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SMR Webboard

The SMR webboard (often referred to simply as the WB) is full of all kinds of advice and discussions, and I recommend stopping by to take a look every so often. It will all seem a bit much at first, but start with the sections that seem most useful to you and you will quickly learn to recognize what is important and what is not.

You should also contribute to the webboard if you have an opinion or something you feel needs discussed, but please use the search function before starting new topics to make sure you are not repeating what someone else has posted somewhere else.
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Weapons

SMR has a wide variety of weapons with which to arm your ships, and information on weapon capabilities can be found here:

http://www.smrealms.de/manual.php?53

There are a few things to consider when choosing weapons, and the weapon combination that works for one player may not be suited to the style or the needs of another.

- Cost. If your resources are limited (especially if you need to sell your weapons each time you log off) then buying the expensive big guns is not always the best choice. If you shop around, you can often get decent firepower relatively cheaply.
- Damage type. Weapon damage is classified by shield/armor damage, and a good weapon setup generally has these pretty evenly balanced. However, be aware that it is sometimes preferable to load up on weapons with a specific damage type in specific circumstances (for example, forces are killed by armor damage weapons so these are preferable for mine clearing).
- Accuracy. Weapon accuracy (modified by trader level) determines how likely it is that your weapon will hit your target on any shot. In ship to ship combat, higher ranked traders get accuracy benefits over their lower ranked opponents. There is (and always has been since the dawn of this game) an ongoing debate about when it is better to use either high accuracy low damage weapons or low accuracy high damage weapons.
- Rating. There are restrictions on how many weapons of certain ratings you are allowed to arm yourself with. Weapon rating is determined by accuracy and damage, and higher is better. You are allowed up to one level 5 weapon, up to 2 level 4 weapons, and up to 3 level 3 weapons.
- Availability. Weapon choice when arming is sometimes determined by the availability of certain weapons. Racial weapons are only available to the owner race or races that have peaceful relations with them; weapons may be sold at weapon shops that are not safely accessible; or the number of turns it would take to acquire all the weapons you would like may be too high.

When you have your weapons, make sure that they are setup properly. Have shield weapons on the top, then balanced weapons, then armor weapons on the bottom. This is important because during combat, you attack shields, then armor. To rearrange the order of your weapons, simply click on the ?Weapons? Link on the left hand side of your screen, and use the up and down arrows.
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Useful Links

manual.smrealms.de This is a interactive tutorial I suggest everyone goes through. It also has an organizable shiplist, weaponlist, and shoplist, as well as a level list

lotus.smrealms.de This site has very detailed information on virtually every aspect of SMR, as well as some other cool stuff, as well we the link to download MGU (its on the bottom left of the page)

http://smrtools.b-o-b.org/index.BOB This site has a weaponlist, shoplist, shiplist, weapon list, as well as a couple tools that large alliance leaders use fairly often

http://z3.invisionfree.com/Squadron_Com ... howforum=9
This site is part of a forum that I used to use. In it is a store of all the topics on this message board, as well as a couple others. The forum is still used on occasion, so feel free to check it out.

http://www.mysticbeauty.com/crusaders/ This site has some cool information on the history of one of the oldest alliances, as well as some useful tips

http://beta.smrealms.de/old_beta/login.php The former beta version of the game. Its useful to go there, re-register and just fly around...you have unlimited turns, and there are people there randomly who you can fight with, ports you can raid, and none of it affects your user status Note: Make sure when using this you close out of true SMR, otherwise you may be confused and think you are playing beta when you're actually playing regular

I hope these links help you out :-)
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