Buildings

Shipyard

Shipyard: Unlocks hulls · speeds ship and ground-defence construction · sets probe accuracy and stealth.

How to use it

Unlocks hulls · speeds ship and ground-defence construction · sets probe accuracy and stealth

Higher levels open new hull classes and finish ships and ground defences faster. They also sharpen your probe readings and make your own probes harder to catch. Shipyard levels add no queue slots.

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.

Upgrade reference levels
Level reached	Alloy	Crystal	Shipyard level	Base build minutes
1	143	55	1	1.95
2	2,293	882	2	2.65
3	3,500	1,250	3	3.61
4	5,662	2,178	4	4.91
5	13,676	5,260	5	6.67
6	32,587	12,534	6	9.07
7	39,818	15,316	7	12.34
8	47,366	18,219	8	16.78
9	55,204	21,233	9	22.82
10	63,307	24,350	10	31.04
11	71,657	27,562	11	42.21
12	80,239	30,863	12	57.41
13	89,038	34,247	13	78.07
14	98,043	37,711	14	106.18
15	107,243	41,249	15	144.4
16	116,629	44,859	16	196.39
17	126,192	48,538	17	267.09
18	135,926	52,282	18	363.24
19	145,824	56,089	19	468
20	155,879	59,956	20	468
21	166,086	63,882	21	468
22	176,441	67,865	22	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.

How to use it

Requirements & connections

Reference values

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