| | Force Declarations are listings of all Mechs to be used, or capable of being used in a League Battle. In the event of a Planetary Assault Offensive Movement by one Team Leader, A Force Declaration will be generated and automatically viewable in the “Battle Reports Section of the Team’ Leader’s Automation Interface for each Team involved, at the start of a Combat Phase, along with the type of attack being carried out. A Force Declaration will be a detailed list of all Mechs sent on an Attack, as well as those defending, or capable of Defending. Depending on the type of Assault, the defending Team Leader will normally choose the Mission that shall be used for the entire Battle (within the confines of those that are permitted for a Planet’s Climate). The Team Leader will have the option of choosing any of the approved Missions for the type of Combat being carried out. A List of League Approved Maps/Missions will be listed on the Astral Dominion League Website, along with the Climatic Conditions that each Mission represents. Due to the number of cheats and hacks known to exist, that revolve around adjusting the Gamma settings of a Player's Video Card, and the ability for players to turn off Fog in their Game Settings, Time of Day will always be Day Time, and Visibility will always be either normal or Clear, depending upon the Defender's preference. This “Fog-Hack” is clearly impossible to control, and thus the League Administration will not penalize a Team for using what is essentially a “feature” of the game. Once this so-called feature has been rectified with a patch, this will become a moot point. The Astral Dominion League has assigned specific Missions to be used in conjunction with the types of Combat to be played out; however Classic No Respawn (Custom Undefined Team Destruction) will be the Standard to be used for all Planetary Assaults. In a Planetary Assault, the Defender will always be Team 1. In Raids and Recons, the Defender will always be Team 2. (This is due to the Custom Scripting of the Mission). There will only ever be TWO sides in an Astral Dominion League Battle. All Combat between two Teams will be carried out as a series of “Engagements” or "Drops” that involve Mechs from each team facing off against each other on a dedicated server configured and set up for that purpose. The Planetary Assault will be the basis upon which all other types of combat will be conducted. 
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