Buildings

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This article has been verified for the current PC version (2.7) of the game.

Planetary management

A building represents a collection of facilities scattered across a world that create jobs that generate different kinds of resource that are not suitable to large-scale resource gathering. They are limited by the planet's population and capped to 16 buildings at 75 pops, with the first slot always being occupied by the colony's capital building. Each additional 5 pops unlock a new building slot.

If the number of pops falls below the number required for a building slot any constructed building will become ruined and stop producing jobs. Ruined buildings can be rebuilt for half the time and cost of a new one. If a planetary population is completely wiped out (either by resettlement or warfare), all pre-existing buildings will be completely destroyed.

Planet build speed[edit]

Planet Build Speed is a modifier that lowers the building time for all buildings. This modifier can be very useful, as it also affects building upgrades, and higher level buildings can take longer to build.

Source	Bonus
Master's Teachings: The Greater Good edict	+10%
Architectural Interest governor trait	+10%
Architectural Sense ruler trait	+10%
Brain Slug Host governor trait	+10%
Assembly Algorithms repeatable technology	+10%
Assembly Patterns technology	+25%
Standard Construction Templates / Prefabricated Buildings prosperity tradition	+25%
Construction Templates technology	+50%
Architectural Renaissance ambition	+100%

Capital[edit]

The Colony Capital always occupies the first building slot and provides some of the basic housing, amenities, jobs that reduce crime and spawn defence armies, and other jobs which vary depending on empire authority and civics. Many other buildings require a sufficiently high-level capital building before they can be built or upgraded, which gates your colony's development. Capital buildings cannot be demolished, downgraded, ruined, or disabled.

Standard capitals[edit]

The standard set of capitals are built on planets without a special designation as well as ringworlds by authorities.

The base capital provides Colonist jobs that produce food and amenities to assist with the initial upkeep of a newly settled colony, they are removed upon upgrading. The upgraded capitals provide Administrator jobs and some Civics and Authorities replace some of them with other Ruler Stratum jobs.

Capital	Produces	Jobs	Upkeep	Time	Cost	Description
Reassembled Ship Shelter	Housing +3 Amenities +3	Colonist +2 -1, Roboticist +1	−1	0	0	The remains of a Colony Ship, reassembled for planetside form and function.
Planetary Administration	Housing +5 Amenities +5	Administrator +2 Enforcer +1 -1, Noble +1 -1, High Priest +1 -1, Merchant +1 -1, Science Director +1 -2, Executive +2 Roboticist +1	−3	480	500	Seat of the local ruling elite Planetary Government At least 10 pops
Planetary Capital	Housing +8 Amenities +8	Administrator +3 Enforcer +2 -1, Noble +1 -1, High Priest +1 -1, Merchant +1 -1, Science Director +1 -3, Executive +3 Roboticist +2	−5	600	1000	A sprawling complex of bureaucratic structures that acts as the administrative center for a major colony. Colonial Centralization At least 40 pops
System Capital-Complex	Housing +10 Amenities +10	Administrator +4 Enforcer +3 -2, Noble +2 -2, High Priest +2 -2, Merchant +2 -2, Science Director +2 -4, Executive +4 Roboticist +3	−10	900	2000	A towering configuration of administrative bureaus and networked infrastructure, allowing the construction of highly demanding facilities. Galactic Administration At least 80 pops

Habitat capitals[edit]

Habitats have their own capital buildings. Gestalt Consciousness Empires have different set of jobs with regular Empires.

Capital

Produces

Jobs

Upkeep

Time

Cost

Description

Habitat Administration

Housing +3
Amenities +3

Default:

Administrator +1
-1, Executive +1
Roboticist +1

Gestalt:

Synapse Drone +1
Coordinator +1
Replicator +1

−3
−5

0

The administrative hub of the Habitat, serving as its capital and the seat of the local government.

Habitat Central Control

Housing +5
Amenities +5

Default:

Administrator +2
Enforcer +1
-1, Noble +1
-1, High Priest +1
-1, Merchant +1
-1, Science Director +1
-2, Executive +2
Roboticist +2

Gestalt:

Synapse Drone +2
Coordinator +2
Replicator +1

−5
−5

480

500

An extensive complex of bureaucratic offices that oversees the administration of a highly-populated habitat.

10 Pops

Special designation capitals[edit]

Resort Worlds and Thrall Worlds have their own unique capital buildings.

Capital	Produces	Jobs	Upkeep	Time	Cost	Description
Resort Administration	Housing +5 Amenities +5	Entertainer +1 Administrator +1 -1, Executive +1 Roboticist +1	−2	0	0	The central complex from where this planet-wide resort is administrated. Resort World designation
Resort Capital-Complex	Housing +10 Amenities +10	Entertainer +2 Administrator +1 -1, Executive +1 Roboticist +1	−4	480	500	A huge sprawling complex capable of administrating an even greater number of resorts and tourist attractions. Resort World designation 10 pops
Governor's Palace	Housing +5 Amenities +5 Stability +5	Slave Overseer +2 Administrator +2 -2, Executive +2	−2	0	0	The lavish palace from which this Thrall-World is governed. Thrall World designation
Governor's Estates	Housing +10 Amenities +10 Stability +10	Slave Overseer +3 Administrator +2 -2, Executive +2	−4	480	500	Sprawling and luxurious palaces that house the ruling elite of the Thrall-World. Thrall World designation 10 pops

Hive Mind capitals[edit]

Hive Mind empires only have two capital buildings. They are the equivalent to the level 2 and 3 capitals of other empires for conversion purposes, even if the world previously contained a level 1 or 4 capital.

	Capital	Produces	Jobs	Upkeep	Time	Cost	Description
	Hive Core	Housing +8 Amenities +8	Synapse Drone +2 Maintenance Drone +2 Hunter-Seeker Drone +1	−2	0	0	The organizational core from which the Hive Mind coordinates planetside functions.
	Hive Nexus	Housing +15 Amenities +15	Synapse Drone +3 Maintenance Drone +5 Hunter-Seeker Drone +2	−5	480	1000	A sprawling capital complex from which the Hive Mind focuses planetary organization, coordination, and planning. Colonial Centralization 40 pops

Machine Intelligence capitals[edit]

Machine Intelligence empires use buildings similar to regular empires and will convert to or from them if a planet is conquered by an empire with different authority. Machine capitals provide Replicator jobs to assemble Machine Pops that don't reproduce themselves. Driven Assimilator Empires have one fewer Replicator job from each capital building.

Capital	Produces	Jobs	Upkeep	Time	Cost	Description
Deployment Post	Housing +5 Amenities +5	Maintenance Drone +1 Hunter-Seeker Drone +1 Replicator +2 -1	−1	0	0	The initial deployment post from which we will expand on this world.
Administrative Array	Housing +8 Amenities +8	Maintenance Drone +2 Hunter-Seeker Drone +1 Replicator +2 -1, +1	−5	480	500	A semi-autonomous computer network that handles the various administrative functions on a planet. Planetary Government 10 pops
Planetary Processor	Housing +10 Amenities +10	Maintenance Drone +3 Hunter-Seeker Drone +2 Replicator +2 -1, +1	−8	600	1000	A powerful administrative computer that has been designed to manage and oversee the various functions of a complex planetary settlement. Colonial Centralization 40 pops
Primary Nexus	Housing +12 Amenities +12	Maintenance Drone +4 Hunter-Seeker Drone +3 Replicator +2 +1 if 10+ pops +1 if 40+ pops -1, +1	−10	900	2000	The administrative heart of the system. Hundreds of AIs process requests and manage the minute but critical details that are involved in running an efficient interstellar civilization. Galactic Administration 80 pops

Buildings[edit]

Each regular building has up to 3 tiers, which determine its number of Jobs, upkeep, construction time and cost. Tier II and III buildings also require a certain strategic resource for construction and upkeep.

Tier	Energy upkeep	Advanced resource upkeep	Time	Minerals cost	Advanced resource cost
I	−2	0	360	400	0
II	−5	−1	480	600	50
III	−8	−2	600	800	100

If a world is conquered by an empire that uses a different set of buildings for the same primary resource the existing buildings will be converted into new ones of the same tier.

Primary resource	Tier I building (2 Jobs)	Tier II building (5 Jobs)	Tier III building (8 Jobs)	Job	Advanced resource	Requirements
Alloys	Alloy Foundries	Alloy Mega-Forges	Alloy Nano-Plants	Metallurgist Foundry Drone Fabricator	Volatile Motes	Resort World Thrall World
Research	Research Labs	Research Complexes	Advanced Research Complexes	Researcher Brain Drone Calculator	Exotic Gases	Resort World Thrall World
Consumer Goods	Civilian Industries	Civilian Fabricators	Civilian Repli-Complexes	Artisan Artisan Drone	Rare Crystals	Resort World Thrall World unless Rogue Servitor
Unity	Autochthon Monument	Heritage Site	Hypercomms Forum	Culture Worker	Rare Crystals	Thrall World Corporate Spiritualist Gestalt Consciousness
Unity	Temple	Holotemple	Sacred Nexus	Priest	Rare Crystals	Spiritualist Thrall World
Unity	Corporate Culture Site	Business Management Nexus	Synergy Forum	Manager	Rare Crystals	Corporate Thrall World Spiritualist
Unity	Synaptic Nodes	Synaptic Clusters	Confluence of Thought	Synapse Drone	Exotic Gases	Hive Mind
Unity	Simulation Site	Simulation Center	Simulation Complex	Evaluator	Rare Crystals	Machine Intelligence Rogue Servitor
Amenities	Holo-Theatres	Hyper-Entertainment Forums		Entertainer Duelist	Exotic Gases	Thrall World Gestalt Consciousness
Administrative Capacity	Administrative Offices	Administrative Park		Bureaucrat	Rare Crystals	Gestalt Consciousness
Administrative Capacity	Uplink Node	Network Junction	System Conflux	Coordinator	Rare Crystals	Machine Intelligence
Crime Fighting	Precinct House	Hall of Judgement		Enforcer	Exotic Gases	Gestalt Consciousness Thrall World
Deviancy Fighting	Sentinel Posts			Hunter-Seeker Drone		Gestalt Consciousness
Food	Hydroponics Farms			Farmer Agri-Drone		Hydroponics Farming Resort World Machine World

Housing[edit]

Housing buildings provide Housing and come in two tiers. The advanced resource used to upgrade their tier is Rare Crystals. If the world is conquered by an empire with different government each housing building will be converted into the equal tier counterpart of the new owner.

						Requirements
Building	Housing	Amenities	Building	Housing	Amenities	Requirements
Luxury Residences	+3	+5	Paradise Dome	+6	+10	Shared Burdens Thrall World planetary modifier Idyllic Architecture technology for tier II Habitat Expansion technology to be built on Habitats
Communal Housing	+5	+3	Utopian Communal Housing	+10	+6	Shared Burdens Thrall World planetary modifier Idyllic Architecture technology for tier II Habitat Expansion technology to be built on Habitats
Hive Warren	+3	+5	Expanded Warren	+6	+10	Hive Mind Anti-Gravity Engineering technology for tier II
Drone Storage	+4	+3	Upgraded Drone Storage	+8	+6	Machine Intelligence Micro-Replicators technology for tier II
Slave Huts	+8	0				Thrall World

Planet unique[edit]

Planet unique buildings can only be constructed once per planet and may contain effects beyond the creation of Jobs. Many of them require the capital to have reached a certain level.

Building	Jobs	Effects	Upkeep	Time	Cost	Requirements
Planetary Shield Generator		-50% Orbital Bombardment Damage	−5	600	600	Planetary Shields Level 2 Capital
Military Academy	Soldier or Warrior Drone +1	+100 Army Starting Experience	−2	480	400	Centralized Command Level 2 Capital
Energy Grid	Technician or Tech-Drone +1	+15% Energy from Jobs Machine or Synthetic: +5% from Jobs (additionally) +2 Max Generator Districts	−2	360	400 M/S: +100 +100	Global Energy Management Level 1 Capital Resort World
Energy Nexus	Technician or Tech-Drone +2	+25% Energy from Jobs Machine or Synthetic: +5% from Jobs (additionally) +4 Max Generator Districts	−2 −1	480	500 50 M/S: +400 +150	Planetary Power Grid Level 2 Capital Resort World
Mineral Purification Plants	Miner or Mining Drone +1	+15% Minerals from Jobs Machine or Synthetic: +5% from Jobs (additionally) +2 Max Mining Districts	−2	360	400 M/S: +100 +100	Mineral Purification Level 1 Capital Ring World Resort World
Mineral Purification Hubs	Miner or Mining Drone +2	+25% Minerals from Jobs Machine or Synthetic: +5% from Jobs (additionally) +4 Max Mining Districts	−2 −1	480	500 50 M/S: +400 +150	Advanced Mineral Purification Level 2 Capital Ring World Resort World
Food Processing Facilities	Farmer or Agri-Drone +1	+15% Food from Jobs	−2	360	400	Food Processing Level 1 Capital Machine World Resort World
Food Processing Centers	Farmer or Agri-Drone +2	+25% Food from Jobs	−2 −1	480	600 50	Advanced Food Processing Level 2 Capital Machine World Resort World
Auto-Curating Vault		+10 Unity +15% Unity from Jobs	−5 −1	480	600 50	Automate Curation Algorithms Spiritualist Corporate Machine Intelligence Level 4 Capital Thrall World
Citadel of Faith	Priest +5 High Priest +1	+20% Spiritualist ethics attraction	−5 −1	480	600 50	Transcendent Faith Spiritualist Level 4 Capital Thrall World
Vault of Acquisitions		+10 Unity +15% Unity from Jobs	−5 −1	480	600 50	Automate Curation Algorithms Corporate Spiritualist Level 4 Capital Thrall World
Alpha Hub		+10 Unity +15% Unity from Jobs	−5 −1	480	600 50	Automate Curation Algorithms Machine Intelligence Level 4 Capital
Research Institute	Science Director +1	+15% Research Output	−5 −1	480	600 50	Interplanetary Research Initiative Gestalt Consciousness Level 3 Capital Resort World Thrall World
Planetary Supercomputer	Brain Drone +1 Calculator +1	+15% Research Output	−5 −1	480	600 50	Interplanetary Research Initiative Gestalt Consciousness Level 3 Capital
Ministry of Production	Administrator +1	+15% Alloys from Jobs +15% Consumer Goods from Jobs	−5 −1	480	600 50	Global Production Strategy Gestalt Consciousness Level 3 Capital Resort World Thrall World
Resource Processing Center	Fabricator +1	+15% Alloys from Jobs +15% Consumer Goods from Jobs	−5 −1	480	600 50	Global Production Strategy Gestalt Consciousness Level 3 Capital
Gene Clinic	Medical Worker +2		−2	360	400	Gestalt Consciousness Genetic Healthcare Level 1 Capital Thrall-World
Cyto-Revitalization Center	Medical Worker +5		−5 −1	480	600 50	Gestalt Consciousness Cyto-Revitalization Level 2 Capital Thrall-World
Spawning Pools	Spawning Drone +1		−2	360	400	Hive Mind Level 1 Capital
Robot Assembly Plants	Roboticist +1		−5	360	600	Gestalt Consciousness Robotic Workers Robotic Workers policy Outlawed Level 1 Capital Thrall-World
Machine Assembly Plants	Replicator +1		−2	360	400	Machine Intelligence Level 1 Capital
Machine Assembly Complex	Replicator +3		−8 −2	600	800 100	Machine Intelligence Mega-Assembly Systems Level 3 Capital
Galactic Stock Exchange	Merchant +2	+20% Trade Value	−5 −1	480	600 50	Galactic Markets Tech Level 3 Capital Resort World Thrall World
Noble Estates	Noble +1	+1 Housing	−2	480	400	Aristocratic Elite civic Level 2 Capital
Slave Processing Facility		+5% Slave Output −25% Slave Political Power	−2	360	400	Allowed Slavery policy Neural Implants Level 2 Capital Resort World
Clone Vats		+33% Pop Growth Speed	−2	360	200	Engineered Evolution Level 2 Capital Resort World
Psi Corps	Telepath +2	+5 Stability	−5	480	500	Mind over Matter Level 3 Capital Resort World Thrall World

Empire capital buildings[edit]

Capital buildings can only be constructed once on the capital world of an empire.

Building	Effects	Upkeep	Time	Cost	Description
Embassy Complex	+1 Envoys	−5 −1	480	600 50	This building forms the heart of the empire's diplomatic efforts. Due to the need to be close to the seat of the government, it can only be built at our capital. Xeno Diplomacy Gestalt Consciousness Tier 2 Capital
Grand Embassy Complex	+2 Envoys	−8 −2	600	800 100	The complex is intended to awe the viewer, rendering them compliant in negotiations. Due to the need to be close to the seat of the government, it can only be built at our capital. Xeno Relations Gestalt Consciousness Tier 3 Capital
Omega Alignment	+16 Physics Research	−8	900	1000	The surface of this object angles space. The interior is not visible to any sensor or imaging technology available. But we all know that what's in there. Omega Theory Gestalt Consciousness Tier 1 Capital

Trade[edit]

Trade Buildings create Clerk and Merchant Jobs, which generate Trade Values and Amenities. While Clerk Jobs have a poor yield of only 2 Trade Value per Jobs, Commerce Buildings provide a significant number of them.

	Building	Jobs	Upkeep	Time	Cost	Description
	Commercial Zones	Clerk +5	−2	360	400	These commercial zones are home to towering office buildings and business complexes. Gestalt Consciousness Thrall World
	Commerce Megaplexes	Clerk +10 Merchant +1	−5 −1	480	600 50	Great commercial spires and towers rising up towards the sky, blotting out the light. Interstellar Economics Gestalt Consciousness Thrall World

Refineries[edit]

Refinery buildings produce advanced resources. Although they consume Minerals, they don't need any rare planetary features.

Building	Jobs	Upkeep	Time	Cost	Description
Chemical Plants	Chemist or Chem-Drone +1	−3	480	500	The unpredictable and sometimes unstable Volatile Motes are produced here artificially. No open flames are permitted within a five kilometer radius of the plants. Volatile Material Plants Resort World Thrall World
Exotic Gas Refineries	Gas Refiner or Refinery Drone +1	−3	480	500	These advanced refineries work day and night to produce exotic gases. Exotic Gas Refining Resort World Thrall World
Synthetic Crystal Plants	Translucer or Lensing Drone +1	−3	480	500	Nearly identical to the real thing, the crystals produced here are of the highest quality. Rare Crystal Manufacturing Resort World Thrall World
Kha'lanka Crystal Plant	Translucer or Lensing Drone +3	−3	800	1000	The discovery of new crystal manufacturing techniques, far below the surface in the city of the Kha'lanka lithoids, has effectivized artificial crystal manufacturing through oxidation of rapidly growing silicon-based cell clusters. Whispers in the Stone archaeology site Resort World Thrall World

Organic safekeeping[edit]

Rogue Servitor empires need Organic safekeeping buildings to provide Bio-Trophy Jobs for Unity. These buildings are converted into Housing buildings of equal tier if the planet is conquered by an empire that lacks the civic.

	Building	Jobs	Upkeep	Time	Cost	Description
	Organic Sanctuary	Bio-Trophy +10 Maintenance Drone +1	−2	360	400	This sanctuary provides a sealed environment where organics can thrive in a safe and above all controlled manner.
	Organic Paradise	Bio-Trophy +20 Maintenance Drone +2	−5 −1	480	600 50	An AI-controlled artifical paradise designed to satisfy every need a sapient organic being might have, just so long as it does not express a need for self-determination. Idyllic Architecture

Military[edit]

Military buildings produce defense armies and are vital for the protection of a world. Once constructed they will always be placed at the top of the buildings order to be the last buildings destroyed by orbital bombardment. Fortresses can also contain an FTL inhibitor if the FTL Inhibition technology has been researched.

	Building	Produces	Jobs	Upkeep	Time	Cost	Description
	Stronghold	Housing +1	Soldier or Warrior Drone +1	−1	240	600	A planetary stronghold housing a substantial garrison force to protect the world from invasion and rebellion. Tier 1 Capital
	Fortress	Housing +3 FTL inhibitor	Soldier or Warrior Drone +3	−1 −1	360	400 50	A massive fortress complex with an expanded garrison and training facilities for soldiers. Global Defense Grid Tier 2 Capital

Feature-related[edit]

Feature buildings can only be built based on the number certain rare Planetary Features allow.

Building	Effects	Upkeep	Time	Cost	Planetary Features	Description
Betharian Power Plant	Energy +10 Technician or Tech-Drone +4		360	200	Betharian Fields	Betharian Power Plants consume Betharian Stone to produce vast amounts of Energy Credits. Betharian Refining
Alien Zoo	Culture Worker +2 Entertainer +1 -1, Duelist +1	-1	360	200	Isolated Valley	As a sign of our mastery of the unknown, we have gathered alien creatures from all across the galaxy. Xenology Gestalt Consciousness
Crystal Mines	Crystal Miner or Crystal Mining Drone +1	-1	360	200	Crystalline Caverns Crystal Forest Crystal Reef Rare Crystal Deposit	Great care must be taken when excavating these mines to avoid damaging the crystals. Rare Crystal Mining
Gas Extraction Wells	Gas Extractor or Gas Extraction Drone +1	-1	360	200	Bubbling Swamp Fuming Bog Exotic Gas Deposit	These hulking wells reach deep into the planet's mantle to access pockets of Exotic Gas. Exotic Gas Extraction
Mote Harvesting Traps	Mote Harvester or Mote Harvesting Drone +1	-1	360	200	Dust Caverns Dust Desert Volatile Mote Deposit	These intricate facilities trap Volatile Motes within energy fields, funneling them into special containment zone below ground where they can be stabilized and harvested. Mote Stabilization

Other buildings[edit]

Building	Effects	Upkeep	Time	Cost	Description
Resource Silos	Resource Storage Capacity +2000 Clerk +2 -2, Maintenance Drone +1	−1	180	200	Massive resource silos and storage facilities where large quantities of resources can be safely kept. Resort World Thrall World
Bio-Reactor	Energy +20	−25	240	200	A facility where organic matter is converted into energy at a highly efficient rate. Main species does not require Food
Nanite Transmuter	Exotic Gases +2 Rare Crystals +2 Volatile Motes +2	−5 −1	600	1000	This factory mass-produces a variety of rare resources using extremely advanced nanites. A Nanite Deficit will halt production. Nanite Transmutation Planetary Administration Resort World Thrall World
Slave Huts	Housing +8	−1	240	200	Crude dwellings for the planet's enslaved population. Thrall World
Overseer Residences	Housing +2 Slave Overseer +2	−1	240	200	These homes are reserved for the relatively privileged slave overseers. Thrall World

Purchasable[edit]

Purchasable buildings can only be obtained via a deal with aliens.

Building	Effects	Upkeep	Time	Cost	Deal	Description
Ministry of Culture	+15% Unity from Jobs Culture Worker +3 -3, Synapse Drone +3 -3, Evaluator +3	−2	480		Artisan enclave	A fashionable headquarters for the ministry of culture, helping to spread knowledge, entertainment and art to the masses. Thrall World Planet Unique
Numistic Shrine	Merchant +2 Priest +2		180	1000	Caravan Gestalt Consciousness	A shrine devoted to the worship of Numa, goddess of fortune.
Waste Reprocessing Center	Energy +10 Minerals +10 Amenities +5 Tech-Drone +2		480	100	Caravan Gestalt Consciousness	A planet's one stop center for converting industrial and biowaste into mostly clean, mostly reusable energy and minerals. Designed by the Racket Industrial Enterprise, Its construction is somewhat arcane, and largely non-reverse-engineerable.

Primitive[edit]

Primitive buildings can be found on planets owned by pre-FTL civilizations. They have negligible output and no upkeep and are removed or converted if the civilization is conquered or discovers FTL.

Building	Produces	Jobs	Requirements	Description
Crude Huts	+4 Housing +5 Amenities −10 Crime		Stone Age planet capital	Primitive shelters constructed out of stone, clay or whatever other materials were available.
Stone Palaces	+3 Housing +25 Amenities −10 Crime	+1 Feudal Noble +1 Warrior +1 Scholar +1 Cleric	Bronze Age – Steam Age planet capital	Primitive Palaces built out of stone, where the local ruling elite resides.
Regional Capitals	+5 Housing +25 Amenities −20 Crime	+2 Bureaucrat +2 Soldier +2 Researcher +2 Priest	Industrial Age – Early Space Age planet capital	The regional capital buildings of the various nation-states inhabiting this primitive world.
Junkheap	+15 Housing +20 Amenities	+10 Scavenger	Junk Ratling planet capital	A rusting, irradiated jumble of collapsed infrastructure, destroyed buildings. and decaying wreckage from an unknown civilization.
Primitive Dwellings	+6 Housing		Bronze Age – Renaissance Age	These small buildings provide a minimal amount of shelter, but they keep out the worst of the elements.
Urban Dwellings	+24 Housing		Steam Age – Early Space Age	Cramped and often polluted jungles of concrete.
Primitive Factory		+2 Labourer	Steam Age – Early Space Age	Primitive, inefficient factories spewing pollution while producing goods.
Primitive Mine		+2 Miner +8 Miner	Steam Age – Early Space Age	Primitive mining tunnels that snake through the ground.
Primitive Farms		+10 Farmer	Industrial Age – Early Space Age Lithoid	Primitive farmsteads working the soil for meager returns.
Primitive Power Plant		+2 Technician	Industrial Age – Early Space Age	A primitive and somewhat unreliable power plant that relies on coal or early atomic power.
Great Pyramid	+2 Food +2 Society Research		Observation event	A pyramid constructed by the local population to appease a deity descended from the sky.

Fallen empire[edit]

Fallen Empire buildings are found on the homeworlds and planets of Fallen Empires. These buildings use incredibly advanced arcane technology, and as such are exceptionally effective compared to regular empire buildings. Most are autonomous, and can be used by other empires if captured. Ruined Fallen Empire buildings can be repaired. Fallen Empires, awakened or not, can never build more Fallen Empire buildings (with a few exceptions), making these buildings highly valuable.

Using the Reverse-Engineer Arcane Technology artifact action has a small chance to allow the user to build a Fallen Empire building on one of their planets. Each building takes 480 days to construct. If demolished however, they cannot be rebuilt.

Building	Produces	Jobs	Upkeep	On Capture	Description
Ancient Palace		+2 Overseer +2 Protector	−10	Converts to high level capital	A massive palatial complex built in a different age. The decrepit and abandoned wings are not betrayed by its shining exterior. Is the colony capital of biological Fallen Empire worlds
Ancient Control Center		+5 Guardian	−10	Converts to high level capital	The ancient control center of this section of the ringworld is just barely kept functional by the tireless effort of a legion of machine drones. Is the colony capital of Ancient Caretakers worlds
Xeno Preserve	+30 Housing +15 Amenities	+2 Xeno-Keeper	−10	Converts to low level capital	A highly sophisticated preserve that maintains the natural habitat of the "preserved" alien species perfectly. Is the colony capital of The Preserve
Aegis Complex		+5 Protector	−10	Converts to Fortress	A massive planetary defense complex housing a multitude of armories stocked to the brim with advanced precursor weaponry.
Affluence Center	+50 Consumer Goods		−10 −25	Usable	Any material desire can be met here, no matter how outlandish.
Auto-Forge	+25 Alloys		−10 −50	Usable	The colossal nano-replicator bays convert raw materials into advanced alloys with miraculous efficiency.
Class-4 Singularity	+250 Energy		N/A	Usable	Even after all this time, the containment fields remain stable. No one understands how.
Dimensional Fabricator	+100 Minerals +2 Exotic Gases +2 Rare Crystals +2 Volatile Motes If Fallen Empire: +2 Dark Matter +2 Living Metal +2 Zro		−20	Usable	This building uses little-understood dimensional technology to tunnel into other realities and siphon off their valuable resources.
Nourishment Center	+100 Food		−20	Usable	If it exists as a flavor, it can be replicated here.
Sky Dome	+20 Housing +20 Amenities		−10	Usable	A floating utopia maintained with extremely advanced anti-gravity technology.
Master Archive	+100 Research Output	+10 Archivist	−20	Usable	The collected knowledge of five galactic ages is supposedly stored here, but the ability to operate the exceedingly complex and arcane data retrieval system has long since been lost. Still, whatever scraps of data can be obtained are often invaluable. Can only be found on The Archives
Empyrean Shrine		+3 Augur of the Shroud	−10	Converts to planet unique Unity building	The shrine itself vibrates somehow, making it appears slightly blurred from a distance. Can only be found on Sky Temple
Ancient Cryo-Chamber			−20	Must be demolished or replaced	Rows upon rows of cryo-pods line this massive structure, containing the long-expired remains of billions of alien specimens frozen long ago. Can only be found on Alpha Complex.