Command point

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 Command Points (CP) are a resource that players gain by building various base upgrades. They are required for the construction of any ship. Construction of a ship ties up a number of points, depending on the model or variant (most models all variants have the same CP cost). Points are released back when the ship is retired or destroyed in battle.

There is also a limit on the number of CP that can be added to any **un-reinforced** fleet. Reinforcements are limited to a certain number of ships, usually 5, and do not count against this limit. At the opening of each server, the Fleet Command Center in Expansion zone 1 gives the player a maximum fleet size of 300 CP. Once the player has reached Expansion zone 9, construction of each level of the Field Command Center will increase this limit by an additional 10 points per level, giving a maximum of 400 CP per unreinforced fleet. In addition, there are three Docking points that temporarily increase the fleet CP limit as long as the player's base is docked there:

* Long-Range Command Branch: +15 CP per fleet
* Cooperative Engagement Facility: +30 CP per fleet
* Field Command Center: +50 CP per fleet

There are also two docking points that temporarily increase the number of ships that can reinforce a fleet:

* Small Supply Depot: +1 ship (6 total)
* Transit Supply Center: +4 ships (9 total)

This gives a theoretical maximum CP of a single fleet of 805CP: 300 (starting limit) + 100 (10 levels of the Field Command Center) + 405 (nine 45 CP ships)

Users earn CP in three independent pools:

## Resource port

Points in this pool can only be used for building utility ships. They are earned for the following upgrades:

Giving a total of 400 points, enough to build 10 large utility ships.

## Military port

Points in this pool may be used for all warships except aircraft. They are earned for the following upgrades:

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* Requires Org Talent Deployment Center level 5 (?)

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## Aircraft

For aircraft, points are not counted (even though they are listed). Rather, the total number of aircraft is limited - that is fighters and corvettes. Capacity is earned for the following upgrades:

* Expansion zone 5 - Aircraft Assembly Line at level 10 adds 40 capacity
* Expansion zone 5 - Aircraft Hangar I at level 5 adds 40 capacity
* Expansion zone 8 - Aircraft Hangar II at level 5 adds 40 capacity

Giving the player a total capacity of 120 aircraft.

## Retiring Ships

There may be circumstances in which a player needs to build new ships of a specific type, but does not have available command points - they are tied up in existing ships. When this happens, the player will need to **retire** some ships to free up the command points.

Common circumstances:

* After completing the first level of the Medium Utility Ship Dockyard in Expansion zone 4, the player will want to upgrade all of their small utility ships to medium utility ships
* After completing the first level of the Utility Platform Dockyard in Expansion zone 8, the player may want to upgrade some or all of the medium utility ships to large utility ships
* The player is intending to conduct military operations in a radiation zone, and needs to build large ships
* The player is intending to conduct military operations in a Scattered Asteroid Belt and needs to build small ships

Retirement can only be done from the **Ship Management** panel off of the Base panel.

A player clicks on the ship they wish to retire, and then the  **retire ship** command button.

There will be a confirmation popup. Click on the **Confirm** button. The ship will be reclaimed, its command points freed up, and a portion of the resource cost will be refunded.

The amount of resources reclaimed will normally be 80% of the construction cost, but **scaled to reflect any hit points lost in combat**. So, for example, a NOMA M470 - Support Frigate requires 10,230 metal to construct. Retiring it at full hit points will reclaim 8,184 metal, but retiring it at 5% hit point will only yield 409 metal.