Asteroid Processing
Crashing asteroids rich in water-ice into planets is an effective means of terraforming - except when the asteroid is so large that the impact would be cataclysmic. In this case, the asteroid can be towed to a space station, where the water-ice is safely extracted and shipped to the destination planet.
Enabled by default: Yes
Build cost: 225,000¢
Build time: 90 days
Monthly upkeep: 6,000¢
Supply: (none)
Demand:
6Effects:
- Acts as a water source for terraforming projects that require liquid water. Any such project on a world in the same star system can draw water from this building.
- If the heavy machinery demand is in shortage, no water can be supplied for terraforming projects until the shortage is resolved.
AI core effects:
(cannot install)
(cannot install)
(cannot install)Improvement bonus: (none)
Notes:
- Asteroid Processing is the variant of Ismara's Sling that is automatically built on stations instead of the planetary Ismara's Sling building. The two share the same underlying industry and are distinguished only by whether they are built on a station or a planet.
- Only assists terraforming projects on worlds in the same star system.