shipbuilding Tech Comparison
Battleship Doctrine vs Dreadnought Engineering
Comparing the Battleship Doctrine (Tier 3) and Dreadnought 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 | Battleship Doctrine | Dreadnought Engineering |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | T3 | T4 |
| Research time | 30▼ | 80 |
| metal cost | 80,000▼ | 180,000 |
| crystal cost | 40,000▼ | 90,000 |
| antimatter cost | 300▼ | 1,200 |
| dark matter cost | — | 600▼ |
| Effect | enables battleship class: true | enables dreadnought class: true; enables capital class: true |
▼ marks the lower resource / time cost. Cheaper isn't always better — weigh it against the effect each tech unlocks.
Battleship Doctrine
Heavy-keel construction standards and reinforced spinal mounts unlock the Battleship hull class.
Unlocks buildings: battleship drydock
Unlocks ships: kraken battleship, nova battleship
Requires: shipbuilding 3
Dreadnought Engineering
Multi-segment superstructure design and redundant reactor cradles unlock the Dreadnought — a Capital hull rivaling the Titan in mass.
Unlocks buildings: dreadnought foundry
Unlocks ships: titan dreadnought, hammerfist battleship
Requires: shipbuilding 7, shipbuilding 8, shipbuilding 5
Which Should You Research First?
The Battleship Doctrine is the lower-tier prerequisite step and typically comes first in the shipbuilding branch, opening the path toward Dreadnought Engineering.