Difference between revisions of "Combat"
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The damage dealt from each shot is equal to the shooting ship's Weapons rating. So for instance an Artemis Class has a Weapons rating of 50. If it hits an Atlas Class it will deal that Atlas 50 damage. | The damage dealt from each shot is equal to the shooting ship's Weapons rating. So for instance an Artemis Class has a Weapons rating of 50. If it hits an Atlas Class it will deal that Atlas 50 damage. | ||
| − | ===Shield and | + | ===Shield and Armor=== |
| − | Damage done to a ship in each round is first absorbed by that ship's [[shield]] and then the remaining damage subtracts from the ship's [[ | + | Damage done to a ship in each round is first absorbed by that ship's [[shield]] and then the remaining damage subtracts from the ship's [[armor rating]]. An Atlas Class has a shield strength of 10 and an armor rating of 400, so if it were shot by an Artemis Class, which deals 50 damage, the first 10 would be absorbed by the shield and the remaining 40 would reduce the Atlas's armor rating to 360. |
| − | Shields replenish between rounds but | + | Shields replenish between rounds but armor rating does not repair until the end of battle. So in our example above, in round 2 the Atlas would start with 10 shield again and only 360 armor. After round 2, if it survived, it would have an armor rating of 320. |
===Destroying=== | ===Destroying=== | ||
| − | At the end of each round, when all ships are done firing, any ship that has less than 70% of its initial | + | At the end of each round, when all ships are done firing, any ship that has less than 70% of its initial armor rating has a chance to explode equal to the total armor reduction. |
| − | So in our above example after round 4 the Atlas class will have suffered 160 total | + | So in our above example after round 4 the Atlas class will have suffered 160 total armor damage and have 240 armor(out of its starting 400) left. That means it has lost 40% of its armor((160/400)*100) and will therefore have a 40% chance of being destroyed. |
| − | If it survives, at the end of round 5 it will have suffered another 40 | + | If it survives, at the end of round 5 it will have suffered another 40 armor damage for a total of 200, giving it a 50% chance of destruction. At the end of round 6 it will have suffered 240 armor damage and have a 60% chance of destruction. Thus it is actually possible (but unlikely) for an Atlas Class to not be destroyed by an Artemis. |
==Result== | ==Result== | ||
===Attacker Wins=== | ===Attacker Wins=== | ||
| − | At the end of combat if all of the defender's ships and defenses have been destroyed, and the attacker has ships remaining, the attacker will have won the battle and will [[plunder]] the defender. | + | At the end of combat if all of the defender's ships and defenses have been destroyed, and the attacker has ships remaining, the attacker will have won the battle and will [[plunder]] the defender's planet. |
===Defender Wins=== | ===Defender Wins=== | ||
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*[[Weapons Rating]] | *[[Weapons Rating]] | ||
*[[Shield Rating]] | *[[Shield Rating]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Armor Rating]] |
*[[Ships]] | *[[Ships]] | ||
*[[Defenses]] | *[[Defenses]] | ||
Revision as of 21:19, 29 July 2009
Combat is what happens when one enemy fleet encounters another as the result of an attack. The attacker's ships immediately fight against the enemy's ships and defenses, if he has any.
How it Works
Combat is divided into six rounds. In each of the six rounds, all of the attacker's and defender's surviving units fire randomly at the opposing fleet's units simultaneously. If any unit strikes a unit against which it has rapidfire, that unit will get a chance at firing an extra shot, also randomly. This will repeat until all units fail on their random rapidfire chance or hit a unit against which they do not have rapidfire. See the rapidfire entry for more information on how this works.
Weapons
The damage dealt from each shot is equal to the shooting ship's Weapons rating. So for instance an Artemis Class has a Weapons rating of 50. If it hits an Atlas Class it will deal that Atlas 50 damage.
Shield and Armor
Damage done to a ship in each round is first absorbed by that ship's shield and then the remaining damage subtracts from the ship's armor rating. An Atlas Class has a shield strength of 10 and an armor rating of 400, so if it were shot by an Artemis Class, which deals 50 damage, the first 10 would be absorbed by the shield and the remaining 40 would reduce the Atlas's armor rating to 360.
Shields replenish between rounds but armor rating does not repair until the end of battle. So in our example above, in round 2 the Atlas would start with 10 shield again and only 360 armor. After round 2, if it survived, it would have an armor rating of 320.
Destroying
At the end of each round, when all ships are done firing, any ship that has less than 70% of its initial armor rating has a chance to explode equal to the total armor reduction.
So in our above example after round 4 the Atlas class will have suffered 160 total armor damage and have 240 armor(out of its starting 400) left. That means it has lost 40% of its armor((160/400)*100) and will therefore have a 40% chance of being destroyed.
If it survives, at the end of round 5 it will have suffered another 40 armor damage for a total of 200, giving it a 50% chance of destruction. At the end of round 6 it will have suffered 240 armor damage and have a 60% chance of destruction. Thus it is actually possible (but unlikely) for an Atlas Class to not be destroyed by an Artemis.
Result
Attacker Wins
At the end of combat if all of the defender's ships and defenses have been destroyed, and the attacker has ships remaining, the attacker will have won the battle and will plunder the defender's planet.
Defender Wins
At the end of combat if all of the attacker's ships are destroyed, and the defender has ships or defense remaining, the defender will have won combat. No plunder will be received by the attacker.
Draw
If at the end of combat both sides have ships left, or all ships have been destroyed, the battle will have been a draw and no plunder will be received by the attacker.
