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日本語Weapons factory
All ships and defense units are built here. Every level unlocks new units and speeds up production.
The “Required for” list shows which unit you can build from which level – e.g. level 1: Small fighter and Spy probe, level 4: Colony ship and Recycler, level 13: Imperial star base. It requires Energy technology level 1 and your Development center at level 3. At level 6 it also unlocks the Particle cannon.
Every level shortens the build time of your units: level 2 halves it compared with level 1, level 3 cuts it to a third. The Microsystem accelerator halves it again with every level, and the Engineer from the assistants takes off another 10%. On the ship and defense pages you can set both building levels and immediately see the build time per unit.
The Weapons factory works per planet. How far you take it depends on your play style: fleet players need it high to build large fleets in reasonable time, while miners aim for the units they actually need.
Background
All mobile and stationary military units are built in the weapons factory. Depending on the level of the factory, certain units can be built and the production time of units decreased. An additional reduction in building time can be achieved by the construction of a microaccelerator system.
Levels at a glance
| Level | Pig iron | Metal | Spice | Build time | Build time of ships & defense |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300 | 200 | 350 | 42 s | 100 % |
| 2 | 600 | 400 | 700 | 1 min 23 s | 50 % |
| 3 | 1,200 | 800 | 1,400 | 2 min 47 s | 33 % |
| 4 | 2,400 | 1,600 | 2,800 | 5 min 33 s | 25 % |
| 5 | 4,800 | 3,200 | 5,600 | 11 min 7 s | 20 % |
| 6 | 9,600 | 6,400 | 11,200 | 22 min 13 s | 17 % |
| 7 | 19,200 | 12,800 | 22,400 | 44 min 27 s | 14 % |
| 8 | 38,400 | 25,600 | 44,800 | 1 h 28 min | 13 % |
| 9 | 76,800 | 51,200 | 89,600 | 2 h 57 min | 11 % |
| 10 | 153,600 | 102,400 | 179,200 | 5 h 55 min | 10 % |
| 11 | 307,200 | 204,800 | 358,400 | 11 h 51 min | 9.1 % |
| 12 | 614,400 | 409,600 | 716,800 | 23 h 42 min | 8.3 % |
| 13 | 1,228,800 | 819,200 | 1,433,600 | 1 d 23 h 24 min | 7.7 % |
| 14 | 2,457,600 | 1,638,400 | 2,867,200 | 3 d 22 h 48 min | 7.1 % |
| 15 | 4,915,200 | 3,276,800 | 5,734,400 | 7 d 21 h 37 min | 6.7 % |
| 16 | 9,830,400 | 6,553,600 | 11,468,800 | 15 d 19 h | 6.3 % |
| 17 | 19,660,800 | 13,107,200 | 22,937,600 | 31 d 14 h | 5.9 % |
| 18 | 39,321,600 | 26,214,400 | 45,875,200 | 63 d 5 h | 5.6 % |
| 19 | 78,643,200 | 52,428,800 | 91,750,400 | 126 d 10 h | 5.3 % |
| 20 | 157,286,400 | 104,857,600 | 183,500,800 | 252 d 20 h | 5.0 % |
| 21 | 314,572,800 | 209,715,200 | 367,001,600 | 505 d 16 h | 4.8 % |
| 22 | 629,145,600 | 419,430,400 | 734,003,200 | 1,011 d 8 h | 4.5 % |
| 23 | 1.26 B | 838,860,800 | 1.47 B | 2,022 d 17 h | 4.3 % |
| 24 | 2.52 B | 1.68 B | 2.94 B | 4,045 d 10 h | 4.2 % |
| 25 | 5.03 B | 3.36 B | 5.87 B | 8,090 d 20 h | 4.0 % |
| 26 | 10.07 B | 6.71 B | 11.74 B | 16,181 d 17 h | 3.8 % |
| 27 | 20.13 B | 13.42 B | 23.49 B | 32,363 d 10 h | 3.7 % |
| 28 | 40.27 B | 26.84 B | 46.98 B | 64,726 d 21 h | 3.6 % |
| 29 | 80.53 B | 53.69 B | 93.95 B | 129,453 d 19 h | 3.4 % |
| 30 | 161.06 B | 107.37 B | 187.90 B | 258,907 d 15 h | 3.3 % |
| 31 | 322.12 B | 214.75 B | 375.81 B | 517,815 d 7 h | 3.2 % |
| 32 | 644.25 B | 429.50 B | 751.62 B | 1,035,630 d 14 h | 3.1 % |
| 33 | 1.29 T | 858.99 B | 1.50 T | 2,071,261 d 5 h | 3.0 % |
| 34 | 2.58 T | 1.72 T | 3.01 T | 4,142,522 d 11 h | 2.9 % |
| 35 | 5.15 T | 3.44 T | 6.01 T | 8,285,044 d 22 h | 2.9 % |
| 36 | 10.31 T | 6.87 T | 12.03 T | 16,570,089 d 21 h | 2.8 % |
| 37 | 20.62 T | 13.74 T | 24.05 T | 33,140,179 d 18 h | 2.7 % |
| 38 | 41.23 T | 27.49 T | 48.10 T | 66,280,359 d 12 h | 2.6 % |
| 39 | 82.46 T | 54.98 T | 96.21 T | 132,560,719 d | 2.6 % |
| 40 | 164.93 T | 109.95 T | 192.41 T | 265,121,438 d | 2.5 % |
| 41 | 329.85 T | 219.90 T | 384.83 T | 530,242,876 d 1 h | 2.4 % |
| 42 | 659.71 T | 439.80 T | 769.66 T | 1,060,485,752 d 2 h | 2.4 % |
| 43 | 1.32 Qa | 879.61 T | 1.54 Qa | 2,120,971,504 d 4 h | 2.3 % |
| 44 | 2.64 Qa | 1.76 Qa | 3.08 Qa | 4,241,943,008 d 9 h | 2.3 % |
| 45 | 5.28 Qa | 3.52 Qa | 6.16 Qa | 8,483,886,016 d 18 h | 2.2 % |
| 46 | 10.56 Qa | 7.04 Qa | 12.31 Qa | 16,967,772,033 d 13 h | 2.2 % |
| 47 | 21.11 Qa | 14.07 Qa | 24.63 Qa | 33,935,544,067 d 3 h | 2.1 % |
| 48 | 42.22 Qa | 28.15 Qa | 49.26 Qa | 67,871,088,134 d 7 h | 2.1 % |
| 49 | 84.44 Qa | 56.29 Qa | 98.52 Qa | 135,742,176,268 d 15 h | 2.0 % |
| 50 | 168.88 Qa | 112.59 Qa | 197.03 Qa | 271,484,352,537 d 6 h | 2.0 % |
Values without speed-up and assistants. Costs are for upgrading to the given level. Set your development center and microsystem accelerator above and the build times adjust.