Available to both factions. The economy is built from these; the factions only decide what you spend it on.
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The primary metal income structure for both factions, converting energy into metal at a rate scaled by the map's spot value and the converter's tech tier. Tier 1 doubles the base rate, Tier 2 triples it, Tier 3 produces more than five times, and Tier 4 more than ten — and every tier draws more energy to do it. Place converters on high-value spots and upgrade them as your tech and energy economy allows.
The highest-output metal production structure in the game, placed on geothermal vents and operating at the Tier 4 multiplier. A single well-sited Geothermal Converter on a high-value vent generates more metal than most players can spend in real time. Protect it as the strategic asset it is.
The first available power plant, producing 25 energy from a compact footprint at essentially no tech requirement. Modest output, low cost, buildable early — the foundation of any energy economy. Stack several to bridge the gap to Tier 2 power.
A meaningful step up, providing a stable energy foundation for mid-game economies without the investment of higher-tier structures. Build several to sustain the demands Tier 2 units and upgrades introduce.
Fills the Tier 3 energy gap for commanders who need substantial power before the game's final tier. Its explosion is spectacular — but nothing chain-explodes, so your neighbours are safe.
The apex energy generator, harnessing singularity-based power conversion to produce more energy than any other structure in the game. Enormous footprint, extreme cost, Tier 4 requirement — but a single facility sustains an energy economy nothing else can match at comparable size.
Taps natural thermal vents to produce 350 energy at Tier 1, outperforming the Fusion Generator at comparable cost when sited correctly. If your map has accessible vents, this is one of the most efficient early energy investments available to either faction.
Uses an immense amount of power for its research, and must be placed on a geothermal vent. Its power requirements are so large that everything the vent generates is completely consumed and it needs to draw from other power sources to function. A net drain on your grid, not a self-sufficient building — and the only way to meaningfully accelerate research beyond the baseline trickle.
A combined resource storage and supply depot in a single building. The combination makes it an efficient use of a vent location when you need both.
The foundational supply structure, available from the start for a minimal metal investment. Small footprint, builds quickly — the first structure any commander should place when army size starts bumping against the default limit.
Enables a meaningfully larger standing army. No storage or other function — it exists solely to raise your unit ceiling. Build them when your army is consistently hitting supply limits before you run out of metal.
Extends the resource buffer available during mid-game expansion — preventing income spikes from going to waste and smoothing the energy fluctuations that come with running multiple production facilities at once.
The largest storage structure in the game. Enables the reserves needed to sustain prolonged Tier 3 and Tier 4 operations without income fluctuation disrupting critical build queues, and the supply grant contributes meaningfully to fielding larger armies.
A fast, nimble air scout drone. It doesn't have a lot of vision range, but it can get in and out without getting destroyed too quickly. With no radar in the game, this is how you find out what's actually on the map.
Very tough to kill, but doing so pushes back the invasion. The more beacons on the field, the more enemies you contend with; as enemy territory expands, so does the number of beacons. Beacons specialise — shield, cloaking, accelerator, forge — and garrison turrets defend them, so a beacon assault is a real operation.
Federation of Kala reference Loz Alliance reference How the economy works
