Preparation Systems

The Preparation System is a Power targeted system that will generate CC income for the Power by Exploiting systems inside within 15 ly radius of its centre if it is successfully Prepared then Expanded.

Creation
New Preparation Systems are created by Powers during the active Cycle by hauling the correct Power Commodity to indicate the desired system. This should not be done by individual commanders and those interested in the activity should contact the Powerplay Group of the Power they are looking to support.

Preparation Sphere
The Preparation Sphere is the 15 ly radius Sphere that extends from the centre of the Preparation System. It cannot be within 15 ly of an existing Expansion or Control System and if so the system cannot be Prepared. However, Preparation Spheres themselves can overlap and multiple Powers can Prepare the same target system. In this scenario the Preparation System that is Prepared the most succeeds whilst the others fail.

Preparation List
Once a system has been Prepared using at least 50 Power Commodities it is eligible to appear on the Preparation List. The list can contain 9 Preparation Systems in total which are sorted by most Prepared.

Consolidation Bar
The Preparation List has the Consolidation Bar in a position below which all systems being Prepared will fail at the start of the Powerplay Tick. The position of the Consolidation Bar in the Preparation list is determined by the Powers Voters. To be an eligible Voter a commander must have been pledged to the Power for 4 Cycles and the weight of their vote is determined by their Power Rating.

Purchasing Systems for Expansion
At the end of the Cycle every system in order of Prepared up until the Consolidation Bar will be purchased for Expansion using CC from the Power’s CC Balance. If there is not enough CC in the CC Balance to afford a system then it is not purchased. The cost to purchase each system is based upon its distance from the Power’s Headquarters and its potential profitability. Once all eligible systems have been purchased the remaining CC in the CC Balance is converted in the Defensive Bonus for Control Systems. During the Powerplay Tick the Prepared Systems that were successfully purchased will be turned into Expansion Systems for the start of the next Cycle.