Order Codes

It is not necessary to memorize, or even to know, any of the following order codes if you use the RSW Client to play the game. However, if you are an advanced player, you may find it useful to know at least some of them; you can type any of these orders directly by pressing Control+Y in the game window.

If you use the web interface or the email interface to play RSW, you must use these order codes to enter your orders.

In the table below, lowercase sequences like aa or bb stand for a numeric fleet, world, or artifact index. The sequence xx stands for a count of ships, population, etc. (The use of doubled letters here is simply for readability; it does not imply the index numbers must be strictly two digits.)

For instance, the order F32T4F5, which is an example of the first of the transfer orders in the table, means to transfer 4 ships from fleet 32 to fleet 5. Note that each order must be entered as a single word, with no intervening punctuation or spaces between the parts of the order. Case is not important (you may enter the order in either uppercase or lowercase).

Note that the sequence in which you type your orders does not matter--the game will execute orders in a particular, predefined sequence, which has nothing to do with the order in which you typed them. This execution order is roughly reflected in the below table. For instance, transfer orders are always executed before build orders, which are executed before movement and fire orders, and so on. For a precise description of the turn's execution order, see Turn Phases.

Ambush control

Z Turn off auto-ambush at all worlds (for one turn)
Zaa Turn off auto-ambush at world aa (for one turn)

Alliances, Judgments, and Gifts

A=handle Declare player "handle" your ally
N=handle Declare player "handle" is no longer your ally
L=handle Declare player "handle" is allowed to load metal from your worlds
X=handle Declare player "handle" is no longer allowed to load your metal
J=handle Pronounce Judgment against player "handle"
FaaG=handle Give fleet aa to player "handle"
WaaG=handle Give world aa to player "handle"

"At Peace" management

FaaQ Declare fleet aa is at peace
FaaX Declare fleet aa is not at peace

Transfer ships from place to place

FaaTxxFbb Transfer xx ships from fleet aa to fleet bb
FaaTxxI Transfer xx ships from fleet aa to I-Ships
FaaTxxP Transfer xx ships from fleet aa to P-Ships
IaaTxxFbb Transfer xx I-Ships on world aa to fleet bb
PaaTxxFbb Transfer xx P-Ships on world aa to fleet bb
PaaTxxI Transfer xx P-Ships on world aa to I-Ships
IaaTxxP Transfer xx I-Ships on world aa to P-Ships

Build

WaaBxxI Build xx I-Ships at world aa
WaaBxxP Build xx P-Ships at world aa
WaaBxxFbb Build xx ships onto fleet bb at world aa
WaaIxxI Build xx new industry at world aa
WaaIxxL Increase population limit at world aa by xx
WaaBxxR Build robots at world aa using xx industry
WaaSxx Create xx new industry on world aa by scrapping I-Ships
FaaBxxI Build xx I-Ships using the ships and metal on fleet aa
FaaBxxP Build xx P-Ships using the ships and metal on fleet aa

Migrate population

PaaMxxWbb Migrate xx population from world aa to world bb
CaaMxxWbb Migrate xx converts from world aa to world bb

Load and unload metal

FaaU Unload all metal from fleet aa
FaaUxx Unload xx metal from fleet aa
FaaJ Jettison all metal from fleet aa
FaaJxx Jettison xx metal from fleet aa
FaaN Unload all metal from fleet aa as consumer goods
FaaNxx Unload xx metal from fleet aa as consumer goods
FaaL Load all possible metal onto fleet aa
FaaLxx Load xx metal onto fleet aa

Hook and unhook artifacts from fleets

VaaFbb Hook artifact number aa onto fleet bb
VaaW Drop artifact number aa to world

Unconditional fire orders and other combat

FaaAFbb Fire fleet aa at fleet bb
IaaAFbb Fire I-Ships on world aa at fleet bb
PaaAFbb Fire P-Ships on world aa at fleet bb
FaaAI Fire fleet aa at I-Ships and Industry
FaaAP Fire fleet aa at P-Ships and Population
FaaAH Fire fleet aa at I-Ships and P-Ships
IaaAC Fire I-Ships on world aa at converts
PaaAC Fire P-Ships on world aa at converts
FaaB Build a PBB on fleet aa
FaaD Drop a PBB from fleet aa
FaaRxx Convert xx ships to robots and drop on world
FaaS Order fleet aa to stand by for ambush fire*

Conditional fire orders

FaaCFbb Conditionally fire fleet aa at fleet bb
IaaCFbb Conditionally fire I-Ships on world aa at fleet bb
PaaCFbb Conditionally fire P-Ships on world aa at fleet bb
FaaCI Conditionally fire fleet aa at I-Ships and Industry
FaaCP Conditionally fire fleet aa at P-Ships and Population
FaaCH Conditionally fire fleet aa at I-Ships and P-Ships
IaaCC Conditionally fire I-Ships on world aa at converts
PaaCC Conditionally fire P-Ships on world aa at converts

Probe an adajacent world

FaaPbb Use a ship from fleet aa to probe world bb
IaaPbb Use an I-Ship from world aa to probe world bb
PaaPbb Use a P-Ship from world aa to probe world bb

Move a fleet one, two, or three worlds

FaaWbb Move fleet aa to world bb
FaaWbbWcc Move fleet aa to world cc (via world bb-world cc)
FaaWbbWccWdd Move fleet aa to world dd (via world bb-world cc-world dd)

Construct Starbridges

FaaDbb Destroy the starbridge (connection) between the world occupied by fleet aa and the world occupied by fleet bb.‡
FaaCbb Construct a new starbridge between the world occupied by fleet aa and the world occupied by fleet bb.‡
FaaDbbCcc Simultaneously destroy the starbridge between the world occupied by fleet aa and the world occupied by fleet bb, and construct a new one between the world occupied by fleet aa and the world occupied by fleet cc.‡

Plunder

WaaX Plunder world aa

Miscellaneous

TN=name Name your team "Team name." This order is only relevant for a Team game, and only if the team has not already been named. At least one player on a team should issue this order. If multiple players on a team suggest different names, the name is selected at random. Use a + to indicate a space, and URL encoding for other special characters.

*This order is optional. Fleets that have not been given any movement or fire orders will perform ambush fire whether or not you have issued the order FaaS. However, issuing this order can help make it easier for you to remember that you intended a particular fleet specifically to do nothing in a particular turn, as opposed to a fleet that you may have simply overlooked.

†These orders are available only when the optional Arms Dealer character type is involved in the game; they can be used by Arms Dealer players only. They invoke the special power of using fleet ships as industry, consuming onboard metal.

‡These orders are available only when the optional Architect character type is involved in the game; they can be used by Architect players only. In all of these orders, the ships required for the operation are taken from fleet aa.