Project Tiers and Pre-requisites
Tier I - Planetary Transformation
Reshape a single planet.
Tier II - System Transformation
Reshape an entire star system or create system-scale infrastructure. Requires prior completion of at least one Tier I project.
Tier III - Strategic Transformation
Create galaxy-defining infrastructure. Requires prior completion of at least two Tier II projects.
Mechanics
Each Transformation Project is constructed in phases, each phase costing a portion of the total and providing intermediate benefits as it completes
Multiple factions may participate in some projects, requiring diplomatic agreement and shared cost
Catastrophic failure on incomplete projects is possible - partial completion may waste credits, partial functionality may be unstable
Galaxy-altering effects on completion. A major project's existence is a permanent strategic fact that all factions react to
Pre-requisite Structure
Each Transformation Project lists three pre-requisite categories:
Host Planet: the conditions the target planet must meet (often minimal, since these projects are meant to transform underdeveloped worlds)
Faction Technology: the faction must have achieved certain district tech tiers on at least one of their planets, proving the technology is unlocked and deliverable
Material Production: the faction must be sustaining production of specific strategic materials throughout construction
Tier I
Description
Restoration of a hostile or barren planet's atmosphere through orbital injection and bio-engineering.
Suitable for desert, ice, or volcanic worlds; turns them into habitable Class-M equivalents.
Substantially improves the planet's base influence and unlocks new district types
Cost
8,000,000,000 credits
Upkeep
50,000,000 credits per turn (during construction); 5,000,000 credits per turn (once completed)
Construction Time
8 turns
Pre-requisites
Host Planet
Planet must be currently uninhabitable or low-population; faction must control the planet for the full construction period
Faction Technology
Faction must have at least Tech 3 Research and Tech 3 Civil Infrastructure districts somewhere
Material Production
Sustained atmospheric gas production
Description
Construction of a habitable, fortified orbital ring around the planet, analogous to the Kuat orbital rings.
Provides substantial boosts to industrial capacity, trade throughput, and defensive infrastructure
Cost
12,000,000,000 credits
Upkeep
60,000,000 credits per turn (during construction); 8,000,000 credits per turn (once completed)
Construction Time
10 turns
Pre-requisites
Host Planet
Planet must have at least a Light Shipyard or equivalent orbital construction capability (the ring is built outward from existing orbital infrastructure)
Faction Technology
Faction must have at least Tech 3 Shipyards district somewhere
Material Production
Sustained Durasteel and Trimantium production
Description
Conversion of an entire planet into a planet-spanning city, analogous to Coruscant or Nar Shaddaa.
Provides massive permanent boosts to economy, population, and trade, but eliminates natural resources from the planet.
The conversion is one-way
Cost
15,000,000,000 credits
Upkeep
80,000,000 credits per turn (during construction); 15,000,000 credits per turn (once completed)
Construction Time
16 turns
Pre-requisites
Host Planet
Planet must already be habitable and have an established population; you cannot ecumenopolis-ify an empty rock
Faction Technology
Faction must have at least Tech 3 Civil Infrastructure, Tech 3 Cultural, and Tech 3 Trading districts on planet
Material Production
Sustained Durasteel, Quadanium Steel, and Transparisteel production
Description
Strategic mining initiative driven through deep planetary crust and mantle.
Unlocks one strategic resource deposit on the planet at completion - Coaxium, Trimantium, or Stygium, depending on the planet's geology
Cost
6,000,000,000 credits
Upkeep
40,000,000 credits per turn (during construction); 2,000,000 credits per turn (once completed)
Construction Time
10 turns
Pre-requisites
Host Planet
Planet must have geology suitable for deep excavation (rocky/terrestrial worlds, not gas giants)
Faction Technology
Faction must have at least Tech 3 Extraction and Tech 3 Industrial districts somewhere
Material Production
Sustained Durasteel and Rhydonium production
Description
Establishment of a galaxy-renowned academy on the planet: military, scientific, religious, or mixed.
Substantially boosts the planet's influence galaxy-wide and provides ongoing research and intelligence bonuses
Cost
5,000,000,000 credits
Upkeep
30,000,000 credits per turn (during construction); 3,000,000 credits per turn (once completed)
Construction Time
14 turns
Pre-requisites
Host Planet
Planet must be habitable and under faction control
Faction Technology
Faction must have at least x Research Points and Tech 3 Cultural districts somewhere
Material Production
Sustained Durasteel production
Tier II
Requires prior completion of at least one Tier I project
Description
Construction of a massive orbital shipyard ring at the system's Lagrange points, analogous to the Kuat Drive Yards shipyard ring.
Allows simultaneous construction of multiple capital ships including super-heavy classes.
Includes integrated defensive infrastructure
Cost
30,000,000,000 credits
Upkeep
150,000,000 credits per turn (during construction); 30,000,000 credits per turn (once completed)
Construction Time
16 turns
Pre-requisites
Host Planet
Planet must already have at least one Grand Shipyard and a completed Tier I Orbital Ring System
Faction Technology
Faction must have at least 3 Grand Shipyards on worlds off planet
Material Production
Sustained Durasteel, Quadanium Steel, Trimantium, and Coaxium production
Description
Construction of a network of hyperspace beacons within a sector that allow accelerated travel between connected systems for the faction's vessels.
Substantially improves the faction's strategic mobility within the network's coverage
Cost
25,000,000,000 credits
Upkeep
100,000,000 credits per turn (during construction); 15,000,000 credits per turn (once completed)
Construction Time
14 turns
Pre-requisites
Host Planet
Planet must be connected to at least 5 systems by hyperlanes
Faction Technology
Faction must have at least Tech 4 Fabrication district somewhere (Hyperdrive Foundry technology)
Material Production
Sustained Coaxium and Hibridium production
Description
Comprehensive automated defensive grid covering an entire star system, including orbital, atmospheric, and ground installations.
The system becomes effectively impregnable to anything less than extreme fleet operations
Cost
40,000,000,000 credits
Upkeep
200,000,000 credits per turn (during construction); 50,000,000 credits per turn (once completed)
Construction Time
18 turns
Pre-requisites
Host Planet
Planet must have at least Tech 4 Planetary Defence Grid district and at least Tech 4 Military Orbital Construction Permit district
Faction Technology
Faction must have at least Tech 4 Planetary Defence Grid district somewhere
Material Production
Sustained Coaxium, Trimantium, and Durasteel production
Description
Construction of a belt of habitable space stations around the primary star, allowing the system to support a population in excess of a single inhabited planet.
Effectively turns the entire star system into living space, massively increasing the Resource Value
Cost
35,000,000,000 credits
Upkeep
150,000,000 credits per turn (during construction); 25,000,000 credits per turn (once completed)
Construction Time
18 turns
Pre-requisites
Host Planet
Planet must have at least Tech 4 Civil Orbital Construction Permit district and a completed Tier I Orbital Ring System
Faction Technology
Faction must have at least Tech 4 Planetary Defence Grid district somewhere
Material Production
Sustained Durasteel, Quadanium Steel, Transparisteel, and atmospheric gas production
Tier III
Requires prior completion of at least two Tier II projects
Description
A hidden research facility located within an inaccessible region of space (a black hole cluster, nebula, or similar concealment).
Functions as a galaxy-tier classified research site, accelerating tech development and providing operational security for sensitive projects.
The faction's research capacity is substantially enhanced; intelligence operations against the host faction become significantly more difficult
Cost
50,000,000,000 credits
Upkeep
250,000,000 credits per turn (during construction); 75,000,000 credits per turn (once completed)
Construction Time
20 turns
Pre-requisites
Host Planet
Hidden system or remote planet; host must have at least Tech 5 Research district
Faction Technology
Faction must have at least Tech 5 Research district somewhere
Material Production
Sustained Coaxium, Carvanium, and Hibridium production
Description
A galactic command and intelligence facility that substantially increases the faction's naval coordination, ship speed, and intelligence capacity.
Effectively turns its host system into the strategic centre of the galaxy.
Provides ongoing command bonuses to all the faction's fleet operations
Cost
80,000,000,000 credits
Upkeep
300,000,000 credits per turn (during construction); 60,000,000 credits per turn (once completed)
Construction Time
18 turns
Pre-requisites
Host Planet
Must be the faction's galactic capital. Planet must have at least Tech 5 Military Administration and Tech 5 Civil Infrastructure districts
Faction Technology
Faction must have at least Tech 5 Military Administration district somewhere
Material Production
Sustained Coaxium, Trimantium, and Hibridium production
Description
A unique cultural, political, or scientific structure of unprecedented scope: a galaxy-tier monument, library, university, or temple.
Represents permanent galactic prestige; the entire galaxy considers the constructing faction to have achieved something genuinely historic.
Provides ongoing significant influence and diplomatic advantages
Cost
100,000,000,000 credits
Upkeep
400,000,000 credits per turn (during construction); 100,000,000 credits per turn (once completed)
Construction Time
22 turns
Pre-requisites
Host Planet
Must be the faction's galactic capital. Planet must have at least Tech 5 Cultural district
Faction Technology
Faction must have at least Tech 5 Cultural district on 3 additional planets
Material Production
Sustained Durasteel, Quadanium Steel, Transparisteel, and Aurodium production
