Stations

Last modified by DrSuperEvil on 2023/08/15 17:25

Stations are key to the economy of the game, receiving missions and for equipping new ships.   The NPC placed stations have several features that differ from player placed stations including a demand for secondary resources, NPC trading ports and equipment docks count towards demand on the Stock Exchange, ship equipment is only available at NPC stations, Solar Power Plants owned by NPCs do not require Crystals to operate and some station types cannot be built by the player (eg. shipyards).

 

This section covers both NPC stations and those able to be built by the player listing outputs, resource requirements, yields, availability, ware consumption by NPC stations and estimated profits.

Purchasable Stations by Race

Station Name  

Argon 

Boron 

Paranid 

Split 

Teladi 

Terran 

Yaki*

Price (Cr.)

Race Rank Required

Price (Cr.)

Race Rank Required

Price (Cr.)

Race Rank Required

Price (Cr.)

Race Rank Required

Price (Cr.)

Race Rank Required

Price (Cr.)

Race Rank Required

Price (Cr.)

Advanced Drone Factory 

2,898,204

+5 

-

-

-

-

3,035,320

+5

-

-

-

-

Advanced Satellite Factory 

3,233,208

+5 

-

-

2,616,432

+5

3,389,028

+5

-

-

-

-

-

Ammunition Factory 

2,830,680

+5 

-

-

-

-

2,830,680

+5

-

-

-

-

-

Aurora Missile Factory 

-

-

2,155,472

+6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Bio Gas Factory L 

561,528 

+3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Bio Gas Factory M 

224,636 

+3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Bliss Place L 

-

-

-

-

-

3,564,320

+4

-

-

3,564,320

Bliss Place M 

-

-

-

-

-

1,584,144

+4

-

-

1,584,144

BoFu Chemical Lab L 

2,024,976

+4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

BoFu Chemical Lab M 

809,992 

+4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cahoona Bakery L 

2,187,480

+4 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cahoona Bakery M 

874,980 

+4 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Carbo Cake Factory L 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

811,548

+3

-

Carbo Cake Factory M 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

325,008

+3

-

Cattle Ranch L 

687,480 

+3 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cattle Ranch M 

275,016 

+3 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Chelt Space Aquarium L 

-

-

-

-

592,496

+3

-

-

-

-

Chelt Space Aquarium M 

-

-

-

-

236,972

+3

-

-

-

-

-

Chip Plant 

5,599,036

+5 

5,012,124

+5

6,778,056

+5

6,487,196

+5

5,599,036

+5

-

-

-

Cluster Flak Array Forge 

12,039,488

+8 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Complex Construction Kit 

259,696  

+5 

259,696 

+5

259,696

+5

259,696

+5

259,696

+5

259,696 

+5

259,696

Computer Plant 

1,733,468

+5

1,415,340

+5

1,733,468

+5

1,655,560 

+5

1,415,340 

+5

-

-

Concussion Impulse Generator Forge 

9,572,120

+7 

9,189,456

+7

9,380,204

+7

9,762,864

+7

8,997,476

+6 ?

-

-

-

Crystal Fab L 

6,492,388

+5 

6,622,236

+5

6,531,344

+5 

6,583,284

+5

6,557,312

+5

6,258,664

+5

-

Crystal Fab M 

3,129,332

+5 

2,973,516

+5

3,440,968

+5

3,285,148

+5

3,129,332

+5 

3,129,332

+5 

-

Cyclone Missile Factory 

8,823,156

+7

-

-

-

4,161,620

+6

-

-

-

Disintegrator Rifles Fab 

-

-

-

-

2,246,368

+5

-

-

-

-

-

Dragonfly Missile Factory 

1,045,276

+5

-

-

954,380

+5

-

-

-

-

Dream Farm L 

-

-

-

-

-

687,480

 

-

-

687,480

Dream Farm M 

-

-

-

-

-

-

275,016

 

-

-

275,016

Drone Factory 

2,898,204

+5 

2,349,724

+5

-

-

3,035,320

+5

2,617,732

+5 

-

-

-

EMP Rifle Assembly Facility 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,246,368

?

-

EMPC Forge 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8,563,460

+6

-

Energy Bolt Chaingun Ammunition Forge 

-

-

-

-

-

3,538,352

+3

-

-

Energy Bolt Chaingun Forge 

-

-

-

-

-

6,396,300

+3

-

-

-

Equipment Dock 

51,160,024

+7 

48,692,916

+7

48,368,296

+7

48,043,676

+7

49,991,396

+6 ?

-

-

Firefly Missile Factory 

714,164

+4 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Firestorm Torpedo Factory 

10,952,660

+7 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Flail Missile Production Facility 

2,876,128

+5 

2,876,128

+5

2,876,128 

+5

2,876,128 

+5

2,876,128 

+5

-

-

-

Flak Artillery Array Forge 

-

-

-

-

-

-

11,390,248

+7

-

-

-

Flavour Pack Production Facility L 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

811,548

?

-

Flavour Pack Production Facility M 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

325,008

?

-

Flower Farm L 

-

-

-

-

-

-

899,976

+3

-

-

-

Flower Farm M 

-

-

-

-

-

-

360,004

+3

-

-

-

Food Preparation Facility L 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,337,260

?

-

Food Preparation Facility M 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,038,784

?

-

Fragmentation Bomb Launcher Forge 

-

-

5,126,392

+6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Gauss Cannon Ammunition Forge 

-

-

-

-

-

-

4,187,592

+5

-

-

-

Gauss Cannon Forge 

-

-

-

-

-

12,091,424 

+7

-

-

-

Ghoul Missile Manufacturing Plant 

-

-

-

-

-

10,952,660

?

-

Hammer Torpedo Fabrication Facility 

2,876,128

+5 

2,876,128 

+5

2,876,128 

+5

2,876,128 

+5

2,876,128 

+5

-

-

-

High Energy Plasma Thrower Forge 

6,850,768

+6 

-

-

6,713,716

+6

6,987,760

+6

6,439,672

+6

-

-

-

Hornet Missile Factory

-

-

2,934,560

+6

-

-

-

-

-

-

Hull Plating Production Facility M 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,129,332

?

-

Hurricane Missile Factory 

-

-

2,447,632

+6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Ice Harvesting Facility L 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

805,056

?

-

Ice Harvesting Facility M 

-

-

-

-

-

-

402,528

?

-

Impulse Ray Emitter Forge 

2,721,092

+5 

2,572,804

+5

-

-

2,362,060

+5

 2,565,792

+5

-

-

-

Incendiary Bomb Launcher Forge (Teladi) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11,372,068

Ion Cannon Forge 

14,096,276

+7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Ion Disrupter Forge 

10,461,836

+7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Ion Mine Fab 

2,246,368

+5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Ion Pulse Generator Forge 

10,434,568

+7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Ion Shard Railgun Forge 

-

-

-

-

10,065,800

+7

-

-

-

-

-

Keris Drone Factory 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,129,332

+5

-

Lasertower Factory 

1,220,568

+5 

-

-

1,220,568

+5

1,103,708

+5

-

-

-

-

Low-yield Sidearms Fab 

2,246,368

+5 

-

-

2,246,368

+5

2,246,368

+5

2,246,368 

+5

-

-

-

M/A-M Warhead Production Fab M 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,129,332

?

-

Mass Driver Forge

3,999,312

+6 

-

-

-

-

4,212,260

+6

-

-

-

-

-

Massom Mill L 

-

-

-

-

2,012,512

+4

-

-

-

-

-

Massom Mill M 

-

-

-

-

804,992

+4

-

-

-

-

-

Matter/Anti-Matter Launcher Forge 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11,965,472

+7

-

Matter/Anti-Matter Mine Fab 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,246,368

?

-

Mobile Drilling System Factory 

-

-

4,264,200

+5

-

-

3,682,484

+5

-

-

-

Mosquito Missile Factory 

603,792

+4 

551,852

+4

-

-

-

525,884

+4

-

-

-

Ore Mine L 

905,688

+3 

1,139,416

+3

993,336

+3

818,040

+3

849,984

+3

805,056

+3

-

Ore Mine M 

449,988

+3 

549,972 

+3

494,980

+3

409,020

+3

424,992

+3

402,528

+3

-

Phantom Missile Fabrication Facility 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,899,112

+5

-

Particle Accelerator Cannon Forge

4,196,680

+6 ?

4,028,788

+5

4,112,732

+5

4,280,560

+5

3,944,840

+5

-

-

-

Phased Repeater Gun Forge 

4,856,308

+6 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Phased Shockwave Cannon Forge 

-

-

-

8,917,944

+7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Photon Pulse Cannon Forge 

12,777,020

+8 

12,265,940

+8

12,521,480

+8

13,032,560

+8

-

-

-

-

-

Plankton Farm L 

799,992

+3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Plankton Farm M 

320,008

+3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Plasma Burst Generator Forge (Teladi) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6,946,856

Point Singularity Projector Forge 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

15,971,276

+8

-

Poltergeist Missile Fabrication Facility

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,934,560

+6

-

Protein Paste Blending Facility L 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

811,548

+3

-

Protein Paste Blending Facility M

-

-

-

-

-

-

325,008

+3

-

Pulsed Beam Emitter Forge 

-

-

-

-

9,068,568

+7

-

-

-

-

Quantum Tube Fab 

4,135,652

+5 

5,051,080

+5

4,590,120

+5

4,590,120

+5

4,135,652 

+5

-

-

-

Rastar Refinery L

-

-

-

2,512,556

+4

-

-

-

Rastar Refinery M 

-

-

-

-

1,116,692

+4

-

-

-

-

-

Recon Drone Construction facility 

2,349,724

+5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Rimes Fact L 

1,999,980

+4 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Rimes Fact M 

799,992 

+4 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Satellite Factory 

746,624 

+4

876,472

+4

-

-

967,364

+4

831,024

+4

-

-

-

Scruffin Farm L 

-

-

-

-

799,992

+3

-

-

-

-

-

Scruffin Farm M 

-

-

-

-

320,008

+3

-

-

-

-

-

Shadow Missile Construction Facility

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,934,560

+6

-

Shield Production Facility 1GJ 

8,159,636 

+7

-

-

9,063,376

+7

-

-

-

-

-

Shield Production Facility 1MJ 

1,630,888

+5 

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,485,460

+5

-

-

-

Shield Production Facility  2GJ

12,268,020

+8

-

-

13,561,300

+8

-

-

-

-

-

-

Shield Production Facility  200MJ

6,336,572

+6

5,386,084

+6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Shield Production Facility 25MJ 

-

-

3,999,312

+6

3,427,980

+6

-

-

-

-

-

Shield Production Facility 5MJ 

-

-

2,150,280

+5

-

-

2,041,208

+5

-

-

-

Silicon Mine L 

1,139,416

+3 

1,402,356

+3

1,227,060

+3

1,022,552

+3

905,688

+3

805,056

+3

-

Silicon Mine M 

549,972

+3 

623,268

+3

545,360

+3

499,980

+3

449,988

+3

402,528

+3

-

Silkworm Missile Factory 

2,876,128

+5

-

-

-

-

3,012,468

+5

2,739,788

+5

-

-

-

Snail Ranch L 

-

-

750,000

+3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Snail Ranch M 

-

-

300,012

+3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Solar Power Plant L 

11,014,336

+4 

9,904,140

+4

11,569,436

+4

12,124,536

+4

10,495,240

+4

9,904,140

+5 ?

-

Solar Power Plant M 

4,895,260 

+4 

4,401,840

+4

5,141,972

+4

5,388,684

+4

4,648,552

+4

6,998,796

+5 ?

-

Solar Power Plant XL 

19,581,044

+4 

17,607,360

+4

20,567,888

+4

21,554,732

+4

18,594,200

+4

17,607,360

+5 ?

-

Soyery L 

-

-

2,087,496

+4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Soyery M 

-

-

1,077,736

+4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Soyfarm L 

-

-

1,199,988 

+3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Soyfarm M 

-

-

479,984

+3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Space Fuel Distillery L 

5,500,028 

+4 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,500,028

Space Fuel Distillery M 

1,999,980 

+4 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,999,980

Space Jewellery L 

 -

-

-

2,658,632

+4

-

-

-

-

-

-

Space Jewellery M 

-

-

1,181,616

+4

-

-

-

-

-

-

Spectre Missile Manufacturing Facility

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,876,128

?

-

SQUASH Mine Factory 

 -

-

-

2,246,368

+5

2,019,132

+5

2,473,600

+5

-

-

Starburst Shockwave Cannon Forge 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

14,237,808

+7

-

Stott Mixery L 

2,483,340

+4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Stott Mixery M 

1,103,708

+4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sun Oil Refinery L 

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,125,024

+4

-

-

-

Sun Oil Refinery M 

-

-

-

-

-

-

849,984

+4

-

-

-

Teladianium Foundry L 

-

-

-

-

-

-

811,548

+3

-

-

-

Teladianium Foundry M 

-

-

-

-

-

-

325,008

+3

-

-

-

Tempest Missile Factory 

7,706,464

+7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Thunderbolt Missile Factory 

-

-

-

-

3,025,452

+6

-

-

-

-

Tomahawk Missile Manufacturing Plant 

2,876,128

+5 

2,876,128

+5

2,876,128

+5

2,876,128

+5

2,876,128

+5

-

-

-

Tornado Missile Factory 

-

-

-

-

5,810,688

+7

-

-

-

-

-

Tracker Mine Fab 

-

-

-

-

2,246,368

+5

-

-

-

-

-

Tractor Beam Factory 

-

-

14,200,152

+7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Trading Station 

29,929,912 

+6 

30,514,228

+6

29,800,064

+6

29,215,752

+6

28,241,892

+6

-

-

-

Typhoon Missile Factory 

-

-

-

-

-

-

9,141,284

+7

-

-

-

USC Food Supply Factory L 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,074,320

+4

-

USC Food Supply Factory M 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

921,920

+4

-

Vita Kai Production Plant L

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

811,548

?

-

Vita Kai Production Plant M

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

325,008

?

-

Wasp Missile Factory 

1,525,712 

+5 

-

-

1,447,804

+5

1,675,036

+5

-

-

-

-

-

Water Purification Plant L 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

856,996

+3

-

Water Purification Plant M 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

402,528

+3

-

Weapon Component Factory 

720,656 

+5 

655,732

+5

623,268

+5

688,192

+5

655,732

+5

-

-

-

Wheat Farm L 

917,504  

+3 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

917,504

Wheat Farm M 

367,016

+3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

367,016

Wraith Missile Production Plant 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10,952,660

+7

-

* The Yaki shipyard only sells stations if the player sides with Beryll during the Shady Business plot.

NPC Stations

These stations are owned by NPCs and cannot be brought however some can be obtained by boarding TL ships going to replace destroyed stations

Station Name

Race

Obtainability

Recommended sectors to find

Aldrin Energy Production Base XL 

Terran

 

Aldrin

Aldrin Experimental EMPC Forge M 

Terran

Yes

Aldrin 1/2

Aldrin Mining Base M

Terran

 

Aldrin

Aldrin Mixed Food Production Base M

Terran

 

Aldrin

Aldrin Natural Habitat Base M

Terran

 

Aldrin

Aldrin Ship Production Base

Terran

 

Aldrin

Aldrin Tech Production Base M

Terran

 

Aldrin

Aldrin Weapon Production Base M

Terran

 

Aldrin

Argon Stock Exchange 

Argon 

No

 

Atreus Headquarters

Boron 

No

Queen's Harbour 

Beryll Research Station

Argon 

No

Albion Alpha 

Boron Stock Exchange

Boron

No

 

Dark Space Installation

Terran

No

Unknown Sector (Terran 1/4) 

Drone Production Facility

Argon, Split, Teladi

 

 

Duke's Haven

Pirates

No

Lasting Vengence 

Dumbfire Missile Production Complex

Argon, Boron, Paranid, Split, Teladi

 

 

Federal Argon Installation

Argon

No

Black Hole Sun 

Federal Argon Shipyard

Argon

No

 

Goner Temple

Goners

No

Elysium of Light 

Headquarters 

Argon 

No

Guiding Star

Heavy Shield Production Complex

Argon, Boron, Paranid, Split, Teladi

 

 

Heavy Weapons Complex

Argon, Boron, Paranid, Split, Teladi

 

 

High Yield Production Complex

Argon, Boron,Paranid, Split, Teladi

 

 

Image Recognition Production Complex

Argon, Boron, Paranid, Split, Teladi

 

 

Incendiary Bomb Launcher Forge (Pirates) 

Pirates 

 

 

Jonferco Headquarters 

Argon 

No

Belt of Aguilar

Jonferco Research Station 

Argon 

No

Albion Beta 

Light Shield Production Complex

Argon, Boron, Paranid, Split, Teladi

 

 

Light Weapons Complex

Argon, Boron, Paranid, Split, Teladi

 

 

Marine Training Barracks M

Argon

Yes

 

Medium Shield Production Complex

Argon, Boron, Paranid, Split, Teladi

 

 

Medium Weapons Complex

Argon, Boron, Paranid, Split, Teladi

 

 

Military Base

Terran

No

 

Military Outpost

Argon, Boron, Paranid, Split, Teladi 

No

 

Mining Outpost

Terran

 

 

NMMC Headquarters

Teladi 

No

PTNI Headquarters

Orbital Defence Station 

Terran

No

 

Orbital Patrol Base 

Terran

No

 

OTAS HQ 

Argon

No

Legend's Home 

OTAS Shipyard

Argon

No

Legend's Home  

Paranid Communications Facility

Paranid

No

Priest's Pity 

Paranid Shipyard

Paranid

No

 

Paranid Stock Exchange

Paranid

No

 

Pirate Base

Pirates

 

 

Pirate Stock Exchange

Pirates

No

Gaian Star 

Plasma Burst Generator Forge (Pirates) 

Pirates

Yes

 

Plutarch Mining Corporation HQ

Argon

No

Albion Delta

Rehabilitation Facility M

Pirates

Yes 

 

Royal Boron Research Station

Boron

No

Great Trench

Royal Boron Shipyard 

Boron

No

 

Saturn Research Station

Terran

No

Saturn 

Seeker Missile Production Complex

Argon, Boron, Paranid, Split, Teladi

 

 

Shipyard

 Terran, Yaki

No

 

Special Weapons Production Complex

Argon, Boron, Paranid, Split, Teladi

 

 

Split Shipyard

Split 

No

 

Split Stock Exchange

Split

No

 

Strong Arms HQ

Split

No

Thyn's Excavation

Swarm Missile Production Complex

Argon, Boron, Paranid, Split, Teladi

 

 

Teladi Shipyard

Teladi

No

 

Teladi Stock Exchange

Teladi

No

 

Terracorp HQ 

Argon

No

Home of Light

Terran Stock Exchange 

Terran

No

Mars

USC Orbital Logistics Dock 

Terran

No

 

USC Orbital Supply Base

Terran 

No

 

USC Orbital Support Station 

 Terran

No

 

Unknown Aldrin Base 

 Terran

No

Aldrin

Xenon Shipyard

 Xenon

No

 

Xenon Station 

 Xenon

No

 

Yaki Shipyard

Yaki 

No

Senator's Badlands

Yaki Stock Exchange 

Yaki

No

Senator's Badlands

Mission Reward Stations

Station Name

Mission

Function

Corporation Headquarters

Corporation Troubles: Corporation Business

Acts as an Equipment Dock with a larger capacity 

Player Headquarters

Operation Loose Ends: Final Mission Report/HQ Plot: Clearance Sale

Acts as a player owned shipyard and Equipment Dock

Xenon Hub

Operation Loose Ends: Taking over the HUB/HUB Plot: Backdoor Rescue

Able to insert the Unknown Sector it is in between two gates

Stations of Questionable Obtainability

Similar to the Ice Harvesting Facility in X3: Terran Conflict some stations may be rare boarding only rewards however, not enough data exists to verify the obtainability of these stations in vanilla.

Station Name

Race

Rumoured Method to Obtain

Disruptor Missile Fab

Yaki

Rare find on TLs going to replace stations in Weaver's Tempest and Pirate sectors

Terracorp Nividium Mine

Argon (Terracorp)

Rarely found on boarded Mammoth TLs going to construct Terracorp stations

Phased Array Laser Cannon Forge 

Split 

Rarely found on boarded Elephant TLs going to construct stations

Pirate Base

Pirates

Occasionally found on boarded Mobile Pirate Base Hauler TLs, which themselves are extremely rare  

Spacefly Farm

Split

Rarely found on boarded Elephant TLs going to construct stations

Stations not present in Vanilla

Station Name

Comments

Argon Secret Service Outpost

Been replaced with the Federal Argon installation in X3: Albion Prelude

Earth Torus

Was meant to be destroyed in the opening cinematic

Fusion Beam Cannon Forge

Station meant to produce an unimplemented weapon but only functions as a wheat farm

Paranid Crystal Splitter Fab

Relic from the plot of previous X3 games 

Paranid Nividium Processing Plant

Relic from the plot of previous X3 games 

Pleasure Complex 

Relic from the plot of previous X3 games 

The Marauder

Relic from the plot of previous X3 games 

Tri-Beam Cannon Forge

Station that produces an unimplemented weapon