Vulnerability: Difference between revisions

== Deployment cycle ==

[[File:Upwell deployment.png]]

== Reinforcement cycles ==

The owner of the structure sets the reinforcement hour for the structure. This is used for determine when armor and hull reinforcement cycles end. Structure and hull fights will always occur at this set time ± 3 hours.<br>

Attackers can see the reinforcement hour by [[hacking]] the structure with a data analyzer.

[[File:Upwell reinforcing.png|thumb|center|upright=4|Structure reinforcement cycle flowchart]]

Structures in abandoned state (no fuel used for 7 days) have no reinforcement cycles. Those structures can be destroyed in single attack. The repair cycles are still the same 15 minutes for shield/armor and 30 minutes for structure.

Once the shields are depleted medium/large/extra large structures with online service modules enter armor reinforced state and becomes unattackable. FLEX structures, abandoned structures and Large/X-Large structures with no online service modules (so it is in low power state) skip armor reinforcement and go straight to vulnerable armor phase. Being low power does not change the reinforcement phases for medium structures.

The armor reinforcement duration varies by structure and space type.

!colspan="5"|Armor reinforcement duration

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Once the armor is depleted Large, XL and FLEX structures enter structure reinforcement and become invulnerable. Medium and abandoned structures skip the structure reinforcement state and go straight to vulnerable structure.

!colspan="5"|Hull reinforcement duration

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Once the structure comes out of structure reinforcement it will start a 30 minute repair timer that upon completion will fully repair the structure to full shield. As you may already guess you need to deal at least 10% of the damage cap to stop the repair timer.

== Structure States ==

|+ States can be seen when clicking on a structure in space

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! State !! Features/Effects !! Notes

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* Open to be attacked

* Reinforcement timers are as normal

* Asset Safety in K-Space is available

All Upwell structures when properly fueled with a core and a module online will be in this state.

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* Invulnerable

* Cannot dock  

* No Tether

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* Vulnerable

* Docking available

* Tethering available

There is no way to tell when a Structure will come out of un-anchoring and be available to be picked up.  

All contents belonging to players will be subject to Asset Safety in KSpace / spill into space in Jspace.

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* Docking is available

* Tethering is available

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* Vulnerable

* Docking is available

* Tethering is available  

After a reinforcement period the next layer of HP is able to be attacked - Armor + Hull for Medium structures, and Armor ''or'' Hull, for Large and XL Structure  

If the timer finishes, the structure repairs entirely back to full HP

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* Medium Structure: No differences

* Docking available

* Tethering available

Any module being onlined will immediately cause the Structure to re-enter Vulnerable state

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* Vulnerable

* No Asset Safety

* No Reinforcement timers

Onlining any Service Module when a Structure is in Abandoned State will immediately return it to Vulnerable

The lack of Asset Safety means a structure in any area of space that has gone abandoned will drop everything into space when destroyed.

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* Special State

* Similar to Low Power  

Because the core always drops when a Structure is destroyed, this informs would be attackers no core is present to be dropped

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[[Category:Structures]]