Diplomacy Mode
In Diplomacy Mode, you cannot attack, group defend, launch interplanetary ballistic missiles at, or espionage other players and other players cannot attack, group defend, launch interplanetary ballistic missiles at, or espionage you. You actually may transport/trade resources to or receive resources from other players. Higher ranked may transport/trade. If you are ranked lower than the other person, you may only trade. And it does not matter whether the person themselves are in Diplomacy Mode or not. You may transport to a person in vacation mode if that person is not too high. Now in return for the protection, you are taxed a percentage of all earnings (from mines, missions, etc.) while in Diplomacy Mode. The percentage is based on your Resources Spent Building Points (which are found by viewing the leader board).
| Resource Spent | Tax |
| 0-49,999 | 25% |
| 50,000-99,999 | 50% |
| 100,000+ | 75% |
Turning Diplomacy Mode on or off takes 24 hours. While toggling Diplomacy, you will remain in your current state for the 24 hours. So when turning it on, you will remain outside of Diplomacy (and therefore able to be attacked) for 24 hours until it becomes effective. Attacks sent before Diplomacy mode takes effect may still land afterward. If you have an emergency and need immediate protection from future attacks, vacation mode may be a better option.
Information
- There is no time limit on Diplomacy Mode, however becoming inactive (i.e. not logging in for 7 days) will make you vulnerable to attack despite being in Diplomacy Mode until you become active again.
- To enter or leave diplomacy mode, use the options link in the menu at the bottom of the game screen.
- The state of diplomacy mode is shown in the Galaxy tab, in the player column:
- (d) indicates a player is in diplomacy mode.
- (d!) indicates a player is in diplomacy and toggling out.
- (!) indicates a player is toggling into diplomacy mode.
- No annotation means they are not in diplomacy mode. The meaning of other flag letters can be found by clicking on the legend link near the bottom of the page.
