Research
Tier 1 Research
Research | Description | Cost |
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Assembler I | Unlocks the Assembler, a machine able to craft general components. | 5 Science Pack I |
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 |
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 |
Character Improvement | Unlocks five additional inventory slots and is the prerequisite for further character improvements. | 5 Science Pack I |
Container | Large container to store items. This version cannot be automized with loaders and conveyors. | 15 Science Pack I |
Conveyor Balancer I | Allows to split, merge or balance two conveyor lanes. | 20 Science Pack I |
Decor I | Unlocks a set of decorative blocks and a paint roller to paint them. | 15 Science Pack I |
Door (Single) | Unlocks a door for your buildings. | 15 Science Pack I |
Emergency Beacon | By placing an emergency beacon we should be able to re-establish communications with mission control. | 3 Science Pack I |
Inventory Size I | Grants five additional inventory slots. | 30 Science Pack I |
Ladder | Unlocks ladders. | 15 Science Pack I |
Lights I | You want to see in the dark? | 15 Science Pack I |
Loader (2nd Lane) | A loader with a two block pickup and drop off range. | 20 Science Pack I |
Mining Drill Speed I | Decreases mining time by 20%. | 50 Science Pack I |
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 |
Railings | Safety first! (Decorative Items) | 15 Science Pack I |
Science Pack II | A new type of science pack to unlock more advanced technology. | 30 Science Pack I |
Signs | Wall- and floor-mounted signs to label parts of your factory. | 15 Science Pack I |
Stairs | Stair blocks to create slopes. | 15 Science Pack I |
Tier 2 Research
Research | Description | Cost |
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Assembler II | Unlocks a faster Assembler. | 50 Science Pack I |
50 Science Pack II | ||
Basic Steelmaking | Unlocks a simple way of making steel. | 35 Science Pack I |
35 Science Pack II | ||
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 | ||
Character Crafting Speed I | Decreases character crafting time by 25%. | 50 Science Pack I |
50 Science Pack II | ||
Concrete Production | Concrete can be used as floors and walls, it provides increased walk speed. | 40 Science Pack I |
40 Science Pack II | ||
Conveyor Balancer II | Allows to split or merge two conveyor lanes with faster belts. | 50 Science Pack I |
50 Science Pack II | ||
Conveyor II | Unlocks faster belts.
Throughput: 320 Items/min |
50 Science Pack I |
50 Science Pack II | ||
Decor II | Unlocks additional decorative objects. | 20 Science Pack I |
20 Science Pack II | ||
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 | ||
Door (Double) | Unlocks a double-sided door for your buildings. | 40 Science Pack I |
40 Science Pack II | ||
Executive Office Furniture | Thank you for your support, enjoy the executive lifestyle! | 10 Science Pack I |
10 Science Pack II | ||
Explosives | Throwable explosives that can be detonated remotely. | 40 Science Pack I |
40 Science Pack II | ||
Glass Production | Unlocks the production of glass. | 25 Science Pack I |
25 Science Pack II | ||
Greenhouse | Allows to farm plant and tree seeds by using greenhouses. | 25 Science Pack I |
25 Science Pack II | ||
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 | ||
Incinerator | The incinerator is able to destroy any unwanted item. | 50 Science Pack I |
50 Science Pack II | ||
Inventory Size II | Grants ten additional inventory slots. | 50 Science Pack I |
50 Science Pack II | ||
Lights II | You want to see even more in the dark? | 40 Science Pack I |
40 Science Pack II | ||
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 | ||
Mining Drill Speed II | Decreases mining time by 20%. | 50 Science Pack I |
50 Science Pack II | ||
Office Furniture | Unlocks varies office-themed decorative objects. | 30 Science Pack I |
30 Science Pack II | ||
Ore Refinement | Unlocks the option to refine ore to increase efficiency. | 60 Science Pack I |
60 Science Pack II | ||
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 | ||
Piping | Allows fluid handling in your factory. | 50 Science Pack I |
50 Science Pack II | ||
Power Pole (Wall-Mounted) | A small power pole that can be attached to walls. | 35 Science Pack I |
35 Science Pack II | ||
Pumps | Increase pipe throughput with pumps. | 50 Science Pack I |
50 Science Pack II | ||
Science Pack III | A new type of science pack to unlock more advanced technology. | 75 Science Pack I |
75 Science Pack II | ||
Tank | Allows to store liquids and gases. | 25 Science Pack I |
25 Science Pack II | ||
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 |
Tier 3 Research
Research | Description | Cost |
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Advanced Explosives | Provides an automatable way of producing explosives. | 75 Science Pack I |
75 Science Pack II | ||
75 Science Pack III | ||
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 | ||
Battery (Small) | Stores a small amount of energy. | 75 Science Pack I |
75 Science Pack II | ||
75 Science Pack III | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
Decor III | Unlocks even more decorative objects. | 30 Science Pack I |
30 Science Pack II | ||
30 Science Pack III | ||
Drone Miner II | Higher drone cargo capacity and mining speed. | 50 Science Pack I |
50 Science Pack II | ||
50 Science Pack III | ||
Elevator | An elevator to transport characters up and down. | 50 Science Pack I |
50 Science Pack II | ||
50 Science Pack III | ||
Energy Cell | A cell with highly concentrated energy. | 50 Science Pack I |
50 Science Pack II | ||
50 Science Pack III | ||
Escalators | Use escalators to increase movement speed. | 50 Science Pack I |
50 Science Pack II | ||
50 Science Pack III | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
Hangar Gate | Unlocks a hangar gate. | 50 Science Pack I |
50 Science Pack II | ||
50 Science Pack III | ||
Inventory Size III | Grants ten additional inventory slots. | 75 Science Pack I |
75 Science Pack II | ||
75 Science Pack III | ||
Jetpack | Unlocks the jetpack. | 75 Science Pack I |
75 Science Pack II | ||
75 Science Pack III | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
Maintenance Drone Production | Unlocks the production of maintenance drones. | 80 Science Pack I |
80 Science Pack II | ||
80 Science Pack III | ||
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 | ||
Mining Drill Speed III | Decreases mining time by 20%. | 75 Science Pack I |
75 Science Pack II | ||
75 Science Pack III | ||
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 | ||
Mining Efficiency (Demo) | Increases the resource output of mining machinery by 10% per level. Extra items produced do not deplete the vein. Can be researched repeatedly.
In this demo Mining Efficiency is not visualized at the drone miners screen panel or the tablet, but your miners will be able to extract more ore before it depletes. |
100 Science Pack I |
100 Science Pack II | ||
100 Science Pack III | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
Solar Panel | Free power from the sun! | 125 Science Pack I |
125 Science Pack II | ||
125 Science Pack III | ||
Transformer (Large) | A transformer with a higher capacity. | 50 Science Pack I |
50 Science Pack II | ||
50 Science Pack III |
Tier 4 Research
Research | Description | Cost |
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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 | ||
Assembler III | Unlocks an even faster Assembler. | 200 Science Pack I |
200 Science Pack II | ||
200 Science Pack III | ||
200 Science Pack IV | ||
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 | ||
Battery (Large) | Stores a large amount of energy. | 150 Science Pack I |
150 Science Pack II | ||
150 Science Pack III | ||
150 Science Pack IV | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
Inventory Size IV | Grants ten additional inventory slots. | 125 Science Pack I |
125 Science Pack II | ||
125 Science Pack III | ||
125 Science Pack IV | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 |
Tier 5 Research
Research | Description | Cost |
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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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 |