Part 11

Galactic Civilizations II building guide covering research, economic, morale, influence, and farming structures. Learn costs, maintenance, and bonuses.

Research Buildings:

Basic Lab

• Cost: 40 SP
• Maintenance: 1
• Research: 6
• Notes: Increases planet research production. Maintenance was increased from zero to one in v1.1.

Xeno Lab

• Cost: 60 SP
• Maintenance: 2
• Research: 8
• Required Tech: Xeno Research
• Upgrades: Basic Lab
• Notes: Requires 2 maintenance, consider economy before building.

Research Center

• Cost: 100 SP
• Maintenance: 2
• Research: 10
• Required Tech: Research Center
• Upgrades: Xeno Lab
• Notes: Provides 3 RPs for 40 extra SP.

Research Academy

• Cost: 150 SP
• Maintenance: 3
• Research: 12
• Required Tech: Research Academy
• Upgrades: Research Center
• Notes: Tweaked in v1.1 for better progression.

Neutrality Learning Center

• Cost: 300 SP
• Maintenance: 4
• Research: 22
• Required Tech: Neutrality Learning Center
• Alignment: Neutral only
• Notes: Added in v1.1, best research building for neutral alignment, aids tech wins.

Invention Matrix

• Cost: 200 SP
• Maintenance: 4
• Research: 16
• Required Tech: Invention Matrix
• Upgrades: Research Academy
• Notes: Cost reduced in v1.1.

Discovery Sphere

• Cost: 250 SP
• Maintenance: 4
• Research: 18
• Required Tech: Discovery Sphere
• Upgrades: Invention Matrix
• Notes: Cost reduced in v1.1.

Economic Buildings:

Market Center

• Cost: 35 SP
• Economic Bonus: 10
• Maintenance: 0
• Notes: Zero maintenance, increases tax revenue by 10%. Recommended if planet has space.

Adv. Market Center

• Cost: 60 SP
• Economic Bonus: 15
• Maintenance: 0
• Required Tech: Xeno Economics
• Upgrades: Market Center
• Notes: Zero maintenance. Recommended if planet has space.

Trade Center

• Cost: 90 SP
• Economic Bonus: 20
• Maintenance: 0
• Required Tech: Xeno Trade Centers
• Upgrades: Adv. Market Centers
• Notes: Zero maintenance. Recommended to build at least one.

Banking Center

• Cost: 250 SP
• Maintenance: 0
• Economic Bonus: 24
• Required Tech: Xeno Bank Construction
• Upgrades: Trade Center
• Notes: Zero maintenance. Cost adjusted in v1.1.

Stock Market

• Cost: 150 SP
• Maintenance: 1
• Morale Bonus: 10
• Economic Bonus: 30
• Influence Bonus: 5
• Required Tech: Galactic Stock Exchange
• Upgrades: Banking Center
• Notes: Offers morale, influence, and economic bonuses for only 1 maintenance. Cost may be a typo as it's 100 SP cheaper than the Banking Center.

Morale Buildings:

Entertainment Network

• Cost: 55 SP
• Maintenance: 1
• Morale Bonus: 25
• Notes: Basic morale building. Build on tiles with a happiness bonus.

Multimedia Center

• Cost: 100 SP
• Maintenance: 2
• Morale Bonus: 30
• Required Tech: Xeno Entertainment
• Upgrades: Entertainment Network
• Notes: Improved entertainment building with 2 maintenance.

Extreme Stadium

• Cost: 250 SP
• Maintenance: 2
• Morale Bonus: 45
• Required Tech: Extreme Entertainment
• Upgrades: Multimedia Center
• Notes: Boosts morale for the same 2 maintenance.

Zero G Sports Arena

• Cost: 300 SP
• Maintenance: 2
• Morale Bonus: 50
• Required Tech: Zero G Sports Arena
• Upgrades: Extreme Stadium
• Notes: Further morale boost for still 2 maintenance.

Virtual Reality Center

• Cost: 400 SP
• Maintenance: 2
• Morale Bonus: 60
• Required Tech: Virtual Reality Centers
• Upgrades: Zero G Sports Arena
• Notes: Top-tier building for this set, still only 2 maintenance.

Influence Buildings:

Embassy

• Cost: 60 SP
• Influence Bonus: 15
• Maintenance: 1
• Required Tech: Universal Translator
• Notes: Build on planets with population over 5 billion or near AI influence to combat its effects.

Cultural Exchange Center

• Cost: 250 SP
• Influence Bonus: 25
• Maintenance: 1
• Required Tech: Advanced Diplomacy
• Upgrades: Embassy
• Notes: Increased bonus for the same maintenance.

Propaganda Center

• Cost: 150 SP
• Maintenance: 4
• Resistance Bonus: 10
• Required Tech: Concepts of Malice
• Notes: Helps prevent influence takeovers of a planet.

Farming Buildings:

Farms increase a planet's population cap. A population cap enforced under PQ8 limits farm effectiveness. Avoid building farms unless you can offset the population penalty to planet morale.

Basic Farming

• Cost: 50 SP
• Maintenance: 0
• Food: 4
• Notes: More people mean more taxes, but balance with entertainment to prevent morale plummeting. Recommended: two entertainment buildings per farm.

Xeno Farming

• Cost: 100 SP
• Maintenance: 0
• Food: 6
• Required Tech: Xeno Farm Construction
• Upgrades: Basic Farming
• Notes: Be careful when upgrading; ensure morale can keep up with increased population.

Intensive Farming

• Cost: 120 SP
• Maintenance: 0
• Food: 8
• Required Tech: Xeno Farm Construction II
• Upgrades: Xeno Farming
• Notes: Be careful when upgrading; ensure morale can keep up with increased population.

Advanced Farming

• Cost: 150 SP
• Maintenance: 0
• Food: 10
• Required Tech: Xeno Far