Instruments & orbit
Telescope
Telescope: Identifies movement inside its reach; watch slots become 1, 2, 3 and 4 at L1, L3, L5 and L7. Silent.
How to use it
Identifies movement inside its reach; watch slots become 1, 2, 3 and 4 at L1, L3, L5 and L7. Silent.
More levels extend moving-contact sight and reveal passing asteroids when they enter that area; a revealed rock stays known until it is gone. L1, L3, L5 and L7 provide one, two, three and four silent watch slots. A Telescope never warns that a fleet is aimed at you.
Requirements & connections
Requires a local Command Core supporting the level being installed. Uplink must be installed first.
Installation uses this planet’s Construction queue and Store resources, but no orbit slot. Instruments provide different functions: warnings, remote observation, shielding or concealment. Choose the function you need; one does not replace the others.
Reference values
| Level reached | Alloy | Crystal | Deuterium | Contact range (map units) | Watch range (map units) | Watch slots | Cooldown hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 207 | 155 | 0 | 2,137.5 | 2,137.5 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 892 | 669 | 0 | 2,587.5 | 2,587.5 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 2,643 | 1,982 | 0 | 2,812.5 | 2,812.5 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 6,721 | 5,041 | 0 | 3,262.5 | 3,262.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 15,720 | 11,791 | 0 | 3,600 | 3,600 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | 34,866 | 26,151 | 0 | 5,625 | 5,625 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | 74,556 | 55,917 | 0 | 7,650 | 7,650 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | 155,204 | 116,403 | 0 | 9,900 | 9,900 | 4 | 1 |
This instrument can reach level 8. The local Command Core must also support the level you want to build.