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The Bulldozer is produced in a car factory.
Materials research is produced in a chemistry lab.
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Construction units are unique. They are only needed for doing new building construction and upgrades. Note, that producing Construction units needs to be done in multiples of eight (8). The cost of a bulldozer can cause your unit cost to be higher than normal. Construction units need 0.125x Bulldozer. Meaning 8 construction units can be made from 1 Bulldozer. If, you made 1 construction unit the price of 1 full bulldozer would be used. If, you made 2 construction units the price of 1 full bulldozer will be split between the two. And so on all the way up to the correct amount of 8.
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Construction of buildings and building upgrades require resources instead of cash ($). The following resources are needed for new construction and building upgrades:
Reinforced concrete, bricks, planks, and construction units.
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When building a new building or upgrading an existing building there will be a menu that shows the resources needed. The monetary costs are an approximation of the value of needed resources. Market value may differ from this reference value. It is suggested to find the materials through contracts to save on building and/or upgrade costs.
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When building upgrades are needed, obtaining any of the required materials; will pull them from your warehouse stock. While, any missing materials will buy from the Exchange.
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The above image shows 2x Construction units were in the warehouse. The rest of the materials are showing the prices of the materials on the exchange. By pressing UPGRADE NOW, the game will process the Reinforced concrete, Bricks, and Planks at the exchange price listed. The total cost coming to $8,971 for this upgrade ($2,071 over the reference cost).
The reference cost is the price for each building in the encyclopedia
The cost inflation (savings) is the difference in reference cost to actual construction costReference cost:
How much should the upgrade cost if all the construction resources were obtained at reference prices. The reference prices are fixed and are used to evaluate buildings value. You can find reference upgrade costs in the encyclopedia.
Cost inflation (savings):
How much your real upgrade cost differs from the reference. Negative number means you are constructing cheaply.
This makes it vital to obtain materials through contracts cheaper than exchange prices. Proper planning and bond scheduling may be needed to make the most out of each upgrade.
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BUILDING VALUE
Building Value (BV), is how the game calculates building reference costs. The Building Value is the scrap value of all your Buildings.
Level 1 Farm is $6,900 scrap value
Level 5 Farm is (5 x $6,900) = $34,500
$34,500 is the total Building Value of a level 5 Farm.
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INCOME STATEMENT
When upgrading buildings the Construction Costs are defined as:
“Value "lost" when upgrading over level 2 or due to overpriced construction materials”
This will show the Difference between Construction Material Costs and the Reference costs.
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SCRAPPING
If a building is level 1 or 2, you will get the full investment back. Any building above level 2 that is scrapped will not receive the full investment back. Destroying a level 5 building will return 5 times the value of a level 1 building.
Case one:
Construction resources for level 5 plantationfarm:
Level 1 | $6,900 |
Level 2 | $6,900 |
Level 3 | $13,800 |
Level 4 | $20,700 |
Level 5 | $27,600 |
Total | $75,900 |
If we scrap this level 5 building then we would receive construction resources back worth:
Level 1 | $6,900 |
Level 2 | $6,900 |
Level 3 | $6,900 |
Level 4 | $6,900 |
Level 5 | $6,900 |
Total | $34,500 |
Case two:
Construction resources for level 2 oil rig:
Level 1 | $69,000 |
Level 2 | $69,000 |
Total | $138,000 |
If we scrap this level 2 building then we would receive construction resources back worth:
Level 1 | $69,000 |
Level 2 | $69,000 |
Total | $138,000 |
When scrapping and/or downgrading buildings the materials are returned at the default reference price. Recovered materials from scrapping will be returned at quality zero (q0).
Reinforced Concrete $166.66
Bricks $2.When scrapping and/or downgrading buildings the materials are returned at a reference price.
See Scrapping Value of Materials (forum link)16
Planks $9.08
Construction Units $2501.71
Note: If you are prospecting Abundance buildings you will see fluctuating Construction Materials prices in your warehouse.
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QUALITY
There is no benefit to having higher quality for new construction and upgrades.
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Library Guides:
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), Guide for Beginners, Research Guide, Executives Guide,
Government Orders Guide, Aerospace Guide