A infrastructure building of the The Beyond. Produces 16 Happiness and 2 Knowledge.
Related
- Zone: Infrastructure
- Era: The Beyond
- Produces: Happiness
- Produces: Knowledge
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Overview
The Shield Pylon is an infrastructure building of the The Beyond that holds the city together: it provides the services, storage, defence, or power that let everything around it run.
As a Infrastructure structure, the Shield Pylon belongs to the infrastructure side of the city. Introduced in The Beyond, the era of arcologies and the orbital dawn.
Gameplay
Build cost. Raising the Shield Pylon costs 4 Gold, 80 Energy, and 45 Knowledge. Plan the spend against your current stockpiles before you commit the plot.
Footprint. It occupies a 2x2 plot, so leave room on the map before you place it.
Height. The Shield Pylon is a single-floor building, which keeps its layout simple but makes the surrounding road and service network carry more of the planning weight.
Output. Once built it produces 16 Happiness and 2 Knowledge each turn, feeding Happiness and Knowledge into your economy.
Upkeep. It draws 18 Energy in upkeep every turn whether or not it is producing, so weigh the running cost against the benefit.
Related
- Produces: Happiness and Knowledge
- Zone: Infrastructure
- Era: The Beyond
- Interior: Power Control Room
Interior & support
Use the Power Control Room support view for the Shield Pylon. Its interior support is a control-room style station: operators watch capacity, coverage, and network pressure so the building's service role stays understandable.
Update history
Introduced in The Beyond, the era of arcologies and the orbital dawn.