Settlements

Settlements can be built on certain planets, and can generate goods to sell at Space Station markets. There are currently two types of settlements available for regular users: Grain farming on Ceres, and Iron mining on Vulcan. There are also 6 planets available for settlement for premium players. In order to be able to land on a planet to start a settlement, you will need to find and purchase a land deed contract at a Space Station. For premium planets, you will also have to pay a small monthly fee (USD 99c at time of writing) when you first try to land on a premium planet.

To build your settlement, you must first 'plan' a building, supply it with required materials, then wait for construction to finish.

Costs

(In no particular order)

Building	Ir	Ti	Al	Ca	Gn	MR	FR	Ur
Transport Grid	10	1	1	1
Water Tower	1		10
Fission Power Plant	100	1	10	1				1
Residential Tower	250	10	100	3
Warehouse	200		10	2
Entertainment Complex	100	1	20	1
Iron Mine	150	1	1	1		1
Grain Farm	100		1	1	1		1

Ir = Iron, Ti = Titanium, Al = Aluminium, Ca = Carbon, Gn = Grain, MR = Mining Robots, FR = Farming Robots, Ur = Uranium

Building Function

Transport Grid

Connects buildings together, and must be built next to existing transport grids. Production is increased (e.g. for Grain Farms and Iron Mines) by connecting those buildings with Water, Residential Towers, Power, Water, and Entertainment Complexes.

Water Tower

Delicious water! Provides productivity increase, as long as there is enough to go around. Clicking on a water tower will show the settlement demand and the water currently available from all water towers. Each water tower gives 500 water units.

Fission Power Plant

Delicious fission! Increases productivity: each power plant provides 500 power units.

Residential Tower

Increases productivity: each tower provides 300 people.

Warehouse

With a warehouse, your goods produced from all farms or mines will be stored in one central location. You can also use it to store any other goods your ship is holding. This can be useful for clearing your hold: then your entire hold can be used for trading.

Entertainment Complex

Increases the morale of your workers, which in turn increases productivity. The restaurants in the entertainment complex consume a small amount of Vegetables, Meat, Fruit, and Grain so make sure you have stock available in your warehouse.

Iron Mine

It mines for iron! Will produce an amount of iron each day, with productivity increased by supplying water, people, and power. You can click on your mine to fill your ship with it's produce. If you have a warehouse, all iron from all mines will be stored centrally.

Grain Farm

Grain is tasty, and is also good for making expensive pillows. Your grain farm will produce an amount of grain each day, with productivity increased by supplying water, people, and power. You can click on your farm to fill your ship with it's produce. If you have a warehouse, all grain from all farms will be stored centrally.