shipbuilding Tech Comparison
Capital Yards vs Titan Frame Engineering
Comparing the Capital Yards (Tier 3) and Titan Frame Engineering (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
| Attribute | Capital Yards | Titan Frame Engineering |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | T3 | T4 |
| Research time | 24▼ | 60 |
| metal cost | 60,000▼ | 150,000 |
| crystal cost | 30,000▼ | 75,000 |
| antimatter cost | — | 1,000▼ |
| Effect | enables capital class: true | enables titan class: true |
▼ marks the lower resource / time cost. Cheaper isn't always better — weigh it against the effect each tech unlocks.
Capital Yards
Enables construction of capital ships.
Unlocks buildings: capital shipyard
Unlocks ships: frigate mk1, hauler mk1
Requires: shipbuilding 2
Titan Frame Engineering
Unlocks Titan-class warships — the largest buildable vessel class.
Unlocks buildings: titan shipyard
Unlocks ships: titan mk1
Requires: shipbuilding 3
Which Should You Research First?
The Capital Yards is the lower-tier prerequisite step and typically comes first in the shipbuilding branch, opening the path toward Titan Frame Engineering.