Description
Turns celestial mechanics and reaction propulsion into predictable routes, transfer windows, and fleet endurance plans.
Benefits
Transporter Unlocks
Strategy notes
Orbital Mechanics develops the Propulsion discipline within Shared Foundations. Shared foundations reveal multiple strategic paths and let a young empire learn what its economy can sustain. Its immediate value is access to later technologies and strategic combinations. The principal counterpressure is that foundations provide flexibility but little immediate military power.
Player hints
This is a shared foundation. Use its first breakthrough to reveal several directions before committing deeply. Favor this technology when its Propulsion benefits reinforce your current economy, fleets, or frontier. Pause the branch if its expected RP per tick is too diluted or its resource costs would stall higher-priority projects.
Research cost
100RP
200Credits
50Common
5Rare
0Strategic
5FuelPrerequisites
None