NSC2: The Next Generation - Articles: NSC2 Starbase Buildings

NSC2 Starbase Buildings

Here you'll find information on the new Starbase Buildings added by NSC2. In addition, NSC2 also overwrites a few vanilla buildings for important changes. Those are listed at the bottom of this page.

Sensor Station
The starbase sensor station assists in monitoring our borders for possible threats.

Building Stats:

Prerequisites:
- Required Tech: Sensor Station
- Required Building: Listening Post
Cost: 300 Minerals
Build Time: 360 Days
Upkeep: 3 Energy
Bonuses:
- +2 Starbase Sensor Range

Naval Headquarters
An advanced command center for the Solar Stronghold starbase that provides significant bonuses to our empire.

Building Stats:

Prerequisites:
- Required Starbase Level: Solar Stronghold (Level 6)
Limit: 1 Per Empire
Cost: 1000 Minerals
Build Time: 180 Days
Upkeep: 5 Energy
Bonuses:
- +2 Sector Cap
- +5 Leader Cap
- -25% Ship Upgrade Cost
- +8 Starbase Defense Platform Capacity
- +10% Ship Experience Gain
- +1 Admiral Skill Levels
- -15% Ship Upkeep
- +100 Fleet Capacity
- +80 Fleet Command Limit
- Assigns Starbase Type: Headquarters

Starbase Administrator / Starbase Network Hub / Starbase Lair
New advances in micromanagement allow this building to do the same amount of nothing as was done before, but much more efficiently.

Building Stats:

Prerequisites:
- Can only be built in systems with a colonized planet.
Limit: 5 Per Empire
Cost:
- 1000 Minerals
- 1000 Energy
- 50 Influence
Produced Resources:
- 1 Influence
- 5 Unity
Build Time: 180 Days
Upkeep: 3 Energy
Bonuses (Normal Empire):
- +100 Influence Storage
- +10% System Happiness
Bonuses (Machine Empire):
- +100 Influence Storage
- +10% Robot Production
Bonuses (Hive Empire):
- +100 Influence Storage
- +10% Population Growth Speed

System Mineral Refinery
Increases system-wide mineral production.

Building Stats:

Prerequisites:
- Required Tech: System Mineral Refinery
- Colonized Planet Required
Limit: 5 Per Empire
Cost:
- 1000 Minerals
- 1000 Energy
- 50 Influence
Build Time: 180 Days
Upkeep:
- 5 Energy
- 0.1 Influence
Bonuses:
- +2500 Mineral Storage
- +25% System Mineral Production

System Energy Grid
Increases system-wide energy production.

Building Stats:

Prerequisites:
- Required Tech: System Energy Grid
- Colonized Planet Required
Limit: 5 Per Empire
Cost:
- 1000 Minerals
- 1000 Energy
- 50 Influence
Build Time: 180 Days
Upkeep:
- 5 Energy
- 0.1 Influence
Bonuses:
- +2500 Energy Storage
- +25% System Energy Production

Starbase Customs Office
Central location for all immigration for the system.

Building Stats:

Prerequisites:
- Required Tech: Starbase Level 2
- Colonized Planet Required
Limit: 5 Per Empire
Cost:
- 250 Minerals
- 15 Influence
Build Time: 180 Days
Upkeep: 3 Energy
Bonuses (Normal Empire):
- -25% Planet Unrest
- +20% Governing Ethics Attraction
- +15% Population Migration Speed
- -15% Immigration Attraction
- -5% Border Friction
Bonuses (Machine Empire Without Servitor Civic):
- -25% Planet Unrest
- +5% Population Processing Output
- -5% Border Friction
Bonuses (Machine Empire With Servitor Civic):
- -25% Planet Unrest
- +5% Biological Population Happiness
- -5% Border Friction
Bonuses (Hive Empire):
- -25% Planet Unrest
- +5% Population Processing Output
- -5% Border Friction

Solar Panel Network
Small network of solar panels to help alleviate station upkeep and generate surplus energy.

Building Stats:

Prerequisites: None
Special: This building can be built multiple times on a starbase.
Cost: 125 Minerals
Build Time: 180 Days
Upkeep: None
Produced Resources:
- 2 Energy

NSC2 Vanilla Starbase Building Overwrites

NSC2 overwrites the following starbase buildings in order to make them work properly with the mod. The overwrites are located in the nsc_starbase_building.txt file and overwrite only the individual vanilla building entries.

Crew Quarters - Reduced AI weight so the AI won't build only these on their outposts.
Fleet Academy - Added Drydock to the list of unlocks for this building.
Titan Yards - Added Drydock to the list of unlocks for this building.
Colossus Yards - Added Drydock to the list of unlocks for this building.
Hyperlane Registrar - Modified to allow it to be built on any starbase, including outposts.