White stars

White Star Tutorial

The White Star is a 5 day activity in which players go into with their Corporation. (The first 12 hours are for preparation) This mode will bring much deeper co-operation: Corporation members will need to discuss fleet allocation and tactics extensively, before and during the mission. There will also be a strong competitive element, as there's a hostile Corporation operating in the same star, going after the same resources. Time operates much more slowly (600x slower) in a White Star to give corporations time to plan and strategize. A 30 second move in a Red Star is about a 5 hour move in a White Star. A time machine may be used to preschedule moves and module activations. It can also project moves scheduled by your corporation members. However, it will not show scheduled enemy movements. The goal in the White Star is to claim Relics for your Corporation. Relics spawn automatically on the planets over time. All 3 ship types will have a unique role to play in the White Star. Transports pick up Relics and have to move them to safety before they can be claimed. Miners can speed up Relic generation by depositing Hydrogen on the planets. Battleships are needed to defend against, or attack the other Corporation's ships. Each participating player will be allowed to send 2 ships in the White Star, one of which can be a Battleship. The Corporation with the most relics by the end of the WS match is the winner. Rewards are based on red star scanner lvl. Losing corp recieves smaller rewards. In case of draw it counts as if both corps lost reward wise.

Time Machine

The time machine (TM) is a useful tool to preschedule moves and module activations in the WS. It is helpful to teammates to preschedule moves for at least 12 hours in advance. Below are screenshots on how to access the time machine:

WS Ship Fitting Guide

Front Line Ship

- These ships are the bulk of our fighting force. They should be designed to engage and kill the enemy and to secure our planets and key sectors. Should consist of 4-6 BS of 10.
Preferred modules in order of importance: battery or dual laser, omega shields or blast shields, barrier, EMP, destiny, teleport, unity, rockets.

Raider

- These ships are agile and designed to get past enemy lines to attack support ships. They should avoid direct conflict with enemy BS. Should consist of 1-2 BS of 10. Preferred modules in order of importance: mass battery or dual laser, delta shields, barrier, teleport, destiny, stealth, impulse, timewarp.

Defender

- These ships are our last line of defense against opposing raiders. Players choosing a defender role must be attentive and react quickly to enemy movements. Defenders should be parked in sectors in a blockade formation protecting planets or support ships and their routes. Should consist of 3-5 BS of 10.
Preferred modules in order of importance: battery, omega/area/delta shields, barrier, emp, teleport.

Interceptors

- defenders designed to quickly intercept enemy raiders.
Recommended fit: battery/deltashields/emp/barrier/teleport/impulse.

Support Ships

- These ships consist of our miners and transports (TS). They are also known as "squishies" because of their tendency to get destroyed. In the beginning of a WS, the ratio of miners to transports should be 3:1. In a 10 man WS, that’s about 7-8 miners. The miners are responsible for gathering as much hydro as possible and then dropping off to a nearby safe planet. A good strategy to use is Genesis and Crunch to quickly get hydro to planet. Check the #dump-n-grab channel to coordinate efforts. Mine out sectors near gate, planets, and transport routes to prevent the enemy from using it as waypoints for movement or teleport/destiny. However, it can be advantageous to leave a few asteroids in gate sector. After dropping off hydro, miners have a choice of mining more or going back to gate to grab a transport. The few transports that make the initial jump will be responsible for grabbing round 1 relics. Round 1 relics can be obtained from level 10 planets or the hydro drop off planet. Position transports in sectors adjacent to these sectors. Move in once the frontline BS have secured the planet. Round 2 relics can be grabbed after hydro drop off by people that have switched their miner to a transport. Standard fit for miners: remote mining and mining boost. Additional modules in order of importance: genesis, crunch, mining unity, enrich, barrier, timewarp, teleport. Fit for transports in order of importance: cargo bay extension (standard), entrust (if researched), timewarp, barrier, stealth, rockets.

Tech Sheet or compendium (choose one)

- To help fleet commanders plan strategies, we require all members to track their technology levels on the Roster & Tech Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rR77bIFIlf9Hy-b5mFo_2dWwcsiWNk8HEsw8uacPs8Q/edit?usp=sharing

Location Grid and Orders

The map of the WS is based on an alpha numeric system with each sector corresponding to an assigned code. The columns of the grid are represented by letters and the rows within each column is represented by a number. Specific orders can include move orders to sectors and can sometimes include asteroids and time remaining in WS. As an example an order may look like:
“Move BS to B4.27 at 2d 5h 30m.” Translated: “Initiate battleship move to sector B4 to the asteroid that has 27 hydro left when white star has 2days 5hours and 30minutes remaining.”
To assist with exact timing, you may click the white star in center of map while in the time machine. The commanders will also use locational pings in the in-game WS chat. @everyone