Ships are built at colonies with shipyard buildings. Select a colony, open its build queue, and choose a ship design. Ships cost production points and take multiple turns to complete.
Ship Types
- Scout — Fast and cheap, ideal for exploration.
- Corvette — Light combat vessel, effective in numbers.
- Destroyer — Balanced warship with moderate firepower.
- Cruiser — Heavy warship with strong weapons and armor.
- Battleship — Capital ship, extremely powerful but expensive.
- Colony Ship — Unarmed settler transport for colonization.
Ship Components
As you research new technologies, better weapons, armor, and systems become available. Ships built after a tech breakthrough automatically use your best available components.