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Revision as of 20:15, 9 May 2024
Tier 1 Research
Research | Description | Cost | |
---|---|---|---|
Assembler I | Unlocks the Assembler, a machine able to craft general components. | 5 | Science Pack I |
15 | Seconds per item | ||
Basic Infrastructure | 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 | Science Pack I |
20 | Seconds per item | ||
Burner Generator | 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. |
20 | Science Pack I |
20 | Seconds per item | ||
Character Improvement | Unlocks five additional inventory slots and is the prerequisite for further character improvements. | 5 | Science Pack I |
20 | Seconds per item | ||
Container | Large container to store items. This version cannot be automized with loaders and conveyors. | 15 | Science Pack I |
15 | Seconds per item | ||
Conveyor Balancer I | Allows to split, merge or balance two conveyor lanes. | 20 | Science Pack I |
20 | Seconds per item | ||
Decor I | Unlocks a set of decorative blocks and a paint roller to paint them. | 15 | Science Pack I |
15 | Seconds per item | ||
Door (Single) | Unlocks a door for your buildings. | 15 | Science Pack I |
15 | Seconds per item | ||
Emergency Beacon | By placing an emergency beacon we should be able to re-establish communications with mission control. | 3 | Science Pack I |
15 | Seconds per item | ||
Inventory Size I | Grants five additional inventory slots. | 30 | Science Pack I |
20 | Seconds per item | ||
Ladder | Unlocks ladders. | 15 | Science Pack I |
15 | Seconds per item | ||
Lights I | You want to see in the dark? | 15 | Science Pack I |
15 | Seconds per item | ||
Loader (2nd Lane) | A loader with a two block pickup and drop off range. | 20 | Science Pack I |
20 | Seconds per item | ||
Mining Drill Speed I | Decreases mining time by 20%. | 50 | Science Pack I |
15 | Seconds per item | ||
Ore Scanner: Ignium | 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. |
15 | Science Pack I |
15 | Seconds per item | ||
Railings | Safety first! (Decorative Items) | 15 | Science Pack I |
15 | Seconds per item | ||
Science Pack II | A new type of science pack to unlock more advanced technology. | 30 | Science Pack I |
20 | Seconds per item | ||
Signs | Wall- and floor-mounted signs to label parts of your factory. | 15 | Science Pack I |
15 | Seconds per item | ||
Stairs | Stair blocks to create slopes. | 15 | Science Pack I |
15 | Seconds per item |
Tier 2 Research
Research | Description | Cost | |
---|---|---|---|
Assembler II | Unlocks a faster Assembler. | 50 | Science Pack I |
50 | Science Pack II | ||
20 | Seconds per item | ||
Basic Steelmaking | Unlocks a simple way of making steel. | 35 | Science Pack I |
35 | Science Pack II | ||
20 | Seconds per item | ||
Biomass Farming | Unlocks automated biomass farming and a decorative wooden block. Note that biomass farming is energy inefficient and costs more power than it yields. | 25 | Science Pack I |
25 | Science Pack II | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Character Crafting Speed I | Decreases character crafting time by 25%. | 50 | Science Pack I |
50 | Science Pack II | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Concrete Production | Concrete can be used as floors and walls, it provides increased walk speed. | 40 | Science Pack I |
40 | Science Pack II | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Conveyor Balancer II | Allows to split or merge two conveyor lanes with faster belts. | 50 | Science Pack I |
50 | Science Pack II | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Conveyor II | Unlocks faster belts.
Throughput: 320 Items/min |
50 | Science Pack I |
50 | Science Pack II | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Decor II | Unlocks additional decorative objects. | 20 | Science Pack I |
20 | Science Pack II | ||
15 | Seconds per item | ||
Decor: Windows | Unlocks a set of windows and a set of objects to create custom window shapes. | 20 | Science Pack I |
20 | Science Pack II | ||
15 | Seconds per item | ||
Door (Double) | Unlocks a double-sided door for your buildings. | 40 | Science Pack I |
40 | Science Pack II | ||
20 | Seconds per item | ||
Executive Office Furniture | Thank you for your support, enjoy the executive lifestyle! | 10 | Science Pack I |
10 | Science Pack II | ||
15 | Seconds per item | ||
Explosives | Throwable explosives that can be detonated remotely. | 40 | Science Pack I |
40 | Science Pack II | ||
20 | Seconds per item | ||
Glass Production | Unlocks the production of glass. | 25 | Science Pack I |
25 | Science Pack II | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Greenhouse | Allows to farm plant and tree seeds by using greenhouses. | 25 | Science Pack I |
25 | Science Pack II | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
High Voltage Energy Grid | Establish a high voltage energy grid with power poles, transformers and industrial power generators. | 50 | Science Pack I |
50 | Science Pack II | ||
20 | Seconds per item | ||
Incinerator | The incinerator is able to destroy any unwanted item. | 50 | Science Pack I |
50 | Science Pack II | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Inventory Size II | Grants ten additional inventory slots. | 50 | Science Pack I |
50 | Science Pack II | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Lights II | You want to see even more in the dark? | 40 | Science Pack I |
40 | Science Pack II | ||
20 | Seconds per item | ||
Logistic Container II | Large container to store items. This version can be automated with loaders and conveyors. | 40 | Science Pack I |
40 | Science Pack II | ||
20 | Seconds per item | ||
Mining Drill Speed II | Decreases mining time by 20%. | 50 | Science Pack I |
50 | Science Pack II | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Office Furniture | Unlocks varies office-themed decorative objects. | 30 | Science Pack I |
30 | Science Pack II | ||
15 | Seconds per item | ||
Ore Refinement | Unlocks the option to refine ore to increase efficiency. | 60 | Science Pack I |
60 | Science Pack II | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Ore Scanner: Mineral Rock | Unlocks scanning for Mineral Rock, a versatile mineral-rich rock that can be used for many different appliances. | 25 | Science Pack I |
25 | Science Pack II | ||
20 | Seconds per item | ||
Piping | Allows fluid handling in your factory. | 50 | Science Pack I |
50 | Science Pack II | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Power Pole (Wall-Mounted) | A small power pole that can be attached to walls. | 35 | Science Pack I |
35 | Science Pack II | ||
20 | Seconds per item | ||
Pumps | Increase pipe throughput with pumps. | 50 | Science Pack I |
50 | Science Pack II | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Science Pack III | A new type of science pack to unlock more advanced technology. | 75 | Science Pack I |
75 | Science Pack II | ||
15 | Seconds per item | ||
Tank | Allows to store liquids and gases. | 25 | Science Pack I |
25 | Science Pack II | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Walkways | 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 | Science Pack I |
50 | Science Pack II | ||
20 | Seconds per item |
Tier 3 Research
Research | Description | Cost | |
---|---|---|---|
Advanced Explosives | Provides an automatable way of producing explosives. | 75 | Science Pack I |
75 | Science Pack II | ||
75 | Science Pack III | ||
45 | Seconds per item | ||
Basic Olumite Processing | Allows refining of olumite into liquid polymer, which can be cast into polymer boards. | 50 | Science Pack I |
50 | Science Pack II | ||
50 | Science Pack III | ||
45 | Seconds per item | ||
Battery (Small) | Stores a small amount of energy. | 75 | Science Pack I |
75 | Science Pack II | ||
75 | Science Pack III | ||
45 | Seconds per item | ||
Chemical Processing | Unlocks machines for advanced processing of chemical elements and liquids. This research acts as a prerequisite for upcoming unlocks. | 75 | Science Pack I |
75 | Science Pack II | ||
75 | Science Pack III | ||
60 | Seconds per item | ||
Circuit Board | Circuit boards allow to produce more advanced electronic components and machines. | 30 | Science Pack I |
30 | Science Pack II | ||
30 | Science Pack III | ||
60 | Seconds per item | ||
Construction Industry | Unlocks construction drone ports which are used to construct large modular buildings. | 100 | Science Pack I |
100 | Science Pack II | ||
100 | Science Pack III | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Decor III | Unlocks even more decorative objects. | 30 | Science Pack I |
30 | Science Pack II | ||
30 | Science Pack III | ||
15 | Seconds per item | ||
Drone Miner II | Higher drone cargo capacity and mining speed. | 50 | Science Pack I |
50 | Science Pack II | ||
50 | Science Pack III | ||
60 | Seconds per item | ||
Elevator | An elevator to transport characters up and down. | 50 | Science Pack I |
50 | Science Pack II | ||
50 | Science Pack III | ||
45 | Seconds per item | ||
Energy Cell | A cell with highly concentrated energy. | 50 | Science Pack I |
50 | Science Pack II | ||
50 | Science Pack III | ||
60 | Seconds per item | ||
Escalators | Use escalators to increase movement speed. | 50 | Science Pack I |
50 | Science Pack II | ||
50 | Science Pack III | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Filter Loader | A loader that requires configuration of a certain item and then will only move such items. | 50 | Science Pack I |
50 | Science Pack II | ||
50 | Science Pack III | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Freight Elevator I | A freight elevator that can be connected to belts (via loaders) to make transporting items along the vertical direction easier.
Throughput: 320 Items/min |
50 | Science Pack I |
50 | Science Pack II | ||
50 | Science Pack III | ||
45 | Seconds per item | ||
Hangar Gate | Unlocks a hangar gate. | 50 | Science Pack I |
50 | Science Pack II | ||
50 | Science Pack III | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Inventory Size III | Grants ten additional inventory slots. | 75 | Science Pack I |
75 | Science Pack II | ||
75 | Science Pack III | ||
45 | Seconds per item | ||
Jetpack | Unlocks the jetpack. | 75 | Science Pack I |
75 | Science Pack II | ||
75 | Science Pack III | ||
45 | Seconds per item | ||
Loader (3rd Lane) | A loader with a three block pickup and drop off range. | 75 | Science Pack I |
75 | Science Pack II | ||
75 | Science Pack III | ||
45 | Seconds per item | ||
Long Range Scanner | The Long Range Scanner is a modular building that automatically scans distant areas for resources. | 150 | Science Pack I |
150 | Science Pack II | ||
150 | Science Pack III | ||
60 | Seconds per item | ||
Maintenance Drone Production | Unlocks the production of maintenance drones. | 80 | Science Pack I |
80 | Science Pack II | ||
80 | Science Pack III | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Marble Blocks | Thank you for your support, beautify your factory with marvelous marble! | 30 | Science Pack I |
30 | Science Pack II | ||
30 | Science Pack III | ||
15 | Seconds per item | ||
Mining Drill Speed III | Decreases mining time by 20%. | 75 | Science Pack I |
75 | Science Pack II | ||
75 | Science Pack III | ||
45 | Seconds per item | ||
Mining Efficiency (1) | Increases the resource output of mining machinery by 10% per level. Extra items produced do not deplete the vein. | 300 | Science Pack I |
300 | Science Pack II | ||
300 | Science Pack III | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Mining Force I | Allows drilling and blasting of deeper underground terrain giving you access to previously unreachable resources. | 40 | Science Pack I |
40 | Science Pack II | ||
40 | Science Pack III | ||
45 | Seconds per item | ||
Olumite Fuel | Refine Olumite into Low Density Olumite, a base material for liquid fuel and flammables. | 100 | Science Pack I |
100 | Science Pack II | ||
100 | Science Pack III | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Power Pole (Large) | A larger power pole that allows to span powerlines over a greater distance. | 50 | Science Pack I |
50 | Science Pack II | ||
50 | Science Pack III | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Radio Tower | Building a large radio tower allows us to contact the space station. | 50 | Science Pack I |
50 | Science Pack II | ||
50 | Science Pack III | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Sales Warehouses | 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 | Science Pack I |
75 | Science Pack II | ||
75 | Science Pack III | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Science Pack IV | A new type of science pack to unlock more advanced technology. | 75 | Science Pack I |
75 | Science Pack II | ||
75 | Science Pack III | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Solar Panel | Free power from the sun! | 125 | Science Pack I |
125 | Science Pack II | ||
125 | Science Pack III | ||
45 | Seconds per item | ||
Transformer (Large) | A transformer with a higher capacity. | 50 | Science Pack I |
50 | Science Pack II | ||
50 | Science Pack III | ||
30 | Seconds per item |
Tier 4 Research
Research | Description | Cost | |
---|---|---|---|
Advanced Steelmaking | Unlocks an improved steelmaking process to increase cost efficiency. | 50 | Science Pack I |
50 | Science Pack II | ||
50 | Science Pack III | ||
50 | Science Pack IV | ||
60 | Seconds per item | ||
Assembler III | Unlocks an even faster Assembler. | 200 | Science Pack I |
200 | Science Pack II | ||
200 | Science Pack III | ||
200 | Science Pack IV | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Assembly Lines | Unlocks Assembly Lines to manufacture advanced robots. | 150 | Science Pack I |
150 | Science Pack II | ||
150 | Science Pack III | ||
150 | Science Pack IV | ||
45 | Seconds per item | ||
Battery (Large) | Stores a large amount of energy. | 150 | Science Pack I |
150 | Science Pack II | ||
150 | Science Pack III | ||
150 | Science Pack IV | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
CPU Production | Central Processing Units are required for various advanced technologies. | 125 | Science Pack I |
125 | Science Pack II | ||
125 | Science Pack III | ||
125 | Science Pack IV | ||
45 | Seconds per item | ||
Cargo Ships | Cargo ships provide a convenient way of transporting large amounts of goods over long distances. | 200 | Science Pack I |
200 | Science Pack II | ||
200 | Science Pack III | ||
200 | Science Pack IV | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Character Crafting Speed II | Decreases character crafting time by 25%. | 150 | Science Pack I |
150 | Science Pack II | ||
150 | Science Pack III | ||
150 | Science Pack IV | ||
45 | Seconds per item | ||
Conveyor Balancer III | Allows to split or merge two conveyor lanes with faster belts. | 75 | Science Pack I |
75 | Science Pack II | ||
75 | Science Pack III | ||
75 | Science Pack IV | ||
60 | Seconds per item | ||
Conveyor III | Unlocks even faster belts.
Throughput: 640 Items/min |
100 | Science Pack I |
100 | Science Pack II | ||
100 | Science Pack III | ||
100 | Science Pack IV | ||
60 | Seconds per item | ||
Firmarlite Smelting | 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 | Science Pack I |
50 | Science Pack II | ||
50 | Science Pack III | ||
50 | Science Pack IV | ||
60 | Seconds per item | ||
Freight Elevator II | A freight elevator that can be connected to belts (via loaders) to make transporting items along the vertical direction easier.
Throughput: 640 Items/min |
100 | Science Pack I |
100 | Science Pack II | ||
100 | Science Pack III | ||
100 | Science Pack IV | ||
45 | Seconds per item | ||
Ignium Fuel Rods | By enriching Ignium with Technum powerful fuel rods can be created. | 150 | Science Pack I |
150 | Science Pack II | ||
150 | Science Pack III | ||
150 | Science Pack IV | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Inventory Size IV | Grants ten additional inventory slots. | 125 | Science Pack I |
125 | Science Pack II | ||
125 | Science Pack III | ||
125 | Science Pack IV | ||
60 | Seconds per item | ||
Jetpack Speed I | Increases maximum jetpack speed at the cost of increased fuel consumption. | 150 | Science Pack I |
150 | Science Pack II | ||
150 | Science Pack III | ||
150 | Science Pack IV | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Logistic Container III | Large container to store items. This version can be automated with loaders and conveyors. | 75 | Science Pack I |
75 | Science Pack II | ||
75 | Science Pack III | ||
75 | Science Pack IV | ||
45 | Seconds per item | ||
Mining Efficiency (2) | Increases the resource output of mining machinery by 10% per level. Extra items produced do not deplete the vein. | 500 | Science Pack I |
500 | Science Pack II | ||
500 | Science Pack III | ||
500 | Science Pack IV | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Mining Laser | A powerful mining laser that allows mining from a distance. | 150 | Science Pack I |
150 | Science Pack II | ||
150 | Science Pack III | ||
150 | Science Pack IV | ||
45 | Seconds per item | ||
Modular Storage Tank | A modular building to store large amounts of liquids and gases. | 125 | Science Pack I |
125 | Science Pack II | ||
125 | Science Pack III | ||
125 | Science Pack IV | ||
45 | Seconds per item | ||
Monument | A large decorative statue of yourself - because you are awesome and deserve it! | 60 | Science Pack I |
60 | Science Pack II | ||
60 | Science Pack III | ||
60 | Science Pack IV | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Ore Scanner: Telluxite Veins | 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 | Science Pack I |
50 | Science Pack II | ||
50 | Science Pack III | ||
50 | Science Pack IV | ||
45 | Seconds per item | ||
Ore Scanner: XF, TE, IG & MR Veins | Unlocks the ore scanner ability to detect Xenoferrite, Technum, Ignium and Mineral Rock ore veins. | 100 | Science Pack I |
100 | Science Pack II | ||
100 | Science Pack III | ||
100 | Science Pack IV | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Pumpjack Efficiency (1) | Increases the resource output of pumpjacks by 10% per level. Extra liquid produced does not deplete the reservoir. Can be researched repeatedly. | 500 | Science Pack I |
500 | Science Pack II | ||
500 | Science Pack III | ||
500 | Science Pack IV | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Robot Components | This research unlocks pre-assembled robot parts for usage in Assembly Lines. | 125 | Science Pack I |
125 | Science Pack II | ||
125 | Science Pack III | ||
125 | Science Pack IV | ||
45 | Seconds per item | ||
Science Pack V | A new type of science pack to unlock more advanced technology. | 200 | Science Pack I |
200 | Science Pack II | ||
200 | Science Pack III | ||
200 | Science Pack IV | ||
30 | Seconds per item | ||
Solar Panel (Large) | A solar panel that create more energy and has the possibility to rotate its panels towards the sun. | 200 | Science Pack I |
200 | Science Pack II | ||
200 | Science Pack III | ||
200 | Science Pack IV | ||
45 | Seconds per item | ||
Underground Mining | Advanced mining equipment to be used with ore veins. | 50 | Science Pack I |
50 | Science Pack II | ||
50 | Science Pack III | ||
50 | Science Pack IV | ||
60 | Seconds per item |
Tier 5 Research
Research | Description | Cost | |
---|---|---|---|
Blast Furnace | Blast furnaces provide a complex but highly efficient way of producing metallurgic goods. | 300 | Science Pack I |
300 | Science Pack II | ||
300 | Science Pack III | ||
300 | Science Pack IV | ||
300 | Science Pack V | ||
120 | Seconds per item | ||
Fracking Tower | Ore veins can be converted into infinite ore sources by the continous use of fracking. | 200 | Science Pack I |
200 | Science Pack II | ||
200 | Science Pack III | ||
200 | Science Pack IV | ||
200 | Science Pack V | ||
120 | Seconds per item | ||
Inventory Size V | Grants ten additional inventory slots. | 300 | Science Pack I |
300 | Science Pack II | ||
300 | Science Pack III | ||
300 | Science Pack IV | ||
300 | Science Pack V | ||
120 | Seconds per item | ||
Jetpack Speed II | Increases maximum jetpack speed at the cost of increased fuel consumption. | 150 | Science Pack I |
150 | Science Pack II | ||
150 | Science Pack III | ||
150 | Science Pack IV | ||
150 | Science Pack V | ||
90 | Seconds per item | ||
Mining Efficiency | Increases the resource output of mining machinery by 10% per level. Extra items produced do not deplete the vein. Can be researched repeatedly. | 500 | Science Pack I |
500 | Science Pack II | ||
500 | Science Pack III | ||
500 | Science Pack IV | ||
500 | Science Pack V | ||
45 | Seconds per item | ||
Mining Force II | Allows drilling and blasting of deeper underground terrain giving you access to previously unreachable resources. | 100 | Science Pack I |
100 | Science Pack II | ||
100 | Science Pack III | ||
100 | Science Pack IV | ||
100 | Science Pack V | ||
90 | Seconds per item | ||
Pipeline | 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 | Science Pack I |
100 | Science Pack II | ||
100 | Science Pack III | ||
100 | Science Pack IV | ||
100 | Science Pack V | ||
60 | Seconds per item | ||
Pump (Pipelines) | Increase pipeline throughput with pumps. | 100 | Science Pack I |
100 | Science Pack II | ||
100 | Science Pack III | ||
100 | Science Pack IV | ||
100 | Science Pack V | ||
60 | Seconds per item | ||
Pumpjack Efficiency | Increases the resource output of pumpjacks by 10% per level. Extra liquid produced does not deplete the reservoir. Can be researched repeatedly. | 500 | Science Pack I |
500 | Science Pack II | ||
500 | Science Pack III | ||
500 | Science Pack IV | ||
500 | Science Pack V | ||
45 | Seconds per item | ||
Slag Reprocessing | Unlocks methods to convert slag into useful resources. | 150 | Science Pack I |
150 | Science Pack II | ||
150 | Science Pack III | ||
150 | Science Pack IV | ||
150 | Science Pack V | ||
60 | Seconds per item |