Players have the ability to place their own factional bases. Both the Empire and Rebellion have the same bases available to them from their respective recruiter. While the same type of base may look different and have a different layout between factions, the functionality remains the same. See Faction Base destruction for how to attack and take down a base. Since Hotfix 17.2, the purpose and functionality of Player Bases have seen a major overhaul, which includes new planetary caps, and the ability to see bases and their vulnerability timers on the Planetary Map.