Command center

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Command Center
Structure
Race	Terran
Role	Foundation building
Properties
Hit points	1500
Production
Minerals	400
Supply	Provides 10
Combat
Armor	1
Function
Add-ons	ComSat station, nuclear silo
Produces	SCV

Command centers are the core of every terran outpost.

Contents 1 Overview 1.1 Interior 1.1.1 Command Bay 1.1.2 Infirmary 1.1.3 Operations Room 1.1.4 SCV Maintenance Bay 2 Game Unit 2.1 StarCraft 2.1.1 Abilities 2.2 StarCraft II 2.2.1 Abilities 2.2.1.1 Transformation 2.2.2 Upgrades 2.2.3 Wings of Liberty Upgrades 3 References

[edit] Overview

Command centers, or "command posts",^[1] were designed to be roving resource processors for Confederate prospectors, the command center can pick up stakes and move on to new mineral or vespene deposits. They also have the ability to manufacture SCVs and serve as the return point for mining vehicles. With pressed metal plates,^[2] command centers are heavily armored and sturdy, though are slow moving whilst in flight, where they are at their most vulnerable.^[3]

Structurally, the command center is as wide as it is tall (3 stories), easily identifiable from a distance through its flashing beacons. Massive repulsor landing claws support the main bulk of the structure with external ablative plates reinforcing the main hull. Observation towers, antennae, sensor domes and other similar devices are situated above the center proper. Processors are also maintained to process resources, taking up the bulk of the command center's external space.^[4] Through jumpjets, Command Centers are capable of being transported to other locations, though all other systems must be shut down for this to occur.^[1]

After the Brood War, the command center design underwent expansion, including extra bay facilities to carry a number of SCVs while the command center is in transit. This facilitates rapid exploitation of fresh mineral fields or vespene pockets, as well as supplying a handy shelter for the SCVs in case of enemy action. In addition, the increasing use of command centers in combat zones has also led to the development of standard schematics for upgrading them to a dedicated military role,^[5] a change from previous standards where command centers featured minimal staff and defenses.^[1]

[edit] Interior

[edit] Command Bay

The command bay is the first point of call for anyone entering the Command Center.^[4]

[edit] Infirmary

The infirmary is located at one of the command center's lower levels. It is arguably the most well protected section of the command center, encased by the structure proper and set within its exact middle. However, command center infirmaries lack advanced equipment and only really function as a first-aid station, a place to keep an injured soldier alive long enough so that he/she can reach better facilities in time. Water is supplied via a basin and multiple bunks are present, which feature straps should a patient have to be restrained.^[4]

[edit] Operations Room

The operations room is situated at the very top of a command center. A ring of transteel windows surrounds the entire room, allowing an officer to look in all directions from the structure. The centerpiece is the command island however, a raised circular platform situated in the room's center. From here, command staff monitor activities of a base and the operations room itself. Various consoles are located below the island, specifically monitoring the aspects of a base. It is also from the operations room that general radio traffic can be monitored and answered.^[4]

[edit] SCV Maintenance Bay

The SCV maintenance bay is located above the command bay, squeezed between the processors. In truth, it is something of a misnomer, as fabricators can create SCVs from scratch.^[4]

[edit] Game Unit

[edit] StarCraft

The command center is the most durable base building without upgrading and can lift off, allowing it to fly into better positions. A commonly used tactic is to construct a command center in a defended area, and then fly it to another resource node to begin another base. However, like all other terran buildings, the terran command center will literally burn to the ground when lower than about 35% HP. Another dangerous weakness is the fact that command centers are able to be infested by zerg queens, resulting in an infested command center which creates explosive infested terrans.^[3]

A command center can build a comsat station or nuclear silo add on. It can only use one at a time but can switch back and forth between them.^[3]

[edit] Abilities

Lift Off Notes This structure can lift off, enabling it to fly. It cannot produce units or conduct research while in flight, and must leave add-ons behind.	Build ComSat Station Acquisition Requires Academy Usage Minerals 50 Gas 50 Notes The command center can add a comsat station to itself, giving the terran player the ability to use Comsat Sweep. This prevents the command center from building a nuclear silo.
Build Nuclear Silo Acquisition Requires Science facility with attached covert ops Usage Minerals 100 Gas 100 Notes The command center can add a nuclear silo to itself, giving ghosts the ability to use nuclear strike. This prevents the command center from building a comsat station.

[edit] StarCraft II

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Command Center
Structure
Race	Terran
Properties
Hit points	1500[6][7]
Type	Armored, Mechanical, Structure[8]
Production
Minerals	400[7]
Supply	Provides 11[8]
Build time	100[7]
Requires	None
Function
Upgrades to	Planetary fortress or orbital command
Produces	SCV[7]

In StarCraft II, the command center has enhanced mobility.^[9] When flying, the command center shows its three thrusters (one large and two slightly smaller) that it uses to fly.^[10]

[edit] Abilities

Lift Off
Notes
This structure can lift off, enabling it to fly. It cannot produce units or conduct research while in flight, and must leave add-ons behind.

Load SCVs
Notes
This structure can load up to five SCVs into itself.[11] This can be done even if the building is in flight.[12]
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[edit] Transformation

Transform Command Center to Orbital Command
Acquisition Requires Barracks[13]	Usage Minerals 150[14] Units Command center[15] Duration 50[16]
Notes
The command center can transform into an orbital command.[15] The transformation is irreversible.[17]
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Transform Command Center to Planetary Fortress
Acquisition Requires Engineering bay[13]	Usage Minerals 150[18][6][19] Gas 150[18][6][19] Units Command center[20] Duration 50[6][19] Hotkey F[21]
Notes
The command center can transform into an planetary fortress.[5] The transformation is irreversible.[17]
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The command center can be upgraded to either a planetary fortress or a orbital command. The planetary fortress has a large cannon that can attack ground units, while the orbital command provides the ComSat Sweep. Once the building is upgraded, it cannot be reverted to a command center,^[22] but both orbital command^[23] and planetary fortress can continue to produce SCVs normally.^[24]

[edit] Upgrades

Building Armor[25][26]
Researched at	Engineering bay[26]
Properties
Level Level 1 Level 2 Minerals 150[25] 200[25] Gas 150[25] 200[25] Research time 140[25] 160[25]
Notes
Increases the armor of terran buildings.[25]
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[edit] Wings of Liberty Upgrades

Building Modular Construction[27]
Campaign	Wings of Liberty
Cost	$45,000[28]
Notes
Buildings cost -10%[27] due to the use of standardized pre-stamped components.[28]
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Fire Suppression System[27]
Campaign	Wings of Liberty
Cost	$25,000[28]
Notes
Damaged buildings don't catch fire[27]
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[edit] References

Terran Units and Structures of StarCraft/Brood War
Infantry	SCV · Marine · Firebat · Ghost • Brood War only • Medic
Ground vehicles	Vulture · Goliath · Siege tank
Air units	Wraith · Dropship · Science vessel · Battlecruiser • Brood War only • Valkyrie
Basic buildings	Command center (ComSat station · Nuclear silo) · Supply depot · Engineering bay · Barracks · Refinery · Missile turret · Academy · Bunker
Advanced buildings	Factory (Machine shop) · Armory · Starport (Control tower) · Science facility (Physics lab · Covert ops)
Other	Nuclear missile · Spider mine

Terran Units and Structures of StarCraft II
Infantry	SCV · Marine · Reaper · Marauder · Ghost
Land Vehicles	MULE · Hellion · Siege tank · Thor
Air Units	Viking · Medivac dropship · Banshee · Raven · Battlecruiser
Basic Buildings	Command center · Refinery · Supply depot · Barracks · Engineering bay
Automated Defenses and Explosives	Auto-turret · Defensive drone · D-8 charges · Missile turret
Support Buildings	Orbital command · Planetary fortress · Sensor tower · Bunker
Add-ons	Tech lab · Nuclear reactor
Advanced Buildings	Merc compound · Ghost academy · Factory · Armory · Starport · Fusion core
Other	Drop pod · Nuclear missile
Campaign-Exclusive Terran Units and Structures of StarCraft II	Infantry	Firebat · Medic · Rebel · Spectre
	Mercenaries	(Kel-Morian Mercenaries — Elite marines) · (Devil Dogs — Elite firebats) · (Hammer Securities — Elite marauders)
	Land Vehicles	Cobra · Diamondback tank · Goliath · Transport truck · Vulture
	Air Units	Hercules dropship · Wraith
	Automated defenses	Perdition turret · Shrike turret
Scrapped	Removed Units	Mine drone · Predator · Spider mines · Targeting drone
	Removed Buildings	Munitions depot · Radar tower · Shadow ops · Star base