Hallo,
first of all im not english so if you dont understand something i told, ask me again, i try my best

I have the 1.2 version of that game
1. How does "luck" affect on things and what advantages do i get having 50% luck
2. Is "reputation" important ? I can see my reputation only in timeline, what does it affect.
3. How does it work with influance conquest ? i noticed that there is a chance to take over control of a planet is avaiable after i have xx
(4.00) influance on other planet. But what does that 4.00 means and how can i gues my chance to take over a planet every round ?
4. I played that game for very long but still have some problems to understand how the "shilds" and "defenses" work.
Example: I have 1 big ship , wich deals 350 Mass Drive damage and my enemy have 1 ship, wich deals 250 Beam damage and have amazing 280 Beam defense.
I thought, "haha very nice, your shilds will not help you" but then i did only 10-20 damage , while my enemy 1shot me becouse i had no beam defense

. Why did his beam defense absorb my mass drive damage? Is it a bug or do the shilds protect also against mass drive and rockets ?
5. Another one question about defenses is following:
i have 1 light fighter dealing for example 8 beam damage and my enemy have 2 beam defense. I do 0-3 damage

is it normal ? It makes it hard to "plan" fights against enemys

another one question. I have for example 10 fighters wich deals together 20 beam damage (everyone of them 2 beam damage).
I fight against another 5 fighters protected by 10 beam schilds (everyone have 2 beam defense)
Do that mean 20 damage - 10 damage = 10 damage or do that mean that everyone of my ships will get decrase in dmage by 2, what means i make only 0-1 damage

Hope you can understand
Greetings
Roadricus