Moon Base Research
Moon Base Research unlocks moon-base progression and boosts Trade mission capacity, lunar economy output, lunar expansion capacity, defensive espionage, and Industry Exchange payouts.
Overview
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Advanced Research |
| Max Level | Unlimited |
| Cost | 110,000 Metal / 130,000 Crystal / 70,000 Deuterium |
| Effect | Unlocks Moon Base progression, adds +1 active Trade mission slot and +1 defensive espionage per level, unlocks moon mines, Solar Plants, Fusion Reactors, Shipyards, and Research Labs, increases moon resource production by +15% per level, doubles moon resource storage per level, adds +5 Lunar Base fields per Lunar Base level for each Moon Base level, and gives Industry players Exchange receipt bonuses of +1% / +2% / +3% / +4% per level by current ratio rank |
| Prerequisites | Research Lab 4, plus the section 4 unlock requirement (2 cumulative section 3 levels) |
Notes
- Applies on moons only.
- Level 1 lets moons build Metal Mines, Crystal Mines, Deuterium Synthesizers, Solar Plants, Fusion Reactors, Shipyards, and Research Labs.
- Each level increases your Trade mission slot cap by +1.
- Each level adds +1 defensive espionage to your effective spy defense.
- Each level increases moon metal/crystal/deuterium production by 15%.
- Each level adds +5 fields per Lunar Base level on that moon.
- All moons start with 10x normal metal, crystal, and deuterium storage capacity.
- Each Moon Base Research level doubles that moon storage capacity again.
- Only players in the Industry focus receive the Exchange payout bonus.
- On each Exchange trade, the resource with the lowest current exchange ratio gets the highest Moon Base bonus and the resource with the highest current exchange ratio gets the lowest Moon Base bonus.