Processing and phase
Solid processing
The first must-have of industry - crude ore becomes the solid that armour and hulls demand.
Solid processingFoundations can live on raw dig. Fighting ships cannot. Solid processing is the research that opens the Solid refinery and starts the only ladder that turns dirt into protection.
Treat it as optional and your mid-game fleet will still launch - soft, thin, and ready to be taught a lesson by anyone who refined first.
What it does
A single-level gate that unlocks the Solid refinery - the entry point to the entire refinement chain. Gates Liquid processing and Tier 2 processing. Without it, higher-tier solid for hulls and protection stays locked.
Requirements
- Research lab · level 1 or higher
Level 1 cost
- Pig iron750
- Crystal450
- Maximum level
- 1
- Base research time
- 50s
Unlocks
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Solid processing. The first must-have of industry - crude ore becomes the solid that armour and hulls demand.. A single-level gate that unlocks the Solid refinery - the entry point to the entire refinement chain. Gates Liquid processing and Tier 2 processing. Without it, higher-tier solid for hulls and protection stays locked.