¶ Description
Pirate stations are pirate settlements on the free stars of the galaxy.
They occupy the star and set up their space station to store the stolen resources.
Pirate stations and a chest with a reward are visible to all commanders until the moment the chest is handed over to the processing space station.
If the chest has not been delivered to the space station within 24 hours, the pirate protection against resource theft is triggered and the reward is self-destructed.
¶ Where do they meet
In the main galaxies of various races, they are able to capture any star, of course, if a space station is not already installed on it. Pirates occupy stars and change their location once a day.
As part of temporary PVE and PVP events, they can change their strategy.
¶ Classification
Depending on the level of development and activity of a particular race the quantity of the pirate stations and total rewards of that race change.
The more developed and active the race, the more pirate stations and rewards there are in it.
¶ Destruction and Reward
To receive an award, you must:
- Destroy the pirate fleet;
Outside of temporary PVE events, pirate stations are guarded by Hercules ships.
And while PVE events are going on it is strongly recommended to conduct reconnaissance before the attack
- Blockade a pirate station for a certain amount of time;
The total hold time is counted: if your blockade was knocked down by other players, when you blockade again, the countdown will start taking into account the previous hold time
- Deliver the reward chest to your planet;
Other players can still see the movement of the chest, so be on the lookout and take care of the protection of the planet
- Send the chest to the processing space station to deactivate the protection of the pirates and receive a reward.
The energy and solarium contained in the reward are not subject to taxes set by the owner of the space station, wait line to the station also doesn't affect it
¶ Example of actions
The list of quests opens by clicking the button in the right menu:
At the top is the total reward for all listed quests.
Below is the list of quests.
On the left is the current location of the chest with the reward.
A gray Space Station icon means the player has already received the reward and completed the quest.
The planet icon means that the chest is on the player's planet. The chest can be intercepted.
The ship icon means that the chest is currently being transported.
The holding time is indicated next: yours from the desired one.
Afterwards the time is indicated before the pirates redeploy.
The arrow icon changes the view (if you are in space) to the current location of the chest.
For example, we will move on to some quest. To do this, in the list, click on the arrow next to the quest with the pirate station icon. And close the quest window.
Next we click on the pirate station:
Here is the menu for interacting with it.
You can scout out the fleet at the station and send a blockade there.
Below you can instantly find out the reward in the chest by using 1000 Loki.
It also shows the time until the end of the quest, the required holding time and your current holding time for the quest.
Let's explore the rewards:
We were lucky! The reward includes a Solarium. It usually rarely appears in the chest.
Now let's send the Blockade to this station:
The blockade mode is set automatically. Specify the fleet size and click send.
You can also add a Module to the fleet.
After the fleet reaches the station, a battle will take place with the fleet available there, be it pirates or another player.
After defeating them, the pirates will immediately fire 1000 Aurora missiles at you. And they will continue to fire 1000 missiles at you every twenty minutes.
After half a minute, it is recommended to check that your hold time timer has started running
It is the holding time that needs to be checked, and not the blockade time that will appear below.
If the timer does not start running, it means that someone managed to take the chest before you
In this case, you can check the location of the chest again through the list of all quests.
And your blockade needs to be called off. Otherwise, your fleet will continue to aimlessly take damage from 1000 missiles every twenty minutes for the six hour blockade.
If the timer starts running, then everything is fine. After holding the station for the specified time, your fleet will automatically go back along with the chest.
After your fleet returns to the planet, a chest icon will appear above it:
Now we need to send this chest to any Space Station.
To do this, click on the following icon in the right menu:
Select a chest from the list and click transport.
In the list of Space Stations that opens, select the appropriate one, and then indicate the fleet that will transport the chest.
Click transport.
The tax and possible queue time for processing do not affect the chest from the quest.
The fleet will go to the Space Station, then it will return to you with a reward.
The reward will be credited to the planet, even if the planet has an Orbital Station.