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Powered Switch

Powered Switch
Outpost Object Types Power

Powered Switch overview

The Starfield Powered Switch is a Power outpost object which you can place at any of your Starfield outposts.

You can build an unlimited amount of Powered Switch(s) at any one outpost.

Powered Switch build requirements

Once you’ve found a suitable place to install the Powered Switch from the outpost building view, you can rotate the Powered Switch to finetune its position. If the Powered Switch glows red, you will not be able to place it in your base. You will receive an error message explaining why you cannot place it down, and you will need to resolve the warning before you can build the Powered Switch. Make sure the object isn’t floating or intersecting with an existing object, as these are the most common reasons you cannot place a structure or outpost item.

In order to construct a single Powered Switch at one of your outposts, you will need to spend the following resources:

This structure has no resource cost.

Powered Switch operating costs

Once you’ve built one Powered Switch at your base, it may require additional power or resources in order to function properly.

The Powered Switch requires:

Power cost: This structure does not require power to run.

Resource cost: This structure does not require additional resources to function.