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The '''Dodec''' [[Starport]] is the largest starport available. It was introduced to the game on 11 November 2025, and made available for players to build using an Early Access [[ARX]] purchase.<ref name=":0">[https://www.elitedangerous.com/update-notes/4-2-2-0 Update Notes - v4.2.2.0 Dodec Update] - Elite: Dangerous website - 11 November 2025</ref>
 
The '''Dodec''' is the largest [[starport]] that can be built for [[System Colonisation|system colonisation]]. The early access for [[ARX]] began on 11 Nov 2025.<ref name=":0">[https://www.elitedangerous.com/update-notes/4-2-2-0 Update Notes - v4.2.2.0 Dodec Update] - Elite: Dangerous website - 11 November 2025</ref> It's available for [[materials]] since 7 May 2026.<ref name=":1">[https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/galnet/dodec-station-enters-full-production-availability Dodec Station Enters Full Production Availability - 7 May 2026] - Elite Dangerous Website</ref>


== Overview ==
== Overview ==
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== Colonisation ==
== Colonisation ==
'''Dodec''' starports are Tier 3 facilities in [[System Colonisation]]. It can be constructed by delivering over 236,000 t total of the resources listed below to the colony ship within 4 weeks.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/elite-dangerous-dodec-update.643035/#post-10740051 Elite Dangerous | Dodec Update] - Elite: Dangerous Forums - 11 November 2025</ref> If selected as the first station in a system (Primary Port location), ~30% more of each commodity is required - over 306,000 t total. The cost to build a Dodec is the same for all truss variants (0, 5, or 10-truss).
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[[File:Dodec Station and Gas Giant.jpg|thumb|Dodec Station and Gas Giant]]
'''Dodec''' starports are Tier 3 facilities in [[System Colonisation]]. It can be constructed by delivering over 236,000 total tonnes of the resources listed below.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/elite-dangerous-dodec-update.643035/#post-10740051 Elite Dangerous | Dodec Update] - Elite: Dangerous Forums - 11 November 2025</ref> If selected as the first station in a system (Primary Port location), ~20% more of each commodity is required - over 280,000 t total. The cost to build a Dodec is the same for all truss variants (0, 5, or 10-truss).
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|+''(Amounts are approximate due to random variation)''
|+''(Amounts are approximate due to random variation)''
!Commodity
!Commodity
!Required Amount (t)
!Required Amount (t)
!Primary Port (t)
|-
|-
|Water
|Water
|7,241
|7,241
|9,414
|-
|-
|Copper
|Copper
|2,898
|2,898
|3,768
|-
|-
|Aluminum
|Aluminum
|45,248
|45,248
|58,823
|-
|-
|Food Cartridges
|Food Cartridges
|605
|605
|787
|-
|-
|Semiconductors
|Semiconductors
|403
|403
|524
|-
|-
|Power Generators
|Power Generators
|163
|163
|212
|-
|-
|Computer Components
|Computer Components
|363
|363
|472
|-
|-
|Ceramic Composites
|Ceramic Composites
|5,432
|5,432
|7,062
|-
|-
|Insulating Membrane
|Insulating Membrane
|1,610
|1,610
|2,093
|-
|-
|Medical Diagnostic Equipment
|Medical Diagnostic Equipment
|63
|63
|82
|-
|-
|Titanium
|Titanium
|36,923
|36,923
|48,000
|-
|-
|Fruit and Vegetables
|Fruit and Vegetables
|363
|363
|472
|-
|-
|Polymers
|Polymers
|2,615
|2,615
|3,400
|-
|-
|Superconductors
|Superconductors
|705
|705
|917
|-
|-
|Water Purifiers
|Water Purifiers
|263
|263
|342
|-
|-
|Non-Lethal Weapons
|Non-Lethal Weapons
|63
|63
|82
|-
|-
|Liquid Oxygen
|Liquid Oxygen
|17,015
|17,015
|22,120
|-
|-
|CMM Composite
|CMM Composite
|50,675
|50,675
|65,878
|-
|-
|Steel
|Steel
|63,342
|63,342
|82,345
|-
|-
|Auto-Fabricators
|Auto-Fabricators
|314
|314
|409
|}
|}


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The paid Early Access period for ARX began on 11 November 2025, with the v4.2.2.0 Dodec Update to ''Elite Dangerous: Odyssey''.<ref name=":0" />
The paid Early Access period for ARX began on 11 November 2025, with the v4.2.2.0 Dodec Update to ''Elite Dangerous: Odyssey''.<ref name=":0" />
The Dodec became available for [[materials]] on 7 May 2026.<ref name=":1" />
== Trivia ==
* The word "Dodec-" is a prefix that means the quantity "12". It's derived from the Greek word "''dōdeka"'' which is a combination of the Greek roots "dyo" (two) and 'deka" (ten). Compound words with "dodec" are dodecahedron (12-faced polyhedron), and dodecagon (12-sided polygon).


== Videos ==
== Videos ==
<gallery>
File:Elite Dangerous - Developer Log - 4 November 2025
File:Elite Dangerous Guide- Deploying A Dodec Station
File:Doh! Decahedron - and lots of little fixes (Elite Dangerous)
File:Elite Dangerous deca-Dodec
</gallery>


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Dodec Station Front ED.jpg|Dodec Station Front
File:Dodec Station and Gas Giant.jpg|Dodec Station and Gas Giant
File:Dodec Station Red Closeup.jpg|Dodec Station red closeup
File:Dodec Red Station Sideview.jpg|Dodec Red Station Sideview
File:Dodec Station Golden Red.jpg|Dodec Station Golden Red
</gallery>


== References ==
== References ==
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