Military Base

	These facilities enable force projection between star systems. Any such military undertaking is a massive logistical operation requiring coordination of dozens, perhaps hundreds of star ships and thousands of officers, crew, and soldiers.
–In-game description

The Military Base industry can be built at any Colony by upgrading an existing Patrol HQ. It can be optionally upgraded to a High Command.

Construction

Military Base costs 450,000¢ to be upgraded to and has an upgrade time of 120 days.

It will refund 337,500¢ when downgraded and 562,500¢ when shut down.

Upkeep

Military Base has a base upkeep of 5,000¢ * (colony size - 2).

Effects

• +2 stability
• Increases Ground Defences by x1.2.
• Reduces Colony Crises points progression to 70% (x0.7).

Produces the following patrol fleets:

• Size 3: 1 light
• Size 4: 2 light, 1 medium
• Size 5: 2 light, 1 medium
• Size 6: 3 light, 2 medium, 1 heavy
• Size 7: 3 light, 2 medium, 1 heavy
• Size 8: 3 light, 3 medium, 2 heavy
• Size 9: 4 light, 3 medium, 2 heavy
• Size 10: 4 light, 4 medium, 3 heavy

Upgrading to a High Command increases this by a further +1 medium and +1 heavy patrol.

Production

• Crew: equal to colony size
• Marines: equal to colony size

Demands

• Supplies: equal to colony size + 1
• Fuel: equal to colony size + 1
• Ship Hulls & Weapons: equal to colony size + 1

A shortage of Supplies or Fuel will reduce the Stability bonus by that amount and reduce the Ground Defences bonus proportionally to the largest shortage.

A shortage of Ship Hulls & Weapons reduces Fleet Size directly.

AI Cores

Military Base receives the following bonuses when assigned 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%, increases fleet size by 25%, increases Pather interest & Hegemony interest by 4.

Additional Buffs

In addition, a Cryoarithmetic Engine will increase fleet size by 25% on a hot planet, and by 100% on a planet with extreme heat. It will also increase Pather interest by 4.

A Story point Improvement adds 1 heavy patrol fleet.

Notes

• Uses alternate picture when on a Gas Giant colony

Change History

0.9

• Added to the game

Up to date for latest version, 0.97a.