War

War is a fundamental game mechanic of Galaxy, as progression in the game focuses mainly on attaining warships and bounties. Any number of factions can go to war with one another and when the leader of a faciton declares war on another faction there will be a 90 second period inbetween the declaration of war and the commencement of the war itself. In that 90 second time period, players can neither engage ships of the opposing faction or the opposing faction's star base. After 80 seconds, a 10 second notification will appear in the message bar alerting the both factions that the war will begine in 10 seconds. When war begins, players can engage each other and starbaes in conflict. Any factions that are not at war with the warring factions will not be affected by the war in any way. Most wars often fall into either open conflict (where neither side fights with a true goal, often engaging in small skirmishes), pirating, or sieging. Any ships that are destroyed in a war will be lost permanately, and can only be regained through a player's own means.