🚀 Launch Bay

Armies move 10% faster per level.

Strategic role

Improve army travel speed from the outpost, helping both timely arrivals and repeated missions. It changes logistics rather than combat strength: a faster arrival still needs enough troops to win.

Requirements and progression

To establish this building, you need 🏛️ Main Building level 1; 🗺️ War Room 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: 🚩 Forward Operating Base (level 10 required here).

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 Launch Bay 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	1750 Carbon, 2250 Silicates, 1530 Metals, 240 Gas
Cost growth per level	×1.28
Base build time	14 s
Build time exponent	2.2
Max per outpost	Unlimited

Level by level

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

Level	Cost to reach	Build time
1	1750 Carbon, 2250 Silicates, 1530 Metals, 240 Gas	14s
2	2240 Carbon, 2880 Silicates, 1960 Metals, 305 Gas	17s
3	2865 Carbon, 3685 Silicates, 2505 Metals, 395 Gas	21s
4	3670 Carbon, 4720 Silicates, 3210 Metals, 505 Gas	26s
5	4700 Carbon, 6040 Silicates, 4105 Metals, 645 Gas	31s
6	6015 Carbon, 7730 Silicates, 5255 Metals, 825 Gas	38s
7	7695 Carbon, 9895 Silicates, 6730 Metals, 1055 Gas	45s
8	9850 Carbon, 12665 Silicates, 8615 Metals, 1350 Gas	53s
9	12610 Carbon, 16215 Silicates, 11025 Metals, 1730 Gas	1m 03s
10	16140 Carbon, 20755 Silicates, 14110 Metals, 2215 Gas	1m 14s
11	20660 Carbon, 26565 Silicates, 18065 Metals, 2835 Gas	1m 27s
12	26445 Carbon, 34000 Silicates, 23120 Metals, 3625 Gas	1m 43s
13	33850 Carbon, 43520 Silicates, 29595 Metals, 4640 Gas	2m 00s
14	43330 Carbon, 55705 Silicates, 37880 Metals, 5940 Gas	2m 21s
15	55460 Carbon, 71305 Silicates, 48490 Metals, 7605 Gas	2m 44s
16	70990 Carbon, 91270 Silicates, 62065 Metals, 9735 Gas	3m 12s
17	90865 Carbon, 116825 Silicates, 79440 Metals, 12460 Gas	3m 44s
18	116305 Carbon, 149540 Silicates, 101685 Metals, 15950 Gas	4m 21s
19	148875 Carbon, 191410 Silicates, 130160 Metals, 20415 Gas	5m 03s
20	190560 Carbon, 245005 Silicates, 166600 Metals, 26135 Gas	5m 53s

Key: launch_bay