Overview
This page gives costs for the various sorts of units, buildings, and goods available in the game. These are purposely left a little generic; when you buy a unit you're expected to be more specific about what sort of unit it is, and when you find some goods, likewise.
Houses which are Good in a particular skill buy units for the cost of the next-lower-ranked unit (except when buying the lowest-rank unit). Houses which are Bad in a particular skill buy units for the cost of the next-higher-ranked unit.
Effects of Character Actions
A suitable character action can be used to relax a single rule around purchasing a unit (eg, remove the need for an explorer's academy when building a rank-3 explorer unit). Character actions can also be used to modify the price when buying, selling, or building a unit as follows:
| Skill Rank
|
Buy/Build Modifier
|
Sell Modifier
|
| Great (+4)
|
80%
|
120%
|
| Good (+2)
|
90%
|
110%
|
| Average (+0)
|
95%
|
105%
|
If multiple characters work together (or oppose each other), their modifiers are multiplied together. Prices are rounded down to the nearest mega-credit.
Goods
| Type
|
Buy
|
Sell
|
Notes
|
| Raw materials |
2 |
1 |
Straight from the mine
|
| Processed rank 1 |
8 |
4 |
Made from three units of one type of raw material
|
| Processed rank 2 |
10 |
5 |
Made from two units of one types of raw material, and one unit of another type
|
| Processed rank 3 |
12 |
6 |
Made from three units of raw material of three different types
|
Producers
| Type
|
Rank
|
Cost
|
Notes
|
| Basic |
1 |
5 |
Must be built on a hex with a rank-1 or better source
|
| Large |
2 |
12 |
Must be built on a hex with a rank-2 or better source
|
| Extensive |
3 |
21 |
Must be built on a hex with a rank-3 or better source
|
Processors
| Type
|
Rank
|
Cost
|
Notes
|
| Simple |
1 |
10 |
|
| Advanced |
2 |
22 |
|
| Top of the Line |
3 |
36 |
|
Explorers
| Unit
|
Rank
|
Cost
|
Notes
|
| Novice |
1 |
2 |
|
| Trained |
2 |
5 |
|
| Professional |
3 |
9 |
Requires an explorer's academy to build
|
| Elite |
4 |
14 |
Requires an explorer's academy to build, takes two turns to build
|
Military
| Unit
|
Rank
|
Cost
|
Notes
|
| Novice |
1 |
3 |
|
| Trained |
2 |
7 |
|
| Professional |
3 |
12 |
Requires a barracks to build
|
| Elite |
4 |
18 |
Requires a barracks to build, takes two turns to build
|
| Specialist |
4 |
25 |
Requires a barracks and an appropriate research institution, takes two turns to build
|
| Duo-Specialist |
4 |
30 |
Requires a barracks and two appropriate research institutions, takes three turns to build
|
Specialists and duo-specialists are considered rank 6 when their specialty comes into play. Air military units take twice the cost and time of the equivalent ground unit to build, and space units take four times the cost and time. Air and space units require a shipyard to build.
Politicians and Diplomats
| Unit
|
Rank
|
Cost
|
Notes
|
| Novice |
1 |
6 |
Takes two turns to build
|
| Trained |
2 |
14 |
Takes two turns to build
|
| Professional |
3 |
24 |
Requires a palace to build, takes two turns to build
|
| Elite |
4 |
36 |
Requires a palace to build, takes four turns to build
|
Research Institutions
| Type
|
Rank
|
Cost
|
Notes
|
| Basic |
1 |
6 |
Takes two turns to build
|
| Advanced |
2 |
14 |
Takes three turns to build
|
| World-class |
3 |
24 |
Takes four turns to build
|
Cargo Ships
| Type
|
Rank
|
Cost
|
Notes
|
| Basic |
1 |
15 |
Holds five units, takes two turns to build, requires a shipyard
|
| Large |
2 |
33 |
Holds ten units, takes three turns to build, requires a shipyard
|
| Enormous |
3 |
54 |
Holds fifteen units, takes four turns to build, requires a shipyard
|
Other Buildings
Palaces, explorer's academies, barracks, etc. Usually you don't need more than the basic version.
| Type
|
Rank
|
Cost
|
Notes
|
| Basic |
1 |
8 |
Takes two turns to build
|
| Advanced |
2 |
20 |
Takes three turns to build
|
| World-class |
3 |
35 |
Takes four turns to build
|
