Dodec

Template:UpdateMe 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.

Overview

The Dodec design is similar to the smaller Coriolis but with a dodecahedron external shape. Similarly to the Coriolis, some Dodec variants have long truss "arms" extending outward from the external faces, either 5 or 10 in total (Quint Truss and Dec Truss, respectively).

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. 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).

(Amounts are approximate due to random variation)

Commodity	Required Amount (t)	Primary Port (t)
Water	7,241	9,414
Copper	2,898	3,768
Aluminum	45,248	58,823
Food Cartridges	605	787
Semiconductors	403	524
Power Generators	163	212
Computer Components	363	472
Ceramic Composites	5,432	7,062
Insulating Membrane	1,610	2,093
Medical Diagnostic Equipment	63	82
Titanium	36,923	48,000
Fruit and Vegetables	363	472
Polymers	2,615	3,400
Superconductors	705	917
Water Purifiers	263	342
Non-Lethal Weapons	63	82
Liquid Oxygen	17,015	22,120
CMM Composite	50,675	65,878
Steel	63,342	82,345
Auto-Fabricators	314	409

Development Notes

The Dodec Starport was first announced on 4 November 2025, with Frontier Developments stating that it would be available by paid access only, using ARX, perpetually. This would have been the first permanently paid-access-only item in the game that was more than cosmetic in nature, as the Dodec has specific in-game features and advantages over non-paid assets.

Following strong criticism from the player base about introducing permanent paid in-game advantages, Frontier announced a change of plans on 6 November 2025, with the Dodec initially available by paid ARX Early Access for an unspecified period of time, after which it becomes available in-game with no purchase required.

The paid Early Access period for ARX began on 11 November 2025, with the v4.2.2.0 Dodec Update to Elite Dangerous: Odyssey.