Retrofit Lab


RETROFIT LAB

BUILDING DESCRIPTION	A water-based lab used to research retrofitted hulls.
EFFECTS OF UPGRADE	Unlock access to new items.
BUILDING GROUP	Research

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Upgrade Progression[]

LEVEL	1	2	3	4	5
OIL	501,067	4,008,536	24,051,216	96,204,864	163,548,269
METAL	484,000	3,872,000	23,232,000	92,928,000	157,977,600
ENERGY	459,103	3,672,824	22,036,944	88,147,776	149,851,219
ZYNTHIUM	529,230	4,233,840	25,403,040	101,612,160	172,740,672
TIME	10h 33m 36s	1 day 7 hours 21 min	2d 9h 21min 57s	4d 2h 23m 15s	5d 19h 8m 53s
TIME WITH OFFICER	???	???	???	3d 16h 32m 55s	5d 5h 13m 59s
OLD TIME	4d 9h 36m	4d 20h 9m 36s	5d 7h	5d 20h 33m 13s	6d 10h 36m 32s
OLD TIME WITH OFFICER	???	4d 8h 32m 38s	4d 18h 59m 54s	5d 6h 29m 53s	5d 19h 8m 52s
REQUIREMENTS	Level 7 Naval Lab	Level 4 Outpost	Level 5 Outpost	Level 5 Outpost	Level 5 Outpost

Additional Information[]

Used to upgrade existing Forsaken hulls with new abilities.
As of Sep 2013, only certain blue print-hulls can be upgraded this way.
Retrofitting hulls, weapons, specials or armors gives inherent upgrades to every copy of that type.
This contrasts with refitting a hull which applies is more akin to taking a weapon off a single ship and replacing it with a better weapon on that ship.
The Retrofit Lab requires a Naval Lab Level 7 in order to be built.
The Retrofit Lab can be upgraded to level 5.
The Level 5 Retrofit Lab gives access to any level 5 retrofits, Level 4 Retrofit Lab gives access to any level 4 retrofits, etc.
The related blueprint is also required before the retrofit research is available.
Only blueprints are retrofittable. For example, the Hammerhead A, Hammerhead B & Battle Barge A are all retrofittable. However, the Hammerhead and Battle Barge researched in the Naval Lab are not retrofittable.
Hull retrofit time increases according to the number of hulls of that type actually built. However, retrofitting weapons, specials, armors or tactical modules is only 1 day each at least for all R1 retrofits.
Hull retrofits are designed for mid to high level players (approx. L40 and higher).
Kixeye designed the other retrofits for players level 55 and higher.
The uranium cost is a tough barrier to low and mid level players.
In March of 2014, many of the builds and research times have significantly decreased.
The old build times can help you estimate the new build times.
Resource requirements remain the same.

Quotes[]

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	— In-Game Description

Related Pages[]

Poll - Retrofit Lab

FAQ[]

I thought the Retrofit lab was suppose to allow players with older hulls an opportunity to make them relevant again or at the very least, usable. How is it that the V2c, V2h and Kodiak already are available for retrofit?

That was the original intent, but since then the Retrofit Lab has expanded to be a more general “Upgrade Lab.” We discussed renaming it briefly, but decided against it to avoid any potential confusion.

Source: Kixeye - AMA Answers! - part I