Space Elevator draft

Part of the Buildings guide

Limited Can only build one per celestial body (planet, moon, asteroid). What Unique and Limited mean

Built on
Barren Planets
Workforce
3 Population Mobilized
Unlocked by
Magnetic Cranes
Levels
5
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Space Elevator
3 Population Mobilized
Limited
Production+1.2+24/h × Industrial PotentialProduction
Production+1.5+30/h × Industrial PotentialProduction
Production+2.4+48/h × Industrial PotentialProduction
Production+3.9+78/h × Industrial PotentialProduction
1,500 Production22,500 Credit
3,040 Production52,800 Credit
9,120 Production85,800 Credit
24,320 Production123,750 Credit
60,800 Production165,000 Credit

Levels

Every level above 1 is an upgrade. See upgrades for what the requirements mean.

Level Credit Credit cost Production Production cost Requires Effects
1 22,500 1,500 Magnetic Cranes, Central Hub level 1 +1.2+24/h Production per Industrial Potential; +1.2 Mobility per Industrial Potential
2 52,800 3,040 Central Hub level 2 +1.5+30/h Production per Industrial Potential; +1.8 Mobility per Industrial Potential
3 85,800 9,120 Central Hub level 3 +2.4+48/h Production per Industrial Potential; +2.7 Mobility per Industrial Potential
4 123,750 24,320 Central Hub level 4 +3.9+78/h Production per Industrial Potential; +3.9 Mobility per Industrial Potential
5 165,000 60,800 Central Hub level 5 +6+120/h Production per Industrial Potential; +6 Mobility per Industrial Potential

Production, credit, technology, ideology and upkeep amounts are per tick.Production, credit, technology, ideology and upkeep amounts are per hour.

Unlocking

Unlocked by the patent Magnetic Cranes. A patent can only be bought once the one above it is owned. Its path from the root of the patent tree:

  1. Holographic Storage System Holographic Storage System
  2. Controlled Environment Controlled Environment
  3. Magnetic Cranes Magnetic Cranes

Numbers shown for Legacy games. Other speeds: Tactic Flash