Patrol HQ

	The requisite hangars, maintenance bays, command/control center, barracks, and logistics operations required to project force throughout a star system. Once established, militarized patrols will hunt pirates and protect friendly convoys.
–In-game description

The Patrol HQ industry is a cheap defensive structure that can be built at any Colony. It can be optionally upgraded to a Military Base, although this requires an industry slot.

Effects

• +1 stability
• Produces 2 light patrol fleets
• Increases Ground Defences by 1.1x

Upkeep

• 4,000¢ * [colony size - 2] base upkeep
• The Patrol HQ has a build cost of 300,000¢ and a build time of 60 days

Produces

• Crew = pop size

Demand

• Supplies = pop size - 1
• Fuel = pop size - 1
• Ship Hulls & Weapons = pop size - 1

• A shortage of Supplies or Fuel will reduce the Stability bonus by that amount and reduce the Ground Defence bonus proportionally to the largest shortage
• A shortage of Ship Hulls & Weapons in any Colony structure reduces Fleet Size directly

Improvements

• Cryoarithmetic Engine increases Fleet Size by 25% on a Hot colony, or by 100% on a Very Hot one. It also increases Pather Interest by 4.
• Installing an Alpha Core increases Fleet Size by 1.25x
• A Story point Improvement adds one Medium Patrol, or one Heavy Patrol if the Patrol HQ is upgraded

Change History

0.9.7a

• Added Shortage effects and Ground Defence bonus, misc information/layout

0.9.1

• Does not count as an "industry" and its upkeep does not depend on colony size
• Fixed patrols at 2 small, does not change with colony size

0.9

• Added to the game

Up to date for latest version, 0.97a.