with Glory Device ships. Try to fight carriers with 2 Glory Devices and 2 Vics with Mark 7 torpedoes (have at least 40 Supplies on board!).

=== Application is the trick! ===

Do you know "Juniper's Guide to Fascists" (By Juniper - Revised 5/29/1998)? He used this headline in his guide to explain in a fabulous way, how to get priority points using the Glory device:

"The Fascist, in order to be successful needs information. If he has enough Victorious Battleships and enough Glory devices and enough information he can both defend his territory fiercely and invade enemies successfully. Utilize Glory Ships to the max. They are your main weapons. Used in packs they are devastating.

Now, let's talk about trading lots of ships for few ships. Most races cannot get away with this. Why? Well, most races do not get priority points for the ships that it loses. If you go into battle with 2 Victorious Battleships and 2 glory devices against a Virgo, and you pop two ships you will usually lose a Victorious and the enemy loses 1 Virgo. How can this possibly be good for you? Well, first it is obvious that the Virgo would take out several Victorious without the help of the glory device and the Virgo would still live against 2 Victorious so that is clearly worse. However, with the glory devices, what happens after the battle? The enemy gets 5 priority build points from the Vicki, you get 7 from the Virgo, plus 2 for the two pop ships. This means you get 9 priority build points and he only gets 5. These are used to build ships after the ship limit is reached.

Before the ship limit is reached you can outbuild him because of the inexpensive nature of your ships and because you are building stripped down glory ships that cost about 300 MCR and almost no minerals.

After the 500 ship limit you should be able to keep up with your opponents because you have more priority build points and because your ships cost you less priority build points to build them. In order to maximize your builds you will have to make judicious use of the ship queue and the planetary PBx friendly codes."

= The Glory Device mission =

What is a Glory Device? It is a device that is installed on two of the Fascist ships the [[D19b Nefarious Destroyer]] and the [[Saber Class Frigate]]. The device is a ship feature and NOT a race advantage. Anyone owning one of these ships can use the device.
When one of these ships set off the Glory Device it does 1 minehit (1 minehit = 10000/ (hullmass) ) of damage to all ships at the same point in space and destroys itself.

=== Controlling the Glory Device ===

By using different friendly codes the glory device can be used in different ways:

A) By using the "pop" friendly code the D19 or Saber class starships will automatically explode after the movement phase.

B ) With a friendly code of "trg" the D19 or Saber class starships will explode after the movement phase, if:

'''Primary Enemy:'''
The D19 or Saber has a primary enemy set and a cloaked ship belonging to that primary is at the same location as the D19 or Saber.

'''Mission set to KILL:'''
The D19 or Saber has a KILL mission, and a cloaked ship not belonging to the same owner or one of his allies is at the same location as the D19 or Saber.

===Glory Devices and fuel===

To explode, a D19 or Saber does not need fuel. More precisely:

A friendly code of "pop" will cause the ship to explode, even if it has no fuel
A friendly code of "trg" together with a primary enemy setting will make the ship function as a cloaker-detector against ships belonging to that primary enemy, even if it has no fuel.
A friendly code of "trg" together with a KILL mission does require fuel, because having a mission set (in this case: KILL) requires fuel.

=== Exploding Glory Devices===

When a Glory Device explodes the ship's owner is informed by a message.
When exploding, the glory device does less damage to Fascist ships than other races' ships. The D19 will do 20% of normal damage and the Saber will do 10% of normal damage to ships that the Fascists own. If a glory device that is owned by someone other than the Fascists is set off, ships of that race that are in the same place will also only suffer a partial minehit of damage. Official allies of the Fascists still suffer a full minehit of damage from glory devices if they are in the same place as an exploding glory device. Fascists will always suffer only a partial minehit, no matter who owns and sets off the glory device and no matter if it is set off by an ally or enemy.

Ships that are hit by an exploding Glory Device send a message to their owner, and a copy is also sent to the owner of the exploded Glory Device ship.
====Supplies needed to repair Fascist owned Fascist ships after a single D19b or Saber Glory Device Explosion====
Cargo numbers are bolded for those ships which can repair themselves on the same turn as the explosion happens, provided they have enough supplies onboard.
<div style="text-align: left;">
{| cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" style="border: 1px dashed darkgray;"
|- border="1"
! Tech
! Name
! Mass
! Cargo
! D19b
! Saber
|-
| 1 || [[Small Deep Space Freighter]] || 30 || 70 || 335 || 165 ||
|-
| 2 || [[D7a Painmaker Class Cruiser]] || 170 || '''120''' || 60 || 30 ||
|-
| 2 || [[Little Pest Class Escort]] || 75 || 20 || 135 || 65 ||
|-
| 3 || [[Neutronic Fuel Carrier]] || 10 || 2 || dead || dead ||
|-
| 3 || [[Medium Deep Space Freighter]] || 60 || '''200''' || 165 || 85 ||
|-
| 4 || [[D7 Coldpain Class Cruiser]] || 175 || '''100''' || 55 || 30 ||
|-
| 4 || [[Small Transport]] || 30 || 50 || 335 || 165 ||
|-
| 5 || [[Ill Wind Class Battlecruiser]] || 275 || '''260''' || 35 || 20 ||
|-
| 5 || [[D3 Thorn Class Destroyer]] || 90 || 40 || 110 || 55 ||
|-
| 6 || [[Large Deep Space Freighter]] || 130 || '''1200''' || 75 || 40 ||
|-
| 6 || [[Valiant Wind Class Carrier]] || 180 || '''80''' || 55 || 30 ||
|-
| 6 || [[Deth Specula Class Frigate]] || 113 || 35 || 90 || 45 ||
|-
| 6 || [[D19b Nefarious Class Destroyer]] || 96 || 40 || 105 || 50 ||
|-
| 8 || [[Saber Class Frigate]] || 153 || 25 || 65 || 35 ||
|-
| 9 || [[Neutronic Refinery Ship]] || 712 || '''1050''' || 15 || 5 ||
|-
| 10 || [[Super Transport Freighter]] || 160 || '''2600''' || 65 || 30 ||
|-
| 10 || [[Victorious Class Battleship]] || 451 || '''130''' || 20 || 10 ||
|-
| 10 || [[Merlin Class Alchemy Ship]] || 920 || '''2700''' || 10 || 5 ||
|}
</div>
Formulas used: 
=ROUND(10000/mass*0.2)*5 for D19b Glory Device Explosion 
=ROUND(10000/mass*0.1)*5 for Saber Glory Device Explosion 

=== Glory Devices and planets ===

If the explosion takes place over a planet, a number of things happen.

* 25% of all planetary structures are destroyed.
* 40% of a planet's colonist population is killed.
* 40% of the native population is killed.'

''Siliconoid, Reptile and Bovinoid natives as well as Lizard and Crystalline colonists are immune to Glory Devices' effects. Starbases do not suffer any damage from exploding Glory Devices. Exploding a Glory Device over one of your own planets does not cause any damage to the planet.''

The Berthold rays that result from a Glory Device explosion will kill ALL Amorphous life on a planet that occupies the same point in space as the exploding starship. This will cause all of the Amorphous natives to be converted directly into supplies. They will be converted at a rate of 1 supply unit per 1000 natives. That's a lot of money!

=The Pillage Mission =

This mission is a useful addition to the Fascists arsenal. Pillage is a race advantage. It allows a ship to kill natives and clans on a planet and also provides income from the attack. The attack will kill 20% of the natives and 20 percent of the colonists and create 100 supplies and 100 MCR from every million natives.

Any Fascist starship with beams can plunder a planet for money and supplies. A Fascist ship with it’s mission set to “Pillage Planet” will pillage the planet it is orbiting after movement, if that planet is owned by anyone. The Fascist can pillage enemy planets, as well as allied or even their own planets if they desire to do so. The Fascist Pillage mission is not cumulative: a planet can only be pillage by one ship at a time. If multiple Fascist ships are set to pillage a planet only the one with the lowest ID will actually Pillage.

===Effects on the planet ===

As a result of the pillaging, one megacredit is generated for every 100 native clans (10,000 natives) and one megacredit is generated for every 100 colonist clans (10,000 colonists). Additionally, 1 supply-unit is made for every 100 native clans and another supply-unit for every 100 colonist clans. After this has been done, 20% of the natives plus an additional 120 clans are killed. Also 20% of the colonists plus an additional 20 clans are killed. Pillaging will also reduce the happiness of both colonists and natives by 10 points.

The planetary population sends out a distress message to it’s central command, informing them of the planet’s troubled situation. The message includes the planet’s ID number, a short version of the effects of the pillage mission, and the number of clans left after the pillaging. The Fascists automatically receive a copy of this message because they scan broad-range communications during pillaging. They just love to hear about the terror they’ve struck among their enemies.

===How to pillage ===

* pillage amorphous planets by dropping down 1 clan each turn.
* pillage planets with bad income until there are less then 2 Million
* if you want to pillage more then 1 round, just drop down 1 clan in the first turns - at the last turn drop down 30 clans
* if you pillage foreign planets (owned by other players) you don't need to beam down clans - you can pillage
* the pillage mission will act after movement, so you can fly to a foreign planet and pillage in the same turn!
* remember: pillaging kills 40% of its colonists + 20 clans
* for every 10.000 natives on a planet 1 supply unit will be generated: "So, a population of say 1 Million will produce a 100 supply stockpile!!

[[Category:Player Races]]

The Crystal Confederation

2011-11-21T15:07:16Z

213.198.52.118: /* Care and feeding the planets */

[[File:Crystal_race_Icon_Nu.png‎|thumb|left|Race Name race icon from [http://vgaplanets.nu VGA Planets Nu]] '''The Crystal Confederation''' (bases on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tholian Tholians] a race in the Star Trek fictional universe)

== Overview ==

The Crystal People are a silicon based life forms about 3 foot tall, with no limbs and a metallic color. They have two large glowing eyes in the middle of their polyhedron form. Larger Crystalline ships are moderately powerful and tend to favor beam type weapons. They have several small ship types that are useful in exploring planets and capturing freighters. Their main weapon of choice is the dreaded web minefield. They use these fields to trap enemy vessels, drain them of fuel and then tow the victim home after it is out of fuel to force it to surrender using a tow capture.

== Strategy Guides ==

(Link to well-known strategy guides. Give props to "famous" players of your race)

== Care and feeding the planets ==

As Crystal your clans grow best at 100°C but you are also able to maintain more clans on cold planets (1° to 14°) than all other races (beside the rebels). So how do you use this advantage?

* Non native planets:

Most players just drop 1 clan on non native planets, they use a scout or a the initial MDSF to claim those rocks and plan to visit them some day later to build mines and factories. They usualy concentrate on the native planets and leave the rest aside. By turn 20 they are happy that they have +40planets in the scorelist, but in real, they have 20 productive native planets and 20 rocks with 1 clan. As your webs are expensive, you need a strong eco, so you can not leave these rocks aside. As Crystalline, you have your Rubys and Emeralds that serve as exelent freighters. Your aim is to have 101 clans on every non native planets, so you can build 101 factories and 101 mines. Why 101?? Because the ratio of clans and factories is 1:1. If you want more factories you need far more clans. You can go to 200clans then your mines ration will still be 1:1 (200mines) but you will only be able to build 110 factories (1:1,8) As a Crystal you can support 101 clans on every planet that has more then 0°

How to get 101 clans on your rock?
During the first turns, you want to find your 10mio Bovinoid Unity planet, but you won´t. So make the best out of this 68°C rock with average minerals you just found. You have sent your initial MDSF with 160clans and 40 Supplies and drop 15 clans and 4 supplies. (calculate the needed clans to grow here: [www.vgaplanets.ca] Its a basic start for a rock, they have supplies, they can grow and you can concentrate on the good native planets at first. Later, if you have a ship available you can visit the rock again and "upgrade" it to 101clans and build 101 factories and mines. If you eco is running and you have free capacity on your freighters, you can even remove clans from a rock if they have grown to more then 101 clans. Remove the extra clans and bring to another rock that has less then 101 clans.

= Race Advantages =

* Can lay Web space mines that entrap enemy ships and drain fuel.
* Have a Terraforming ship that heat up planets to 100°C. The [[Onyx Class Frigate]]
* Likes desert worlds.
* Can Tow Capture fuelless ships.
* Can not clone ships.
* Population immune to [[Glory Device]] (structures will still be destroyed)

== Special Missions ==

* Lay Web Mines
Will convert torps into Deep space Web mines that entrap enemy ships and drain fuel.

* Try to tow
Will board enemy fuelless ships (Tow Capture) with every Ship owned by the Crystals that have at least 1 beam weapon and 2 Engines.

= Shiplist =

<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 bgcolor=#FDD017 align="right" width="32">[[Duranium|Dur]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#2B60DE align="right" width="32">[[Tritanium|Tri]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#4CC552 align="right" width="32">[[Molybdenum|Mol]]</td>

<td align="right" width="32">[[Mass]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Cargo|Car]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#C11B17 align="right" width="32">[[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">[[Opal Class Torpedo Boat]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1/0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>

<td align="right" width="32">60</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">12</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">29</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">20</td>
<td align="right" width="32">67</td>
<td align="right" width="32">19</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">55</td>
<td align="right" width="32">25</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">[[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">[[Ruby Class Light Cruiser]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">3</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">95</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">32</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">47</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">43</td>
<td align="right" width="32">120</td>
<td align="right" width="32">370</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">390</td>
<td align="right" width="32">136</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Topez Class Gunboat]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">3</td>
<td align="right" width="32">4</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">12</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">27</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">25</td>
<td align="right" width="32">65</td>
<td align="right" width="32">15</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">60</td>
<td align="right" width="32">20</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">[[Sky Garnet Class Destroyer]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">5</td>
<td align="right" width="32">7</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">43</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">25</td>
<td align="right" width="32">90</td>
<td align="right" width="32">30</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">120</td>
<td align="right" width="32">80</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">[[Emerald Class Battlecruiser]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">6</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">390</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">258</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">480</td>
<td align="right" width="32">258</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Onyx Class Frigate]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">8</td>
<td align="right" width="32">8</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1/0</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">35</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">95</td>
<td align="right" width="32">153</td>
<td align="right" width="32">10</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">150</td>
<td align="right" width="32">320</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Diamond Flame Class Battleship]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">9</td>
<td align="right" width="32">10</td>
<td align="right" width="32">6/0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>

<td align="right" width="32">410</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">70</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">93</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">390</td>
<td align="right" width="32">451</td>
<td align="right" width="32">90</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">400</td>
<td align="right" width="32">510</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Neutronic Refinery Ship]] ([[Alchemy]] [[Neutronium]])</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]] ([[Alchemy]] [[Minerals]])</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">[[Crystal Thunder Class Carrier]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">10</td>
<td align="right" width="32">6</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0/8</td>
<td align="right" width="32">4</td>

<td align="right" width="32">480</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">42</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">61</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">233</td>
<td align="right" width="32">320</td>
<td align="right" width="32">80</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">290</td>
<td align="right" width="32">422</td>
</tr>

</table>

== most useful ships ==
Only the most useful ships will be mentioned here:

* [[Opal Class Torpedo Boat]]: This ship has two main purposes that are often combined - as a scout, and as a web tender. Generally built with Mark 4 or 7 torps (depending on cash/mineral supply), it is practically never used for combat, save for capturing freighters via an x-ray laser and the "ntp" friendly code. One of the most useful functions of this ship occurs late in the game when it is often handy to "adjust" a large webfield a small amount to prevent invading ships from minesweeping it from the edge. This is best done by an Opal (with perhaps a few items in its hold) sweeping said minefiend with the "msc" friendly code, thus shrinking the field by a tiny but well controlled amount. This technique can bring even the largest fleets to a virtual standstill.

* [[Ruby Class Light Cruiser]]: This is your workhorse! With 370kt cargo it more useful then a MDSF. You can use it for tow capture and web mine support.

* [[Emerald Class Battlecruiser]]: This is your linebacker! You can use it for nearly everything, Cargo Transfer( 510kt Cargo), Web Mine laying and fighthing. With its 8 beam / 3 Torps you can take out all non Borg, non Starbase planets.

* [[Onyx Class Frigate]]: This ship is generally built in groups for the purpose of heating important planets, but also can be used in the same manner as the Opals, except with greater firepower and minesweeping capabilities. Even if sacrificed to destroy a small or medium carrier's fighter supply, it often will pay for itself (though if that is its only function, a Garnet might serve better).

* [[Diamond Flame Class Battleship]]: Expensive in Moly, but worth. Can kill all midsize torpers. Best used in Combo with a Crystal Thunder. Build some with Distruptors and Gamma bombs to capture enemy Cobolts and Fireclouds.

* [[Crystal Thunder Class Carrier]]: The Crystal Starbase and Carrier Killer, use it in a Diamon-Thunder Combo.

= Web Mines =
[[File:StrategicWebmines.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Strategic Webmines to secure a front line]]
[[File:Tactical Webmines.gif|200px|thumb|right|Tactical Webmines to trap and capture a Baseship]]
[[Web mines]] are the most feared weapon a Crystal player has. They are best for strategic defence as they are hard to sweep. There are various strategies for how to best deploy web mines. Strategic Webminefields or Tactical webminefields. Generally speaking, several small overlapping fields are most awkward for an enemy to navigate, but there are also times when a large one with a ship to "tend" it (see Opals above) proves even more effective. Also note that it is possible to lay concentric web fields by laying them in different race IDs via the "mi*" friendly code (though the web drain in such cases is not cumulative, only the chance of striking a mine), and that web drain affects ships orbiting planets and/or ships that have yet to actually strike a webmine (but are of course within a web field).

= Alliances =

Most races are excellent allies for the Tholians - their web mining ability compliments every other race (except perhaps the Cylons), and every other race has either an economic (cash, fighters) or strategic (cloaking) ability that the Crystals are also in need of.

* with the The Solar Federation:

An excellent ally - the Tholians need cash for webfields, the Feds often need protection.

* with the Lizards:

Also an excellent ally for similar reasons as the Fed.

* with the The Empire of Birds:

A great ally, as the Birds are often vulnerable alone, and a cloaking web layer is a Crystalline wet (er, dry?) dream.

* with the Fascist:

A great ally as well - can plunder for cash, can provide cloakers.

* with the Privateers:

The best possible ally, assuming the Tholians do not wish to simply destroy them instead (being arguably the race most capable of doing so).

* with the Cyborg:

On paper, not a particularly compelling ally, but in practice they often prove one of the best -
the Borg need protection to grow, and the Tholians need Cube Ship muscle and cash from the many fast growing Cyborg colonies.

* with the Evil Empire:

A moderately useful alliance. The Empire lacks minelayers, but can provide a certain amount of fighters and of course Dark Sense.

* with the Robots:

A great alliance for the Tholians, but the Robots are generally not in great need of web mines unless facing the Colonies. In that case, however, it is a match made in the Heavens.

* with the Rebels:

A decent alliance: fighters/Falconing/GTA(both for enemies and friends) for web mines. The Emerald is also a major upgrade for the Rebel's minesweepers.

* with the Lost Colonies of Man:

Perhaps the best "free fighter" alliance: the Crystals gain all the obvious things (figs, Cobols, even Lady Royales) and if the Colonies are being ganged up on (as often happens), web mines can make a huge difference.

= Enemies =

* with the The Solar Federation:
* with the Lizards:
* with the The Empire of Birds:
* with the Fascist:
* with the Privateers:
* with the Cyborg:
* with the Evil Empire:
* with the Robots:
* with the Rebels:
* with the Lost Colonies of Man

= Strategies =

== Strategy 1 ==

Description of Strategy

= Notes =

* Anything that
* doesn't fit
* in other categories

[[Category:Player Races]]

The Crystal Confederation

2011-11-21T15:00:22Z

213.198.52.118: /* Care and feeding the planets */

[[File:Crystal_race_Icon_Nu.png‎|thumb|left|Race Name race icon from [http://vgaplanets.nu VGA Planets Nu]] '''The Crystal Confederation''' (bases on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tholian Tholians] a race in the Star Trek fictional universe)

== Overview ==

The Crystal People are a silicon based life forms about 3 foot tall, with no limbs and a metallic color. They have two large glowing eyes in the middle of their polyhedron form. Larger Crystalline ships are moderately powerful and tend to favor beam type weapons. They have several small ship types that are useful in exploring planets and capturing freighters. Their main weapon of choice is the dreaded web minefield. They use these fields to trap enemy vessels, drain them of fuel and then tow the victim home after it is out of fuel to force it to surrender using a tow capture.

== Strategy Guides ==

(Link to well-known strategy guides. Give props to "famous" players of your race)

== Care and feeding the planets ==

As Crystal your clans grow best at 100°C but you are also able to maintain more clans no cold planets (1° to 14°) then all other races (beside the rebels). So how do you use this advantage.

* Non native planets:

Most players just drop 1 clan on non native planets, they use a scout or a the initial MDSF to claim those rocks and plan to visit them some day later to build mines and factories. They usualy concentrate on the native planets and leave the rest aside. By turn 20 they are happy that they have +40planets in the scorelist, but in real, they have 20 productive native planets and 20 rocks with 1 clan. As your webs are expensive, you need a strong eco, so you can not leave these rocks aside. As Crystalline, you have your Rubys and Emeralds that serve as exelent freighters. Your aim it so have 101 clans on every non native planets, so you can build 101 factories and 101 mines. If you drop more clans, the rate of clans needed to max. factories/mines will go down (for expample 100 clans = 100 factories, 200 clans = 110 factories) As a Crystal you can support 101 clans on every planet that has more then 0° (if you use your Onxy you are able to run 100%!!! of all planets.)

How to get 101 clans on your rock?
During the first turns, you want to find your 10mio Bovinoid Unity planet, but you won´t. So make the best out of this 68°C rock with average minerals you found. You have sent your initial MDSF with 160clans and 40 Supplies and drop 15 clans and 4 supplies. (calculate the needed clans to grow here: [www.vgaplanets.ca] Its a basic start for a rock, they have supplies, they can grow and you can concentrate on the good native planets at first. Later, if you have a ship available you can visit the rock again and "upgrade" it to 101clans and build 101 factories and mines.

= Race Advantages =

* Can lay Web space mines that entrap enemy ships and drain fuel.
* Have a Terraforming ship that heat up planets to 100°C. The [[Onyx Class Frigate]]
* Likes desert worlds.
* Can Tow Capture fuelless ships.
* Can not clone ships.
* Population immune to [[Glory Device]] (structures will still be destroyed)

== Special Missions ==

* Lay Web Mines
Will convert torps into Deep space Web mines that entrap enemy ships and drain fuel.

* Try to tow
Will board enemy fuelless ships (Tow Capture) with every Ship owned by the Crystals that have at least 1 beam weapon and 2 Engines.

= Shiplist =

<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 bgcolor=#FDD017 align="right" width="32">[[Duranium|Dur]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#2B60DE align="right" width="32">[[Tritanium|Tri]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#4CC552 align="right" width="32">[[Molybdenum|Mol]]</td>

<td align="right" width="32">[[Mass]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Cargo|Car]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#C11B17 align="right" width="32">[[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">[[Opal Class Torpedo Boat]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1/0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>

<td align="right" width="32">60</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">12</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">29</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">20</td>
<td align="right" width="32">67</td>
<td align="right" width="32">19</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">55</td>
<td align="right" width="32">25</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">[[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">[[Ruby Class Light Cruiser]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">3</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">95</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">32</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">47</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">43</td>
<td align="right" width="32">120</td>
<td align="right" width="32">370</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">390</td>
<td align="right" width="32">136</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Topez Class Gunboat]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">3</td>
<td align="right" width="32">4</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">12</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">27</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">25</td>
<td align="right" width="32">65</td>
<td align="right" width="32">15</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">60</td>
<td align="right" width="32">20</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">[[Sky Garnet Class Destroyer]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">5</td>
<td align="right" width="32">7</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">43</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">25</td>
<td align="right" width="32">90</td>
<td align="right" width="32">30</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">120</td>
<td align="right" width="32">80</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">[[Emerald Class Battlecruiser]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">6</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">390</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">258</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">480</td>
<td align="right" width="32">258</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Onyx Class Frigate]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">8</td>
<td align="right" width="32">8</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1/0</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">35</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">95</td>
<td align="right" width="32">153</td>
<td align="right" width="32">10</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">150</td>
<td align="right" width="32">320</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Diamond Flame Class Battleship]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">9</td>
<td align="right" width="32">10</td>
<td align="right" width="32">6/0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>

<td align="right" width="32">410</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">70</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">93</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">390</td>
<td align="right" width="32">451</td>
<td align="right" width="32">90</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">400</td>
<td align="right" width="32">510</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Neutronic Refinery Ship]] ([[Alchemy]] [[Neutronium]])</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]] ([[Alchemy]] [[Minerals]])</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">[[Crystal Thunder Class Carrier]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">10</td>
<td align="right" width="32">6</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0/8</td>
<td align="right" width="32">4</td>

<td align="right" width="32">480</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">42</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">61</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">233</td>
<td align="right" width="32">320</td>
<td align="right" width="32">80</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">290</td>
<td align="right" width="32">422</td>
</tr>

</table>

== most useful ships ==
Only the most useful ships will be mentioned here:

* [[Opal Class Torpedo Boat]]: This ship has two main purposes that are often combined - as a scout, and as a web tender. Generally built with Mark 4 or 7 torps (depending on cash/mineral supply), it is practically never used for combat, save for capturing freighters via an x-ray laser and the "ntp" friendly code. One of the most useful functions of this ship occurs late in the game when it is often handy to "adjust" a large webfield a small amount to prevent invading ships from minesweeping it from the edge. This is best done by an Opal (with perhaps a few items in its hold) sweeping said minefiend with the "msc" friendly code, thus shrinking the field by a tiny but well controlled amount. This technique can bring even the largest fleets to a virtual standstill.

* [[Ruby Class Light Cruiser]]: This is your workhorse! With 370kt cargo it more useful then a MDSF. You can use it for tow capture and web mine support.

* [[Emerald Class Battlecruiser]]: This is your linebacker! You can use it for nearly everything, Cargo Transfer( 510kt Cargo), Web Mine laying and fighthing. With its 8 beam / 3 Torps you can take out all non Borg, non Starbase planets.

* [[Onyx Class Frigate]]: This ship is generally built in groups for the purpose of heating important planets, but also can be used in the same manner as the Opals, except with greater firepower and minesweeping capabilities. Even if sacrificed to destroy a small or medium carrier's fighter supply, it often will pay for itself (though if that is its only function, a Garnet might serve better).

* [[Diamond Flame Class Battleship]]: Expensive in Moly, but worth. Can kill all midsize torpers. Best used in Combo with a Crystal Thunder. Build some with Distruptors and Gamma bombs to capture enemy Cobolts and Fireclouds.

* [[Crystal Thunder Class Carrier]]: The Crystal Starbase and Carrier Killer, use it in a Diamon-Thunder Combo.

= Web Mines =
[[File:StrategicWebmines.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Strategic Webmines to secure a front line]]
[[File:Tactical Webmines.gif|200px|thumb|right|Tactical Webmines to trap and capture a Baseship]]
[[Web mines]] are the most feared weapon a Crystal player has. They are best for strategic defence as they are hard to sweep. There are various strategies for how to best deploy web mines. Strategic Webminefields or Tactical webminefields. Generally speaking, several small overlapping fields are most awkward for an enemy to navigate, but there are also times when a large one with a ship to "tend" it (see Opals above) proves even more effective. Also note that it is possible to lay concentric web fields by laying them in different race IDs via the "mi*" friendly code (though the web drain in such cases is not cumulative, only the chance of striking a mine), and that web drain affects ships orbiting planets and/or ships that have yet to actually strike a webmine (but are of course within a web field).

= Alliances =

Most races are excellent allies for the Tholians - their web mining ability compliments every other race (except perhaps the Cylons), and every other race has either an economic (cash, fighters) or strategic (cloaking) ability that the Crystals are also in need of.

* with the The Solar Federation:

An excellent ally - the Tholians need cash for webfields, the Feds often need protection.

* with the Lizards:

Also an excellent ally for similar reasons as the Fed.

* with the The Empire of Birds:

A great ally, as the Birds are often vulnerable alone, and a cloaking web layer is a Crystalline wet (er, dry?) dream.

* with the Fascist:

A great ally as well - can plunder for cash, can provide cloakers.

* with the Privateers:

The best possible ally, assuming the Tholians do not wish to simply destroy them instead (being arguably the race most capable of doing so).

* with the Cyborg:

On paper, not a particularly compelling ally, but in practice they often prove one of the best -
the Borg need protection to grow, and the Tholians need Cube Ship muscle and cash from the many fast growing Cyborg colonies.

* with the Evil Empire:

A moderately useful alliance. The Empire lacks minelayers, but can provide a certain amount of fighters and of course Dark Sense.

* with the Robots:

A great alliance for the Tholians, but the Robots are generally not in great need of web mines unless facing the Colonies. In that case, however, it is a match made in the Heavens.

* with the Rebels:

A decent alliance: fighters/Falconing/GTA(both for enemies and friends) for web mines. The Emerald is also a major upgrade for the Rebel's minesweepers.

* with the Lost Colonies of Man:

Perhaps the best "free fighter" alliance: the Crystals gain all the obvious things (figs, Cobols, even Lady Royales) and if the Colonies are being ganged up on (as often happens), web mines can make a huge difference.

= Enemies =

* with the The Solar Federation:
* with the Lizards:
* with the The Empire of Birds:
* with the Fascist:
* with the Privateers:
* with the Cyborg:
* with the Evil Empire:
* with the Robots:
* with the Rebels:
* with the Lost Colonies of Man

= Strategies =

== Strategy 1 ==

Description of Strategy

= Notes =

* Anything that
* doesn't fit
* in other categories

[[Category:Player Races]]

The Crystal Confederation

2011-11-21T14:59:44Z

213.198.52.118: /* Strategy Guides */

[[File:Crystal_race_Icon_Nu.png‎|thumb|left|Race Name race icon from [http://vgaplanets.nu VGA Planets Nu]] '''The Crystal Confederation''' (bases on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tholian Tholians] a race in the Star Trek fictional universe)

== Overview ==

The Crystal People are a silicon based life forms about 3 foot tall, with no limbs and a metallic color. They have two large glowing eyes in the middle of their polyhedron form. Larger Crystalline ships are moderately powerful and tend to favor beam type weapons. They have several small ship types that are useful in exploring planets and capturing freighters. Their main weapon of choice is the dreaded web minefield. They use these fields to trap enemy vessels, drain them of fuel and then tow the victim home after it is out of fuel to force it to surrender using a tow capture.

== Strategy Guides ==

(Link to well-known strategy guides. Give props to "famous" players of your race)

== Care and feeding the planets ==

As Crystal your clans grow best at 100°C but you are also able to maintain more clans no cold planets (1° to 14°) then all other races (beside the rebels). So how do you use this advantage.

Non native planets:
Most players just drop 1 clan on non native planets, they use a scout or a the initial MDSF to claim those rocks and plan to visit them some day later to build mines and factories. They usualy concentrate on the native planets and leave the rest aside. By turn 20 they are happy that they have +40planets in the scorelist, but in real, they have 20 productive native planets and 20 rocks with 1 clan. As your webs are expensive, you need a strong eco, so you can not leave these rocks aside. As Crystalline, you have your Rubys and Emeralds that serve as exelent freighters. Your aim it so have 101 clans on every non native planets, so you can build 101 factories and 101 mines. If you drop more clans, the rate of clans needed to max. factories/mines will go down (for expample 100 clans = 100 factories, 200 clans = 110 factories) As a Crystal you can support 101 clans on every planet that has more then 0° (if you use your Onxy you are able to run 100%!!! of all planets.)

How to get 101 clans on your rock?
During the first turns, you want to find your 10mio Bovinoid Unity planet, but you won´t. So make the best out of this 68°C rock with average minerals you found. You have sent your initial MDSF with 160clans and 40 Supplies and drop 15 clans and 4 supplies. (calculate the needed clans to grow here: [www.vgaplanets.ca] Its a basic start for a rock, they have supplies, they can grow and you can concentrate on the good native planets at first. Later, if you have a ship available you can visit the rock again and "upgrade" it to 101clans and build 101 factories and mines.

= Race Advantages =

* Can lay Web space mines that entrap enemy ships and drain fuel.
* Have a Terraforming ship that heat up planets to 100°C. The [[Onyx Class Frigate]]
* Likes desert worlds.
* Can Tow Capture fuelless ships.
* Can not clone ships.
* Population immune to [[Glory Device]] (structures will still be destroyed)

== Special Missions ==

* Lay Web Mines
Will convert torps into Deep space Web mines that entrap enemy ships and drain fuel.

* Try to tow
Will board enemy fuelless ships (Tow Capture) with every Ship owned by the Crystals that have at least 1 beam weapon and 2 Engines.

= Shiplist =

<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 bgcolor=#FDD017 align="right" width="32">[[Duranium|Dur]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#2B60DE align="right" width="32">[[Tritanium|Tri]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#4CC552 align="right" width="32">[[Molybdenum|Mol]]</td>

<td align="right" width="32">[[Mass]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">[[Cargo|Car]]</td>
<td bgcolor=#C11B17 align="right" width="32">[[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">[[Opal Class Torpedo Boat]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1/0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1</td>

<td align="right" width="32">60</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">12</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">29</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">20</td>
<td align="right" width="32">67</td>
<td align="right" width="32">19</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">55</td>
<td align="right" width="32">25</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">[[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">[[Ruby Class Light Cruiser]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">3</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">95</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">32</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">47</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">43</td>
<td align="right" width="32">120</td>
<td align="right" width="32">370</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">390</td>
<td align="right" width="32">136</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Topez Class Gunboat]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">3</td>
<td align="right" width="32">4</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">12</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">27</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">25</td>
<td align="right" width="32">65</td>
<td align="right" width="32">15</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">60</td>
<td align="right" width="32">20</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">[[Sky Garnet Class Destroyer]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">5</td>
<td align="right" width="32">7</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">43</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">25</td>
<td align="right" width="32">90</td>
<td align="right" width="32">30</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">120</td>
<td align="right" width="32">80</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">[[Emerald Class Battlecruiser]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">6</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">390</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">258</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">480</td>
<td align="right" width="32">258</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Onyx Class Frigate]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">8</td>
<td align="right" width="32">8</td>
<td align="right" width="32">1/0</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">35</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">95</td>
<td align="right" width="32">153</td>
<td align="right" width="32">10</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">150</td>
<td align="right" width="32">320</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Diamond Flame Class Battleship]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">9</td>
<td align="right" width="32">10</td>
<td align="right" width="32">6/0</td>
<td align="right" width="32">2</td>

<td align="right" width="32">410</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">70</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">93</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">390</td>
<td align="right" width="32">451</td>
<td align="right" width="32">90</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">400</td>
<td align="right" width="32">510</td>
</tr>

<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" width="300">[[Neutronic Refinery Ship]] ([[Alchemy]] [[Neutronium]])</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]] ([[Alchemy]] [[Minerals]])</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">[[Crystal Thunder Class Carrier]]</td>
<td align="right" width="32">10</td>
<td align="right" width="32">6</td>
<td align="right" width="32">0/8</td>
<td align="right" width="32">4</td>

<td align="right" width="32">480</td>
<td bgcolor=#EDDA74 align="right" width="32">42</td>
<td bgcolor=#3BB9FF align="right" width="32">61</td>
<td bgcolor=#B5EAAA align="right" width="32">233</td>
<td align="right" width="32">320</td>
<td align="right" width="32">80</td>

<td bgcolor=#E77471 align="right" width="32">290</td>
<td align="right" width="32">422</td>
</tr>

</table>

== most useful ships ==
Only the most useful ships will be mentioned here:

* [[Opal Class Torpedo Boat]]: This ship has two main purposes that are often combined - as a scout, and as a web tender. Generally built with Mark 4 or 7 torps (depending on cash/mineral supply), it is practically never used for combat, save for capturing freighters via an x-ray laser and the "ntp" friendly code. One of the most useful functions of this ship occurs late in the game when it is often handy to "adjust" a large webfield a small amount to prevent invading ships from minesweeping it from the edge. This is best done by an Opal (with perhaps a few items in its hold) sweeping said minefiend with the "msc" friendly code, thus shrinking the field by a tiny but well controlled amount. This technique can bring even the largest fleets to a virtual standstill.

* [[Ruby Class Light Cruiser]]: This is your workhorse! With 370kt cargo it more useful then a MDSF. You can use it for tow capture and web mine support.

* [[Emerald Class Battlecruiser]]: This is your linebacker! You can use it for nearly everything, Cargo Transfer( 510kt Cargo), Web Mine laying and fighthing. With its 8 beam / 3 Torps you can take out all non Borg, non Starbase planets.

* [[Onyx Class Frigate]]: This ship is generally built in groups for the purpose of heating important planets, but also can be used in the same manner as the Opals, except with greater firepower and minesweeping capabilities. Even if sacrificed to destroy a small or medium carrier's fighter supply, it often will pay for itself (though if that is its only function, a Garnet might serve better).

* [[Diamond Flame Class Battleship]]: Expensive in Moly, but worth. Can kill all midsize torpers. Best used in Combo with a Crystal Thunder. Build some with Distruptors and Gamma bombs to capture enemy Cobolts and Fireclouds.

* [[Crystal Thunder Class Carrier]]: The Crystal Starbase and Carrier Killer, use it in a Diamon-Thunder Combo.

= Web Mines =
[[File:StrategicWebmines.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Strategic Webmines to secure a front line]]
[[File:Tactical Webmines.gif|200px|thumb|right|Tactical Webmines to trap and capture a Baseship]]
[[Web mines]] are the most feared weapon a Crystal player has. They are best for strategic defence as they are hard to sweep. There are various strategies for how to best deploy web mines. Strategic Webminefields or Tactical webminefields. Generally speaking, several small overlapping fields are most awkward for an enemy to navigate, but there are also times when a large one with a ship to "tend" it (see Opals above) proves even more effective. Also note that it is possible to lay concentric web fields by laying them in different race IDs via the "mi*" friendly code (though the web drain in such cases is not cumulative, only the chance of striking a mine), and that web drain affects ships orbiting planets and/or ships that have yet to actually strike a webmine (but are of course within a web field).

= Alliances =

Most races are excellent allies for the Tholians - their web mining ability compliments every other race (except perhaps the Cylons), and every other race has either an economic (cash, fighters) or strategic (cloaking) ability that the Crystals are also in need of.

* with the The Solar Federation:

An excellent ally - the Tholians need cash for webfields, the Feds often need protection.

* with the Lizards:

Also an excellent ally for similar reasons as the Fed.

* with the The Empire of Birds:

A great ally, as the Birds are often vulnerable alone, and a cloaking web layer is a Crystalline wet (er, dry?) dream.

* with the Fascist:

A great ally as well - can plunder for cash, can provide cloakers.

* with the Privateers:

The best possible ally, assuming the Tholians do not wish to simply destroy them instead (being arguably the race most capable of doing so).

* with the Cyborg:

On paper, not a particularly compelling ally, but in practice they often prove one of the best -
the Borg need protection to grow, and the Tholians need Cube Ship muscle and cash from the many fast growing Cyborg colonies.

* with the Evil Empire:

A moderately useful alliance. The Empire lacks minelayers, but can provide a certain amount of fighters and of course Dark Sense.

* with the Robots:

A great alliance for the Tholians, but the Robots are generally not in great need of web mines unless facing the Colonies. In that case, however, it is a match made in the Heavens.

* with the Rebels:

A decent alliance: fighters/Falconing/GTA(both for enemies and friends) for web mines. The Emerald is also a major upgrade for the Rebel's minesweepers.

* with the Lost Colonies of Man:

Perhaps the best "free fighter" alliance: the Crystals gain all the obvious things (figs, Cobols, even Lady Royales) and if the Colonies are being ganged up on (as often happens), web mines can make a huge difference.

= Enemies =

* with the The Solar Federation:
* with the Lizards:
* with the The Empire of Birds:
* with the Fascist:
* with the Privateers:
* with the Cyborg:
* with the Evil Empire:
* with the Robots:
* with the Rebels:
* with the Lost Colonies of Man

= Strategies =

== Strategy 1 ==

Description of Strategy

= Notes =

* Anything that
* doesn't fit
* in other categories

[[Category:Player Races]]