Description
Stellar Material Handling moves extreme masses safely between planets, moons, and construction orbits. Concentrate minerals, automation, and orbital capacity into unmatched construction throughput and system-scale works.
Benefits
Construction output Empire-wide+7%
Orbital Foundry Unlocks
Shipyard capacity Empire-wide+10%
Strategy notes
Stellar Material Handling develops the Construction discipline within Industrial Megastructure Empire. Concentrate minerals, automation, and orbital capacity into unmatched construction throughput and system-scale works. Its immediate value is +7% construction throughput. The principal counterpressure is that its fixed yards, long supply chains, and visible projects are vulnerable to blockade and sabotage. This milestone deliberately joins completed material, industrial, or colony infrastructure research.
Player hints
This is late-path research. Treat it as a strategic objective measured in weeks or months, and expect rivals to react to the capability. Favor this technology when its Construction 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. Every Construction prerequisite must be completed before research can begin.
Research cost
600KRP
450KCredits
225KCommon
60KRare
37.5KStrategic
30KFuel