Components

Components
Components in ❌ are parts equipped and used by ships. They are the primary user of Command Points (CP) as they directly influence the game world.

Research
Components are researched through Prototype Technology. Because research has a random nature it is possible to find other players with different component variety than yourself. The progression of component advancement is not always going to result in more powerful components (which will have greater CP costs). Instead the advancement could result in new components with different passive properties or even parts that are cheaper to produce.

Production
Components are produced by a Factory sector and are stored into a Warehouse. Components will take Common Resources or CR, Uncommon Resources or UR, Rare Resources or RR, and Credits in various quantities to produce. The component production time is measured in cycles.

Distribution
Components produced and stored in a Warehouse can be loaded onto a ship's cargo slots (if a ship has cargo components equipped). This cargo ship will be able to bring these components into other planets to transfer into the warehouse there. Likewise, a cargo ship can exchange components or resources for its cargo from other players.

Component Types
Components come in a lot of variety:
 * Weapons
 * Engines
 * Shields
 * Utilities
 * Bays