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[St.Denis]

Because blocking some Jumpholes blocks interaction possibilities.

I still can't see where this would stop interactions happening. Take the following example of a Base (each one will/may differ but it should give you a general idea.

Take a Level 4 base with the following slots taken up:-
5 x Storage
2 x Weapon Platforms
1 x Shield Module
1 x Docking Module Factory
1 x Jump Drive Factory
1 x Cloaking Device Factory
1 x Hyperspace Scanner Factory

This requires the following materials:-
40k of Armanents (8 x 5kers)
470k of Hull Segments (188 x 5kers)
295k of Robotic Hardware (59 x 5kers)
480k of Industrial Hardware (96 x 5kers)
250k of Optronic Arrays (50 x 5kers)
90k of Quantum Arrays (18 x 5kers)
30k of Scientists (12 x 5kers)
60k of Bio-Neural Arrays (12 x 5kers)
60k of Magnetic Superconductors (12 x 5kers)
40k of Critical Temperature Alloys (8 x 5kers)
150k of Reinforced Alloy (30 x 5kers)
150k of High Performance Alloy (30 x 5kers)
150k of Heat Sinks (30 x 5kers)
75k of Plasfoam Conduits (15 x 5kers)
75k of Nanomembrane Filters (15 x 5kers)
10k of Fusion Devices (4 x 5kers)

With a 5k hold ship this would require 587 trips (most 5kers, due to weapons, armour and shields, do not have a 5k hold for commodities). If, as an average, each trip takes ½ hour then it would take 293.5 hours to build the base to this state. This gives plenty of time for interaction.

Hull Segments, Robotic Hardware and Reinforced Alloy are the required materials for repairs. When a Base is in the state of building it is at its most vulnerable. The base, as use you can see, uses 'repair materials' to build some of the modules. It uses all of the 'repair materials' when it is upgrading from one level to another. See below for commodities needed for a Core Upgrade

50,000 Hull Segments (20 x 5kers)
100,000 Industrial Hardware (20 x 5kers)
50,000 Robotic Hardware (10 x 5kers)
50,000 Reinforced Alloy (10 x 5kers)
50,000 High Performance Alloy (10 x 5kers)
50,000 Optronic Arrays (10 x 5kers)
50,000 Heat Sinks (10 x 5kers)
25,000 Plasfoam Conduits (10 x 5kers)
25,000 Nanomembrane Filters (10 x 5kers)

Granted once a Base is fully functional it is a beast to take down, conventionally, and may stop some interaction, but during the building of it there is nearly 300 hours of possible interaction (and this is also a very conservative estimate). This also doesn't take into account the required 'repair materials', Food, Oxygen and Water that it constantly requires to be kept alive.

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