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Lunar Base

Lunar Base

The Lunar Base enables construction on moons, providing essential life support and building fields.

Overview

Property Value
Type Lunar Facility
Function Enable moon development
Location Moon only
Special Cannot be destroyed

Description

Moons have no atmosphere and require specialized facilities for habitation. The Lunar Base creates a pressurized environment with life support systems, enabling construction of other lunar facilities like the Sensor Phalanx and Jump Gate.

Moon Fields

Field Formula

Lunar Base provides building fields on moons:

Base Fields = 1 + floor(((Diameter - 5,000) / 5,000) * 9)
Fields Available = Base + (5 * Lunar Base Level)

Fields Table

Level Fields Provided
0 1
1 6
2 11
3 16
4 21
5 26
8 41
10 51

Base fields scale with moon size (1 at 5,000 km up to 10 at 10,000 km).

Construction Costs

Cost Formula

Metal = 20,000 * 2^Level
Crystal = 40,000 * 2^Level
Deuterium = 20,000 * 2^Level

Cost Table

Level Metal Crystal Deuterium
1 20,000 40,000 20,000
2 40,000 80,000 40,000
3 80,000 160,000 80,000
4 160,000 320,000 160,000
5 320,000 640,000 320,000

How to Get a Moon

Moons are created from combat debris:

  1. Battle occurs at a planet
  2. Debris field forms from destroyed ships
  3. Chance of moon creation based on debris size
  4. Larger debris = higher moon chance
  5. Chance scales with debris size (uncapped)

Moon Chance Formula

Chance = (Debris Metal + Crystal + Deuterium) / 100,000

Moon Features

Unique to Moons

Only moons can have:

Moon Advantages

  • Fleets on moon are hidden from enemy Phalanx
  • Jump Gate enables instant fleet movement
  • Strategic military position

Strategy

Lunar Base Priority

  1. Build to level 1 immediately (enables building)
  2. Expand as needed for Phalanx and Jump Gate
  3. Higher levels only for more structures

Moon Development

Typical moon build order:

  1. Lunar Base (level 1)
  2. Robotics Factory (speed)
  3. Shipyard (for defenses)
  4. Sensor Phalanx (intelligence)
  5. Jump Gate (mobility)

Cannot Be Demolished

Important: Lunar Base cannot be torn down!

  • Fields remain permanent
  • Plan moon layout carefully
  • Takes up a building slot itself

Moon Destruction

Moon destruction missions are available when attacking a moon with Deathstars. See Moons for full mechanics and formulas.

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