Base Protection

==Summary==
Base protection bubbles are powerful shields which render a Starbase immune to enemy attack. Every base can generate one, but the rare catalysts and exotic fuels required to do so are tightly controlled by even the least rigid faction governments, and can only be acquired at significant expense. Such protection is most often activated in response to an attack - interstellar defense agreements specify that any starbase that falls under significant attack is eligible for a limited subsidy on this key defensive function - but like any other valuable service in the galaxy, starbase governors can also contract the service by tapping their Palladium reserves.
==How it works==
A base under base protection cannot be attacked by other players, and all players start with seven days of automatic base protection in order to allow them to ready their defenses. Additionally, a base may receive automatic protection after being attacked:
*1 hour of protection is granted if a base is attacked four times in an hour
*12 hours of protection are granted if a base is attacked ten times in twelve hours
*48 hours of protection are granted if an attack reduces a base to 25% or less total health
*36 hours of protection are granted if an attack reduces a base to 50% or less total health
*18 hours of protection are granted if an attack reduces a base to 75% or less total health
Attacking another player’s base is a hostile act under interstellar agreements, and as such all base protection will be revoked immediately upon doing so (you will receive a warning to this effect before the attack commences). Any duration remaining on a base protection bubble revoked in this fashion is lost.