Barracks

What is the Barracks?

The Barracks turns the first economic investments into combat-ready infantry and sets the pace of the early game. Through it, the basic economy becomes a steady flow of troops: infantry forms a defensive line, reinforces a mobile squad, or prepares for an attack. Until more advanced production buildings appear, the Barracks is what turns ore and energy into direct control of territory.

Unit access

Peacemakers are available immediately, the Devastator becomes available after the Factory is built, and the Titan additionally requires a Laboratory.

Building the Barracks unlocks the Factory and further technology progression.

Infantry by the numbers: cost, energy, time

The Barracks itself consumes no energy, but every ordered unit reserves energy the moment it is queued — before it even leaves the building. That is why production is planned around three numbers at once: ore, energy, and time.

The Devastator requires a completed Factory, and the Titan also needs a Laboratory. For how the overall energy balance works and what to do when the game warns “Build more reactors”, see the Reactor page.

Production queue and rally point

• A queue of up to 5 orders. A single Barracks can hold no more than five orders at a time. They are completed one after another. The Factory and Heliport queues work the same way — the rules are shared by all production buildings.
• Cancelling refunds the ore. An order in the queue can be cancelled at any moment — the ore spent on it comes back in full. To cancel, swipe the order off the button or tap it in the queue.
• The queue reserves energy. Energy for units waiting in the queue already counts toward the overall balance. A long line of Titans can block orders in the Factory and Heliport well before the Titans reach the field.
• Rally point. Like other production buildings, the Barracks can be given a point on the map where infantry heads right after production. A rally point near the front line saves you from ferrying every new unit by hand.
• A queue is no substitute for a second Barracks. Five queued orders do not speed up production — they only freeze your ore. When you need a steady stream of infantry, two or three Barracks with short queues work faster.

Building a Barracks at the enemy base (Barracks Rush)

Note: this requires good Peacemaker micro skills.

1. Produce two Workers, but send the first one to the opponent’s base.
2. As soon as the Worker reaches the opponent’s base, build a Barracks.
3. When you have 10 ore, use the second Worker to build a Reactor at your base.
4. Produce a Peacemaker and try to damage the opponent’s economy as much as possible.

Upgrades in the Barracks

Armor IArmor IIArmor IIIThe three levels progressively increase the base health of Peacemakers, Devastators, and Titans by 10%, 20%, and 30%. The upgrades cost 10, 20, and 30 ore and take 40, 60, and 80 seconds to research. The first level requires a Factory. The second and third require a Laboratory.

Attack IAttack IIAttack IIIThe three levels progressively increase the base damage of Peacemakers, Devastators, and Titans by 10%, 20%, and 30%. The upgrades cost 10, 20, and 30 ore and take 40, 60, and 80 seconds to research. The first level requires a Factory. The second and third require a Laboratory.