STFC Server 84 Rules of Engagement

STFC Server 84 Rules of Engagement

Live as of 4/22/24

 

Survey Ships/Miners

 

Survey Ships are protected from attacks when:

 

*UPC and actively mining

*In a system that requires a token to enter (even OPC is protected here)

*UPC in territory (including zero nodes)

 

When attacking a zero node miner in regular/open space, players are required to send a “zero node message” prior to the attack

Warships

Warships are valid targets at all times except when in a token system or participating in an armada.

 

Bases

 

“Shield or Share.”

 

All bases are valid targets except in the system “Ocus”.  Ocus is deemed a safe system for bases to relocate to who have reported to their admiral that they are going through a real life hardship or will be away from the game for an extended period of time.  Admirals must declare the protected player names in the discord channel ⁠ocus-protection

1/6/24

 

Amendment: During the 48 hours prior to and including the duration of Incursion, All bases within Ocus are valid targets

6/8/24

 

Token Systems

 

Any system that requires a token to enter such as borg probe systems, lucrative mining systems, and actian systems are protected from all forms of PvP

 

Any ships other than Voyager mining an Anomaly Sample Node in Delta Quadrant Token Space (defined by using a Delta Quadrant Token) have no protection under ROE regardless of being in that token space or UPC, are able to be destroyed.

6/19/23

 

Voyager Summons

 

Voyager Space is defined as starting in the “Velixys” System in the Delta Quadrant

a. Species 8472 can only be revealed / summoned by a Voyager.

b. They will act like a chaser to the Voyager who revealed them.

c. Do not interfere.

d. If the summoning Player’s ship(s) is/are destroyed the Species 8472 chaser will be ‘protected’ for 30 sec

4/1/24

 

Armadas

 

All ships in an active armada circle are protected from all forms of PvP, unless in a contested territory takeover, or engaging in pvp in or outside the armada circle. Event scoring only applies during a contested takeover. 11/26/23

If an alliance fails an armada, they have 5 minutes to restart it. After 5 minutes, any alliance may initiate the partially completed armada. (edited)Tuesday, December 30, 2025 9:03

 

[19:58]Wednesday, July 30, 2025 19:58

Active Territory Takeovers/Defenses

 

During an active territory takeover/defense, if contested, only the alliances that have joined the takeover are allowed in the systems.

An Alliance must join with the intent to take over the territory.

An alliance can not declare war as a workaround for assisting an ally. 

Players are not allowed to move between alliances in order to aide in a takeover. 

 

Direct interference from others towards alliances participating in an active/contested TCC takeover will not be allowed, and considered a violation of 1v1

4/22/24

Events

In the event of:

1) a PvP Event that allows for scoring in any and all systems

AND

2) a Hostile Grinding Event utilizing specialty systems with limited availability [Gorn, Xindi, ExBorg/FreeBooter, swarm space, or Dominion]

Players are to refrain from PvP within the Designated Hostile Systems with limited availability

At release of a new Battlepass Arc spanning one or more battlepass cycles, where a new area has been introduced, no PVP is permitted inside the newly opened area of the galaxy during the Arc storyline month(s), including the interim period between month 1, and month 2, 3, etc.  This would include existing “gate entry systems” (for example and not limited to, “Mirror Alpha Centauri” for Mirror Universe)

Should a PvP single or multi day event specifically require ONLY the new arc system in order to score, normal pvp rules will apply to appropriately specific systems or the area as a whole, guided by the wording of the active single event and only for the individual event’s duration. 

If the scoring metrics of the event allow scoring outside the arc areas, then no pvp is permitted inside the arc areas. 

Normal Pvp will be permitted to resume according to established roe guidelines once the storyline is concluded, evidenced by the end of that Arc’s event store closing, thereby  announcing the final month of the arc

5/16/25

4/28/24

5/4/24

Any ship that engages in PvP forfeits RoE protections

Declaration of War/KoS negates all RoE protections and restrictions