Build Queues

Planets.nu uses four different systems to build starships. These systems are as follows:

• Priority Build Point Queue (PBP)

  This build queue is close to the original VGA Planets 3.0 and is sometimes referred to as the Classic Queue. These types of games have a hard ship limit and ship builds are sequentially allocated.

• Production Queue (PQ)

  This build queue is available to players who wish to create a custom experience. Games with this build queue have a soft ship limit and ship builds are randomly allocated. This build queue was the default for all Standard games from shortly after its introduction to January 2021.

• Planetary Production Queue (PPQ)

  Effective January 2021, this build queue is the default for all Standard games. Games with this build queue have a hard ship limit and ship builds are allocated based on the portion of owned planets a player controls.

• Planets Limit Ships (PLS)

  This build queue is currenty used in Mentor vs Midshipmen and Beginner challenges, and it is available for custom use. These types of games have individual ship limits based on the total number of planets in a player's empire.

Determining the Build Queue

It is possible to determine what Build Queue is used by analyzing the game settings.

1. Check the shiplimittype parameter. If the value is 1 , the Planets Limit Ships (PLS) queue is being used.
2. Check the productionqueue parameter. If the value is false , the Priority Build Point Queue (PBP) (Classic) queue is being used.
3. Check the planetaryproductionqueue parameter. If the value is false , the Production Queue (PQ) queue is being used.
4. By the process of elimination (and because the shiplimittype and productionqueue parameters are true ), the Planetary Production Queue (PPQ) queue is being used.

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