base construction

[NeoRad]

I propose to add this feature:

You can speed up the construction of the module by 50% paying the certain amount, as if hired additional personnel

[BobbyDylan]

Hmmm... This could be usefull. Especially if you need to get a footprint into a region quickly, to stop it pulling out.

[Belmakor]

Base construction times at the moment are actually quite quick i feel. I seem to remember a hangar in the original took about 30 days, am i right? If they were made longer then having an option to speed construction might be nice but it might not fit into the balance of play.

[IceVamp]

Yeah, I mean, it FEELS like it takes forever, but two weeks to set up a minimal functioning base? Those entrepreneurs are bad ass.

[thothkins]

Much like Belamkor, I feel that the construction is quick, relative to EU.

I've thought that the modules take as long as they do, because there is the rock to be dug into to create the undergorund space. That's going to take as long as it takes, before you can even think of building in the space.

So, if something like this were to be introduced, there should still be a baseline minimum of X days for all modules that represents that part of the work.

[Safe-Keeper]

That's... actually not a bad idea.

How about this -- allow the player to assign Engineers to the construction of facilities to make them build faster. I don't know how much each Engineer would contribute, but I think it'd be a cool feature. Much of the time, especially early in the game, my engineers aren't doing much anyway, and this would be a great way to make them worth the pay.

That, and it's only realistic that larger bases, with more staff, would be able to complete projects faster.

[erutan]

The engineer idea is intriguing. Even mid-late game it'd be a balance of not producing weapons/armor while helping with building speed, or just a reward for managing your economy very well.