Editing Planetary Defence Centre (section)

==Construction==

PDC's are built using planetary industry in the same way as installations. In some cases, a PDC may be intended for use in a location other than where it is built. In order to transport a PDC to another location it must be prefabricated as opposed to built. Prefabricating a PDC causes it to be built in disassembled sections. The precise amount of sections can be determined from the PDCs design information on the design screen (F6). Once the PDC has been prefabricated it can be transported via ships with large enough cargo bays and then assembled at the destination. The destination of the PDC will require both minerals and the ability to generate construction points to complete the assembly of the PDC.

===How to===

To Design a PDC, use the [[Class Design]] window {{key|F5}}. Then use the dropdown at the top and change the type from ship to PDC. This will cause invalid components to become unavailable for inclusion on the design and will remove existing ones. 

Once the design is finished PDC's can be built or prefabricated using planetary industry in the same way as installations, and can be selected from the drop down menu on the Economics window, [[Population and Production#industry|industry tab]] {{key|F2}}. 

* In the "Construction Options" area use the drop down to select "Build PDC" or "Prefab PDC." 
* Select which PDC design you would like to build\prefabricate and then input the quantity desired as well as the "percentage of industry devoted to the task and then click "Create." The cost will be minerals equal to the amount as if one were building the PDC normally.
* In case of prefab, after the industry task is complete, the disassembled PDC will be visible in the "stockpiles" window of the planet the industry task was completed on and will be ready for pickup by a ship capable of carrying cargo.

'''Tip:''' As the PDC is in several sections, the cargo ship need not be able to carry them all in one trip. The cargo ship can take several trips carrying the PDC piece by piece if necessary, however, assembly cannot begin until all pieces have been delivered to the destination. Remember, each section of pre-fabricated PDC takes up 5,000 units of cargo space.