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 === FOB can only be built in 0G. === === FOB can only be built in 0G. ===
  
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 +===== Signature vents =====
 +A **signature vent** is required to be on any large grid ship or station. This small block emits a signal based on size, current speed and current power usage. A ship usually cannot emit a signal further than 15km at most, a station can be seen up to almost 100km out at a power draw of 45MW. 
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 +Large grid ships and stations without a signature vent will, after a grace period, emit a "Signal Anomaly". For ships, this anomaly signal will always be visible for 30km, for stations it will always be 100km. 
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 +Small grids are not required or able to use a Signature Vent. 
 ===== Max speed ===== ===== Max speed =====
 To aid in the utility of smaller ships and help alleviate some of the standard Space Engineers 'Bigger is Better' factor, the smaller the ship, the higher its top speed. There is not a huge difference, but enough to have an impact on combat. The current limits for different sizes of ship are: To aid in the utility of smaller ships and help alleviate some of the standard Space Engineers 'Bigger is Better' factor, the smaller the ship, the higher its top speed. There is not a huge difference, but enough to have an impact on combat. The current limits for different sizes of ship are:
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 To balance the economy, the stations acquisition contracts were nerfed to avoid gaining millions in one single contract. Specifically acquisition contracts involving rarer components.  To balance the economy, the stations acquisition contracts were nerfed to avoid gaining millions in one single contract. Specifically acquisition contracts involving rarer components. 
  
-==== Hacking blocks and firewalls ====+===== Hacking blocks and firewalls =====
 To use a hacking block, simply build one on the grid that you wish to claim control of and click "Begin Hacking" in the K menu of the hacking block. Hacking starts a timer, at the conclusion of which, the grid in question will be transferred to the hacking block owner. Hacking is considered a hostile action, so all rules around combat apply to use of these blocks and any rulebreaks will be treated the same as if you had destroyed the grid. Both Firewall and Hacking blocks must also be accessible on foot without needing to grind any blocks other than doors. To use a hacking block, simply build one on the grid that you wish to claim control of and click "Begin Hacking" in the K menu of the hacking block. Hacking starts a timer, at the conclusion of which, the grid in question will be transferred to the hacking block owner. Hacking is considered a hostile action, so all rules around combat apply to use of these blocks and any rulebreaks will be treated the same as if you had destroyed the grid. Both Firewall and Hacking blocks must also be accessible on foot without needing to grind any blocks other than doors.
  
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 There are no restrictions on which grids you can hack beyond what is stated in the rules - they can be used on your own or your faction mate's grids for easier transfer of grids. There are no restrictions on which grids you can hack beyond what is stated in the rules - they can be used on your own or your faction mate's grids for easier transfer of grids.
-Admins & Mods will no longer be accepting requests to transfer grids on players behalf outside of rare situations involving bugs. +Admins & Mods will no longer be accepting requests to transfer grids on players behalf outside of rare situations involving bugs.^ 
-==== Other Features ====+ 
 +===== Radar and Planetary Control Center ===== 
 +We aim to provide players with the means to find another in case of conflict, to avoid stalemate wars where no actual combat happens.  
 +To this measure, we offer the **Radar** block. You can have two of these per faction, and they can scan a up to 50km sphere centered on the block itself in space only. After a minute of scanning, grids and asteroids picked up will be returned as anonymized GPS points.  
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 +A much stronger, yet limited and expensive variation of this is the **Planetary Control Center** (in short PCC). As long as you place one within 1km of a planet's surface, it will actively track any grid on this planet once every 10 minutes with an accuracy of 10km. 
 +The PCC will only work if it is the only one of its kind on a given planet! Additionally, the smaller the grid, the more likely it is to passively evade this scan. If a hostile or neutral PCC is on the same planet, the two will conflict, resulting in only a rough estimate of the other's location.  
 +You can create a log of passing grids by placing any LCD with the "[PCC log]" tag in custom text, and it will log picked up grids for 24h. Additionally, you can exclude up to two factions from being picked up to ignore your known neighbors.  
 +===== Other Features =====
   * Whenever too many friendly or neutral T4s or T5s are within 10km of each other, they will become "masslocked". Grids max speed, and maximum active gyroscopes will decrease the more non-hostile grids gather around each other. This is to try to help ship tier balance during combat between single large factions and coalitions of smaller factions   * Whenever too many friendly or neutral T4s or T5s are within 10km of each other, they will become "masslocked". Grids max speed, and maximum active gyroscopes will decrease the more non-hostile grids gather around each other. This is to try to help ship tier balance during combat between single large factions and coalitions of smaller factions
   * The Webifier block can only be built and active on stations. It applies a force to incoming objects proportional to their speed, slowing them down. This drastically reduces the effectiveness of kinetic missiles   * The Webifier block can only be built and active on stations. It applies a force to incoming objects proportional to their speed, slowing them down. This drastically reduces the effectiveness of kinetic missiles
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     * The Torpedo Launcher (Trident) is a large weapon that does the same as the VXM but with slower and bigger torpedoes     * The Torpedo Launcher (Trident) is a large weapon that does the same as the VXM but with slower and bigger torpedoes
     * The Point Defense Cannons is an alternative to the Gatling, with proportionally lower damage and higher rate of fire     * The Point Defense Cannons is an alternative to the Gatling, with proportionally lower damage and higher rate of fire
-  * Hover Engines were added to the game since S4+  * Hover Engines were added to the game since S4 to limit the use of wheels that can cause performance issues and invoke Clang
   * Some upgraded blocks exist, called the Monari blocks   * Some upgraded blocks exist, called the Monari blocks
   * Stations using too much server resources and lagging the server will be eaten   * Stations using too much server resources and lagging the server will be eaten
   * Blast doors have increased deformation and reduced explosive resistance, while also costing some metal grids   * Blast doors have increased deformation and reduced explosive resistance, while also costing some metal grids
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