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<book lang="&language;">
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<title>The &konquest; Handbook</title>
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<firstname>Nicholas</firstname>
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<surname>Robbins</surname>
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<address>&Nicholas.Robbins.mail;</address>
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<othercredit role="developer">
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<firstname>Russ</firstname>
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<surname>Steffen</surname>
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<address>&Russ.Steffen.mail;</address></affiliation>
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<contrib>Developer</contrib>
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<othercredit role="reviewer">
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<firstname>Lauri</firstname>
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<surname>Watts</surname>
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<address>&Lauri.Watts.mail;</address>
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<contrib>Reviewer</contrib>
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<holder>Nicholas Robbins</holder>
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<holder>Viktor Chynarov</holder>
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<firstname>Anton</firstname>
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<surname>Brondz</surname>
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<address><email>dinolinux@gmail.com</email></address>
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<firstname>Viktor</firstname>
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<surname>Chynarov</surname>
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<legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice>
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<date>2012-01-16</date>
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<releaseinfo>2.1</releaseinfo>
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&konquest; is a game of galactic conquest for &kde;
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<keyword>KDE</keyword>
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<keyword>Konquest</keyword>
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<keyword>kdegames</keyword>
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<chapter id="introduction">
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<note><title>Game type:</title><para>Strategy, Board</para></note>
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<note><title>Number of players:</title><para>Multiplayer</para></note>
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<imageobject><imagedata fileref="main_game_window.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
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<textobject><phrase>Main window of &konquest;</phrase></textobject>
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<caption><para>Main window of &konquest;.</para></caption>
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&konquest; is the &kde; version of Gnu-Lactic. Players conquer other planets by sending
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ships to them. The goal is to build an interstellar empire and ultimately conqueror all
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other player's planets. &konquest; can be played against other people or a computer.
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<chapter id="playing">
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<title>How to Play</title>
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When you start &konquest;, press <guibutton>New</guibutton> to start a new game.
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You will see a dialog in which you need to enter various information to setup your game.
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Listed below are the following parameters for the new game:
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<listitem><para>Players</para><itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>Amount of players with <guibutton>Add</guibutton> or <guibutton>Remove</guibutton> players</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Names of players</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Type of players (Computer versus Human)</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Difficulty of computer players (Low/Normal/Hard)</para></listitem>
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<para>To change the name of the player, double-click in the <guilabel>Name</guilabel>
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column and edit it. To change the type of the player, open the drop-down list by
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double-clicking in the <guilabel>Type</guilabel> column.</para>
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<listitem><para>Map</para><itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>Number of Neutral planets</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Width and height of the map in tile units</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Changing the Owner, Kill Percentage, and Production level of a particular planet</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Change the distribution of planets. Press <guibutton>Randomize</guibutton> to make it random.</para></listitem>
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<para>You can select the planet using the map thumbnail in the middle of <guilabel>Map</guilabel> pane. Just click on the planet with the &LMB;, then change the desired options.</para>
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<listitem><para>Options</para><itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>Whether or not you can see information about opponents' planets.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Whether or not cumulative production is enabled or not.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>If production is enabled immediately after capture.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Allowing amount of ships and other stats to be displayed for neutral planets</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Set the production level for neutral planets</para></listitem>
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<para>When you are done changing these settings (optional), click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to start the game.
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<imageobject><imagedata fileref="new_game_settings.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
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<textobject><phrase>New game dialog of &konquest;</phrase></textobject>
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<caption><para>New game dialog of &konquest;.</para></caption>
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Once the game starts, you will be presented with the game board. Blank squares
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are empty space. At first, each player owns one planet. The planet's background
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is the player color. If you move your mouse over a planet, you can see additional
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information. Without the <guilabel>Blind Map</guilabel> option enabled when selecting a game, you can see any information about all planet if you hover over it with mouse. If you had selected the <guilabel>Blind Map</guilabel> option when starting a new game, you will only see the planet's name on planets which have been conquered by opponents.The information can include:
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<listitem><para>Planet name</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Owner</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Ships</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Ships Due</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Production</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Kill percent</para></listitem>
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<imageobject><imagedata fileref="ingame_window.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
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<textobject><phrase>Playing &konquest;</phrase></textobject>
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<caption><para>Playing &konquest;.</para></caption>
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The <guilabel>Planet name</guilabel> is how the planet is referred to in the game. Planets are named
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alphabetically with uppercase letters. <guilabel>Owner</guilabel> is who owns the planet. If the planet
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is conquered by another player, this will change. <guilabel>Ships</guilabel> is the current number of
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ships on the planet. <guilabel>Ships due</guilabel> will only appear if you have selected a standing order for that planet,
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otherwise it is not there. <guilabel>Production</guilabel> is the number of ships the planet will produce each turn.
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The production varies from planet to planet, but always remains the same. <guilabel>Kill percent</guilabel>
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is a measure of the effectiveness of the ships produced at that planet. Attack fleets take
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the kill percentage of their planet of departure, and defense fleets use the kill
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percentage of the planet they are defending.
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You can get easily see the planet name, the owner and the current number of ships
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on a planet in the square in which the planet lies. The owner is represented by the
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background color of the planet, the name is in the upper left corner and the number of
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ships is in the lower right corner.
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To send ships from a planet to another, select the planet you want to send ships from, enter
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the number of ships in the green box in the upper right corner and press &Enter;. Repeat
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this procedure until you have sent out all the ships you want. If you wish to send a constant amount
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of ships from one planet to another every turn, enter that number and check the <guilabel>Standing Order</guilabel> box,
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and press &Enter;. The ships due to the standing order will be sent at the end of the turn. When you are done, press <guibutton>End
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Turn</guibutton>. When all players have played one turn, dialog boxes will appear and give you the latest news. The game will
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proceed like this until one of the players owns the entire galaxy.
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<chapter id="rulestips">
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<title>Game Rules, Strategies and Tips</title>
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<listitem><para>Ships cannot be stopped once they leave a planet.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Ships cannot attack other ships in midair.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Ships can be stored at planets for later use.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>A planet cannot be given away.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>A player can skip a turn by pressing <guibutton>End Turn</guibutton> without launching any
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ships.</para></listitem>
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<sect1 id="strattips">
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<title>Strategies and Tips</title>
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<listitem><para>Do not attack a planet with less than 10 ships.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Attack neutral planets before other players' planets.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Split your ship storages across several planets.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Plan your attacks in advance.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Use the ruler to find out the distance between planets.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Use the information window to get information on planets before an attack.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>If this information is available to you, it is preferable to attack a planet with a low kill ratio from a planet with a high one.</para></listitem>
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<sect1 id="game-menu">
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<title>The Game Menu</title>
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<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>N</keycap></keycombo>
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<guimenu>Game</guimenu>
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<guimenuitem>New</guimenuitem>
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<listitem><para><action>Starts a new game.</action></para></listitem>
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<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>End</keycap></keycombo>
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<guimenu>Game</guimenu>
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<guimenuitem>End Game</guimenuitem>
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<listitem><para><action>End the current game, without closing</action> &konquest;</para></listitem>
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<guimenu>Game</guimenu>
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<guimenuitem>Measure Distance</guimenuitem>
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<listitem><para>Click with the &LMB; on two planets to see their distance.</para></listitem>
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<guimenu>Game</guimenu>
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<guimenuitem>Show Standings</guimenuitem>
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<listitem><para><action>Opens</action> a window to display the detailed current
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standings for all players</para></listitem>
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<guimenu>Game</guimenu>
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<guimenuitem>Fleet Overview</guimenuitem>
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<listitem><para><action>Opens</action> a window to display detailed information
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for all fleets</para></listitem>
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<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo>
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<guimenu>Game</guimenu>
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<guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem>
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<listitem><para><action>Quits the game.</action></para></listitem>
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<sect1 id="settings-menu">
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<title>The Settings Menu</title>
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<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
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<guimenuitem>Show Toolbar</guimenuitem>
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<para><action>Toggle</action> the toolbar display on and off.</para>
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<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
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<guimenuitem>Show Statusbar</guimenuitem>
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Toggles on and off the display of the statusbar.
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<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
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<guimenuitem>Configure Shortcuts...</guimenuitem>
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<para><action>Opens</action> a standard &kde; shortcut configuration dialog to
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change the keyboard shortcuts used by &konquest;.</para>
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<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
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<guimenuitem>Configure Toolbars...</guimenuitem>
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<para>Brings up the standard &kde; toolbar configuration dialog to customize the &konquest; toolbar icons.</para>
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<sect1 id="help-menu">
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<title>The Help Menu</title>
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&help.menu.documentation;
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<title>Frequently Asked Questions</title>
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Can I redirect ships once they have left a planet?
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No, once ships leave a planet, they cannot be stopped or redirected.
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Do the different colors and shapes of planets mean anything?
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How can I know where my ships are?
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Click <guibutton>Show Standings</guibutton>. It will give you information about fleets currently in flight.
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I have lost all my planets, but I am still in the game, why?
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You have not lost the game until you have lost all your ships.
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I am running out of turns, what can I do?
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You can continue playing. When you are at the last turn, you will be prompted to add more.
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Can I store ships on a planet for later use?
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Yes, you should however store them on multiple planets to be able to send them to nearby planets.
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I have sent out all the ships on a planet, but when I move my mouse over the planet, it shows the ships still in place, why?
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The number of ships on a planet is updated when a turn is ended.
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Is it possible to change the theme?
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No, that is not possible at the moment.
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<chapter id="credits">
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<title>Credits and License</title>
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<para>&konquest;</para>
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<para>&GNU;-Lactic Conquest Project, &kde; version by &Russ.Steffen;,
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&Russ.Steffen.mail;.</para>
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<para>Copyright © 1998 by the &GNU;-Lactic Conquest Project </para>
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<para>Documentation copyright 2000 Nicholas Robbins
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&Nicholas.Robbins.mail;</para>
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<para>Documentation copyright 2012 Viktor Chynarov</para>
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&underFDL; <!-- FDL: do not remove -->
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&underGPL; <!-- GPL License -->
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<appendix id="installation">
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<title>Installation</title>
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<sect1 id="getting-konquest">
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<title>How to obtain &konquest;</title>
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&install.intro.documentation;
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<sect1 id="compilation">
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<title>Compilation and Installation</title>
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&install.compile.documentation;
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