Turn sequence question

[Clan Elder 'Keen]

Where exactly does installation construction fall in the turn sequence? Can one build installations with construction materials produced that turn, or is it like shipbuilding requiring a turn delay?

[MadMartinB]

no. all orders are processed then production goes. If you build gas refineries they will produce that turn.

[Clan Elder 'Keen]

I understand installations produce the turn they are build.

 

I understand I can scrap 10k Industrial Complexes and immediately use the refunded Construction Materials to build 10k stripmines, and assuming I have adequate power they will produce the turn they are build.

 

What I don't understand is if I can build Improved Construction Materials and then do a CON order to use those ICM for say Fuel Distillation Complexes, all in a single turn.

[Locklyn]

If I understand you correctly you are wondering if you can both produce the materials for building something and then construct something the same turn? No is the answer. Since production of materials always runs after the order phase where you can issue CON/SHIP etc orders you can only use those materials on the subsequent turn.

 

Turn 1

Orders

Production (You build 10k of ICM)

 

Turn 2

Orders (You can CON using the ICM from last turns production)

production

 

Cheers

/locklyn

[MacBeth]

To say it another way:

A CONSTRUCT order occurs, i.e., builds the installation, at the exact time you issue the order.

PRODUCTION (of improved construction materials) only occurs after all your orders have processed.

 

Bottom line: You can't use improved construction materials to build installations the turn you produce them.

 

--Russ

[Clan Elder 'Keen]

Thanks, that is my understanding. I didn't want to waste a CON order to verify.

[DWillard]

The only thing that BI and EB orders do is adjust or add to the build Queue. The Queue then "runs" durning the production phase.