Crystal Storage — Xterium Buildings: levels, effect, bonuses

Description

What it is and why you need it

Crystal Storage — a building from the “Resources & Storage” category in Xterium. Main effect — crystal storage capacity. When storage is full, the Crystal Mine stops. Level it up alongside the mine.

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	Storage capacity of crystal
1	60 000 units
5	125 000 units
10	300 000 units
25	19 000 000 units
35	320 000 000 units

Building effect at all levels
Level	Storage capacity of crystal
1	60 000 units
2	75 000 units
3	85 000 units
4	100 000 units
5	125 000 units
6	150 000 units
7	175 000 units
8	200 000 units
9	250 000 units
10	300 000 units
11	350 000 units
12	450 000 units
13	600 000 units
14	830 000 units
15	1 200 000 units
16	1 500 000 units
17	2 000 000 units
18	2 700 000 units
19	3 500 000 units
20	4 700 000 units
21	6 000 000 units
22	8 000 000 units
23	11 000 000 units
24	14 000 000 units
25	19 000 000 units
26	25 000 000 units
27	33 000 000 units
28	43 000 000 units
29	58 000 000 units
30	77 000 000 units
31	110 000 000 units
32	140 000 000 units
33	190 000 000 units
34	250 000 000 units
35	320 000 000 units

Cost

Price growth multipliers by ranges: lvl 10–19 ×1.7 lvl 20–29 ×1.3 lvl 30–34 ×1.58 lvl 35+ ×1.6

Construction cost at key levels
Level	Crystal	Time
1	695	01:27
8	29K	59:23
17	530K	18:24:10
26	18M	26d 01:00
35	1125M	1627d 14:30

Full table of construction cost at all levels
Level	Crystal	Time
1	695	01:27
2	1 200	02:30
3	2 050	04:17
4	3 450	07:12
5	5 850	12:12
6	9 900	20:38
7	17K	35:25
8	29K	59:23
9	49K	01:41:03
10	83K	02:51:53
11	110K	03:49:10
12	145K	05:02:05
13	185K	06:25:25
14	240K	08:20:00
15	315K	10:56:15
16	405K	14:03:45
17	530K	18:24:10
18	685K	23:47:05
19	890K	1d 06:54
20	1.2M	1d 17:40
21	1.8M	2d 14:30
22	2.9M	4d 02:57
23	4.5M	6d 12:15
24	7.1M	10d 06:31
25	11.5M	16d 15:18
26	18M	26d 01:00
27	28M	40d 12:13
28	44.5M	64d 09:08
29	70M	101d 06:33
30	110.5M	159d 20:48
31	172M	248d 20:13
32	275M	397d 20:36
33	439.5M	635d 20:25
34	703.5M	1017d 19:05
35	1125M	1627d 14:30

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.

Geologist Geologist — Senator for Economic Affairs.

Alliance Skills 1

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

Galactic Storage

What to build next

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

Crystal Mine — level up alongside the crystal mine

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 «Crystal Storage» in Xterium?

“Crystal Storage” — a building of the “Resources & Storage” category in Xterium, available from the start of the game, maximum level — 35.

What is the maximum level of the «Crystal Storage» building?

Maximum level — 35.

How much storage capacity of crystal does «Crystal Storage» give by level?

Storage capacity of crystal grows with levels: at level 1 — 60 000units; at level 30 — 77 000 000units; at level 35 — 320 000 000units. The numbers are base values, without senator bonuses, anomalies, or alliance upgrades.

How much storage capacity of crystal at the maximum level of «Crystal Storage»?

At level 35 (the last calculated level in the game) «Crystal Storage» gives 320 000 000units storage capacity of crystal.

What increases production for the «Crystal Storage» building?

Permanent bonus sources: Geologist, Galactic Storage. Senator specialization, temporary boosters from special offers, and alliance upgrades also have an effect.