Ascension/Asc.Forum, Priors, Red Names, G&R etc. FAQ UPDATED

[The Xeno]

Courteously provided by Knare
If you feel that some part of the FAQ breaks rule 16, please contact The Xeno.



This sticky will cover:

· 1. What is Ascension and related topics
· 2. How to Ascend
· 3. How to access the Ascended Forum
· 4. What happens after Ascension

NOTE: It does not reveal all secrets of ascending! It merely reveals 'how to' ascend and the strange occurrences you can see on the 'lower/non-ascended' plane.

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1. What is Ascension and related topics

In The Gate Wars Main server, you will eventually be given the option to ascend (see G&R).
Choosing to start the road to ascension will take you to some new WebPages, which will tell you a vast amount of information about what is to come. When you do ascend, there are a number of extreme changes to you main account, and an even greater 'surprise'.
Forum Rule 16 prohibits us from giving specifics, however we can still speak about things that are already visible:
Some of the changes to an ascended account occur in the account’s Race and title.

Your race and its ascended counterpart:

Goa'uld -> System Lord
Replicator -> NanoTiMaster
Tau'ri -> Tollan
Asgard -> Ancient

When you ascend, you can choose to change your race back to a basic one. More information provided in the 'Change Race' option after you have ascended.

Also people with different titles in red means they have ascended a different number of times:

• Prior -> 1 ascension
  
• Prophet -> 2 ascensions
  
• Messiah -> 3 ascensions
  
• Incarnate -> 4 ascensions
  
• Living God -> 5 or more ascensions

And what about INDU, ORI, TOLAH, and ANJA?
Those are different ascended races, you will find out the rest when you get there.

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2. How to Ascend

In the 'Archived Game Updates' we find that 'Glory and Reputation' is given out at the rate of;

• The top 1 Player gets 10G&R per turn
• The Top .2% (Ranked players times .002) get 5 G&R per turn
• The Top 2% (Ranked players time .02) get 1 G&R per turn

Although it is said you need 1000 G&R points, you cannot truly ascend until you reach 1001. Once you are there, you will see a picture beneath your G&R score. Click it and the information pertaining to ascension will be placed before you as well as the final steps needed to ascend (including all kinds of help and the 'other' benefits to ascending) will be shown to you.

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3. How to access the Ascended Forum

Everyone now has access to the ascended forums regardless of ascension status. -Jack

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4. What happens after Ascension

First off, you will lose most of what you have acquired during pre-ascension. You will lose all of your weapons, troops, untrained troops, miners, mercinaries, unit production, covert and anti-covert levels, your mothership, your commander and then some. Keep in mind that you do, however; keep your lifers. All those lost things (UU, soldiers etc.) will be 'weighed on a scale' and grant bonuses to your account on the Ascended server (only unlocked when you ascend!). You will receive a normal supporter status bonus and a free Protected Planets Treaty (you cannot be attacked or sabotaged while you are on this). And you get the ability to send resources and you can continue to trade on the market if you had Market SS pre-ascension.

There is more to it; but be assured that when you get there, all the information you need will be provided.

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Courteously provided by Knare
If you feel that some part of the FAQ breaks rule 16, please contact The Xeno.

Comments below:

[Psi Kiya Trist]

only thing: there is no "max" to ascending, it just isn't really "worth" it after the sixth.

~_+Psi Kiya Trist+_~

[Quina Quen]

Not unless, if you can afford it

[Desnar]

Woot, my stuff is in there

[MAsterp]

Nice work dude. I could of use this when I was a noob

[The Xeno]

Just a reminder,
When drawing up a replacement FAQ, remember that you are not trying to 'explain' so much as 'show'. I.e. n00blets have no need to 'know' the differences between choosing the different paths, as after all, when they get to that point it will be made clear.

All we really need to achieve is to tell them what an account with a red name has accomplished (ascending), how to get there (G&R) and etc.
A full ascension FAQ, detailing both the mortal and ascended changes would be better served posted in the ascended forum... Which reminds me...

Max limit edited away and brief 'how to join ascended forum' bit added.

[The Deity]

Nice, I knew it wouldn't be long before Xeno got his own Sticky. Congrats

[The Xeno]

Glad to see you about the forums Deity!
The n00bs need the wisdom

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Updated thanks to Knare.
The FAQ has just about reached the point where it can't go any farther.

[RuiD]

Hey thanks for this helpful insight into the realm of the ascended. Just started gaining G&R for the first time, so it was good to read about it...

[Lajh]

you are too late bud, i already ascended 6 times hehe

[VALEN]

Great info thanks

[Desnar]

No, thank you ^_^

[Flavar]

Not unless, if you can afford it

well not for the main account thats for sure. Yeah if i wanted to boost my ascended accoutn i could spend 1mil+UU and more than a half trillion, but to be that of worth for my main account...


well lets say i am to small for that

[Sitruk]

So when you ascend, will you loose your "full supporter status"? and another thing ive been wondering, cant you like save up 5000 G&R points and just ascend all at once, or does it take them away too?

Sit~

[Reeb]

So when you ascend, will you loose your "full supporter status"?

No, you keep full supporter status. In fact, if you don't have full supporter status already, you get it when you ascend.

and another thing ive been wondering, cant you like save up 5000 G&R points and just ascend all at once, or does it take them away too?

Pretty sure it wipes all the G&R points. They help later though, so if you have more than 1001 it's not a bad thing.