Star Base

Enables creating a defensive Building, a Star Base, in orbit around planets. The Star Base is more powerful than Torpedo Turrets (starting Tech) but more expensive to build and maintain. It has better defense strength and has a beam weapon battery as well as a torpedo battery.

The weapon and defensive strength increases automatically as you gain the relevant tech and the Star Base does not need to be Refit or rebuilt to take advantage of new technologies.

As with Torpedo Turrets, the Star Base does not use Fleet maintenance points and can not move during battle. Ships in combat with a Star Base can exploit terrain features whereas the Star Base cannot. Nonetheless a Star Base is a powerful defence capable of repelling many attacks, and a concerted effort must be applied when attacking a planet defended by a Star Base.