Stations

Stations can serve multiple roles in a star system. They can serve as a small city, a storage station, a fuel outpost, or even a military base if need be. Stations cost quite a lot of money to make and need a large amount of resources to build. It also takes up to a year to make a new station, depending on the size. Stations come in three sizes: Small, Medium, and Large.

Small stations are easy, cheap, and fast to build. They are often the first thing that gets built in a new area. They can hold a small amount of commodities and hold a few small to medium sized ships. It works best as a fueling outpost placed on the outer edges of civilization.

Medium stations are the average station, built in most areas. They provide large amounts of cargo space and have enough shields and weapons to defend themselves from small offensive forces. Not only can the store multiple medium ships, but they can also holster a security force to protect the system they are in.

Large stations are quite rare, and are only really found in valuable systems. They cost massive amounts of money and resources, and can take from half a year to a year to build. These things are the beasts of civilization. They can hold multiple large ships, and even dock ships outside the station if it runs out of internal space. It has a huge amount of shields and powerful weaponry. It can defend against a military force on its own until reinforcements arrive. These usually are placed in military, political, and economical capitals of superpowers. They are expensive to buy and cheap to sell at, as many tourists flock to these stations.