Metal Platforms

Metal Platforms are modular building pieces in the Paths and Structures category used to create flat, metal-floored areas. They are available in two sizes, Metal Platform 3x3 and Metal Platform 5x5. Following Update 6, Metal Platforms were changed to be 1-high and are not ground-only; both versions are not faction-specific. They replaced the older Metal Platform (Obsolete) and Large Metal Platform (Obsolete).

Metal Platforms appear as discrete floor units that can be placed to expand usable area in tight or constrained maps. The two official sizes give designers a choice between denser coverage with 3x3 tiles or broader single-platform coverage with 5x5 tiles. The construction table lists Metal Platform 3x3 and Metal Platform 5x5 as the available pieces; material cost and science requirements are not specified in the available sources.

Metal Platforms can be stacked and arranged to create multi-tile functional spaces. One documented use shows two Metal Platform 5x5 units stacked to form an exercise plaza on a crowded small map (Clifftop), demonstrating their utility for reclaiming vertical space and creating communal areas where flat ground is limited. Because they are not ground-only, Metal Platforms can be placed above other structures or terrain features where placement rules allow.

• Metal Platforms come in two sizes: 3x3 and 5x5.
• They are 1-high as of Update 6.
• They are not ground-only and can be placed off-ground when placement rules permit.
• Both versions are not faction-specific.
• They replaced the obsolete Metal Platform and Large Metal Platform designs.

Metal Platforms are categorized under Paths and Structures and Metal Platforms. Images of in-game use include examples of stacked 5x5 platforms used to create exercise or gathering areas on constrained maps. Material cost and science prerequisites should be checked in the in-game build menu or the latest patch notes for current values.