Production

Production buildings manufacture materials using recipes. Each recipe consumes input materials and produces output materials over time.

Building Production Capacity

Each building level adds production capacity:

Building Level	Input Required	Output Produced
Level 1	1×	1×
Level 2	2×	2×
Level 3	3×	3×
Level N	N×	N×

Note: Higher level buildings do not give you multiple production slots. Each building processes one recipe at a time, but in larger batches.

Production Orders

Production orders tell your buildings what to produce. Orders are queued per base and filtered by building type in the UI.

Example: On a base with Farms and Smelters, you'll see separate order lists:

• Farm orders (visible to all Farms on this base)
• Smelter orders (visible to all Smelters on this base)

Order Slots: 4 slots per base by default. Unlocking additional slots with Stars increases the limit for ALL bases company-wide.

Order Processing

When a building finishes production (or becomes idle), it processes orders as follows:

1. Check first order in queue for matching building type
2. Check materials in warehouse:
   • Full materials available (N× for Level N building) → Start production with full batch, order moves to end of queue
   • Partial materials available (e.g., 1× for Level 3 building) → Start production with available materials at 3× faster speed (proportionally), order moves to end of queue
   • No materials available → Skip this order, try next order in queue
3. Complete production cycle and add output to warehouse
4. Return to step 1

Partial materials formula: Production Time ÷ (Building Level ÷ Materials Used)

Example Queue:

Orders: [1000 Amenities, 1000 Prefab Kits]
Level 2 Prefab Plant:
  Cycle 1: Makes 2 Amenities → Queue: [1000 Prefab Kits, 998 Amenities]
  Cycle 2: Makes 2 Prefab Kits → Queue: [998 Amenities, 998 Prefab Kits]
  Cycle 3: Makes 2 Amenities → Queue: [998 Prefab Kits, 996 Amenities]
  ...continues rotating

Production Time Calculation

Formula

Production Time = Recipe Base Time ÷ Production Speed

Production Speed = Workforce Productivity × Building Productivity × Technology Bonus × Planet Abundance × Starting Bonus

Factors

Base production time is modified by multiple factors.

Workforce Productivity

Workforce Productivity = Workforce Satisfaction × (Workforce Present ÷ Workforce Needed)

• Workforce Present: Current number of workers of this type on the base
• Workforce Needed: Total workers of this type needed by all buildings on the base
• Workforce Satisfaction: How well workers' needs are met (0-100%)
  • See Workforce for satisfaction calculation

Multiple Workforce Types

When a building needs multiple workforce types, the productivity of each type is averaged together. Each type's (Present ÷ Needed) ratio is capped at 1.0.

Examples for a building needing Workers (60) and Technicians (40):

Scenario 1 - Fully staffed with 50% Technician satisfaction:

• Workers: 100% satisfaction × (60÷60) = 1.00
• Technicians: 50% satisfaction × (40÷40) = 0.50
• Workforce Productivity: (1.00 + 0.50) ÷ 2 = 0.75 (75%)

Scenario 2 - No Technicians available:

• Workers: 100% satisfaction × (60÷60) = 1.00
• Technicians: 50% satisfaction × (0÷40) = 0.00
• Workforce Productivity: (1.00 + 0.00) ÷ 2 = 0.50 (50%)

Building Productivity

Building Productivity = Min(Condition + 20%, 100%)

Buildings can operate at reduced efficiency when damaged, with a minimum of 20% productivity at 0% condition.

Technology Bonus

Technology Bonus = 1 + (Technology Level × 5%)

Each technology level increases production speed by 5%.

Planet Abundance and Fertility

Applies only to extraction and farming recipes:

• Extraction recipes: Use the planet's abundance for the specific resource being extracted (e.g., Iron Ore abundance)
• Farming recipes: Use the planet's overall Fertility rating

Abundance/Fertility	Production Speed	Effect
200%	2.0×	2× faster
100%	1.0×	Normal speed
50%	0.5×	2× slower
0%	0.0×	Cannot produce

Starting Bonus

New companies receive a temporary production speed bonus to help establish their first operations:

• Initial Bonus: 5.0× production speed
• Decay: Gradually reduces over time to 1.0× (normal speed)