Construction and Production

Construction and Production

Construction and Production covers all industrial, economic, and infrastructure‑related technologies in Aurora 4X. These technologies improve construction speed, mining output, fuel production, research efficiency, shipbuilding rate, wealth generation, and the ability to build or operate specialized industrial modules.

Construction Rate

Annual construction rate for one unit of Industrial Capacity.

BP/year	12	14	16	20	25	30	36	42	50	60	70
RP Cost	3,000	5,000	10,000	20,000	40,000	80,000	150,000	300,000	600,000	1,250,000	2,500,000

Fighter Production Rate

Annual production rate for a Fighter Factory.

BP/year	12	14	16	20	25	30	35	40	50	60	70
RP Cost	3,000	5,000	10,000	20,000	40,000	80,000	150,000	300,000	600,000	1,250,000	2,500,000

Fuel Production

Annual fuel output per Fuel Refinery.

Litres/year	48,000	56,000	64,000	80,000	100,000	120,000	144,000	168,000	200,000	240,000	280,000
RP Cost	3,000	5,000	10,000	20,000	40,000	80,000	150,000	300,000	600,000	1,250,000	2,500,000

Jump Point Stabilisation Modules

Determines how long a ship takes to stabilize a jump point.

Stabilisation Time (days)	360	180	150	120	90	60	45	30	20
RP Cost	7,500	5,000	10,000	20,000	40,000	80,000	150,000	300,000	600,000

Maximum Orbital Mining Diameter

Maximum diameter of a body that can be mined using orbital mining modules.

Diameter (km)	100	125	160	200	250	320	400	500
RP Cost	1,000	2,000	4,000	8,000	16,000	32,000	64,000	125,000

Mining Production

Annual mineral production per Mine or Automated Mine at accessibility 1.0.

Tons/year	12	14	16	20	25	30	36	42	50	60	70
RP Cost	3,000	5,000	10,000	20,000	40,000	80,000	150,000	300,000	600,000	1,250,000	2,500,000

Shipyard Operations

Reduces the time and cost required to modify shipyards.

Time/Cost Saving	5%	10%	20%	30%	40%	50%
Multiplier	0.95	0.90	0.80	0.70	0.60	0.50
RP Cost	2,500	5,000	10,000	20,000	40,000	75,000

Shipbuilding Rate

Annual build points produced by each Shipyard.

BP/year	560	750	1000	1300	1600	2100	2750	3500	4600	6000	8000
RP Cost	5,000	10,000	20,000	40,000	80,000	150,000	300,000	600,000	1,250,000	2,500,000	5,000,000

Research Rate

Annual research points produced by each Research Facility.

RP/year	240	280	320	400	500	600	720	840	1000	1200	1500
RP Cost	5,000	10,000	20,000	40,000	80,000	150,000	300,000	600,000	1,250,000	2,500,000	5,000,000

Wealth Generation

Wealth generated per million TN workers.

Wealth/year	120	140	160	200	250	300	360	420	500	600
RP Cost	3,000	5,000	10,000	20,000	40,000	80,000	150,000	300,000	600,000	1,200,000

Industrial Modules

Orbital Mining Module

A ship component that performs asteroid mining while in orbit.

• RP Cost: 5,000

Sorium Harvester

A ship module that extracts sorium from gas giants and converts it into fuel.

• RP Cost: 5,000

Background Technologies

Trans‑Newtonian Technology

The starting technology for all TN research.

• RP Cost: 5,000

Normal Shipyard Operations

Allows basic modification of shipyards.

• RP Cost: 1

Research Fields

• Biology and Genetics
• Construction and Production
• Defensive Systems
• Direct Fire Weapons
• Ground Combat
• Logistics
• Missiles
• Power and Propulsion
• Sensors and Control Systems