Space Demolition

One of the primary racial traits. Space Demolition races excel at laying minefields, and have the unique ability to remote detonate their own minefields.

SD races are time-consuming to play, due to the amount of micro-management required to manage all the minefields. They even more time-consuming to fight against, due to the effort of constantly sweeping the SD minefields.

Race specifications

• Starting Advantages
  • Tech level 2 in propulsion and biotech.
  • One scout
  • One colony ship
  • Two mine layers (one standard, one speed trap)
• Exclusive Hulls
  • Mini Mine Layer hull
  • Super Mine Layer hull
• Exclusive Components
  • Mine Dispenser 40, 80, 130 -- standard mines
  • Heavy Dispenser 50, 110, 200 – more serious fire power
  • Speed Trap 20, 30, 50 mines -- stops fleets cold
  • Energy Dampener slows all ships in combat by 1
• Exclusive Abilities
  • Mine fields act as non-penetrating scanners. Cloaks work as an absolute percentage against mine scans.
  • Can travel through opponent's mine fields at two warp speeds faster than the limit stated in the Technology Browser
  • Can remotely detonate standard minefields
  • Minefields decay at a rate of 1% a year per planet enclosed in the field. All other player's fields decay at 4% a year per planet enclosed.
  • Learn the exact design of any enemy ship that detonates one of your mines

Library articles

• Article Library#Space Demolition
• "Mine-sweeping Tip" by Chris Spagnoli 1999-03-15 v2.6/7i