Swarm of Self-drilling Machines draft

Part of the Buildings guide

Built on
Moons and Asteroids
Workforce
1 Population Mobilized
Unlocked by
Crystal Shell
Levels
5
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Swarm of Self-drilling Machines
1 Population Mobilized
Production+3+1,200/h × Industrial PotentialProduction
Production+4.8+1,920/h × Industrial PotentialProduction
Production+7.8+3,120/h × Industrial PotentialProduction
Production+11.25+4,500/h × Industrial PotentialProduction
Production+15+6,000/h × Industrial PotentialProduction
300 Production975 Credit
200 Production2,080 Credit
1,200 Production3,380 Credit
2,400 Production4,875 Credit
4,000 Production6,500 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
1 975 300 Crystal Shell +3+1,200/h Production per Industrial Potential
2 2,080 200 Pressurized Environment II +4.8+1,920/h Production per Industrial Potential
3 3,380 1,200 Pressurized Environment III +7.8+3,120/h Production per Industrial Potential
4 4,875 2,400 Pressurized Environment IV +11.25+4,500/h Production per Industrial Potential
5 6,500 4,000 Pressurized Environment V +15+6,000/h Production 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 Crystal Shell. 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. Magnetic Pipelines Magnetic Pipelines
  3. Signature Reduction Signature Reduction
  4. Crystal Shell Crystal Shell

Numbers shown for Tactic games. Other speeds: Legacy Flash