Frontier Weld Shop
A zero-G repair cage bolted to the outside of Destroyer One, staffed by welders who learned their trade patching battle damage mid-combat.
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Stats
CategoryService
Level5
Build Cost0 cr
Build Time0 ticks
Labor Cost100
Always OnYes
ServiceRepair
EmpireOuter Rim
UniqueOne per station
Maintenance
Consumed continuously to keep the facility running. Starve it and it degrades.
SuppliedThe zero-G cage buzzes with activity, suited welders working fast and confident. Hull patches go on solid, and the mag-clamps haven't budged in years.
StarvedWhen there are supplies. Repair kits exhausted, the welders reduced to patching holes with whatever scrap they can find. The mag-clamps groan under neglect, and nobody trusts them.
Upgrade Chain
Frontier Weld Shop has no upgrade path — it is built once, at this level.
Lore
The cage is open to vacuum on three sides, held to the hull by mag-clamps that are older than most of the crew. The welders work in suits, which they say gives them better visibility than any enclosed drydock. This is true. It also means repairs stop during micrometeorite warnings, which happen more often than the station council admits.