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|Screenshot of console | |||
|Location | |||
|Description | |||
|Screenshot of minimap | |||
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|[[Navigation Console]] | |||
|* | |||
|Upper Deck; Bridge. | |||
|The BC is controlled by the Navigation console (NAV). This console has many tools: Radar Ping, Fire Yamato Cannon, and Engine Boost to name a few. | |||
|* | |||
|- | |||
|[[Weapons Console]] | |||
|* | |||
|Upper Deck; Bridge. | |||
|Weapons are controlled here. Lasers, kinetics, and missiles can be launched from this station. It is the only console that can unlock the camera and provide overwatch support for team members. | |||
|* | |||
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|[[Science Console]] | |||
|* | |||
|Upper Deck; Bridge. | |||
|This console is all about supporting team members. It can transfer power from the BC to small ships, stabilize the core, and arm the yamato cannon. | |||
|* | |||
|- | |||
|[[Upgrades Console]] | |||
|* | |||
|Upper Deck; Bridge. | |||
|One of the most important consoles on the BC is the Upgrades console. From here small ships, and the BC can be upgraded. | |||
|* | |||
|- | |||
|[[Power Console|Power Management/Energy Console]] | |||
|* | |||
|Upper Deck; Isolated at the back. | |||
|Power levels for weapons, shields, and engines can be managed here. There are also a few other options like Shield Boost and increasing/decreasing core output. If you're new, stay off this console. | |||
|* | |||
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|[[Construction Console]] | |||
|* | |||
|Lower Deck; Next to refinery. | |||
|This console has many useful items that it can build. All items, unlike the Upgrade console can be carried in a player's inventory. | |||
Missiles, pilot items, and ship items can be purchased here. | |||
|* | |||
|- | |||
|[[Hanger Console]] | |||
|* | |||
|Lower Deck; At the hanger. | |||
|Description of hanger console. | |||
|* | |||
|- | |||
|[[Mass Fabricator]] | |||
|* | |||
|Lower Deck; Near construction and refinery. | |||
|The Mass Replicator allows players to convert power, from the BC's main power core, to minerals. | |||
It's not available in the beginning of the match. The Replicator must be purchased through the Upgrades console. | |||
If you're new to the game, stay off this console. You can quickly find yourself on the receiving end of a vote kick for fiddling with it. | |||
|* | |||
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Revision as of 13:41, 31 December 2014
Tactics
Sniping
Sniping is a broad term to describe attacking the enemy battlecruiser from a long distance.
A human player on the Weapons Console, shoots the enemy battlecruiser using vision provided by small ships or a predator missiles tracking beacon.

Chomper Rush
Is a tactic that involves co-ordinating the miners to mine the exact minerals to purchase a chomper.
Tactic is ideal when the starting map is abundant with astroid fields.
Once the chomper is constructed, upgrades resume as normal.
Heavy economy move.

Kinetic Rush
Kinetic rushes involves upgrading kinetic tier weapons and then relying on a surprise attack on the enemy battlecruiser and abusing power saving low shields to cause unrecoverable damage.
Heavy aggressive move
Power Deck/Dock
Infiltrating
Corvette Harass
Basic Flight Controls
Consoles
What are console
Interacting with consoles
Types of consoles
| Name | Screenshot of console | Location | Description | Screenshot of minimap |
| Navigation Console | * | Upper Deck; Bridge. | The BC is controlled by the Navigation console (NAV). This console has many tools: Radar Ping, Fire Yamato Cannon, and Engine Boost to name a few. | * |
| Weapons Console | * | Upper Deck; Bridge. | Weapons are controlled here. Lasers, kinetics, and missiles can be launched from this station. It is the only console that can unlock the camera and provide overwatch support for team members. | * |
| Science Console | * | Upper Deck; Bridge. | This console is all about supporting team members. It can transfer power from the BC to small ships, stabilize the core, and arm the yamato cannon. | * |
| Upgrades Console | * | Upper Deck; Bridge. | One of the most important consoles on the BC is the Upgrades console. From here small ships, and the BC can be upgraded. | * |
| Power Management/Energy Console | * | Upper Deck; Isolated at the back. | Power levels for weapons, shields, and engines can be managed here. There are also a few other options like Shield Boost and increasing/decreasing core output. If you're new, stay off this console. | * |
| Construction Console | * | Lower Deck; Next to refinery. | This console has many useful items that it can build. All items, unlike the Upgrade console can be carried in a player's inventory.
Missiles, pilot items, and ship items can be purchased here. |
* |
| Hanger Console | * | Lower Deck; At the hanger. | Description of hanger console. | * |
| Mass Fabricator | * | Lower Deck; Near construction and refinery. | The Mass Replicator allows players to convert power, from the BC's main power core, to minerals.
It's not available in the beginning of the match. The Replicator must be purchased through the Upgrades console. If you're new to the game, stay off this console. You can quickly find yourself on the receiving end of a vote kick for fiddling with it. |
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