Star Kingdoms Help - Game Mechanics

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Game Mechanics

This page collects gameplay mechanic changes in one place, separate from the per-round planet type/race tables on the main help page and the round-by-round changelog in the round changes archive.

Current Round: Era of PvP

Asymmetric Spoils
- Player hits yield +10% extra land gain over bot hits
- The defender does not lose any additional land
Relics Ownership Rework — see the Relics section on the main help page for the full rundown
- Relics now belong to the alliance rather than the player who found them
- Relics count towards domination points, and still contribute honor as before
- Targeting rules changed: any kingdom in the owning alliance can be hit to steal it, bigger kingdoms (by land) yield better odds, and repeat hits on the same kingdom or alliance-mate hits don't gain you the relic

Standing Mechanics

Introduced in past rounds and still active unless noted otherwise.

PT Diversity Penalty
- –3% income per planet of the same type beyond 3 per alliance
- Example: 4 Shadows → –3%; 4 Shadows + 4 VIs → –6%
Population Overflow Formula
- 1 Residence = 50 overflow space (fixed, no population bonuses)
- Military overflow occupies residences before civilian capacity is calculated
HoF Bonuses
- Deactivated for this round
Vault & AFK Automation
- Automatically turn vault on when a lot of income stacks up
- Automatically turn AFK on when vault fills up
Aid Restrictions
- Aid cannot be triggered from hitting your alliance mates
Home World / Land Size Bonuses
- +10% income when 4 WLs home
- -5% building cost when hitting someone 80-99% your land size
- -10% building cost when hitting someone 100%+ your land size

Expired Round-Specific Mechanics

Tied to a specific past round and no longer in effect.

Accelerated Drafting (July Round, prior era)
- All units draft 4 ticks faster
- Minimum of 4 tick drafting time