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* EyeScream: The ''Banquet'' allows you [[TooDumbToLive stab a Maloq prince in the eye with a fork, then laugh at him]]. [[MajorInjuryUnderreaction He's rather nonplussed]] and simply [[LodgedBladeRecycling pulls out the fork and stabs you right back in the eye]], instantly killing you.


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* ForkFencing: The "Banquet" lets you stab the Maloq prince [[EyeScream in the eye]], with a fork. He'll respond by [[LodgedBladeRecycling pulling it out and stabbing you right back]].


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* LodgedBladeRecycling: Stabbing the Maloq prince in the eye with a fork during the "Banquet" quest will result in him pulling the fork right out, then taking an eye for an eye.


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* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Stabbing the Maloq prince's eye out with a fork in the "Banquet" quest will result in him just casually talking about how he'll just have his eye reconstructed, right before [[LodgedBladeRecycling pulling the fork out and killing you with it]]. Of course, given that Maloqs are established to be very tough, it's understandable.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: The "Banquet" quest allows you to pay 100 credits to a peleng to ask him when the next part of Space Rangers will be released. The resulting scene is rather surreal, as he flashes between when the real games were made, and when the fictional versions of them were made, still developed by Elemental Games, but in 3000 and 3300 respectively, ending with him having a mental breakdown from his visions. ''HD'' even further expands on the scene by adding mentions of pirates and the release of ''HD'' by SNK Games.


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* NoticingTheFourthWall: The "Banquet" quest [[ImpliedTrope implies]] that this is what happens to the peleng server if you ask him as to when the next part of "Space Rangers" comes out, as he starts flashing to the releases of the real games in 2002, 2004, and (if you play ''HD'') 2013, with him eventually having a mental breakdown in confusion.


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* RecursiveCanon: Apparently the real games do exist in the canon of the series, as the "Banquet" quest allows you to [[BreakingTheFourthWall ask a peleng as to when the next game comes out]]. The resulting visions involve him having flashes of when the real games being released, which greatly confuses him.

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** Couple cheats (both pirates-themed) have [[DoubleEdgedBuff negative side effects]], subtly punishing the player for cheating (these specific ones boost firepower), by severely dropping everyone's opinion on the player (by 50-60%); one of them (called "Sell the soul" in-game) also turns you into pirate, even if you had other personality before.
** In the first game, and early versions of second one, there was limit on how many cheats you can use; all of them have a cost in certain "cheat points", which you slowly accumulate at the rate of 1 point per day spent without cheating; using the cheat resets the counter. The price ranges from 10 from couple of dozens for weaker ones, to few hundreds for "major" ones (like equipment size reduction). The second game eventually scrapped that system. Additionally, HD version removed cheat codes for planetary battles, as the game has no means to track you cheating there, and thus disqualify unfair playthroughs from going to the leaderboard.

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** Couple cheats from first game (both pirates-themed) have [[DoubleEdgedBuff negative side effects]], subtly punishing the player for cheating (these specific ones boost firepower), by severely dropping everyone's opinion on the player (by 50-60%); one of them (called "Sell the soul" in-game) also turns you into pirate, even if you had other personality before.
** In the first game, and early versions of second one, there was limit on how many cheats you can use; all of them have a cost in certain "cheat points", which you slowly accumulate at the rate of 1 point per day spent without cheating; using the cheat resets the counter. The price ranges from 10 from or couple of dozens for weaker ones, to few hundreds for "major" ones (like equipment size reduction). The second game eventually scrapped that system.system, albeit it still notifies you of how many points you used. Additionally, HD version removed cheat codes for planetary battles, as the game has no means to track you cheating there, and thus disqualify unfair playthroughs from going to the leaderboard.



* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: You can spend money to repair your reputation at planets. Even if a planet's military is hostile towards you, you can contact one of their ships and offer money to end their hostility. This can be even used to get rid of ''murder charges''.
** In particular, it's possible to use business centres to donate to the victims of the war. This improves relations with all planets, [[RefugeInAudacity even if you're part of the Pirate Clan and thus responsible for creating the war's victims]].

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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: You can spend money to repair your reputation at planets. Even if a planet's military is hostile towards you, you can contact one of their ships and offer money to end their hostility. This can be even used to get rid of ''murder charges''.
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charges''. In particular, it's possible to use business centres to donate to the victims of the war. This improves relations with all planets, [[RefugeInAudacity even if you're part of the Pirate Clan and thus responsible for creating the war's victims]].



* ShopFodder:
** Two micromodules (one generic, and stronger Gaalian-only variant) exists ''solely'' to increase the price of equipment, letting you to get better profit from selling it afterwards.
** Klissans (in first game) and Dominators (in second), besides equipment usable by your ship, may also drop smaller pieces which would highly interest the scientists (as it advances research program), who would pay you their full price (or even twice more for particularly valuable items). Once research gets finished, those may still be sold for extra money. Dominators also drop nodes, which essentially serve as secondary currency, to fund researches, buy micromodules and repair Dominator equipment.



** Maloqsoft is a software company that produces really crappy software.
** Linux is the name of a planet, as well as the name for superior software.

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** Maloqsoft [[Creator/{{Microsoft}} Maloqsoft]] is a software company that produces [[TakeThat really crappy software.
software]].
** Linux [[Platform/LinuxDistribution Linux]] is the name of a planet, as well as the name for superior software.



** Many achievements' names are references to various songs, movies, books, etc, with original Russian version mostly referencing Russian and Soviet works.



* StatusInflictionAttack: Several weapons have extra effect on top of just dealing damage:
** Tretons briefly slow down the attacked ships, letting you easily finish them off with other weapons (as Tretons' own damage output is low).
** Esodafer has a chance to temporarily lower attacked ship's armour (with low-health targets having bigger chance).
** Cafasitor, on top of normal damage, applies DamageOverTime.
** Lirecron has a chance to temporarily reduce the effectiveness of various systems of attacked ship: weapons range, power of protective shield, etc.



** There are couple of references to virus called "Windows," with anti-virus software being called "Linux".
** There's an IT company called "[[ShoutOut Maloqsoft]]", which frequently gets referenced across the game; it's the main supplier for various Maloq structures, military included, and, in [[DumbMuscle true Maloq fashion]], produces software that's cumbersome, primitive, vulnerable and badly-optimised, but still popular amongst Maloqs due to the fact that even they can understand it (that, and patriotism).

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** There are couple of references to virus called "Windows," "[[Platform/MicrosoftWindows Windows]]", with anti-virus software being called "Linux".
"[[Platform/LinuxDistribution Linux]]".
** There's an IT company called "[[ShoutOut "[[Creator/{{Microsoft}} Maloqsoft]]", which frequently gets referenced across the game; it's the main supplier for various Maloq structures, military included, and, in [[DumbMuscle true Maloq fashion]], produces software that's cumbersome, primitive, vulnerable and badly-optimised, but still popular amongst Maloqs due to the fact that even they can understand it (that, and patriotism).



* VampiricDraining: In HD version, Tretons not only slow down the target, but also heal your ship, depending on how much damage you've dealt using them.



* WhatTheHellPlayer: Killing too many civilian and military ships will eventually result in you being sent a message that calls you out for not acting like a proper Ranger, along with either a loss of experience or being [[MedalOfDishonor "awarded" a medal]].

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* WhatTheHellPlayer: WhatTheHellPlayer:
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Killing too many civilian and military ships will eventually result in you being sent a message that calls you out for not acting like a proper Ranger, along with either a loss of experience or being [[MedalOfDishonor "awarded" a medal]]. medal]].
** If you land on the planet while it's in the middle of invasion, [[SkewedPriorities and try to ask for a mission]], the government would angrily call you out, and obviously refuse to give any. The game sometimes may take couple of days to recognise that attack is over, however, resulting in you being chewed out seemingly for nothing.

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