Nanite Factory — Xterium Buildings: levels, effect, bonuses

Description

What it is and why you need it

Nanite Factory — a building from the “Construction Speed” category in Xterium. Main effect — drastic construction speedup. A late-game alternative to the Robotics Factory — gives a much bigger speed boost, but requires a lot of resources.

When to build

Available from day one.

What to watch out for

No energy required. The building runs autonomously and does not load the planet's energy balance.

Effect at key levels

Exact effect numbers for the building at different levels. Without senator, alliance, special-offer or anomaly bonuses.

Building effect at key levels
Level	Building construction speed
1	20 %
5	100 %
10	200 %
25	500 %

Building effect at all levels
Level	Building construction speed
1	20 %
2	40 %
3	60 %
4	80 %
5	100 %
6	120 %
7	140 %
8	160 %
9	180 %
10	200 %
11	220 %
12	240 %
13	260 %
14	280 %
15	300 %
16	320 %
17	340 %
18	360 %
19	380 %
20	400 %
21	420 %
22	440 %
23	460 %
24	480 %
25	500 %

Cost

Price growth multipliers by ranges: lvl 8–15 ×1.5 lvl 16–24 ×1.25 lvl 25+ ×2

Construction cost at key levels
Level	Metal	Crystal	Deuterium	Time
1	235K	59K	9 800	08:10:15
6	1.8M	445K	75K	2d 14:15
12	9.2M	2M	660K	11d 11:00
18	47M	16M	5.9M	59d 09:00
25	6000M	2000M	750M	7523d 03:33

Full table of construction cost at all levels
Level	Metal	Crystal	Deuterium	Time
1	235K	59K	9 800	08:10:15
2	355K	88K	15K	12:18:45
3	530K	135K	22K	18:30:00
4	795K	200K	33K	1d 03:38
5	1.2M	300K	50K	1d 17:37
6	1.8M	445K	75K	2d 14:15
7	2.7M	670K	115K	3d 21:45
8	4M	1M	170K	5d 19:10
9	4.7M	1.1M	340K	5d 21:40
10	5.9M	1.3M	420K	7d 08:44
11	7.4M	1.6M	525K	9d 03:37
12	9.2M	2M	660K	11d 11:00
13	11.5M	2.5M	820K	14d 07:24
14	14.5M	3.1M	1.1M	18d 00:17
15	18M	3.9M	1.3M	22d 08:27
16	22.5M	4.8M	1.6M	27d 20:24
17	23.5M	7.9M	3.0M	29d 12:20
18	47M	16M	5.9M	59d 09:00
19	94M	31.5M	12M	118d 15:13
20	187.5M	62.5M	23.5M	235d 05:50
21	375M	125M	47M	470d 11:40
22	750M	250M	94M	940d 23:20
23	1500M	500M	187.5M	1880d 18:53
24	3000M	1000M	375M	3761d 13:46
25	6000M	2000M	750M	7523d 03:33

What improves production

Sources that boost this building. Open a source card to see the exact percentages and conditions.

Senators 1

The colony's permanent command staff. Each senator has a specialization and, once assigned, gives the colony a set of permanent bonuses that grow with their level.

Architect Bonuses: Building construction speed (+1–55%), Defense speed (+1–40% starting at level 12), Fleet construction speed (+1–35% starting at level 17). 50 levels.

Alliance Skills 1

Permanent alliance skills. Leveled up by the alliance using shared points and applied to all members.

Building Protocol

Boosters 1

Temporary boosters from tournament and quest rewards. Give a percentage bonus to a building's effect for a limited time.

Construction queue Allows for the construction of multiple buildings at the same time.

If something is missing — where to look

Contextual alternatives for specific problems. Each block is a separate problem and the buildings that solve it.

What to build next

Development chain — what is worth building in parallel with or after this building.

Robot Factory — It's a must—the Nanites operate on top of the robots

How it differs from similar buildings

To choose what to upgrade — see how this building compares to the alternatives.

Related materials

Questions and answers

What is «Nanite Factory» in Xterium?

“Nanite Factory” — a building of the “Construction Speed” category in Xterium, available from the start of the game, maximum level — 25.

What is the maximum level of the «Nanite Factory» building?

Maximum level — 25.

How much building construction speed does «Nanite Factory» give by level?

Building construction speed grows with levels: at level 1 — 20%; at level 25 — 500%. The numbers are base values, without senator bonuses, anomalies, or alliance upgrades.

How much building construction speed at the maximum level of «Nanite Factory»?

At level 25 (the last calculated level in the game) «Nanite Factory» gives 500% building construction speed.

How does the Nanite Factory differ from the Robot Factory?

The Robot Factory unlocks earlier and goes up to level 35 — it is the main build-speed booster in the early-to-mid game. The Nanite Factory unlocks later (requires Robot Factory lv. 10 + Microprocessors lv. 5), goes up to level 25, and gives a stronger speedup per level. Switching to nanites makes sense once the Robot Factory is maxed and build times still feel long.

What increases production for the «Nanite Factory» building?

Permanent bonus sources: Architect, Building Protocol, Construction queue. Senator specialization, temporary boosters from special offers, and alliance upgrades also have an effect.