Orbital Ring
Orbital Ring is a megastructure in Stellaris 4.5.2. Must be built around a colonized planet. It needs the Orbital Rings technology. All stages take 2 years and 50 Influence (the costs every empire pays).
Where to build a Orbital Ring
The game's own requirement line, then the conditions of the first stage (possible) and of the planet or star it goes around (placement_rules).
Must be built around a colonized planet.
- Cannot build on an unsurveyed planet.
- Cannot build on planets that have unresearched anomalies discovered by us or any other Empire.
- Cannot build in orbit of planets that are neither colonized nor fully under your control.
- Cannot build around hostile or pre-FTL planets.
- Cannot build due to existing Megastructure.
- Cannot build due to orbital debris.
- When from (Controlled by the AI)
- Pop amount at least 2500
- The system has a starbase
- Cannot build outside Empire borders.
Orbital Ring stages
Cost lines with a condition apply only to the empires it names (bio-ship empires pay food instead of part of the alloys).
How it's counted
Totals in the head count only the costs every empire pays: 50 Influence.
Orbital Ring
This Starbase variant encircles the planet, providing space for Modules, Buildings, and Defense Platforms.
50Influence
1,000Alloys — if Not: Uses bio-ships500Alloys — if Uses bio-ships
1,750Food — if Uses bio-shipsHow to unlock the Orbital Ring
Who can build it (potential)
Other versions of the Orbital Ring
Ruins the galaxy can start with or a war leaves behind (restoring one is its own chain of stages) and upgrades that branch off the main line.
Ruined Orbital Ring (ruined)
Ruined Orbital Ring
This ring once encircled the planet, providing various defensive and infrastructural advantages. Damage and age have left it structurally unsound, and it's a bit of a miracle that any of it remains at all.
Orbital Ring
An Orbital Ring is a Starbase variant that forms a band encircling the planet, providing defense and additional specialization.
50Influence500Alloys — if Not: Uses bio-ships250Alloys — if Uses bio-ships875Food — if Uses bio-shipsOrbital Ring: questions
Where can I build a Orbital Ring?
Must be built around a colonized planet. Cannot build on an unsurveyed planet. Cannot build on planets that have unresearched anomalies discovered by us or any other Empire. Cannot build in orbit of planets that are neither colonized nor fully under your control. Cannot build around hostile or pre-FTL planets. Cannot build due to existing Megastructure. Cannot build due to orbital debris. When from (Controlled by the AI)
How do I unlock the Orbital Ring?
Research Orbital Rings.
Source: common/megastructures/15_orbital_ring.txt and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776). Build times before build-speed modifiers.