Generate Boost in space?

[TheExdeathAlive]

I’m at a point where its possible to expand into the inner or outer solar system but I’m heavily bottlenecked by my boost income. I already have mines on mars and the moon but if I want to build anything anywhere i need like 500 boost. Do I need some sort of space building like the operations center?

[not madattak]

You only need boost if A) you don't have all the resources for the thing you're trying to build or B) you're trying to build a new base and you don't have a construction module nearby

[Zuul]

You shouldn't need hardly any boost at all. Boost is for lifting materials off of Earth and into space. If your mining operations are already up and you have significant stocks of space based materials, boost costs to build should be absolutely minimal.

Your issue at that point is one of time, time for a constructed building to reach the target. This is where the facilities that can build come into play. Get one of those out somewhere, and then IT can build the new facilities and drastically cut down on the time to deploy new structures.

Boost though should absolutely not be a significant consideration after the early game, unless you're missing a construction material.

[TheExdeathAlive]

Originally posted by Zuul:

You shouldn't need hardly any boost at all. Boost is for lifting materials off of Earth and into space. If your mining operations are already up and you have significant stocks of space based materials, boost costs to build should be absolutely minimal.

Your issue at that point is one of time, time for a constructed building to reach the target. This is where the facilities that can build come into play. Get one of those out somewhere, and then IT can build the new facilities and drastically cut down on the time to deploy new structures.

Boost though should absolutely not be a significant consideration after the early game, unless you're missing a construction material.

Does this mean when I want to build my first module on Mercury I have to pay with boost unless I have a station with a construction module nearby? If so, how far is the range? Would a station at Sun-Venus L5 count for Mercury & Venus?