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'''Beginner protection'''

OGX uses a '''beginner protection''' system to prevent very small empires from being farmed by much stronger players, while still keeping PvP dynamic and competitive at higher levels.

This system is based on:

* A global protection threshold at '''10 000 000 000 points''' (10 billion)
* A relative '''×5 rule''' between two players below that threshold

Once a player reaches '''10 billion points''', they are considered a fully established empire and are no longer protected.

== Global threshold: 10 billion points ==

Beginner protection is active for all players who have '''less than 10 000 000 000 points'''.

* If '''you have less than 10B points''', the ×5 protection rule applies to all your potential targets and attackers (see below).
* If '''you have 10B points or more''', you are no longer protected:
** You can attack any player.
** You can be attacked by any player, regardless of their score.

Example:

* Player A: '''9.5B points''' → still under beginner protection.
* Player B: '''10B points''' → no longer protected.
* Player C: '''500B points''' → no longer protected.

Player C can freely attack Player B (10B+),  
but Player C '''may not''' be allowed to attack Player A (9.5B) if the ×5 rule blocks the attack.

== The ×5 rule (relative protection) ==

As long as both players are '''below 10B points''', the following relative rule applies between them:

A player '''cannot attack''' another player if  
'''one of them has more than 5 times the points of the other.'''

This rule is symmetric:

* It protects much weaker players from very strong ones.
* It also prevents very small accounts from interacting with extremely large ones.

More formally, if both players are under 10B points:

* Attacks are '''blocked''' if:
** Attacker points > Defender points × 5
** OR Defender points > Attacker points × 5

* Attacks are '''allowed''' if:
** Attacker points ≤ Defender points × 5
** AND Defender points ≤ Attacker points × 5

=== Example 1 – Protected difference ===

* Player A: '''2B points'''
* Player B: '''12B points'''

Player A is under 10B → beginner protection applies.  
Player B is over 10B → not protected, but protection can still apply to A.

Check the ratio:

* 12B / 2B = 6 → Player B has more than 5× Player A.

Result:

* Player B '''cannot attack''' Player A.
* Player A '''cannot attack''' Player B either, because the difference is also greater than ×5 in the other direction.

=== Example 2 – Fair difference ===

* Player A: '''8B points'''
* Player B: '''2B points'''

Both are under 10B, so the ×5 rule applies.

* 8B / 2B = 4 → less than 5
* 2B / 8B = 0.25 → at least 1/5

Result:

* The score difference is considered '''fair'''.
* Attacks between these two players are '''allowed in both directions'''.

=== Example 3 – End of protection ===

* Player A: '''10B points'''
* Player B: '''500B points'''

Player A has just left beginner protection:

* Because A ≥ 10B:
** The ×5 rule no longer protects A.
** A becomes a valid target for any player, including very large accounts.

Result:

* Player B (500B) can freely attack Player A (10B).
* This is intended: reaching 10B points means you are no longer a beginner.

== Why 10 billion points? ==

Classic OGame universes ran at '''x1 speed''', and beginner protection ended much earlier (from a few thousand to a few hundred thousand points, depending on the era and settings).

OGX runs at '''x100 speed''', which means:

* Players gain points much faster.
* Empires grow far more quickly than in a classic x1 universe.
* A player with '''10B points in OGX''' roughly corresponds (in “power feeling”) to a much smaller account in an old-school universe.

To preserve the same sense of progression and fairness, OGX:

* Keeps the classic spirit of the '''×5 rule'''.
* Scales the protection threshold up to '''10 billion points''' to match the higher speed.

The goal is:

* Protect genuine beginners and mid-tier players from being instantly crushed.
* Allow full, unrestricted PvP once an empire is truly established.

== Summary ==

* Beginner protection is active for all players '''below 10B points'''.
* While under 10B points, the '''×5 rule''' applies:
** An attack is blocked if one player has more than '''5×''' the points of the other.
* At '''10B points and above''':
** The player is no longer protected.
** No more ×5 limit applies: attacks from and against this player are fully open.

This system makes early and mid-game safer and more enjoyable, while keeping late-game fully competitive.