Редактирование: Game Mode (раздел)

==Mode Selection Types==

Before getting into the game modes themselves, there are several ways for a server to select which mode will be played per round. These settings are generally server-specific, so if you prefer one over the other, look to see which servers run which.

===Dynamic===
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The standard game mode. The dynamic game mode generates a threat number which is used to "buy" rulesets (rulesets are basically your antagonists). This means you can have rounds with for example traitors and cult. You can have up to three roundstart rulesets depending on the pop and threat level. Then there are latejoin and midround rulesets. The ''latejoin'' ruleset can assign late joining players as antagonists, and the ''midround'' ruleset assigns (prompts) ghosts or currently living players as antagonists. 

The threat level of the dynamic round is hinted by the "status summary" automatically printed by the communication consoles near roundstart:

=== <bdi>Advisory Levels</bdi> ===
* '''Green Star: Threat 0 to 19, no antagonists alive''' ''"Your station orbits deep within controlled, core-sector systems and serves as a waypoint for routine traffic through Nanotrasen's trade empire. Due to the combination of high security, interstellar traffic, and low strategic value, it makes any direct threat of violence unlikely. Your primary enemies will be incompetence and bored crewmen: try to organize team-building events to keep staffers interested and productive."''
* '''Blue Star: 0 to 19, with antagonists''' ''"Your station orbits within reliably mundane, secure space. Although Nanotrasen has a firm grip on security in your region, the valuable resources and strategic position aboard your station make it a potential target for infiltrations. Monitor crew for non-loyal behavior, but expect a relatively tame shift free of large-scale destruction. We expect great things from your station."''
* '''Yellow Star: 20 to 39''' ''"Although your station lies within what is generally considered Nanotrasen-controlled space, the course of its orbit has caused it to cross unusually close to exogeological features with anomalous readings. Although these features offer opportunities for our research department, it is known that these little understood readings are often correlated with increased activity from competing interstellar organizations and individuals, among them the Wizard Federation and Cult of the Geometer of Blood - all known competitors for Anomaly Type B sites. Exercise elevated caution."''
* '''Orange Star: 40 to 65''' ''"Your station's orbit passes along the edge of Nanotrasen's sphere of influence. While subversive elements remain the most likely threat against your station, hostile organizations are bolder here, where our grip is weaker. Exercise increased caution against elite Syndicate strike forces, or Executives forbid, some kind of ill-conceived unionizing attempt."''
* '''Red Star: 66 to 79''' ''"Congratulations and thank you for participating in the NT 'Frontier' space program! Your station is actively orbiting a high value system far from the nearest support stations. Little is known about your region of space, and the opportunity to encounter the unknown invites greater glory. You are encouraged to elevate security as necessary to protect Nanotrasen assets."''
* '''Black Orbit: 80 to 99''' ''"As part of a mandatory security protocol, we are required to inform you that as a result of your orbital pattern directly behind an astrological body (oriented from our nearest observatory), your station will be under decreased monitoring and support. It is anticipated that your extreme location and decreased surveillance could pose security risks. Avoid unnecessary risks and attempt to keep your station in one piece."''
* '''Midnight Sun: 100''' ''"Your station is somehow in the middle of hostile territory, in clear view of any enemy of the corporation. Your likelihood to survive is low, and station destruction is expected and almost inevitable. Secure any sensitive material and neutralize any enemy you will come across. It is important that you at least try to maintain the station" "Good Luck"''

Threat level is split into two separate budgets, one for round start and one for midround/latejoin.

=== Special <bdi>Advisory Levels</bdi> ===

* '''White Dwarf: Threat 0, no antagonists alive''' ''"Your sector's advisory level is White Dwarf. Our surveillors have ruled out any and all potential risks known in our database, ruling out the loss of our assets in the Spinward Sector. We advise a lower level of security, alongside distributing ressources on potential profit"''
* '''Pulsar Star: Unknown''' ''"Your sector's advisory level is Pulsar Star. A large unknown electromagnetic field has stormed through nearby surveillance equipment. No surveillance data has been able to be obtained showing no credible threats to Nanotrasen assets within the Spinward Sector. The Department advises maintaining high alert against potential threats, regardless of a lack of information."''

===Secret===
''<code>'''Enemy communication intercepted.''' Security Level Elevated.</code>''

Previously the standard game mode, Secret randomly selects one of the main modes in each round. Compared to Dynamic, Secret tends to be less chaotic, although [[Random events|random events]] may occur during the round and spawn additional side antagonists. 

===Random===
Identical to Secret, but the game mode is openly announced. Virtually never seen.

Compared to Secret, Dynamic rounds are often more chaotic and energetic thanks to the abundance of possible antagonists, for better or worse. Additionally, Dynamic rounds do not end when main antagonists are defeated, only when a round-ending antagonist wins or the shuttle leaves the station.