shipbuilding Tech Comparison
Carrier Drone Doctrine V vs Iron Titan Heavy Assault IV
Comparing the Carrier Drone Doctrine V (Tier 5) and Iron Titan Heavy Assault IV (Tier 4), both shipbuilding technologies in Starforge MMO. Use this to decide which to queue first when your research lab can only run one project at a time.
Research Comparison
| Attribute | Carrier Drone Doctrine V | Iron Titan Heavy Assault IV |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | T5 | T4 |
| Research time | 10▼ | 30 |
| metal cost | 24,000▼ | 95,000 |
| crystal cost | 14,400▼ | 48,000 |
| antimatter cost | 400▼ | — |
| gas cost | — | 12,000▼ |
| rare elements cost | — | 30▼ |
| Effect | unlock ship: dawn-carrier | +25% battleship armor; +20% siege damage |
▼ marks the lower resource / time cost. Cheaper isn't always better — weigh it against the effect each tech unlocks.
Carrier Drone Doctrine V
Unlocks construction of the dawn-carrier (carrier class).
Unlocks ships: dawn carrier
Iron Titan Heavy Assault IV
Reinforced spinal-mount battleship doctrine pairing layered ablative plating with siege-grade fire control. Unlocks the Iron Titan heavy-assault battleship.
Unlocks ships: iron titan
Requires: shipbuilding 7, heavy battleship frame iv
Which Should You Research First?
The Iron Titan Heavy Assault IV is the lower-tier prerequisite step and typically comes first in the shipbuilding branch, opening the path toward Carrier Drone Doctrine V.