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Open the Manage Plots tab of the Map and select a New Plot from the list at the top. In the middle are sliders for adjusting the size of the plot relative to the centre with the sum of the directions along an axis being able to range from 1-20. Click the Create New Plot button to be able to place the plot of the selected size on the map along the ecliptic by left clicking. The player then has the choice to pay the Real Estate Transfer Tax for the plot or to ignore it. The tax costs between 1,000 and 7,000 credits per km3 depending on location and notoriety with the faction who owns the sector. If the player ignores the tax the owning faction of the sector will attack any station modules built in that plot. Plots placed in Xenon or unowned sectors will not need to pay anything. The player can then click Continue to enter the Plan Build UI for station construction.
Construction
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Planning
The construction of a station requires some planning. It is only possible to plan stations using Blueprints that the player has already obtained. Blueprints are acquired from Faction Representatives, Data Leaks and Space Suit EMPs. (see below). Note that modules will be constructed in the order of their placement meaning priority modules should be placed first. The actual construction (i.e. hire a builder ship) should commence after all modules have been place and equipped with turrets and shield because any change on a module already build will recycle that module at the cost of part of the resources required. One of the upper right buttons of the construction screen provides the option to save the current construction and the player is encouraged to use that option frequently during the construction.
Station Module Blueprints
When starting the game the player has access to 17 basic Blueprints, which allows for building rudimentary stations. In order to construct more complex stations, and station defenses (see "Station Defenses" section below), further Blueprints must be acquired. Blueprints are acquired from Faction Representatives, Data Leaks and Space Suit EMPs. As additional Blueprints are unlocked, they become listed in the player's Encyclopedia.
The 17 Station Module Blueprints available at gamestart:
Faction Representatives will show you the full list of Station Module Blueprints their Faction offers. The Sector that a Faction Representative is based in is listed in the Faction's entry in the in-game Encyclopedia (expand the "Factions" group in the image above). If unsure what station they are on, you can ask local NPCs for directions.
The full list of modules available for Argon and Paranid stations are in the following images. Since the Teladi produce Teladianium-based equipment, they offer a Teladianium Production Module instead of a Refined Metals Production Module. Similarly, Teladi Representatives offer several modules that utilise Teladianium instead of Refined Metals but have the same name as their Argon and Paranid counterpart modules.
Construction Guide
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