Editing Conflicts

The ritualized forms of retribution justice are known as Conflicts and encompass legal forms of battle between factions in the form of Duels of Assassins, Solar Wars, Trade Wars, and more. Conflicts, both positive and negative, have a Conflict Score, measuring how the conflict is leaning. Conflict Score is typically affected by Contacts spending Influence and the [[Captain]] joining in the Conflict on the side of one [[Factions|faction]] or the other. A Star Traders [[Captain]] may change a Conflict Score by  completing Conflict related Missions, by performing [[Zones#Orbital_Operations|Orbital Operations]], selling [[Intel]], winning [[Ship Combat|ship battles]] or by using a variety of [[Talents]]. Each Conflict presents different opportunities to a [[Captain]] -- for example destroying an enemy ship during a Solar War or selling Intel during an Info War. All Conflicts can also be affected by selling Intel records to [[Contacts]] involved with the Conflict, with Intel gathered from the opposing Faction during the Conflict having the greatest effect.

== Types of Conflicts ==

Conflicts are categorized into types. Not all types may spawn at all times during the game.

=== Duel of Assassins ===
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| [[File:duel_assassins.png|link=|frameless|70px|left]] || A '''Duel of Assassins''' occurs when one Faction seeks retribution justice for actual or perceived wrongs. When a Duel is declared, a death court is formed, with either side petitioning for Death Warrants. Missions involving this conflict will often involve seeking out the enemies of the Faction and either capturing or executing them. The Conflict Score will be affected by successful missions related to the Duel, [[Patrolling]] friendly worlds and [[Spying]] over enemy worlds. Successfully influencing the Conflict will gain rep with the Faction you assisted and lose rep with their enemy. 

* Increased [[Bounty Hunter]] Ships
* Faction Ships are more hostile
* [[Missions|Mission]] payments and risks increased
* Loss can be devastating to defeated Faction [[Contacts]]
* [[Reputation]] loss for Acknowledging Bounty Hunter Ships
* Reputation loss for Acknowledging [[Spy]] Ships
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=== Trade Ban ===
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| [[File:trade_ban.png|link=|frameless|70px|left]] || A '''Trade Ban''' occurs when Factions vie for economic dominance, attempting to cut off valuable trade routes for their enemies and bleed their coffers dry. 
During a Trade Ban, you will lose reputation with one of the factions involved if you sell goods to an [[exchange]] controlled by their adversaries. Furthermore, if you fly under the flag of the banned Faction, you cannot sell [[Resource Types|goods]] in the enemy Exchanges. You cannot further lose reputation from Trade Bans with a faction that you have less than or equal to -28 reputation with. You can avoid reputation loss if you sell goods into a [[Black Market]] instead of the official exchange. Missions related to this Conflict often involve smuggling, patrolling, [[blockading]] and negotiations. The Conflict score can be affected by completing Missions.

* Sales of opposing Faction Cargo blocked
* Sales by opposing Faction Captains blocked
* Reputation loss for selling in involved Faction [[Zones]]
** Violating sales of at least 5,000 credits will influence the Conflict score by 1 to 4 points in favor of the purchasing faction.
* Increased Military Ships in Orbital Operations
* Faction Military Ships are more hostile
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=== Trade War ===
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| [[File:trade_war.png|link=|frameless|70px|left]] || '''Trade Wars''' occur when the struggle for economic control spills over into violence. Both Factions encourage privateers and pirates to harass enemy [[Merchant|merchants]] and blockade their worlds. During a Trade War you can sell cargo from each Faction to their own Exchanges, but selling to any other non-Independent Faction will incur rep penalties if your [[Reputation]] with that Faction is higher than -28 at the time of the trade. Missions involving this Conflict often involve patrolling, blockading, smuggling and negotiations. Conflict score can be affected by [[Missions]], [[Patrolling]] and [[Blockading]]. Trade Wars allow [[Prize Ships]] to be claimed from Merchant, Pirate and [[Smuggler|Smugglers]].

* Sales of opposing Faction Cargo blocked
* Reputation Loss for trading cargo manufactured by the opposing faction in any faction Exchange (if -28 or higher at the time of the trade)
** Violating sales of at least 5,000 credits will influence the Conflict score by 1 to 4 points in favor of the cargo's faction.
* However, no Reputation loss for the trading of cargo manufactured by a faction at that faction's own Exchange or at an Independent Exchange
* Increased Military Ships in Orbital Operations
* Faction Merchant Ships are more hostile
* Faction Smuggler Ships are more hostile
* Prize Courts allow Ships to be seized as prizes
* Reputation loss for Acknowledging Trade Ships
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=== Spy War ===
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| [[File:spy_war.png|link=|frameless|70px|left]] || A '''Spy War''' occurs when two Factions attempt to covertly sabotage and steal secrets from their enemy. Missions involving this Conflict will often involve spying over enemy worlds for a variety of reasons, from intel recovery to exposing hidden caches or enemy agents. Additionally, missions will include hunting down and executing or capturing enemy agents in the void or down a gravity well. Conflict score is affected by missions, patrolling and spying operations. Spy War allow [[Prize Ships]] to be claimed from [[Pirate|Pirates]], [[Spy|Spies]] and [[Zealot|Zealots]].

* Faction Spy Ships are more hostile
* Increased value of Intel for Contacts
* Increased Spy Ships in Orbital Operations
* Mission payments and risks increased
* Loss can be devastating to defeated Faction Contacts
* Prize Courts allow Ships to be seized as prizes
* Reputation loss for Acknowledging Spy/[[Zealot]] Ships
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=== Solar War ===
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| [[File:solar_war.png|link=|frameless|70px|left]] || A '''Solar War''' is as close to an all out conflict as the Factions can legally go. Two Factions, through hired Star Traders, wage war with their enemy, attempting to gain the upper hand. Missions involving this Conflict often revolve around patrolling friendly planets while blockading or spying over enemy worlds, and occasionally trying to negotiate deescalation. Bounties may be placed on prominent enemy commanders, particularly elusive spies or [[Smuggler|Smugglers]] slipping through blockades. Missions, and all three standard Orbital Operations will affect Conflict score. Solar Wars allow [[Prize Ships]] to be claimed from [[Military Officer|Military Officers]], [[Pirate|Pirates]] and Bounty Hunters.

* Increased Military Ships in Orbital Operations
* Faction Ships are more hostile
* Mission payments and risks increased
* Prize Courts allow Ships to be seized as prizes
* Reputation loss for Acknowledging Ships
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=== Alliance ===
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| [[File:alliance.png|link=|frameless|70px|left]] || An '''Alliance''' is a legally binding agreement between Factions to mutually protect Faction holdings, merchants and smugglers. Alliances will see the paired Faction's military act less hostile towards their ally, and will often spur on negotiation missions. Conflict score can be affected by Patrolling and completing missions.

* Reputation loss for destroying Ships
* Reputation gain for Acknowledging Military Ships
* Increased Reputation gain for Missions
* Greatly aids Military Contacts in both Factions
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=== Trade Alliance ===
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| [[File:Trade alliance.png|link=|frameless|70px|left]] || '''Trade Alliances''' mark two Factions attempting to solidify economic ties as they work to protect merchants and trade routes. Permits of either Faction will be honored in the Exchange of the opposing Faction. Missions will typically deal with negotiations between the two Factions. The Conflict score can be raised by Missions and Patrolling.

* [[Trade Permit|Trade Permits]] (up to Grade 3) are shared
* Increased Merchant Ships in Orbital Operations
* Reputation gain for Acknowledging [[Merchant]] Ships
* Greatly aids Mercantile Contacts in both Factions
* Sales of at least 5,000 credits within the Trade Alliance will strengthen the Conflict score slightly.
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== When Conflicts End ==

Whenever a Conflict ends, all of the [[Contacts]] on either side of the Conflict either suffer (if they are on the losing side) or get to take actions (if they are on the winning side.) Alliances and Trade Alliances will grant benefits to Contacts on both sides, but typically one more than the other. Depending on the Contact type, a Conflict can also generate bonuses in addition to the free Contact actions.

The effects of such loss / actions include [[Influence]] gain or loss, causing Influence gain or loss to their allies and enemies, the death of a Contact, creating another follow-on Conflict, causing a positive or negative [[Rumors|Rumor]] to an ally/enemy Contact's world, change a [[Contact_Traits|Contact Trait]], etc. For example, if your Contact loses a Trade War, you might find an Embargo or Taxes Rumor popping up on his world.

It is impossible for a Conflict to end in a tie. When the Conflict ends with a perfectly balanced score, an secret fixed ordering will determine who won (but by the narrowest of margins.) [[De Valtos Syndicate|De Valtos]], for instance, loses all ties, while [[Zenrin]] will win all ties. The other factions fall somewhere in the middle of this ordering.

=== Contact Actions ===

Some "actions" Contacts can take (at the end of Conflicts for certain but perhaps in other situations as well):

* Attempt to Gain Influence
* Send Influence to Linked Contacts
* Request Influence from Linked Contacts
* Purchase Rumors
* Purchase Conflicts
* Propose Conflict Purchase to other Contact
* Boost Conflict Score
* Assassinate Other Contact

== Conflict Duration ==

The length of Conflicts is controlled by the a number of factors. The game's current Era, the [[Contacts]] that start the Conflict, the [[Zones]] that trigger them, the [[Rumors]] that were active when they started, the Influence totals of the Contacts on both sides, the type of Conflict, the [[Factions]] that are involved and the size of the map all play a role.

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−	The ritualized forms of retribution justice are known as Conflicts and encompass legal forms of battle between factions in the form of Duels of Assassins, Solar Wars, Trade Wars, and more. Conflicts, both positive and negative, have a Conflict Score, measuring how the conflict is leaning. Conflict Score is typically affected by Contacts spending Influence and the [[Captain]] joining in the Conflict on the side of one [[Factions\|faction]] or the other. A Star Traders [[Captain]] may change a Conflict Score by completing Conflict related Missions, by performing [[Zones#Orbital_Operations\|Orbital Operations]], selling [[Intel]], winning [[Ship Combat\|ship battles]] or by using a variety of [[Talents]]. Each Conflict presents different opportunities to a [[Captain]] -- for example destroying an enemy ship during a Solar War or selling Intel during a ~~Spy~~ War. All Conflicts can also be affected by selling Intel records to [[Contacts]] involved with the Conflict, with Intel gathered from the opposing Faction during the Conflict having the greatest effect.	+	The ritualized forms of retribution justice are known as Conflicts and encompass legal forms of battle between factions in the form of Duels of Assassins, Solar Wars, Trade Wars, and more. Conflicts, both positive and negative, have a Conflict Score, measuring how the conflict is leaning. Conflict Score is typically affected by Contacts spending Influence and the [[Captain]] joining in the Conflict on the side of one [[Factions\|faction]] or the other. A Star Traders [[Captain]] may change a Conflict Score by completing Conflict related Missions, by performing [[Zones#Orbital_Operations\|Orbital Operations]], selling [[Intel]], winning [[Ship Combat\|ship battles]] or by using a variety of [[Talents]]. Each Conflict presents different opportunities to a [[Captain]] -- for example destroying an enemy ship during a Solar War or selling Intel during an Info War. All Conflicts can also be affected by selling Intel records to [[Contacts]] involved with the Conflict, with Intel gathered from the opposing Faction during the Conflict having the greatest effect.

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