Will factory nodes on planets be physical locations in the PU?asked by EtherealFox
For now, factories, refineries, and manufacturing nodes are all virtual entities that exist to spur traffic in the economic simulation and eventually generate service beacons. In the long-term, we hope to link as many things that happen in Quantum as possible to the actual, player-facing game.
starfarer.space · Quantum AMA with Jake Muehle