# List of Structures

## Tier 1 Structures

These structures are given at the start of the game and have no special requirements in order to build on any planet.

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-name-metal-mineral-w-0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; table-layout: auto; height: 691.438px;"><thead><tr style="height: 40.375px;"><td style="width: 9.02126%; height: 40.375px;">  
</td><td style="width: 16.8067%; height: 40.375px;">Name</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 9.26841%; height: 40.375px;">[![metal.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/metal.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/metal.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 8.7741%; height: 40.375px;">[![mineral.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/mineral.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/mineral.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 7.53831%; height: 40.375px;">[![food.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/food.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/food.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 7.16757%; height: 40.375px;">[![energy.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/energy.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/energy.gif)</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 40.375px;">[![worker.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/worker.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/worker.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 7.04399%; height: 40.375px;">[![ground.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/ground.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/ground.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 7.53831%; height: 40.375px;">[![orbit.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/orbit.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/orbit.gif)</td><td style="width: 7.53831%; height: 40.375px;">Max</td><td style="width: 6.30252%; height: 40.375px;">[![time.png](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/time.png)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/time.png)</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height: 63.2px;"><td rowspan="2" style="height: 84.4px; width: 9.02126%;">[![outpost.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/outpost.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/outpost.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 16.8067%; height: 63.2px;">Outpost

</td><td style="width: 9.26841%; height: 63.2px;">+300</td><td style="width: 8.7741%; height: 63.2px;">+200</td><td style="width: 7.53831%; height: 63.2px;">+100</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 63.2px;">  
</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 63.2px;">+200 / turn

+50,000 cap  
+100,000 sol cap

</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 63.2px;">-1</td><td style="width: 7.53831%; height: 63.2px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.53831%; height: 63.2px;">1</td><td style="width: 6.30252%; height: 63.2px;">-</td></tr><tr style="height: 21.2px;"><td colspan="10" style="width: 90.954%; height: 21.2px;">Provides 50,000 housing for workers and 100,000 housing for soldiers. Produces some resources and 100 [![image.png](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-08/scaled-1680-/image.png)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-08/image.png)workers per turn.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 76.2125px;"><td style="width: 9.02126%; height: 76.2125px;">[![metal_mine.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/metal-mine.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/metal-mine.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 16.8067%; height: 76.2125px;">Metal Mine

</td><td style="width: 9.26841%; height: 76.2125px;">600

+300

</td><td style="width: 8.7741%; height: 76.2125px;">2,000

-

</td><td style="width: 7.53831%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 76.2125px;">-10</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 76.2125px;">5,000</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 76.2125px;">-1</td><td style="width: 7.53831%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.53831%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 6.30252%; height: 76.2125px;">4</td></tr><tr style="height: 76.2125px;"><td style="width: 9.02126%; height: 76.2125px;">[![mineral_extractor.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/mineral-extractor.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/mineral-extractor.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 16.8067%; height: 76.2125px;">Mineral Extractor

</td><td style="width: 9.26841%; height: 76.2125px;">3,000  
-

</td><td style="width: 8.7741%; height: 76.2125px;">400  
+200

</td><td style="width: 7.53831%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 76.2125px;">-10</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 76.2125px;">5,000</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 76.2125px;">-1</td><td style="width: 7.53831%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.53831%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 6.30252%; height: 76.2125px;">4</td></tr><tr style="height: 76.2125px;"><td style="width: 9.02126%; height: 76.2125px;">[![farm.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/farm.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/farm.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 16.8067%; height: 76.2125px;">Farm

</td><td style="width: 9.26841%; height: 76.2125px;">1,500</td><td style="width: 8.7741%; height: 76.2125px;">1,000</td><td style="width: 7.53831%; height: 76.2125px;">+200</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 76.2125px;">-10</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 76.2125px;">5,000</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 76.2125px;">-1</td><td style="width: 7.53831%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.53831%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 6.30252%; height: 76.2125px;">4</td></tr><tr style="height: 76.2125px;"><td style="width: 9.02126%; height: 76.2125px;">[![solar_generator.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/solar-generator.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/solar-generator.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 16.8067%; height: 76.2125px;">Solar Generator

</td><td style="width: 9.26841%; height: 76.2125px;">1,500</td><td style="width: 8.7741%; height: 76.2125px;">1,000</td><td style="width: 7.53831%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 76.2125px;">+100</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 76.2125px;">5,000</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 76.2125px;">-1</td><td style="width: 7.53831%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.53831%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 6.30252%; height: 76.2125px;">4</td></tr><tr style="height: 57.6px;"><td rowspan="2" style="height: 92.8px; width: 9.02126%;">[![leisure_centre.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/leisure-centre.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/leisure-centre.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 16.8067%; height: 57.6px;">Leisure Centre

</td><td style="width: 9.26841%; height: 57.6px;">12,000</td><td style="width: 8.7741%; height: 57.6px;">8,000</td><td style="width: 7.53831%; height: 57.6px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 57.6px;">-10</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 57.6px;">10,000

+0.4%

</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 57.6px;">-2</td><td style="width: 7.53831%; height: 57.6px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.53831%; height: 57.6px;">1</td><td style="width: 6.30252%; height: 57.6px;">8</td></tr><tr style="height: 35.2px;"><td colspan="10" style="width: 90.954%; height: 35.2px;">Increases Birth Rate by 0.4% per turn. (total birth rate will be 1.4% if you don't have a Medical Centre)

</td></tr><tr style="height: 38.2px;"><td rowspan="2" style="height: 76.2125px; width: 9.02126%;">[![launch_site.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/launch-site.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/launch-site.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 16.8067%; height: 38.2px;">Launch Site

</td><td style="width: 9.26841%; height: 38.2px;">15,000</td><td style="width: 8.7741%; height: 38.2px;">10,000</td><td style="width: 7.53831%; height: 38.2px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 38.2px;">-10</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 38.2px;">25,000</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 38.2px;">-2</td><td style="width: 7.53831%; height: 38.2px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.53831%; height: 38.2px;">1</td><td style="width: 6.30252%; height: 38.2px;">8</td></tr><tr style="height: 38.0125px;"><td colspan="10" style="width: 90.954%; height: 38.0125px;">Enables building of orbital structures.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 57.6px;"><td rowspan="2" style="height: 92.8px; width: 9.02126%;">[![living_quarters.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/living-quarters.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/living-quarters.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 16.8067%; height: 57.6px;">Living Quarters

</td><td style="width: 9.26841%; height: 57.6px;">2,400</td><td style="width: 8.7741%; height: 57.6px;">1,600</td><td style="width: 7.53831%; height: 57.6px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 57.6px;">-10</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 57.6px;">25,000

+50,000 cap

</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 57.6px;">-1</td><td style="width: 7.53831%; height: 57.6px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.53831%; height: 57.6px;">  
</td><td style="width: 6.30252%; height: 57.6px;">6</td></tr><tr style="height: 35.2px;"><td colspan="10" style="width: 90.954%; height: 35.2px;">Provides 50,000 Housing.

</td></tr></tbody></table>

For instance, building a [![metal_mine.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/metal-mine.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/metal-mine.jpg) Metal Mine will cost you 600 [![metal.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/metal.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/metal.gif) Metal, 2,000 [![mineral.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/mineral.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/mineral.gif) Mineral and 1 [![ground.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/ground.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/ground.gif) ground space. 5,000 [![worker.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/worker.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/worker.gif) workers are occupied during this 4-turns building time. Once it's built, the workers become available and the Metal Mine will consume 10 [![energy.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/energy.gif) ](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/energy.gif)energy and produce 300 [![metal.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/metal.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/metal.gif) Metal per turn if your planet's Metal [abundance](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/books/introduction/page/planet-resources "Planet Resources") is 100%.

## Tier 1+ Structures

These structures are unlocked by building a Launch Site. Some may also require research.

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-name-max-habitat-4%2C8" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; table-layout: auto; height: 342.65px;"><thead><tr style="height: 40.375px;"><td style="width: 9.02126%; height: 40.375px;">  
</td><td style="width: 16.6831%; height: 40.375px;">Name</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 8.89768%; height: 40.375px;">[![metal.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/metal.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/metal.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 8.27978%; height: 40.375px;">[![mineral.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/mineral.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/mineral.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 8.1562%; height: 40.375px;">[![food.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/food.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/food.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 7.41473%; height: 40.375px;">[![energy.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/energy.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/energy.gif)</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 40.375px;">[![worker.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/worker.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/worker.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 7.16757%; height: 40.375px;">[![ground.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/ground.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/ground.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 7.04399%; height: 40.375px;">[![orbit.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/orbit.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/orbit.gif)</td><td style="width: 7.90905%; height: 40.375px;">Max</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 40.375px;">[![time.png](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/time.png)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/time.png)</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height: 57.6px;"><td rowspan="2" style="height: 92.8px; width: 9.02126%;">[![habitat.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/habitat.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/habitat.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 16.6831%; height: 57.6px;">Habitat

</td><td style="width: 8.89768%; height: 57.6px;">4,800</td><td style="width: 8.27978%; height: 57.6px;">3,200</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 57.6px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.41473%; height: 57.6px;">-20</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 57.6px;">25,000

+100,000 cap

</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 57.6px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 57.6px;">-1</td><td style="width: 7.90905%; height: 57.6px;">  
</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 57.6px;">6</td></tr><tr style="height: 35.2px;"><td colspan="10" style="width: 90.954%; height: 35.2px;">Provides 100,000 Housing.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 38.8375px;"><td rowspan="2" style="height: 76.2125px; width: 9.02126%;">[![space_tether.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/space-tether.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/space-tether.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 16.6831%; height: 38.8375px;">Space Tether

</td><td style="width: 8.89768%; height: 38.8375px;">20,000</td><td style="width: 8.27978%; height: 38.8375px;">16,000</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 38.8375px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.41473%; height: 38.8375px;">-10</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 38.8375px;">20,000</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 38.8375px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 38.8375px;">-2</td><td style="width: 7.90905%; height: 38.8375px;">1</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 38.8375px;">8</td></tr><tr style="height: 37.375px;"><td colspan="10" style="width: 90.954%; height: 37.375px;">Decreases travel time by 1 turn to any ship, including enemy. Required at **Origin** planet only.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 38.1px;"><td rowspan="2" style="height: 76.2125px; width: 9.02126%;">[![comms_satellite.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/comms-satellite.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/comms-satellite.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 16.6831%; height: 38.1px;">Comms Satellite

</td><td style="width: 8.89768%; height: 38.1px;">33,000</td><td style="width: 8.27978%; height: 38.1px;">22,000</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 38.1px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.41473%; height: 38.1px;">-10</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 38.1px;">40,000</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 38.1px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 38.1px;">-2</td><td style="width: 7.90905%; height: 38.1px;">1</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 38.1px;">8</td></tr><tr style="height: 38.1125px;"><td colspan="10" style="width: 90.954%; height: 38.1125px;">Allows you see all the fleets moving into the same system, and allows you to [scan panets](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/books/interface-gameplay/page/scanning "Scanning").

</td></tr><tr style="height: 35.2px;"><td rowspan="2" style="height: 57.05px; width: 9.02126%;">[![ship_yard.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/ship-yard.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/ship-yard.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 16.6831%; height: 35.2px;">Ship Yard

</td><td style="width: 8.89768%; height: 35.2px;">48,000</td><td style="width: 8.27978%; height: 35.2px;">32,000</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 35.2px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.41473%; height: 35.2px;">-10</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 35.2px;">25,000</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 35.2px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 35.2px;">-2</td><td style="width: 7.90905%; height: 35.2px;">1</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 35.2px;">12</td></tr><tr style="height: 21.85px;"><td colspan="10" style="width: 90.954%; height: 21.85px;">Enables production of basic ship designes.

</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Tier 2 Structures

These structures are unlocked by building a Colony.

All space structures requires a Launch Site.

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-name-max-colony-60%2C0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; table-layout: auto; height: 892.862px;"><thead><tr style="height: 40.375px;"><td style="width: 9.02126%; height: 40.375px;">  
</td><td style="width: 16.6831%; height: 40.375px;">Name</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 8.89768%; height: 40.375px;">[![metal.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/metal.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/metal.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 8.27978%; height: 40.375px;">[![mineral.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/mineral.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/mineral.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 8.1562%; height: 40.375px;">[![food.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/food.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/food.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 7.41473%; height: 40.375px;">[![energy.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/energy.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/energy.gif)</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 40.375px;">[![worker.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/worker.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/worker.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 7.16757%; height: 40.375px;">[![ground.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/ground.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/ground.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 7.04399%; height: 40.375px;">[![orbit.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/orbit.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/orbit.gif)</td><td style="width: 7.90905%; height: 40.375px;">Max</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 40.375px;">[![time.png](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/time.png)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/time.png)</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height: 76.2125px;"><td style="width: 9.02126%; height: 76.2125px;">[![colony.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/colony.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/colony.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 16.6831%; height: 76.2125px;">Colony

</td><td style="width: 8.89768%; height: 76.2125px;">60,000</td><td style="width: 8.27978%; height: 76.2125px;">40,000</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.41473%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 76.2125px;">50,000  
+100,000 cap</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 76.2125px;">-2</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.90905%; height: 76.2125px;">1</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 76.2125px;">24</td></tr><tr style="height: 57.6px;"><td rowspan="2" style="height: 92.8px; width: 9.02126%;">[![light_weapons_factory.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/light-weapons-factory.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/light-weapons-factory.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 16.6831%; height: 57.6px;">Light Weapons Factory

</td><td style="width: 8.89768%; height: 57.6px;">30,000</td><td style="width: 8.27978%; height: 57.6px;">20,000</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 57.6px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.41473%; height: 57.6px;">-10</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 57.6px;">40,000</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 57.6px;">-2</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 57.6px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.90905%; height: 57.6px;">1</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 57.6px;">12</td></tr><tr style="height: 35.2px;"><td colspan="10" style="width: 90.954%; height: 35.2px;">Required for production of military ships and to build Army Barracks.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 80.0875px;"><td rowspan="2" style="height: 94.4125px; width: 9.02126%;">[![army_barracks.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/army-barracks.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/army-barracks.jpg)

  
</td><td style="height: 80.0875px; width: 16.6831%;">Army Barracks

Requires Light Weapons Factory

</td><td style="width: 8.89768%; height: 80.0875px;">12,000</td><td style="width: 8.27978%; height: 80.0875px;">8,000</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 80.0875px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.41473%; height: 80.0875px;">-10</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 80.0875px;">25,000

+400,000 sol cap

</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 80.0875px;">-2</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 80.0875px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.90905%; height: 80.0875px;">1</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 80.0875px;">8</td></tr><tr style="height: 14.325px;"><td colspan="10" style="width: 90.954%; height: 14.325px;">Enables training of soldiers, and provides housing for 400,000 soldiers.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 76.2125px;"><td style="width: 9.02126%; height: 76.2125px;">[![core_metal_mine.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/core-metal-mine.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/core-metal-mine.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 16.6831%; height: 76.2125px;">Core Metal Mine

</td><td style="width: 8.89768%; height: 76.2125px;">3,600

+900

</td><td style="width: 8.27978%; height: 76.2125px;">12,000</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.41473%; height: 76.2125px;">-20</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 76.2125px;">35,000</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 76.2125px;">-2</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.90905%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 76.2125px;">8</td></tr><tr style="height: 76.2125px;"><td style="width: 9.02126%; height: 76.2125px;">[![core_mineral_extractor.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/core-mineral-extractor.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/core-mineral-extractor.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 16.6831%; height: 76.2125px;">Core Mineral Extractor

</td><td style="width: 8.89768%; height: 76.2125px;">18,000</td><td style="width: 8.27978%; height: 76.2125px;">2,400

+600

</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.41473%; height: 76.2125px;">-20</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 76.2125px;">35,000</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 76.2125px;">-2</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.90905%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 76.2125px;">8</td></tr><tr style="height: 76.2125px;"><td style="width: 9.02126%; height: 76.2125px;">[![hydroponics_lab.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/hydroponics-lab.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/hydroponics-lab.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 16.6831%; height: 76.2125px;">Hydroponics Lab

</td><td style="width: 8.89768%; height: 76.2125px;">9,000</td><td style="width: 8.27978%; height: 76.2125px;">6,000</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 76.2125px;">+600</td><td style="width: 7.41473%; height: 76.2125px;">-20</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 76.2125px;">35,000</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 76.2125px;">-2</td><td style="width: 7.90905%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 76.2125px;">8</td></tr><tr style="height: 76.2125px;"><td style="width: 9.02126%; height: 76.2125px;">[![solar_array.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/solar-array.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/solar-array.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 16.6831%; height: 76.2125px;">Solar Array

</td><td style="width: 8.89768%; height: 76.2125px;">9,000</td><td style="width: 8.27978%; height: 76.2125px;">6,000</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.41473%; height: 76.2125px;">+300</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 76.2125px;">35,000</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 76.2125px;">-2</td><td style="width: 7.90905%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 76.2125px;">8</td></tr><tr style="height: 80px;"><td rowspan="2" style="height: 115.2px; width: 9.02126%;">[![medical_centre.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/medical-centre.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/medical-centre.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 16.6831%; height: 80px;">Medical Centre

Requires Leisure Centre

</td><td style="width: 8.89768%; height: 80px;">21,000</td><td style="width: 8.27978%; height: 80px;">14,000</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 80px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.41473%; height: 80px;">-10</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 80px;">20,000

+0.3%

</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 80px;">-2</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 80px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.90905%; height: 80px;">1</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 80px;">10</td></tr><tr style="height: 35.2px;"><td colspan="10" style="width: 90.954%; height: 35.2px;">Increases Birth Rate by 0.3% per turn. (total birth rate will be 1.7% if you don't have an hospital)

</td></tr><tr style="height: 57.6px;"><td rowspan="2" style="height: 92.8px; width: 9.02126%;">[![resource_converter.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/resource-converter.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/resource-converter.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 16.6831%; height: 57.6px;">Resource Converter

</td><td style="width: 8.89768%; height: 57.6px;">24,000</td><td style="width: 8.27978%; height: 57.6px;">16,000</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 57.6px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.41473%; height: 57.6px;">-20</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 57.6px;">20,000</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 57.6px;">-2</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 57.6px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.90905%; height: 57.6px;">1</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 57.6px;">12</td></tr><tr style="height: 35.2px;"><td colspan="10" style="width: 90.954%; height: 35.2px;">Allows conversion of any resource to and from energy.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 39.6125px;"><td rowspan="2" style="height: 76.2125px; width: 9.02126%;">[![holo_generator.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/Dwrholo-generator.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/Dwrholo-generator.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 16.6831%; height: 39.6125px;">Holo Generator

</td><td style="width: 8.89768%; height: 39.6125px;">18,000</td><td style="width: 8.27978%; height: 39.6125px;">12,000</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 39.6125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.41473%; height: 39.6125px;">-50</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 39.6125px;">120,000</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 39.6125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 39.6125px;">-2</td><td style="width: 7.90905%; height: 39.6125px;">1</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 39.6125px;">24</td></tr><tr style="height: 36.6px;"><td colspan="10" style="width: 90.954%; height: 36.6px;">Allows production of holo ships

</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Tier 2+ Structures

These structures are unlocked by building a Colony and required research.

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-name-max-hyperspace-" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; table-layout: auto; height: 479.35px;"><thead><tr style="height: 40.375px;"><td style="width: 9.02126%; height: 40.375px;">  
</td><td style="width: 16.6831%; height: 40.375px;">Name</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 8.89768%; height: 40.375px;">[![metal.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/metal.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/metal.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 8.27978%; height: 40.375px;">[![mineral.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/mineral.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/mineral.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 8.1562%; height: 40.375px;">[![food.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/food.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/food.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 7.41473%; height: 40.375px;">[![energy.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/energy.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/energy.gif)</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 40.375px;">[![worker.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/worker.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/worker.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 7.16757%; height: 40.375px;">[![ground.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/ground.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/ground.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 7.04399%; height: 40.375px;">[![orbit.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/orbit.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/orbit.gif)</td><td style="width: 7.90905%; height: 40.375px;">Max</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 40.375px;">[![time.png](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/time.png)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/time.png)</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height: 32.575px;"><td rowspan="2" style="width: 9.02126%; height: 67.775px;">[![hyperspace_beacon.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/hyperspace-beacon.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/hyperspace-beacon.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 16.6831%; height: 32.575px;">Hyperspace Beacon

</td><td style="width: 8.89768%; height: 32.575px;">39,000</td><td style="width: 8.27978%; height: 32.575px;">26,000</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 32.575px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.41473%; height: 32.575px;">-20</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 32.575px;">40,000</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 32.575px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 32.575px;">-2</td><td style="width: 7.90905%; height: 32.575px;">1</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 32.575px;">16</td></tr><tr style="height: 35.2px;"><td colspan="10" style="width: 90.954%; height: 35.2px;">Decreases travel time by 2 turn to your ships only. Required at **destination** planet only.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 35.2px;"><td rowspan="2" style="height: 92.8px; width: 9.02126%;">[![metal_refinery.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/metal-refinery.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/metal-refinery.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 16.6831%; height: 35.2px;">Metal Refinery

</td><td style="width: 8.89768%; height: 35.2px;">75,000</td><td style="width: 8.27978%; height: 35.2px;">50,000</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 35.2px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.41473%; height: 35.2px;">-40</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 35.2px;">100,000</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 35.2px;">-2</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 35.2px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.90905%; height: 35.2px;">1</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 35.2px;">24</td></tr><tr style="height: 57.6px;"><td colspan="10" style="width: 90.954%; height: 57.6px;">Increases metal abundance by 30. For example on your home planet you'll have 100% metal abundance. Abundance can be greater than 100%.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 35.2px;"><td rowspan="2" style="height: 92.8px; width: 9.02126%;">[![mineral_processor.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/mineral-processor.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/mineral-processor.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 16.6831%; height: 35.2px;">Mineral Processor

</td><td style="width: 8.89768%; height: 35.2px;">75,000</td><td style="width: 8.27978%; height: 35.2px;">50,000</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 35.2px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.41473%; height: 35.2px;">-40</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 35.2px;">100,000</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 35.2px;">-2</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 35.2px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.90905%; height: 35.2px;">1</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 35.2px;">24</td></tr><tr style="height: 57.6px;"><td colspan="10" style="width: 90.954%; height: 57.6px;">Increases mineral abundance by 30. For example on your home planet you'll have 100% mineral abundance. Abundance can be greater than 100%.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 35.2px;"><td rowspan="2" style="height: 92.8px; width: 9.02126%;">[![food_purifier.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/food-purifier.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/food-purifier.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 16.6831%; height: 35.2px;">Food Purifier

</td><td style="width: 8.89768%; height: 35.2px;">75,000</td><td style="width: 8.27978%; height: 35.2px;">50,000</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 35.2px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.41473%; height: 35.2px;">-40</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 35.2px;">100,000</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 35.2px;">-2</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 35.2px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.90905%; height: 35.2px;">1</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 35.2px;">24</td></tr><tr style="height: 57.6px;"><td colspan="10" style="width: 90.954%; height: 57.6px;">Increases food abundance by 30. For example on your home planet you'll have 100% food abundance. Abundance can be greater than 100%.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 35.2px;"><td rowspan="2" style="height: 92.8px; width: 9.02126%;">[![energy_booster.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/energy-booster.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/energy-booster.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 16.6831%; height: 35.2px;">Energy Booster

</td><td style="width: 8.89768%; height: 35.2px;">75,000</td><td style="width: 8.27978%; height: 35.2px;">50,000</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 35.2px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.41473%; height: 35.2px;">  
</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 35.2px;">100,000</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 35.2px;">-2</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 35.2px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.90905%; height: 35.2px;">1</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 35.2px;">24</td></tr><tr style="height: 57.6px;"><td colspan="10" style="width: 90.954%; height: 57.6px;">Increases energy abundance by 30. For example on your home planet you'll have 100% energy abundance. Abundance can be greater than 100%.

</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Tier 3 Structures

These structures are unlocked by building a Metropolis.

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-name-max-metropolis-" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; table-layout: auto; height: 529.212px;"><thead><tr style="height: 40.375px;"><td style="width: 9.02126%; height: 40.375px;">  
</td><td style="width: 16.6831%; height: 40.375px;">Name</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 8.89768%; height: 40.375px;">[![metal.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/metal.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/metal.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 8.27978%; height: 40.375px;">[![mineral.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/mineral.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/mineral.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 8.1562%; height: 40.375px;">[![food.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/food.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/food.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 7.41473%; height: 40.375px;">[![energy.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/energy.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/energy.gif)</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 40.375px;">[![worker.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/worker.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/worker.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 7.16757%; height: 40.375px;">[![ground.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/ground.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/ground.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 7.04399%; height: 40.375px;">[![orbit.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/orbit.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/orbit.gif)</td><td style="width: 7.90905%; height: 40.375px;">Max</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 40.375px;">[![time.png](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/time.png)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/time.png)</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height: 76.2125px;"><td rowspan="2" style="height: 76.2125px; width: 9.02126%;">[![metropolis.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/metropolis.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/metropolis.jpg)

  
</td><td style="width: 16.6831%; height: 76.2125px;">Metropolis

</td><td style="width: 8.89768%; height: 76.2125px;">120,000</td><td style="width: 8.27978%; height: 76.2125px;">80,000</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.41473%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 76.2125px;">160,000  
+200,000 cap</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 76.2125px;">-4</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.90905%; height: 76.2125px;">1</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 76.2125px;">48</td></tr><tr><td colspan="10" style="width: 90.954%;">Also provides 1 [Research Point](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/books/interface-gameplay/page/research-overview "Research Overview") when it's built.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 64.5125px;"><td rowspan="2" style="height: 102.4px; width: 9.02126%;">[![heavy_weapons_factory.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/heavy-weapons-factory.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/heavy-weapons-factory.jpg)

</td><td rowspan="2" style="height: 102.4px; width: 16.6831%;">Heavy Weapons Factory

Requires Light Weapons Factory

</td><td style="width: 8.89768%; height: 64.5125px;">90,000</td><td style="width: 8.27978%; height: 64.5125px;">60,000</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 64.5125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.41473%; height: 64.5125px;">-30</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 64.5125px;">200,000</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 64.5125px;">-2</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 64.5125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.90905%; height: 64.5125px;">1</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 64.5125px;">24</td></tr><tr style="height: 37.8875px;"><td colspan="9" style="width: 74.2709%; height: 37.8875px;">Required for production of advanced military ships: destroyers and battleships.</td></tr><tr style="height: 45.8125px;"><td rowspan="2" style="height: 80px; width: 9.02126%;">[![space_dock.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/space-dock.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/space-dock.jpg)

</td><td rowspan="2" style="height: 80px; width: 16.6831%;">Space Dock

Requires Ship Yard

</td><td style="width: 8.89768%; height: 45.8125px;">144,000</td><td style="width: 8.27978%; height: 45.8125px;">96,000</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 45.8125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.41473%; height: 45.8125px;">-20</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 45.8125px;">240,000</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 45.8125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 45.8125px;">-4</td><td style="width: 7.90905%; height: 45.8125px;">1</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 45.8125px;">24</td></tr><tr style="height: 34.1875px;"><td colspan="9" style="width: 74.2709%; height: 34.1875px;">Required for production of advanced ships.</td></tr><tr style="height: 57.6px;"><td rowspan="2" style="height: 92.8px; width: 9.02126%;">[![hospital.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/hospital.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/hospital.jpg)

</td><td rowspan="2" style="height: 92.8px; width: 16.6831%;">Hospital

Requires Medical Centre

</td><td style="width: 8.89768%; height: 57.6px;">36,000</td><td style="width: 8.27978%; height: 57.6px;">24,000</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 57.6px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.41473%; height: 57.6px;">-20</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 57.6px;">40,000

+0.3%

</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 57.6px;">-2</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 57.6px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.90905%; height: 57.6px;">1</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 57.6px;">16</td></tr><tr style="height: 35.2px;"><td colspan="9" style="width: 74.2709%; height: 35.2px;">Increases Birth Rate by 0.3% per turn. (total birth rate will be 2%)

</td></tr><tr style="height: 40.35px;"><td rowspan="2" style="height: 76.2125px; width: 9.02126%;">[![land_reclamation.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/land-reclamation.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/land-reclamation.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 16.6831%; height: 40.35px;">Land Reclamation

</td><td style="width: 8.89768%; height: 40.35px;">  
</td><td style="width: 8.27978%; height: 40.35px;">  
</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 40.35px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.41473%; height: 40.35px;">  
</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 40.35px;">100,000</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 40.35px;">+1</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 40.35px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.90905%; height: 40.35px;">  
</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 40.35px;">24</td></tr><tr style="height: 35.8625px;"><td colspan="10" style="height: 35.8625px; width: 90.954%;">Increases the ground space of the planet.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 39.6625px;"><td rowspan="2" style="height: 61.2125px; width: 9.02126%;">[![orbital_clearing.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/orbital-clearing.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/orbital-clearing.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 16.6831%; height: 39.6625px;">Orbital Clearing

</td><td style="width: 8.89768%; height: 39.6625px;">  
</td><td style="width: 8.27978%; height: 39.6625px;">  
</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 39.6625px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.41473%; height: 39.6625px;">  
</td><td style="width: 12.9758%; height: 39.6625px;">100,000</td><td style="width: 7.16757%; height: 39.6625px;">  
</td><td style="width: 7.04399%; height: 39.6625px;">+1</td><td style="width: 7.90905%; height: 39.6625px;">  
</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 39.6625px;">24</td></tr><tr style="height: 21.55px;"><td colspan="10" style="height: 21.55px; width: 90.954%;">Increases the orbital space of the planet.

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## Tier 3+ Structures

These structures are unlocked by building a Metropolis and required research.

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-name-max-jump-gate-1" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; table-layout: auto; height: 489.438px;"><thead><tr style="height: 40.375px;"><td style="width: 9.02126%; height: 40.375px;">  
</td><td style="width: 13.9644%; height: 40.375px;">Name</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 10.6278%; height: 40.375px;">[![metal.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/metal.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/metal.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 9.26841%; height: 40.375px;">[![mineral.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/mineral.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/mineral.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 8.1562%; height: 40.375px;">[![food.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/food.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/food.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 8.52694%; height: 40.375px;">[![energy.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/energy.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/energy.gif)</td><td style="width: 15.4474%; height: 40.375px;">[![worker.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/worker.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/worker.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 6.54968%; height: 40.375px;">[![ground.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/ground.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/ground.gif)</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 6.30252%; height: 40.375px;">[![orbit.gif](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/orbit.gif)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/orbit.gif)</td><td style="width: 5.68463%; height: 40.375px;">Max</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 40.375px;">[![time.png](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/time.png)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/time.png)</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height: 38.525px;"><td rowspan="2" style="height: 64.2125px; width: 9.02126%;">[![jump_gate.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/jump-gate.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/jump-gate.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 13.9644%; height: 38.525px;">Jump Gate

</td><td style="width: 10.6278%; height: 38.525px;">156,000</td><td style="width: 9.26841%; height: 38.525px;">104,000</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 38.525px;">  
</td><td style="width: 8.52694%; height: 38.525px;">-40</td><td style="width: 15.4474%; height: 38.525px;">160,000</td><td style="width: 6.54968%; height: 38.525px;">  
</td><td style="width: 6.30252%; height: 38.525px;">-4</td><td style="width: 5.68463%; height: 38.525px;">1</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 38.525px;">24</td></tr><tr style="height: 25.6875px;"><td colspan="10" style="width: 90.954%; height: 25.6875px;">Decreases travel time by 2 turns to all ships of the same alliance. Required at both **origin** and **destination** planet.

Can be combined with a Hyperspace Beacon and a Space Tether for a maximum of 5 turn reduction to your own ships.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 76.2125px;"><td style="width: 9.02126%; height: 76.2125px;">[![strip_metal_mine.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/strip-metal-mine.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/strip-metal-mine.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 13.9644%; height: 76.2125px;">Strip Metal Mine

</td><td style="width: 10.6278%; height: 76.2125px;">72,000

+9,000

</td><td style="width: 9.26841%; height: 76.2125px;">240,000</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 8.52694%; height: 76.2125px;">-60</td><td style="width: 15.4474%; height: 76.2125px;">200,000</td><td style="width: 6.54968%; height: 76.2125px;">-6</td><td style="width: 6.30252%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 5.68463%; height: 76.2125px;">1</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 76.2125px;">24</td></tr><tr style="height: 76.2125px;"><td style="width: 9.02126%; height: 76.2125px;">[![strip_mineral_extractor.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/strip-mineral-extractor.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/strip-mineral-extractor.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 13.9644%; height: 76.2125px;">Strip Mineral Extractor

</td><td style="width: 10.6278%; height: 76.2125px;">360,000</td><td style="width: 9.26841%; height: 76.2125px;">48,000

+6,000

</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 8.52694%; height: 76.2125px;">-60</td><td style="width: 15.4474%; height: 76.2125px;">200,000</td><td style="width: 6.54968%; height: 76.2125px;">-6</td><td style="width: 6.30252%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 5.68463%; height: 76.2125px;">1</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 76.2125px;">24</td></tr><tr style="height: 76.2125px;"><td style="width: 9.02126%; height: 76.2125px;">[![hydroponics_dome.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/hydroponics-dome.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/hydroponics-dome.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 13.9644%; height: 76.2125px;">Hydroponics Dome

</td><td style="width: 10.6278%; height: 76.2125px;">180,000</td><td style="width: 9.26841%; height: 76.2125px;">120,000</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 76.2125px;">+9,000</td><td style="width: 8.52694%; height: 76.2125px;">-60</td><td style="width: 15.4474%; height: 76.2125px;">200,000</td><td style="width: 6.54968%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 6.30252%; height: 76.2125px;">-6</td><td style="width: 5.68463%; height: 76.2125px;">1</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 76.2125px;">24</td></tr><tr style="height: 76.2125px;"><td style="width: 9.02126%; height: 76.2125px;">[![solar_station.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/solar-station.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/solar-station.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 13.9644%; height: 76.2125px;">Solar Station

</td><td style="width: 10.6278%; height: 76.2125px;">180,000</td><td style="width: 9.26841%; height: 76.2125px;">120,000</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 8.52694%; height: 76.2125px;">+3,000</td><td style="width: 15.4474%; height: 76.2125px;">200,000</td><td style="width: 6.54968%; height: 76.2125px;">  
</td><td style="width: 6.30252%; height: 76.2125px;">-6</td><td style="width: 5.68463%; height: 76.2125px;">1</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 76.2125px;">24</td></tr><tr style="height: 80px;"><td rowspan="2" style="height: 80px; width: 9.02126%;">[![orbital_ring.jpg](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/orbital-ring.jpg)](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/orbital-ring.jpg)

</td><td style="width: 13.9644%; height: 80px;">Orbital Ring

</td><td style="width: 10.6278%; height: 80px;">320,000</td><td style="width: 9.26841%; height: 80px;">240,000</td><td style="width: 8.1562%; height: 80px;">  
</td><td style="width: 8.52694%; height: 80px;">-60</td><td style="width: 15.4474%; height: 80px;">200,000  
+1.5m cap  
+ 500k sol cap</td><td style="width: 6.54968%; height: 80px;">  
</td><td style="width: 6.30252%; height: 80px;">-6</td><td style="width: 5.68463%; height: 80px;">1</td><td style="width: 6.4261%; height: 80px;">48</td></tr><tr><td colspan="10" style="width: 90.954%;">Provides 1,500,000 housing for workers and 500,000 housing for soldiers. Can be combined with an Army Barracks for a maximum of 1000,000 housing for soldiers.

Also provides 3 [Research Points](https://manual.darkgalaxy.com/books/interface-gameplay/page/research-overview "Research Overview") when it's built, and these 3 Research Points are lost when demolished.

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