shipbuilding Tech Comparison
Titan Frame Engineering vs Self-Repairing Hulls
Comparing the Titan Frame Engineering (Tier 4) and Self-Repairing Hulls (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 | Titan Frame Engineering | Self-Repairing Hulls |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | T4 | T3 |
| Research time | 60 | 18▼ |
| metal cost | 150,000 | 35,000▼ |
| crystal cost | 75,000 | 18,000▼ |
| antimatter cost | 1,000▼ | — |
| Effect | enables titan class: true | +2% out of combat repair per min |
▼ marks the lower resource / time cost. Cheaper isn't always better — weigh it against the effect each tech unlocks.
Titan Frame Engineering
Unlocks Titan-class warships — the largest buildable vessel class.
Unlocks buildings: titan shipyard
Unlocks ships: titan mk1
Requires: shipbuilding 3
Self-Repairing Hulls
Nanite-laced hull plating repairs 2% of max HP per minute outside combat.
Requires: shipbuilding 2
Which Should You Research First?
The Self-Repairing Hulls is the lower-tier prerequisite step and typically comes first in the shipbuilding branch, opening the path toward Titan Frame Engineering.