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shipbuilding Tech Comparison

Fire Support Battleship IV vs Solar Dreadnought Command IV

Comparing the Fire Support Battleship IV (Tier 4) and Solar Dreadnought Command IV (Tier 4), both shipbuilding technologies in Starforge MMO. Use this to decide which to queue first when your research lab can only run one project at a time.

Research Comparison

AttributeFire Support Battleship IVSolar Dreadnought Command IV
TierT4T4
Research time88
metal cost12,00012,000
crystal cost7,2007,200
antimatter cost200200
Effectunlock ship: hammerfist-battleshipunlock ship: solar-sovereign

▼ marks the lower resource / time cost. Cheaper isn't always better — weigh it against the effect each tech unlocks.

Fire Support Battleship IV

Unlocks construction of the hammerfist-battleship (battleship class).

Unlocks ships: hammerfist battleship

Solar Dreadnought Command IV

Unlocks construction of the solar-sovereign (dreadnought class).

Unlocks ships: solar sovereign

Which Should You Research First?

Both technologies share the same tier and a comparable cost — choose the one whose effect best matches your immediate goal.

Fire Support Battleship IV details →Solar Dreadnought Command IV details →

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