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[[File:RR manual Support Station.png|thumb|Art of the Support Station from the ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' video game]]
[[File:RR manual Support Station.png|thumb|Art of the Support Station from the ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' video game]]
The '''Support Station''' is a fictional building in the [[LEGO Rock Raiders]] theme. It is exclusive to the [[LEGO Rock Raiders (video game)|''LEGO Rock Raiders'']] video game, where it is an important building with a wide variety of functions. It cleans the air in caverns, allows for additional [[Rock Raider]]s to be teleported, and supplies food to hungry Rock Raiders. It is also required for many vehicles to be transported and used. It was never released in a LEGO construction set, though it is constructed out of pieces found in other [[LEGO Rock Raiders]] sets.
The '''Support Station''' is a fictional building in the [[LEGO Rock Raiders]] theme. It is exclusive to the [[LEGO Rock Raiders (video game)|''LEGO Rock Raiders'']] video game, where it is an important building with a wide variety of functions. It cleans the air in caverns, allows for additional [[Rock Raider]]s to be teleported, and supplies food to hungry Rock Raiders. It is also required for many vehicles to be transported and used. It was never released in a LEGO construction set, though it is constructed out of pieces found in other [[LEGO Rock Raiders]] sets.
 
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In the Windows version of [[LEGO Rock Raiders (video game)|''LEGO Rock Raiders'']], the Support Station is considered an advanced building.<ref name="Tuto 6"/> It costs 3 [[Energy Crystal]]s and 15 pieces of [[Ore]] (or 3 [[Building Stud]]s) to construct one Support Station.<ref name="PC manual p65"/> Its layout consists of two blocks in a 1×2 configuration, with one solid block for the building base and one entrance block below that.<ref name="Barracks AE"/> It takes one Energy Crystal to power it.<ref name="CFG Barracks"/>
In the Windows version of [[LEGO Rock Raiders (video game)|''LEGO Rock Raiders'']], the Support Station is considered an advanced building.<ref name="Tuto 6"/> It costs 3 [[Energy Crystal]]s and 15 pieces of [[Ore]] (or 3 [[Building Stud]]s) to construct one Support Station.<ref name="PC manual p65"/> Its layout consists of two blocks in a 1×2 configuration, with one solid block for the building base and one entrance block below that.<ref name="Barracks AE"/> It takes one Energy Crystal to power it.<ref name="CFG Barracks"/>


[[File:Support Station snackline (eye view).png|thumb|Every Rock Raider's favourite activity]]
[[File:Support Station sandwiches (eye view).png|thumb|Every Rock Raider's favourite activity]]
Once it has been constructed and powered, the Support Station begins to clean the cavern air. One Support Station supplies enough air for ten Rock Raiders.<ref name="PC manual p65"/><ref name="CFG Barracks"/> This means that each Support Station will clean the air in missions with a limited air supply for up to ten Rock Raiders; additionally, ten more Rock Raiders can also be teleported down than default, regardless of the cavern's air supply status.<ref name="CFG BarracksL0"/> The Support Station also supplies food, and hungry Rock Raiders will automatically stop what they are doing and go to eat at a Support Station.<ref name="PC manual p58"/> However, it is not required for feeding Rock Raiders, as the player can simply select Rock Raiders and click "Feed Rock Raider" in their Actions Menu to make them eat.<ref name="PC manual p28"/>
Once it has been constructed and powered, the Support Station begins to clean the cavern air. One Support Station supplies enough air for ten Rock Raiders.<ref name="PC manual p65"/><ref name="CFG Barracks"/> This means that each Support Station will clean the air in missions with a limited air supply for up to ten Rock Raiders; additionally, ten more Rock Raiders can also be teleported down than default, regardless of the cavern's air supply status.<ref name="CFG BarracksL0"/> The Support Station also supplies food, and hungry Rock Raiders will automatically stop what they are doing and go to eat at a Support Station.<ref name="PC manual p58"/> However, it is not required for feeding Rock Raiders, as the player can simply select Rock Raiders and click "Feed Rock Raider" in their Actions Menu to make them eat.<ref name="PC manual p28"/>


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The Support Station can be upgraded twice.<ref name="CFG Barracks"/> As with all buildings, each upgrade costs 5 pieces of Ore (or 1 Building Stud).<ref name="PC manual p61"/>
The Support Station can be upgraded twice.<ref name="CFG Barracks"/> As with all buildings, each upgrade costs 5 pieces of Ore (or 1 Building Stud).<ref name="PC manual p61"/>
* '''Level 1:''' Upgrading it to Level 1 allows the [[Mining Laser]] and [[Super Teleport]] to be constructed.<ref name="CFG Dependencies"/> It is also one of the upgrades required for transporting the [[Small Mobile Laser Cutter]] and [[Tunnel Scout]], along with a Level 2 Teleport Pad.<ref name="PC manual p76"/><ref name="PC manual p77"/>
* '''Level 1:''' Upgrading it to Level 1 allows the [[Mining Laser]] and [[Super Teleport]] to be constructed.<ref name="CFG Dependencies"/> It is also one of the upgrades required for transporting the [[Small Mobile Laser Cutter]] and [[Tunnel Scout]], along with a Level 2 Teleport Pad.<ref name="PC manual p76"/>
* '''Level 2:''' Upgrading it to Level 2 is required before the Super Teleport can transport any large vehicles. The [[Loader Dozer]] and [[Granite Grinder]] can be transported if the Super Teleport has been constructed. The [[Large Mobile Laser Cutter]] and [[Chrome Crusher]] can be transported if the Super Teleport has been upgraded to Level 1, and the [[Cargo Carrier]] can additionally be transported if the [[Docks]] has also been constructed.<ref name="CFG Dependencies"/><ref name="PC manual p79"/>
* '''Level 2:''' Upgrading it to Level 2 is required before the Super Teleport can transport any large vehicles. The [[Loader Dozer]] and [[Granite Grinder]] can be transported if the Super Teleport has been constructed. The [[Large Mobile Laser Cutter]] and [[Chrome Crusher]] can be transported if the Super Teleport has been upgraded to Level 1, and the [[Cargo Carrier]] can additionally be transported if the [[Docks]] has also been constructed.<ref name="CFG Dependencies"/><ref name="PC manual p79"/>


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<ref name="PC manual p65">Instruction Manual, p. 65.</ref>
<ref name="PC manual p65">Instruction Manual, p. 65.</ref>
<ref name="PC manual p71">Instruction Manual, p. 71.</ref>
<ref name="PC manual p71">Instruction Manual, p. 71.</ref>
<ref name="PC manual p76">Instruction Manual, p. 76.</ref>
<ref name="PC manual p76">Instruction Manual, pp. 76–77.</ref>
<ref name="PC manual p77">Instruction Manual, p. 77.</ref>
<ref name="PC manual p79">Instruction Manual, pp. 79–82.</ref>
<ref name="PC manual p79">Instruction Manual, pp. 79–82.</ref>


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* [[Data Design Interactive]] (25 September 1999). [[Main Lego Config File]]. ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' (Windows). [[LEGO Media International]]. File path: <samp>Rock Raiders\LegoRR1.wad\Lego.cfg</samp>.
* [[Data Design Interactive]] (25 September 1999). [[Main Lego Config File]]. ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' (Windows). [[LEGO Media International]]. File path: <samp>Rock Raiders\LegoRR1.wad\Lego.cfg</samp>.
* McPhail, Jim (13 December 1999). [https://archive.org/details/LEGORockRaiders-manual-Win-EU-2299598/mode/1up?view=theater ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' Instruction Manual (UK FRONT, BACK, I/F & I/B COVER)]. [[LEGO Media International]]. Serial no. IB2G-ROC3 2299598.
* McPhail, Jim (13 December 1999). [https://archive.org/details/LEGORockRaiders-manual-Win-EU-2299598/mode/1up?view=theater ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' Instruction Manual (UK FRONT, BACK, I/F & I/B COVER)]. [[LEGO Media International]]. Serial no. IB2G-ROC3 2299598.
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Latest revision as of 23:56, 6 September 2025

Art of the Support Station from the LEGO Rock Raiders video game

The Support Station is a fictional building in the LEGO Rock Raiders theme. It is exclusive to the LEGO Rock Raiders video game, where it is an important building with a wide variety of functions. It cleans the air in caverns, allows for additional Rock Raiders to be teleported, and supplies food to hungry Rock Raiders. It is also required for many vehicles to be transported and used. It was never released in a LEGO construction set, though it is constructed out of pieces found in other LEGO Rock Raiders sets.

Pre-release

The game's instruction manual lists a different upgrade tree for the Support Station than its functional one. The manual lists that upgrading it to Level 1 unlocks the Geological Center, Upgrade Station, and Ore Refinery, and that upgrading it to Level 2 unlocks the Mining Laser and Super Teleport.[1] In-game, the former three are unlocked by a Level 1 Power Station alongside the Support Station, while the latter two require only a Level 1 Support Station.[2] Despite the Super Teleport's changed dependency, all large vehicles still require a Level 2 Support Station to be transported, making the Super Teleport non-functional until then.[2][3]

PlayStation game

In the PlayStation version of LEGO Rock Raiders, the Support Station is non-functional and essentially serves as a decorative object. It can only be found in a few missions. Its models, textures, and animations are found in the file barracks.hmd in the VEHICLES PWP file (Europe)/directory (North America).

References

  1. Instruction Manual, p. 65.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Main Lego Config File, lines 3237–3265. Dependencies {} section.
  3. Instruction Manual, pp. 79–82.

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