Factories

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Factories, along with people, create resources used to build items such as ships, mines, defenses and more factories. Resources are also required to research new technologies. In general, any task that requires mental or physical effort requires resources.

To learn how many resources a factory will produce for your race, select the View (Race) menu item, and turn to page 5 of the View Race dialog.

You do not need factories to build things. Factories only increase the total number of resources you receive each year. For a typical race, you can double the number of resources generated per year by building factories. Think of factories as 'virtual colonists'. Once built they produce work and consume nothing. Unspent production goes onto research.

Factories cost 4 kT of Germanium to build or, if you selected "Costs One Less" in the Race Wizard, factories cost 3 kT of Germanium. No other minerals are used.

Alternate Reality Races and Factories

Races based on the Alternate Reality primary trait can not build planetary installations. Read more about them.

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