Continent Rotation and Empire Strength
Territory now matters at all times, as each empire gains strength when key facilities are captured, and when continent events are won.
When a faction reaches 100 Empire Strength or more, a Meltdown alert fires off (provided no other events are currently active,) and the victorious faction will lock the continent.
Gaining/losing Empire Strength is as follows.
- Maintaining a link to an enemy Warpgate is worth 50 strength, (both is 100 strength.)
- Maintaining ownership of the center base is worth 15 strength (or 30 on Esamir).
- Maintaining ownership of a major facility is worth 15 strength (or 20 on Esamir).
- Each continent-event win is worth 10 strength, and is the only permanent form of Empire Strength.
Prior to this change, continents were standardized at 3 continent events (like Aerial Anomalies, Maximum Pressure, Gaining Ground,) before requiring 41% territory control fr...
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