Station Combat

At Operations level 15, you unlock Station Combat. From this point on, you can attack other players’ stations, and they can attack yours as well.

When your station is attacked, the battle is fought by your Defense Platforms and any combat-ready ships docked at your station. Ships that are being repaired, upgraded, or away from your station at the time of the attack will not participate in the fight.

After the first attack, a free 10-minute peace shield is automatically applied to your station. This prevents further attacks during that period and gives you time to activate a longer shield if you want extended protection. Once the shield expires, your station becomes vulnerable again unless you’ve applied another one.

If an attacking ship successfully destroys your station, it will loot resources. However, not everything can be taken — your Resource Vault, an upgradable building in your station interior, protects a portion of your resources from being stolen.

If the attack fails and the attacking ship is destroyed by your defenses, that ship is sent back to its owner’s Drydock, where it must be repaired before being used again.