Chapter 11:
Base Facilities (cont)
Skunkworks
An extremely cost-effective facility, the skunkworks eliminates prototype
costs at the base in which it's built. Because this facility, like others,
is base-specific, construct the skunkworks inside the base where you plan
to do the most experimental unit construction.
* Cost: 60
* Maintenance: 1
* Prerequisite: Advanced subatomic theory
* Benefit: Eliminates new unit prototype costs at this base
Sky Hydroponics Lab
The sky hydroponics lab provides the nutrient equivalent bonus to the
nessus mining station and the orbital power transmitter. Like the equivalent
facilities, the sky hydroponics lab requires an aerospace complex to be
effective.
* Cost: 120
* Maintenance: 0
* Prerequisite: Orbital spaceflight, aerospace complex
* Benefit: +1 nutrient at every base; nutrient bonus is halved for any
base without an aerospace complex
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Stockpile Energy
Although not a facility (it has no start-up or maintenance costs, nor
does it require a prerequisite), stockpiling energy can be an effective
way of increasing energy reserves when you don't need immediate unit help.
In times of growth, switch stockpile energy on to give you cash reserves
for expenses such as upgrading units and hurrying facility, project, or
unit production.
* Cost: 0
* Maintenance: 0
* Prerequisite: None
* Benefit: All minerals produced at this base are immediately converted
to energy reserves
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The
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Tachyon Field
The tachyon field can be a useful facility if you don't plan to leave
units on guard inside your bases. Alongside a perimeter defense, the tachyon
field can essentially triple base defenses without the need of unit support.
* Cost: 120
* Maintenance: 2
* Prerequisite: Probability mechanics
* Benefit: +1 defense to base
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The
Temple of Planet is cumulative with the Centauri preserve facility. |
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Temple of Planet
The Temple of Planet should be constructed after you have already implemented
a Centauri preserve. The effects are identical, but the Centauri preserve
is much cheaper. After you have the preserve in place, adding the Temple
of Planet can further boost lifeform lifecycles and reduce the effect
of industry on the planet's ecosystem.
* Cost: 200
* Maintenance: 3
* Prerequisite: Secrets of Alpha Centauri
* Benefit: Reduces industry's effect on Planet's ecology; any lifeform
bred here receives a +1 lifecycle bonus
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The
tree farm is cumulative with the hybrid forest facility. |
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Tree Farm
In a base surrounded by forest squares (either through natural causes
or from terraforming), a tree farm can significantly boost nutrient resources
that can quickly spur growth and lead to better production and research.
Combining the tree farm with the hybrid forest adds additional bonuses
and completely eliminates the ecological damage caused by terraforming.
* Cost: 120
* Maintenance: 3
* Prerequisite: Environmental economics
* Benefit: +50 percent psych at base; +50 percent economy at base; increases
nutrient output in forest squares; eliminates at least half the ecological
damage caused by terraforming.
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Base Facility Tree
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