Intel and beacons
Long-range comms module
A fleet you cannot talk to is a guess with engines attached.
Long-range comms moduleDistance used to mean silence, and silence meant a squadron flying on last week's orders.
Relay hardware turned distance back into a manageable inconvenience, which is how commanders started thinking in regions instead of systems.
What it does
Extends how far a fleet can be commanded through your beacon relay network, for 8 slots, weight 12, and a 5-point energy draw. Unlocked by Signal transmission research, which also grows the relayed range with each level - 100 tiles base plus 10 per level.
- Slot cost
- 8
- Weight
- 12
- Energy
- -5
Requirements
- Signal transmission · level 1 or higher
Build cost
- Pig ironTier 180
- CrystalTier 170
- FrubinTier 145
- Maximum level
- 1
- Build time
- 3m 20s
Unlocks
Nothing depends on this entry yet.
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Long-range comms module. A fleet you cannot talk to is a guess with engines attached.. Extends how far a fleet can be commanded through your beacon relay network, for 8 slots, weight 12, and a 5-point energy draw. Unlocked by Signal transmission research, which also grows the relayed range with each level - 100 tiles base plus 10 per level.