Activating Golems Cost

[EtherealOne]

I have a question regarding the cost of activating Golems (specifically on Broken Golems - Medium)

To me the listed m/c cost of building the golems seem impossibly high for how long it actually takes to construct them.

I mean, assuming I poured 2000 m&c/s into building it, the construction would still take ~3 hours which just doesn't happen in actual games.

Is there a different way that these are activated or am I grossly underestimating the resource capacity of my own economy.

[Minotaar]

The costs listed are construction costs, and repairing is several times cheaper than constructing. The exact multiplier I don't know, I've seen 10x being thrown around, but not sure. Maybe someone can clarify that 

[Wanderer]

Yeah, repairs are 10x cheaper then building, and you're repairing the golem.  It doesn't take that long really, but it will chew up your economy for a bit.

[Coppermantis]

I think Cursed Golems are the cheapest, they're the only ones I can repair with a few engies and still be making money.

[EtherealOne]

Ahh okay thanks for your responses, that makes a lot more sense.

[barryvm]

In my (limited) experience, the true cost of repairing a golem lies in the AIP you get when it is finished.
When you can spare resources, you can pour them into repairing the golem.
They still drain your economy when  they are used however, but I used the golems to clear several mark IV planets to facilitate expansion to some resource rich worlds, solving the problem.

[zoutzakje]

yeah when playing with golems medium, the only cost you really have to worry about is the AI progress. some of the golems cost 40 AIP. And even though they are definitely worth it, it still makes the game harder.