🔥 Generator

Supplies power to the outpost by burning Carbon or Gas. Shortages cause brownouts; severe overload trips the breaker.

Strategic role

Provide dependable generation while fuel lasts. Budget Carbon or Gas consumption alongside military upkeep and crafting, and monitor grid demand before adding another active production line.

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.

Power planning

The building definition has no direct structural or active power upkeep. Check the powered extractors, crafting and recruitment that support its use when planning the wider grid.

📸 Screenshot wanted: the Generator 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	100 Silicates, 90 Metals
Cost growth per level	×1.28
Base build time	2 s
Build time exponent	2.2
Max per outpost	1

Level by level

Base numbers, before any research, Race, tile or build-speed bonus.

Level	Cost to reach	Build time
1	100 Silicates, 90 Metals	15s
2	130 Silicates, 115 Metals	28s
3	165 Silicates, 145 Metals	46s
4	210 Silicates, 190 Metals	1m 09s
5	270 Silicates, 240 Metals	1m 37s
6	345 Silicates, 310 Metals	2m 10s
7	440 Silicates, 395 Metals	2m 48s
8	565 Silicates, 505 Metals	3m 32s
9	720 Silicates, 650 Metals	4m 22s
10	920 Silicates, 830 Metals	5m 17s
11	1180 Silicates, 1065 Metals	6m 18s
12	1510 Silicates, 1360 Metals	7m 25s
13	1935 Silicates, 1740 Metals	8m 38s
14	2475 Silicates, 2230 Metals	9m 57s
15	3170 Silicates, 2850 Metals	11m 22s
16	4055 Silicates, 3650 Metals	12m 53s
17	5190 Silicates, 4675 Metals	14m 31s
18	6645 Silicates, 5980 Metals	16m 15s
19	8505 Silicates, 7655 Metals	18m 06s
20	10890 Silicates, 9800 Metals	20m 03s

Key: reactor