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About VGA Planets :
VGA Planets is a graphical, multi-player, play by electronic mail, space war game. This game simulates combat in space between galactic scale empires. The game emphasizes colonization of space and the development of the planets that you will find, colonize and/or conquer. How well you develop these resources will determine what kind of starships (freighters and capital ships) you will be able to produce and how well you will be able to defend your space and attack your neighbors.
This game is designed to be a strategic and tactical game of warfare, but you will also need to be able to build an economy and service your empire. With a well developed strong economic base you will have a greater potential for winning the game.
As the leader of your empire you are responsible for all of the decisions that effect your growth and production (excluding, of course, being attacked by your neighbor). You will decide how to best develop your planets with the resources available to you. You will decide what type of starship(s) to be built at your starbase(s). You are the mastermind behind your race and you are in a race to see which empire can first conqueror the universe.

Strategy Guides: The Dreadlord Battle Manual
There are several guides to VGA Planets. Once you begin to get the hang of the game you'll want to learn more about it and there has been plenty of material written about it. The most useful document I've ever found for it is the Dreadlord Battle Manual. I printed it out a just after I started playing the game and have used it for reference many times since.
With the variety of races you can play there is always something new you may want to learn. The strategy for ship \ fleet building and movement, and attack and defense techniques specific for each race is invaluable.
I've made this document easily avaiable here.
DOWNLOAD Dreadlord Battle Manual 55k(DLBM.ZIP)
You can also view the Online Version here by linking to it's source.
View the Dreadlord Battle Manual Online

VGAP Extras and Add-Ons:
Dan and Dave Software
Probably the most well known "3rd party" developer of VGA Planets Add-Ons and Extras. They have a long list of Add-Ons that include:

Jumpgate - Winplan (planets 3.5) and Host 3.20 or later.
Asteroid - Winplan (planets 3.5) and Host 3.20 or later.
Tachyon - Host 3.20 or later.
RacePlus - Host 3.20 or later.
StarbasePlus - Host 3.20 or later.
Campaign Editor - Host 3.20 or later.
RAW! - Host 3.22.006 - WINPLAN 3.52.003 or later
As Well as Lurkers/StormFront
I personally thin StarbasePlus is the most useful add-ons of any that I have ever used and it is registered and a part of every game in the Realm. Theirs more info on it's use in my games on the Host Page. Link to Dan & Dave's Software for more information and all thier files.

VGAP Links:
VGAP Version 4 is nearing completion! It will take VGA Planets to an all new level! With many new races ships to say the least... Many of the add-ons that have been made for version 3.x will be built right into the game. It has become one of (if not THE) most successful turn based "e-mail" games and has been one if not the only game that began on BBS systems that made a successful transition to the web. To check the status of VGA Planets 4 and learn more and/or join a game of VGA Planets 3 jump over to Tim Wiseman's Official VGA Planet's Home Page.
VGAP Global Hundreds of VGA Planets Links and More!

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