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The Oracle is a special building that allows you to see fleet movements of nearby planets. This fusion-powered device can only be built on moons, and each scan of a planet costs 10,000 hydrogen. Scans are done from the galaxy page, or the scans page, which only moons have.
The Oracle shows all fleet movements except recalled deploys. So it shows a deploy that has not been recalled, transports, harvests, espionages, missions, and trades in progress.
Impact on Fleetsaving
Because the Oracle can see most fleet types, there are only a few ways safe to fleet save if one is in your area.
1. Any mission between moons and debris fields. Because the Oracle can only scan planets, any mission launched from a moon that goes to a moon or debris field is safe. For instance, deploys or transports sent from one moon to another. Harvests sent from a moon are also 100% safe.
2. Deploys that land after you can check for an incoming Oracle attack. For instance if you will be gone for 2 hours, you send a deploy from one world to another that takes 2.5 hours. Then you log on 2 hours later and look for an incoming attack landing right after your deploy. If there is one, you can hit recall, the person with the Oracle will now not know when your fleet will arrive back at its home planet, even if he scans your planet again.
Range and Costs
The range of the Oracle depends on its level and is:
Range = (Oracle Level)2 - 1
Costs:
| Level | Ore Cost | Crystal Cost | Hydrogen Cost | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20,000 | 40,000 | 20,000 | 0 (same solar system only) |
| 2 | 40,000 | 80,000 | 40,000 | 3 |
| 3 | 80,000 | 160,000 | 80,000 | 8 |
| 4 | 160,000 | 320,000 | 160,000 | 15 |
| 5 | 320,000 | 640,000 | 320,000 | 24 |
| 6 | 320,000 | 640,000 | 320,000 | 35 |
| 7 | 640,000 | 1,280,000 | 640,000 | 48 |
The Oracle may only scan a planet and the Hephaestus class roving attack platform, never a moon or debris field. It shows all fleets going to or from the scanned planet or Hephaestus class roving attack platform, however a recalled deploy mission will not be seen.
