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====== Construction ======
There are a lot of buildings to choose from in Outpost. What does each one do? When it’s time to construct some buildings, use this handy guide showing your building options.

==== Surface Structures ====

^  Title  ^  Description  ^  # People to operate  ^  # Turns to build  ^  Morale effect  ^  Production result  ^  Chance of breakdown  ^
| Agricultural Dome | Provides Food |  1  |  5  |  +1  | Food |  20  |
| CHAP Facility | Produces life-support gases and water |  4  |  6  |  0  | LSA, LSB, LSC |  10  |
| Command Center | Allows colony-building to commence |  1  |  3  |  0  |  |  50  |
| Communications Tower | Extends communications |  1  |  2  |  0  |  |  5  |
| DIRT Facility | Helps minimize damage from catastrophes |  2  |  5  |  +1  |  |  0  |
| Factory | Produces robots, road material, etc. |  1  |  6  |  0  | Robots, Parts, Roads, Fuel Cells |  10  |
| Hot Laboratory | Houses potentially dangerous experiments |  2  |  5  |  -1  | Research |  20  |
| Mass Driver | Launches payloads into orbit |  4  |  9 per segment  |  0  |  |  20  |
| Mine | Provides ore for building |  1  |  7  |  0  | Mined ore |  30  |
| Monorail | Carries ore, resources, or passengers |  1  |  7 per segment  |  0  |  |  30  |
| Monorail Intersection | Carries ore, resources, or passengers |  1  |  12 per segment  |  0  |  |  30  |
| Monorail Power | Powers the Monorail |  0  |  6  |  0  |  |  30  |
| Monorail Station | Acts as required terminal for Monorail line |  1  |  6  |  0  |  |  30  |
| Nanotechnology Facility | Eliminates reliance on resources |  2  |  5  |  +1  | No resources requirements |  20  |
| Police | Reduces crime level, improves morale |  2  |  4 surface  |  +1 or -1  |  |  20  |
| Road | Allows transportation of resources |  0  |  2  |  0  |  |  0  |
| Robot Command | Communicates with robots, orders repairs |  1  |  3  |  0  |  |  30  |
| Seed Factory | Produces robots and processes ore |  0  |  2  |  0  | Robots |  0  |
| Smelter/Ore Processor | Changes ore into processed resources |  3  |  7  |  0  | Processed resources |  10  |
| Solar Powersat Receiver Array | Solar Powersat Receiver Array |  1  |  4  |  0  | Power |  20  |
| Spaceport | Launches cargo and satellites into orbit |  4  |  7  |  0  |  |  30  |
| SPEW Facility | Recycles wastes |  2  |  8  |  +1  | MPG (Multi-Purpose Goo) |  40  |
| Storage Tanks | Acts as delivery points for processed resources |  0  |  2  |  0  |  |  0  |
| Terraforming Facility | Creates breathable atmosphere for planet |  4  |  9  |  +5  | Breathable air |  20  |
| Tokamak Fusion Reactor | Creates safe, reliable fusion energy |  1  |  2 if brought, 9 if built  |  0  | Power |  5 if brought, 30 if built  |
| Trade Mission | Allows trade–built by trade partner |  1  |  2  |  0  | Trade |  0  |
| Tube | Provides a supply line between buildings |  0  |  1  |  0  |  |  0  |
| Warehouse | Stores medicine, fuel cells, robots, etc. |  1  |  2  |  0  |  |  5  |

==== Underground Structures ====

^ Title ^ Description ^ # People to operate ^ # Turns to build ^ Morale effect ^ Production result ^ Chance of breakdown ^
| Administration | Provides administration site | 1 | 2 | 0 | Increase in productivity | 10 |
| Commercial | Acts as a retail outlet for luxury items | 2 | 3 | +1 |  | 10 |
| Geothermal Power Plant | Provides a clean source of energy | 1 | 9 | 0 | Power | 20 |
| Laboratory | Allows “safe” experiments to take place | 2 | 4 | 0 | Research | 20 |
| Light Industry | Produces luxuries, clothing, or medicine | 2 | 4 | 0 | Luxuries, Clothing, Medicine | 20 |
| Medical Facility | Reduces population attrition from disasters | 2 | 4 | 0 | Life extension | 20 |
| Mine Shaft | Provides mine access (built by robominer) | 0 | varies by terrain | 0 | Mined ore | 0 |
| Park/Reservoir | Provides safe environment to play in | 0 | 3 | +1 per turn | Entertainment | 10 |
| Police | Reduces crime level, improves morale | 2 | 3 underground | +1 or -1 |  | 20 |
| Recreational Facility | Provides colonists with entertainment | 1 | 4 | +1 per turn | Entertainment | 20 |
| Red Light District | Provides colonists with entertainment | 2 | 4, or spontaneous | +2 per turn | Entertainment | 0 |
| Residential | Houses colonists | 1 | 3 | +1 or -1 |  | 10 |
| Tokamak Containment | Contains reactor (built along with reactor) | 0 | varies by terrain | -1 to 0 |  | 0 |
| University | Educates the rabble | 2 | 4 | +1 per turn | Education | 20 |

==== Power structures ====

^ Power source ^ Pros ^ Cons ^
| Fuel Cells | Simple, immediately available | Limited to robots |
| Geothermal Energy | Cheap, clean | You may not find a fumarole |
| Seed Power | Immediately available | Extremely limited |
| Solar Power Satellite | Generates up to 2000 | No more than two receiver arrays per satellite |
| Tokamak Fusion Reactor | 1000 units of power per turn, efficient | Requires maintenance |


===== See Also =====

[[outpost_1:StructuresDetails|Structures Details]]

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