Machine Lab

[e][h] Machine Lab

Building Information

Cost:

Lum 100 The 50  50

Hotkeys  /  Macrokeys:

Z + V  /  Q + V

Defense:

 800  15

Attributes:

Heavy, Mechanical, Structure

Building Requirements:

Central Command

Unlocks:

Atlas
Sentinel
High Command

Size:

4x4

Introduced:

A26746

Upgrades mechs and aircraft built from the Mech Bay and Hangar Bay.

Abilities

 Salvage

Casting Time: 10s Hotkey: B Caster: Barracks, Biokinetics Lab, Buzzsaw Cannon, Flak Cannon, Habitat, Hangar Bay, Machine Lab, Mech Bay, Med Station, Rampart, Repair-O-Matic, Scrapyard, Sensor Array, Sentry Post, Solar Habitat, Ambush Post Recovers 100% of this structure's resource cost.

Upgrades

 Research Transonic Rockets

Cost: Lum 100 The 100  60 Hotkey: A Researched from: Machine Lab Increases the range of the Deployed Hedgehog's anti-air weapon by +4 and the Mobilized Hedgehog's anti-ground weapon by +2.

 Research Peak Performance

Cost: Lum 100 The 100  60 Hotkey: S Researched from: Machine Lab Requirements: Research Impact Thrusters, High Command Fully powers up the Vulcan's weapon after it uses Jump Jets.

 Research Plasma Arc Infusion

Cost: Lum 100 The 100  90 Hotkey: D Researched from: Machine Lab Requirements: High Command Grants Atlases: On-Hit: Lights the ground on fire, dealing 20 damage per second to all units for 5 seconds.

 Research Release Skymine

Cost: Lum 100 The 100  60 Hotkey: Z Researched from: Machine Lab Allows Hornets to use the Release Skymine ability.

 Research Skysprint Retrofit

Cost: Lum 100 The 100  60 Hotkey: X Researched from: Machine Lab Increases the movement speed of Evacs by 25%.

 Research Sentinel Adept Augmentation

Cost: Lum 100 The 100  30 Hotkey: C Researched from: Machine Lab Increases the energy regeneration of Sentinels and allows them to use the Hastebot Dispersal Aura passive ability.

 Research Sentinel Master Augmentation

Cost: Lum 100 The 100  60 Hotkey: C Researched from: Machine Lab Requirements: Research Sentinel Adept Augmentation, High Command Further increases the energy regeneration of Sentinels and allows them to use the Nano-defense Bubble ability.

 Research Covert Bombers

Cost: Lum 100 The 100  60 Hotkey: V Researched from: Machine Lab Requirements: High Command Bombers launched from the Helicarrier gain permanent Stealth.

Patch Changes

Balance Patch History
Patch	Release	Balance Changes
Early Access 0.1.0	2024-09-19	Machine Lab cost decreased from 100/100 to 100/50.
Early Access 0.0.1	2024-08-08	Cost decreased from 150/100 to 100/100
Closed Beta - Devastator Playtest 12/05	2023-12-05	Sentinel Adept Augments (new) Sentinel Master Augments (new)
Closed Alpha - Chronosphere Playtest	2023-10-03	Machine Lab requirement changed from Command Post (Tier 2) AND Mech Bay to just Central Command (Tier 2).