Heavy Batteries

	Armoured subsurface batteries supplement a dispersed network of small, hidden weapon installations. Ground-based batteries are capable of truly awesome firepower, though it only manifests by making ground operations more difficult, as no starship captain would be foolish enough to get within their firing envelopes.
–In-game description

Heavy Batteries is a structure. It is built by upgrading a Ground Defenses.

Construction

Heavy Batteries costs 300,000¢ to be upgraded to and has a build time of 90 days.

It will refund 225,000¢ when downgraded and 337,500¢ when shutdown.

Upkeep

Ground Defenses have a base upkeep of 1,500¢ * (pop size - 2).

Effects

• +1 stability
• x3 multiplier of colony ground force

Shortages will reduce the multiplier proportionally

Production

Heavy Batteries do not produce any commodities.

Demands

• Supplies: size
• Marines: size
• Heavy Armaments: size - 2

AI Cores

Ground Defenses receive the following perks from the assignment of an AI Core:

• Gamma: reduces demand by 1 unit, increases Pather interest & Hegemony interest by 1.
• Beta: reduces demand by 1 unit, reduces upkeep by 25%, increases Pather interest & Hegemony interest by 2.
• Alpha: reduces demand by 1 unit, reduces upkeep by 25%, and multiplies Ground Defenses by x1.5, increases Pather interest & Hegemony interest by 4.

Additional Buffs

Additionally, a Combat Drone Replicator can be added, multiplying Ground Defenses by x1.5. This will also increase Pather interest by 4.

A Story point Improvement multiplies Ground Defenses by x1.25.

Notes

• Will use its orbital picture when on a Gas Giant colony.

Change History

0.9

• Added to the game

Up to date for latest version, 0.97a.