🛠️ Constructor Nexus
Trains workers and speeds up construction.
Strategic role
Train workers here before expanding a poorly staffed economy. Construction speed and labor supply solve different bottlenecks; more building plots alone will not keep a growing outpost productive.
Requirements and progression
To establish this building, you need 🏛️ Main Building level 1.
For later upgrades, the Main Building must also reach the target level. The level table shows the resource and time investment before bonuses.
Direct building dependencies: ⚙️ Engineering Bay (level 3 required here).
Recruitment roster: Directorate Laborer, Brood Tender, Hegemony Technician, Servitor S-10. Each unit's page lists its own research and recruitment needs.
Power planning
Built draw is the standing load; active draw is additional demand while the building works. Compare both with generation and battery discharge capacity. Higher levels can raise demand as well as output; use the level table rather than assuming a linear power cost.
📸 Screenshot wanted: the Constructor Nexus detail panel in a colony (level, upgrade cost and its main controls visible). If the building has a Race name, one shot per Race is ideal.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Max level | 20 |
| Level 1 cost | 110 Silicates, 140 Metals |
| Cost growth per level | ×1.28 |
| Base build time | 2 s |
| Build time exponent | 2.2 |
| Max per outpost | Unlimited |
| Power draw at level 1 (active) | 1.5 MW |
Level by level
Base numbers, before any research, Race, tile or build-speed bonus.
| Level | Cost to reach | Build time | Power draw (built / active) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 110 Silicates, 140 Metals | 15s | 0 / 1.5 MW |
| 2 | 140 Silicates, 180 Metals | 28s | 0 / 1.92 MW |
| 3 | 180 Silicates, 230 Metals | 46s | 0 / 2.46 MW |
| 4 | 230 Silicates, 295 Metals | 1m 09s | 0 / 3.15 MW |
| 5 | 295 Silicates, 375 Metals | 1m 37s | 0 / 4.03 MW |
| 6 | 380 Silicates, 480 Metals | 2m 10s | 0 / 5.15 MW |
| 7 | 485 Silicates, 615 Metals | 2m 48s | 0 / 6.6 MW |
| 8 | 620 Silicates, 790 Metals | 3m 32s | 0 / 8.44 MW |
| 9 | 795 Silicates, 1010 Metals | 4m 22s | 0 / 10.81 MW |
| 10 | 1015 Silicates, 1290 Metals | 5m 17s | 0 / 13.84 MW |
| 11 | 1300 Silicates, 1655 Metals | 6m 18s | 0 / 17.71 MW |
| 12 | 1660 Silicates, 2115 Metals | 7m 25s | 0 / 22.67 MW |
| 13 | 2130 Silicates, 2710 Metals | 8m 38s | 0 / 29.01 MW |
| 14 | 2725 Silicates, 3465 Metals | 9m 57s | 0 / 37.14 MW |
| 15 | 3485 Silicates, 4435 Metals | 11m 22s | 0 / 47.54 MW |
| 16 | 4460 Silicates, 5680 Metals | 12m 53s | 0 / 60.85 MW |
| 17 | 5710 Silicates, 7270 Metals | 14m 31s | 0 / 77.88 MW |
| 18 | 7310 Silicates, 9305 Metals | 16m 15s | 0 / 99.69 MW |
| 19 | 9360 Silicates, 11910 Metals | 18m 06s | 0 / 127.61 MW |
| 20 | 11980 Silicates, 15245 Metals | 20m 03s | 0 / 163.34 MW |
Key: constructor_nexus