Spacebase structure

Factory

Industrial manufacturing for components, modules, weapons, consumables, nanite synthesis, and automation.

Tier 1-5

Tier requirements and effects

Canonical module tier requirements and effects
Tier	Credits	Resources	Build duration	Applied effects
1	0		Immediate	Factory Substructure Cap: 20
2	4000	Iron Ore ×1200	20m	Factory Substructure Cap: 40
3	12000	Iron Ore ×2800, Titanium Ore ×650	1h	Factory Substructure Cap: 60
4	36000	Titanium Ore ×1600, Tungsten Ore ×500	2.5h	Factory Substructure Cap: 80
5	95000	Tungsten Ore ×1800, Iridium Ore ×600, Nexium Ore ×100	5h	Factory Substructure Cap: 100

Substructure families and operations

Component Foundry

Runs alloy, control circuit, component, and module manufacturing lines.

Unlock tier: 1
Primary skill: Component Manufacturing
Secondary skill: Engineering
Level 1 cost: 650 Credits; 4 Iron Ore, 1 Titanium Ore
Build duration: 10m at level 1; 120h at level 100.

Component Foundry applied effects
Effect	Per level
Foundry Production Rate	0.05
Foundry Buffer Cap	10

Component Foundry production processes
Process	Producer	Inputs	Outputs	Duration	Unlock
Pulse Laser T2	Component Foundry	Structural Frame T1 ×12, Control Circuit T1 ×8, Iron Ore ×18, Titanium Ore ×10	Pulse Laser T2 ×1	4m	Research: Research Pulse Laser T2
Pulse Laser T3	Component Foundry	Structural Frame T1 ×28, Control Circuit T1 ×20, Electronics ×8, Advanced Components ×3	Pulse Laser T3 ×1	16m	Research: Research Pulse Laser T3
Missile Salvo T2	Component Foundry	Structural Frame T1 ×14, Control Circuit T1 ×9, Iron Ore ×14, Titanium Ore ×14	Missile Salvo T2 ×1	6m	Research: Research Missile Salvo T2
Missile Salvo T3	Component Foundry	Structural Frame T1 ×34, Control Circuit T1 ×24, Electronics ×10, Advanced Components ×4	Missile Salvo T3 ×1	22m	Research: Research Missile Salvo T3
Railgun T2	Component Foundry	Structural Frame T1 ×16, Control Circuit T1 ×7, Iron Ore ×22, Titanium Ore ×12	Railgun T2 ×1	5m	Research: Research Railgun T2
Shield Booster T2	Component Foundry	Structural Frame T1 ×13, Control Circuit T1 ×10, Iron Ore ×10, Titanium Ore ×18	Shield Booster T2 ×1	5m	Research: Research Shield Booster T2
Shield Booster T3	Component Foundry	Structural Frame T1 ×30, Control Circuit T1 ×26, Electronics ×10, Advanced Components ×4	Shield Booster T3 ×1	20m	Research: Research Shield Booster T3
Armor Repair T2	Component Foundry	Structural Frame T1 ×15, Control Circuit T1 ×8, Iron Ore ×16, Titanium Ore ×16	Armor Repair T2 ×1	6m	Research: Research Armor Repair T2
Armor Repair T3	Component Foundry	Structural Frame T1 ×36, Control Circuit T1 ×22, Electronics ×9, Advanced Components ×4	Armor Repair T3 ×1	21m	Research: Research Armor Repair T3
Point Defense T2	Component Foundry	Structural Frame T1 ×12, Control Circuit T1 ×14, Iron Ore ×12, Titanium Ore ×20	Point Defense T2 ×1	8m	Research: Research Point Defense T2
Point Defense T3	Component Foundry	Structural Frame T1 ×30, Control Circuit T1 ×30, Electronics ×12, Advanced Components ×5	Point Defense T3 ×1	25m	Research: Research Point Defense T3
Emp Burst T2	Component Foundry	Structural Frame T1 ×10, Control Circuit T1 ×16, Iron Ore ×8, Titanium Ore ×14	EMP Burst T2 ×1	6m	Research: Research Emp Burst T2
Emp Burst T3	Component Foundry	Structural Frame T1 ×26, Control Circuit T1 ×34, Electronics ×13, Advanced Components ×5	EMP Burst T3 ×1	22m	Research: Research Emp Burst T3
Afterburner T2	Component Foundry	Structural Frame T1 ×14, Control Circuit T1 ×10, Iron Ore ×12, Titanium Ore ×18	Afterburner T2 ×1	5m	Research: Research Afterburner T2
Afterburner T3	Component Foundry	Structural Frame T1 ×32, Control Circuit T1 ×24, Electronics ×10, Advanced Components ×4	Afterburner T3 ×1	19m	Research: Research Afterburner T3
Target Painter T2	Component Foundry	Structural Frame T1 ×11, Control Circuit T1 ×15, Iron Ore ×10, Titanium Ore ×16	Target Painter T2 ×1	7m	Research: Research Target Painter T2
Cloaking Field T3	Component Foundry	Structural Frame T1 ×28, Control Circuit T1 ×36, Electronics ×14, Advanced Components ×6	Cloaking Field T3 ×1	25m	Research: Research Cloaking Field T3
Structural Frame T1 Recipe	Component Foundry	Iron Bar ×2, Iron Beam ×1	Structural Frame T1 ×1	2m	Tier 1, level 1
Armor Laminate T1 Recipe	Component Foundry	Iron Sheet ×2, Iron Beam ×1	Armor Laminate T1 ×1	2m	Tier 1, level 1
Control Circuit T1 Recipe	Component Foundry	Iron Sheet ×1, Iron Mesh ×1	Control Circuit T1 ×1	4m	Tier 2, level 1
Precision Actuator T1 Recipe	Component Foundry	Iron Bar ×1, Iron Beam ×1, Iron Mesh ×1	Precision Actuator T1 ×1	4m	Tier 2, level 1
Hybrid Actuator Recipe	Component Foundry	Iron Matrix ×2, Titanium Matrix ×1	Hybrid Actuator ×1	4m	Research: Research Hybrid Actuator Recipe
Ion Lance T2 Recipe	Component Foundry	Power Cell T2 ×4, Structural Frame T1 ×6	Ion Lance T2 ×1	8m	Research: Research Ion Lance T2 Recipe
Ion Lance T3 Recipe	Component Foundry	Precision Actuator T2 ×6, Control Circuit T3 ×8	Ion Lance T3 ×1	12m	Research: Research Ion Lance T3 Recipe
Rail Shear T4 Recipe	Component Foundry	Control Circuit T1 ×8, Field Emitter T4 ×10	Rail Shear T4 ×1	16m	Research: Research Rail Shear T4 Recipe
Sunfire Array T5 Recipe	Component Foundry	Power Cell T4 ×10, Phase Stabilizer ×12	Sunfire Array T5 ×1	20m	Research: Research Sunfire Array T5 Recipe
Adaptive Shield T3 Recipe	Component Foundry	Power Cell T5 ×6, Field Emitter T2 ×8	Adaptive Shield T3 ×1	12m	Research: Research Adaptive Shield T3 Recipe
Mining Laser T2 Recipe	Component Foundry	Armor Laminate T1 ×4, Control Circuit T1 ×6	Mining Laser T2 ×1	8m	Research: Research Mining Laser T2 Recipe
Mining Laser T3 Recipe	Component Foundry	Control Circuit T2 ×6, Sensor Cluster ×8	Mining Laser T3 ×1	12m	Research: Research Mining Laser T3 Recipe
Ore Cutter T4 Recipe	Component Foundry	Armor Laminate T4 ×8, Precision Actuator T3 ×10	Ore Cutter T4 ×1	16m	Research: Research Ore Cutter T4 Recipe
Deep Core Harvester T5 Recipe	Component Foundry	Power Cell T4 ×10, Phase Stabilizer ×12	Deep Core Harvester T5 ×1	20m	Research: Research Deep Core Harvester T5 Recipe
Mineral Sifter T3 Recipe	Component Foundry	Power Cell T4 ×6, Control Circuit T1 ×8	Mineral Sifter T3 ×1	12m	Research: Research Mineral Sifter T3 Recipe
Scanner Array T2 Recipe	Component Foundry	Control Circuit T1 ×4, Control Circuit T3 ×6	Scanner Array T2 ×1	8m	Research: Research Scanner Array T2 Recipe
Scanner Array T3 Recipe	Component Foundry	Sensor Cluster ×6, Field Emitter T3 ×8	Scanner Array T3 ×1	12m	Research: Research Scanner Array T3 Recipe
Probe Launcher T3 Recipe	Component Foundry	Control Circuit T2 ×6, Control Circuit T1 ×8	Probe Launcher T3 ×1	12m	Research: Research Probe Launcher T3 Recipe
Wormhole Compass T4 Recipe	Component Foundry	Precision Actuator T3 ×8, Phase Stabilizer ×10	Wormhole Compass T4 ×1	16m	Research: Research Wormhole Compass T4 Recipe
Xeno Archive Reader T2 Recipe	Component Foundry	Control Circuit T4 ×4, Control Circuit T3 ×6	Xeno Archive Reader T2 ×1	8m	Research: Research Xeno Archive Reader T2 Recipe
Cargo Extender T2 Recipe	Component Foundry	Armor Laminate T1 ×4, Structural Frame T4 ×6	Cargo Extender T2 ×1	8m	Research: Research Cargo Extender T2 Recipe
Cargo Extender T3 Recipe	Component Foundry	Control Circuit T1 ×6, Structural Frame T4 ×8	Cargo Extender T3 ×1	12m	Research: Research Cargo Extender T3 Recipe
Tractor Beam T3 Recipe	Component Foundry	Precision Actuator T2 ×6, Power Cell T5 ×8	Tractor Beam T3 ×1	12m	Research: Research Tractor Beam T3 Recipe
Fleet Relay T4 Recipe	Component Foundry	Sensor Cluster ×8, Field Emitter T4 ×10	Fleet Relay T4 ×1	16m	Research: Research Fleet Relay T4 Recipe
Field Repair Rig T2 Recipe	Component Foundry	Armor Laminate T4 ×4, Control Circuit T1 ×6	Field Repair Rig T2 ×1	8m	Research: Research Field Repair Rig T2 Recipe
Repair Drone T2 Recipe	Component Foundry	Drone Core ×4, Power Cell T4 ×6	Repair Drone T2 ×1	8m	Research: Research Repair Drone T2 Recipe
Repair Drone T3 Recipe	Component Foundry	Bio Reactor Cell ×6, Sensor Cluster ×8	Repair Drone T3 ×1	12m	Research: Research Repair Drone T3 Recipe
Ecm Burst T3 Recipe	Component Foundry	Control Circuit T1 ×6, Field Emitter T2 ×8	ECM Burst T3 ×1	12m	Research: Research Ecm Burst T3 Recipe
Ecm Burst T4 Recipe	Component Foundry	Phase Stabilizer ×8, Precision Actuator T3 ×10	ECM Burst T4 ×1	16m	Research: Research Ecm Burst T4 Recipe
Command Uplink T2 Recipe	Component Foundry	Control Circuit T1 ×4, Hybrid Actuator ×6	Command Uplink T2 ×1	8m	Research: Research Command Uplink T2 Recipe
Pulse Laser T4 Recipe	Component Foundry	Precision Actuator T2 ×8, Field Emitter T4 ×10	Pulse Laser T4 ×1	16m	Research: Research Pulse Laser T4 Recipe
Shield Booster T4 Recipe	Component Foundry	Power Cell T4 ×8, Power Cell T5 ×10	Shield Booster T4 ×1	16m	Research: Research Shield Booster T4 Recipe
Ore Cutter T2 Recipe	Component Foundry	Structural Frame T1 ×4, Control Circuit T1 ×6	Ore Cutter T2 ×1	8m	Research: Research Ore Cutter T2 Recipe
Probe Launcher T4 Recipe	Component Foundry	Precision Actuator T3 ×8, Control Circuit T2 ×10	Probe Launcher T4 ×1	16m	Research: Research Probe Launcher T4 Recipe
Tractor Beam T4 Recipe	Component Foundry	Field Emitter T4 ×8, Hybrid Actuator ×10	Tractor Beam T4 ×1	16m	Research: Research Tractor Beam T4 Recipe
Power Cell T1 Recipe	Component Foundry	Iron Bar ×1, Iron Ingot ×1	Power Cell T1 ×1	2m	Tier 1, level 1
Field Emitter T1 Recipe	Component Foundry	Iron Mesh ×2, Iron Sheet ×1	Field Emitter T1 ×1	3m	Tier 1, level 1
Titanium Cannon T3	Component Foundry	Structural Frame T1 ×32, Control Circuit T1 ×26, Electronics ×12, Advanced Components ×5	Titanium Cannon T3 ×1	24m	Tier 3, level 1
Precision Actuator T2 Recipe	Component Foundry	Titanium Bar ×1, Titanium Beam ×1, Titanium Mesh ×1	Precision Actuator T2 ×1	4m	Tier 2, level 1
Control Circuit T2 Recipe	Component Foundry	Titanium Sheet ×1, Titanium Mesh ×1	Control Circuit T2 ×1	4m	Tier 2, level 1
Phase Stabilizer Recipe	Component Foundry	Titanium Ingot ×2, Tungsten Matrix ×1	Phase Stabilizer ×1	6m	Research: Research Phase Stabilizer Recipe
Power Cell T2 Recipe	Component Foundry	Titanium Bar ×1, Titanium Ingot ×1	Power Cell T2 ×1	2m	Tier 1, level 1
Field Emitter T2 Recipe	Component Foundry	Titanium Mesh ×2, Titanium Sheet ×1	Field Emitter T2 ×1	4m	Tier 2, level 1
Structural Frame T2 Recipe	Component Foundry	Titanium Bar ×2, Titanium Beam ×1	Structural Frame T2 ×1	3m	Tier 2, level 1
Armor Laminate T2 Recipe	Component Foundry	Titanium Sheet ×2, Titanium Beam ×1	Armor Laminate T2 ×1	3m	Tier 2, level 1
Control Circuit T3 Recipe	Component Foundry	Tungsten Sheet ×1, Tungsten Mesh ×1	Control Circuit T3 ×1	2m	Tier 1, level 1
Precision Actuator T3 Recipe	Component Foundry	Tungsten Bar ×1, Tungsten Beam ×1, Tungsten Mesh ×1	Precision Actuator T3 ×1	6m	Tier 3, level 1
Field Emitter T3 Recipe	Component Foundry	Tungsten Mesh ×2, Tungsten Sheet ×1	Field Emitter T3 ×1	4m	Tier 2, level 1
Craft Tungsten	Component Foundry	Tungsten Ingot ×1	Tungsten Ore ×1	4m	Tier 2, level 1
Structural Frame T3 Recipe	Component Foundry	Tungsten Bar ×2, Tungsten Beam ×1	Structural Frame T3 ×1	4m	Tier 2, level 1
Armor Laminate T3 Recipe	Component Foundry	Tungsten Sheet ×2, Tungsten Beam ×1	Armor Laminate T3 ×1	4m	Tier 2, level 1
Power Cell T3 Recipe	Component Foundry	Tungsten Bar ×1, Tungsten Ingot ×1	Power Cell T3 ×1	4m	Tier 2, level 1
Armor Laminate T4 Recipe	Component Foundry	Iridium Sheet ×2, Iridium Beam ×1	Armor Laminate T4 ×1	2m	Tier 1, level 1
Power Cell T4 Recipe	Component Foundry	Iridium Bar ×1, Iridium Ingot ×1	Power Cell T4 ×1	4m	Tier 2, level 1
Control Circuit T4 Recipe	Component Foundry	Iridium Sheet ×1, Iridium Mesh ×1	Control Circuit T4 ×1	4m	Tier 2, level 1
Bio Reactor Cell Recipe	Component Foundry	Iridium Ingot ×2, Titanium Ingot ×1	Bio Reactor Cell ×1	4m	Research: Research Bio Reactor Cell Recipe
Structural Frame T4 Recipe	Component Foundry	Iridium Bar ×2, Iridium Beam ×1	Structural Frame T4 ×1	2m	Tier 1, level 1
Power Cell T4 Recipe Alt	Component Foundry	Iridium Ingot ×1	Power Cell T4 ×1	6m	Tier 3, level 1
Structural Frame T4 Recipe Alt	Component Foundry	Iridium Ingot ×1	Structural Frame T4 ×1	4m	Tier 2, level 1
Armor Laminate T4 Recipe Alt	Component Foundry	Iridium Ingot ×1	Armor Laminate T4 ×1	4m	Tier 2, level 1
Field Emitter T4 Recipe	Component Foundry	Iridium Mesh ×2, Iridium Sheet ×1	Field Emitter T4 ×1	6m	Tier 3, level 1
Craft Advanced Components	Component Foundry	Electronics ×2, Structural Frame T4 ×3	Advanced Components ×1	5m	Tier 3, level 1
Precision Actuator T4 Recipe	Component Foundry	Iridium Bar ×1, Iridium Beam ×1, Iridium Mesh ×1, Iridium Matrix ×1	Precision Actuator T4 ×1	6m	Tier 3, level 1
Power Cell T5 Recipe	Component Foundry	Nexium Bar ×1, Nexium Ingot ×1	Power Cell T5 ×1	4m	Tier 2, level 1
Control Circuit T5 Recipe	Component Foundry	Nexium Sheet ×1, Nexium Mesh ×1	Control Circuit T5 ×1	4m	Tier 2, level 1
Craft Electronics	Component Foundry	Nexium Ingot ×2	Electronics ×1	3m	Tier 2, level 1
Sensor Cluster Recipe	Component Foundry	Nexium Ingot ×2, Tungsten Ingot ×1	Sensor Cluster ×1	4m	Research: Research Sensor Cluster Recipe
Craft Nexium	Component Foundry	Iridium Ingot ×1, Nexium Matrix ×1	Nexium Ore ×1	6m	Tier 3, level 1
Synth Power Cell T5	Component Foundry	Nexium Ingot ×2, Control Circuit T1 ×6	Power Cell T5 ×1	6h	Tier 4, level 1
Synth Field Emitter T5	Component Foundry	Nexium Mesh ×2, Nexium Sheet ×1	Field Emitter T5 ×1	6h	Tier 5, level 1
Structural Frame T5 Recipe	Component Foundry	Nexium Bar ×2, Nexium Beam ×1	Structural Frame T5 ×1	6m	Tier 3, level 1
Armor Laminate T5 Recipe	Component Foundry	Nexium Sheet ×2, Nexium Beam ×1	Armor Laminate T5 ×1	6m	Tier 3, level 1
Precision Actuator T5 Recipe	Component Foundry	Nexium Bar ×1, Nexium Beam ×1, Nexium Mesh ×1	Precision Actuator T5 ×1	8m	Tier 4, level 1

Nanite Assembler

Synthesizes advanced components and modules through long-running nanite fabrication jobs.

Unlock tier: 3
Primary skill: Nanotechnology
Secondary skill: Quantum Mechanics
Level 1 cost: 1200 Credits; 3 Structural Frame T1, 3 Control Circuit T1, 1 Tungsten Ore
Build duration: 10m at level 1; 120h at level 100.

Nanite Assembler applied effects
Effect	Per level
Nanite Synthesis Speed	0.003

Nanite Assembler production processes
Process	Producer	Inputs	Outputs	Duration	Unlock
Turret Calibrator	Nanite Assembler	Structural Frame T1 ×45, Control Circuit T1 ×35, Iridium Ore ×4, Nexium Ore ×1	Turret Calibrator ×1	4h	Research: Research Turret Calibrator
Assemble Reinforced Frame	Nanite Assembler	Nexium Ingot ×4, Advanced Components ×3	Reinforced Frame ×1	6h	Tier 3, level 1
Jammer Module	Nanite Assembler	Structural Frame T1 ×35, Control Circuit T1 ×55, Iridium Ore ×6, Nexium Ore ×2	Jammer Module ×1	4h	Research: Research Jammer Module
Assemble Targeting Core	Nanite Assembler	Nexium Ingot ×3, Electronics ×4, Tungsten Ore ×2	Targeting Core ×1	6h	Tier 3, level 1
Assemble Tungsten Targeting Mk3	Nanite Assembler	Field Emitter T3 ×4, Control Circuit T1 ×3, Field Emitter T2 ×2	Tungsten Targeting Mk3 ×1	6h	Tier 3, level 1
Assemble Iridium Bio Armor Mk3	Nanite Assembler	Structural Frame T4 ×4, Control Circuit T4 ×3, Armor Laminate T1 ×6	Iridium Bio-Armor Mk3 ×1	6h	Tier 3, level 1
Assemble Logistics Module	Nanite Assembler	Nexium Ingot ×4, Advanced Components ×3	Logistics Module ×1	6h	Tier 3, level 1
Assemble Iridium Armor Mk3	Nanite Assembler	Power Cell T4 ×3, Iridium Ingot ×4, Control Circuit T1 ×4	Iridium Armor Mk3 ×1	6h	Tier 3, level 1
Shield Emitter Core	Nanite Assembler	Structural Frame T1 ×50, Control Circuit T1 ×30, Iridium Ore ×5, Nexium Ore ×1	Shield Emitter Core ×1	4h	Research: Research Shield Emitter Core
Missile Guidance Chip	Nanite Assembler	Structural Frame T1 ×40, Control Circuit T1 ×45, Iridium Ore ×4, Nexium Ore ×2	Missile Guidance Chip ×1	4h	Research: Research Missile Guidance Chip
Drone Core	Nanite Assembler	Structural Frame T1 ×55, Control Circuit T1 ×40, Iridium Ore ×5, Nexium Ore ×2	Drone Core ×1	4h	Research: Research Drone Core
Assemble Sensor Core	Nanite Assembler	Nexium Ingot ×3, Electronics ×4, Tungsten Ore ×2	Sensor Core ×1	6h	Tier 3, level 1
Assemble Nexium Relay Mk2	Nanite Assembler	Power Cell T5 ×4, Structural Frame T1 ×3	Nexium Relay Mk2 ×1	4h	Tier 2, level 1
Assemble Nexium Shield Mk5	Nanite Assembler	Power Cell T5 ×3, Structural Frame T1 ×40, Control Circuit T1 ×30, Power Cell T4 ×4	Nexium Shield Mk5 ×1	24h	Tier 5, level 1
Assemble Nexium Warhead Mk5	Nanite Assembler	Field Emitter T5 ×3, Precision Actuator T2 ×24, Power Cell T4 ×5, Precision Actuator T3 ×4	Nexium Warhead Mk5 ×1	24h	Tier 5, level 1

Module Assembler

Builds itemized ship modules from alloy, circuits, and specialist components.

Unlock tier: 1
Primary skill: Component Manufacturing
Secondary skill: Nanotechnology
Level 1 cost: 550 Credits; 3 Iron Ore, 1 Control Circuit T1
Build duration: 10m at level 1; 120h at level 100.

Module Assembler applied effects
Effect	Per level
Module Assembly Speed	0.004

Automation Hub

Coordinates industrial build automation, improving global base sub-structure construction speed.

Unlock tier: 4
Primary skill: Component Manufacturing
Secondary skill: Ai Research
Level 1 cost: 1500 Credits; 4 Structural Frame T1, 4 Control Circuit T1, 1 Nexium Ore
Build duration: 10m at level 1; 120h at level 100.

Automation Hub applied effects
Effect	Per level
Global Build Speed	0.003

Automation Hub milestones
Level	Milestone effect
50	Factory Queue Slot: 1