Capitol

This page contain information about a feature that has two versions. To read about the old version, go to Capitol/OldVersion. For more information, go to the Building Update page.

Building

Capitol
Type	Building
Description	Founds and Manages a City
Placement Requirement	Can't build on aliens' claims. Can't built in existing jurisdiction.
Note	Police stations are needed create city limits and add buildings to the city.
Structural Requirements
Arena	Ok
Auditorium	1 Auditorium Required
Battery	Ok
Commodity Storage	Ok
Field Area	Ok
Generator	No
Guard Post	No
Home, Large	Ok
Home, Medium	Ok
Home, Small	Ok
Livestock	Ok
Lounge Space	Ok
Office Space	1 Office Required
Parking, Ground Vehicles	Ok
Parking, Space Vehicles	Ok
Parking, Water Vehicles	Ok
Parking, Spacecraft	No
Radar	Ok
Shield Generator	No
Shop Space	Ok
Space Vehicle Launchers	No
Space Vehicle Recovery Systems	No
Store Space	No
Surgery Units	No
Transporters	Ok
Turrets	No
Weapon Bays	No

A capitol building acts as the town hall for a city. It is the seat of government for the city.

City

A capitol is used to start a city. Placing it will prompt for a city name.

For the city to include other buildings, it will however require one or more police stations are needed to claim jurisdiction over an area.

For more information, see the City page.

Declaring Capital

A city can be declared as the capital city of an empire.

To declare a city as a capital city:

1. Stand at the capitol building plot
2. Open the Building (F10) window
3. Depending on whether you want the city to be the empire's capital or the current sector's capital, click either:
   • "Declare Empire Capital"
   • "Declare Galaxy Capital"
   • "Declare Sector Capital"

A city can be both empire capital and sector capital at the same time, which is the same as not having a sector capital in that sector.

See the Capital City page for more information.

City Management

When in the chain of command of a city, it is possible to control all building manufacturing processes from the capitol building. This is done using the Building (F10) window while standing at the capitol building's site.

Managing a machine shop remotely.

This window displays all of the buildings, with their location, and distance from you. By selecting a building, a traditional Building window appears in the lower half allowing you to remotely manage the manufacturing of that building, including construction.

The refresh button in the top-right corner of the window updates the list. The bulldozer button bulldozes the selected building.

While in the top-down view, the selected building will be highlighted.