EtherStrike is a game of strategy in which players engage in interplanetary battles as they attempt to conquer the crypto-universe.
The object of EtherStrike is to grow your planet wallet with the largest, most powerful planets in the known universe by attacking and overtaking opponents’ planets.
To begin playing EtherStrike, you will first need at least one planet. You may purchase a planet by exploring the Universe and finding a planet for sale. Before purchasing, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the various planet attributes described in the next section. Once you have a planet in your planet wallet (My Planets) you may begin gameplay at any time.
): The size of a planet, given as a number (1-100). Size plays an important role in both planet development and gameplay. The size of each planet puts upper limits on other attributes, namely population, energy, and food. Size also may influence the probability of winning an attack (see Attacking a Planet).
): The number of inhabitants on a planet. Population is restricted by planet size. Population will grow naturally based off a planet’s fertility rate. Additional population may be purchased in the Marketplace. A planet is conquered when its population has been reduced to zero (0).
): Represents how quickly your planet’s population will grow naturally. Ranges between 1-10,000.
): Natural Defense 1 of 3. Ranges between 1-10,000. Higher AH means a planet will be more difficult for opposing players to attack.
): Natural Defense 2 of 3. Ranges between 1-10,000. Higher TD means a planet will be more difficult for opposing players to attack.
): Natural Defense 3 of 3. More moons mean a planet will be more difficult for opposing players to attack.
): The sophistication of your planet’s offense. No limit. The higher your offensive strength, the more likely you’ll win a given attack.
): The sophistication of your planet’s defense. No limit. The higher your defensive strength, the more likely your planet will expel a given attack.
): The amount of expendable energy held in your planet’s energy reserves. Ranges between 1-10,000. Each time you attack another planet you will expend energy, regardless of the outcome. Energy Resources will be mined at a rate dependent upon a planet’s level of Industrialization. Additional ER may be purchased in the Marketplace.
): The amount of expendable food held in your planet’s food reserves. Ranges between 1-10,000. Each time you attack another planet you will expend food, regardless of the outcome. Food Resources will be grow at a rate dependent upon a planet’s level of Industrialization. Additional FR may be purchased in the Marketplace.
): A planet’s level of industrialization. Ranges between 1-10,000. The higher your planet’s level of industrialization, the faster your planet will mine energy and grow food.All information hereafter will describe in-game actions. Please note: EtherStrike is built on blockchain technology. Due to the emerging nature of this technology, what players view on their screen is not necessarily completely reflective of the most recent information on the blockchain. Thus it is recommended that players refresh their browser window frequently; especially after the completion of a transaction, whose progress can be watched in the MetaMask plugin.
Attacking another planet always requires the following: Population (P), Energy Resources (ER), and Food Resources (FR). These resources will accumulate continuously at rates determined by your planet’s level of Fertility (F) (for Population) and Industrialization (I) (for Energy and Food Resources). The higher a planet’s Fertility and Industrialization, the faster the associated resources will grow.
Although resources will accumulate automatically, they will only be delivered to your planet by harvesting. You may harvest resources once every harvest period (6 hours); however, unharvested resources will NOT assist in planet defense. E.g., if your planet is showing P=3,000,000 and you have 500,000 in uncollected population, an attacker must only defeat the population of 3,000,000 to take the planet. Unharvested resources will accumulate for 20 harvest periods only. To harvest resources, simply click “Harvest” below your planet in the planet wallet.
Players may, at any point, choose to buy/sell Population, Food Resources, and Energy Resources in the Marketplace. To list a resource, first select the relevant planet, choose the resource for sale, and enter the amount you wish to sell. Sellers may choose a starting price, an ending price, and a price window (duration). After the expiration of the price window, unpurchased resources will remain on the market at the end price indefinitely. A seller may also opt to cancel the sale at any time by selecting “Cancel Sale” from the Marketplace interface.
Players buying resources from the Marketplace must select the planet that will receive the purchased resources. If the amount of resources exceeds the capacity for the planet, resources will be delivered up to capacity and any additional resources will be lost.
Any resources listed for sale in the Marketplace will not be available for use in attack. If a player would like to reclaim the resources for use, he/she must cancel the sale.
Attacking and conquering opponents’ planets is the core of EtherStrike. Players may attack any planet they wish from the EtherStrike Universe, provided it does not have an active shield and is not currently at war. Many different attributes will affect the chances of a successful attack – Offensive Strength, Defensive Strength, Atmosphere Hostility, Terrain Difficulty, and Moons (for more detail see “Planet Attributes”). The success rate of an attack is also affected by the size differential between the attacking planet and the defending planet. A player attacking a planet of equal or greater size will not experience any disadvantage; however, a player attacking a smaller planet will experience a disadvantage in proportion to the difference between the sizes of the planets. Example: A Size 70 planet attacking a Size 71 planet will experience no size disadvantage, but that same planet attacking a Size 5 planet will experience severe disadvantage.
To attack a planet, first a player must select that planet from the Universe and click “Attack!”. Once a player has engaged another planet in attack they are at war, and no other EtherStrike players may attack those planets until the war has ended. After clicking “Attack!”, a player is shown what an attack will cost in terms of resources and population. Food and Energy Resources are a hard cost; that is, they will be permanently used regardless of the outcome of the attack. Population, on the other hand, is a wager. Whichever planet loses the attack will lose the population wagered. A war can end in three ways:
If either the attacker's or defender's planet is conquered, its population will be generated at 50% of the then-population of the conquering planet. The conquered planet is also awarded a shield (see “Shields” section below).
Successful attacks and defenses are significantly affected by the Offensive (OS) and Defensive (DS) Strengths of participating planets. Unlike Fertility and Industrialization rates which are unaffected by attacks, OS and DS may grow or shrink as a planet engages in wars. These strength levels will grow with each success and fall with each failure.
All unshielded planets in the EtherStrike Universe not currently engaged in war are constantly subject to attack from other players. Thus is it wise for a player to keep full populations, shields, and high defensive strengths on his/her most valuable planets.
When a planet is under attack, it will appear in the Universe with this image:
If a player attacks a planet that is currently up for auction and conquers it, it is that player's responsibility to cancel that auction (and/or any resource auctions) if they do not want to sell the conquered planet or its resources. EtherStrike provides a small window after conquering to perform these actions, if desired.
A shield prevents a planet from being attacked. A planet may obtain a shield in three (3) ways:
Resources will still accumulate while a planet has an active shield. While shields protect a planet from potential attacks, they do not defend against natural disasters (see next section for more detail). Shields are removed when either: a) a player attacks another planet from the shielded planet, or b) the shield’s duration expires.
When a planet has a shield, it will appear in the Universe with this image:
From time to time in the EtherStrike Universe, uncontrollable natural disasters will occur. These may affect small sections of the Universe, or the Universe in its entirety. Shields offer no protection from damages caused by natural disasters.
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