Astra Outpost

Industrial bore stacks pull ore from the crust and refine it on-site.

Output: +4 metal/sec per level.

Ore extraction lattice operating nominally.

Upgrade ready. Resource throughput will increase immediately on completion.

Synth arrays condense high-grade crystal from volatile mineral vapor.

Output: +2.5 crystal/sec per level.

Crystal growth chambers stable and cold.

Upgrade ready. Resource throughput will increase immediately on completion.

Condensers harvest volatile compounds and stabilize them for launch use.

Output: +1.5 fuel/sec per level.

Fuel condensers stable with no seep losses.

Upgrade ready. Resource throughput will increase immediately on completion.

Stacked cargo silos hold processed ore before it jams your extraction flow.

Capacity: +250 metal storage per level.

Bulk ore silos pressurized and sealed.

Upgrade ready for deployment.

Cold vaults preserve crystal yield and prevent brittle production losses.

Capacity: +180 crystal storage per level.

Cryo vault temperatures holding within margin.

Upgrade ready for deployment.

Reinforced tank fields keep volatile fuel buffered for fabrication bursts.

Capacity: +120 fuel storage per level.

Tank pressure nominal across all intake lines.

Upgrade ready for deployment.

A modest systems lab that unlocks advanced fabrication protocols.

Unlocks higher-tier colony infrastructure.

Prototype benches lit, analysts on standby.

Upgrade ready for deployment.

Fabrication gantries for hull assembly, drone welding and defence frames.

Unlocks ship and defence manufacturing tiers.

Orbital fabrication queue awaiting command.

Requires Metal Mine 2, Crystal Synthesizer 2, Research Lab 1.

Fast survey hull used for signal sweeps and perimeter recon drills.

Counts only in this MVP. No movement or combat simulation enabled.

Low-mass frame, wide sensor arc, minimal burn profile.

Requires Shipyard 1.

Compact interceptor chassis repurposed here as a fabrication milestone.

Counts only in this MVP. No movement or combat simulation enabled.

Short-range hull with denser shielding and heavier fuel draw.

Requires Shipyard 2.

A heavier command hull that marks the upper end of this colony demo loop.

Counts only in this MVP. No movement or combat simulation enabled.

Long spine frame with expanded cargo backbone and reactor shell.

Requires Shipyard 3.

Ground-mounted emitter battery for station perimeter hardpoints.

Static counts only in this MVP. No combat layer is active.

Planetary shield matrix inactive, point-defence rails ready.

Requires Shipyard 1.

Automated launcher rack with faster salvo cycling and heavier casing.

Static counts only in this MVP. No combat layer is active.

Magazine lifts calibrated for rapid planetary response.

Requires Shipyard 2.

Static projection node for the colony core and command structures.

Static counts only in this MVP. No combat layer is active.

Shield harmonics unavailable until advanced lab protocols clear.

Requires Research Lab 2, Shipyard 2.