Habs

Habitats, or habs, are space-based facilities operated by factions. They are composed of modules. All modules have a core module; the size of the core determines the size of the hab. The size of the hab determines both how many modules you can have (4, 12 or 20, plus the core), and the maximum size of each module.

Habs may be founded in three ways. One is to launch the core module from Earth, using boost. This can take a lot of time if the location is far from the homeworld. A second is to develop and build kits that ships can deploy when they arrive in an orbit or land on a space body. A third is to found habs from other habs in the same planetary system that have a construction module.

Habs may be assaulted and captured by Marines from ships, although building barracks modules helps defend it. A councilor with a high command attribute leading an assault mission gives it a much greater chance of success.

Habs, like fleets, belong directly to a faction. Your hab may be nominally operating under NASA or the United Nations, but what matters is that its people are really working for The Academy, The Resistance, Project Exodus, etc.

Habs have a support cost drawn from space resources. If those are insufficient Boost is used. And if you are out of both, or have insufficient mission control, your hab is much more likely to suffer accidents, and be much more willing to switch allegiance to another faction.

Life Support

Each human at a hab requires 0.029 water and 0.029 volatiles per month. (This cost is normally included in the listed upkeep for each module.)

Stations

Station

Stations are built in an orbit. If a station has defenses it can be involved in combat, where the enemy's objective will be to destroy the modules. After the battle, the station can be boarded or destroyed.

When the game starts there are two existing tier 1 stations, each with a unique orbit around Earth: The International Space Station, with two Solar Collectors and one Space Science Lab, and Tiangong Station, with no modules beyond the core. A random faction will have control of each habitat.

Stations use the following core modules. They require the council engineering project with the same name to be constructed.

Module	Tier	Crew	Module Sites	Mass (tons)	Build Time (days)	Support Costs	Build Cost (from Earth)	Build Cost (from space)
Platform Core	1	3	4	15	30	1 Mission Control 2 Money 0.087 Water 0.087 Volatiles	10 Money	1 Volatiles 1 Base Metals
Orbital Core	2	15	12	120	60	3 Mission Control 10 Money 0.44 Water 0.44 Volatiles	90 Money	4 Volatiles 4 Base Metals
Ring Core	3	75	20	960	90	5 Mission Control 20 Money 2.2 Water 2.2 Volatiles	720 Money	48 Volatiles 48 Base Metals
Automated Platform Core	1	0	4	20	30	2 Mission Control	20 Money	1 Volatiles 1 Base Metals

Particle Colliders

Particle Colliders are used to produce antimatter. They also produce Energy Research but once the bonus goes above 50% it suffers diminishing returns.

Module	Tier	Crew	Mass (tons)	Build Time (days)	Required Power	Monthly Income	Support Costs	Build Cost (from Earth)	Build Cost (from space)
Atomsmasher	2	20	1000	180	250	5 Research 0.009 Antimatter 3% Energy Research	20 Money 10 Water 10 Volatiles 5 Base Metals 5 Noble Metals 3 Fissiles	1K Money	2 Water 8 Volatiles 14 Base Metals 14 Noble Metals 2 Fissiles
Supercollider	3	100	8000	360	750	20 Research 0.1 Antimatter 5% Energy Research	120 Money 32 Water 32 Volatiles 20 Base Metals 20 Noble Metals 10 Fissiles	10K Money	16 Water 48 Volatiles 112 Base Metals 112 Noble Metals 32 Fissiles

Antimatter Capture

Antimatter capture modules can only be constructed in orbits that have antimatter.

Module	Tier	Crew	Mass (tons)	Required Power	Antimatter Extraction	Support Costs	Build Cost (from Earth)	Build Cost (from space)
Antimatter Trap	1	3	20	30	5%	2 Money 0.39 Water 0.39 Volatiles	32 Money	2 Boost 1 Base Metals
Antimatter Harvester	2	15	100	120	20%	5 Money 1 Water 1 Volatiles	160 Money	10 Boost 5 Base Metals
Antimatter Farm	3	75	500	480	50%	10 Money 7.2 Water 7.2 Volatiles 5 Base Metals 2 Noble Metals 1 Fissibles	815 Money	50 Boost 25 Base Metals

Campaign Modules

Campaign Modules are tier 3 modules that can only be constructed by certain factions once certain campaign objectives have been completed. Constructing it will allow the faction to complete its final objective.

Module	Crew	Mass (tons)	Build Time (days)	Required Power	Support Costs	Build Cost (from Earth)	Build Cost (from space)	Faction	Notes
Sentinel Complex	200	2000	120	150	1 Mission Control 20 Money 2.9 Water 2.9 Volatiles	200K Money	76 Volatiles 80 Base Metals 40 Noble Metals 4 Exotics	The Protectorate	Will defend the station May only be built in Low Earth Orbit
Interstellar Launch Facility	80	250000	720	5000	20 Mission Control 20 Money 2.3 Water 2.3 Volatiles	25M Money	2.5K Water 5K Volatiles 10K Base Metals 6K Noble Metals 500 Exotics	Project Exodus

Bases

Base

Bases are built at a hab site. Hab sites are discovered by launching a prospector probe after the required technology has been researched.

Bases use the following core modules. They require the council engineering project with the same name to be constructed.

Module	Tier	Crew	Mass (tons)	Build Time (days)	Support Costs	Build Cost (from Earth)	Build Cost (from space)
Outpost Core	1	5	20	30	1 Mission Control 3 Money 0.15 Water 0.15 Volatiles	15 Money	1 Volatiles 1 Base Metals
Settlement Core	2	25	160	60	3 Mission Control 10 Money 0.73 Water 0.73 Volatiles	120 Money	8 Volatiles 8 Base Metals
Colony Core	3	125	1280	90	5 Mission Control 21 Money 3.6 Water 3.6 Volatiles	960 Money	64 Volatiles 64 Base Metals
Automated Outpost Core	1	0	20	30	2 Mission Control	24 Money	1 Volatiles 1 Base Metals

Mining Complexes

Each base will have a Mining Deposit Access Point above the Core Module. Only Mining Complex modules can be constructed on it, which will produce the resources of the hab site. Its construction cost and power consumption scale with the escape velocity of the celestial body and its distance from Earth.

There is a soft limit on the number of mining bases you can have. Starting at 13 mines on different celestial bodies, extra MC is charged for each new one. As far as the mining limit is concerned, every base on e.g., Mars counts as one base only. This makes asteroid mining more expensive in terms of MC than mining on larger objects.

Module	Tier	Crew	Mass (tons)	Required Mission Control	Extraction Rate
Outpost Mining Complex	1	12	127	1	100%
Settlement Mining Complex	2	60	508	2	150%
Colony Mining Complex	3	200	2031	3	200%
Automated Mining Complex	1	0	89	2	100%

Modules

Most hab modules consume power. You must build sufficient power-generating modules to accommodate your other modules. Modules may be turned off to reduce power consumption, although certain modules must remain on if there is power to support them in the hab.

Hab modules are added to habs either by shipping them from Earth using boost or building them out of space materials. Some modules have upgrade paths to larger versions; upgrading a module in this way is done at a discount.

Tier 1		Tier 2		Tier 3
Module	Effects	Module	Effects	Module	Effects
Supply Depot	Allows ships to resupply +3 Crew -5 Power	cannot be upgraded
Space Dock	Allows ships to resupply Shortens prospecting time Enables ship construction +20 Crew -10 Power	Shipyard	Allows ships to resupply Shortens prospecting time Enables ship construction (x4 speed) +100 Crew -40 Power	Spaceworks	Allows ships to resupply Shortens prospecting time Enables ship construction (x12 speed) +300 Crew -120 Power
Construction Module	Allows founding tier 1 habs +6 Crew +10% Construction Speed -10 Power	Nanofactory	Allows founding tier 1-2 habs +30 Crew +25% Construction Speed +1% Materials Research -40 Power +80 Money if hab isn't constructing modules +2% Economy priority effect if in Earth orbit (max +30%)	Nanofacturing Complex	Allows founding tier 1-3 habs +150 Crew +40% Construction Speed +2% Materials Research -120 Power +300 Money if hab isn't constructing modules +5% Economy priority effect if in Earth orbit (max +30%)
Hydroponics Bay	Reduces the Water and Volatiles upkeep of the station by up to 0.87 each (equivalent to 30 crew*) +1 Crew -10 Power	Farm	Reduces the Water and Volatiles upkeep of the station by up to 7.25 each (equivalent to 250 crew*) +5 Crew -40 Power	Agriculture Complex	Reduces the Water and Volatiles upkeep of the station by up to 87.5 each (equivalent to 3000 crew*) +25 Crew -120 Power
*Agricultural modules reduce water or volatile upkeep costs from any source, not just crew.
Marine Platoon Barracks	Enables Assault Enemy Space Asset missions (strength 2) Protects against Assault Enemy Space Asset missions +30 Crew +5 Ops -5 Power	Marine Company Barracks	Enables Assault Enemy Space Asset missions (strength 6) Protects against Assault Enemy Space Asset missions (x4) +150 Crew +12 Ops -20 Power	Marine Battalion Barracks	Enables Assault Enemy Space Asset missions (strength 15) Protects against Assault Enemy Space Asset missions (x14) +750 Crew +30 Ops -60Power
built from tier 2		Skunkworks	+20 Crew +1 Council Engineering Project Slots -30 Power	Foundry	+100 Crew +2 Council Engineering Project Slots -90 Power
built from tier 2		Research Campus	+100 Crew +100 Research -30 Power	Research University	+500 Crew +200 Research -90 Power -1 Mission Control
built from tier 2		Operations Center	+50 Crew +1 Mission Control -40 Power	Command Center	+250 Crew +2 Mission Control -120 Power

Power Modules

Power Modules produce Power to the hab.

Tier 1		Tier 2		Tier 3		Tier 3 upgraded
Module	Effects	Module	Effects	Module	Effects	Module	Effects
Solar Collector	+1 Crew Power depending on proximity to the Sun	Solar Array	+5 Crew Power depending on proximity to the Sun (x4)	Solar Farm	+25 Crew Power depending on proximity to the Sun (x12)
Fission Pile	+4 Crew +10 Power	Fission Reactor Array	+20 Crew +42 Power	Fission Reactor Farm	+100 Crew +125 Power
Fusion Pile	+5 Crew +20 Power	Fusion Reactor Array	+25 Crew +85 Power	Fusion Reactor Farm	+125 Crew +250 Power	Heavy Fusion Reactor Farm	+250 Crew +450 Power

Defense Modules

Defense modules houses weapons to defend habs against enemy assault.

When built on the surface, they house 2 surface-to-orbit laser cannons (laser / arc laser / phaser). Small, large, or huge cannons are used according to module tier. They upgrade automatically when the new global techs are researched.

When built in space, they house 2 anti-ship weapons: 1 laser battery (laser / arc laser / phaser) and 1 projectile battery (gun / rail / coil / plasma). In addition, they also house 1 point defense turret (laser / arc laser / phaser). Light, regular/medium, or heavy batteries are used according to module tier. Unlike modules built on the surface, batteries and point defense faction projects need to be researched to upgrade space defense module weapons.

Tier 1		Tier 2		Tier 3
Module	Effects	Module	Effects	Module	Effects
Point Defense Array	Attacks enemy ships during base bombardment +3 Crew -10 Power	Layered Defense Array	Attacks enemy ships during base bombardment +15 Crew -40 Power	Battlestations	Attacks enemy ships during base bombardment +75 Crew -240 Power

Science Modules

Science Modules produce Research in a certain field and have additinal effects if built in Earth interface orbit. Once the research bonus goes above 50% it suffers diminishing returns.

Tier 1		Tier 2		Tier 3
Module	Effects	Module	Effects	Module	Effects
Energy Lab	+3 Crew +5 Research +3% Energy Research -8 Power +3% Boost priority effect if in Earth orbit (max +30%)	Energy Research Center	+25 Crew +10 Research +10% Energy Research -32 Power +6% Boost priority effect if in Earth orbit (max +30%)	Energy Institute	+125 Crew +20 Research +25% Energy Research -96 Power +10% Boost priority effect if in Earth orbit (max +30%)
Information Science Lab	+3 Crew +5 Research +3% Information Science Research -6 Power +3% Knowledge priority effect if in Earth orbit (max +30%)	Information Science Research Center	+25 Crew +10 Research +10% Information Science Research -24 Power +6% Knowledge priority effect if in Earth orbit (max +30%)	Information Science Institute	+125 Crew +20 Research +25% Information Science Research -72 Power +10% Knowledge priority effect if in Earth orbit (max +30%)
Life Science Lab	+3 Crew +5 Research +3% Life Science Research -5 Power +3% Welfare priority effect if in Earth orbit (max +30%)	Life Science Research Center	+25 Crew +10 Research +10% Life Science Research -20 Power +6% Welfare priority effect if in Earth orbit (max +30%)	Life Science Institute	+125 Crew +20 Research +25% Life Science Research -60 Power +10% Welfare priority effect if in Earth orbit (max +30%)
Materials Lab	+3 Crew +5 Research +3% Materials Research -5 Power +3% Military priority effect if in Earth orbit (max +30%)	Materials Research Center	+25 Crew +10 Research +10% Materials Research -20 Power +6% Military priority effect if in Earth orbit (max +30%)	Materials Institute	+125 Crew +20 Research +25% Materials Research -60 Power +10% Military priority effect if in Earth orbit (max +30%)
Military Science Lab	+3 Crew +5 Research +3% Military Science Research -5 Power +0.03 Miltech if in Earth orbit (max +0.3)	Military Science Research Center	+25 Crew +10 Research +10% Military Science Research -20 Power +0.06 Miltech if in Earth orbit (max +0.3)	Military Science Institute	+125 Crew +20 Research +25% Military Science Research -60 Power +0.1 Miltech if in Earth orbit (max +0.3)
Space Science Lab	+3 Crew +5 Research +3% Space Science Research -5 Power +3% Mission Control priority effect if in Earth orbit (max +30%)	Space Science Research Center	+25 Crew +10 Research +10% Space Science Research -20 Power +6% Mission Control priority effect if in Earth orbit (max +30%)	Space Science Institute	+125 Crew +20 Research +25% Space Science Research -60 Power +10% Mission Control priority effect if in Earth orbit (max +30%)
Xenology Lab	+3 Crew +5 Research +10% Xenology Science Research -5 Power +1 Alien Detection if in Earth orbit (max +9)	Xenoscience Research Center	+25 Crew +10 Research +25% Xenology Science Research -20 Power +2 Alien Detection if in Earth orbit (max +9)	Xenoscience Institute	+125 Crew +20 Research +50% Xenology Science Research -60 Power +3 Alien Detection if in Earth orbit (max +9)

Civilian Modules

Civilian Modules must be constructed either in stations in Earth orbit or on bases on celestial bodies with at least 50000 population. They cannot be build in irradiated locations.

Tier 1		Tier 2		Tier 3
Module	Effects	Module	Effects	Module	Effects
Tourist Berth	+1 Crew +12 Money +1 Influence -3 Power -0.1 Boost	Space Hotel	+100 Crew +80 Money +2 Influence -30 Power -3 Boost	Space Resort	+500 Crew +250 Money +5 Influence -90 Power -6 Boost
Social Science Lab	+3 Crew +5 Research +3% Social Science Research -3 Power +1 Public Campaign strength if in Earth orbit (max +9)	Social Science Research Center	+25 Crew +10 Research +10% Social Science Research -12 Power +2 Public Campaign strength if in Earth orbit (max +9)	Social Science Institute	+125 Crew +20 Research +25% Social Science Research -36 Power +3 Public Campaign strength if in Earth orbit (max +9)
Broadcast Outlet	+5 Crew +5 Influence -8 Power	Communications Hub	+25 Crew +10 Influence -32 Power -1 Mission Control +1% Unity priority effect if in Earth orbit (max +30%)	Media Center	+125 Crew +30 Influence -96 Power -1 Mission Control +2% Unity priority effect if in Earth orbit (max +30%)
built from tier 2		Space Hospital	+120 Crew +60 Money +3% Life Science Research -30 Power -1.5 Boost	Geriatrics Facility	+300 Crew +250 Money +3% Life Science Research -90 Power -3 Boost

Deep Space Telesope

The Deep Space Telesope is a tier 2 module only available to the Project Exodus faction for its objectives. Its stats are comparable to the Space Science Research Center module.

Finding the UI

Once you have the prerequisites of a Hab space station, deselect (click x) on any agents. Zoom out until the boarders and icons on Earth aren't shown. Then click on Earth, it will zoom in a bit and a small icon of a space station with a + will appear at the bottom where commands normally are.