I don't know what to do with Anchorages and other stations

[Skorpzy]

What do I do with them? what purpose do they serve? am I meant to combine them with shipyards? increased fleet cap = more ships. That's how I logically determine their use but I could be wrong, so I am writing this post to confirm.

Should I add a crew quarters to an Anchorage?

Also, how do Bastions work?

This question applies to both station subtypes: What buildings should I choose?


PS: I know how Trade hubs work, I don't need help with those.

[teron]

Anchorages are just used for increasing fleet cap. They work best as a pure Anchorage station with a Naval Logistics Office building. Since those combine give +6 fleet capacity per each Anchorage.

Or you can just spam fortresses on resource worlds when you have nothing else to build, since solider Jobs give +4 naval capacity. Plus fortresses give housing for those populations

Citadel are the highest level star base, you mainly use them for the following:

• Ship yard stations: since titan and colossus building stuctures can only be built at them
  
• Military stations choke points: since you can only build ion cannons at bastions

For crew quarters, it is best in the station you tend to park your fleets at.

[MozarteanChaos]

you can combine them with shipyards, but they're more resource-efficient on their own since you just need 1 naval logistics office for 6 anchorages, rather than 2 or 3 depending on how you'd set them up otherwise.

[Meewec]

i keep 2-3 pure shipyards depending on empire size, a few get used for trade or trade protection and border protection and then the rest are pure anchorages.

anchorage starbases i try to place in black hole systems and systems with enclaves in them.

[Lady Crimson (RIP)]

Most star bases, unless you want a defensive point, or are running low on ship production, should be used for trade or naval cap.

[H11DN-D4NG3R]

I suggest building Pure(6) anchorages on black holes. And generally you only need naval logistic office on them, then the resource building.(and if on blackhole with you should probly do) the black hole building(+10 physics), and if needed, The Food building.
Or place them on Enclaves, with same thing except with the Enclave buildings(art/research)