shipbuilding Tech Comparison
Phase Cloak Drive vs Plasma Weapon Mk1
Comparing the Phase Cloak Drive (Tier 2) and Plasma Weapon Mk1 (Tier 1), 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
| Attribute | Phase Cloak Drive | Plasma Weapon Mk1 |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | T2 | T1 |
| Research time | 4 | 2▼ |
| metal cost | 3,000 | 1,500▼ |
| crystal cost | 1,800 | 900▼ |
| Effect | unlock ship: void-stalker | unlock ship: solar-blade |
▼ marks the lower resource / time cost. Cheaper isn't always better — weigh it against the effect each tech unlocks.
Phase Cloak Drive
Unlocks construction of the void-stalker (frigate class).
Unlocks ships: void stalker
Plasma Weapon Mk1
Unlocks construction of the solar-blade (fighter class).
Unlocks ships: solar blade
Which Should You Research First?
The Plasma Weapon Mk1 is the lower-tier prerequisite step and typically comes first in the shipbuilding branch, opening the path toward Phase Cloak Drive.