shipbuilding Tech Comparison
Titan Frame Engineering vs Battleship Doctrine
Comparing the Titan Frame Engineering (Tier 4) 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 | Titan Frame Engineering | Battleship Doctrine |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | T4 | T3 |
| Research time | 60 | 30▼ |
| metal cost | 150,000 | 80,000▼ |
| crystal cost | 75,000 | 40,000▼ |
| antimatter cost | 1,000 | 300▼ |
| Effect | enables titan class: true | enables battleship class: true |
▼ 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
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 Battleship Doctrine is the lower-tier prerequisite step and typically comes first in the shipbuilding branch, opening the path toward Titan Frame Engineering.