The dock is a station facility that lets ships load and unload at its station. Without one, no ship except the hull can move cargo or fuel into or out of the station, repair there, or trade on its contracts. The hull needs no dock and fits any station.
Ship size
A dock takes only ships up to its station's size:
| Station | Largest ship |
|---|---|
| Outpost, Workshop | Frigate |
| Port, Forward HQ and the other cruiser-size stations | Cruiser |
| Anchorage | Any |
Repair
Worn or damaged ships are repaired at a dock. A repair takes a share of what the ship was built from out of the station's hold, scaled by how worn and damaged the ship is, and turns it into slag.
Allies
A station's owner can open its dock to allies. Their ships then refuel and repair there, paid from the station's hold.
Construction
It is built from iron plate, which a Smelter makes. Every kind of station except a relay can hold one.