MODs ("Global Campaign" and more)

This game is included in the additional "Global Campaign" Distant Galaxy (9 stages).

Episode 6 - Flight and Pursuit.

Historical background.

155 year after creation of the UC.

At some point, it began to seem that retreat and inglorious return to their galaxy was inevitable. The hordes of Aboriginals oppressed all Civilizations. Had to reluctantly to leave the already beloved places. However, once again the scientists of the Gray Monarchy distinguished themselves. Thanks to their discoveries, which they kindly shared (for everyone else to do the main dirty work), Civilizations managed to put a mess in the computing systems of the Aboriginals, as a result of which they hastened to retreat into the depths of the galaxy.

In this episode you can play 2 different games. In one you are running away from the Aboriginals, in the second you are chasing them. For a full game, you must first complete Episode 5 in order to understand how to play as Aboriginals.

The rules are similar as in the previous scenario, but there are some differences (highlighted in red).

• Points are not counted
• There can't be more 16 moves
in the game
• Any deals and exchange of resources and technologies are prohibited (except for the ability to give the planet to another player if he flew into its orbit.) In the "Escape" scenario, you can only change resources and technologies
• Technologies are developed in 1 turn
• Everyone plays not for themselves, but together with all other players against the new Civilization. In the "Escape" scenario, it's every man for himself, but without attacks from ships and planets of other Civilizations
• Before his turn, each player moves the Aboriginals chips according to certain rules (playing for "artificial intelligence").
• Almost all positive ship attack/defense bonuses do not work, except base building bonus for Federations and Republic (+1 defense). Anarchy +1 defense, i.e. 0, not -1
• Scout ships can be used, but they cannot use or be near red portals
• Aborigines' area of visibility is only 1 adjacent portal 
• In "Escape" scenario - If there are no ships on the field that can be attacked, the Aborigines are inactive (skip a turn).
• In the "Escape" scenario - instead of launching ships, docks give +1 attack in the sector (however, Anarchy can additionally bring out 1 ship if these are the upper left and lower left sectors)
• Cruisers apply attack/defense bonuses on themselves only
• Chaos does not use the normal "kamikaze" skill against the enemy, the only thing is that the attacking enemy also dies on success (except for the hunter). In addition, Chaos ships only have +1 Attack number.
• For the Monarchy, "Guidance Failure" gives only +1 to the protection of ships, "Hacking on-board computers" works only for one-time control (number on the dice from 5-6) (except for the hunter). One-time control can be done in the form of a ram - one ship crashes into another and both disappear from the field
• Chaos and Monarchy get a level 3 planet at the start of the game (not in a portal area).
• Technology "Gollider" can be replaced by any other

Special rules for using portals

A new type of portals has appeared on the field - red. The peculiarity of the new portals is that you cannot fly to blue ones and vice versa - you cannot get from ordinary portals to red ones, red portals - for everyone with risk, even for the Republic. However, from Portal #6 you can get to the nearest upper red portal (in this Episode). 

Aborigines use only blue portals with numbers, but in the "Hunt" scenario, red ones are used at the end. 

In the "Escape" scenario" - it is possible to fly from the portal only to the neighboring sector if the direction is counterclockwise and it is impossible to fly clockwise from the top left to the top right. 

New 4th level planet

Note - 4th level planets can be colonized with 3 ships in this episode. 

* Note - in the "Escape" scenario, only the counterclockwise sector is understood as a neighboring sector. In the scenario "Pursuit" - the direction does not matter. 

Additional Instructions for the Scenario "Escape"

The goal of the players is to evacuate their fleet to a safe area outside the field (where there are 3 red portals). To do this, you need to move from the starting sector (upper left) to the final sector (upper right) 3 any ships (sending them to a safe zone, except for scout ships). 

You need to move the fleet by going into each sector counterclockwise. So you need to check in each of the 4 sectors. 

The game ends as soon as any player places the 3rd ship in the safe zone. Or the game ends on the 18th move - the one who has more ships in the shelter wins. If on turn 18 someone has an equal number of ships, lots are thrown and the loser removes 1 ship from the safe zone. 

Determine how many ships will arrive at the portal, and what type they will be. The principle is the same as in Episode 5, but the table is different. In this scenario, ships of the "Invader" type do not appear. 

* (if there are no Aboriginals ships in the portal at all, the action is transferred to the nearest portal clockwise, where there is at least someone).

Additional recommendations for the "stalking" scenario

The goal of the players is not to let 3 "invader" ships into the safe zone in the middle of the field (where there are 3 red portals). If the Aboriginals place 3 invaders in the hideout, the game immediately ends with their victory. 

Aboriginal actions.

Invaders spawn at random portals and move on one portal forward to Portal 6 on their turn. From there, they move to Red Portal 7 and to the Safe Zone during next turn. As usual, the natives pass through the portals without risk. 

If the invader flies into the portal and there are other invaders there, they also make a move

The guards simply help the invaders, but do not fly into the red portals themselves. With more than 3 players, have +1 attack.

On the Aboriginal turn, an additional check takes place - if there is one of the invaders in the red 7 portal - send one of them to the shelter, also if there is an enemy in the shelter, the hunter will attack the ship. Accordingly, before the start of the game, you need to place 3 hunters in a safe zone, 1 near each portal. You cannot shoot them down in this scenario, you can only fly to the shelter, eliminate the invader and quickly return back to the main field of the game, if possible. You can make a sortie into the shelter if there are already 2 invaders there. 

Notes for players

• You can get a planet in any sector before the start of the game, except for planets of level 4 (Federation, Anarchy and Republic can get level 4)
• You cannot build docks in sector 4 (upper right sector)
• No more than 2 ships can be placed in the red 7 portal, and no more than 1 ship can be placed in the shelter (for all Civilizations together)
• Anarchy is a boarding skill similar to taking over cargo ships. 2 Anarchy ships surround the invader, if the number is 4-6, then the invader leaves the field
• With number of players 2 (two players), the red top portal can be accessed from portals #4-6.

Determine how many ships will arrive at the portal, and what type they will be. In this scenario, ships of the "Hunter" type do not appear. 

* (if there are no at all Aboriginals ships in the portal, the action is transferred to the nearest portal clockwise, where there is at least someone).