Ruthless mode

• every new player starts in honour mode
• every player can choose to end his honour mode any time to change into the ruthless mode
• every player is only able to return to honour mode during the era pause

in honour mode

• in a battle you only get 50% of the positive score
• you wont get negative scores...except if you battle against an alliance member, (in this seldom case you would get negative scores)
• your fleets won't be able to hold a score planet (though you can still help a ruthless alliance member to defend it)
• all other scores will work as normal (score planets, flag stealing)

in ruthless mode

• you get 100% of the battle scores
• you will get negative scores, if you lose a battle
• you can hold score planets