Spacebase structure
Shipyard
Dedicated orbital slips for building, tuning, and later repairing ships without overloading factory production.
- Tier 1-5
Tier requirements and effects
| Tier | Credits | Resources | Build duration | Applied effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0m | Ship Build Speed: 1; Ship Build Queue Slots: 1 | |
| 2 | 7000 | Iron Ore ×1800, Titanium Ore ×450 | 1h | Ship Build Speed: 1.08; Ship Build Queue Slots: 1 |
| 3 | 22000 | Iron Ore ×4000, Titanium Ore ×1200, Tungsten Ore ×250 | 2.5h | Ship Build Speed: 1.18; Ship Build Queue Slots: 2 |
| 4 | 62000 | Titanium Ore ×2800, Tungsten Ore ×950, Iridium Ore ×200 | 5h | Ship Build Speed: 1.32; Ship Build Queue Slots: 2 |
| 5 | 160000 | Tungsten Ore ×3200, Iridium Ore ×1000, Nexium Ore ×220 | 10h | Ship Build Speed: 1.5; Ship Build Queue Slots: 3 |
Substructure families and operations
Keel Layer
Frames hull spines and fabrication jigs, improving ship construction speed.
- Unlock tier: 1
- Primary skill: Ship Construction
- Secondary skill: Engineering
- Level 1 cost: 500 Credits; 4 Iron Ore
- Build duration: 10m at level 1; 144h at level 100.
| Effect | Per level |
|---|---|
| Ship Build Speed | 0.004 |
Tuning Bay
Runs final calibration passes on newly commissioned hulls for small stat bonuses.
- Unlock tier: 2
- Primary skill: Engineering
- Secondary skill: Ai Research
- Level 1 cost: 700 Credits; 2 Structural Frame T1, 2 Control Circuit T1
- Build duration: 10m at level 1; 144h at level 100.
| Effect | Per level |
|---|---|
| Tuning Bonus Quality | 0.001 |
Blueprint Vault
Indexes owned ship schematics and synthesizes complete hull blueprints from fragments.
- Unlock tier: 3
- Primary skill: Ai Research
- Secondary skill: Nanotechnology
- Level 1 cost: 850 Credits; 3 Control Circuit T1
- Build duration: 10m at level 1; 144h at level 100.
| Effect | Per level |
|---|---|
| Blueprint Synthesis Speed | 0.004 |
Dry Dock
Handles major refits and adds Shipyard build queue capacity at high milestones.
- Unlock tier: 4
- Primary skill: Ship Construction
- Secondary skill: Nanotechnology
- Level 1 cost: 1000 Credits; 4 Structural Frame T1, 2 Control Circuit T1
- Build duration: 10m at level 1; 144h at level 100.
| Effect | Per level |
|---|---|
| Dry Dock Refit Speed | 0.003 |
| Level | Milestone effect |
|---|---|
| 50 | Ship Build Queue Slot: 1 |
| 100 | Ship Build Queue Slot: 1 |