Available modules for a starbase » Forum Post by TeeWeeHerman

Well, the starbase modules are listed on the research screen's tech tree- you can simply poke around there to see what you have available. It'll get to be second nature after a little experience. Unfortunately, I'm not aware of any other methods beyond that one and what you've already listed.

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Mumblefratz

Join Date 07/2006

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I don't know if this will work and even if it does I'm not sure how much help this will be but the following is a table of all Starbases Modules, their effect, what preceding modules are required (if any) and any techs required.

Note that this information is pretty old but I do believe that the bulk of it still applies and is accurate. In any case caveat emptor.

Military SB Module	Effect (to ships within range)	Required Module	Required Tech
Stellar Wake	Speed +1		Warp Drive
Inverse Tractor Beam	Speed +1		Warp Drive IV
Interdiction Beam	Enemy Speed -1		HyperWarp
Protective Fields	All Defense +1		Starship Defenses
Beam Interceptor	Shield +2	Battle Stations	Starbase Defenses
Missile Defender	Point +2	Battle Stations	Starbase Defenses
Energy Grid	Armor +2	Battle Stations	Starbase Defenses
Beam Multiplier	Beam +1	Beam Interceptor	Starbase Mobilization
Missile Bloom	Missile +1	Missile Defender	Starbase Mobilization
Omega Cannon	Gun +1	Energy Grid	Starbase Mobilization
Beam Multiplier III	Beam +2	Beam Multiplier	Starbase Projection
Missile Bloom III	Missile +2	Missile Bloom	Starbase Projection
Omega Cannon III	Gun +2	Omega Cannon	Starbase Projection
Beam Multiplier IV	Beam +3	Beam Multiplier III	Superior SB Defenses
Missile Bloom IV	Missile +3	Missile Bloom III	Superior SB Defenses
Omega Cannon IV	Gun +4	Omega Cannon III	Superior SB Defenses
Beam Multiplier V	Beam +4	Beam Multiplier IV	SB Conquest Strategy
Missile Bloom V	Missile +4	Missile Bloom IV	SB Conquest Strategy
Omega Cannon V	Gun +5	Omega Cannon IV	SB Conquest Strategy
Fighter Drones	Beam +1	Battle Stations	Space Weapons
Laser Equalizer	Beam +1		Laser
Missile Launchpads	Missile +1		Missile Theory
Sniper Turrets	Gun +1		Miniballs
Hyper-Phasors	Beam +2	Laser Equalizer	Phasors
Subspace Warheads	Missile +2	Missile Launchpads	Photonic Torpedo II
Graviton Snipers	Gun +2	Sniper Turrets	Graviton Driver IV
Focused Disruptors	Beam +4	Hyper-Phasors	Disruptors
Blackhole Torpedo	Missile +4	Subspace Warheads	Blackhole Eruptor
Neutrino Snipers	Gun +4	Graviton Snipers	Neutrino Bullets

Resource SB Module	Effect (to entire civilization)	Required Module	Required Tech
Resource Starbase	Resource +5%
Mining Barracks	Resource +2%
Mining Center	Resource +3%	Mining Barracks	Xeno Engineering
Mining Headquarters	Resource +4%	Mining Center	Xeno Industrial Theory
Resource Excavation	Resource +5%	Mining Headquarters	Xeno Factory Construction
Extraction Center	Resource +6%	Resource Excavation	Manufacturing Centers
Extraction Complex	Resource +7%	Extraction Center	Manufacturing Centers
Resource Sector	Resource +12%	Extraction Complex	Industrial Sector

Economic SB Module	Effect (to planets/trade range)	Required Module	Required Tech
Starbase Factory	SP, MP, RP +3%
Advanced SB Factory	SP, MP, RP +4%	Starbase Factory	Xeno Industrial Theory
Massive Scaling Center	SP, MP, RP +5%	Advanced SB Factory	Xeno Factory Construction
Smart Drones	SP, MP, RP +6%	Massive Scaling Center	Advanced Computing
Interstellar Collectors	SP, MP, RP +7%	Smart Drones	Manufacturing Centers
Orbital Replicators	SP, MP, RP +8%	Interstellar Collectors	Industrial Sector
Trading Post	Trade +10%		Trade
Advanced Trading Post	Trade +20%	Trading Post	Advanced Trade
Trade Center	Trade +30%	Advanced Trading Post	Master Trade

Influence SB Module	Effect (to planets within range)	Required Module	Required Tech
Diplomatic Outpost	Influence +5%
Foreign Relations	Influence +7%	Diplomatic Outpost	Universal Translator
Interstellar Embassy	Influence +10%	Foreign Relations	Diplomatic Relations
Galactic Forum	Influence +15%	Interstellar Embassy	Advanced Diplomacy
Supreme Forum	Influence +25%	Galactic Forum	Expert Diplomacy
Interstellar Consortium	Influence +20%	Interstellar Embassy	Xeno Business
Franchise Center	Influence +25%	Interstellar Consortium	Cultural Domination
Franchise Headquarters	Influence +30%	Franchise Center	Historical Assimilation
Cultural Maximization	Influence +40%	Franchise Headquarters	Xeno Cultural Trends
Insurrection Coordinator	Influence +60%	Cultural Maximization	Cultural Insurrection
Cultural Conquest Center	Influence +100%	Insurrection Coordinator	Cultural Conquest

Any SB Module	Effect (to Starbase itself)	Required Module	Required Tech
Battle Stations	All Attack +1		Space Weapons
Battle Stations II	All Attack +2, All Defense +2	Battle Stations	Medium Scale Building
Battle Stations III	All Attack +4, All Defense +4	Battle Stations II	Large Scale Building
Battle Stations IV	All Attack +6, All Defense +6	Battle Stations III	Massive Scale Building
Subspace Blaster	Beam +5	Battle Stations	Starbase Fortification
Star Javelin	Missile +5	Battle Stations	Starbase Fortification
Ship Pounder	Gun +5	Battle Stations	Starbase Fortification
Ray Shielding	Shield +5	Battle Stations	Starbase Fortification
Missile Defender	Point +5	Battle Stations	Starbase Fortification
Combat Armor	Armor +5	Battle Stations	Starbase Fortification
Subspace Blaster II	Beam +10	Subspace Blaster	Starbase Fortification II
Star Javelin II	Missile +10	Star Javelin	Starbase Fortification II
Ship Pounder II	Gun +10	Ship Pounder	Starbase Fortification II
Ray Shielding II	Shield +10	Ray Shielding	Starbase Fortification II
Missile Defender II	Point +10	Missile Defender	Starbase Fortification II
Combat Armor II	Armor +10	Combat Armor	Starbase Fortification II
Subspace Blaster III	Beam +30	Subspace Blaster II	Starbase Fortification III
Star Javelin III	Missile +30	Star Javelin II	Starbase Fortification III
Ship Pounder III	Gun +30	Ship Pounder II	Starbase Fortification III
Ray Shielding III	Shield +20	Ray Shielding II	Starbase Fortification III
Missile Defender III	Point +20	Missile Defender II	Starbase Fortification III
Combat Armor III	Armor +20	Combat Armor II	Starbase Fortification III
Devastation Beam	Beam +7	Battle Stations
Matter Detonators	Missile +7	Battle Stations	Blackhole Eruptor
Atlas Sling	Gun +7	Battle Stations	Singularity Driver
Invulnerability Bloom	Shield +16	Battle Stations	Advanced Force Fields
Electro-Magnetic Surge	Point +16	Battle Stations	Aereon Missile Defense
Overload Armor	Armor +16	Battle Stations	Zero Point Armor
Perimeter Scanners	Sensor +1		Sensors
Sector Scanners	Sensor +2	Perimeter Scanners	Sensors II
Sector Surveillance	Sensor +3	Sector Scanners	Sensors III
Ultimate Surveillance	Sensor +4	Sector Surveillance	Sensors IV

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Thanks all, especially Mumblefratz for your elaborate answer. It's a pity there's no in-game way to get this inforamtion. It's one of those things that make this game uneccesarily harder, because this way it forces people to connect open knowledge from different screens that should be available to you in an obvious place. Well, it's a minor quible anyway.

Thanks again!

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What do starbases do? I had some around a few planets pretty well equipped and the enemy still invaded teh planet without the starbase firing a shot. WTF!! What good are they?

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Quoting tjcooper,

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What do starbases do? I had some around a few planets pretty well equipped and the enemy still invaded teh planet without the starbase firing a shot. WTF!! What good are they?

Military starbases, I take it? They don't do anything on their own- you need ships in their area of effect. Friendly ships will get various enhancements, enemy ships can be slowed down slightly. If you want to defend a planet, you'll need some ships in orbit. Just don't confuse the ship assist modules with the starbase fortification modules, as the former will grant bonuses, while the latter will just make your starbase a very expensive decoration.

The main starbase used near planets will usually be of the Economy type- they add a percentage on to the production and research of all planets in their area of effect. Like all starbases, their area effects stack, so you can get some absolutely ludicrous enhancement levels going. I use them for my main research and production planets- several thousand units per turn is entirely possible.

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while the latter will just make your starbase a very expensive armed decoration.

Fixed.

But, there's no way to force your enemy to fight your starbases.

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I find that the AI will put a lot of energy into going after star bases, especially resource bases. I once had a superior AI military destroyed when it came after a star base defended by one of my only fleets. One by one the enemy fleets attacked and were killed. I was able to replace my losses (1 ship at a time) faster than they could attack. Soon they had nothing left to attack with. I gave my monitor the finger and invaded that AI.

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Captain Yar. Your tactic is good fun and very satsifying.

I slight variation : If I am attacked by two civs, it is fun to plonk a well developed military star base in thier territory with a fleet in attendence, then let them bang their heads on it while I set about the other civ.

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