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+60/h × Industrial PotentialProduction
Production+4.8+96/h × Industrial PotentialProduction
Production+7.8+156/h × Industrial PotentialProduction
Production+11.25+225/h × Industrial PotentialProduction
Production+15+300/h × Industrial PotentialProduction
300 Production3,900 Credit
1,125 Production9,152 Credit
6,750 Production14,872 Credit
13,500 Production21,450 Credit
22,500 Production28,600 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 3,900 300 Crystal Shell +3+60/h Production per Industrial Potential
2 9,152 1,125 Pressurized Environment II +4.8+96/h Production per Industrial Potential
3 14,872 6,750 Pressurized Environment III +7.8+156/h Production per Industrial Potential
4 21,450 13,500 Pressurized Environment IV +11.25+225/h Production per Industrial Potential
5 28,600 22,500 Pressurized Environment V +15+300/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 Legacy games. Other speeds: Tactic Flash