Score

• There are two scoring systems in Starlords3K, Prestige & Victory Points (VP).
• Prestige is an in-game relative strength of lords.
• Prestige also governs when a game may end and who wins.
• VP are post game score tracking values, lords may win within their chosen path.
• VP are gained from the victory path that is selected when a player joins a game.
• There are also bonus VP at game end depending on status, see here.

Prestige

Prestige Calculation
Parameters below are based on the current situation.
Parameter	Basis	Points
Sovereignty	Lord is top liege in fealty hieraarchy	100 per own rank
Dominance	Lord has vassals	100 points per own rank 300 points per vassal
Fealty	Lord has sworn fealty to a liege	200 points
Tyranny	Controls Council Seat	500 points per seat
Ministry	Lord is a minister	25 points 50 for Minister of Culture
Population	Population of realm	1 point per 100,000
Diplomacy	Foreign Envoy Foreign Ambassadors Expat Ambassadors	5 points per envoy Based on rank & charisma Based on rank & ability
Development	Structure levels at domestic stars	1 point per level
Technology	Technology levels	Various point values
Naval Power	Combat Ships	2 points per 10Kt
Palaces	This prestige lasts as long as the palace exists	See palace prestige
Monuments	Monuments at Own Stars or Territories	Level 1 : 5 points Level 2 : 20 points Level 3 : 45 points Level 4 : 80 points
Adoration	Contentment	Points equal to average contentment, while positive
Celebrities	High ranked personnel	1 Star : 1 point 2 Stars : 4 points 3 Stars : 9 points 4 Stars : 16 points
Prisoners	Captured Foreign Personnel	10 points per star of rank
Captives	Personnel captured by foreigners	-10 points per star of rank
Parameters below are accumulations from past events.
Parameter	Basis	Points
Honours	Honours bestowed	Total value of honours (see note below)
Fame	Specific Artifacts Specific Events	Fame decreases by 1% per cycle.
Glory	Enemy Ships Destroyed	Total value of glory
Awards	Award Objective Achieved Not available if accelerated start	Total value of awards
Parameters below reduce prestige.
Parameter	Basis	Points
Scandals	Scandals inflicted	Prestige reduced by Total value of scandals (see note below)
Infamy	Specific Events	Prestige reduced by Various values (decreases 1% per cycle)

Note : Honours & Scandals erode each other over time.

Glory :

• Glory is gained from the destruction of foreign combat ships.
• No glory is gained from kills of NPC owned ships.
• There is a minimum battle size required to gain glory.
• If several realms engaged the destroyed ship, the glory is divided between them based on fleet size.
• Glory is applied in two ways, both use the same source values :

  Prestige Glory :

  • Prestige Glory is only gained depending on battle results :
    • The winner gets full qlory points.
    • A draw will result in 50% of glory for both sides.
    • A loss results in no glory.
  • Prestige Glory may be eroded by loss of stars.
    If you have 10 stars and lose one to an enemy realm, you will lose 10% of your glory.

  Warlord Victory Path Glory (Victory Points):

  • VP Glory does not erode from loss of stars.
  • VP Glory is gained from drawn or lost battles as well.

Prestige Ranking :

• A lord's prestige ranking is based on their current prestige plus their historical prestige.
• The historical value is the average prestige for their last 30 cycles.

Winning the Game :

• A game end countdown begins when a player attains victor status.
• When the countdown expires, the game ends and the victor is declared winner.
• Prestige is for ranking within a current game and determining the winner.
  Once the game ends, a Game Score is given to each player in the game.
• Lords gain victory points(VP) depending on the victory paths they chose when beginning the game.
• Lords may gain bonus VP at game end depending on their status.
• Victory points become the game score once the game ends.

  Game Scores :

• Only games that are no longer running have game scores.
• The game score may be viewed by selecting "Statistics" in the lobby.
• Ranking pages are available for highest score, highest average, best top 3 games etc.
• It is this ranking that is impacted by quitting or abdicating a game. To keep your average up, negotiate a surrender agreement instead of quitting.
  
  

  Game End Victory Points
  Status	Requisite	Victory Points
  Stalemate	The game reaches its expiry or All players agree to end the game with no winner	VP from victory path Minimum 100 VP No bonus for anyone
  Victor	Required for term of game end countdown : Is not a vassal. Has over 3,000 prestige. Has minimum 70% of the senate votes.	VP from victory path + 1000 VP Bonus
  Survived	Still active in the game	VP from victory path Minimum 100 VP + Victory agreement (if any)
  Vanquished	Negotiated a Surrender Agreement	See Surrender Agreements
  Forgotten	Abdicated or deposed (Did not finish game)	1 VP only Reduces game average!
  Null	Remains an Imperial protectorate or abdicated while a protectorate	Game not counted

  Game End Countdown :

  • Once a lord attains the victory requirements, a 50 hour countdown begins.
  • If the lord still holds all the victory requirements when the timer expires, the game ends.
  • If at anytime the prospective victor losses any victory requirement, the countdown is cancelled.
  • A cancelled timer means the game continues as normal and the game end countdown is discontinued.
  • Game scores are locked during the countdown. Any changes that would normally affect VP do not change the VP unless the timer is cancelled.

    Countdown Extensions:

    • Once each countdown, each player may extend the countdown by 30 hours.
    • This option is available on the domain panel > configuration sub-panel.
    • Once this button is clicked, the option will only become available again if the countdown is reset.

  Senate Votes :

  • Each habitat level in a realm or a territory of a realm gets 1 vote.
  • Each lord directs all the votes for their domain including all the votes of their vassals.
  • Votes are automatically directed to a lord's liege.
  • This means the sovereign gains all the votes for all realms in their fealty tree.
  • Attaining 70% of all senate votes is a requirement of winning the game.
  • Stars are in "Electoral Sectors" controlled by the council for that sector.
  • Votes are still "owned" by a vassal, so those on the Imperialist path still gain VP.

    Electoral Sectors :

    • There will be 3 to 7 sectors in each game.
    • There is one council seat star near the center of each sector.
    • You can see what sector a star is in via :
      • The administration panel for a domestic star.
      • The star panel at a foreign star.
      • Turn on the map display of electoral sectors Shift E

  Council Seats :

  • Council seat stars are located near the center of each sector.
  • To view the sectors on the map, use map option Electoral Sector (hot key ^E).
    In early game you may only be able to see one sector.
  • Council seats each have a Sector Market.
  • Council seats control all votes in the "Electoral Sector".
  • Council seat stars are normally controlled by the "Council".
  • The council usually has a strong defensive fleet at the star.
  • A lord may defeat this fleet and take control of the transponder.
  • If the council seat's transponder is controlled by the council, the seat is "Free" and the sector votes are directed up the fealty tree as normal.
  • If the council seat's transponder is controlled by a realm, the seat is "Controlled" and all votes in the sector are directed by the controller.

    Controlled Council Seat Effects :

    • The realm who controls the transponder of a council seat gains the following bonuses :
      • A subsidy of 1,000 per seat.
      • 2,000 credits per seat per cycle (Sector Taxes).
      • 500 prestige (Tyranny) per seat.
      • Directs all votes in the sector.
    • All stars within the sector that are not in the same fealty tree as the controller
      suffer a −50 "Rivalry" effect on contentment.
    • Rivary does not affect realms that have sworn fealty to that sector council.

    Council Fleet :

    • This fleet protects the transponder.
    • The fleet begins very strong and is reduced by a few ships each cycle.
    • Ships gifted to the CS fleet are not included in this reduction.

Victory Paths & Points :

• When beginning a game lords must choose a victory path.
• This will govern how victory points are gained.
• Each path provides an in-game advantage.
• For Imperialists, their VP is based on controlled votes. The votes are still counted even if passed on to a liege.
• Other lords never see what your victory path or trait are.
• A lord's victory points are not revealed during most of the game. But during the game end countdown they are shown on the rankings panel on the domain page.
• Prior to the game end countdown a lord may change their victory path.
• No change may be made for 10 cycles after a change.
• If the current path is Supremacist, all current VP will be lost. The other path VP's are based on statistics not accumulations, so are unaffected by a change.
• The warlord path is permanent. Once selected no change is possible.
  
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  Victory Paths
  Path	Play Focus	Advantage(s)	Victory Point Source