Buildings
Alloy Refinery
Alloy Refinery: Alloy per hour, and alloy storage. Requirements, costs and practical use.
How to use it
Alloy per hour, and alloy storage
Each level increases passive alloy income and the amount that can be stored. Alloy pays for most construction and hulls, so this shortens many future waits.
Requirements & connections
The local Command Core must reach at least the level you want to build. An earlier queued Core upgrade can meet this requirement.
Upgrades use this planet’s Construction queue and resources in its Store. Resources waiting in the Works cannot pay. Keep enough stock for fuel and defence. Read order queues for timing and cancellation losses.
Reference values
Each row is the separate cost to reach that level. Local levels and research affect timers and capacities. Research timing uses the capital’s Command Core.
| Level reached | Alloy | Crystal | Deuterium | Production per hour | Base build minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 87.5 | 1.95 |
| 2 | 88 | 11 | 0 | 215.45 | 2.65 |
| 3 | 154 | 20 | 0 | 364.98 | 3.61 |
| 4 | 548 | 69 | 0 | 530.5 | 4.91 |
| 5 | 886 | 111 | 0 | 709.04 | 6.67 |
| 6 | 1,411 | 177 | 0 | 898.68 | 9.07 |
| 7 | 1,559 | 195 | 0 | 1,043.18 | 12.34 |
| 8 | 1,658 | 208 | 0 | 1,175.62 | 16.78 |
| 9 | 1,719 | 215 | 0 | 1,294.02 | 22.82 |
| 10 | 1,729 | 217 | 0 | 1,396.68 | 31.04 |
| 11 | 3,599 | 450 | 0 | 1,580.92 | 42.21 |
| 12 | 4,290 | 537 | 0 | 1,770.25 | 57.41 |
| 13 | 8,199 | 1,025 | 0 | 2,082.24 | 78.07 |
| 14 | 10,376 | 1,297 | 0 | 2,422.6 | 106.18 |
| 15 | 13,059 | 1,633 | 0 | 2,791.89 | 144.4 |
| 16 | 16,356 | 2,045 | 0 | 3,190.62 | 196.39 |
| 17 | 20,398 | 2,550 | 0 | 3,619.3 | 267.09 |
| 18 | 25,341 | 3,168 | 0 | 4,078.41 | 363.24 |
| 19 | 31,374 | 3,922 | 0 | 4,568.42 | 468 |
| 20 | 38,723 | 4,841 | 0 | 5,089.78 | 468 |
| 21 | 47,657 | 5,958 | 0 | 5,642.92 | 468 |
| 22 | 58,501 | 7,313 | 0 | 6,228.27 | 468 |
The table shows reference levels, not a universal building cap. The Hangar has its own fixed top; other local buildings obey the Core, and Deuterium Refinery also obeys Synthesis. Production rows exclude satellites and temporary effects.