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Tier 1 Research

Research Description Cost
 Assembler I Unlocks the Assembler, a machine able to craft general components. Time per item 15 seconds
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. Time per item 20 seconds
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.

Time per item 20 seconds
20  Science Pack I
 Character Improvement Unlocks five additional inventory slots and is the prerequisite for further character improvements. Time per item 20 seconds
5  Science Pack I
 Container Large container to store items. This version cannot be automized with loaders and conveyors. Time per item 15 seconds
15  Science Pack I
 Conveyor Balancer I Allows to split, merge or balance two conveyor lanes. Time per item 20 seconds
20  Science Pack I
 Decor I Unlocks a set of decorative blocks and a paint roller to paint them. Time per item 15 seconds
15  Science Pack I
 Door (Single) Unlocks a door for your buildings. Time per item 15 seconds
15  Science Pack I
 Emergency Beacon By placing an emergency beacon we should be able to re-establish communications with mission control. Time per item 15 seconds
3  Science Pack I
 Inventory Size I Grants five additional inventory slots. Time per item 20 seconds
30  Science Pack I
 Ladder Unlocks ladders. Time per item 15 seconds
15  Science Pack I
 Lights I You want to see in the dark? Time per item 15 seconds
15  Science Pack I
 Loader (2nd Lane) A loader with a two block pickup and drop off range. Time per item 20 seconds
20  Science Pack I
 Mining Drill Speed I Decreases mining time by 20%. Time per item 15 seconds
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.

Time per item 15 seconds
15  Science Pack I
 Railings Safety first! (Decorative Items) Time per item 15 seconds
15  Science Pack I
 Science Pack II A new type of science pack to unlock more advanced technology. Time per item 20 seconds
30  Science Pack I
 Signs Wall- and floor-mounted signs to label parts of your factory. Time per item 15 seconds
15  Science Pack I
 Stairs Stair blocks to create slopes. Time per item 15 seconds
15  Science Pack I

Tier 2 Research

Research Description Cost
 Assembler II Unlocks a faster Assembler. Time per item 20 seconds
50  Science Pack I
50  Science Pack II
 Basic Steelmaking Unlocks a simple way of making steel. Time per item 20 seconds
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. Time per item 30 seconds
25  Science Pack I
25  Science Pack II
 Character Crafting Speed I Decreases character crafting time by 25%. Time per item 30 seconds
50  Science Pack I
50  Science Pack II
 Concrete Production Concrete can be used as floors and walls, it provides increased walk speed. Time per item 30 seconds
40  Science Pack I
40  Science Pack II
 Conveyor Balancer II Allows to split or merge two conveyor lanes with faster belts. Time per item 30 seconds
50  Science Pack I
50  Science Pack II
 Conveyor II Unlocks faster belts.

Throughput: 320 Items/min

Time per item 30 seconds
50  Science Pack I
50  Science Pack II
 Decor II Unlocks additional decorative objects. Time per item 15 seconds
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. Time per item 15 seconds
20  Science Pack I
20  Science Pack II
 Door (Double) Unlocks a double-sided door for your buildings. Time per item 20 seconds
40  Science Pack I
40  Science Pack II
 Executive Office Furniture Thank you for your support, enjoy the executive lifestyle! Time per item 15 seconds
10  Science Pack I
10  Science Pack II
 Explosives Throwable explosives that can be detonated remotely. Time per item 20 seconds
40  Science Pack I
40  Science Pack II
 Glass Production Unlocks the production of glass. Time per item 30 seconds
25  Science Pack I
25  Science Pack II
 Greenhouse Allows to farm plant and tree seeds by using greenhouses. Time per item 30 seconds
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. Time per item 20 seconds
50  Science Pack I
50  Science Pack II
 Incinerator The incinerator is able to destroy any unwanted item. Time per item 30 seconds
50  Science Pack I
50  Science Pack II
 Inventory Size II Grants ten additional inventory slots. Time per item 30 seconds
50  Science Pack I
50  Science Pack II
 Lights II You want to see even more in the dark? Time per item 20 seconds
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. Time per item 20 seconds
40  Science Pack I
40  Science Pack II
 Mining Drill Speed II Decreases mining time by 20%. Time per item 30 seconds
50  Science Pack I
50  Science Pack II
 Office Furniture Unlocks varies office-themed decorative objects. Time per item 15 seconds
30  Science Pack I
30  Science Pack II
 Ore Refinement Unlocks the option to refine ore to increase efficiency. Time per item 30 seconds
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. Time per item 20 seconds
25  Science Pack I
25  Science Pack II
 Piping Allows fluid handling in your factory. Time per item 30 seconds
50  Science Pack I
50  Science Pack II
 Power Pole (Wall-Mounted) A small power pole that can be attached to walls. Time per item 20 seconds
35  Science Pack I
35  Science Pack II
 Pumps Increase pipe throughput with pumps. Time per item 30 seconds
50  Science Pack I
50  Science Pack II
 Science Pack III A new type of science pack to unlock more advanced technology. Time per item 15 seconds
75  Science Pack I
75  Science Pack II
 Tank Allows to store liquids and gases. Time per item 30 seconds
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. Time per item 20 seconds
50  Science Pack I
50  Science Pack II

Tier 3 Research

Research Description Cost
 Advanced Explosives Provides an automatable way of producing explosives. Time per item 45 seconds
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. Time per item 45 seconds
50  Science Pack I
50  Science Pack II
50  Science Pack III
 Battery (Small) Stores a small amount of energy. Time per item 45 seconds
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. Time per item 60 seconds
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. Time per item 60 seconds
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. Time per item 30 seconds
100  Science Pack I
100  Science Pack II
100  Science Pack III
 Decor III Unlocks even more decorative objects. Time per item 15 seconds
30  Science Pack I
30  Science Pack II
30  Science Pack III
 Drone Miner II Higher drone cargo capacity and mining speed. Time per item 60 seconds
50  Science Pack I
50  Science Pack II
50  Science Pack III
 Elevator An elevator to transport characters up and down. Time per item 45 seconds
50  Science Pack I
50  Science Pack II
50  Science Pack III
 Energy Cell A cell with highly concentrated energy. Time per item 60 seconds
50  Science Pack I
50  Science Pack II
50  Science Pack III
 Escalators Use escalators to increase movement speed. Time per item 30 seconds
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. Time per item 30 seconds
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

Time per item 45 seconds
50  Science Pack I
50  Science Pack II
50  Science Pack III
 Hangar Gate Unlocks a hangar gate. Time per item 30 seconds
50  Science Pack I
50  Science Pack II
50  Science Pack III
 Inventory Size III Grants ten additional inventory slots. Time per item 45 seconds
75  Science Pack I
75  Science Pack II
75  Science Pack III
 Jetpack Unlocks the jetpack. Time per item 45 seconds
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. Time per item 45 seconds
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. Time per item 60 seconds
150  Science Pack I
150  Science Pack II
150  Science Pack III
 Maintenance Drone Production Unlocks the production of maintenance drones. Time per item 30 seconds
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! Time per item 15 seconds
30  Science Pack I
30  Science Pack II
30  Science Pack III
 Mining Drill Speed III Decreases mining time by 20%. Time per item 45 seconds
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. Time per item 30 seconds
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.

Time per item 60 seconds
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. Time per item 45 seconds
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. Time per item 30 seconds
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. Time per item 30 seconds
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. Time per item 30 seconds
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. Time per item 30 seconds
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. Time per item 30 seconds
75  Science Pack I
75  Science Pack II
75  Science Pack III
 Solar Panel Free power from the sun! Time per item 45 seconds
125  Science Pack I
125  Science Pack II
125  Science Pack III
 Transformer (Large) A transformer with a higher capacity. Time per item 30 seconds
50  Science Pack I
50  Science Pack II
50  Science Pack III

Tier 4 Research

Research Description Cost
 Advanced Steelmaking Unlocks an improved steelmaking process to increase cost efficiency. Time per item 60 seconds
50  Science Pack I
50  Science Pack II
50  Science Pack III
50  Science Pack IV
 Assembler III Unlocks an even faster Assembler. Time per item 30 seconds
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. Time per item 45 seconds
150  Science Pack I
150  Science Pack II
150  Science Pack III
150  Science Pack IV
 Battery (Large) Stores a large amount of energy. Time per item 30 seconds
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. Time per item 45 seconds
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. Time per item 30 seconds
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%. Time per item 45 seconds
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. Time per item 60 seconds
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

Time per item 60 seconds
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. Time per item 60 seconds
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

Time per item 45 seconds
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. Time per item 30 seconds
150  Science Pack I
150  Science Pack II
150  Science Pack III
150  Science Pack IV
 Inventory Size IV Grants ten additional inventory slots. Time per item 60 seconds
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. Time per item 30 seconds
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. Time per item 45 seconds
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. Time per item 30 seconds
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. Time per item 45 seconds
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. Time per item 45 seconds
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! Time per item 30 seconds
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. Time per item 45 seconds
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. Time per item 30 seconds
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. Time per item 30 seconds
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. Time per item 45 seconds
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. Time per item 30 seconds
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. Time per item 45 seconds
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. Time per item 60 seconds
50  Science Pack I
50  Science Pack II
50  Science Pack III
50  Science Pack IV

Tier 5 Research

Research Description Cost
 Blast Furnace Blast furnaces provide a complex but highly efficient way of producing metallurgic goods. Time per item 120 seconds
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. Time per item 120 seconds
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. Time per item 120 seconds
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. Time per item 90 seconds
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. Time per item 45 seconds
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. Time per item 90 seconds
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. Time per item 60 seconds
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. Time per item 60 seconds
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. Time per item 45 seconds
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. Time per item 60 seconds
150  Science Pack I
150  Science Pack II
150  Science Pack III
150  Science Pack IV
150  Science Pack V