Barracks
Ground troops become an option.
What it does
Trains regular ground troops and expands troop training throughput.
Barracks bring regular troops into planning. They are the first step when planets are not only held, but taken.
What it enables
Opens invasion preparation and organized planetary ground defence.
Cost for level 1
Building time depends on the planet’s Robotics Factory and Nanite Factory levels and on the universe speed, so it is not a fixed number.
Cost per level
Each level multiplies the previous cost by ×2, so each further level gets steadily more expensive the further you push it.
| To level | Metal | Crystal | Deuterium |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50,000 | 25,000 | 10,000 |
| 2 | 100,000 | 50,000 | 20,000 |
| 5 | 800,000 | 400,000 | 160,000 |
| 10 | 25,600,000 | 12,800,000 | 5,120,000 |
| 15 | 819,200,000 | 409,600,000 | 163,840,000 |
Requirements
| Requirement | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Planetary Invasion Technology | Research | 1 |
Every one of these must be met before Barracks can be ordered.
What it unlocks
| Unlocked | Type | At level |
|---|---|---|
| Infantry Troops | Troops | 1 |
| Robotic Assembly Plant | Building | 3 |
How each race builds it
The four races share the same building rules but not the same hardware — each one names and renders it differently, and applies its own combat multipliers from its race profile.
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