Space Dock

Part of the Buildings guide

Unique Can only build one per star system. What Unique and Limited mean

Built on
Moons and Asteroids
Workforce
4 Population Mobilized
Unlocked by
Orbital Holds
Levels
5
Sieges
Twice as likely to be damaged as most buildings

The ships it allows can still be ordered while it is being upgraded. Ships already in the construction queue still finish if it is later damaged or destroyed.

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Space Dock
4 Population Mobilized
Unique
Production+20+400/hProduction
Intelligence+4Intelligence
Defense+2Defense
Frigate Ships' Initial XP+3Frigate Ships' Initial XP
Production+35+700/hProduction
Intelligence+8Intelligence
Defense+4Defense
Frigate Ships' Initial XP+6Frigate Ships' Initial XP
Production+50+1,000/hProduction
Intelligence+12Intelligence
Defense+6Defense
Frigate Ships' Initial XP+9Frigate Ships' Initial XP
Production+65+1,300/hProduction
Intelligence+16Intelligence
Defense+8Defense
Frigate Ships' Initial XP+12Frigate Ships' Initial XP
Production+80+1,600/hProduction
Intelligence+20Intelligence
Defense+10Defense
Frigate Ships' Initial XP+15Frigate Ships' Initial XP
1,500 Production40,000 Credit
5,400 Production98,750 Credit
16,200 Production157,500 Credit
43,200 Production216,250 Credit
108,000 Production275,000 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 40,000 1,500 Orbital Holds +20+400/h Production; +4 Intelligence; +2 Defense; +3 Frigate Ships' Initial XP
2 98,750 5,400 Pressurized Environment II +35+700/h Production; +8 Intelligence; +4 Defense; +6 Frigate Ships' Initial XP
3 157,500 16,200 Pressurized Environment III +50+1,000/h Production; +12 Intelligence; +6 Defense; +9 Frigate Ships' Initial XP
4 216,250 43,200 Pressurized Environment IV +65+1,300/h Production; +16 Intelligence; +8 Defense; +12 Frigate Ships' Initial XP
5 275,000 108,000 Pressurized Environment V +80+1,600/h Production; +20 Intelligence; +10 Defense; +15 Frigate Ships' Initial XP

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 Orbital Holds. 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. Assembly Lines Assembly Lines
  3. Fighter Formation I Fighter Formation I
  4. Precision Cranes Precision Cranes
  5. Fighter Formation II Fighter Formation II
  6. Corvette Formation I Corvette Formation I
  7. Orbital Holds Orbital Holds

Ships built here

Ships of these classes can only be ordered in a system where this building is finished and not damaged:

  • Frigates

Numbers shown for Legacy games. Other speeds: Tactic Flash