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19. Raiding Camps

If you've teleported into an enemy's camp, remember, you and your Rovers use the Transium you are carrying. So you may want to fill a Mule or a Leech Rover up with Transium and bring them along too, as they can also transmit Transium to you and to other Rovers. Be sure to watch your health and Transium levels. When they run low, its time to get out. It is also a good idea to bring an ERT Rover with you. These Rovers will help heal you and your other Rovers. See healing for more information.

Keep an eye on your Rover's health too. If they get low, you may want to heal them or tell them to RETREAT. If you run out of Transium, your Rovers will automatically retreat back to your home camp. Be sure to be familiar with your Rover Commands before bringing them on raids, or you will lose them quickly.

When on a raid, some Rovers and buildings may be destroyed. When an object is destroyed on Visitor, it will revert to its Jitter form, and it will jettison all objects it is carrying. This is your opportunity to run by and scoop up your prizes, or retrieve your fallen Rovers. Raiding is all about "High Risk, High Reward".

If you are rendered unconscious in combat, you will drop and lose ALL items you are carrying. You will then be emergency teleported back to your Home Region's Nerve Center Paddock.

When you are ready to return home you must return to the Teleport Perimeter (the Perimeter of the camp is the small region between the teleport force field and the Perimeter marker poles). Once in the Teleport Perimeter, hit the green "T" button on the bottom left of your display, or hit the 'BACKSPACE" hot key on your keyboard. It will take 5 seconds to establish a Teleport Lock. Teleport will be aborted if you leave the Teleport Perimeter. Also, you cannot fire while in the Teleport Perimeter of an enemy camp (indicated by a yellow attack cursor). Note that Rovers can be sent home by issuing the RETREAT command to them. Also, if you leave your Rovers behind, they will automatically retreat home once they are out of Transium (if they survive).

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