Default: 41 (Saber)
Numeric Value: 18
The Glory Device is a special means of self-destruction. When triggered, it will explode the ship and turn the explosive energy into deadly Berthold rays. This will damage all ships that are at the same position:
- Enemy ships will get damaged by the same amount as one mine hit.
- Own ships, and ships you offered the ship and combat levels of alliance, will get 10% of that damage. The "low damage" in the name refers to just that.
When detonated in orbit of a planet, the planet will be damaged.
- 1/4 of the planetary structures will be destroyed.
- 40% of the population (colonists and natives) will be destroyed. Lizards and Crystals are immune to this, as are Bovinoid and Reptilian natives. Another exception are Amorphous natives: These will all be killed and turned into supplies (1 supply per 10 clans). This is the only way to get rid of Amorphs.
- When the planet is owned by the same player as the GD ship, only the Amorph thing happens; planetary structures and other populations remain intact.
The Glory Device can be triggered in two ways:
- With the pop friendly code, the glory device will go off immediately (after movement, before combat).
- With the trg friendly code and the Kill mission, the glory device will go off when it detects a cloaked ship owned by any race you have not offered the ship level of alliance. When the ship doesn't have a kill mission but a primary enemy setting, only ships belonging to that race or to the declared enemies will trigger the glory device (unless they are allied).
Preconditions for Glory Device:
- Ship has fuel
- Glory Device is triggered using trg or pop (i.e. it will never go off when not asked for)
Combinations:
- GloryDeviceLow/HighDamage + AntiCloak
- ►
(4.0i/3.4k) When a glory device goes off, the explosion also emits Tachyon radiation which will decloak all ships in range.
- GloryDeviceLowDamage + GloryDeviceHighDamage
- ► Ship does low damage to own units. Until 4.0i, glory device would have done high damage.
Relevant PControl Stage: GloryDevices (Id order)
Relevant Configuration Option: AllowGloryDevice.
Relevant Formulas: Glory Device.
