Bases & Formations

[Mech Array, Tactic]

Here are listed all the available bases that rules the amount of Mechs that can be displayed in the formation.

 The bases have been named in honor of some of the main asteroids of the thousands that make up the asteroid belt of the solar system (home for Old Terra).

The asteroid belt is the circumstellar disc in the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets. The asteroid belt was also termed before the Discovery of the gateways system as the main asteroid belt or main belt.
WARNING:

Because the matrix changes from one base to another, sometimes a lower base can be stronger than a higher one, this will happen when the upper base shows lines with fewer points than the previous one. As shown, Diotima (Level 20) is a better base than some of the following before acquiring Thisbe (level 32), because while Diotima maintains a center line with 4 points, the following have only lines with 3 points, despite the fact that have a higher total number of points. Once Thisbe is acquired, the training will once again have a line with 4 points on its back and its expansion will be beneficial.

The reason why a line with more Mechs is so important is because the principle of concentration. A line with 4 Mechs will probably destroy opposing lines with only 3 points, when both contenders have Mechs of similar strength.

 LACHESIS
  • Pilot Level: 1
  • Mech Slots: 4
  • Array configuration: [2 – 2] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 30
    • Bioptics: None
"120 Lachesis" is a large main-belt asteroid.

In Greek mythology, Lachesis (Λάχεσις, "the one who throws the luck") is the second of the three weavers, moiras or parcas, mythical and immortal creatures, that determined the future of the people and Gods.

METIS
  • Pilot Level: 3
  • Mech Slots: 5
  • Array configuration: [3 – 2] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 60
    • Bioptics: 20
"9 Metis" is one of the larger main-belt asteroids.

 In Greek mythology, Metis (in ancient Greek Μῆτις Mễtis, literally 'council', 'trick') was the Titaness who personified prudence or, in the bad sense, perfidy. She was also an oceanic, daughter of Ocean and Tethys.

PALMA
  • Pilot Level: 5
  • Mech Slots: 6
  • Array configuration: [3 – 3] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 150
    • Bioptics: 50
"372 Palma" is a main-belt asteroid.

 The palma or palm is a woody arborescent plant with a single primary trunk (no branches) and large leaves at its upper end that grow in the shape of a crown. It grows normally in tropical or warm climate  regions of terraformed planets.

 THEMIS
  • Pilot Level: 10
  • Mech Slots: 8
  • Array configuration: [2 – 3 – 3] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 200
    • Bioptics: 100
"24 Themis" is one of the largest asteroids in the asteroid belt.

Themis is an ancient Greek Titaness. who personificates the incarnation of divine order, fairness, laws and custom.

EGERIA
  • Pilot Level: 12
  • Mech Slots: 9
  • Array configuration: [3 – 3 – 3] >> 
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 360
    • Bioptics: 120
"13 Egeria" is a large main-belt G-type asteroid. It was discovered by Annibale de Gasparis on November 2, 1850.

 Egeria was a nymph from the Ancient Rome mythology, attributed a legendary role in the early history of Rome as a divine consort and counselor of Numa Pompilius, the second sabine King of Rome, to whom she imparted laws and rituals.

 DIOTIMA
  • Pilot Level: 20 
  • Mech Spots: 10
  • Array configuration: [3 – 4 – 3] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 600
    • Bioptics: 400
  • Note: Due the central line with 4 spots, this array is considered optimal until level 32 in which Thisbe could be acquired. For this reason, this is recommended to ignore the Iris and Bamberga base expansions.
"423 Diotima" is one of the larger main-belt asteroids.

IRIS
  • Pilot Level: 24 
  • Mech Spots: 11
  • Array configuration: [2 – 3 – 3 – 3] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 720
    • Bioptics: 240
  • Weakness: The second line loses 1 slot, going from 4 to 3 Mech spots. This is advised to bypass Iris and Bamberga, waiting for Thisbe at level 32.
"7 Iris" is a large main-belt asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter (Solar System).

 In Greek mythology, Iris  is a Titaness,  personification of the rainbow and messenger of the gods.

BAMBERGA
  • Pilot Level: 28 
  • Mech Spots: 12
  • Array configuration:  [3 – 3 – 3 – 3] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 840
    • Bioptics: 280
  • Weakness: The second line loses 1 slot respecting the lower level base Iris, going from 4 to 3 Mech spots. This is advised to bypass Iris and Bamberga, waiting for Thisbe at level 32.
"324 Bamberga" is one of the largest asteroids, discovered by Johann Palisa on 25 February 1892 in Vienna (Old Terra). It is the 14th largest asteroid in the asteroid belt.

THISBE
  • Pilot Level: 32
  • Mech Spots: 13
  • Array configuration: [4 – 3 – 3 – 3] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 1,000
    • Bioptics: 350
"88 Thisbe" is the 13th largest main-belt asteroids. It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on June 15, 1866, and named after Thisbe, heroine of a Roman fable of Ovid.

 In the Metamorphoses of Ovid (Ancient Terran Roman poet), Pyramus and Thisbe are two lovers in the city of Babylon, forbidden by their parents to marry, due to the rivalry of their families. The end of the story is tragic, since Pyramus kills himself with his sword for love when he believes that Thisbe has been devoured by a lion, and Thisbe takes her life with the same weapon when she finds Pyramus dead. Many other authors wrote about the tragedy, like Shakespeare, and this myth is the ancestor of the Romeo and Juliet story.

 HEKTOR
  • Pilot Level: 36
  • Mech spots: 14
  • Array configuration: [4 – 4 – 3 – 3] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 1,250
    • Bioptics: 450
"624 Hektor" is a main-belt asteroid, named after Hektor from Greek mythology. It has one small (~12km) satellite, Skamandrios, discovered in 2006.

In ancient Greek and Roman mythologies, Hektor was a Trojan prince and the greatest fighter for Troy in the Trojan War. He acted as leader and a hero of the Trojans and their allies in the defense of Troy, killing 31,000 Greek fighters before die in a desperate fight against the Greek hero Achilles.

 EUPHROSYNE
  • Pilot Level: 40
  • Mech spots: 15
  • Array configuration: [4 – 4 – 4 – 3] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 2,400
    • Bioptics: 1,350
"31 Euphrosyne" is one of the largest main belt asteroids.

 Euphrosyne, in ancient Greek mythology, was one of the Charites, known in Standard as the "Three Graces", daugthers of Zeus. Euphrosyne is Goddess of Joy or Mirth, and the incarnation of grace and beauty.

 JUNO
  • Pilot Level: 44
  • Mech spots: 16
  • Array configuration: [4 – 4 – 4 – 4] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 2,800
    • Bioptics: 2,350
"3 Juno", minor-planet designation in the old Planet Center catalogue system, is an asteroid in the asteroid belt. Juno was the third asteroid discovered.

 Juno was the Roman goddess of marriage and queen of the gods. Married with Jupiter (Zeus in the Greek mythology in which she is called Hera)


MELPOMENE
  • Pilot Level: 48
  • Mech spots: 17
  • Array configuration: [1 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 14,000
    • Bioptics: 7,000
"18 Melpomene" is a large, bright main-belt asteroid that was discovered by J. R. Hind on June 24, 1852, and named after Melpomenē, the Muse of tragedy.
CALLIOPE
  • Pilot Level: 52
  • Mech spots: 18
  • Array configuration: [2 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 21,000
    • Bioptics: 5,000
"22 Kalliope" is a large asteroid from the asteroid belt discovered by J. R. Hind on November 16, 1852. It is named after Calliope, the Greek Muse of epic.
EUGENIA
  • Pilot Level: 55
  • Mech spots: 19
  • Array config: [3 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4] >>
  • Resources:
    • Ferrite: 21,000
    • Bioptics: 6,000
"45 Eugenia" is an asteroid belonging to the asteroid belt discovered on June 27, 1857 by Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt from Paris, France. It is named in honor of the French Empress of Spanish origin, Eugenia de Montijo.

TERPSICHORE
  • Pilot Level: 59
  • Mech spots: 20
  • Array configuration: [4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 17,000
    • Bioptics: 6,500
"81 Terpsichore" is a large and very dark main-belt asteroid.

 In Greek mythology, Terpsichore "delight in dancing" was one of the nine Muses and goddess of dance and chorus. She is usually depicted sitting down, holding a lyre, accompanying the ballerinas' choirs with her music. She is also a Mother of the sirens.


KAYLEE
  • Pilot Level: 62
  • Mech spots: 21
  • Array configuration: [5 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 18,000
    • Bioptics: 5,500
RAJAH
  • Pilot Level: 64
  • Mech spots: 22
  • Array configuration: [5 – 5 – 4 – 4 – 4] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 17,000
    • Bioptics: 5,500
Rajah is a Monarch or princely ruler title originate in South and Southeast Asia (Old Terra). On a few planets of the Shogunate where there is a certain presence of the Hindu culture, some governors keep using this title.

PEARL
  • Pilot Level: 68
  • Mech spots: 23
  • Array configuration: [5 – 5 – 5 – 4 – 4] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 18,500
    • Bioptics: 6,500
MIDNIGHT
  • Pilot Level: 72
  • Mech spots: 24
  • Array configuration: [5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 4] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 24,000
    • Bioptics: 11,500
ASTER
  • Pilot Level: 76
  • Mech spots: 25
  • Array configuration: [5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 24,000
    • Bioptics: 11,500
The name Aster comes from the Ancient Greek word ἀστήρ (astḗr), meaning "star".

 HERMES
  • Pilot Level: 79
  • Mech spots: 26
  • Array configuration: [1 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 22,000
    • Bioptics: 14,000
In ancient Greek mythology, Hermes is the God of travel and Messenger of the Olympus.

 VENUS
  • Pilot Level: 84
  • Mech spots: 27
  • Array configuration: [2 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 22,000
    • Bioptics: 9,000
Venus is the second planet from the Solar System. 
In Roman mythology, Venus incarnates the Goddess of Love.

 GAIA
  • Pilot Level: 89
  • Mech spots: 28
  • Array configuration: [3 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 22,000
    • Bioptics: 18,000
In Greek mythology, Gaia (from Ancient Greek "land" or "earth"), also spelled Gaea, is the incarnation of the Earth and one of the main Greek primordial deities. Gaia is the ancestral mother of all life: the primal Mother Earth goddess.

ARES
  • Pilot Level: 94
  • Mech spots: 29
  • Array configuration: [4 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 22,000
    • Bioptics: 19,000
In Greek mythology, Ares is the God of War.

ZEUS
  • Pilot Level: 99
  • Mech spots: 30
  • Array configuration: [5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 23,000
    • Bioptics: 19,000
Zeus is the sky and thunder God in ancient Greek religion from Old Terra, who rules as king of the gods of Mount Olympus. His mythologies and powers are similar, though not identical, to those of Indo-European deities such as Indra, Jupiter, Thor, and Odin.

EROS
  • Pilot Level: 106
  • Mech spots: 31
  • Array configuration: [1 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 24,000
    • Bioptics: 19,000
"433 Eros" is a stony and elongated asteroid of the Amor group and the first discovered and second-largest.

 In the Greek mythology, Eros is the God of love.

CIRCE
  • Pilot Level: 114
  • Mech spots: 32
  • Array configuration: [2 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 26,000
    • Bioptics: 19,000
"34 Circe" is a large, very dark main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by French astronomer J. Chacornac on April 6, 1855.

POSEIDON
  • Pilot Level: 124
  • Mech spots: 33
  • Array configuration: [3 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 27,000
    • Bioptics: 19,000
"4341 Poseidon" is a rare-type asteroid classified as near-Earth (Old Terra) object.

 In Greek mythology, God of the Sea and Zeus' brother. 

CAELUS
  • Pilot Level: 134
  • Mech spots: 34
  • Array configuration: [5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 4] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 28,000
    • Bioptics: 19,000
  • Weakness: The front line loses 1 slot, going from 5 to 4 Mech spots. This is advised to bypass this base, waiting for the next base, Cronus, at level 149.

CRONUS
  • Pilot Level: 146
  • Mech spots: 35
  • Array configuration: [5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 30,000
    • Bioptics: 21,000
In Greek mythology, Cronus, Cronos, or Kronos, was the leader and youngest of the first generation of Titans, the divine descendants of Uranus (the sky), and Gaia, (the earth).

SACY
  • Pilot Level: 156
  • Mech spots: 36
  • Array configuration: [5 – 6 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5] >>
  • Resource cost:
    • Ferrite: 31,000
    • Bioptics: 22,000
Sacy was a Terran astronomy program ("Search for Associations Containing Young stars").

STAR
  • Pilot Level: 164
  • Mech spots: 37
  • Array configuration: [5 – 6 – 6 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5] >>
  • Resources:
  • Ferrite: 32,000
  • Bioptics: 23,000
SMINE
  • Pilot Level: 172
  • Mech spots: 38
  • Array configuration: [5 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 5 – 5 – 5] >>
  • Resources:
    • Ferrite: 33,000
    • Bioptics: 24,000
PARSI
  • Pilot Level: 184
  • Mech spots: 39
  • Array configuration: [5 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 5 – 6 – 5] >>
  • Resources:
    • Ferrite: 34,000
    • Bioptics: 25,000
NKINI
  • Pilot Level: 195
  • Mech spots: 40
  • Array configuration: [5 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 5] >>
  • Resources:
    • Ferrite: 35,000
    • Bioptics: 26,000
SARXOE
  • Pilot Level: 214
  • Mech spots: 41
  • Array configuration: [6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 5] >>
  • Resources:
    • Ferrite: 36,000
    • Bioptics: 27,000
HUUNI
  • Pilot Level: 229
  • Mech spots: 42
  • Array configuration: [6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6] >>
  • Resources:
    • Ferrite: 37,000
    • Bioptics: 28,000
NEJA
  • Pilot Level: 239
  • Mech spots: 43
  • Array configuration: [1 –  6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6] >>
  • Resources:
    • Ferrite: 39,000
    • Bioptics: 29,250
RAVKOS

  • Pilot Level: 250
  • Mech spots: 44
  • Array configuration: [2 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6] >>
  • Resources:
    • Ferrite: 40,000
    • Bioptics: 30,000
(By GJ - 685605)