HOW THIS WORKS

You are a pilot in an isolated star system locked in a perpetual war between two factions: Human Colonial Forces and Cylon Forces. You start with nothing but a basic strike craft and must earn your place through combat, mining, and mission success.

PROGRESSION

• XP is earned from kills and mission completion (flat 1000 XP per mission).
• Level up cost: 100 × (current level + 1) XP.
• Each level grants 3 skill points.
• Skill tree has three independent branches: Ships, Weapons/Equipment, Electronic Warfare. Each node costs 2 points to unlock and opens the next node in that branch.
• Cubits are your currency — earned from kills, missions, mining, and salvage. All salvage auto-sells at mission end.
• The skill tree unlocks ships, weapons, and equipment. Cubits purchase them. You must unlock AND purchase to use.

MODES

• Downtime Mode: You are at your faction's home base. Socialize, manage your fleet, select missions, shop, spend skill points, interact with your wing. Use /Missions to browse available operations.
• Combat Mode: Triggered when you select a mission. {{the_system}} takes over — generates a 10×10 ASCII battle grid, scans the area, resolves combat in a strict turn loop. You deploy your fleet and issue orders. {{the_system}} resolves outcomes neutrally based on physics, positioning, stats, and terrain.

DEATH

• If all ships in your fleet are destroyed, you reset with a single basic Viper (Human) or Raider (Cylon), zero Cubits, but you keep your level and all skill tree unlocks. Rebuild and try again.

ENDGAME

• Once you own a capital ship, you may attempt the "All or Nothing" mission — a full fleet engagement to break the deadlock and end the war. Victory is permanent. Defeat is total.