Stations are key to the economy of the game, receiving missions and for equipping new ships. The NPC placed stations have several features that differ from player placed stations including a demand for secondary resources, NPC trading ports and equipment docks count towards demand on the Stock Exchange, ship equipment is only available at NPC stations, Solar Power Plants owned by NPCs do not require Crystals to operate and some station types cannot be built by the player (eg. shipyards).
This section covers both NPC stations and those able to be built by the player listing outputs, resource requirements, yields, availability, ware consumption by NPC stations and estimated profits.
Purchasable Stations by Race
| Station Name | Argon | Boron | Paranid | Split | Teladi | Terran | Yaki* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price (Cr.) | Race Rank Required | Price (Cr.) | Race Rank Required | Price (Cr.) | Race Rank Required | Price (Cr.) | Race Rank Required | Price (Cr.) | Race Rank Required | Price (Cr.) | Race Rank Required | Price (Cr.) | |
| Advanced Drone Factory | 2,898,204 | +5 | - | - | 2,616,432 | 3,035,320 | |||||||
| Advanced Satellite Factory | 3,233,208 | +5 | - | - | - | - | 3,389,028 | ||||||
| Ammunition Factory | 2,830,680 | +5 | - | - | - | - | 2,830,680 | ||||||
| Aurora Missile Factory | - | - | - | - | 2,155,472 | - | - | ||||||
| Bio Gas Factory L | - | - | 561,528 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Bio Gas Factory M | - | - | 224,636 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Bliss Place L | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,564,320 | ||||
| Bliss Place M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,584,144 | ||||
| BoFu Chemical Lab L | - | - | 2,024,976 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| BoFu Chemical Lab M | - | - | 809,992 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Cahoona Bakery L | 2,187,480 | +4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Cahoona Bakery M | 874,980 | +4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Carbo Cake Factory L | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Carbo Cake Factory M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Cattle Ranch L | 687,480 | +3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Cattle Ranch M | 275,016 | +3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Chelt Space Aquarium L | - | - | - | - | - | - | 592,496 | ||||||
| Chelt Space Aquarium M | - | - | - | - | - | - | 236,972 | ||||||
| Chip Plant | 5,599,036 | +5 | 5,012,124 | 6,778,056 | 6,487,196 | ||||||||
| Cluster Flak Array Forge | 12,039,488 | +8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Complex Construction Kit | 259,696 | +5 | 259,696 | 259,696 | 259,696 | 259,696 | |||||||
| Computer Plant | 1,733,468 | +5 | 1,415,340 | 1,733,468 | 1,655,560 | ||||||||
| Concussion Impulse Generator Forge | 9,572,120 | +7 | 9,189,456 | 9,380,204 | 9,762,864 | ||||||||
| Crystal Fab L | 6,492,388 | +5 | 6,622,236 | 6,531,344 | 6,583,284 | ||||||||
| Crystal Fab M | 3,129,332 | +5 | 2,973,516 | 3,440,968 | 3,285,148 | ||||||||
| Cyclone Missile Factory | - | - | 8,823,156 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Disintegrator Rifles Fab | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,246,368 | ||||||
| Dragonfly Missile Factory | - | - | 1,045,276 | - | - | 954,380 | |||||||
| Dream Farm L | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 687,480 | ||||
| Dream Farm M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 275,016 | ||||
| Drone Factory | 2,898,204 | +5 | 2,349,724 | - | - | 3,035,320 | |||||||
| EMP Rifle Assembly Facility | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| EMPC Forge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Energy Bolt Chaingun Ammunition Forge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Energy Bolt Chaingun Forge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Equipment Dock | 51,160,024 | +7 | 48,692,916 | 48,368,296 | 48,043,676 | ||||||||
| Firefly Missile Factory | 714,164 | +4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Firestorm Torpedo Factory | 10,952,660 | +7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Flail Missile Production Facility | 2,876,128 | +5 | 2,876,128 | 2,876,128 | 2,876,128 | ||||||||
| Flak Artillery Array Forge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Flavour Pack Production Facility L | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Flavour Pack Production Facility M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Flower Farm L | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Flower Farm M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Food Preparation Facility L | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Food Preparation Facility M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Fragmentation Bomb Launcher Forge | - | - | - | - | 5,126,392 | - | - | ||||||
| Gauss Cannon Ammunition Forge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Gauss Cannon Forge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Ghoul Missile Manufacturing Plant | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Hammer Torpedo Fabrication Facility | 2,876,128 | +5 | 2,876,128 | 2,876,128 | 2,876,128 | ||||||||
| High Energy Plasma Thrower Forge | 6,850,768 | +6 | - | - | 6,713,716 | 6,987,760 | |||||||
| Hornet Missile Factory | - | - | - | - | 2,934,560 | - | - | ||||||
| Hull Plating Production Facility M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Hurricane Missile Factory | - | - | - | - | 2,447,632 | - | - | ||||||
| Ice Harvesting Facility L | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Ice Harvesting Facility M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Impulse Ray Emitter Forge | 2,721,092 | +5 | 2,572,804 | - | - | 2,362,060 | |||||||
| Incendiary Bomb Launcher Forge (Teladi) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11,372,068 | ||||
| Ion Cannon Forge | - | - | 14,096,276 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Ion Disrupter Forge | - | - | 10,461,836 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Ion Mine Fab | - | - | 2,246,368 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Ion Pulse Generator Forge | - | - | 10,434,568 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Ion Shard Railgun Forge | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10,065,800 | ||||||
| Keris Drone Factory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Lasertower Factory | 1,220,568 | +5 | - | - | 1,220,568 | 1,103,708 | |||||||
| Low-yield Sidearms Fab | 2,246,368 | +5 | - | - | 2,246,368 | 2,246,368 | |||||||
| M/A-M Warhead Production Fab M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Mass Driver Forge | 3,999,312 | +6 | - | - | - | - | 4,212,260 | ||||||
| Massom Mill L | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,012,512 | ||||||
| Massom Mill M | - | - | - | - | - | - | 804,992 | ||||||
| Matter/Anti-Matter Launcher Forge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Matter/Anti-Matter Mine Fab | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Mobile Drilling System Factory | - | - | - | - | 4,264,200 | - | - | ||||||
| Mosquito Missile Factory | 603,792 | +4 | 551,852 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Ore Mine L | 905,688 | +3 | 1,139,416 | 993,336 | 818,040 | ||||||||
| Ore Mine M | 449,988 | +3 | 549,972 | 494,980 | 409,020 | ||||||||
| Phantom Missile Fabrication Facility | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Particle Accelerator Cannon Forge | 4,196,680 | +6 | 4,028,788 | 4,112,732 | 4,280,560 | ||||||||
| Phased Repeater Gun Forge | 4,856,308 | +6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Phased Shockwave Cannon Forge | - | - | - | - | 8,917,944 | - | - | ||||||
| Photon Pulse Cannon Forge | 12,777,020 | +8 | 12,265,940 | 12,521,480 | 13,032,560 | ||||||||
| Plankton Farm L | - | - | 799,992 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Plankton Farm M | - | - | 320,008 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Plasma Burst Generator Forge (Teladi) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6,946,856 | ||||
| Point Singularity Projector Forge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Poltergeist Missile Fabrication Facility | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Protein Paste Blending Facility L | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Protein Paste Blending Facility M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Pulsed Beam Emitter Forge | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9,068,568 | ||||||
| Quantum Tube Fab | 4,135,652 | +5 | 5,051,080 | 4,590,120 | 4,590,120 | ||||||||
| Rastar Refinery L | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,512,556 | ||||||
| Rastar Refinery M | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,116,692 | ||||||
| Recon Drone Construction facility | - | - | 2,349,724 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Rimes Fact L | 1,999,980 | +4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Rimes Fact M | 799,992 | +4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Satellite Factory | 746,624 | +4 | 876,472 | - | - | 967,364 | |||||||
| Scruffin Farm L | - | - | - | - | - | - | 799,992 | ||||||
| Scruffin Farm M | - | - | - | - | - | - | 320,008 | ||||||
| Shadow Missile Construction Facility | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Shield Production Facility 1GJ | - | - | 8,159,636 | - | - | 9,063,376 | |||||||
| Shield Production Facility 1MJJ | 1,630,888 | +5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Shield Production Facility 2GJ | 12,268,020 | +8 | - | - | 13,561,300 | - | - | ||||||
| Shield Production Facility 200MJ | 6,336,572 | +6 | 5,386,084 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Shield Production Facility 25MJ | - | - | - | - | 3,999,312 | 3,427,980 | |||||||
| Shield Production Facility 5MJ | - | - | - | - | 2,150,280 | - | - | ||||||
| Silicon Mine L | 1,139,416 | +3 | 1,402,356 | 1,227,060 | 1,022,552 | ||||||||
| Silicon Mine M | 549,972 | +3 | 623,268 | 545,360 | 499,980 | ||||||||
| Silkworm Missile Factory | 2,876,128 | +5 | - | - | - | - | 3,012,468 | ||||||
| Snail Ranch L | - | - | - | - | 750,000 | - | - | ||||||
| Snail Ranch M | - | - | - | - | 300,012 | - | - | ||||||
| Solar Power Plant L | 11,014,336 | +4 | 9,904,140 | 11,569,436 | 12,124,536 | ||||||||
| Solar Power Plant M | 4,895,260 | +4 | 4,401,840 | 5,141,972 | 5,388,684 | ||||||||
| Solar Power Plant XL | 19,581,044 | +4 | 17,607,360 | 20,567,888 | 21,554,732 | ||||||||
| Soyery L | - | - | - | - | 2,087,496 | - | - | ||||||
| Soyery M | - | - | - | - | 1,077,736 | - | - | ||||||
| Soyfarm L | - | - | - | - | 1,199,988 | - | - | ||||||
| Soyfarm M | - | - | - | - | 479,984 | - | - | ||||||
| Space Fuel Distillery L | 5,500,028 | +4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5,500,028 | ||||
| Space Fuel Distillery M | 1,999,980 | +4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,999,980 | ||||
| Space Jewellery L | - | - | - | - | 2,658,632 | - | - | ||||||
| Space Jewellery M | - | - | - | - | 1,181,616 | - | - | ||||||
| Spectre Missile Manufacturing Facility | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| SQUASH Mine Factory | - | - | - | - | 2,246,368 | 2,019,132 | |||||||
| Starburst Shockwave Cannon Forge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Stott Mixery L | - | - | 2,483,340 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Stott Mixery M | - | - | 1,103,708 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Sun Oil Refinery L | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Sun Oil Refinery M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Teladianium Foundry L | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Teladianium Foundry M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Tempest Missile Factory | - | - | 7,706,464 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Thunderbolt Missile Factory | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,025,452 | ||||||
| Tomahawk Missile Manufacturing Plant | 2,876,128 | +5 | 2,876,128 | 2,876,128 | 2,876,128 | ||||||||
| Tornado Missile Factory | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5,810,688 | ||||||
| Tracker Mine Fab | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,246,368 | ||||||
| Tractor Beam Factory | - | - | - | - | 14,200,152 | - | - | ||||||
| Trading Station | 29,929,912 | +6 | 30,514,228 | 29,800,064 | 29,215,752 | ||||||||
| Typhoon Missile Factory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| USC Food Supply Factory L | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| USC Food Supply Factory M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Vita Kai Production Plant L | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Vita Kai Production Plant M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Wasp Missile Factory | 1,525,712 | +5 | - | - | 1,447,804 | 1,675,036 | |||||||
| Water Purification Plant L | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Water Purification Plant M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Weapon Component Factory | 720,656 | +5 | 655,732 | 623,268 | 688,192 | ||||||||
| Wheat Farm L | 917,504 | +3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 917,504 | ||||
| Wheat Farm M | 367,016 | +3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 367,016 | ||||
| Wraith Missile Production Plant | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
* The Yaki shipyard only sells stations if the player sides with Beryll during the Shady Business plot.
NPC Stations
These stations are owned by NPCs and cannot be brought however some can be obtained by boarding TL ships going to replace destroyed stations
| Station Name | Race | Obtainability | Recommended sectors to obtain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argon Stock Exchange | Argon | ||
| Atreus Headquarters | Boron | ||
| Beryll Research Station | Argon | ||
| Boron Stock Exchange | Boron | ||
| Dark Space Installation | Terran | ||
| Drone Production Facility | Argon, Split | ||
| Duke's Haven | Pirates | ||
| Dumbfire Missile Production Complex | Argon, Boron, Paranid, Split | ||
| Federal Argon Installation | Argon | ||
| Federal Argon Shipyard | Argon | ||
| Goner Temple | Goners | ||
| Headquarters | Argon | ||
| Heavy Shield Production Complex | Argon, Boron, Paranid, Split | ||
| Heavy Weapons Complex | Argon, Boron, Paranid, Split | ||
| High Yield Production Complex | Argon, Boron,Paranid, Split | ||
| Image Recognition Production Complex | Argon, Boron, Paranid, Split | ||
| Incendiary Bomb Launcher Forge (Pirates) | Pirates | ||
| Jonferco Headquarters | Argon | ||
| Jonferco Research Station | Argon | ||
| Light Shield Production Complex | Argon, Boron, Paranid, Split | ||
| Light Weapons Complex | Argon, Boron, Paranid, Split | ||
| Marine Training Barracks M | Argon | Yes | |
| Medium Shield Production Complex | Argon, Boron, Paranid, Split | ||
| Medium Weapons Complex | Argon, Boron, Paranid, Split | ||
| Military Base | Terran | ||
| Military Outpost | Argon, Boron, Paranid, Split | ||
| NMMC Headquarters | Teladi | ||
| Orbital Defence Station | Terran | ||
| Orbital Patrol Base | Terran | ||
| OTAS HQ | Argon | ||
| OTAS Shipyard | Argon | ||
| Paranid Communications Facility | Paranid | ||
| Paranid Shipyard | Paranid | ||
| Paranid Stock Exchange | Paranid | ||
| Pirate Base | Pirates | ||
| Pirate Stock Exchange | Pirates | ||
| Plasma Burst Generator Forge (Pirates) | Pirates | ||
| Plutarch Mining Corporation HQ | Argon | ||
| Rehabilitation Facility M | Pirates | Yes | |
| Royal boron Research Station | Boron | ||
| Royal Boron Shipyard | Boron | ||
| Saturn Research Station | Terran | ||
| Seeker Missile Production Complex | Argon, Boron, Paranid, Split | ||
| Special Weapons Production Complex | Argon, Boron, Paranid, Split | ||
| Split Shipyard | Split | ||
| Split Stock Exchange | Split | ||
| Strong Arms HQ | Split | ||
| Swarm Missile Production Complex | Argon, Boron, Paranid, Split | ||
| Teladi Stock Exchange | Teladi | ||
| Terracorp HQ | Argon | ||
| Terran Stock Exchange | Terran | ||
| USC Orbital Logistics Dock | Terran | ||
| USC Orbital Supply Base | Terran | ||
| USC Orbital Support Station | Terran | ||
| Unknown Aldrin Base | Terran | ||
| Xenon Station | Xenon | ||
| Yaki Stock Exchange | Yaki |
Mission Reward Stations
| Station Name | Mission | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Corporation Headquarters | ||
| Player Headquarters | ||
| Xenon Hub |
Stations of Questionable Obtainability
Similar to the Ice Harvesting Facility in X3: Terran Conflict some stations may be rare boarding only rewards however, not enough data exists to verify the obtainability of these stations in vanilla.
| Station Name | Race | Rumoured Method to Obtain |
|---|---|---|
| Terracorp Nividium Mine | Argon (Terracorp) | Rarely found on boarded Mammoth TLs going to construct Terracorp stations |
| Pirate Base | Pirates | Occasionally found on boarded Mobile Pirate Base Hauler TLs, which themselves are extremely rare |
| Spacefly Farm | Split | Rarely found on boarded Elephant TLs going to construct stations |