Research
Tier 1 Research
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Unlocks the Assembler, a machine able to craft general components. | 5 | ![]() |
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Unlocks the Logistic Container (a storage building that can be automated with Loaders and Conveyor Belts) and is the prerequisite for additional infrastructure unlocks. | 5 | ![]() |
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Unlocks a larger low-voltage generator which can be automated and is also slightly more efficient.
While the Burner Generator can burn Biomass, it's advised to automate the process by using Ignium ore mined by Drone Miners. |
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Unlocks five additional inventory slots and is the prerequisite for further character improvements. | 5 | ![]() |
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Large container to store items. This version cannot be automized with loaders and conveyors. | 15 | ![]() |
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Allows to split, merge or balance two conveyor lanes. | 20 | ![]() |
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Unlocks a set of decorative blocks and a paint roller to paint them. | 15 | ![]() |
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Unlocks a door for your buildings. | 15 | ![]() |
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By placing an emergency beacon we should be able to re-establish communications with mission control. | 3 | ![]() |
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Grants five additional inventory slots. | 30 | ![]() |
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Unlocks ladders. | 15 | ![]() |
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You want to see in the dark? | 15 | ![]() |
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A loader with a two block pickup and drop off range. | 20 | ![]() |
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Decreases mining time by 20%. | 50 | ![]() |
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Unlocks scanning for Ignium ore with the handheld Ore Scanner.
Ignium is a burnable element used for power generation. Research the Burner Generator to use it as a fuel source. |
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Safety first! (Decorative Items) | 15 | ![]() |
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A new type of science pack to unlock more advanced technology. | 30 | ![]() |
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Wall- and floor-mounted signs to label parts of your factory. | 15 | ![]() |
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Stair blocks to create slopes. | 15 | ![]() |
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Tier 2 Research
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Unlocks a faster Assembler. | 50 | ![]() |
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Unlocks a simple way of making steel. | 35 | ![]() |
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Unlocks automated biomass farming and a decorative wooden block. Note that biomass farming is energy inefficient and costs more power than it yields. | 25 | ![]() |
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Decreases character crafting time by 25%. | 50 | ![]() |
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Concrete can be used as floors and walls, it provides increased walk speed. | 40 | ![]() |
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Allows to split or merge two conveyor lanes with faster belts. | 50 | ![]() |
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Unlocks faster belts.
Throughput: 320 Items/min |
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Unlocks additional decorative objects. | 20 | ![]() |
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Unlocks a set of windows and a set of objects to create custom window shapes. | 20 | ![]() |
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Unlocks a double-sided door for your buildings. | 40 | ![]() |
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Use escalators to increase movement speed. | 50 | ![]() |
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Thank you for your support, enjoy the executive lifestyle! | 10 | ![]() |
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Throwable explosives that can be detonated remotely. | 40 | ![]() |
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Unlocks the production of glass. | 25 | ![]() |
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Allows to farm plant and tree seeds by using greenhouses. | 25 | ![]() |
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Establish a high voltage energy grid with power poles, transformers and industrial power generators. | 50 | ![]() |
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The incinerator is able to destroy any unwanted item. | 50 | ![]() |
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Grants ten additional inventory slots. | 50 | ![]() |
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You want to see even more in the dark? | 40 | ![]() |
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Large container to store items. This version can be automated with loaders and conveyors. | 40 | ![]() |
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Decreases mining time by 20%. | 50 | ![]() |
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Unlocks varies office-themed decorative objects. | 30 | ![]() |
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Unlocks the option to refine ore to increase efficiency. | 60 | ![]() |
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Unlocks scanning for Mineral Rock, a versatile mineral-rich rock that can be used for many different appliances. | 25 | ![]() |
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Allows fluid handling in your factory. | 50 | ![]() |
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A small power pole that can be attached to walls. | 35 | ![]() |
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Increase pipe throughput with pumps. | 50 | ![]() |
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A new type of science pack to unlock more advanced technology. | 75 | ![]() |
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Allows to store liquids and gases. | 25 | ![]() |
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Use walkways to easily reach certain parts of your factory or to get a good view from above. Automatically spawns railings on the edges. Can be connected to walkways that are part of larger buildings. | 50 | ![]() |
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Tier 3 Research
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Provides an automatable way of producing explosives. | 75 | ![]() |
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Allows refining of olumite into liquid polymer, which can be cast into polymer boards. | 50 | ![]() |
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Stores a small amount of energy. | 75 | ![]() |
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Unlocks machines for advanced processing of chemical elements and liquids. This research acts as a prerequisite for upcoming unlocks. | 75 | ![]() |
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Circuit boards allow to produce more advanced electronic components and machines. | 30 | ![]() |
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Unlocks construction drone ports which are used to construct large modular buildings. | 100 | ![]() |
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Unlocks data cables, which can be used for various logic operations related to machine behavior. Once unlocked, check the Info Database for more details. | 25 | ![]() |
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Unlocks data cable system buildings that allow for arithmetic, logic and conditional operations, and a memory cell that allows to store a value. | 25 | ![]() |
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Unlocks signal sources for the data cable system. | 25 | ![]() |
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Unlocks even more decorative objects. | 30 | ![]() |
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Higher drone cargo capacity and mining speed. | 50 | ![]() |
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An elevator to transport characters up and down. | 50 | ![]() |
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A cell with highly concentrated energy. | 50 | ![]() |
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Use escalators to increase movement speed. | 50 | ![]() |
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A loader that requires configuration of a certain item and then will only move such items. | 50 | ![]() |
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A freight elevator that can be connected to belts (via loaders) to make transporting items along the vertical direction easier.
Throughput: 320 Items/min |
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Unlocks a hangar gate. | 50 | ![]() |
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Grants ten additional inventory slots. | 75 | ![]() |
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Unlocks the jetpack. | 75 | ![]() |
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Unlocks a larger ceiling light for your factory. | 25 | ![]() |
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A loader with a three block pickup and drop off range. | 75 | ![]() |
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The Long Range Scanner is a modular building that automatically scans distant areas for resources. | 150 | ![]() |
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Unlocks the production of maintenance drones. | 80 | ![]() |
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Thank you for your support, beautify your factory with marvelous marble! | 30 | ![]() |
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Decreases mining time by 20%. | 75 | ![]() |
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Increases the resource output of mining machinery by 10% per level. Extra items produced do not deplete the vein. | 300 | ![]() |
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Allows drilling and blasting of deeper underground terrain giving you access to previously unreachable resources. | 40 | ![]() |
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Refine Olumite into Low Density Olumite, a base material for liquid fuel and flammables. | 100 | ![]() |
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Unlocks a portable light that doesn't require power. | 25 | ![]() |
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A larger power pole that allows to span powerlines over a greater distance. | 50 | ![]() |
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Building a large radio tower allows us to contact the space station. | 50 | ![]() |
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Unlocks two new warehouses. The Sales Warehouse allows shipping of sales items to the space station, while the Requester Warehouse requests (currency) items stored at the space station after products have been sold. | 75 | ![]() |
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A new type of science pack to unlock more advanced technology. | 75 | ![]() |
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Free power from the sun! | 125 | ![]() |
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A transformer with a higher capacity. | 50 | ![]() |
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Tier 4 Research
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Unlocks an improved steelmaking process to increase cost efficiency. | 50 | ![]() |
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Unlocks an even faster Assembler. | 200 | ![]() |
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Unlocks Assembly Lines to manufacture advanced robots. | 150 | ![]() |
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Stores a large amount of energy. | 150 | ![]() |
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Central Processing Units are required for various advanced technologies. | 125 | ![]() |
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Cargo ships provide a convenient way of transporting large amounts of goods over long distances. | 200 | ![]() |
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Unlocks cargo ships that are able to carry liquids and gases. | 200 | ![]() |
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Decreases character crafting time by 25%. | 150 | ![]() |
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Allows to split or merge two conveyor lanes with faster belts. | 75 | ![]() |
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Unlocks even faster belts.
Throughput: 640 Items/min |
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Use escalators to increase movement speed. | 50 | ![]() |
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By smelting Firmarlite Bars into Firmarlite Sheets the material can be used for various purposes. It is espsecially useful in advanced manufacturing because Firmarlite is very lightweight yet sturdy. | 50 | ![]() |
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A freight elevator that can be connected to belts (via loaders) to make transporting items along the vertical direction easier.
Throughput: 640 Items/min |
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By enriching Ignium with Technum powerful fuel rods can be created. | 150 | ![]() |
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Grants ten additional inventory slots. | 125 | ![]() |
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Increases maximum jetpack speed at the cost of increased fuel consumption. | 150 | ![]() |
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Large container to store items. This version can be automated with loaders and conveyors. | 75 | ![]() |
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Increases the resource output of mining machinery by 10% per level. Extra items produced do not deplete the vein. | 500 | ![]() |
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A powerful mining laser that allows mining from a distance. | 150 | ![]() |
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A modular building to store large amounts of liquids and gases. | 125 | ![]() |
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A large decorative statue of yourself - because you are awesome and deserve it! | 60 | ![]() |
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Unlocks the ore scanner ability to detect Telluxite ore veins. Ore veins are large underground resources which can be accessed through the "Underground Mining" technology. | 50 | ![]() |
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Unlocks the ore scanner ability to detect Xenoferrite, Technum, Ignium and Mineral Rock ore veins. | 100 | ![]() |
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Increases the resource output of pumpjacks by 10% per level. Extra liquid produced does not deplete the reservoir. Can be researched repeatedly. | 500 | ![]() |
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This research unlocks pre-assembled robot parts for usage in Assembly Lines. | 125 | ![]() |
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A new type of science pack to unlock more advanced technology. | 200 | ![]() |
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A solar panel that create more energy and has the possibility to rotate its panels towards the sun. | 200 | ![]() |
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Advanced mining equipment to be used with ore veins. | 50 | ![]() |
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Tier 5 Research
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Blast furnaces provide a complex but highly efficient way of producing metallurgic goods. | 300 | ![]() |
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Ore veins can be converted into infinite ore sources by the continous use of fracking. | 200 | ![]() |
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Grants ten additional inventory slots. | 300 | ![]() |
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Increases maximum jetpack speed at the cost of increased fuel consumption. | 150 | ![]() |
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Increases the resource output of mining machinery by 10% per level. Extra items produced do not deplete the vein. Can be researched repeatedly. | 500 | ![]() |
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Allows drilling and blasting of deeper underground terrain giving you access to previously unreachable resources. | 100 | ![]() |
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Pipelines provide a high-throughput alternative to pipes. They are mainly required for modular buildings like Blast Furnaces and Hot Air Stoves. They can be connected to pipes through adapter pieces. | 100 | ![]() |
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Increase pipeline throughput with pumps. | 100 | ![]() |
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Increases the resource output of pumpjacks by 10% per level. Extra liquid produced does not deplete the reservoir. Can be researched repeatedly. | 500 | ![]() |
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Unlocks methods to convert slag into useful resources. | 150 | ![]() |
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