ConstructionQueueScreen

The construction queue screen allows you to build things. It is accessed by pressing the Q key when a space object is selected that has a construction queue, or by double clicking a queue on the construction queue list screen.

There are three main sections on this screen, from left to right:

Available Items

The available items section lets you choose an item to build. There are tabs for vehicles, facilities, and upgrades to facilities. Clicking an item will add it to the queue; you can also shift-click to ad 10 identical items and ctrl-click to add 100 items. (You can even ctrl-shift-click to add 1000 items, if you're up for it!) Each item shows an ETA for how long it will take to build, in turns.

Below the list of items are some statistics. Hovering your mouse over a construction item will display statistics on how much it costs and how many of that item already exist and are queued locally (at the same space object), sector-wide, system-wide, and empire-wide.

Queued Items

The quueed items section shows items that are already queued at the selected construction queue, and how long they will take to complete. The first number next to an item group is when the first item in that group will be ready, and the second number is when all items in the group will be ready. If you're only building one item at a time, those numbers will be the same. There's also progress displayed for each resource indicating how much of the construction has been completed using that resource. You can double click an item to remove it; eventually this will be changed to a single click, but for now, single clicking an item only selects it.

Above the list of items are some statistics. First there is the rate of construction of this queue in each resource, and then there is the available cargo space, both at the constructor and in the sector as a whole; if cargo overflows the constructor, it will be placed at other owned space objects in the sector that have cargo space free. Then there is a count of facility slots free. These counts take into account queued items in addition to items that already exist.

Buttons

There are some buttons on the right side of the screen; most of them are unimplemented, but some of them do work:

• Delete - Deletes the selected construction item. You will be warned if you try to delete construction items in progress.
• Clear Queue - Deletes all construction items. You will be warned if you try to delete construction items in progress.
• Up/Top/Down/Bottom - Reorders the selected item in the queue.
• Cancel - Closes the form without saving changes.
• OK - Saves changes and closes the form.

There are also some check boxes up top:

• Expanded View - When this is checked, sequential identical construction items won't be condensed into one like they normally are.
• Only Latest - Hides obsolete construction items from the available list.
• Emergency Build - Speeds up construction temporarily in exchange for a lowered rate later, sort of like taking out a loan. This check box is unimplemented.
• Repeat Build - Allows a queue to repeat itself once all items are completed. This check box is unimplemented.
• On Hold - Pauses the queue while checked. This check box is unimplemented.