Core & tech
Component factory
Where refined material stops being inventory and becomes hardware.
Component factoryThe factory is the pivot of the whole game. Everything below it is dirt and chemistry; everything above it flies.
The first component off the line is usually crooked, over budget, and photographed by everyone on the colony.
What it does
Builds ship components from refined material. It requires Ship design research and a Solid refinery, and it gates the Component vault, the Orbital launchpad, hull research, engine research, and Colonization.
Requirements
- Solid refinery · level 1 or higher
- Construction center · level 1 or higher
- Ship design · level 1 or higher
Level 1 cost
- Pig iron3,500
- Crystal2,100
- Maximum level
- 10
Unlocks
Related guides
Component factory. Where refined material stops being inventory and becomes hardware.. Builds ship components from refined material. It requires Ship design research and a Solid refinery, and it gates the Component vault, the Orbital launchpad, hull research, engine research, and Colonization.
