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* [[Planetary Buildings#Launchpad|Launchpad]] - A building dedicated to moving materials and goods to and from the planet. Similar in function to the rocket launch function of the Command Center, but superior as it is connected to a Cargo Link in orbit above the planet, from where the owner can import and export goods. Very costly, however.

* [[Planetary Buildings#Planetary Links|Planetary Links]] - These can essentially be thought of as railroads, connecting different structures. In addition to being built (which has a base cost plus a distance cost) actual routes have to be defined using the links to route specific products across your planetary network. They have a finite capacity in m3 per hour and can be upgraded.

=== Deploying a Command Center ===

[[File:PlacingPlasmaCC.png|right|Placing a Plasma CC]]To get started on building stuff you need to first deploy a Command Center (CC) of any size to your target planet. Pick up the largest size available to you that fits the planet type you're aiming for and put it in your cargo hold (large CCs may take an industrial or other large ship to fit). There is no drawback to larger CCs other than the initial cost, and all kinds of benefits.

Consider first which resources you're targeting and where they are, placing your CC at some ideal spot near them. You'll usually end up placing your CC on the edge of one resource type (or a "pair" of resources that usually hang out together) with another resource type growing in intensity the further it gets from the white "peak" of the first. Whether or not resources are grouped, opposed to each other, live in bands, etc, depends on the planet type. See [[Planet]] for more details.

With the Build menu up, select the "Command Centers" menu and CCs of the specific size will light up, ready to be placed. If all are grayed out, make sure you put the CC in your cargo hold, that you are undocked, and that you are not at your colony cap ([[Skills:Planet Management#Interplanetary Consolidation|Interplanetary Consolidation]] skill). Drop the CC in the target spot and after it is placed be sure to click the "Submit" button that now appears in the UI to your left. Almost nothing in Planetary Interaction is finalized until you click "Submit" and you can group some orders before submitting them.

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 * [[Planetary Buildings#Launchpad|Launchpad]] - A building dedicated to moving materials and goods to and from the planet. Similar in function to the rocket launch function of the Command Center, but superior as it is connected to a Cargo Link in orbit above the planet, from where the owner can import and export goods. Very costly, however.
 * [[Planetary Buildings#Planetary Links|Planetary Links]] - These can essentially be thought of as railroads, connecting different structures. In addition to being built (which has a base cost plus a distance cost) actual routes have to be defined using the links to route specific products across your planetary network. They have a finite capacity in m3 per hour and can be upgraded.
+=== Deploying a Command Center ===
+[[File:PlacingPlasmaCC.png|right|Placing a Plasma CC]]To get started on building stuff you need to first deploy a Command Center (CC) of any size to your target planet. Pick up the largest size available to you that fits the planet type you're aiming for and put it in your cargo hold (large CCs may take an industrial or other large ship to fit). There is no drawback to larger CCs other than the initial cost, and all kinds of benefits.
+Consider first which resources you're targeting and where they are, placing your CC at some ideal spot near them. You'll usually end up placing your CC on the edge of one resource type (or a "pair" of resources that usually hang out together) with another resource type growing in intensity the further it gets from the white "peak" of the first. Whether or not resources are grouped, opposed to each other, live in bands, etc, depends on the planet type. See [[Planet]] for more details.
+With the Build menu up, select the "Command Centers" menu and CCs of the specific size will light up, ready to be placed. If all are grayed out, make sure you put the CC in your cargo hold, that you are undocked, and that you are not at your colony cap ([[Skills:Planet Management#Interplanetary Consolidation|Interplanetary Consolidation]] skill). Drop the CC in the target spot and after it is placed be sure to click the "Submit" button that now appears in the UI to your left. Almost nothing in Planetary Interaction is finalized until you click "Submit" and you can group some orders before submitting them.