Updated for version 5.10
Alerts can play a major role in increasing a player's awareness of their game from detecting xenon ships entering particular sectors to keeping track of a specific ship, alerts can be incredibly powerful. Alerts will only trigger if the set object is within radar range of a player's asset. Alerts have a variety of parameters which are described in greater detail below:
| Parameter | Function |
|---|---|
| Name | User defined name for editing convenience only displayed in the Global Orders menu (not visible in the alert itself) |
| Notification Text | The text displayed when an alert is triggered |
| Notification Sound | The sound that plays when the alert is triggered, chosen from a set of possible sound effects |
| Notification Interval | The time between successive alerts provided the conditions would trigger the alert again. Can be in the range between 1 minute and 1 hour |
| Force Repeat | Forces the Alert to repeat after the specified interval if the conditions have again been met |
| Coverage | Can be Galaxy Wide (only discovered sectors) or just limited to specific sectors |
| Object Faction | Object's owner faction |
| Object Class | Object's size class (S,M,L,XL) |
| Object Purpose | The broad type of order the object's behaviour falls under (Any, Trade, Fight, Build, Mine or Auxiliary) |
| Object ID | The exact 6 digit code of the object |
