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  • Introduction
  • The Nu Scenario
  • Race Advantages
    • The Solar Federation
    • The Lizards
    • The Birdmen
    • The Fascists
    • The Privateers
    • Cyborg
    • Crystal People
    • The Evil Empire
    • The Robots
    • The Rebels
    • The Colonies of Man
  • Starships
  • Planets
  • Starbases
  • Starchart
  • Star Clusters
  • Nebulas
  • Debris Disks
  • Alliances and Diplomacy
  • Friendly Codes
  • The Ship Limit
  • Ship Database
  • Military Score
  • Host Order
  • Default Config
  • Hot Keys
  • The Leader board
  • Rules
  • Win Conditions
  • Change Log
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Race Advantages



PLAYER 1 (The Solar Federation)

  • Super Refit (update tech of old ships)
  • 2X income from planetary taxes
  • Crew bonus (weapons repaired in combat, shield boost, 3 extra fighter bays)
  • Terraforming ships
  • Loki  anti-cloaking ship
  • Brynhild bioscanner ship
  • Can clone captured enemy ships


PLAYER 2 (The Lizards)

  • Ship with Lizard crew can take 150% damage before blowing up
  • 30X ground combat!
  • 2X mining rate
  • The Lizard HISSSSSS! mission (stops civil wars)
  • Cloaking Ships
  • One terraforming ship
  • Loki anti-cloaking ship
  • Can clone captured enemy ships


PLAYER 3  (The Birdmen)

  • Cloaking ships (Including a cloaking battleship)
  • Super Spy Mission
  • Can change enemy planet Friendly Codes
  • Can clone captured enemy ships


PLAYER 4  (The Fascists)

  • Plunder natives and colonists for money and supplies
  • 15X ground combat
  • Cloaking ships
  • Glory device
  • Can clone captured enemy ships


PLAYER 5  (The Privateers)

  • Rob enemy ships
  • 3X crew kill when using beam weapons
  • Cloaking ships
  • Tow Capture beam
  • Lady Royale gambling ship
  • Three ships with GRAVITONIC Accelerators


PLAYER 6  (Cyborg)

  • Assimilation of natives
  • Recover minerals and fuel from the hull of defeated enemy ships
  • Ship repair self in space 10% per turn while stopped
  • Hyperjumping probe
  • Firecloud warp Chunnel
  • Can clone captured enemy ships


PLAYER 7  (The Crystal People)

  • Web space mines that entrap enemy ships and drain fuel
  • A desert Terraforming ship
  • Likes desert worlds
  • Tow Capture beam


PLAYER 8  (The Evil Empire)

  • The Dark Sense
  • Starbases build 5 free fighters per turn using minerals only
  • Super Star Destroyer Imperial Assault ship
  • Hyperjumping probe
  • Can clone captured enemy ships


PLAYER 9  (The Robots)

  • 4X Space mine laying bonus (4X the number of mines per torp)
  • Can build fighters in space
  • Pawn class bioscanner ship
  • Can clone captured enemy ships


PLAYER 10 (The Rebels)

  • Can sabotage planets (destroy structures and start a civil war)
  • Can build fighters in space
  • Hyperjumping Falcon Class
  • Can clone captured enemy ships


PLAYER 11 (The Colonies of Man)

  • Can use fighters to mine sweep
  • Can sweep minefields in an ion storm
  • Can build fighters in space
  • Cobol Class Bioscanner with fuel scooper
  • Aries Class advanced fuel refinery ship
  • Lady Royale class gambling ship
  • Can clone captured enemy ships

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