Buildings

Buildings are raised on your planets, some on the surface and some in orbit. Each entry says what the building does in the game, and the ones that have no effect say so in their entry. They are the same texts the game shows.

• Metal mine

  Mines Metals from the planet. It is the basis of everything that gets built.

• Silicate extractor

  Mines Silicates: circuits, science and hulls.

• Helium-3 extractor

  Mines Helium-3, the fuel of reactors and fleets.

• Fusion reactor

  Produces power by burning Helium-3. Without power, everything yields less.

• Industrial complex

  Speeds up every construction on the planet, and at a high enough level opens a second queue.

• Habitats

  Raises the maximum population: the workforce that keeps the colony going.

• Logistics centre

  Fleets leaving this planet burn less fuel.

• Storage

  Raises the cap on Metals, Silicates and Helium-3, and protects part of them from plunder.

• Laboratory

  Generates Research data, which research runs on, and raises the data cap of the account.

• Observatory

  Adds Research data and speeds up Astronomy.

• Xenology centre

  Studies what lost civilisations left behind and speeds up xenotechnology.

• Physics centre

  Speeds up armament, propulsion and hyperspace research.

• Engineering institute

  Speeds up construction on the planet, and industry and defence research.

• Computing centre

  Speeds up computing research: sensors, automation and AI.

• Shipyard

  Builds ships. Each level finishes them faster.

• Orbital hangar

  Speeds up ship production.

• Planetary battery

  Surface guns: the first real defence of the colony.

• Orbital shield

  Absorbs damage before it reaches the planet. Uses a lot of power.

• Command centre

  Allows more fleets out at once: the highest level among your planets counts.

• Radar

  Warns of hostile fleets before they arrive.

• Missile base

  Long-range missiles against the attacking fleet.

• Defence centre

  Strengthens every defence on the planet and repairs the ones an attack breaks.

• Orbital port

  The colony platform in orbit, and it shortens the journeys that leave from here.

• Trade station

  From this planet you can send resources to other players with the Transport mission, as many jumps away as its level. The market does not exist yet.

• Comms relay

  Probes leaving this planet travel faster.

• Repair station

  After a battle at this planet, instantly recovers part of the ships you lost defending it.

• Orbital depot

  Raises this planet's Helium-3 cap: fuel stored for your fleets. It does not protect it from looting.

• Jump gate

  A Deploy between two of your colonies with a ready Jump gate arrives in one hour and burns no Helium-3, if flying would take longer. Afterwards, both gates cool down for a few hours.