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This reference compares stock indexed options in classic 3.2e <code>MBMGEMSG.MSG</code> and ge-next <code>MPOGEMSG.MSG</code>. The suffix is an item slot: <code>01</code> is men, <code>11</code> is jammers, and <code>12</code> is mines. The table values are MSG defaults, not current stocks in a running game. ge-arena has its own <code>MPOGAMSG.MSG</code> and is not represented here. For other options see [[Main configuration reference]]; for gameplay see [[Items]], [[Planetary production]], [[Ship inventory]], and [[Scoring and rosters]].

== Planet storage and production ==
Validation limits: <code>ITMPLnn</code> 0–2,147,483,647 in both files; <code>ITMMHnn</code> 0–201,288,837 in both files.
<code>ITMPLnn</code> is a stock cap for a marginal/marginal planet without a cash bonus; quality and gold reserves can raise the effective cap. <code>ITMMHnn</code> is the base output of 10,000 men over 42 production cycles before quality, tax, work assignments, and other factors are applied. See [[Planetary production]] for the actual formulas.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Slot !! Item !! ITMPL classic !! ITMPL ge-next !! ITMMH classic !! ITMMH ge-next
|-
| 01 || [[Planetary production|Men]] || 201228378 || 201228378 || 3500 || 3500
|-
| 02 || [[Missiles]] || 39633 || 39633 || 300 || 300
|-
| 03 || [[Torpedoes]] || 59833 || 59833 || 500 || 500
|-
| 04 || [[Ion cannons]] || 250 || 250 || 4 || 4
|-
| 05 || [[Flux pod|Flux pods]] || 923 || 923 || 200 || 200
|-
| 06 || [[Planetary production|Food cases]] || 187312837 || 187312837 || 8000 || 12000
|-
| 07 || [[Attacking planets|Fighters]] || 579332 || 579332 || 100 || 100
|-
| 08 || [[Decoys]] || 5399 || 5399 || 900 || 900
|-
| 09 || [[Attacking planets|Troops]] || 201228378 || 201228378 || 200 || 200
|-
| 10 || [[Zippers]] || 5233 || 5233 || 100 || 100
|-
| 11 || [[Jamming|Jammers]] || 25928 || 25928 || 300 || 300
|-
| 12 || [[Mines]] || 25867 || 25867 || 500 || 500
|-
| 13 || [[Gold]] || 10000 || 10000 || 30 || 30
|-
| 14 || [[Spies]] || 5 || 5 || 20 || 20
|}

== Item weight ==
Validation limits for <code>ITMWTnn</code>: 0–2,147,483,647 in classic; 1–1,000,000 in ge-next.
<code>ITMWTnn</code> sets the weight of 100 units; ship cargo calculations divide by 100. See [[Economy and cargo]].

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Slot !! Item !! ITMWT classic !! ITMWT ge-next
|-
| 01 || [[Planetary production|Men]] || 100 || 100
|-
| 02 || [[Missiles]] || 500 || 500
|-
| 03 || [[Torpedoes]] || 300 || 300
|-
| 04 || [[Ion cannons]] || 25000 || 25000
|-
| 05 || [[Flux pod|Flux pods]] || 2000 || 2000
|-
| 06 || [[Planetary production|Food cases]] || 200 || 200
|-
| 07 || [[Attacking planets|Fighters]] || 1500 || 1500
|-
| 08 || [[Decoys]] || 300 || 300
|-
| 09 || [[Attacking planets|Troops]] || 200 || 200
|-
| 10 || [[Zippers]] || 500 || 500
|-
| 11 || [[Jamming|Jammers]] || 400 || 400
|-
| 12 || [[Mines]] || 500 || 500
|-
| 13 || [[Gold]] || 50 || 50
|-
| 14 || [[Spies]] || 100 || 100
|}

== Base prices and point values ==
Validation limits in both files: <code>ITMPRnn</code> 1–32,000; <code>ITMVALnn</code> 0–201,288,837.
<code>ITMPRnn</code> is a base item price, not necessarily the price a particular planet charges a customer. <code>ITMVALnn</code> contributes to the planet-inventory score through <code>PLTVDIV</code>; stock values are zero for all items except men. [[Buy command|BUY]], [[Sell command|SELL]], and [[Scoring and rosters]] explain the contexts. The classic MSG descriptions for <code>ITMPR11</code> and <code>ITMPR12</code> are reversed: runtime slot 11 is jammers (price 21) and slot 12 is mines (price 16). ge-next 0.3.3 corrected the descriptions, not these prices.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Slot !! Item !! ITMPR classic !! ITMPR ge-next !! ITMVAL classic !! ITMVAL ge-next
|-
| 01 || [[Planetary production|Men]] || 2 || 2 || 10 || 10
|-
| 02 || [[Missiles]] || 20 || 20 || 0 || 0
|-
| 03 || [[Torpedoes]] || 7 || 7 || 0 || 0
|-
| 04 || [[Ion cannons]] || 33 || 33 || 0 || 0
|-
| 05 || [[Flux pod|Flux pods]] || 200 || 200 || 0 || 0
|-
| 06 || [[Planetary production|Food cases]] || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0
|-
| 07 || [[Attacking planets|Fighters]] || 50 || 50 || 0 || 0
|-
| 08 || [[Decoys]] || 18 || 18 || 0 || 0
|-
| 09 || [[Attacking planets|Troops]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0
|-
| 10 || [[Zippers]] || 99 || 99 || 0 || 0
|-
| 11 || [[Jamming|Jammers]] || 21 || 21 || 0 || 0
|-
| 12 || [[Mines]] || 16 || 16 || 0 || 0
|-
| 13 || [[Gold]] || 1000 || 1000 || 0 || 0
|-
| 14 || [[Spies]] || 100 || 100 || 0 || 0
|}

Slots 15–25 are reserved in these indexed families. Their MSG definitions do not make new gameplay items available by themselves.

== Shields and phasers ==
Validation limits for both <code>SHLDPRnn</code> and <code>PHSRPRnn</code>: 0–201,288,837 in both classic and ge-next.
<code>SHLDPRnn</code> and <code>PHSRPRnn</code> set the purchase prices for Mark-1 through Mark-19 systems. [[New command|NEW]] gives credit for an existing system when replacing it. Classic [[MBMGEHLP.MSG#HELP NEWPRICE|HELP NEWPRICE]] contains separately written prices; changing the configuration does not synchronize that help text.

The classic help text incorrectly lists a Mark-19 shield at 250 million, while <code>SHLDPR19</code> defaults to 200 million. The option accepts at most 201,288,837, so the advertised 250-million shield price cannot be set through the normal configuration. The classic Mark-19 phaser is correctly listed at 200 million and matches <code>PHSRPR19</code>. ge-next retains the 200-million Mark-19 shield, changes the Mark-19 phaser to 180 million to follow the convention of the shield being less than the phaser, and lists both of those prices correctly in its <code>HELP NEWPRICE</code> text.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Mark !! Shield classic !! Shield ge-next !! Phaser classic !! Phaser ge-next
|-
| 1 || 5000 || 5000 || 5000 || 5000
|-
| 2 || 10000 || 10000 || 10000 || 10000
|-
| 3 || 40000 || 40000 || 40000 || 40000
|-
| 4 || 100000 || 100000 || 100000 || 90000
|-
| 5 || 250000 || 220000 || 220000 || 200000
|-
| 6 || 500000 || 400000 || 400000 || 360000
|-
| 7 || 750000 || 650000 || 650000 || 570000
|-
| 8 || 1100000 || 900000 || 900000 || 750000
|-
| 9 || 1500000 || 1200000 || 1200000 || 1000000
|-
| 10 || 2500000 || 2000000 || 2000000 || 1800000
|-
| 11 || 4000000 || 3800000 || 3800000 || 3200000
|-
| 12 || 6000000 || 5000000 || 5000000 || 4500000
|-
| 13 || 8000000 || 7000000 || 7000000 || 6000000
|-
| 14 || 10000000 || 9000000 || 9000000 || 8000000
|-
| 15 || 30000000 || 15000000 || 15000000 || 14000000
|-
| 16 || 50000000 || 30000000 || 30000000 || 28000000
|-
| 17 || 80000000 || 60000000 || 60000000 || 55000000
|-
| 18 || 120000000 || 100000000 || 100000000 || 90000000
|-
| 19 || 200000000 || 200000000 || 200000000 || 180000000
|}

== Editing context ==
MSG numeric bounds are validation limits and may differ between classic and ge-next. A changed price, weight, or cap can have implications for existing inventories and planetary stocks; consult [[Configuring Galactic Empire]] before changing a live game. The class-table starting loadouts are in [[Ship class configuration]], not these item arrays.

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