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Watchtower

Watchtower
Outpost Object Types Structures

Watchtower overview

The Starfield Watchtower is a Structures outpost object which you can place at any of your Starfield outposts.

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

Watchtower build requirements

Once you’ve found a suitable place to install the Watchtower from the outpost building view, you can rotate the Watchtower to finetune its position. If the Watchtower 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 Watchtower. 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 Watchtower at one of your outposts, you will need to spend the following resources:

This structure has no resource cost.

Watchtower operating costs

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

The Watchtower requires:

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

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