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- a Construction Vessel (a very large ship that can be purchased in most shipyards that sell XL ships),
- and an Architect (someone trained in station construction who can be hired from most stations and assigned to your construction vessel. See the section on Interaction for details on how to hire Personnel).
Locations for new stations are regulated to assure that stations are not built so close to each other so as to collide or choke off shipping.
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- Acquire a Construction Vessel,
- make sure that your Construction Vessel has Construction URVs and Cargolifters
- make sure that your Construction Vessel is in your own squad - Hire an Architect and assign him or her to work at your Construction Vessel,
- Find a spot in space that has been designated for new station construction,
- these designations designated spaces appear as icons in space that look like cubes in an isometric view - Select “Build”.
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