The factory is an automated terran structure which acts as the primary production center for ground vehicles,[1] structures,[2] and ammunition.[3]
The factory maintains first-class housing for the elite crews of tanks, walkers and the other mechanical units it produces. The factory walls are made of reinforced neosteel, making the structure one of the most survivable in any terran base. The factory contains heavily reinforced fuel supply reservoirs, as well as interior construction cranes to aid in the lifting and assembly of machinery, and ventral thrusters allowing it to liftoff.[4]
At the midpoint of the Second Great War, the research of Redell Quinton at Project Blackstone did away with the latrine housed within factories. This extra space gave factories the capacity to manufacture siege tanks with siege mode straight off of the factory line without the need for further facilities in the tech lab.[5]
The Dominion Special Forces utilize the R36-series of factories, which feature sturdier anchors, reinforced foundation, and a bulletproof coat of paint.[6]
Protoss plasma shields have finally given us the ability to fit the tech lab and the reactor into a single structure add-on. This new add-on, known as the tech reactor, replaces the old tech lab and reactor add-ons, and allows us to train two of any unit type simultaneously.
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 half life.[8]
Jim Raynor, Rory Swann, Nova Terra and Arcturus Mengsk can build factory which can produced vehicles. Raynor can build units very faster. Swann can build factories with do not need barracks and vespene gas. Nova can instantly calldown units in rally point via drop pods, but she can't build more than one factory. Mengsk do not need add-ons to build hi-tech units.
Barracks, factory, and starport units are delivered directly to the structure's Rally Point via drop pod. Passive: Reduces the production time of units, produces from Barracks, Factory, and Starport, by 2.3 seconds.
Speed Increase for Drop-Pod units Mastery: All combat units, after being dropped by Orbital Drop-Pods, gain +2% to movement speed, attack speed, cooldown reduction and energy regeneration per each mastery point for 30 seconds.
Usage
Cost
3
Notes
Mastery: +2% per Speed Increase for Drop-Pod units mastery point. Up to a maximum +60%
100 Mastery: -2 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 40 100 Mastery: -2 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 40 60
Nova has a 100 supply maximum, but her units and structures have increased life, deal additional damage, and are resistant to stun effects. Trained units are instantly deployed onto the battlefield.
The balance between team color and metal was the focus of factory development in StarCraft II. During development, artist Phill Gonzales hid posters of "fat chicks" on the back wall of the factory. However, they were spotted during a Q&A session and he was forced to remove them.[9]
As of April 2012, Blizzard was experimenting with a wide range of new terran units for Heart of the Swarm. Many of these originated from the factory, the structure being a "little light" on its unit options.[10]
Achievements[]
Erector Time
Points
10
Criteria
Build a factory during the first 270 seconds of a Melee game.
Erector Time
