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Sector Specialization requirements & bonuses

By FxFighter

Sectors can receive specialization bonuses by meeting a minimum number of buildings built that have the same symbol. The buildings do not need to be active.

Specialization requirements & bonuses

The specialization seems to be based on tiles used though some buildings are actually worth more than others per tile. See the bottom of this guide for more specifics.

Here's a general guide table for how many buildings you'll need to trigger each specialization level.

Specialization

Requirement

Bonus

Space T1

4 buildings

Docking bays load/unload 30% faster, Hull repair 10% more efficient

Space T2

7 buildings

Docking bays load/unload 30% faster, Hull repair 20% more efficient, Probes/Ships assembled 30% faster

Food T1 - insect farms

12 buildings

Food buildings require 10% less water, Buildings produce 30% more waste

Food T1 - mixed

6* buildings

Food buildings require 10% less water, Buildings produce 30% more waste. *Highly variable as mushroom walls are worth 2.5x more than insect farms

Food T2 - mixed

12+ Buildings

Food buildings require 10% less water, all buildings produce 30% more waste, Sector +1 Stability

Industry T1

6 Buildings

Batteries last 20% longer

Industry T2

12 Buildings

Batteries last 20% longer, Repairs are 30% faster

Population T1

25 Buildings

Mess Halls can feed twice as many crew members per cycle

Population T2

54 Buildings

Mess Halls can feed twice as many crew members per cycle; Stability buildings provice an additional +1 stabilit

Recycling T1

4 Buildings

Recycling buildings produce 30% more resources; Stability penalty from Waste build up reduced by 50%

Recycling T2

10 Buildings

Recycling buildings produce 30% more resources; Stability penalty from Waste build up reduced by 50%; Food production buildings produce 15% more Food; Industry Buildings are 30% faster

Originally posted by nighthalk :

Turns out, Ixion specialization requirements are based on tiles used.

as of when I gathered this data, (patches may have changed values). here are the requirements

Industry T1>300, T2>800
Population T1>400, T2>1000
Space T1>450, T2>700
Food T1>400, T2>800
Recycle T1>300, T2>800

given how each sector is 56*30=1680, and roads still must be accounted for. it will be quite hard to have more than 1 T2 specialization in any sector, recycling is an exception

most buildings add their size (steel mill 9*12=108), however (as of an old version as of when i gathered this data), a few buildings violate this rule of thumb
optimized quarter provides 9 instead of the expected 18 (inefficient)
crop farm provides 18 instead of the expected 16
mushroom wall provides 81 instead of the expected 32 (very efficient)
alternative life center provides 28 instead of the expected 30
exo fighting dome provides 100 instead of the expected 196 (inefficient)

Thanks Valla & nighthalk for the additional data.

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Stellar 24 Feb, 2023 @ 12:53pm

Colonization center doesn't count toward space specialization even though it is in the space tab for construction

Linwood Longstrive 20 Feb, 2023 @ 1:07pm

For the T1 population I've got this:
1 exo fighting dome
6 Cell Housing
16 optimized quarters
and the Lunaclysm Memorial
1 mess hall

25 population buildings in total

FxFighter [author] 10 Jan, 2023 @ 4:34pm

@MoQ, all the buildings have icons on them that show what specializations they provide including the lab.

MoQ 9 Jan, 2023 @ 9:01pm

Haven't gotten far yet, but apparently the lab counts as 'space'

It probably merits a note in your chart that you can use the lab to qualify for space specialization

Yslamaar 25 Dec, 2022 @ 2:30am

@HidaN like a said in my post :

with Domotic quater 23 for T1 ( and 56 for T2 )
but you must have 45 optimized quarter for T1

optimized are bad for specialization

nighthalk 24 Dec, 2022 @ 5:28pm

are they optimized quarters? they are bad

HidaN 24 Dec, 2022 @ 5:20pm

So I almost filled the entire sector with houses and still have population lvl 1. What do I do wrong?

https://imgur.com/a/FLENPKe

CanisDirusPrime 24 Dec, 2022 @ 5:41am

@fxfighter Thx, its very useful info! Here's a link for you to review: https://ixion.fandom.com/wiki/Sectors . I've subbed to the thread so if anything changes I can update the fandom page! You rock!

FxFighter [author] 23 Dec, 2022 @ 10:20pm

That's pretty nice info there @nighthalk

nighthalk 23 Dec, 2022 @ 8:46am

Turns out, Ixion specialization requirements are based on tiles used.

as of when I gathered this data, (patches may have changed values). here are the requirements

Industry T1>300, T2>800
Population T1>400, T2>1000
Space T1>450, T2>700
Food T1>400, T2>800
Recycle T1>300, T2>800

given how each sector is 56*30=1680, and roads still must be accounted for. it will be quite hard to have more than 1 T2 specialization in any sector, recycling is an exception

most buildings add their size (steel mill 9*12=108), however (as of an old version as of when i gathered this data), a few buildings violate this rule of thumb
optimized quarter provides 9 instead of the expected 18 (inefficient)
crop farm provides 18 instead of the expected 16
mushroom wall provides 81 instead of the expected 32 (very efficient)
alternative life center provides 28 instead of the expected 30
exo fighting dome provides 100 instead of the expected 196 (inefficient)

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