Thousand Parsec: Orders

Last updated: 18 Feb 2003

Move

• Warp drive
  Warp drives move through normal space at a speed greater then light. Higher speed uses more fuel, possibility of "ram scoop" engines which can get fuel from space at lower speeds. Requires: Destination, Speed
• Jump drive
  Jump drives jump directly to the destination without passing through the points in-between. They take a long time to charge and without "space anchors" never really turn up at the exact destination. How long the engine charges for increases the accuracy. Longer distances have less accuracy. Most distances have a "minimum" charge time. Requires: Destination, ChargeTime
• Link drives
  Use "holes" in space to go from one system to another. These drives just open the holes which already exist. (At higher tech levels "holes" can be created and destroyed). Requires: Hole to enter
• Grav accel drives
  As used by packet accelerators, once in transit no course change can be made. These drives don't use any fuel at all, how ever ships are damaged in transport. Max speed is determined by the maximum damage the ship can withstand. Requires: Destination, Speed

Build

Build something. Planets can build planety facilities and ships with surface to space capability. Space stations (and construction ships) can build ships which can fit in their docks.

Colonize

Colonize the currently orbiting planet.

Colonize using Space Station

Like colonize but deploys a space station. Used for races which can't exist on a planet.

Deploy, Space Station

Unpack a stationary space device. This also include sensors and communication relays (as they are just space station commonents).

Deploy, Space Anchor

Create a space anchor so that jump ships can reliably jump to this location

Create "hole"

Create a "hole" from this system to the target system. Longer distances require exponentially more energy.

Mine

Mines the current location. (Used for remote mining operations)

Transport

You can only transfer to a planet if it has a space station or the ship has ground to space capability.

• Pickup
  How much of what?
• Drop off
  How much of what?
• Transfer
  How much of what?

??Tow??

Drags a target to a destination, used by tug boats etc..

Attack

Attack and enemy

Lay defense

Lay mines or sentinel defense systems at location