Planetary Invasion

Current revision as of 23:35, 22 December 2023

Planetary Invasion is a critical part of the game. Until you have researched scan modules or the Planet Transformer Chain of missions, finding excellent planets is a huge challenge. The solution is to take excellent planets from others ! However, be warned that an active pilot will not likely to be happy about it, so you should expect some retaliation from them or their legion mates.

In order to invade an enemy planet, you must first attack the planet enough times to drop the planet's population down to below 10. The maximum amount of population that will be killed per enemy attack is 20. This can be sped up using Ion Storm Charges and Dark Arbalest ability to decrease the planetary defense, or directly reduce the planetary population with Quantum Bio-Vaporizers. Once the population is below 100, you can use the Sabotage ability if you are a Saboteur. Once the population is below 10, an Invade button will become active on the Planetary Actions tab.

Clicking invade will attempt an invasion. A successful invasion will award you the planet as well as a green badge. The normal cooldown period between invasion attempts is 24 hours.

If your ship has a Calming Amplifier effect, you will be prevented from invading enemy planets. You can invade after clearing the effect by making a non.attack offensive action (hack, use an offensive artifact, etc.) against an enemy ship.

Invasion Chance

From the Equations page:

Chance% = (InvAtt/(3*InvDef))*100

Invasion Defense

Some Planet_Offense_Structures and Planet_Defense_Structures will increase your planetary invasion defense [1]. A higher invasion defense improves your chances at defending a planet. The maximum invasion chance of an attacker is set at 90%. The Xecti race bonus applies to invasion defense.

InvDef% =(Planet Attack + Planet Defense + Invasion Defense Items) * (1+(LegionBonus/100))

Invasion Attack

Some modules and abilities will increase your attack, but only during planetary invasions [2]. A higher invasion attack improves your chances at conquering a planet up to a maximum invasion chance of 90%. The Konqul race bonus also applies to invasion attack. During the Bane (seasonal event), you may also use the Bane Horror UST buff.

InvAtt = Your Invasion Attack (Your "Normal" Attack + "normal" buffs (i.e. crux/crimson/crystal etc.) + Invasion-specific attack (from modules) + Invasion buffs (Stryll Pathogen, Mutagenic Cartridges etc.)) * Invasion %Bonus (Decimators, Kulgox)

Ship modules which provide invasion attack

sources: [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Image	Name	Size	Invasion Attack	ATK/Deck	Gained From	Equip Limit	Upkeep per Day
	Anubix, AI Assault Drone rank 1	0	160 before rank bonuses	-	Collective Theory Lab	1 Anubix, AI Assault Drone	100,000,000 CR
	Apparitious, Bane Familiar rank 100	0	10%	-	90 GP during the October Bane event	1 Apparitious, Bane Familiar	14,900,000 CR
	Atmospheric Decimator	10	100 plus 7%	10.0 plus xx	Battle Market for 15 green badges	2 Atmospheric Decimators	50,000 CR
	Autonomous Processor	20	100 or 200	5.0 or 10.0	Medal: The Pinnacle (rank 1000)	1 Autonomous Processor	? CR
	Biospheric Decimator	10	250 plus 9%	25.0 plus xx	Battle Market for 29 green badges (upgrades existing Atmospheric Decimator)	2 Biosphere Decimators	750,000,000 CR
	Dark Mutagen Battery	0	40	-	70 mission completions	1 Dark Mutagen Battery	0
	Dark Smuggler Chassis	25	600	24.0	Mission: Furtive Adjustments	1 Dark Smuggler Chassis	? CR
	Exo-Temporal Translator	10	60	6.0	Mission: Aberrant Signals	4 Exo-Temporal Translators	2,500 CR
	Exotic Bio-Disruptor 2.0	12	350 plus 6%	29.167 plus xx	Medal: King of the Hill 2.0 (flag Exotica planet)	1 Exotic Bio-Disruptor 2.0	? CR
	Lazuli Mind Controller	8	35	4.375	NPC: Reynard, Lazuli Titan	3 Lazuli Weapons	25,000 CR
	Prototype Mech XV	0	15	-	15 mission completions	1 Prototype Mech XV	0
	Psionic Amplifier	10	30	3.000	Mission: Harnessing the Weapon	1 Psionic Amplifier	8,600 CR
	Sha'din Security Terminal - Type N	20	200	10.0	Sha'din Hyperport	4 Sha'din Terminals	25,000,000 CR
	Vorean Bio-Ray	15	200	13.333	Bioweapon Research	2 Bio-Rays	50M CR
	Vortov, Hired Mercenary rank 1	0	150 before rank bonuses	-	Mission Market for 48 relic badges	1 Vortov, Hired Mercenary	2,500,000,000 CR

Bane Emitters

Bane Emitters are only available from hunting down Bane NPCs that spawn only during the Bane_(seasonal_event)

Image	Name	Size	Invasion Attack	ATK/Deck	Gained From	Equip Limit	Upkeep per Day
	Bane Emitter	10	20	2.000	NPC: Bane Revenant	4 Bane Emitters	? CR
	Charged Bane Emitter	12	30	2.500	NPC: Bane Revenant	4 Bane Emitters	? CR
	Overcharged Bane Emitter	13	45	3.462	NPC: Bane Eidolon	4 Bane Emitters	250,000 CR
	Hypercharged Bane Emitter	14	60	4.286	NPC: Bane Eidolon	4 Bane Emitters	2,500,000 CR
	Megacharged Bane Emitter	15	75	5.000	NPC: Bane Reaver	4 Bane Emitters	2,500,000 CR
	Terrorcharged Bane Emitter	16	90	5.625	NPC: Bane Phantom	4 Bane Emitters	? CR
	Horrorcharged Bane Emitter	17	120	7.059	NPC: Bane Dread	4 Bane Emitters	? CR
	Dreadcharged Bane Emitter	17	150	8.824	NPC: Bane Dread, Bane Fright	4 Bane Emitters	? CR
	Vilecharged Bane Emitter	17	180	10.588	NPC: Bane Fright	4 Bane Emitters	? CR
	Foulcharged Bane Emitter	17	220	12.941	NPC: Bane Fright	4 Bane Emitters	? CR
	Wrathcharged Bane Emitter	17	260	15.294	NPC: Bane Fright	4 Bane Emitters	? CR
	Darkcharged Bane Emitter	18	310	17.222	NPC: Bane Fright	4 Bane Emitters	? CR
	Paincharged Bane Emitter	19	370	19.474	NPC: Bane Fright	4 Bane Emitters	? CR

Artifacts and Abilities which provide temporary buffs to invasion attack

Invasion Cost

Also from the Equations page:

Each successful invasion will result in your acquisition of the planet, for double the credit cost of a Planetary colonization.

Current Simplified Formula In English (Translated By - QCubed, Corrector - FerrusManus):

Invasion Cost = ((Number Of Planets Controlled)^3) * 2000

Invasion Cooldown Timer

The normal cooldown period between invasion attempts is 24 hours.

The Bane Hypershroud series of ship modules will modify your invasion timer, with success or failure setting different cooldowns as follows:

The Paradox Generator removes any active timers for your invade, daily reward, share, abandon, hack, raid, repair, and trade abilities.

The Annex Decree removes any active timer for your invade ability, but can not be used within 4 hours of your previous invasion attempt.

Invasion Events

These events have a chance of occurring when a planet is successfully invaded. They last for one week.

Image	Name	Effect
	Devastated Landscape	+100% build costs
	Enslaved Prisoners	-50% to build cost (half cost in credits AND minerals)
	Insurgent Uprising	-50% to total defenses

Invasion Upgrade

How to get the invasion upgrade ?

Obtained by completing The Lone Conqueror medal. Invasion upgrade is an ability gained by successfully invading 15 planets while you're not a member of a legion.

What does it do ?

Each time you successfully invade a planet, a 50% 'Improved Invasion' production bonus is applied to this planet for 2 days.

--Butterfly3007 01:46, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

Invasion Medals

There are a variety of Medals related to invading planets:

Non.seasonal

• Clear Skies: Go 40 days without attempting an invasion on an enemy planet.
• Rebellious Recapture: Successfully Invade 10 planets while they are under the effects of an Insurgent Uprising.
• The Lone Conqueror: Successfully invade 15 planets while you are not in a legion

Seasonal

• Coveted Takeover: During the Hallows Bane event, invade 8 planets that have been scanned by no greater than 2 other ships.
• Dark Descendents: During the Hallows Bane event, Invade 4+ planets that have at least 500 passive cloak, and have not been scanned by anyone else other than you and the owner.
• Dark Offspring: During the Hallows Bane event, Invade 4+ planets that have at least 900 passive cloak, and have not been scanned by anyone else other than you and the owner.
• Fire and Brimstone: While under the effects of both 'Bane Nightmare' and a 'Hallows Bane' from an enemy trap, invade the following types of planets: Terra, Toxic, Plasma, Demon
• Living Nightmare: While under the effects of 'Bane Nightmare', invade the following types of common/uncommon planets: Icy, Volcanic, Gas, Barren, Desert
• Vile Encounters: During the Hallows Bane event, invade planets scanned by 2 or fewer other ships that have the following criteria: Massive or larger; 25 or more structures; 2000 or more passive attack (only 1 matching criteria validated per invasion - at random - so minimum 3 invasions)
• Toil and Trouble: While under the effects of 'Krow Gaze' and a 'Hallows Bane' from an enemy trap, invade the following types of planets: Metallic, Oceanic, Irradiated, Crystal
• Unending Horrors: While under the effects of 'Krow Gaze', 'Bane Nightmare', and a 'Hallows Bane' from an enemy trap, invade the following types of planets: Barren, Volcanic, Gas, Desert
• Infinite Nightmares: While under the effects of 'Krow Gaze', 'Bane Nightmare', and a 'Hallows Bane' from an enemy trap, invade the following types of planets: Terra, Icy, Aphotic, Demon

Planet Artifacts Impacted By Planetary Attacks

Recently Attacked = 1 hour

• Engineered Virus - stops population growth on a recently-attacked enemy planet for 1 day
• Sabotage ability - destroy one standard attack, defense or population structure on an enemy planet for 10 energy (enemy planet population must be less than 100)
• Assimilation Locus - all effects double if used on a new colony (within 24 hours of invasion, without using any Planetary Time Vortex) that you recently invaded

1 day or less

• Tranquil Monolith - minimum cloak bonus of 5% (+5% every 2 months calm)

2 days

• Bane Psybeacon - Can only be built on planets attacked within the last 48 hours
• Uldri Recovery Capsule - Can only be build on planets attacked in the last 48 hours
• Orion Menagerie - Can only be placed on a planet attacked in the last 48 hours

3 days

• Sub-Tachyonic Detector - Can only use on planets attacked in the last 3 days, or irradiated planets

7 days or 1 week

• Temporal Flux Orb - Can not be used on planets that have been attacked in the past week
• XRP Warp Inhibitor - Can only be constructed on planets that have not been attacked in the past week
• Chronofield Projector - Can only use on a planet that has not been attacked in the last week
• Bane Psybeacon - Mark II - Planet must be calm for 1 week to upgrade to Bane Psybeacon - Mark II
• Uldri Spacial Marker - Must be calm for 1 week to upgrade to mark 2
• Uldri Recovery Capsule - Must be calm for 1 week to upgrade to mark 2

14 days or 2 weeks

• VARA Interface - boosts planet production by 4% for 2 days, plus an additional 4% for planets attacked in the last 2 weeks
• Bane Psybeacon - Mark III - Planet must be calm for 2 weeks to upgrade to Bane Psybeacon - Mark III

31 days or 1 month

• N-Dimensional Compressor - can not be used on planets that have been attacked within the past month
• Bane Psybeacon - Mark IV - Planet must be calm for 1 month to upgrade to Bane Psybeacon - Mark IV
• Uldri Spacial Marker - Must be calm for 1 month to upgrade to mark 3
• Uldri Recovery Capsule - Must be calm for 1 month to upgrade to mark 3

62 days or 2 months

• Uldri Recovery Capsule - Must be calm for 2 months to upgrade to mark 4
• Tranquil Monolith - cloak bonus of 10% (+5% every 2 months calm)

93 days or 3 months

• Argent Consulate - Can only be built on planets that have been calm for 3+ months, or that have never been attacked.
• Galakis Transport - can only be placed on a planet with a Galakis Route Marker (Cannot use on planets attacked in the last 3 months)

123 days or 4 months

• Tranquil Monolith - cloak bonus of 15% (+5% every 2 months calm)

184 days or 6 months

• Tranquil Monolith - cloak bonus of 20% (+5% every 2 months calm)

245 days or 8 months

• Tranquil Monolith - cloak bonus of 25% (+5% every 2 months calm)

273 days or 9 months

• Galactic Concord Station - effects doubled if planet has not been attacked in the 9 months prior to construction

303 days or 10 months

• Tranquil Monolith - cloak bonus of 30% (+5% every 2 months calm)

366 days or 12 months = 1 year

• Tranquil Monolith - cloak bonus of 35% (+5% every 2 months calm)

425 days or 14 months

• Tranquil Monolith - cloak bonus of 40% (+5% every 2 months calm)

485 days or 16 months

• Tranquil Monolith - cloak bonus of 45% (+5% every 2 months calm)

550 days or 18 months

• Tranquil Monolith - maximum cloak bonus of 50%

1000 days or 2 years 9 months

• 'Last attacked XX' becomes 'Planet has never been attacked'

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