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.

Drydock
This specially-designed facility makes use of advanced technology to maintain atmospheric pressures within the Shipyards, allowing workers to more easily build, maintain, upgrade, and repair warships.

Module Stats:

Required Tech: Starbase Drydock
Cost: 100 Alloys
Build Time: 180 Days
Upkeep: 2 Energy
Bonuses:
- +5 Shipyard Capacity (Current base only)

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 Alloys
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 Alloys
Upkeep: 5 Energy
Bonuses:
- +5 Starbase Trade Protection
- +8 Defense Platform Capacity
- +1000 Ship Starting Experience
- -25% Ship Upgrade Cost
- +2 Admiral Skill Levels
- -25% Admiral Upkeep
- -15% Ship Upkeep
- +100 Naval Capacity
- +80 Command Limit
- +5 Solider Jobs (Non-Gestalt Empires)
- +5 Warrior Drone Jobs (Gestalt Empires)
- 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 Alloys
- 1000 Energy
- 50 Influence
Produced Resources:
- 1 Influence
- 5 Unity
Upkeep: 3 Energy
Bonuses (Normal Empire):
- +2 Starbase Trade Protection
- +2 Starbase Trade Protection Range
- +100% Starbase Shield Hitpoints
- +10% Trade Value
- +2 Administrator Jobs (Normal Empires) or +2 Executive Jobs (Megacorp Empires)
Bonuses (Machine Empire):
- +100% Starbase Shield Hitpoints
- +5% Robot Production
- +3 Coordinator Jobs
Bonuses (Hive Empire):
- +100% Starbase Shield Hitpoints
- +10% Population Growth Speed
- +3 Synapse Drone Jobs

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 Alloys
- 1000 Energy
- 50 Influence
Build Time: 180 Days
Upkeep:
- 5 Energy
Bonuses:
- +2500 Mineral Storage
- +5 Miner Jobs (Non-Gestalt Empires)
- +5 Mining Drone Jobs (Gestalt Empires)

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
Bonuses:
- +2500 Energy Storage
- +5 Technician Jobs (Non-Gestalt Empires)
- +5 Technician Drone Jobs (Gestalt Empires)

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 Alloys
- 10 Influence
Build Time: 180 Days
Upkeep: 1 Energy
Bonuses (Normal Empire):
- -25% Planet Crime
- +20% Governing Ethics Attraction
- +15% Population Migration Speed
Bonuses (Machine Empire Without Servitor Civic):
- +10% Planet Stability
- +5% Livestock Production
- +5% Purge
Bonuses (Machine Empire With Servitor Civic):
- +10% Bio Trophy Unity Production
- +5% Robot Production

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 Alloys
Upkeep: None
Produced Resources:
- 3 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.

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.