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Coalescence

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‎Members of a Coalescence:

TEC Bomber

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TEC Fighter

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Illuminator Vessel

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‎Overview:

Vasari

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‎History:

TEC

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Advent

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Planet Types

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Talk:Crew Extractor

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I'd like some extra info so readers know if multiple extractors can be manned by 1 navigator. Does the navigator need to stay next to it to keep the extractor working? Or may they go on adding other extractors?

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Corvette

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Vasari Bomber

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Vorastra Titan

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Ankylon Titan

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Corrected spelling errors

Advent

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rewording and fixing sentencing

Corvette

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Ankylon Titan

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‎Tactics:

Forbidden Worlds

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Advent Fighter

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Advent

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‎Weaponry and Defense:

Frigate Factory (TEC)

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A frigate factory is your first building that you start with when playing any map. It has the ability to manifacture cruisers and frigates. You can only produce three diffrent types of ships from the frigate factory until further reaserch is completed.

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 ==Members of a Coalescence==
-<p sab="459">There are many assignments that need to be performed and some are so specific that members of Advent society will devote their lives towards this assignment. Only a powerful member of the Advent can perform two of these tasks at once and if they can perform all of them they are considered some of the most powerful of all psychics and raise themselves to the rank of Coalesce.</p>
+There are many assignments that need to be performed and some are so specific that members of Advent society will devote their lives towards this assignment. Only a powerful member of the Advent can perform two of these tasks at once and if they can perform all of them they are considered some of the most powerful of all psychics and raise themselves to the rank of Coalesce.
 : '''''Scryers:''''' Scryers devote their lives to visions and prophecies and divining the purpose behind said prophecies and visions. They use their abilities to find hidden and ancient artifacts on many of the Advent worlds. And can amplify their senses to detect incoming threats that would seek to attack any Advent worlds. Some Scyers can become so powerful that they can sense the presence and spread of an enemies culture even a few star systems away.
-: '''Psintegrate:''' Psintegrates are a powerful and necessary part for Advent living and warfare. Where the Scryers would use their powers to influence and sense, the Psintegrates use their powers to manipulate the physical world around them. This is done through the use of Telekinesis for war purposes or not. They can be found almost everywhere, inside Mining Facilities separating desired ores from undesired. Or in warships using their powers to dominate the minds of their enemies or telekinetically push squadrons of Strike Craft away from the fleet. With great power come great sacrifice however, Psintegrates are meshed in with their ship(or other facilities) computers.
+: '''Psintegrate:''' Psintegrates are a powerful and necessary part for Advent living and warfare. Where the Scryers would use their powers to influence and sense, the Psintegrates use their powers to manipulate the physical world around them. This is done through the use of Telekinesis for war purposes or not. They can be found almost everywhere, inside Mining Facilities separating desired ores from undesired. Or in warships using their powers to dominate the minds of their enemies or telekinetically push squadrons of Strike Craft away from the fleet. Psintegrates are required to integrate with their ships or facilities they are stationed in, this integration connects the Psintegrates very being with the ship or facility allowing them to exercise their psychic ability in the most efficent manner at any given time.
 : '''''Coalesce:''''' Are the Leader(s) of a particular Coalescence, they are also seen as the most powerful or wise of Advent among their society. And their word is generally seen as an undeniable truth or law. It was the Coalesce who guided the Advent first into Trader Space to exact revenge upon their foes.

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 '''TEC Bombers''' are armed with missiles effective against heavy cruisers and capital ships, but are easily destroyed by any fighter strike craft. Recently the TEC bomber was improved to be slightly larger and have two missile launchers, and its new appearence is similar to that of a modern B-2 stealth bomber.
 [[File:Screenshots_004.jpg|thumb|left|The TEC bomber and a bomber missile]]

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-'''TEC Fighters''' are armed with auto-cannons (apparently, multibarrel) that can easily take out any other strike-craft. These weapons are less effective against larger ships such as frigates. Strangely, the [[AutoCannon]] round the fighter discharges is almost as long as it is, much longer than the two guns on the sides. This could be explained if the autocannons fired tracers, which are meant to make the projectiles more visible. {{ActionGrid
+'''TEC Fighters''' are armed with auto-cannons (apparently, multibarrel) that can easily take out any other strike-craft. These weapons are less effective against larger ships such as frigates. Strangely, the [[AutoCannon]] round the fighter discharges is almost as long as it is, much longer than the two guns on the sides. This could be explained if the autocannons fired tracers, which are meant to make the projectiles more visible.
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 ==Overview==
-While still being considered a long range assault vessel, the Illuminator is less of one than the equivalent offerings from other factions. Boasting more armor and shields and a higher potential damage output than either of the other two and a very useful [[Deceptive Illusion]] ability it can quickly turn the tide of a battle. It is important to note, however, that the damage number on this ship is for a volley of its entire battery, all 3 beams, which means that if not all of them are capable of targeting something, you're not getting the most out of the ship. Due to the design of the ship it is impossible to bring all 3 beams to bear on a single target, making it more at home in the middle of a battle than on the edge where its 3 beams can wreak havoc on many foes at once.
+While still being considered a long range assault vessel, the Illuminator is less of one than the equivalent offerings from other factions. Boasting more armor and shields and a higher potential damage output than either of the other two and a very useful [[Deceptive Illusion]] ability it can quickly turn the tide of a battle. It is important to note however that the damage of the ship is per null, each of the 3 beams, which means that if not all of them are capable of targeting something, you're not getting the most out of the ship. Due to the design of the ship it is impossible to bring all 3 beams to bear on a single target, making it more at home in the middle of a battle than on the edge where its 3 beams can wreak havoc on many foes at once.
 ==Tactics==

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 They eventually arrived in Trader Space crushing any militia that was in their way and enslaving the populace of the worlds under their control. This continued until the arrival of the [[TEC]] a new military force backed by the Traders to fight the Vasari. The once clear advantage the Vasari held against the Traders quickly dissipated into a tug of war for control.
-Until a new enemy arrived ten years later, a new foe known as the [[Advent]] ancestors to the TEC arrived on the Eastern fringe of the Trader Space. The TEC had to divert forces giving the Vasari the ability to push more forward against the Coalition. The battle began to take its toll until the development of Starbases to fortify their territories. The three races met at a standstill unable to push territories without the loss of a great amount of their forces.
+Ten years later, a new foe known as the [[Advent]], psionically gifted cousins to the TEC Humans, arrived on the Eastern fringe of the Trader Space. The TEC had to divert forces giving the Vasari the ability to push more forward against the Coalition. The battle began to take its toll until the development of Starbases to fortify their territories. The three races met at a standstill unable to push territories without the loss of a great amount of their forces.
-Five years after the fortification of their systems diplomacy was finally given a chance. The Vasari knew the ancient enemy was going to arrive soon and a consensus on what to do needed to be made. From here the internal workings of the Vasari shifted and two philosophies developed. One being the original concept of "Evacuate, Siphon, Run" and the other belief that the Vasari needed to stop running and needed to make a stand against the Ancient Enemy with the other races. The two philosophies eventually split the Vasari fleet in two as they departed ways.
+Five years after the fortification of their systems diplomacy was finally given a chance. The Vasari knew the ancient enemy was going to arrive soon and a consensus on what to do needed to be made. From here the internal workings of the Vasari shifted and two philosophies developed. One being the original concept of "Evacuate, Siphon, Run" and the other belief that the Vasari needed to stop running and needed to make a stand against the Ancient Enemy alongside the Advent and the TEC. The two philosophies eventually split the Vasari fleet in two as they departed ways.
 ==Vasari Culture==
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 Vasari culture is unique compared to the other two races. Where both the TEC and Advent function on progression and free will, many Vasari fleets make use of enforced labor to further the needs of their empire's growth. It wasn't until very recently that many Vasari began working in cooperation with the other races, and gave up on using slavery as a primary means of production.
-Another large portion of Vasari culture is the use of eugenics to "advance" Vasari growth. This is done through directed reproduction and the artificial augmentation of their genome. Genetic adaptation is also used on Terrans to increase their survivability on different types of planets. Examples of this process include genetic changes to respiration so that toxic atmospheres can be survived without the need for environmental suits, or to produce massively increased sub-dermal fat to increase body temperature on frigid worlds.
+Another large portion of Vasari culture is the use of eugenics to "advance" Vasari growth. This is done through directed reproduction and the artificial augmentation of their genome. Genetic adaptation is also used on Humans to increase their survivability on different types of planets. Examples of this process include genetic changes to respiration so that toxic atmospheres can be survived without the need for environmental suits, or to produce massively increased sub-dermal fat to increase body temperature on frigid worlds.
 Nanomedicine is also used to improve living conditions under Vasari rule, increasing the life span of their subjects or introducing nanites into the bloodstream of Vasari subjects to increase survivability from any tramatic force.

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-The '''Trader Emergency Coalition''', often abbreviated '''TEC''', was formed from the Trade Order to combat the threat of the [[Vasari]] and, when they returned, the [[Advent]].
+The '''Trader Emergency Coalition''', often abbreviated '''TEC''', was a sort of military government formed from the Trade Order to combat the threat of the [[Vasari]] and, when they returned, the [[Advent]].
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 Not willing to accept failure, the Order sent a series of market research teams to acquire data that could be used to formulate a more elaborate strategy. They received a single, incomplete report containing "disturbing" information.
-The people of the desert world practiced what was considered sinful and taboo to the people of the early Trade Order. Cerebral Integration Technologies, unrestricted biological experimentation, strange forms of collectivism, and the wholesale usage of countless neurochemicals were but a few of the transgressions committed by the Advent against the Trade Union's bylaws.
+The people of the desert world practiced what was considered sinful and taboo to the people of the early Trade Order. Cerebral Integration Technologies, unrestricted biological experimentation, strange forms of collectivism, and the wholesale usage of countless neurochemicals were but a few of the transgressions committed by the Advent against the Trade Order's bylaws.
 The Trader Worlds overwhelmingly voted that such an aberration had no place within the territories of their new Order. With an instinctive fear, the Traders took control of the planet by force and exiled the inhabitants far into uncharted space.
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 Ten years later the constant fighting had done nothing to break the stalemate. The resources were starting to dwindle and peace talks between the races had begun. It was at this point that some of those within the unity wondered if vengeance was the correct course of action.
-The reply would come five years later as the Advent Coalesences turned on each other. The Loyalist seeking only to continue their quest for dominance over the lesser species and should they resist they would be annihilated. And the Advent Rebels seeking an alternate solution by destroying the Advent Loyalist and searching for peace with the TEC and Vasari.
+Five years later, the Advent Coalesences turned on each other. The Loyalists seek only to continue their quest for dominance over the lesser species, and to exact vengeance upon those who banished them and left them for ruin. The Rebels, who sense corruption within the Unity, driving the Advent's mad hunger for retribution, seek to clense the Unity of such deviation from their teachings, and to establish diplomatic, if not peaceful, relations with the TEC and the Vasari.
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 For the Advent, [[Defense Vessel]]s are the strongest early-game counter to corvettes, and have the highest damage of any antifighter frigate from any faction. Illuminators can also fight back against attacking corvettes, because they have bow and side mounted beam cannons and they are very accurate, but they can still be outnumbered and overwhelmed by their smaller, cheaper foes. Advent fighters also do well, especially from [[Halcyon Carrier]]s which can defend themselves with their side-mounted beam cannons. The Eradica Titan and Radiance Battleship's area-effect abilities ([[Chastic Burst]] and [[Cleansing Brilliance]] respectively) cannot target corvettes, but other Advent AoE abilities like [[Meteor Storm]], [[Malice]], [[Psionic Scream]], [[Fracture]] and [[Vertigo]] can, and may be used to suppress or destroy them. The [[Iconus Guardian]] can also help to reduce corvettes' efficiency via [[Repulsion]] or [[Shield Projection]].
-[[Garda Flak Frigate]]s work well for the TEC, especially if you combine them with an [[Akkan Battlecruiser]]'s [[Targeting Uplink]]. Their capital ships' broadside batteries can also rip apart corvettes as they make their attack runs. Given a superior economy, the TEC can also try to counter corvettes using larger numbers of their own corvettes, for what it's worth, and they do have a few area-effect abilities on the [[Marza Dreadnought]] and [[Dunov Battlecruiser]] that can help destroy corvettes in large clumps.
+[[Garda Flak Frigate]]s work well for the TEC, especially if you combine them with an [[Akkan Battlecruiser]]'s [[Targeting Uplink]]. Their capital ships' broadside batteries can also rip apart corvettes as they make their attack runs, and this is especially true for a high-level [[Kol Battleship]] when [[Finest Hour]] is activated, which grants its cannons splash damage. Given a superior economy, the TEC can also try to counter corvettes using larger numbers of their own corvettes, for what it's worth, and they also have a few area-effect abilities on the [[Marza Dreadnought]] and [[Dunov Battlecruiser]] that can help destroy corvettes in large clumps.
 The Vasari can use their [[Junsurak Sentinel]]s or capital ships. Sentinels are slightly less effective than the other factions' flak frigates early on but with Phase Missile upgrades and Charged Missiles they can become rather deadly. The Kortul Devastator's weapons are very effective, but they are mostly focused on forward firepower, so when hunting corvettes, the ship may spend some time spinning around (its often not a problem though, just something to keep in mind). At higher levels, [[Volatile Nanites]] can make Kortuls particularly deadly against large numbers of corvettes. The [http://sinsofasolarempire.wikia.com/wiki/Vulkoras_Desolator Vulkoras Desolator]'s [http://sinsofasolarempire.wikia.com/wiki/Phase_Missile_Swarm Phase Missile Swarm ]is also fairly effective because it can track up to 14 targets at level 4.

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	'''Vasari Bombers''' are armed with phase missiles that have a chance to penetrate and completely bypass a ships shields. Weak to any fighter strike-craft or anti strike-craft frigates.		'''Vasari Bombers''' are armed with phase missiles that have a chance to penetrate and completely bypass a ships shields. Weak to any fighter strike-craft or anti strike-craft frigates.

−	The Vasari Bomber is generally considered to be the best bomber due to its use of Phase Missiles, which can bypass shields and, by extension, shield mitigation when proper research is conducted.	+	The Vasari Bomber is generally considered to be the best bomber due to its use of Phase Missiles, which can bypass shields and by extension, [[Shield Mitigation]], after the proper research is conducted. This makes them extremely dangerous when deployed in swarms, especially against poorly armored Advent ships. They are also individually the toughest strikecraft in the game, which means that their squadrons are more resilient against area-effect anti-strikecraft abilities such as [[Flak Burst]] and [[Telekinetic Push]]. They are the only strikecraft capable of surviving two fully-leveled Flak Bursts.

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 As with all other Titans, the Vorastra also has various upgrades available to its hull, shielding, weapon damage, and antimatter.
-The primary weakness of the Vorastra is its reliance on abilities. While its micro phase jump ability greatly reduces the effectiveness of traditional anti-Titan tactics such as bomber swarms, if its abilities are disabled, either by ships that have this capability, such as the TEC's [[Dunov Battlecruiser]], or simply by running out of antimatter, the Vorastra isn't much more agile than an [[Orkulus Star Base]]. It has limited anti-bomber abilities, starting with two squadrons and at higher levels, having four, as well as moderate anti-strike craft defenses. A supporting fleet or retreat of the Vorastra is recommended if it enters a gravity well heavily saturated in bombers.
+The primary weakness of the Vorastra is its reliance on abilities. While its micro phase jump ability greatly reduces the effectiveness of traditional anti-Titan tactics such as bomber swarms, if its antimatter runs out, or is drained by ships that have this capability, such as the TEC's [[Dunov Battlecruiser]], Advent's [[Radiance Battleship]] or Vasari's [[Kortul Devastator]], then the Vorastra isn't much more agile than an [[Orkulus Star Base]]. Furthermore, watch out for the TEC Loyalists' [[Ankylon Titan]], which can use its [[Disruption Matrix]] to prevent the Vorastra from micro phase jumping and can disrupt the channeling of The Maw. Without the ability to jump, the Vorastra has limited anti-bomber abilities, starting with two squadrons and at higher levels, having four, as well as moderate anti-strike craft defenses. A supporting fleet or retreat of the Vorastra is recommended if it enters a gravity well heavily saturated in bombers.
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 However, in the recent 1.04 patch, Disruption Matrix was changed so that it can affect Titans, making the Ankylon the only ship in the game capable of directly disabling enemy Titan abilites, rather than doing so through draining their antimatter. At max rank, this means that a skilled TEC Loyalist player can use Disruption Matrix to cover the 15 second gap between Group Shield wearing off and its being usable again, affording TEC Loyalist fleets significantly increased survivability against enemy Titan AoEs over other factions, as well as allowing it to disable or interrupt other powerful Titan abilities. This forces those who face a high level Ankylon with a supporting fleet into a dillema, if they focus fire on the Ankylon to put its powerful support abilities out of the picture, the Ankylon's fleet can attack freely for a long period of time, due to a high level Ankylon being almost impossible to destroy, especially in its owner's own gravity wells, due to the hull restoration and damage increasing effects of Furious Defense being greater (this in addition to the Militia armor and weapons upgrades which affect all TEC Loyalist ships in their own gravity wells). On the other hand, if they attempt to destroy the supporting fleet, the Ankylon's powerful support abilities will make it that much harder to do.
-In the 1.50 patch, the Ankylon was buffed again, and is now a ''much'' more viable counter to the heavy damage of the other factions' Titans. Group Shield's duration was increased to 40/50/60/70 seconds, so it can now provide constant defensive coverage for ships within its range as long as the Ankylon has anitmatter. Disruption Matrix now disables enemy passive regeneration, giving the Ankylon and its fleet further advantages in pitched battles. And finally, Inspire And Impair now lasts 60/75 seconds and affects enemy Titans, making it drastically more effective in general, and in particular as a means of mitigating the direct firepower of enemy Ragnarovs, Vorastras and Eradicas.
+In the 1.50 patch, the Ankylon was buffed again, and is now a ''much'' more viable counter to the heavy damage of the other factions' Titans. Group Shield's duration was increased to 40/50/60/70 seconds, so it can now provide constant defensive coverage for ships within its range as long as the Ankylon has antimatter. Disruption Matrix now disables enemy passive regeneration, giving the Ankylon and its fleet further advantages in pitched battles. And finally, Inspire And Impair now lasts 60/75 seconds and affects enemy Titans, making it drastically more effective in general, and in particular as a means of mitigating the direct firepower of enemy Ragnarovs, Vorastras and Eradicas.
 The best way to deal with a high level Ankylon with a supporting fleet is to throw every antimatter draining ability you have at it while Disruption Matrix is not active. Once its abilites are disabled, the Ankylon is little more than a giant nearly indestructable block of metal. Though it does have respectable firepower, it is not nearly as fearsome as other Titans in this regard, and so can be saved for last. Also, if possible, you should engage an Ankylon on neutral or friendly territory, where the effects of Militia Armor and Militia Weapons and the increased power of Furious Defense are not a factor, as these can make the Ankylon a fearsome opponent even when it does not have a fleet backing it up.

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 ==Advent Technology==
-Advent technology is vastly superior to the TEC and almost on par with the alien Vasari. They excel because of a technological wonder called Psitech which amplifies their mental ability above all other races. It is also used in everyday life of Advent civilians and helps improve the workforce supply for the Advent military.
+Advent technology is vastly superior to the TEC and is on par with the alien Vasari. They excel because of a technological wonder called Psitech which amplifies their mental ability above all other races. It is also used in everyday life of Advent civilians and helps improve the workforce supply for the Advent military.
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 ===PsiTech===
 [[File:AdventHarmonyPsiTech.jpg|thumb|left|An Advent [[Temple of Communion]]. A perfect example of Advent PsiTech.]]
-PsiTech is the technology that the Advent use to augment their mental abilities. This allows them to accomplish tasks through the use of their mind instead of physical power. This makes the Advent especially powerful in many aspects such as although Vasari phase detection is clearly superior to the Advents. Vasari phase detection requires large machines and multiple Vasari to monitor the phase lanes, where the Advent use a small group of Scryers who use their mental power to detect enemies who approach Advent Territory.
+PsiTech is the technology that the Advent use to augment their mental abilities. This allows them to accomplish tasks through the use of their mind instead of physical power. This makes the Advent especially powerful and potentially advantageous in many aspects; although Vasari phase detection could arguably be declared as being superior to the Advents, it requires large machines and multiple Vasari to monitor the phase lanes, whereas the Advent need only to utilize a small group of Scryers who use their mental power to detect enemies who approach Advent Territory.
 The same principal applies to the TEC as well in the Aspect of armor. Where it is clear that the TEC possess greater abilities to combine alloys and polymers into a great mass, (which in turn gives a greater amount of armor) the Advent can telekinetically hold their armor together through the use of Psitech to keep their ships together.
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 [[File:AdventHarmonyPerception.jpg|thumb|right|An Advent Psintegrate performing a task to bring awareness to the Unity.]]
 Even in resource gathering the Advent use Psintegrate's are placed onto Mining Facilities and telekinetically separate unwanted resources to help improve the quality of their shipments of minerals. Psitech is a powerful tool that when utilized properly will allow the Advent to locate, influence, and disrupt their enemies, while it will inspire loyalty, augment the Advent's mental power, and commune amongst each other.
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 Corvettes are very fast light frigates. They trade durability for agility and versatility, and carry a light but diverse armament and a minimal crew. Corvettes can target anything, strikecraft included, but they can also be targeted by all weapons, though many are ineffective and miss. Corvettes should be deployed in swarms, and hit and run tactics are most effective since they can outrun anything except fighters and other corvettes, while focusing a lot of fire on important enemy assets such as capital ships or titans.
-Corvettes are most vulnerable when preparing for a phase jump and much easier to hit. Because of their low cost and low research requirements, they are a great unit early in the game while enemy fleets are spread thin, and are a counter to long-range frigates and other light-armored units, while being countered themselves by flak frigates. They remain useful later on as well, where they benefit substantially from their notable trait of not being affected by powerful titan area-of-effect abilities such as [[Chastic Burst]], [[Scattershot]], [[Nano Leech]], or [[The Maw]], which would devastate normal frigates and cruisers. Corvettes can however hit mines, and are not effective in assaults against fortified structures such as starbases.
+Corvettes are most vulnerable when preparing for a phase jump and much easier to hit. Because of their low cost and low research requirements, they are a great unit early in the game while enemy fleets are spread thin, and are a counter to long-range frigates and other light-armored units, while being countered themselves by flak frigates. They remain useful later on as well, where they benefit substantially from their notable trait of not being affected by powerful [[Titan]] area-of-effect abilities such as [[Chastic Burst]], [[Scattershot]], [[Explosive Shot]], [[Nano Leech]], or [[The Maw]], which would devastate normal frigates and cruisers. Corvettes can however hit mines, and are not effective in assaults against fortified structures such as starbases.
 == Corvette killers ==
 Some of the most effective weapons against corvettes are flak frigates, missiles, and beams. Capital ships and titans in general have broadside and rear-facing batteries that can start picking corvettes off, much like flak frigates, without the ship having to divert any real attention from its main target. Abilities that slow targets down can be valuable, however abilities that require the target to stay close (like Inertial Field) often are not, because the corvettes can simply fly away.
-For the Advent, [[Defense Vessel]]s are the strongest early-game counter to corvettes, and have the highest damage of any antifighter frigate from any faction. Illuminators can also fight back against attacking corvettes, because they have bow and side mounted beam cannons and they are very accurate, but they can still be outnumbered and overwhelmed by their smaller, cheaper foes. Advent strikecraft do well, especially from [[Halcyon Carrier]]s which can defend themselves with their side-mounted beam cannons. The Eradica Titan and Radiance Battleship's area-effect abilities ([[Chastic Burst]] and [[Cleansing Brilliance]] respectively) cannot target corvettes, but other Advent AoE abilities like [[Meteor Storm]], [[Malice]], [[Psionic Scream]], [[Fracture]] and [[Vertigo]] do, and can be used to suppress or destroy them. The Iconus Guardian can also help to reduce corvettes' efficiency via [[Repulsion]] or [[Shield Projection]].
+For the Advent, [[Defense Vessel]]s are the strongest early-game counter to corvettes, and have the highest damage of any antifighter frigate from any faction. Illuminators can also fight back against attacking corvettes, because they have bow and side mounted beam cannons and they are very accurate, but they can still be outnumbered and overwhelmed by their smaller, cheaper foes. Advent fighters also do well, especially from [[Halcyon Carrier]]s which can defend themselves with their side-mounted beam cannons. The Eradica Titan and Radiance Battleship's area-effect abilities ([[Chastic Burst]] and [[Cleansing Brilliance]] respectively) cannot target corvettes, but other Advent AoE abilities like [[Meteor Storm]], [[Malice]], [[Psionic Scream]], [[Fracture]] and [[Vertigo]] can, and may be used to suppress or destroy them. The [[Iconus Guardian]] can also help to reduce corvettes' efficiency via [[Repulsion]] or [[Shield Projection]].
-[[Garda Flak Frigate]]s work well for the TEC, especially if you combine them with an Akkan Battlecruiser's [[Targeting Uplink]]. Their capital ships' broadside batteries can also rip apart corvettes as they make their attack runs. Given a superior economy, the TEC can also try to counter corvettes using larger numbers of their own corvettes, for what it's worth, and they do have a few area-effect abilities on the Marza and Dunov that can help destroy corvettes in large clumps.
+[[Garda Flak Frigate]]s work well for the TEC, especially if you combine them with an [[Akkan Battlecruiser]]'s [[Targeting Uplink]]. Their capital ships' broadside batteries can also rip apart corvettes as they make their attack runs. Given a superior economy, the TEC can also try to counter corvettes using larger numbers of their own corvettes, for what it's worth, and they do have a few area-effect abilities on the [[Marza Dreadnought]] and [[Dunov Battlecruiser]] that can help destroy corvettes in large clumps.
-The Vasari can use their [[Junsurak Sentinel]]s or capital ships. Sentinels are slightly less effective than the other factions' flak frigates early on but with Phase Missile upgrades and Charged Missiles they can become rather deadly. The Kortul Devastator's weapons are very effective, but they are mostly focused on forward firepower, so when hunting corvettes, the ship may spend some time spinning around (its often not a problem though, just something to keep in mind). At higher levels, [[Volatile Nanites]] can make Kortuls particularly deadly against large numbers of corvettes. The [http://sinsofasolarempire.wikia.com/wiki/Vulkoras_Desolator Vulkoras Desolator]'s [http://sinsofasolarempire.wikia.com/wiki/Phase_Missile_Swarm Phase Missile Swarm ]is also fairly effective because it can track up to 14 targets at level 4. And finally, the splash damage from the [[Vorastra Titan]]'s [[Desperation]] does affect corvettes, and can be used to blast apart clumped-up swarms in a pinch.
+The Vasari can use their [[Junsurak Sentinel]]s or capital ships. Sentinels are slightly less effective than the other factions' flak frigates early on but with Phase Missile upgrades and Charged Missiles they can become rather deadly. The Kortul Devastator's weapons are very effective, but they are mostly focused on forward firepower, so when hunting corvettes, the ship may spend some time spinning around (its often not a problem though, just something to keep in mind). At higher levels, [[Volatile Nanites]] can make Kortuls particularly deadly against large numbers of corvettes. The [http://sinsofasolarempire.wikia.com/wiki/Vulkoras_Desolator Vulkoras Desolator]'s [http://sinsofasolarempire.wikia.com/wiki/Phase_Missile_Swarm Phase Missile Swarm ]is also fairly effective because it can track up to 14 targets at level 4.
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-'''Advent Fighter''' squadrons, deployed from [[Capital Ships]], [[Aeria Drone Host]]s, or [[Hangar Defense/Advent|Hangar Defense]] structures, number 9 ships to a squad. They deal anti-light damage, making them particularly effective against bomber strike craft, long-range attack frigates, siege frigates, colony frigates, and logistic ships such as trade ships and constructors. The Advent fighter was changed from is original look to be slightly larger and have two lasers. The original fighter was cone shaped with fins on the side and can be seen in the original trailer, as well as the icon for the [[Anima Tempest]] Ultimate ability of the [[Halcyon Carrier]]. The new design bears a strong resemblence to the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird.
+'''Advent Fighter''' squadrons, deployed from [[Capital Ships]], [[Aeria Drone Host]]s, or [[Hangar Defense/Advent|Hangar Defense]] structures, number 9 ships to a squad. They deal anti-light damage, making them particularly effective against bomber strike craft, long-range attack frigates, siege frigates, colony frigates, and logistic ships such as trade ships and constructors. The Advent fighter was changed from its original look to be slightly larger and have two lasers. The original fighter was cone shaped with fins on the side and can be seen in the original trailer, as well as the icon for the [[Anima Tempest]] Ultimate ability of the [[Halcyon Carrier]]. The new design bears a strong resemblence to the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird.
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 ===Weaponry and Defense===
 [[File:AdventHostilityAscension.jpg|thumb|right|An Advent weapons lab used to test the designs of new Advent technologies.]]
-The Advent pride themselves on their advancements in technology over the TEC during the past one-thousand years. Where the Advent have flourished by having no restrictions to technological expansion, the TEC have been under strict guidance of the Trade Order's leaders and the TEC's technology has remained almost stagnant; they rely on missiles, chemically-propelled cannon shells, and lower grade laser and beam weapons. By contrast, Advent armaments consists almost entirely of directed energy weapons, with the exception of their ship-to-surface kinetic bolts. Superior with shield design as well, the Advent are able to mitigate far more damage than TEC or even Vasari defenses will allow.
+The Advent pride themselves on their advancements in technology over the TEC during the past one-thousand years. Where the Advent have flourished by having no restrictions to technological expansion, the TEC have been under strict guidance of the Trade Order's leaders and the TEC's technology has remained almost stagnant; they rely primarily on chemically-propelled missiles and cannon shells, as well as low-grade lasers. By contrast, Advent armaments consist almost entirely of directed energy weapons, with the exception of their ship-to-surface kinetic bolts. Superior in shield design as well, the Advent are able to mitigate far more damage than TEC or even Vasari defenses will allow.
-However, the Advent favor cheap, lightly armored ships with lower hull strength, prefering their sophisticated shield systems to the bulky armor of the TEC or Vasari vessels.
+However, the Advent favor cheap, lightly armored ships with lower hull strength, prefering their sophisticated shield systems to the bulky armor of the TEC or Vasari vessels. All Advent structures and spaceships are designed to be aesthetically pleasing and are typically much more slender and sleeker than TEC or Vasari designs.
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