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Buildings
Small buildings take 2 turns to build. Medium buildings take 3, Large take 4, and Massive take 5. Certain environmental factors can cause buildings to take longer to finish. Buildings can be constructed in parallel, so this is mainly a delay in how fast they start doing things. Each increase in size generally makes the building cost twice as much, use twice as much power, and require 2.5x as many Workers and/or Professionals, but yield 3x the benefit. Larger buildings are always more efficient, so long as you actually need that much benefit and are willing to wait.
Housing
Home, sweet home. Without houses, citizens will not work on the planet surface, and will live in any available space on our fleet, suffering a -1 morale penalty.
(Small)Temporary Housing
A cluster of tents. Not suitable for a permanent settlement.
- Houses 125 people at -1 Morale.
- Construction cost: 5 Metal
- SPECIAL: Builds in one week. 1 turn is a month, so this is essentially instant.
(Small)Apartments
Permanent housing. Nothing special.
- Houses 250 people.
- Construction cost: 50 Metal
(Medium)Condominium
- Houses 500 people at +1 Morale.
- Construction cost: 100 Metal, 2 SC.
- Employs 25 Workers.
(Medium)Tenement
- Houses 750 people.
- Construction cost: 100 Metal.
(Large)Residential District
- Houses 2000 people.
- Construction cost: 200 Metal.
(Large)Luxury Complex
- Houses 1000 people at +2 Morale.
- Construction cost: 200 Metal, 4 SC.
- Employs 50 Workers.
Farming
An army runs on its stomach. I shudder to contemplate what would happen if we ever ran out of food. Uses standard building progression.
(Small)Farming Dome/(Medium)Greenhouse/(Large)Biodome
- Generates 20/60/180 Food per turn, enough for 1000/3000/9000 people.
- Construction cost: 75/150/300 Metal, 0.5/1/2 SC.
- Uses 1/2/4 Power, employs 30/75/200 Workers.
Medical
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. When that fails, we have these. Medical buildings increase the birth rate, reduce the death rate, stave off disease, and tend to combat injuries. They also generate Implant Points, which we can use to cybernetically enhance the population. Uses standard building progression.
(Small)Medical Outpost/(Medium)Hospital/(Large)Medical District
- Slightly/Moderately/Greatly boosts population growth.
- Standard/Increased/Maximum disease resistance.
- 1/3/9 IP generated per turn.
- Construction cost: 50/100/200 Metal, 0.5/1/2 SC.
- Uses 0.5/1/2 Power, employs 10/25/60 Professionals.
Entertainment
Entertainment structures raise morale, and... do nothing else. They're good at it though. Uses standard building progression, but the Large version requires slightly more workers than standard. Still more efficient than Medium.
Small/Medium/Large Entertainment
- Services 500/1500/4500 people at +3 Morale.
- Construction cost: 100/200/400 Metal, 0.5/1/2 SC.
- Uses 0.5/1/2 Power, employs 30/75/200 Workers.
Shopping
Splinter citizens are a materialistic sort, and so if you want high morale you need to let them buy pointless crap. Shops have a Morale bonus that stacks with Entertainment structures, don't cost SC or use power, and wind up using less workers per person served, in the end. In exchange for this, they require Goods to be made at Factories in order to function. Uses standard building progression, but the Large Shop serves slightly less than the expected number of people. Still more efficient than Medium.
(Small)Store/(Medium)Shopping Center/Large Shop
- Services 250/750/2000 people at +3 Morale.
- Construction cost: 50/100/200 Metal.
- Employs 10/30/75 Workers.
Warehouses
Enabling our packrat tendencies since the start of the quest. Warehouses store materials, goods, food, and vehicles. Food takes up less space than the other things. Warehouses have no upkeep at all, so there's no excuse for running out of space. If we do run out of space, production buildings will simply stop generating things that need that space. Warehouses cannot be added to ships like other buildings, as in order to add functionality to Building Freighters, they have to be very economical with space. Warehouses are just enclosed space, so that doesn't work. You could say that Freighters are ship-warehouses by default. Uses standard building progression.
Small/Medium/Large Warehouse
- Stores 3000/9000/27000 units of resources.
- Construction cost: 75/150/300 Metal.
Derricks
Diggy diggy hole. Derricks are a very reliable way to get materials. We can extract Metal, Fuel (in the form of Uranium) and Superconductors via Derricks. Large Coastal Derricks cannot be built. Uses standard building progression, although the Medium Coastal and Large Land versions require slightly more workers than expected, and larger land derricks require less power than expected.
Small/Medium/Large Land Derrick
- Produces 50/150/450 Metal OR 10/30/90 Fuel OR 3/9/27 SC per turn.
- Construction cost: 100/200/400 Metal, 1/2/4 SC.
- Uses 2/3/4 Power, employs 30/75/200 Workers.
Small/Medium Coastal Derrick
- 50/150 Metal OR 10/30 Fuel OR 3/9 SC per turn.
- Construction cost: 400/800 Metal, 7/14 SC.
- Uses 5/10 Power, employs 75/200 Workers.
Smelters
The pinnacle of refinement. Smelters turn the ore we get from Derricks into useful materials. There's no avoiding building these. In most cases, a medium smelter is enough.
Small Smelter
- Services 2 Derricks.
- Construction cost: 150 Metal.
- Uses 2 Power, employs 30 Workers.
Small Smelter
- Services 6 Derricks.
- Construction cost: 300 Metal.
- Uses 4 Power, employs 60 Workers.
Small Smelter
- Services 18 Derricks.
- Construction cost: 600 Metal.
- Uses 8 Power, employs 120 Workers.
Generators
Power to the people! You can't have much in a base without power.
Small Generator
- Uses 2 Fuel per turn, generates 10 Power.
- Construction cost: 100 Metal, 2 SC.
Medium Generator
- Uses 4 Fuel per turn, generates 30 Power.
- Construction cost: 200 Metal, 4 SC.
Large Generator
- Uses 8 Fuel per turn, generates 90 Power.
- Construction cost: 400 Metal, 8 SC.
(Ground)Factories
It's gotta come from somewhere. Factories generate Build Points, which can be spent along with various materials to produce vehicles, weapons, and commodities.
Small Factory
- Generates 6 BP per turn.
- Construction cost: 150 Metal, 2 SC.
- Uses 2 Power, employs 50 Workers and 5 Professionals.
Medium Factory
- Generates 18 BP per turn.
- Construction cost: 300 Metal, 4 SC.
- Uses 2 Power, employs 125 Workers and 7 Professionals.
Large Factory
- Generates 54 BP per turn.
- Construction cost: 600 Metal, 8 SC.
- Uses 2 Power, employs 325 Workers and 18 Professionals.
Orbital Factories
This is where we build our ships. Orbital Factories can be assisted by (ground)Factories, but output is capped. A single starship cannot be constructed by multiple Orbital Factories, so ships can take quite a long time to complete. We can of course build them in parallel.
(Medium)Orbital Factory
- Generates 3 base, max 9 OBP per turn.
- Construction cost: 500 Metal, 15 SC.
- Employs 50 Workers.
Large Orbital Factory
- Generates 9 base, max 27 OBP per turn.
- Construction cost: 1000 Metal, 30 SC.
- Employs 100 Workers and 20 Professionals.
Education
Train your brain! Citizens come into being without any useful skills. Education buildings can turn NONWORKERS into WORKERS, and WORKERS into PROFESSIONALS. Professionals are the main bottleneck in how fast we can advance our tech and gain military might, so education is essential.
(Small)Schoolhouse
- Trains 200 Workers/Professionals at a time.
- Construction cost: 50 Metal.
- Uses 0.5 Power, employs 10 Professionals.
(Medium)Schoolhouse
- Trains 600 Workers/Professionals at a time.
- Construction cost: 100 Metal.
- Uses 1 Power, employs 25 Professionals.
(Large)Schoolhouse
- Trains 1800 Workers/Professionals at a time.
- Construction cost: 200 Metal.
- Uses 2 Power, employs 60 Professionals.
Research
Knowledge is power. Every ounce of strength we have demonstrates this. Research improves Splinter's might by leaps and bounds, and is the only way to win against Totus. Research Points are used to progress down the increasingly-awesome tech tree, and create new buildings, vehicles, weapons and equipment of our own design.
Small Laboratory
- Generates 1 RP per turn.
- Construction cost: 100 Metal, 4 SC.
- Uses 2 Power, employs 50 Professionals.
Medium Laboratory
- Generates 3 RP per turn.
- Construction cost: 200 Metal, 8 SC.
- Uses 4 Power, employs 125 Professionals.
Large Laboratory
- Generates 9 RP per turn.
- Construction cost: 400 Metal, 16 SC.
- Uses 8 Power, employs 300 Professionals.
Massive Laboratory
- Generates 27 RP per turn.
- Construction cost: 1000 Metal, 40 SC.
- Uses 20 Power, employs 750 Professionals.
- SPECIAL: Resistant to damage, infiltration and escape, and can hide research secrets from the populace.
Military
Science is nothing without the means to use it. Training our army is just as important as advancing technology. Thankfully, it is a lot easier. 100 Light Infantry need 100 Metal and 6 turns to train, 100 Power Infantry need 600 Metal and 18 turns, 100 Commandos need 100 Metal, 25 SC and 48 turns. Only 100 Commandos can be in training at any one time.
(Small)Military Outpost
Reinforced walls and small windows allow this building to double as a bunker.
- Can house 300 soldiers, and can train 100.
- Construction cost: 70 Metal.
- Uses 0.5 Power.
(Medium)Fortress
- Can house 1000 soldiers, and can train 300.
- Construction cost: 200 Metal.
- Uses 1 Power.
(Large)Citadel
- Can house 3000 soldiers, and can train 1000.
- Construction cost: 600 Metal.
- Uses 2 Power.
Temporary Command
This "building" is just two dropships landed next to eachother. Needed to start any permanent settlement.
Command Center
Required for a settlement above 10,000 citizens or else we'll suffer a large Morale penalty.
- +1 Morale to the entire settlement.
- Allows better control of soldiers on the field.
- Construction cost: 300 Metal, 4 SC.
- Uses 1 Power, employs 200 Workers.
Command Nexus
Required for a settlement above 30,000 citizens or else we'll suffer a large Morale penalty.
- +2 Morale to the entire settlement.
- Allows better control of soldiers on the field, and can house and launch 2 missiles.
- Construction cost: 600 Metal, 8 SC.
- Uses 2 Power, employs 500 Workers.
Landing Strip
Required to allow fixed-wing aircraft to land on the surface or go on missions.
- Construction cost: 20 Metal.
- Uses 0.5 Power.
Unique Buildings
I'm just gonna put these here.
(Medium)Stadium
Our people must really love their sports, as this is one of the best morale structures. Currently the only sports-related building available.
- +2 Morale for the entire settlement.
- Construction cost: 300 Metal.
- Employs 30 Workers.
Electrolysis Plant
A custom building originally created to harvest Uranium in a location where we couldn't get it. It can still serve that purpose, but as Fuel from Nebulas can be used to make stuff that previously used Uranium, it's really not that useful anymore.
- Produces 20 Fuel per turn.
- Construction cost: 150 Metal, 2 SC.
- Uses 2 Power, employs 50 Workers.