Production
Part of the System outputs guide
Production is what a system uses to build. It never leaves the system.
What it does
- Production goes into the first order of the system's construction queue. Buildings, upgrades, repairs and ships all use it.
- When a building, upgrade or repair finishes, the leftover production moves on to the next order.
- When a ship finishes, its leftover production is lost.
- With an empty queue, production is lost. It is not saved for later.
- At 0 production, the queue stops.
For how the queue works, time estimates and cancelling, see Construction queue.
Base production
Every system starts with 40 production per tick800 production per hour before bonuses. Your capital starts with 100 production per tick2000 production per hour.
Buildings that produce production
Some buildings make more on a body with a high Industrial Potential. See Stellar bodies.
| Building | Built on | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial Hub | Habitable Planets | +3+60/h → +15+300/h Production per Industrial Potential |
| Array of Excavators | Barren Planets | +2.8+56/h → +14+280/h Production per Industrial Potential |
| Industrial Spaceport | Barren Planets | +0.4+8/h → +2+40/h Production per Local Population |
| Metamaterials Factory | Barren Planets | +7+140/h → +40+800/h Production per Industrial Potential |
| Space Elevator | Barren Planets | +1.2+24/h → +6+120/h Production per Industrial Potential |
| Assembly Superstructure | Moons and Asteroids | +25+500/h → +100+2,000/h Production |
| O.P.U. | Moons and Asteroids | +2+40/h → +10+200/h Production |
| Refining Ducts | Moons and Asteroids | +1+20/h → +3+60/h Production per Industrial Potential |
| S-01 Assembly Line | Moons and Asteroids | +10+200/h → +40+800/h Production |
| S-02 Assembly Line | Moons and Asteroids | +15+300/h → +60+1,200/h Production |
| Space Dock | Moons and Asteroids | +20+400/h → +80+1,600/h Production |
| Swarm of Self-drilling Machines | Moons and Asteroids | +3+60/h → +15+300/h Production per Industrial Potential |
An effect with an arrow runs from the building's first level to its top level.
Production, credit, technology, ideology and upkeep amounts are per tick.Production, credit, technology, ideology and upkeep amounts are per hour.
Other sources of production
| Source | Type | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Modular Construction | Lex | +12 % Production |
| War Council | Lex | -50 % Production |
| Relaxed Production Standards | Lex | +30+600/h Production |
| Pace of War | Lex | +50+1,000/h Production; +10 % Production |
| Embassy Arsenal | Lex | -10 % Production |
| Synthetic Drugs | Lex | +5 % Production |
| Technocracy | Lex | -4 % Production |
| Salt of the Earth (Synelectic Federation) | Tradition | +30+600/h Production |
| Seized Foundries (The Rebellion) | Tradition | +20+400/h Production |
| Navarch — Production | Agent skill | +5 % Production |
Production, credit, technology, ideology and upkeep amounts are per tick.Production, credit, technology, ideology and upkeep amounts are per hour.
A besieged system makes no production. See System penalties and siege.
Your empire never receives production, not even from a dominion. See Dominion Tax Rate.