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While playing a LegacyWorlds' game you might need to take a break from the game for some time, because you're on holidays, or in a place where no internet access (really that still actually exists) or simply because you're tired of playing. In such cases you might not want to lose all the hard work you've put in your empire because someone attacks it while you're not around for instance. The vacation mode is just for you.
Basically vacation mode allows you to keep your assets protected while you're away but everything is slowed down in your empire and you can't perform any game actions except read your messages and the forums. The next sections of the manual will explain all vacation mode related topics.

In order to enter vacation mode you first of all have to access the set of forms that allow you to activate vacation mode. Those two topics will be covered in the next paragraphs.

The page section where you can activate vacation mode is located on the home page of the game when you are logged in. In order to access the page you have two options:

• if you're not logged in, follow the logging in procedure. The middle section of the page displayed in the body of the home page should be about vacation mode. Below an introduction about the topic, Is displayed an Enter vacation mode button. Clicking the button opens the forms that lead to the path to vacation
• if you are logged in and playing a LegacyWorlds game, clicking on the My Account menu item gets you to the logged in home page of the game. As in the previous case below the introduction about the topic, is displayed the Enter vacation mode button. Clicking the button opens the forms that lead to the path to vacation

Clicking the Enter vacation mode button opens a new page displaying some information about the vacation mode. At the bottom of the page are displayed two buttons:

• Yes, start the countdown: clicking the button starts the countdown to the beginning of the real vacation period. Until the countdown is finished that the game is still accessible normally
• No, don't activate vacation mode: clicking the button cancels the action and gets you back to the home page

Once you have clicked the Yes, start the countdown button the logged in home page presents a Cancel vacation mode button instead of the Enter vacation mode one. The button will stay in place for the next 24 to 30h (until vacation mode actually starts).

In order to get out of vacation mode you first of all have to access the set of forms that allow you to de-activate vacation mode. Those two topics will be covered in the next paragraphs.

The page section where you can de-activate vacation mode is located on the home page of the game when you are logged in. In order to access the page you have two options:

• if you're not logged in, follow the logging in procedure. The middle section of the page displayed in the body of the home page should be about vacation mode. Below an introduction about the topic, Is displayed a Leave vacation mode button. Clicking the button opens the forms that lead the to path out of vacation
• if you are logged in and looking at the data of a LegacyWorlds game, clicking on the My Account menu item gets you to the logged in home page of the game. As in the previous case below the introduction about the topic, is displayed the Leave vacation mode button. Clicking the button opens the forms that lead to the path out of vacation

Clicking the Leave vacation mode button opens a new page displaying some information about the vacation mode. At the bottom of the page are displayed two buttons:

• Yes, exit vacation mode: clicking the button gets you out of the vacation period
• No, stay in vacation mode: clicking the button cancels the action and gets you back to the home page. You remain in vacation mode

Once you have clicked the "Yes, exit vacation mode button everything gets back to normal.

Vacation mode is controlled through vacation credits which allow to keep track of the amount of vacation time you're entitled to. Being on vacation has various effects on both your game data and other players' actions. All those topics will be covered in the next manual paragraphs.

Vacation credits allow to keep track of the amount of vacation time you're entitled to. Vacation credits gain and usage obey a set of rules that are listed below:

• each account gains one vacation credit each day of gameplay (no vacation credits are gained while you're on vacation or while your account is closed
• one vacation credit corresponds to 6h of vacation time
• the maximum number of vacation credits you might have is 240 (that is up to two months of vacation period)
• while you're in vacation mode, one vacation credit is used every 6h until you get out of vacation mode or get down to 0 vacation credit. In the last case your account gets automatically reverted back to "normal" mode

While you're in vacation mode you can still log in into your account and access any game you're playing. But some game features aren't accessible and other are altered. The next parapgraphs will list what you can do and what you can't do while on vacation mode along with the other effects it might have on your empire.

While you're on vacation you can:

• Log in into your account
• Access any game you're playing
• See all in game pages
• Use the messaging system
• Browse and post in the forums as usual
• Change your preferences

All game related actions, that is to say actions which have a real effect on the game are disabled. A non exhaustive list of actions you can't accomplish while you're on vacation could be:

• Build or destroy planetary improvements (factories or turrets)
• Build ships
• Perform any fleets related actions
• Upgrade beacons
• Implement technologies
• Give or receive cash donations
• Join or leave an alliance
• Manage your alliance (create or modify ranks, add forums or even create a new alliance)
• Modify your Trusted Allies and Enemies lists
• Sell, buy, give, accept as gift an item in the marketplace

While you're in vacation mode several game parameters get altered and your assets get protected to a certain extent. The next parapgraphs will list all alterations in your in game data that aren't directly visible in the game interface.

While you're in vacation mode, your citizen feel like they're on holidays, with their mighty leader away. As a consequence they don't work as hard a usual and this has quite an effect on production:

• Population growth is divided by 4
• Daily profit is divided by 4
• Military production is divided by 4
• Research output is divided by 4

While you're in vacation mode your planets are also protected to a certain extent. The specific rules around this protection feature are explained below.
If a planet you own was under attack when you enter vacation mode the battle gets to its end as usual.
If you lose control over the planet it won't be given back to you because you've entered vacation mode at the time.
If you keep control of the planet when the battle is over, the planet then enters full protection.
All planets you own where no battle is occuring are fully protected. This means that even if a battle occurs over the planet you can't lose control over the planet.

The protection status of your fleets depends on their location when you enter vacation mode.
Moving fleets or fleets in hyperspace stand-by fly or drop out of hyperspace normally as if you weren't in vacation mode.
For fleets located on your own planets the system is the same as for the planets. This means that fleets located on planets where battles are in progress when you enter vacation mode can get killed during battle ticks as usual.
The remaining fleets (if any) get in full protection mode at the end of the battle.
Fleets on your own planets where no battle is in progress are protected and are considered neutral during any future battle occuring at that location while you're on vacation. This means that they don't get killed during battle ticks.

The influence an account in vacation mode has on the rest of the players is very limited. The only elements to keep in mind are:

• You can't donate money to players in vacation mode
• Players in vacation mode won't be able to accept your technologies, planets or fleets exchanges
• Your fleets can fly to planets whose owner is in vacation mode
• The fleets belonging to a player in vacation mode can get killed if they aren't located on his own planets
• You can't kill the fleets of a player in vacation mode if they are on his own planets nor take his planets but battles can occurr in orbit. The only effect vacation mode has is that the owner's fleets are considered neutral and no owner change can occur