Refinement - the must-have ladder
Solid refinery
Stop mining scrap. Start forging the stuff fleets are actually made of.
Solid refineryRaw ore builds sheds. Refined solid builds armour plates, hull spars, and the hard shells that keep a cockpit from becoming a memorial. The solid refinery is where a colony stops being a dig site and starts being an armoury.
Every serious mid-game fight is already decided here - not on the map, but in the stacks. Higher-tier solid means tougher protection, denser components, and ships that do not fold the first time someone sneezes plasma in their direction. Skip this ladder and you will still fly. You just will not last.
What it does
Raises the tier of solid stacks and never changes their matter state - solid in, higher-tier solid out. Requires Solid processing research. It is the first rung of the refinement ladder and the gate to every other refinery and phase converter. Higher solid tiers feed stronger hull and protection hardware.
Requirements
- Research lab · level 1 or higher
- Solid processing · level 1 or higher
Level 1 cost
- Pig iron1,440
- Crystal720
- Maximum level
- 15
Unlocks
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Solid refinery. Stop mining scrap. Start forging the stuff fleets are actually made of.. Raises the tier of solid stacks and never changes their matter state - solid in, higher-tier solid out. Requires Solid processing research. It is the first rung of the refinement ladder and the gate to every other refinery and phase converter. Higher solid tiers feed stronger hull and protection hardware.