Moon

A moon is a celestial body formed from the debris of a large fleet that has been destroyed. For every 150,000 debris left behind after a battle, there is a 1% chance that a moon will be created. The maximum chance that a moon can be created is 20% (3m debris).

Since moons have no atmosphere of their own, a Lunar Base must be developed before buildings can be built on a moon.

A moon is the only place that two very special buildings can be built, the Oracle and the Warp Gate.

In addition to these, two planetary buildings may also be built. The owner of a moon may build a Shipyard where both ships and defenses can be built. He may also build a Capitol.

Moons act much like a planet. Players can deploy ships to or from moons, and can launch any mission they could launch from an attack. Moons have no resource production of their own, but can be used to store resources.

Moons can be espionaged by Hermes Class Probes but cannot be scanned by the Oracle.

Probability of moon formation from ship debris

Ship	1%	2%	3%	4%	5%	6%	7%	8%	9%	10%	11%	12%	13%	14%	15%	16%	17%	18%	19%	20%
Artemis Class	125	250	375	500	625	750	875	1000	1125	1250	1375	1500	1625	1750	1875	2000	2125	2250	2375	2500