NPC BM and VM updates

The next batch of updates are in. First off NPC are very complex in how they work, but basically the amount of NPC in the ranks are determined by the players on each server, the more people out of newbie protection the more NPCs in the ranks, if the fewer the less.

NPCs fleets are semi random with some factors to improve their ship selection, each npc can only select ships from it`s race and neutrals available but it should provide some interesting fleets. NPC fleets can have more pr than what their pr is shown to have, this is intentional, their base pr will increase or decrease depending on how well players are doing against that particular NPC. An NPC can have as much as 30% more pr in fleet than the pr they are show at or 30% less though generally they should hover around the pr they are shown at. Unless players have a run of good luck or bad luck against a particular NPC.
Every time an NPC is hit it will generate a new fleet at a new pr. Also each npc will show as one planet but they generate planets when a player wins against them upon the hit. the more planets you take the better things you can win, for instance if you win 3 the could win an a c3 or c.4 determined by the race so yes collectives will not have to worry about getting c2`s or c3`s.

VM you can now vm for up to a year, you also extend your vm any time while still being in vm. So you can vm at anytime, even if you hit someone recently though the vm will not kick in until 24 hours after you last attacked someone so it`s a VM queue this action can not be canceled, if you have more than 6x your base pr in fleet on rt or 8x your base pr in fleet on TB you will get a warning informing you that going into vm will cost you 50% of your fleet. Those in VM will no longer affect the top 5 bonus and their names will be darkened in the ranks. You can also choose to cancel VM at any time but you will be thrown out of vm and will not generate turns for 12 hours. Also counters against you are extended through vm.

BM is pretty self explanatory, but we decided to leave out buying food and and selling back to the system at this time. We may revisit the ideas, Guards can no longer buy food.

Cash cap has been increased to 5 tril and and food goods and rm caps is no 10 bil, and no change to slave tribute

Also ranks have been changed so check it out

Sorry I typed all this up in a hurry and there`s more I wished I could go indepth with atm and I will be around to answer your questions you have later.