Latest revision as of 05:46, 13 September 2026

Gravimetric Tower

Category	Infrastructure
Realm	2
Placement	Planet
Initial Cost
Steel: 500000 Quartz: 1000000 Gas: 150000 Iridium: 200000 Silicium: 150000 Elerium: —
Build Time	480000s
Build Time Multiplier	1.7
Cost Multiplier	2
Base Effects
Allows construction of moons. Increases fleet launch speed per level.
Requirements
Research Lab Level 15 Engineering Lab Level 15 Colonial Expansion Level 6 Advanced Resource Extraction Level 8

Gravimetric Tower

The Gravimetric Tower uses gravitational engineering to compress debris into a proto-moon and to accelerate fleets launching from the planet and its moons.

Mechanics

Planet-only — unlocks moon creation project (large one-time resource cost and timer)
Each level adds ~1.5% fleet launch speed from this planet and its connected moon(s)
Extremely long base build — plan Engineering Lab bonuses before starting

Special capabilities

Moon creation

Initiate moon construction from the tower UI once requirements are met
Moons host Radar Station, Sensor Array, Warp Gate, and Lunar Terraformer
Strategic moons enable moon launches invisible to enemy radar scans of the planet

Strategy

Build on your main fleet world before investing in moon infra
First moon often holds radar + warp pairs for empire mobility
Speed bonus rewards leveling on active launch worlds

Lore

These towers manipulate gravitational fields powerful enough to reshape celestial bodies.

By capturing nearby asteroid material and compressing it into orbit, they can create entirely new moons around a planet.

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 {{Building|name=Gravimetric Tower|image=Building_GravimetricTower.png|category=Infrastructure|realm=2|placement=Planet|steel=500000|quartz=1000000|gas=150000|iridium=200000|silicium=150000|time=480000s|effects=Allows construction of moons.<br>
-Increases fleet speed per level.|requirements=Research Lab Level 15<br>
+Increases fleet launch speed per level.|requirements=Research Lab Level 15<br>
 Engineering Lab Level 15<br>
 Colonial Expansion Level 6<br>
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 = Gravimetric Tower =
-The '''Gravimetric Tower''' is one of the most ambitious engineering projects available to an expanding empire.
+The '''Gravimetric Tower''' uses gravitational engineering to compress debris into a '''proto-moon''' and to accelerate fleets launching from the planet and its moons.
-Using advanced gravitational manipulation technology, the tower can compress asteroid material and planetary debris into a stable proto-moon.
+== Mechanics ==
+* Planet-only — unlocks moon creation project (large one-time resource cost and timer)
+* Each level adds '''~1.5% fleet launch speed''' from this planet and its connected moon(s)
+* Extremely long base build — plan [[Engineering Lab]] bonuses before starting
-== Mechanics ==
+== Special capabilities ==
+=== Moon creation ===
+* Initiate moon construction from the tower UI once requirements are met
+* Moons host [[Radar Station]], [[Sensor Array]], [[Warp Gate]], and [[Lunar Terraformer]]
+* Strategic moons enable [[Fleet Detection#Moon launches|moon launches]] invisible to enemy radar scans of the planet
-* Enables creation of moons.
+== Strategy ==
-* Each level increases fleet speed bonuses.
+* Build on your main fleet world before investing in moon infra
+* First moon often holds radar + warp pairs for empire mobility
+* Speed bonus rewards leveling on active launch worlds
 == Lore ==
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 By capturing nearby asteroid material and compressing it into orbit, they can create entirely new moons around a planet.
-== Strategy ==
+== References ==
-Gravimetric Towers are extremely expensive but unlock powerful strategic options through moon infrastructure.
+* [[Radar Station]] · [[Warp Gate]] · [[Lunar Terraformer]]
+* [[Fleet Detection]]
+* [[Colonial Expansion]]