====== Orbital Processing Cluster ======

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Description [wiki]  : This upgrade gives the zone +50 production.
Applies To [rule]*  : Construction Materials Zone, Consumer Goods Zone, Electronics Zone, Entertainment Zone, Exotic Matter Devices Zone, Food Zone, Healthcare Products Zone, ICT Technology Zone, Research Zone, Utilities Zone, Vehicles Zone, Weapons Zone, Crystals Zone, Gasses Zone, Information Zone, Metals Zone, Organics Zone, Rare Elements Zone
Forum [forum] : 2063
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//Industrial processes can be optimized by taking advantage of the available low-gravity environment. A dedicated cluster of orbital processing plants can increase throughput and quality.//

The Orbital Processing Cluster upgrade can only be applied once one a zone, and gives the zone +50 production. Zones upgraded with this upgrade consume an additional 5 (:power).

This upgrade that can be only applied to [[First Tier zones]] and [[Second Tier zones]] in an industry for which the associated processing platforms are construced on the planet's [[Space Elevator]]. The following industries and processing platforms are available:

^ Industry       ^ Zones ^ Required platforms ^
^ Crystals       | (:crystals), (:ict), (:electronics), (:weapons)        | [[Crystals Processing Platforms]] |
^ Gasses         | (:gas), (:weapons), (:utilities), (:vehicles)          | [[Gasses Processing Platforms]] |
^ Metals         | (:metals), (:vehicles), (:conmats), (:congoods)        | [[Metals Processing Platforms]] |
^ Organics       | (:organics), (:congoods), (:food), (:healthcare)       | [[Organics Processing Platforms]] |
^ Rare Elements  | (:rares), (:healthcare), (:emds), (:research)          | [[Rare Elements Processing Platforms]] |
^ Information    | (:information), (:research), (:entertainment), (:ict)  | [[Information Processing Platforms]] |

The upgrade costs 750 (:tax) on regular zones. On a planet with any kind of atmosphere the cost is 1250 (:tax).