shipbuilding Tech Comparison
Rapid Fabrication vs Void Interceptor Doctrine III
Comparing the Rapid Fabrication (Tier 2) and Void Interceptor Doctrine III (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 | Void Interceptor Doctrine III |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | T2 | T3 |
| Research time | 9 | 6▼ |
| metal cost | 12,000 | 6,000▼ |
| crystal cost | 6,000 | 3,600▼ |
| Effect | +20% -ship build time | unlock ship: void-reaper |
▼ 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
Void Interceptor Doctrine III
Unlocks construction of the void-reaper (fighter class).
Unlocks ships: void reaper
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 Void Interceptor Doctrine III.