shipbuilding Tech Comparison
Rapid Fabrication vs Battleship Doctrine
Comparing the Rapid Fabrication (Tier 2) and Battleship Doctrine (Tier 3), 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 | Rapid Fabrication | Battleship Doctrine |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | T2 | T3 |
| Research time | 9▼ | 30 |
| metal cost | 12,000▼ | 80,000 |
| crystal cost | 6,000▼ | 40,000 |
| antimatter cost | — | 300▼ |
| Effect | +20% -ship build time | enables battleship class: true |
▼ marks the lower resource / time cost. Cheaper isn't always better — weigh it against the effect each tech unlocks.
Rapid Fabrication
Parallel nanofab bays reduce all ship build times by an additional 20%.
Unlocks buildings: nanofab bay
Requires: shipbuilding 1
Battleship Doctrine
Heavy-keel construction standards and reinforced spinal mounts unlock the Battleship hull class.
Unlocks buildings: battleship drydock
Unlocks ships: kraken battleship, nova battleship
Requires: shipbuilding 3
Which Should You Research First?
The Rapid Fabrication is the lower-tier prerequisite step and typically comes first in the shipbuilding branch, opening the path toward Battleship Doctrine.