Reactor

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The reactor is a terran add-on in StarCraft II. It lengthens the build queue by three slots and allows two units to be built simultaneously (this requires pushing the hotkey twice or selecting the unit icon twice, otherwise only one unit is built).

A structure may not be attached to both a reactor and a tech lab at once.

Overview

The reactor was developed during the research of protoss containment fields, which allowed terran commanders to double their production capacity. Egon Stetmann, further researching these fields, was able to improve on the reactor design and combine it with the tech lab, creating the tech reactor.

Cutting-edge Dominion Special Forces reactors rival the energy output of thor engines, with only marginally reduced reliability.

Reactors have some civilian applications, such as on Tyrador IX, where military-grade reactors are used in the planet's five-star resorts.

Game Unit

Reactor
Structure
Race	Terran
Role	Enhanced unit production add-on
Production
Minerals	50
Gas	50
Build time	36 50 (Co-op Missions)
Parent	Barracks Factory Starport
Hotkey	C
Protection
Hit points	400
Armor	1 (+2 with Building Armor)
Type	Mechanical Structure
Armor type	Armored
Function
Allows	2 units to be built simultaneously

Production

Reactor

This structure can create a reactor.

Usage
Hotkey C Cost 50 50 36

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Upgrades

Neosteel Armor

Upgrades the armor of structures by 2 (excluding auto-turrets). Increases the cargo space of bunkers by 2. Also provides extra cargo space for command centers and planetary fortresses.

Acquisition
Purchased from Engineering bay Hotkey B Cost 100 100 100

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Wings of Liberty Campaign

In the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty single-player campaign, access to reactor functionality for command centers and planetary fortresses is unlocked via 15 protoss research points and at the cost of automated refineries.

Command Center Reactor Command centers and planetary fortresses can build two SCVs at the same time. We now have the ability to train two SCVs simultaneously, allowing our early mineral and vespene production to ramp up twice as quickly. This breakthrough, made possibly by recent insights into protoss containment fields, should help us get a stronger foothold early in future missions. Campaign Acquisition Wings of Liberty Acquired from Hyperion laboratory for 15 protoss research points v • e

Co-op Missions

Jim Raynor and Rory Swann can be attached reactors on production buildings. After reach level 10, Rory Swann can be replace reactors to advanced tech reactors with can research upgrades and build two any units simultaneously.

Development

The following section contains information from a previous version of StarCraft II which is no longer valid.

The reactor was previously known as the nuclear reactor. The main goal of its design was to have a visual distinction from the tech lab, so it was built to raise out of the ground and gain more height, while the tech lab is low and lengthens out.

It could be salvaged in previous builds.

StarCraft II beta patch 2 decreased the reactor's build time from 40 seconds to 25, and Patch 6 increased it to 50.

Salvage

Removes the structure and returns 75% of the structure's mineral and vespene gas cost. The process may not be aborted once started. A bunker cannot be salvaged while units are still in it.

Usage
Hotkey V Cost 5

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Images

StarCraft II Skins

Covert Ops Crew reactor (Nova Covert Ops campaign)

Dominion Special Forces reactor (Versus)

Knights of Tyrador reactor

References

Terran Units and Structures of StarCraft II v • e

Versus Units and Structures Infantry SCV Marine Reaper Marauder Ghost Terrestrial Vehicles MULE Hellion Hellbat (HotS) Siege tank Cyclone (LotV) Thor Widow mine (HotS) Aerospace Vessels Viking Medivac dropship Banshee Raven Battlecruiser Liberator (LotV) Spawned Units MULE Drop pod Nuclear missile Basic Buildings Command center Refinery Supply depot Barracks Engineering bay Automated Defenses Auto-turret Missile turret Point defense drone Repair drone Support Buildings Orbital command Planetary fortress Sensor tower Bunker Add-ons Tech lab Reactor Advanced Buildings Ghost academy Factory Armory Starport Fusion core Campaign and Co-op Missions Units and Structures Mercenaries Devil Dogs Hammer Securities Siege Breakers Spartan Company War Pigs Hel's Angels Dusk Wings Jackson's Revenge Dominion Elite Guard Sons of Korhal Prometheus Company Death Head Aegis Guard Field Response Theta Outback Hunter Bulwark Company Shock Division Blackhammer Sky Fury Squadron Night Wolves Winged Nightmare Pride of Augustgrad Valor of Vardona Infantry Firebat HERC Medic Rebel Spectre Trooper Terrestrial Vehicles Armored personnel carrier Diamondback Goliath Militarized transport Predator Sensor drone Vulture Warhound Aerospace Vessels Asteria wraith Assault galleon Hercules dropship Science vessel Harvester Special ops dropship Sonar drone Sovereign battlecruiser Strike fighter Tac fighter Theia raven Valkyrie Wraith Spawned units A.R.E.S. Bio-mechanical repair drone Advanced Buildings Dominion starport HERC compound Merc compound Shadow ops Add-ons Tech reactor Support Buildings Laser drill Hive mind emulator Psi disrupter Nuclear silo Strike fighter platform Automated defenses Devastation turret Gun turret Flame turret Perdition turret Sentry gun Shrike turret Spider mine Cerberus mine Canceled Terran Units and Structures of StarCraft II v • e Scrapped Removed Units Anti-air walker Block B Bulwark D-8 charges Genetic knight Guardian Gundam HERC Hercules tank Incinerator Laser drill tank Mine drone Missile launcher Nomad Pillager Predator Prison infantry guard Quantradyne APOD-33 dropship Raider Ranger Red Adder Scavenger Scout Shredder Super crane Targeting drone Valkyrie Zeus battle tank Zeus lander Removed Buildings Drop pod facility Gun platform Listening post Munitions depot Radar tower Star base