Astrophysics
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Data, fuel, alloy, insight. Launch probes on the Time-adjacent mission board here.
Opens: 55 ๐ knowledge and 10 โ๏ธ metal and 1 โฑ plate and โด Optics researched. Pick a site in the filter row. Every site keeps producing while you look at another.
โ Ground
Telescopes, labs and launch pads at home. Opens: with the tab.
| Building | What it is | First one costs | Each one does | Opens when | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| โ Telescope | Watches the sky. | 20 โ๏ธ metal, 40 ๐ knowledge | +0.75 โ data/s, +0.25 ๐ insight/s | with the tab | |
| โ Sky lab | Studies what the telescope sees. | 40 โ๏ธ metal, 20 โ data | +2 โ data/s, +1 ๐ knowledge/s, uses 2W | 120 ๐ knowledge | |
| ๐ Fuel refinery | Refines coal into fuel. | 50 โ๏ธ metal, 40 โ coal | turns 0.75 โ coal/s into 1 ๐ fuel/s, only as far as its inputs allow, uses 2W | 130 ๐ knowledge | on/off |
| ๐ฒ Alloy works | Turns metal into light alloy. | 60 โ๏ธ metal, 15 โ data | turns 0.5 โ๏ธ metal/s into 0.6 ๐ alloy/s, only as far as its inputs allow, uses 2W | 140 ๐ knowledge | on/off |
| โค Probe pad | Launches probes that bring back insight. | 25 ๐ alloy, 30 ๐ fuel, 40 โ data, 2 โญ parts | +0.75 ๐ insight/s | 160 ๐ knowledge | on/off |
| โธ Fuel tank | Holds fuel and alloy. | 4 โฑ plates, 40 โ๏ธ metal | +200 ๐ fuel storage, +100 ๐ alloy storage | 135 ๐ knowledge and 1 โฑ plate | |
| โท Star clock | Keeps time by the stars, and gathers the time shards that fall between. | 3 โญ parts, 60 โ data, 20 ๐ alloy | +0.003 โ time shards/s | 170 ๐ knowledge | |
| โฉ Hangar | A tall shed for plates, parts and hull sections. | 80 โ๏ธ metal, 6 โถ beams | +30 โฑ plates storage, +20 โญ parts storage, +10 โข hull sections storage | 85 ๐ knowledge |
โฅ Orbit
Stations and arrays above the air. Reaching it takes a hull section and some insight. Opens: 180 ๐ knowledge and 1 โข hull section. Then reaching it costs 20 ๐ insight (the "reach" link in the site row).
| Building | What it is | First one costs | Each one does | Opens when | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| โ๏ธ Solar array | Power from the sun, above the weather. | 30 ๐ alloy, 60 โ๏ธ metal, 1 โข hull sections | makes 4W | with the site | |
| โง Orbital station | A lab above the air. | 40 ๐ alloy, 40 ๐ fuel, 2 โข hull sections | +3 โ data/s, +0.5 ๐ insight/s, uses 3W | with the site | on/off |
โฝ Moon
Opened by the โก Near-sky probe mission.
It opens the Lunar tab, where its buildings are.
โ Belt
Opened by the โฐ Belt scan mission.
| Building | What it is | First one costs | Each one does | Opens when | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| โ๏ธ Belt miner | Mines rock in the belt and sends it home. | 100 ๐ alloy, 100 ๐ fuel, 4 โข hull sections | +5 โ๏ธ ore/s, +1 โ๏ธ metal/s | with the site |
โฆ Mars
Opened by the โคณ Transfer burn study mission.
It opens the Interplanetary tab, where its buildings are.
โฏ Jezero
Opened by the โคถ Sample return mission.
It opens the Astrobiology tab, where its buildings are.
โ L2 station
Opened by the โจ Terraforming trial mission.
It opens the Quantum tab, where its buildings are.
โน Heliopause
Opened by the โ Drive test mission.
It opens the Interstellar tab, where its buildings are.
Each further copy costs 15% more than the last. Selling a building gives back half of what the last one cost.