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	# The lab '''forges''' each engine for the grade's forge time. Each colony forges one engine after another, so orders queue; the Workshop shows the queue with timers.		# The lab '''forges''' each engine for the grade's forge time. Each colony forges one engine after another, so orders queue; the Workshop shows the queue with timers.
	# A finished engine moves into that colony's '''Colony Stores'''.		# A finished engine moves into that colony's '''Colony Stores'''.
			# Changed your mind? Tap '''Cancel''' on an order in the queue. The queue marks the running order '''Forging''' and the ones waiting behind it '''Queued'''. Cancelling a queued order is '''free''': the full price returns to that colony. Cancelling the order that is already forging costs a '''5% fee'''. Either way the orders behind it move up.

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	=== Can I cancel a forging order? ===		=== Can I cancel a forging order? ===
	No. The colony ~~pays when you tap Build and the~~ engines ~~arrive when forging ends~~.		Yes, until it is finished. Tap '''Cancel''' on the order in the Workshop's forging queue and confirm. A '''Queued''' order (not started yet) is refunded in full. Cancelling the order that is already '''Forging''' costs a 5% fee. The colony's later orders start sooner. Finished engines cannot be cancelled; scrap them from Colony Stores instead. Not available in vacation mode.

	== Related pages ==		== Related pages ==
	* [[Engineering Lab]] · [[Shipyard]] · [[Fleet Combat]] · [[Resource Protection]] · [[Tonnage]] · [[Colonization#Colony Relocate\|Translocator / Colony Relocate]]		* [[Engineering Lab]] · [[Shipyard]] · [[Fleet Combat]] · [[Resource Protection]] · [[Tonnage]] · [[Colonization#Colony Relocate\|Translocator / Colony Relocate]]

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	When the attacker wins, each installed engine that is passive or calibrating rolls once:		When the attacker wins, each installed engine that is passive or calibrating rolls once:
	* '''25%''': '''stolen''', if the raiders still have free cargo for it (otherwise nothing happens). It keeps its wear, lands in the raider's home Colony Stores and must calibrate again when installed		* '''25%''': '''stolen''', if the raiders still have free cargo for it (otherwise nothing happens). It keeps its wear, lands in the raider's home Colony Stores and must calibrate again when installed
	* '''15%''': '''destroyed'''		* '''15%''': '''destroyed'''. It leaves '''debris''' like a destroyed ship: its install price × the share of wear it had left, at the battle's ship debris rate (iridium and silicium 60% of that rate, elerium 48%). See [[Fleet Combat#Debris vs Ship Graveyard\|Debris]]
	* otherwise nothing happens		* otherwise nothing happens
	* Both chances are scaled by war fatigue		* Both chances are scaled by war fatigue

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= Engines =

'''Engines''' are single-use devices for '''Realm 4''' and above. Your [[Engineering Lab]] forges them with resources, they wait in that colony's '''Colony Stores''', and you deploy one into a planet's [[Shipyard]] to speed it up for a limited time. They are built for the moment after a hard battle: rebuilding a fleet or getting graveyard hull back sooner.

Engines are bought with resources only, never with Quantum Shards. They are valuable, and stored engines can be stolen in raids.

<blockquote>Build them at '''Engineering Lab → Open Workshop → Engines''', see them in '''Inventory → Colony Stores''', and run them from '''Shipyard → Engines''' (the Engine Bay). In game: '''Quick Guides → Engines'''.</blockquote>

== Contents ==

* Engine types
* Grades
* Building (forging)
* Colony Stores
* Deploying (Engine Bay)
* Raiding
* Transport
* Scouting
* Tips
* FAQ

== Engine types ==

{| class="wikitable"
!Engine
!Engine Bay slot
!Effect while running
|-
|'''Ship Production Engine'''
|Forge
|Ships in that Shipyard build faster. It can take ships up to '''2× below the minimum build time''', but it never offsets the [[Tonnage]] over-capacity penalty.
|-
|'''Graveyard Reconstruction Engine'''
|Recovery
|Every recovering [[Fleet Combat#Debris vs Ship Graveyard|graveyard]] batch on that planet recovers faster, including buybacks made while it runs. A batch is never shortened below '''12h''' in total.
|}

The speed applies from the moment you deploy. Progress already made is kept, and nothing is lost when the engine ends.

== Grades ==

{| class="wikitable"
!Engine
!Grade
!Speed
!Runs
!Forge time
!Cost (raw)
!Cargo space
!Engineering Lab (build and run)
|-
|rowspan="3"|Ship Production
|Mk I||×1.25||72h||4h||≈ 50T||5T||31
|-
|Mk II||×1.5||72h||12h||≈ 150T||15T||33
|-
|Mk III||×2||72h||24h||≈ 400T||40T||35
|-
|rowspan="3"|Graveyard Reconstruction
|Mk I||×1.5||24h||4h||≈ 60T||6T||31
|-
|Mk II||×2||24h||12h||≈ 180T||18T||33
|-
|Mk III||×3||24h||24h||≈ 500T||50T||35
|}

* '''Cost''' is about 80% steel and quartz; the rest is rare resources (iridium, silicium, elerium; gas for graveyard engines). The Workshop shows the exact price.
* '''Higher grades''' (Mk IV at lab 37, Mk V at lab 39) are planned.

== Building (forging) ==

# Open an [[Engineering Lab]] (planet or moon) and tap '''Open Workshop → Engines'''.
# Pick the engine, the grade and how many, then tap '''Build'''. The colony pays straight away.
# The lab '''forges''' each engine for the grade's forge time. Each colony forges one engine after another, so orders queue; the Workshop shows the queue with timers.
# A finished engine moves into that colony's '''Colony Stores'''.

Rules:
* The colony's Engineering Lab must be at the grade's level (31 / 33 / 35)
* '''Progressive price''': every engine of the same type you ordered in the last '''7 days''' (any grade, any colony) adds '''5%''' to the next price
* Not available in vacation mode or on alliance colonies
* Engines still being forged cannot be raided, moved or deployed

== Colony Stores ==

'''Inventory → Colony Stores''' lists the engines held on each colony and the ones still being forged. Stored engines:
* do not expire
* cannot be sold back for resources
* can be '''deployed''' (on a planet with a Shipyard), '''transported''', or '''raided'''

== Deploying (Engine Bay) ==

Open the planet's [[Shipyard]] and tap '''Engines''' in its tool row. The Engine Bay has two slots, one engine each:

* '''Forge slot''': Ship Production Engine
* '''Recovery slot''': Graveyard Reconstruction Engine

To deploy:
* the engine must be in '''that planet's''' Colony Stores
* the planet's Engineering Lab must meet the grade's level
* there must be something to speed up: a ship order (Forge) or a recovering graveyard batch (Recovery)

'''Deploying uses the engine up.''' Removing it destroys it and its remaining time is lost. The timer runs in real time, pauses only in vacation mode, and you get a mail when it ends. While an engine runs, that planet's Engineering Lab cannot be downgraded below the engine's level. The Shipyard progress bar and the Graveyard screen show the running engine.

== Raiding ==

Engines in Colony Stores are loot. Running engines and engines still being forged are safe.

{| class="wikitable"
!Rule
!Detail
|-
|'''Share'''
|Same as resources: the loot rate and [[Resource Protection]] apply to engines up to your warehouse capacity (in cargo space); engines beyond it are fully exposed.
|-
|'''Inactive colony'''
|Flat '''80%''' of stored engines
|-
|'''Cargo'''
|Engines and resources share the raiders' free cargo '''in proportion''', in whole engines
|-
|'''War fatigue'''
|Reduces engines like resources
|-
|'''Joint attacks'''
|Captured engines are split between fleets by contribution; a fleet that is wiped out loses its share
|-
|'''Pirates and NPCs'''
|Never take engines
|}

Battle reports list '''Engines Captured''' (attacker) or '''Engines Lost''' (defender). Captured engines land in the attacker's home colony stores when the fleet docks.

'''Worked example:''' a raid has 25,000 free cargo. The target exposes 80,000 steel and 8 engines of 18 cargo each (144). Total 80,144 > 25,000, so everything is scaled by 25,000 / 80,144 ≈ 0.31: about 24,950 steel and 2 engines.

== Transport ==

Use '''Transport''' or '''Dispatch'''. The fleet send screen has an Engines section listing the source colony's stored engines. Each engine takes cargo space equal to '''1/10 of its resource cost''', shared with the resources you load.

* Deliver to your own colonies or to another player who has reached Realm 4 (the usual transport rules apply)
* If the target cannot receive engines, they stay aboard and come home
* Recalled fleets bring their engines back; fleet details list the engines aboard
* Engines are lost if the carrying fleet is destroyed

== Scouting ==

Scout reports show a '''Colony Stores''' section: the number of stored engines from intel level '''−5''', and the breakdown by type and grade from '''−2'''. Running engines are never shown.

== Tips ==
* Deploy when the work is there: a long ship queue after losses, or a big graveyard buyback.
* Keep stored engines within your warehouse share, or deploy them; above it they are fully exposed.
* Engines are the most valuable loot per cargo space, so expect raiders to look for them.
* A captured Mk III needs Engineering Lab 35 to run. Store it, move it to a lab that can, or send it to an ally.

== FAQ ==

=== Why does the Engine Bay say "Lab 35"? ===
An engine only runs on a planet whose Engineering Lab meets its grade: 31 (Mk I), 33 (Mk II), 35 (Mk III).

=== Why can't I downgrade my Engineering Lab? ===
A running engine on that planet needs the lab at its grade's level. Wait for it to finish, or remove it (which destroys it).

=== Can I cancel a forging order? ===
No. The colony pays when you tap Build and the engines arrive when forging ends.

== Related pages ==
* [[Engineering Lab]] · [[Shipyard]] · [[Fleet Combat]] · [[Resource Protection]] · [[Tonnage]] · [[Colonization#Colony Relocate|Translocator / Colony Relocate]]

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