Minefields

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You can string minefields around your planet or anywhere else in the universe. Minefields are typically a defensive strategy. However, they can also be used as a last-ditch offensive weapon by remotely detonating them (preferably when they enclose enemy fleets) if you have the Space Demolition primary trait. They require the use of ships that carry mine layers.

Players Affected by Minefields

Mines are not detonated by fleets belonging to you or your friends. Only neutral and enemy fleets will have trouble navigating the field.

Cloaks and Minefields
Cloaks do not protect ships from mines. Minesweepers may be cloaked if you wish to disguise minesweeping activity for as long as possible.

Minefields in the Scanner

To view minefields, use the Scanner pane's Mine Fields overlay. Minefields are displayed in the Scanner as circular grids, blue for your minefields, yellow for people you've declared as friends, red for your enemies. Only those minefields within scanner range will appear. A mine field is 75% cloaked if you haven't seen it before. Minefields are always cloaked 75% from non-penetrating scanners.

You can see both the center and radius of another player's minefield under these circumstances:

♦ The center of the minefield is in range of your penetrating scanner, OR

♦ You have hit the minefield at least once and the center is in range of your normal scanners. OR

♦ You are currently IN the mine field.

Minefields as Scanners
Minefields act as normal scanners for players with the primary trait of Space Demolition. These scanners do not detect fleets orbiting planets.