Tech 3 Production

Introduction

Tech 3 ships are made using materials obtained in wormhole space.

As can be seen from the following flowchart there are 4 distinct manufacturing stages:

• React Polymers
• Construct Components
• Reverse Engineer subsystem and hull BPCs
• Construct subsystems and hulls

These steps, and the skills and materials for each are detailed below.

Process Flow

Polymer Reaction

Skills

• Anchoring 2 (to online the Polymer Reaction Array, everything needs to be offline to manage the setup)
• POS Management Role (to manage the control tower to set up the production process)

Materials

• Polymer Reaction Blueprints are seeded on the NPC market under Manufacture & Research / Reactions / Polymer Reactions
• Fullerites are obtained using Gas Mining from Ladar sites in wormhole space. See Gas in W-space for more details.
• Minerals are obtained from mining standard ores

Process

• Polymers are made in the Polymer Reactor Array which can only be anchored using a POS in 0.3 and below

T3 Component Construction

Skills

Pre-reqs for these are Industry 5, Science 5 and one or more of Electronics 5 / Mechanic 5 / Engineering 5. Each T3 Component BPO needs:

• Electromagnetic Physics 2, plus one of
• Graviton Physics 2
• High Energy Physics 2
• Mechanical Engineering 2
• Plasma Physics 2

Materials

• Salvage is obtained by salvaging sleeper wrecks
• Component BPOs are available on the NPC market under Blueprints / Components / Hybrid Components

Process

• Components can be constructed in NPC stations, or using a Component Assembly Array anchored at a POS

Reverse Engineering

Skills

Firstly you need Reverse Engineering (recommended 4 or 5) (needs Science 5, Research 4, Metallurgy 4) Then each subsystem needs its own skill (also recommended 4 or 5) with pre-reqs of Science 5 and Research 5 and one or more of Electronics 5 / Mechanic 5 / Engineering 5.

• Offensive Subsystem Technology (needs High Energy Physics 4), Plasma Physics 1
• Propulsion Subsystem Technology (needs Graviton Physics 4), Rocket Science 1
• Electronic Subsystem Technology (needs Electronic Engineering 4)
• Engineering Subsystem Technology (needs High Energy Physics 4), Quantum Physics 1
• Defensive Subsystem Technology (needs Nanite Engineering 4), Hydromagnetic Physics 1
• Hull - Mechanical Engineering 1, Plasma Physics 1

Materials

• Ancient relics are gathered from Magnetometric sites in wormhole space using an Analyser (Archaeology skill). Some also drop from Radar sites
• Tech 3 Datacores, Decryptors and R.A.M. are obtained from Radar sites in wormhole space using a Codebreaker (Hacking skill)
• Standard Datacores are obtained using research agents for the corresponding science skill

Process

• Reverse Engineering can be performed using an Experimental Lab anchored at a POS or at a Caldari Outpost

Subsystem Construction

Skills

needs the Subsystem Technology skill to 4 (see Reverse Engineering above)

• Cruiser Construction 4
• Jury Rigging 5
• <Racial> Starship Engineering 4
• Offensive Subsystem Technology (needs High Energy Physics 4), Plasma Physics 4
• Propulsion Subsystem Technology (needs Graviton Physics 4)
• Electronic Subsystem Technology (needs Electronic Engineering 4)
• Engineering Subsystem Technology (needs High Energy Physics 4), Mechanical Engineering 4
• Defensive Subsystem Technology (needs Nanite Engineering 4), Electromagnetic Physics 4

Materials

• Components are created from salvage (see above)
• BPCs are created by Reverse Engineering ancient relics (see above)

Process

• Subsystem construction can be performed at a Subsystem Assembly Array anchored at a POS or at a Amarr Outpost

Hull Construction:

Skills

• Cruiser Construction 5
• Industry 5
• <Racial> Starship Engineering 5
• Mechanical Engineering 4

Materials

• Components are created from salvage (see above)
• BPCs are created by Reverse Engineering ancient relics (see above)

Process

• Hull construction can be performed at a Subsystem Assembly Array anchored at a POS or at a Amarr Outpost