Planet Plague

[Greybeard]

I've found the medical bay for ships to combat plague, but what can I use on a planet?

Do I need to move a medical ship to the planet to combat the plague?

[Fyron]

Yes, you do. They will cure the plague if able at I believe the end of the turn, or the beginning of the next one. If you are organic, you can build Medical Labs (facility) that can cure up to level 3 plagues.

[DirectorTsaarx]

I think medical ships cure plague as soon as they move into the sector...

[Q]

Originally posted by Greybeard:
I've found the medical bay for ships to combat plague, but what can I use on a planet?

Do I need to move a medical ship to the planet to combat the plague?

In fact there is no other reason to put a medical bay on a ship than to cure a plague on a planet. Ships do not profit from this component because they never get plagued.

[Gryphin]

The way to use this strategicly is to build a Fast ship with a medical bay and mothball it till / if you ever need it. Try to keep it in a central place or put a few throughout your areas of influance.
Could be something a trade Federation might keep handy to sell in times of need.

[Arkcon]

Originally posted by Gryphin:
The way to use this strategicly is to build a Fast ship with a medical bay and mothball it till / if you ever need it.

If your're playing against human players, upgrade the mothballed ship to higher level med bays as you research them. Just in case someone decides to be a wiseguy and starts hitting your planets with higher level plague bombs. AFAIK, the random event only produces a level 1 plague.

[ August 10, 2002, 14:43: Message edited by: Arkcon ]