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<?xml version="1.0"?>
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<lwdoc>
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<version>beta5</version>
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<language>en</language>
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<title>Ticks</title>
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<section id="ticks_intro" title="Introduction">
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Legacy Worlds is a <i>tick based game</i>. Ticks are specific <i>instants in time</i> when <i>automated events are triggered</i>. They correspond to moments when game data are updated.
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As such <mlink to="ticks_tick">different kinds of ticks</mlink> happen <i>at different time intervals</i> and <i>play a different role</i> in the game dynamics.
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</section>
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<section id="ticks_tick" title="Different ticks">
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The <i>different ticks</i> involved are presented in the table below:
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<table>
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<tr>
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<th>Tick</th>
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<th>Time</th>
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<th>Events</th>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Battle</td>
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<td>Every 4 hours</td>
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<td><ul>
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<li>Battle computations</li>
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<li>Battle Unavaibility of fleets ends</li>
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</ul></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Hour</td>
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<td>Every hour</td>
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<td><ul>
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<li>Fleets arrival Unavaibility ends</li>
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<li>Hyperspace stand-by delay of fleets get reduced</li>
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</ul></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Movement</td>
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<td>Ever Minute</td>
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<td><ul>
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<li>Fleet position calculation</li>
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</ul></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Cash</td>
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<td>twice a day</td>
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<td><ul>
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<li>
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Income calculation and distribution
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</li>
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</ul></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Day</td>
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<td>Once a day</td>
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<td><ul>
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<li>Population growth</li>
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<li>Planet updates</li>
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<li>Ranking updates</li>
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</ul></td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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</section>
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<section id="ticks_page" title="Ticks page">
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<section id="ticks_page_list" title="Diplayed ticks">
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The Ticks page provides information about the major ticks involved in game:<ul>
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<li>Battle Tick</li>
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<li>Cash Tick</li>
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<li>Day Tick</li>
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<li>Hour Tick</li>
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</ul>
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No display is provides for the <i>Hour Tick</i>, given the occurence of the tick is almost instantaneous.
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</section>
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<section id="ticks_page_data" title="Provided data">
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For each tick is provided:<ul>
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<li><i>Description</i> of the tick</li>
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<li>Date and time of the <i>previous tick</i> of the same category</li>
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<li>Date and time of the <i>next tick</i> of the same category along with a <i>timer to the next tick</i></li>
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</ul>
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</section>
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</section>
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</lwdoc>
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