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The engineering bay is a terran building used to improve the quality of weapons and armor fielded by infantry.^[1]

Game StructureEdit

StarCraftEdit

Engineering Bay

Structure
Race	Terran
Role	Infantry research center
Production
Minerals	125
Build time	60
Produced from	SCV
Requires	Command center
Protection
Hit points	850
Armor	1
Function
Allows	Missile turret
Research	Infantry Weapons Infantry Armor

The engineering bay upgrades the quality of weapons and armor used by terran infantry. It can lift off.

Researched UpgradesEdit

Infantry Weapons

Researched at

Engineering bay

Hotkey

W

Properties

Level	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Minerals	100	175	250
Gas	100	175	250
Research time	266	298	330
Required		Science facility

Notes

+1 bonus per attack per level for ghosts, and marines.
+2 bonus per attack per level for firebats.

Infantry Armor

Researched at

Engineering bay

Hotkey

A

Properties

Level	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Minerals	100	175	250
Gas	100	175	250
Research time	266	298	330
Required		Science facility

Notes

+1 upgrade to armor per level for SCVs, marines, firebats, ghosts, and medics.

Building AbilitiesEdit

Lift Off

Usage
Hotkey	L

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.

DevelopmentEdit

In the StarCraft beta there existed a structure called the weapons plant. Though canceled before the release of the game, it bore resemblance to the engineering bay's structure.^[2]

StarCraft IIEdit

Engineering Bay

Structure
Race	Terran
Role	Infantry and building research center
Production
Minerals	125
Build time	35
Produced from	SCV
Requires	Command center
Hotkey	E
Protection
Hit points	850
Armor	1 (+2 with Building Armor)
Type	Mechanical Structure
Armor type	Armored
Function
Allows	Planetary fortress Missile turret Sensor tower
Research	See below

The engineering bay reappears in StarCraft II. It can no longer lift off. In the Wings of Liberty single player campaign, the Hi-Sec Auto Tracking and Building Armor upgrades are not available, while the Neosteel Frame upgrade to bunkers is an upgrade purchased in the Hyperion's armory.

Researched UpgradesEdit

Infantry Weapons

Researched at

Engineering bay

Hotkey

E

Properties

Level	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Minerals	100	175	250
Gas	100	175	250
Research time	160	190	220
Required		Armory	Armory

Notes

+1 base damage for marines.
+1 base damage and +1 bonus damage for marauders, ghosts, and spectres.
+1 pistol base damage and +4 D-8 charge base damage for reapers.

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Infantry Armor

Researched at

Engineering bay

Hotkey

A

Properties

Level	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Minerals	100	175	250
Gas	100	175	250
Research time	160	190	220
Required		Armory	Armory

Notes

+1 to armor for SCVs, marines, firebats. marauders, medics, reapers, spectres, and ghosts.

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Hi-Sec Auto Tracking

Researched at

Engineering bay

Hotkey

H

Properties

Minerals	100
Gas	100
Research time	80

Notes

Increases the attack range of automated defenses: missile turrets, auto-turrets, point defense drones, and the planetary fortress by +1.

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Building Armor

Researched at

Engineering bay

Hotkey

B

Properties

Minerals	150
Gas	150
Research time	140

Notes

+2 armor for terran buildings

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Neosteel Frame

Campaign

Wings of Liberty (Zero Hour)

Cost

$50,000

Researched at

Engineering bay

Hotkey

N

Properties

Minerals	100
Gas	100
Research time	110

Notes

Increases bunker capacity by 2. The bunker model is changed.
Increases command center and planetary fortress SCV capacity by 5.

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Building UpgradesEdit

Building Armor

Researched at

Engineering bay

Hotkey

B

Properties

Minerals	150
Gas	150
Research time	140

Notes

+2 armor for terran buildings

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Wings of LibertyEdit

Ultra Capacitors
Campaign	Wings of Liberty
Cost	5 protoss research points
Researched at	Hyperion laboratory
Notes
Attack upgrades at the armory and engineering bay improved cooldown by 5% per level. Self-replicating ultra capacitors reduce the reload time of weapons and systems.^[3]
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Vanadium Plating
Campaign	Wings of Liberty
Cost	5 protoss research points
Researched at	Hyperion laboratory
Notes
Armor upgrades at the armory and engineering bay increase health by 5% per level. Vanadium better disperses weapon impacts than standard armor.^[3]
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Fire Suppression System
Campaign	Wings of Liberty
Cost	$90,000
Researched at	Hyperion armory
Notes
All structures repair themselves to 50% life. All structure fires are automatically put out. This all-in-one safety system automatically dispatches robotic drones to put out any fires and perform basic repairs on damaged structures. Although these drones are effective at doing basic repairs, they do not have a strong enough AI to perform the more delicate repairs needed to restore a structure past 50% structural integrity.^[4]
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DevelopmentEdit

The StarCraft II engineering bay was designed to be a more simple structure than its predecessor. It was decided to make it a grounded structure as per the belief that only unit-producing structures should be able to lift off.^[5]

ReferencesEdit

↑ Underwood, Peter, Bill Roper, Chris Metzen and Jeffrey Vaughn. StarCraft (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.
↑ 2009-03-19, StarCraft Wire. Artist: Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed on 2010-01-06
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Protoss research (in English). 2010.
↑ Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Armory upgrades (in English). 2010.
↑ 2011, Terran Engineering Bay. Deviantart, accessed on 2011-05-30