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== Command Centers ==

[[File:CommandCenter2.jpg|left|frameless]][[File:CommandCenter.png|right|Command Center Window]]Command Center is the first building to be deployed and provides the CPU and Powergrid for the colony. Oddly enough, there is actually no need to connect the Command Center to any of your other buildings, unless you want to take advantage of the storage or launch abilities, both of ~~which are outmatched by a Launch Pad~~.

[[File:CommandCenter2.jpg|left|frameless]][[File:CommandCenter.png|right|Command Center Window]] The Command Center is the first building to be deployed and provides the CPU and Powergrid for the colony. Oddly enough, there is actually no need to connect the Command Center to any of your other buildings, unless you want to take advantage of the storage or launch abilities, but a Launchpad has superior capabilities for both, albeit at the cost of more CPU and Powergrid.

To deploy the Command Center you ~~just~~ need to be in space ~~in the system~~ with it in your hold and ~~then~~ view the planet in planet mode. On the build ~~"tab"~~ there will be a Command Center ~~item listed~~ which ~~you will click, showing~~ the ~~command center~~ type for the planet. Assuming you have that type of ~~command center~~ in your hold you can ~~then click it~~ and ~~click where you want to~~ place it. Click ~~submit~~ and you are the proud owner of a new colony.

To deploy the Command Center you need to be in space with it in your cargo hold and view the planet in planet mode. Under the build menu there will be a Command Center submenu which when clicked shows the Command Center type for the planet. Assuming you have that type of Command Center in your cargo hold, you can select and place it. Click "Submit" and you are the proud owner of a new colony.

You can use the rocket icon (or double click the structure) to ~~prepare a~~ launch~~, picking items to include~~, up to ~~the~~ total capacity of ~~the command center (~~500m3). ~~The cost of~~ exporting ~~commodities~~ from ~~the~~ Command Center ~~is 50% greater~~ than ~~via~~ a Launchpad, and it cannot ~~support the~~ import ~~of items~~.

You can use the rocket icon (or double click the structure) to launch commodites stored at the Command Center, up to its total capacity of 500m3. However, exporting costs 50% more from a Command Center than from a Launchpad, and unlike a Launchpad a Command Center cannot import commodities.

You can review the CPU and Powergrid use of your colony from the Command Center window. You can see the same display under the build menu, but only if you have any construction pending. In that case you'll also be able to see two bars indicating how much additional CPU and ~~Grid~~ will be consumed by the pending changes, plus a numeric display of the same.

You can review the CPU and Powergrid use of your colony from the Command Center window. You can see the same display under the build menu, but only if you have any construction pending. In that case you'll also be able to see two bars indicating how much additional CPU and Powergrid will be consumed by the pending changes (the area past the vertical white lines), plus a numeric display of the same.

If the Command Center is decommissioned, all other buildings in the colony will be lost!

The ~~command center is~~ 1000 m3 ~~to transport~~, and is upgraded in place on the planet. When first deployed, it has the profile of a Basic Command Center. Each level increments the power, CPU, and cost as listed below. You need a level of the [[Skills:Planet_Management#Command_Center_Upgrades|Command Center Upgrades]] skill to use each Command Center upgrade beyond Basic.

The Command Center has a volume of 1000 m3, and is upgraded in place on the planet. When first deployed, it has the profile of a Basic Command Center. Each level increments the power, CPU, and cost as listed below. You need a level of the [[Skills:Planet_Management#Command_Center_Upgrades|Command Center Upgrades]] skill to use each Command Center upgrade beyond Basic.

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 == Command Centers ==
-[[File:CommandCenter2.jpg|left|frameless]][[File:CommandCenter.png|right|Command Center Window]]Command Center is the first building to be deployed and provides the CPU and Powergrid for the colony. Oddly enough, there is actually no need to connect the Command Center to any of your other buildings, unless you want to take advantage of the storage or launch abilities, both of which are outmatched by a Launch Pad.
+[[File:CommandCenter2.jpg|left|frameless]][[File:CommandCenter.png|right|Command Center Window]] The Command Center is the first building to be deployed and provides the CPU and Powergrid for the colony. Oddly enough, there is actually no need to connect the Command Center to any of your other buildings, unless you want to take advantage of the storage or launch abilities, but a Launchpad has superior capabilities for both, albeit at the cost of more CPU and Powergrid.
-To deploy the Command Center you just need to be in space in the system with it in your hold and then view the planet in planet mode. On the build "tab" there will be a Command Center item listed which you will click, showing the command center type for the planet. Assuming you have that type of command center in your hold you can then click it and click where you want to place it. Click submit and you are the proud owner of a new colony.
+To deploy the Command Center you need to be in space with it in your cargo hold and view the planet in planet mode. Under the build menu there will be a Command Center submenu which when clicked shows the Command Center type for the planet. Assuming you have that type of Command Center in your cargo hold, you can select and place it. Click "Submit" and you are the proud owner of a new colony.
-You can use the rocket icon (or double click the structure) to prepare a launch, picking items to include, up to the total capacity of the command center (500m<sup>3</sup>). The cost of exporting commodities from the Command Center is 50% greater than via a Launchpad, and it cannot support the import of items.
+You can use the rocket icon (or double click the structure) to launch commodites stored at the Command Center, up to its total capacity of 500m<sup>3</sup>. However, exporting costs 50% more from a Command Center than from a Launchpad, and unlike a Launchpad a Command Center cannot import commodities.
-You can review the CPU and Powergrid use of your colony from the Command Center window. You can see the same display under the build menu, but only if you have any construction pending. In that case you'll also be able to see two bars indicating how much additional CPU and Grid will be consumed by the pending changes, plus a numeric display of the same.
+You can review the CPU and Powergrid use of your colony from the Command Center window. You can see the same display under the build menu, but only if you have any construction pending. In that case you'll also be able to see two bars indicating how much additional CPU and Powergrid will be consumed by the pending changes (the area past the vertical white lines), plus a numeric display of the same.
 If the Command Center is decommissioned, all other buildings in the colony will be lost!
-The command center is 1000 m<sup>3</sup> to transport, and is upgraded in place on the planet.  When first deployed, it has the profile of a Basic Command Center.  Each level increments the power, CPU, and cost as listed below. You need a level of the [[Skills:Planet_Management#Command_Center_Upgrades|Command Center Upgrades]] skill to use each Command Center upgrade beyond Basic.
+The Command Center has a volume of 1000 m<sup>3</sup>, and is upgraded in place on the planet.  When first deployed, it has the profile of a Basic Command Center.  Each level increments the power, CPU, and cost as listed below. You need a level of the [[Skills:Planet_Management#Command_Center_Upgrades|Command Center Upgrades]] skill to use each Command Center upgrade beyond Basic.
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