🧠 Neural Archive
Required for the Tech Forge, Apex Bastion, and Forecast Station.
Strategic role
Develop this as a prerequisite for advanced structures. Choose the downstream building you actually need before spending resources on archive levels.
Requirements and progression
To establish this building, you need 🏛️ Main Building level 1; 🏭 Fabricator 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: 🔩 Tech Forge (level 1 required here); 👑 Apex Bastion (level 3 required here); 📡 Forecast Station (level 5 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 Neural Archive 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 | 220 Carbon, 160 Silicates, 90 Metals, 40 Gas |
| Cost growth per level | ×1.28 |
| Base build time | 8 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 | 220 Carbon, 160 Silicates, 90 Metals, 40 Gas | 8s |
| 2 | 280 Carbon, 205 Silicates, 115 Metals, 50 Gas | 10s |
| 3 | 360 Carbon, 260 Silicates, 145 Metals, 65 Gas | 13s |
| 4 | 460 Carbon, 335 Silicates, 190 Metals, 85 Gas | 17s |
| 5 | 590 Carbon, 430 Silicates, 240 Metals, 105 Gas | 21s |
| 6 | 755 Carbon, 550 Silicates, 310 Metals, 135 Gas | 25s |
| 7 | 970 Carbon, 705 Silicates, 395 Metals, 175 Gas | 30s |
| 8 | 1240 Carbon, 900 Silicates, 505 Metals, 225 Gas | 36s |
| 9 | 1585 Carbon, 1155 Silicates, 650 Metals, 290 Gas | 43s |
| 10 | 2030 Carbon, 1475 Silicates, 830 Metals, 370 Gas | 51s |
| 11 | 2595 Carbon, 1890 Silicates, 1065 Metals, 470 Gas | 1m 01s |
| 12 | 3325 Carbon, 2420 Silicates, 1360 Metals, 605 Gas | 1m 12s |
| 13 | 4255 Carbon, 3095 Silicates, 1740 Metals, 775 Gas | 1m 25s |
| 14 | 5445 Carbon, 3960 Silicates, 2230 Metals, 990 Gas | 1m 39s |
| 15 | 6970 Carbon, 5070 Silicates, 2850 Metals, 1270 Gas | 1m 56s |
| 16 | 8925 Carbon, 6490 Silicates, 3650 Metals, 1625 Gas | 2m 16s |
| 17 | 11425 Carbon, 8310 Silicates, 4675 Metals, 2075 Gas | 2m 39s |
| 18 | 14620 Carbon, 10635 Silicates, 5980 Metals, 2660 Gas | 3m 06s |
| 19 | 18715 Carbon, 13610 Silicates, 7655 Metals, 3405 Gas | 3m 37s |
| 20 | 23955 Carbon, 17420 Silicates, 9800 Metals, 4355 Gas | 4m 13s |
Key: neural_archive