Beta 6 introduces an optional system of stock markets which, while usually being beneficial as they increase revenues, also happen to create a small risk of economic depression. A planet’s stock market normally affects only the output of industrial factories – however, some laws allow the planet’s base income to be indexed on its value [...]
Archive of entries posted on December 2008
Travel and distances (5/5): putting it all together
The previous posts in the series explained the basic elements of distance and trajectory computations in the Legacy Worlds Beta 6 universe; this final post about travel and distances puts these elements together, explaining how and when they apply. Indeed, while players will get the final say about their fleets’ trajectories, some details remain to [...]
Travel and distances (4/5): interstellar travel
The previous posts in this series discussed generalities, stellar systems and special objects such as nebulae. The last element that needs to be considered to describe travel in the Legacy Worlds universe is actual interstellar travel. Because of the structure of the universe in the new version, it is impossible to describe interstellar travel as [...]
Travel and distances (3/5) : special objects
While the first post discussed generalities and the second post discussed travel and distances within stellar systems, this third post about travel and in-game distances will describes the structures associated with other, “special” objects which can be found in one of the universe’s layers – namely black holes, nebulae and supergates.