Crystal Storage
Secures rare research stockpiles.
What it does
Raises the crystal cap for research and high-tech stockpiles.
Crystal is expensive to lose. More storage keeps research, shipyard growth and high-tech ships moving.
What it enables
Lets you save for laboratories, drives, shields and advanced ships.
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 | 1,000 | 500 | 0 |
| 2 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 0 |
| 5 | 16,000 | 8,000 | 0 |
| 10 | 512,000 | 256,000 | 0 |
| 15 | 16,384,000 | 8,192,000 | 0 |
Requirements
None — available from the start, with no research or building gate.
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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