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Laser weapons damage (research)

2026-11-11T22:21:59Z

Qzjul: Added biter/pentapod breakpoints, similar to asteroid breakpoints

{{Languages}}{{:Infobox:Laser weapons damage (research)}}
{{About/Space age}}
'''Laser weapons damage''' affects the damage of laser weapons and [[distractor capsule]]s.

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan = 2 |
! colspan = 2 | {{Icon|Laser turret}}{{Icon|Personal laser defense}}{{Icon|Distractor capsule}}
|-
! Technology !! Cost !! Per Level !! Cumulative
|-
| {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|1}} Laser weapons damage 1 || {{Icon|Time|30}} {{Icon|Automation science pack|1}} {{Icon|Logistic science pack|1}} {{Icon|Military science pack|1}} {{Icon|Chemical science pack|1}} ✖ <big>100</big> || 20% || 20%
|-
| {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|2}} Laser weapons damage 2 || {{Icon|Time|30}} {{Icon|Automation science pack|1}} {{Icon|Logistic science pack|1}} {{Icon|Military science pack|1}} {{Icon|Chemical science pack|1}} ✖ <big>200</big> || 20% || 40%
|-
| {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|3}} Laser weapons damage 3 || {{Icon|Time|60}} {{Icon|Automation science pack|1}} {{Icon|Logistic science pack|1}} {{Icon|Military science pack|1}} {{Icon|Chemical science pack|1}} ✖ <big>300</big> || 30% || 70%
|-
| {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|4}} Laser weapons damage 4 || {{Icon|Time|60}} {{Icon|Automation science pack|1}} {{Icon|Logistic science pack|1}} {{Icon|Military science pack|1}} {{Icon|Chemical science pack|1}} ✖ <big>400</big> || 40% || 110%
|-
| {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|5}} Laser weapons damage 5 || {{Icon|Time|60}} {{Icon|Automation science pack|1}} {{Icon|Logistic science pack|1}} {{Icon|Military science pack|1}} {{Icon|Chemical science pack|1}} {{Icon|Utility science pack|1}} ✖ <big>500</big> || 50% || 160%
|-
| {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|6}} Laser weapons damage 6 || {{Icon|Time|60}} {{Icon|Automation science pack|1}} {{Icon|Logistic science pack|1}} {{Icon|Military science pack|1}} {{Icon|Chemical science pack|1}} {{Icon|Utility science pack|1}} ✖ <big>600</big> || 70% || 230%
|-
| {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|7-∞}} Laser weapons damage 7-∞ || {{Icon|Time|60|Time}} {{Icon|Automation science pack|1}} {{Icon|Logistic science pack|1}} {{Icon|Military science pack|1}} {{Icon|Chemical science pack|1}} {{Icon|Utility science pack|1}} {{Icon|Space science pack|1}} ✖ <big>{{Key|2^(Level-7)*1000}}</big> (eg. 1000 for level 7, 2000 for level 8) || 70% per level || 230% + <pre class="keyboard-key">70%*(Level-6)</pre>
|}

== Thresholds ==
The table below shows for each level of the laser weapons damage research how many (normal [[quality]]{{SA}}) [[Laser turret|laser turret]] activations are required to destroy a small (S) or medium (M) [[Asteroids|asteroid]]{{SA}} on a [[space platform]]. Medium asteroids have 90% laser resistance and cannot be destroyed in a single activation at any research level; at research level 12, 20 or more laser turrets provide sufficient combined fire rate to clear medium asteroids at normal platform travel speeds. Big and huge asteroids (95–99% laser resistance) are not practical laser turret targets and are excluded. The table is shown up to level 20; medium asteroids continue to require multiple activations beyond this point.


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="4" | Activations required to destroy asteroid
|-
! rowspan="2" | Level !! rowspan="2" | Cumulative research cost !! colspan="1" | {{Icon|Metallic asteroid chunk|S|space-age=yes}}{{Icon|Carbonic asteroid chunk|S|space-age=yes}}{{Icon|Oxide asteroid chunk|S|space-age=yes}} !! colspan="1" | {{Icon|Metallic asteroid chunk|M|space-age=yes}}{{Icon|Carbonic asteroid chunk|M|space-age=yes}}{{Icon|Oxide asteroid chunk|M|space-age=yes}}
|-
! {{Icon|Laser turret}} !! {{Icon|Laser turret}}
|-
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|0}}
| -
| 7
| 200
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|1}}
| 400
| 6
| 167
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|2}}
| 1.2k
| 5
| 143
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|3}}
| 2.4k
| 4
| 118
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|4}}
| 4k
| rowspan="2" | 3
| 96
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|5}}
| 6.5k
| 77
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|6}}
| 9.5k
| rowspan="5" | 2
| 61
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|7}}
| 15.5k
| 50
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|8}}
| 27.5k
| 43
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|9}}
| 51.5k
| 38
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|10}}
| 99.5k
| 33
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|11}}
| 195.5k
| rowspan="10" | 1
| 30
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|12}}
| 387.5k
| 27
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|13}}
| 771.5k
| 25
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|14}}
| 1.54M
| 23
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|15}}
| 3.075M
| 21
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|16}}
| 6.147M
| 20
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|17}}
| 12.291M
| 19
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|18}}
| 24.579M
| 18
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|19}}
| 49.156M
| 17
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|20}}
| 98.308M
| 16
|}

=== Biters and Pentapods ===
The table below shows for each level of the laser weapons damage research how many shots a single [[laser turret]] needs to kill a small (S), medium (M), big (B) or behemoth (Bh) [[Enemies#Biters|biter]], or a [[Enemies#Wrigglers|pentapod]]{{SA}} (wriggler, strafer or stomper). Biters have no laser resistance; wrigglers and strafers have 50% and stompers 80%, so laser turrets are a poor choice against stompers. It assumes [[Laser shooting speed (research)|laser shooting speed]] researched to the same level (up to its maximum of 7; 1.5 shots per second at level 0, 4.8 at level 7) and includes health regeneration between shots; wriggler health decay is ignored. ∞ means a single turret's damage cannot outpace the target's regeneration. Every level up to 15 is listed, then every fifth level up to 50, plus any level at which a small, medium or big biter or a wriggler value changes. The damage bonuses are the same for [[Energy weapons damage (research)|energy weapons damage]] in the base game; the research cost column counts Space Age science packs.


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="15" | Laser turret shots required to kill
|-
! rowspan="2" | Level !! rowspan="2" | Cumulative research cost !! colspan="4" | Biters !! colspan="3" | Wrigglers !! colspan="3" | Strafers !! colspan="3" | Stompers
|-
! {{Icon|Small biter|S}} !! {{Icon|Medium biter|M}} !! {{Icon|Big biter|B}} !! {{Icon|Behemoth biter|Bh}} !! {{Icon|Wriggler small|S|Pentapods|space-age=yes}} !! {{Icon|Wriggler medium|M|Pentapods|space-age=yes}} !! {{Icon|Wriggler big|B|Pentapods|space-age=yes}} !! {{Icon|Strafer small|S|Pentapods|space-age=yes}} !! {{Icon|Strafer medium|M|Pentapods|space-age=yes}} !! {{Icon|Strafer big|B|Pentapods|space-age=yes}} !! {{Icon|Stomper small|S|Pentapods|space-age=yes}} !! {{Icon|Stomper medium|M|Pentapods|space-age=yes}} !! {{Icon|Stomper big|B|Pentapods|space-age=yes}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|0}}
| -
| rowspan="26" | 1
| rowspan="2" | 4
| 20
| 188
| 10
| 20
| 40
| 90
| 172
| 353
| ∞
| rowspan="3" | ∞
| rowspan="5" | ∞
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|1}}
| 400
| 17
| 148
| 9
| 17
| 34
| 73
| 136
| 264
| 6,270
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|2}}
| 1.2k
| rowspan="2" | 3
| 14
| 121
| 8
| 15
| 29
| 61
| 112
| 208
| 1,740
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|3}}
| 2.4k
| 12
| 96
| 6
| 12
| 24
| 49
| 89
| 160
| 901
| 59,950
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|4}}
| 4k
| rowspan="3" | 2
| 10
| 76
| 5
| 10
| 20
| 40
| 70
| 125
| 589
| 2,870
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|5}}
| 6.5k
| 8
| 60
| rowspan="2" | 4
| 8
| 16
| 32
| 56
| 98
| 418
| 1,388
| 8,796
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|6}}
| 9.5k
| 6
| 47
| 7
| 13
| 25
| 44
| 76
| 305
| 865
| 2,589
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|7}}
| 15.5k
| rowspan="19" | 1
| 5
| 39
| rowspan="2" | 3
| rowspan="2" | 5
| 10
| 21
| 36
| 62
| 241
| 632
| 1,538
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|8}}
| 27.5k
| rowspan="3" | 4
| 33
| 9
| 18
| 31
| 53
| 202
| 518
| 1,195
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|9}}
| 51.5k
| 29
| rowspan="7" | 2
| rowspan="2" | 4
| 8
| 15
| 27
| 46
| 174
| 438
| 977
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|10}}
| 99.5k
| 25
| 7
| 14
| 24
| 40
| 153
| 380
| 827
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|11}}
| 196k
| rowspan="4" | 3
| 23
| rowspan="5" | 3
| rowspan="2" | 6
| 12
| 21
| 36
| 136
| 336
| 716
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|12}}
| 388k
| 21
| 11
| 19
| 33
| 123
| 300
| 632
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|13}}
| 772k
| 19
| rowspan="3" | 5
| rowspan="2" | 10
| 18
| 30
| 112
| 272
| 565
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|14}}
| 1.54M
| 17
| 16
| 28
| 103
| 248
| 511
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|15}}
| 3.08M
| rowspan="5" | 2
| 16
| 9
| 15
| 26
| 95
| 229
| 467
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|16}}
| 6.15M
| 15
| rowspan="10" | 1
| rowspan="5" | 2
| rowspan="2" | 4
| 8
| 14
| 24
| 89
| 212
| 430
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|20}}
| 98.3M
| 12
| 7
| rowspan="2" | 11
| 19
| 69
| 163
| 325
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|21}}
| 197M
| 11
| rowspan="3" | 3
| 6
| 18
| 66
| 155
| 307
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|25}}
| 3.15G
| 10
| rowspan="2" | 5
| 9
| 15
| 54
| 127
| 250
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|29}}
| 50.3G
| rowspan="6" | 1
| rowspan="2" | 8
| 8
| 13
| 46
| 108
| 211
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|30}}
| 101G
| rowspan="5" | 1
| rowspan="5" | 2
| rowspan="2" | 4
| 7
| 12
| 45
| 104
| 203
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|35}}
| 3.22T
| 7
| rowspan="2" | 6
| 11
| 38
| 88
| 171
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|40}}
| 103T
| 6
| rowspan="3" | 3
| 9
| 33
| 77
| 147
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|45}}
| 3.30P
| rowspan="2" | 5
| rowspan="2" | 5
| rowspan="2" | 8
| 29
| 68
| 130
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)|50}}
| 106P
| 26
| 61
| 116
|}

== History ==
{{history|2.0.7|
* Introduced in [[Space Age]] expansion.}}

== See also ==
* [[Electric weapons damage (research)]]
* [[Energy weapons damage (research)]] — variant of the research without Space Age
* [[Research]]
* [[Technologies]]

{{TechNav}}

Physical projectile damage (research)

2026-11-11T22:01:53Z

Qzjul: Added biter breakpoints, similar to asteroid breakpoints

{{Languages}}{{:Infobox:Physical projectile damage (research)}}
'''Physical projectile damage''' affects the damage of all firearms magazines, gun turrets, shotgun shells, cannon shells and defender robots.

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan = 2 |
! colspan = 2 | {{Icon|Firearm magazine}}{{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine}}{{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine}} {{Icon|Defender capsule}}{{Icon|Shotgun shells}}{{Icon|Piercing shotgun shells}}
! colspan = 2 | {{Icon|Gun turret}}
! colspan = 2 | {{Icon|Cannon shell}}{{Icon|Explosive cannon shell}} {{Icon|Uranium cannon shell}}{{Icon|Explosive uranium cannon shell}}
|-
! Technology !! Cost !! Per Level !! Cumulative !!Per level !! Cumulative !! Per level !! Cumulative
|-
| {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|1}} Physical projectile damage 1 || {{Icon|Time|30}} {{Icon|Automation science pack|1}} ✖ <big>100</big> || 10% || 10% || 10% || 10% || ||
|-
| {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|2}} Physical projectile damage 2 || {{Icon|Time|30}} {{Icon|Automation science pack|1}} {{Icon|Logistic science pack|1}} ✖ <big>200</big> || 10% || 20% || 10% || 20% || ||
|-
| {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|3}} Physical projectile damage 3 || {{Icon|Time|60}} {{Icon|Automation science pack|1}} {{Icon|Logistic science pack|1}} {{Icon|Military science pack|1}} ✖ <big>300</big> || 20% || 40% || 20% || 40% || ||
|-
| {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|4}} Physical projectile damage 4 || {{Icon|Time|60}} {{Icon|Automation science pack|1}} {{Icon|Logistic science pack|1}} {{Icon|Military science pack|1}} ✖ <big>400</big> || 20% || 60% || 20% || 60% || ||
|-
| {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|5}} Physical projectile damage 5 || {{Icon|Time|60}} {{Icon|Automation science pack|1}} {{Icon|Logistic science pack|1}} {{Icon|Military science pack|1}} {{Icon|Chemical science pack|1}} ✖ <big>500</big> || 20% || 80% || 20% || 80% || 90% || 90%
|-
| {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|6}} Physical projectile damage 6 || {{Icon|Time|60}} {{Icon|Automation science pack|1}} {{Icon|Logistic science pack|1}} {{Icon|Military science pack|1}} {{Icon|Chemical science pack|1}} {{Icon|Utility science pack|1}} ✖ <big>600</big> || 40% || 120% || 40% || 120% || 130% || 220%
|-
| {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|7-∞}} Physical projectile damage 7-∞ || {{Icon|Time|60|Time}} {{Icon|Automation science pack|1}} {{Icon|Logistic science pack|1}} {{Icon|Military science pack|1}} {{Icon|Chemical science pack|1}} {{Icon|Utility science pack|1}} {{Icon|Space science pack|1}} ✖ <big>{{Key|2^(Level-7)*1000}}</big> (eg. 1000 for level 7, 2000 for level 8) || 40% per level || 120% + <pre class="keyboard-key">40%*(Level-6)</pre> || 70% per level || 120% + <pre class="keyboard-key">70%*(Level-6)</pre> || 100% per level || 220% + <pre class="keyboard-key">100%*(Level-6)</pre>
|}

In [[Space Age]], level 6 of the research and the infinite research have half the effect for bullets and gun turrets. The effect for shotgun and cannon shells is unchanged.

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan = 2 |
! colspan = 2 | {{Icon|Firearm magazine}}{{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine}}{{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine}} {{Icon|Defender capsule}}
! colspan = 2 | {{Icon|Shotgun shells}}{{Icon|Piercing shotgun shells}}
! colspan = 2 | {{Icon|Gun turret}}
! colspan = 2 | {{Icon|Cannon shell}}{{Icon|Explosive cannon shell}} {{Icon|Uranium cannon shell}}{{Icon|Explosive uranium cannon shell}}
|-
! Technology !! Cost !! Per Level !! Cumulative !!Per level !! Cumulative !! Per level !! Cumulative !! Per level !! Cumulative
|-
| {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|6}} Physical projectile damage 6 || {{Icon|Time|60}} {{Icon|Automation science pack|1}} {{Icon|Logistic science pack|1}} {{Icon|Military science pack|1}} {{Icon|Chemical science pack|1}} {{Icon|Utility science pack|1}} ✖ <big>600</big> || 20% || 100% || 40% || 120% || 20% || 100% || 130% || 220%
|-
| {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|7-∞}} Physical projectile damage 7-∞ || {{Icon|Time|60}} {{Icon|Automation science pack|1}} {{Icon|Logistic science pack|1}} {{Icon|Military science pack|1}} {{Icon|Chemical science pack|1}} {{Icon|Utility science pack|1}} {{Icon|Space science pack|1}} ✖ <big>{{Key|2^(Level-7)*1000}}</big> (eg. 1000 for level 7, 2000 for level 8) || 20% per level || 100% + <pre class="keyboard-key">20%*(Level-6)</pre> || 40% per level || 120% + <pre class="keyboard-key">20%*(Level-6)</pre> || 20% per level || 100% + <pre class="keyboard-key">20%*(Level-6)</pre> || 100% per level || 220% + <pre class="keyboard-key">100%*(Level-6)</pre>
|}

== Thresholds ==
The table below shows for each level of the physical projectile damage research how many (normal [[quality]]{{SA}}) rounds a [[gun turret]] requires to destroy a small (S), medium (M), small promethium (SP), or medium promethium (MP) [[asteroids]]{{SA}}. Big and huge asteroids are excluded because their flat physical resistance makes gun turrets impractical. Physical projectile damage research applies to both the ammo and the turret as separate multipliers, so the combined bonus is squared rather than summed. Separate columns are given for [[Firearm magazine]]s, [[Piercing rounds magazine]]s, and [[Uranium rounds magazine]]s, each of which holds 10 rounds.


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="14" | Rounds required to destroy asteroid (10 rounds per magazine)
|-
! rowspan="2" | Level !! rowspan="2" | Cumulative research cost !! colspan="4" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine}} !! colspan="4" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine}} !! colspan="4" | {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine}}
|-
! {{Icon|Metallic asteroid chunk|S|space-age=yes}} !! {{Icon|Metallic asteroid chunk|M|space-age=yes}} !! {{Icon|Promethium asteroid chunk|SP|space-age=yes}} !! {{Icon|Promethium asteroid chunk|MP|space-age=yes}} !! {{Icon|Metallic asteroid chunk|S|space-age=yes}} !! {{Icon|Metallic asteroid chunk|M|space-age=yes}} !! {{Icon|Promethium asteroid chunk|SP|space-age=yes}} !! {{Icon|Promethium asteroid chunk|MP|space-age=yes}} !! {{Icon|Metallic asteroid chunk|S|space-age=yes}} !! {{Icon|Metallic asteroid chunk|M|space-age=yes}} !! {{Icon|Promethium asteroid chunk|SP|space-age=yes}} !! {{Icon|Promethium asteroid chunk|MP|space-age=yes}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|0}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | - !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|21}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|90}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|41}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|180}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|13}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|57}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|26}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|113}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|5}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|19}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|9}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|38}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|1}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 100 !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|17}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|75}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|34}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|150}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|11}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|47}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|22}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|93}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|4}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|16}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|7}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|31}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|2}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 300 !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|15}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|64}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|29}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|127}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|9}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|40}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|18}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|79}} !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|3}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|14}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|6}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|27}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|3}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 600 !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|11}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|46}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|21}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|92}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|7}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|29}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|13}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|58}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|10}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|5}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|20}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|4}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 1.0k !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|8}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|36}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|16}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|71}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|5}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|23}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|10}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|45}} !! rowspan="3" | {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|2}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|8}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|4}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|12}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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=== Biters ===
==== Space Age ====
The tables below show for each level of the physical projectile damage research how many (normal [[quality]]{{SA}}) rounds are needed to kill a small (S), medium (M), big (B) or behemoth (Bh) [[Enemies#Biters|biter]], first with a [[gun turret]], then with a [[submachine gun]] (a [[pistol]] fires more slowly, so it can need slightly more rounds against regenerating biters). They assume a single shooter with [[Weapon shooting speed (research)|weapon shooting speed]] researched to the same level (up to its maximum of 6; 10 rounds per second at level 0, 25 at level 6), and include the biters' health regeneration between rounds, so an exact multiple of a biter's health needs one extra round (three firearm rounds deal exactly 15 damage, which does not kill a small biter). ∞ means each round does less damage after [[Damage#Resistance|resistances]] than the biter regenerates before the next round, so a single shooter can never kill it. Gun turrets receive both the bullet damage bonus and the gun turret damage bonus, which multiply, so they reach each threshold much earlier than personal weapons. Every level up to 15 is listed, then every fifth level up to 50, plus any level at which a small, medium or big biter value changes. The values use [[Space Age]] research bonuses; levels 0–5 are the same in the base game.


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="14" | Rounds required to kill a biter with a gun turret (10 rounds per magazine)
|-
! rowspan="2" | Level !! rowspan="2" | Cumulative research cost !! colspan="4" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine}} !! colspan="4" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine}} !! colspan="4" | {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine}}
|-
! {{Icon|Small biter|S}} !! {{Icon|Medium biter|M}} !! {{Icon|Big biter|B}} !! {{Icon|Behemoth biter|Bh}} !! {{Icon|Small biter|S}} !! {{Icon|Medium biter|M}} !! {{Icon|Big biter|B}} !! {{Icon|Behemoth biter|Bh}} !! {{Icon|Small biter|S}} !! {{Icon|Medium biter|M}} !! {{Icon|Big biter|B}} !! {{Icon|Behemoth biter|Bh}}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="14" | Rounds required to kill a biter with a submachine gun (10 rounds per magazine)
|-
! rowspan="2" | Level !! rowspan="2" | Cumulative research cost !! colspan="4" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine}} !! colspan="4" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine}} !! colspan="4" | {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine}}
|-
! {{Icon|Small biter|S}} !! {{Icon|Medium biter|M}} !! {{Icon|Big biter|B}} !! {{Icon|Behemoth biter|Bh}} !! {{Icon|Small biter|S}} !! {{Icon|Medium biter|M}} !! {{Icon|Big biter|B}} !! {{Icon|Behemoth biter|Bh}} !! {{Icon|Small biter|S}} !! {{Icon|Medium biter|M}} !! {{Icon|Big biter|B}} !! {{Icon|Behemoth biter|Bh}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|46}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 1.10P !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine|10}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|89}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|50}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|50}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 17.6P !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|80}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|45}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|14}}
|}

==== Base Game ====

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="14" | Rounds required to kill a biter with a gun turret (base game) (10 rounds per magazine)
|-
! rowspan="2" | Level !! rowspan="2" | Cumulative research cost !! colspan="4" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine}} !! colspan="4" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine}} !! colspan="4" | {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine}}
|-
! {{Icon|Small biter|S}} !! {{Icon|Medium biter|M}} !! {{Icon|Big biter|B}} !! {{Icon|Behemoth biter|Bh}} !! {{Icon|Small biter|S}} !! {{Icon|Medium biter|M}} !! {{Icon|Big biter|B}} !! {{Icon|Behemoth biter|Bh}} !! {{Icon|Small biter|S}} !! {{Icon|Medium biter|M}} !! {{Icon|Big biter|B}} !! {{Icon|Behemoth biter|Bh}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|0}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | - !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|4}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|90}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|6248}} !! rowspan="4" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine|∞}} !! rowspan="3" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|2}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|22}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|1136}} !! rowspan="3" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|∞}} !! rowspan="23" | {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|1}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|5}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|27}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|295}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|1}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 100 !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine|3}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|42}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|3157}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|15}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|268}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|4}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|20}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|203}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|2}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 300 !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|27}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|1637}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|12}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|122}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|3}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|16}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|152}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|3}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 600 !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine|2}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|15}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|244}} !! rowspan="20" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|1}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|8}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|55}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|1031}} !! rowspan="3" | {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|2}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|11}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|97}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|4}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 1.0k !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|10}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|89}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|7200}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|6}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|34}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|411}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|8}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|68}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|5}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 1.5k !! rowspan="18" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine|1}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|7}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|52}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|859}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|4}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|24}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|246}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|6}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|51}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|6}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2.1k !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|5}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|26}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|280}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|3}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|14}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|126}} !! rowspan="17" | {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|1}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|4}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|33}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|7}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 3.1k !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|3}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|15}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|132}} !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|2}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|8}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|70}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|3}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|20}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|8}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 5.1k !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine|2}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|10}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|80}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|6}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|45}} !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|2}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|14}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|9}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 9.1k !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|7}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|55}} !! rowspan="14" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|1}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|4}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|32}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|10}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|10}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 17.1k !! rowspan="13" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine|1}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|5}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|41}} !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|3}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|24}} !! rowspan="13" | {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|1}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|8}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|11}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 33.1k !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|4}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|32}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|19}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|6}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|12}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 65.1k !! rowspan="3" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine|3}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|25}} !! rowspan="4" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|2}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|15}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|5}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|13}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 129k !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|21}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|13}} !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|4}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|14}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 257k !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|17}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|11}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|15}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 513k !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine|2}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|15}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|9}} !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|3}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|16}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 1.03M !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|13}} !! rowspan="7" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|1}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|8}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|20}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 16.4M !! rowspan="6" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine|1}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|8}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|5}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|2}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|25}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 524M !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|5}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|3}} !! rowspan="5" | {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|1}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|30}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 16.8G !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|4}} !! rowspan="3" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|2}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|35}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 537G !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|3}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|40}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 17.2T !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine|2}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|45}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 550T !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|1}}
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="14" | Rounds required to kill a biter with a submachine gun (base game) (10 rounds per magazine)
|-
! rowspan="2" | Level !! rowspan="2" | Cumulative research cost !! colspan="4" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine}} !! colspan="4" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine}} !! colspan="4" | {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine}}
|-
! {{Icon|Small biter|S}} !! {{Icon|Medium biter|M}} !! {{Icon|Big biter|B}} !! {{Icon|Behemoth biter|Bh}} !! {{Icon|Small biter|S}} !! {{Icon|Medium biter|M}} !! {{Icon|Big biter|B}} !! {{Icon|Behemoth biter|Bh}} !! {{Icon|Small biter|S}} !! {{Icon|Medium biter|M}} !! {{Icon|Big biter|B}} !! {{Icon|Behemoth biter|Bh}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|0}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | - !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|4}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|90}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|6248}} !! rowspan="6" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine|∞}} !! rowspan="6" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|2}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|22}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|1136}} !! rowspan="4" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|∞}} !! rowspan="35" | {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|1}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|5}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|27}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|295}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|1}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 100 !! rowspan="3" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine|3}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|58}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|4124}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|18}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|585}} !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|4}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|23}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|242}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|2}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 300 !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|43}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|2826}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|16}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|279}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|21}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|205}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|3}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 600 !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|29}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|1705}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|12}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|134}} !! rowspan="3" | {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|3}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|17}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|158}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|4}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 1.0k !! rowspan="4" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine|2}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|22}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|979}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|10}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|89}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|7200}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|14}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|129}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|5}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 1.5k !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|17}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|445}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|9}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|66}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|1601}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|12}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|108}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|6}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2.1k !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|12}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|142}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|49996}} !! rowspan="29" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|1}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|7}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|44}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|625}} !! rowspan="4" | {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|2}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|10}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|83}}
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! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|7}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 3.1k !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|10}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|85}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|4546}} !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|5}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|33}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|391}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|8}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|67}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|8}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 5.1k !! rowspan="27" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine|1}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|8}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|60}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|1220}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|27}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|285}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|7}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|56}}
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! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|9}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 9.1k !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|7}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|47}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|705}} !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|4}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|22}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|224}} !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|6}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|49}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|10}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 17.1k !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|6}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|39}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|496}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|19}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|184}} !! rowspan="25" | {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|1}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|43}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|11}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 33.1k !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine|5}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|33}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|382}} !! rowspan="4" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|3}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|17}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|157}} !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|5}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|38}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|12}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 65.1k !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|28}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|311}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|15}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|136}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|34}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|13}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 129k !! rowspan="4" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine|4}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|25}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|262}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|14}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|121}} !! rowspan="3" | {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|4}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|31}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|14}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 257k !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|22}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|227}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|12}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|108}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|29}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|15}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 513k !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|20}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|200}} !! rowspan="11" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|2}} !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|11}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|98}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|27}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|16}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 1.03M !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|19}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|178}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|90}} !! rowspan="7" | {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|3}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|25}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|17}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2.05M !! rowspan="6" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine|3}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|17}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|161}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|10}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|83}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|23}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|18}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 4.10M !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|16}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|147}} !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|9}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|77}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|22}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|19}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 8.19M !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|15}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|135}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|72}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|21}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|20}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 16.4M !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|14}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|125}} !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|8}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|67}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|20}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|21}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 32.8M !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|13}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|116}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|63}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|19}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|22}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 65.5M !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|12}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|109}} !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|7}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|59}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|18}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|24}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 262M !! rowspan="9" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine|2}} !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine|11}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|96}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|53}} !! rowspan="9" | {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|2}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|16}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|25}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 524M !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|91}} !! rowspan="3" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|6}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|51}} !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|15}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|26}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 1.05G !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|10}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|87}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|49}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|28}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 4.19G !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine|9}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|78}} !! rowspan="9" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|1}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|45}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|14}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|30}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 16.8G !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|72}} !! rowspan="3" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|5}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|41}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|13}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|31}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 33.6G !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|8}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|69}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|40}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|12}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|35}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 537G !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine|7}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|59}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|34}} !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|11}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|36}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 1.07T !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|57}} !! rowspan="3" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|4}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|33}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|40}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 17.2T !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine|6}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|50}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|30}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|10}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|45}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 550T !! rowspan="3" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine|1}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|44}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|26}} !! rowspan="3" | {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|1}} !! {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|9}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|47}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2.20P !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Firearm magazine|5}} !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|42}} !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|3}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|25}} !! rowspan="2" | {{Icon|Uranium rounds magazine|8}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)|50}} !! style="vertical-align:middle;" | 17.6P !! {{Icon|Firearm magazine|39}} !! {{Icon|Piercing rounds magazine|23}}
|}

== History ==
{{history|0.17.0|
* Added as part of military technology balance rework.}}

== See also ==
* [[Research]]
* [[Technologies]]
* [[Weapon shooting speed (research)]]

{{TechNav}}

Technologies

2026-11-11T21:34:11Z

Qzjul: Breakpoints for Steel/LDS when it reaches 300% cap on non-foundries; it's non-obvious that the following section applies above.

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[[File:Technology tree.png|thumb|right|280px|The base game technology tree − Click to enlarge.]]
[[File:tech_bonuses.png|thumb|right|280px|Researched tech bonuses.]]
'''Technologies''' are series of [[research]] projects that provide various enhancements. Some technologies unlock new items or recipes, while others provide bonuses.

Most technologies can be researched in [[lab]]s by consuming [[science pack]]s of various types. For example, the [[Logistics (research)|Logistics]] technology can be unlocked by placing 20 [[automation science pack]]s into labs while the technology is selected for research. Besides, [[#Trigger_technologies|some technologies]] will automatically unlock after meeting specific conditions, without consumption of any science packs.

== Infinite technologies ==

While most technologies in Factorio are either one-off or have a finite, relatively small number of levels available, a few are "infinite", meaning the player can research as many levels as they can afford. All of them unlock bonuses to existing technologies, never new structures or abilities. The per-level bonuses are constant for a particular infinite technologies and, like finite research bonuses, are additive within a single technology. They are subject to diminishing returns; thus, the per-level and per-science pack contributions from very high levels of infinite technologies will eventually provide only marginal improvements.

All base game infinite technologies levels require [[space science pack]]s, and are also the only technologies that do. As such, they are late-game technologies intended primarily for players who wish to continue playing and expand their factory past the nominal victory condition of launching a rocket.

Infinite technologies are identified in-game by a small <code>∞</code> infinity symbol shown in the top right corner of the research technology's card in the research screen.

Most infinite technologies are continuations of ordinary multi-level technologies; the "infinite" mechanic becomes effective once the player reaches the card initially labeled with <code>N - ∞</code> in the research tree. In the base game, only the two [[artillery]]-related technologies (artillery shell [[artillery shell range (research)|range]] and [[artillery shell shooting speed (research)|shooting speed]]) are infinite-only; for these, <code>1 - ∞</code> is shown before any levels in them are researched. In either case, once the first infinite level is researched, the card label switches to the one discussed above.

=== Pricing formulas ===

The price of all infinite technologies is generated in a [[Wikipedia:Progression|mathematical progression]]; for the majority of technologies, the progression is [[Wikipedia:Geometric_progression|geometric]], mostly in powers of 2. Two technologies - [[mining productivity (research)|mining productivity]] and [[follower robot count (research)|follower robot count]] - use an [[Wikipedia:Arithmetic_progression|arithmetic progression]] instead.

The table below summarizes for all infinite researches their first infinite level, the cost of the first few infinite levels, the cost formula and the per-level bonus.

We denote by <code>N</code> the current level of the research, by <code>F</code> the final non-infinite level of the research (hence F+1 is the first "infinite" level) and by <code>P[N]</code> the price of the research at level <code>N</code>.

{|class="wikitable"
! Technology !! Category !! Bonus !! Science Packs !! F+1 !! P[N] !! P[F+1] !! P[F+2] !! P[F+3] !! P[F+4] !! P[F+5] !! ...
|-
| {{Icontech|Mining productivity (research)}} [[Mining productivity (research)|Mining productivity]] || Productivity || +10% Mining productivity || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Production science pack}} {{icon|Utility science pack}} {{icon|Space science pack}} || style=text-align:center|4 || 2,500 × (N - F) || style=text-align:center|2,500 || style=text-align:center|5,000 || style=text-align:center|7,500 || style=text-align:center|10,000 || style=text-align:center|12,500 || style=text-align:center|+2500
|-
| {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)}} [[Physical projectile damage (research)|Physical projectile damage]] || rowspan="4" | Weapon Damage || +40% Bullet damage +70% Gun turret damage +40% Shotgun shell damage +100% Cannon shell damage || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Military science pack}} {{icon|Utility science pack}} {{icon|Space science pack}} || style=text-align:center|7 || 1,000 × 2^(N - F - 1) || style=text-align:center|1,000 || style=text-align:center|2,000 || style=text-align:center|4,000 || style=text-align:center|8,000 || style=text-align:center|16,000 || style=text-align:center|×2
|-
| {{Icontech|Stronger explosives (research)}} [[Stronger explosives (research)|Stronger explosives]] || +50% Rocket damage +20% Grenade damage +20% Land mine damage || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Military science pack}} {{icon|Utility science pack}} {{icon|Space science pack}} || style=text-align:center|7 || 1,000 × 2^(N - F - 1) || style=text-align:center|1,000 || style=text-align:center|2,000 || style=text-align:center|4,000 || style=text-align:center|8,000 || style=text-align:center|16,000 || style=text-align:center|×2
|-
| {{Icontech|Refined flammables (research)}} [[Refined flammables (research)|Refined flammables]] || +20% Fire damage +20% Flamethrower turret damage || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Military science pack}} {{icon|Utility science pack}} {{icon|Space science pack}} || style=text-align:center|7 || 1,000 × 2^(N - F - 1) || style=text-align:center|1,000 || style=text-align:center|2,000 || style=text-align:center|4,000 || style=text-align:center|8,000 || style=text-align:center|16,000 || style=text-align:center|×2
|-
| {{Icontech|Energy weapons damage (research)}} [[Energy weapons damage (research)|Energy weapons damage]] || +70% Laser damage +70% Electric damage +30% Beam damage || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Military science pack}} {{icon|Utility science pack}} {{icon|Space science pack}} || style=text-align:center|7 || 1,000 × 2^(N - F - 1) || style=text-align:center|1,000 || style=text-align:center|2,000 || style=text-align:center|4,000 || style=text-align:center|8,000 || style=text-align:center|16,000 || style=text-align:center|×2
|-
| {{Icontech|Artillery shell range (research)}} [[Artillery shell range (research)|Artillery shell range]] || rowspan="3" | Non-Damage Weapon Bonus || +30% Artillery shell range || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Military science pack}} {{icon|Utility science pack}} {{icon|Space science pack}} || style=text-align:center|1 || 1,000 × 2^N || style=text-align:center|2,000 || style=text-align:center|4,000 || style=text-align:center|8,000 || style=text-align:center|16,000 || style=text-align:center|32,000 || style=text-align:center|×2
|-
| style="white-space: nowrap" | {{Icontech|Artillery shell shooting speed (research)}} [[Artillery shell shooting speed (research)|Artillery shell shooting speed]] || +100% Artillery shell shooting speed || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Military science pack}} {{icon|Utility science pack}} {{icon|Space science pack}} || style=text-align:center|1 || 1,000 + 1,000 × 3^(N - 1) || style=text-align:center|2,000 || style=text-align:center|4,000 || style=text-align:center|10,000 || style=text-align:center|28,000 || style=text-align:center|82,000 || style=text-align:center|×3 then - 2,000
|-
| {{Icontech|Follower robot count (research)}} [[Follower robot count (research)|Follower robot count]] || +25 Maximum following robots || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Military science pack}} {{icon|Production science pack}} {{icon|Utility science pack}} {{icon|Space science pack}} || style=text-align:center|5 || 1,000 × (N - F) || style=text-align:center|1,000 || style=text-align:center|2,000 || style=text-align:center|3,000 || style=text-align:center|4,000 || style=text-align:center|5,000 || style=text-align:center|+1,000
|-
| {{Icontech|Worker robot speed (research)}} [[Worker robot speed (research)|Worker robot speed]] || Other || +65% Worker robot speed || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Production science pack}} {{icon|Utility science pack}} {{icon|Space science pack}} || style=text-align:center|6 || 1,000 × 2^(N - F - 1) || style=text-align:center|1,000 || style=text-align:center|2,000 || style=text-align:center|4,000 || style=text-align:center|8,000 || style=text-align:center|16,000 || style=text-align:center|×2
|}

==== Space Age ====
The table below summarizes all the infinite technologies in Space Age. Some are unique to Space Age, while some have their price and/or effect changed from the base game.

Due to the introduction of [[Tesla weapons (research)|tesla weapons]], the [[Energy weapons damage (research)|energy weapons damage]] technology is split into [[Laser weapons damage (research)|laser weapons damage]] and [[Electric weapons damage (research)|electric weapons damage]].

{|class="wikitable"
! Technology !! Category !! Bonus !! Science Packs !! F+1 !! P[N] !! P[F+1] !! ...
|-
| {{Icontech|Mining productivity (research)}} [[Mining productivity (research)|Mining productivity]] || rowspan="2" | Productivity || +10% Mining productivity || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Production science pack}} || style=text-align:center|3 || 1,000 × (N - F) || style=text-align:center|1,000 || style=text-align:center|+1,000
|-
| {{Icontech|Research productivity (research)}} [[Research productivity (research)|Research productivity]] {{SA}} || +10% Lab research productivity || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Military science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Production science pack}} {{icon|Utility science pack}} {{icon|Space science pack}} {{icon|Metallurgic science pack}} {{icon|Electromagnetic science pack}} {{icon|Agricultural science pack}} {{icon|Cryogenic science pack}} {{icon|Promethium science pack}} || style=text-align:center|1 || 1,000 × 1.2^N || style=text-align:center|1,200 || style=text-align:center|×1.2
|-
| {{Icontech|Steel plate productivity (research)}} [[Steel plate productivity (research)|Steel plate productivity]] {{SA}} || rowspan="8" | Recipe Productivity (no effect beyond level 30) || +10% Steel plate productivity +10% Casting steel productivity || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Production science pack}} || style=text-align:center|1 || 1,000 × 1.5^N || style=text-align:center|1,500 || style=text-align:center|×1.5
|-
| style="white-space: nowrap" | {{Icontech|Low density structure productivity (research)}} [[Low density structure productivity (research)|Low density structure productivity]] {{SA}} || +10% Low density structure productivity +10% Casting low density structure productivity || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Production science pack}} {{icon|Metallurgic science pack}} || style=text-align:center|1 || 1,000 × 1.5^N || style=text-align:center|1,500 || style=text-align:center|×1.5
|-
| {{Icontech|Scrap recycling productivity (research)}} [[Scrap recycling productivity (research)|Scrap recycling productivity]] {{SA}} || +10% Scrap recycling productivity || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Production science pack}} {{icon|Electromagnetic science pack}} || style=text-align:center|1 || 500 × 1.5^N || style=text-align:center|750 || style=text-align:center|×1.5
|-
| {{Icontech|Processing unit productivity (research)}} [[Processing unit productivity (research)|Processing unit productivity]] {{SA}} || +10% Processing unit productivity || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Production science pack}} {{icon|Electromagnetic science pack}} || style=text-align:center|1 || 1,000 × 1.5^N || style=text-align:center|1,500 || style=text-align:center|×1.5
|-
| {{Icontech|Plastic bar productivity (research)}} [[Plastic bar productivity (research)|Plastic bar productivity]] {{SA}} || +10% Plastic bar productivity +10% Bioplastic productivity || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Production science pack}} {{icon|Agricultural science pack}} || style=text-align:center|1 || 1,000 × 1.5^N || style=text-align:center|1,500 || style=text-align:center|×1.5
|-
| {{Icontech|Rocket fuel productivity (research)}} [[Rocket fuel productivity (research)|Rocket fuel productivity]] {{SA}} || +10% Rocket fuel productivity +10% Rocket fuel from jelly productivity +10% Ammonia rocket fuel productivity || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Production science pack}} {{icon|Agricultural science pack}} || style=text-align:center|1 || 1,000 × 1.5^N || style=text-align:center|1,500 || style=text-align:center|×1.5
|-
| {{Icontech|Asteroid productivity (research)}} [[Asteroid productivity (research)|Asteroid productivity]] {{SA}} || +10% Carbonic asteroid crushing productivity +10% Oxide asteroid crushing productivity +10% Metallic asteroid crushing productivity +10% Advanced carbonic asteroid productivity +10% Advanced oxide asteroid crushing productivity +10% Advanced metallic asteroid crushing productivity || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Production science pack}} {{icon|Utility science pack}} {{icon|Space science pack}} {{icon|Agricultural science pack}} || style=text-align:center|1 || 1,000 × 1.5^N || style=text-align:center|1,500 || style=text-align:center|×1.5
|-
| {{Icontech|Rocket part productivity (research)}} [[Rocket part productivity (research)|Rocket part productivity]] {{SA}} || +10% Rocket part productivity || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Production science pack}} {{icon|Cryogenic science pack}} || style=text-align:center|1 || 2,000 × 1.5^N || style=text-align:center|3,000 || style=text-align:center|×1.5
|-
| {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)}} [[Physical projectile damage (research)|Physical projectile damage]] || rowspan="7" | Weapon Damage || +20% Bullet damage +20% Gun turret damage +40% Shotgun shell damage +100% Cannon shell damage || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Military science pack}} {{icon|Utility science pack}} {{icon|Space science pack}} || style=text-align:center|7 || 1,000 × 2^(N - F - 1) || style=text-align:center|1,000 || style=text-align:center|×2
|-
| {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)}} [[Laser weapons damage (research)|Laser weapons damage]] {{SA}} || +70% Laser damage || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Military science pack}} {{icon|Utility science pack}} {{icon|Space science pack}} || style=text-align:center|7 || 1,000 × 2^(N - F - 1) || style=text-align:center|1,000 || style=text-align:center|×2
|-
| {{Icontech|Artillery shell damage (research)}} [[Artillery shell damage (research)|Artillery shell damage]] {{SA}} || +10% Artillery shell damage || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Military science pack}} {{icon|Utility science pack}} {{icon|Space science pack}} {{icon|Metallurgic science pack}} || style=text-align:center|1 || 1,000 × 2^(N - 1) || style=text-align:center|1,000 || style=text-align:center|×2
|-
| {{Icontech|Stronger explosives (research)}} [[Stronger explosives (research)|Stronger explosives]] || +50% Rocket damage +20% Grenade damage +20% Land mine damage || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Military science pack}} {{icon|Utility science pack}} {{icon|Space science pack}} {{icon|Agricultural science pack}} || style=text-align:center|7 || 1,000 × 2^(N - F - 1) || style=text-align:center|1,000 || style=text-align:center|×2
|-
| {{Icontech|Refined flammables (research)}} [[Refined flammables (research)|Refined flammables]] || +20% Fire damage +20% Flamethrower turret damage || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Military science pack}} {{icon|Utility science pack}} {{icon|Space science pack}} {{icon|Agricultural science pack}} || style=text-align:center|7 || 1,000 × 2^(N - F - 1) || style=text-align:center|1,000 || style=text-align:center|×2
|-
| {{Icontech|Electric weapons damage (research)}} [[Electric weapons damage (research)|Electric weapons damage]] {{SA}} || +70% Tesla damage +70% Electric damage +30% Beam damage || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Military science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Utility science pack}} {{icon|Space science pack}} {{icon|Electromagnetic science pack}} || style=text-align:center|4 || 1,000 × 2^(N - F) || style=text-align:center|2,000 || style=text-align:center|×2
|-
| {{Icontech|Railgun damage (research)}} [[Railgun damage (research)|Railgun damage]] {{SA}} || +40% Railgun damage || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Military science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Utility science pack}} {{icon|Space science pack}} {{icon|Metallurgic science pack}} {{icon|Agricultural science pack}} || style=text-align:center|1 || 1,000 × 2^(N - 1) || style=text-align:center|1,000 || style=text-align:center|×2
|-
| {{Icontech|Artillery shell range (research)}} [[Artillery shell range (research)|Artillery shell range]] || rowspan="4" | Non-Damage Weapon Bonus || +30% Artillery shell range || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Military science pack}} {{icon|Utility science pack}} {{icon|Space science pack}} {{icon|Metallurgic science pack}} || style=text-align:center|1 || 1,000 × 2^(N - 1) || style=text-align:center|1,000 || style=text-align:center|×2
|-
| {{Icontech|Artillery shell shooting speed (research)}} [[Artillery shell shooting speed (research)|Artillery shell shooting speed]] || +100% Artillery shell shooting speed || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Military science pack}} {{icon|Utility science pack}} {{icon|Space science pack}} {{icon|Metallurgic science pack}} || style=text-align:center|1 || 1,000 × 2^(N - 1) || style=text-align:center|1,000 || style=text-align:center|×2
|-
| {{Icontech|Railgun shooting speed (research)}} [[Railgun shooting speed (research)|Railgun shooting speed]] {{SA}} || +15% Railgun shooting speed || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Military science pack}} {{icon|Utility science pack}} {{icon|Space science pack}} {{icon|Electromagnetic science pack}} {{icon|Cryogenic science pack}} || style=text-align:center|1 || 1,000 × 2^(N - 1) || style=text-align:center|1,000 || style=text-align:center|×2
|-
| {{Icontech|Follower robot count (research)}} [[Follower robot count (research)|Follower robot count]] || +25 Maximum following robots || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Military science pack}} {{icon|Production science pack}} {{icon|Utility science pack}} {{icon|Space science pack}} || style=text-align:center|5 || 1,000 × (N - F) || style=text-align:center|1,000 || style=text-align:center|+1,000
|-
| {{Icontech|Worker robot speed (research)}} [[Worker robot speed (research)|Worker robot speed ]] || rowspan="2" | Other || +65% Worker robot speed || {{icon|Automation science pack}} {{icon|Logistic science pack}} {{icon|Chemical science pack}} {{icon|Production science pack}} {{icon|Utility science pack}} {{icon|Space science pack}} {{icon|Electromagnetic science pack}} || style=text-align:center|7 || 1,000 × 2^(N - F) || style=text-align:center|2,000 || style=text-align:center|×2
|-
| {{Icontech|Health (research)}} [[Health (research)|Health]] {{SA}} || +50 Character health || {{icon|Military science pack}} {{icon|Utility science pack}} {{icon|Agricultural science pack}} || style=text-align:center|1 || 50 × 2^N || style=text-align:center|100 || style=text-align:center|×2
|}

=== Cumulative cost ===

As the price of most infinite technologies (specifically, those based on geometric progressions) increases very steeply, it may be a good idea for players to set realistic target levels for each of the infinite technologies they wish to pursue, and make their factory plans accordingly. To that end, the following properties of cumulative infinite research prices may be useful:

#For infinite technologies whose underlying equation is a powers-of-two geometric series, the cumulative price of the first <code>N - F</code> infinite levels (skipping the first <code>F</code> level, so counting "infinite" levels only) is <code>2 × P[N] - P[F+1]</code>; i.e., twice the price of the final researched level, less the price of the first "infinite" level.
#*As ''N'' increases, this is approximated well by <code>2 × P[N] = P[N+1]</code>, so the cumulative cost of researching to level <code>N</code> is about as much as researching level <code>N+1</code>.
#*If one decides a level <code>M</code> which one considers the "highest feasible" with their current science pack production capacity, expanding said capacity by a factor of <code>X</code> will allow about <code>log[2](X)</code> additional levels to be researched before the next level takes longer to research with the expanded capacity than level <code>M + 1</code> would have taken with the pre-expansion production capacity.
#*For example, if one expands production capacity by a factor of 10, they will be able to research at least <code>floor(log[2](10)) = 3</code> and at most <code>ceiling(log[2](10)) = 4</code> additional levels in a given technology before the exponential increase in price negates the speed benefits of their ×10 capacity expansion.
#The cumulative price of the first <code>N - F</code> levels of infinite technologies whose underlying equation is an arithmetic series is <code>(N - F) × (P[N] + P[F + 1]) ÷ 2</code>; i.e, <code>N - F</code> times the mean of the prices of the first and last "infinite" level. For the [[Follower robot count (research)]], an additional <code>900 × (N-F)</code> need to be added.
#*Expanding production capacity by a factor of <code>X</code>, as above, will in this case allow an additional <code>N × (X - 1)</code> levels to be researched before the benefit of the expansion is wiped out (i.e., research progress speed drops to or below what it was pre-expansion).
#The cumulative price of the first '''''N''''' levels of '''artillery shell shooting speed''', the sole infinite technology whose underlying equation is a powers-of-three geometric series (equation type (2)) is <code>1.5 × P[N] - 0.5 × P[1]</code>; i.e., 1.5 times the price of the final researched level, less half the price of the first level.

Note that these prices reflect '''research units''', which will not be equal to science packs if [[productivity module|productivity modules]] are used in labs. (In that case, the science pack requirement will be lower.)

=== Infinite research limits ===

[[Follower robot count (research)|Follower robot count]] is limited by the rate at which capsules can be thrown out. 2 [[destroyer capsule]]s can be thrown out per second, creating 10 robots per second. With a lifetime of 120s, this allows a theoretical maximum of 1200 robots to be deployed at once. This maximum is reached at level 50 and researching past that level will have no practical effect on the maximum number of deployed robots.

==== Space Age ====

All recipes have a maximum productivity of 300%. This was [https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-375 primarily done to prevent infinite resource exploits] involving the [[recycler]]{{SA}} and its 25% return of input items. This cap puts a hard limit on the effectiveness of most infinite productivity researches. It can be researched past level 30, but it will have no practical effect.

Note that miners are not crafting machines that execute recipes, nor are labs. As such, [[mining productivity (research)]] and [[research productivity (research)]]{{SA}} have no limit.

The [[Railgun shooting speed (research)|railgun turret's shooting speed]] is limited by its [https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?p=673363#p673363 animation], which means it can't shoot faster than 0.845 times per second (once per 71 [[Time#Tick|ticks]]). This shooting speed is reached at level 10 and researching past that level will have no practical effect on the railgun turret, however it '''will''' continue to increase the shooting speed of the hand-held [[railgun]].

=== Infinite research breakpoints ===

While [[Technologies#Infinite_technologies|infinite research technologies]] can be leveled forever, there are certain breakpoints that provide a notable benefit by reaching a practical cap or greatly conserving resources. These may be important factory goals. The costs in the below table are the number of each science pack required - e.g., processing unit productivity 13 requires 581k of each relevant type of science.

==== Productivity ====

{|class="wikitable"
! Technology !! Interesting breakpoints
|-
| {{Icontech|Processing unit productivity (research)}} [[Processing unit productivity (research)|Processing unit productivity]] {{SA}}
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'''Level 13''': [[Electromagnetic plant]]s filled with legendary [[productivity module 3]]s reach the 300% productivity cap. (Cost = 581k) 
'''Level 25''': Electromagnetic plants reach the 300% productivity cap with no modules. (Cost = 75.7M)
|-
|
{{Icontech|Low density structure productivity (research)}} [[Low density structure productivity (research)|Low density structure productivity]] {{SA}} 
{{Icontech|Steel plate productivity (research)}} [[Steel plate productivity (research)|Steel plate productivity]] {{SA}}
|
'''Level 15''': [[Foundry|Foundries]] filled with legendary [[productivity module 3]]s reach the 300% productivity cap. (Cost = 1.31M) 
'''Level 25''': Foundries reach the 300% productivity cap with no modules. (Cost = 75.7M) 
'''Level 30''': Electric Furnaces and Assemblers reach the 300% productivity cap with no modules. (Cost = 575M)
|-
|
{{Icontech|Plastic bar productivity (research)}} [[Plastic bar productivity (research)|Plastic bar productivity]] {{SA}} 
{{Icontech|Rocket fuel productivity (research)}} [[Rocket fuel productivity (research)|Rocket fuel productivity]] {{SA}}
|
'''Level 10''': [[Cryogenic plant]]s filled with legendary [[productivity module 3]]s reach the 300% productivity cap. (Cost = 170k) 
'''Level 15''': [[Biochamber]]s filled with legendary [[productivity module 3]]s reach the 300% productivity cap. (Cost = 1.31M) 
'''Level 25''': Biochambers reach the 300% productivity cap with no modules. (Cost = 75.7M) 
'''Level 30''': All buildings reach the 300% productivity cap with no modules. (Cost = 575M)
|-
| {{Icontech|Rocket part productivity (research)}} [[Rocket part productivity (research)|Rocket part productivity]] {{SA}}
|
'''Level 20''': [[Rocket silo]]s filled with legendary [[productivity module 3]]s reach the 300% productivity cap. (Cost = 19.9M) 
'''Level 30''': Rocket silos reach the 300% productivity cap with no modules. (Cost = 1.15B)
|-
| {{Icontech|Mining productivity (research)}} [[Mining productivity (research)|Mining productivity]]
|
{{SA}} '''Level 50''': [[Big mining drill]]s mining [[scrap]] saturate one side of a [[Turbo transport belt|turbo belt]]. (Cost = 1.18M) 
{{SA}} '''Level 110''': Big mining drills saturate an entire turbo belt with scrap, or one side of a turbo belt with [[iron ore|normal ores]]. (Cost = 5.89M) 
{{SA}} '''Level 230''': Big mining drills saturate an entire turbo belt with normal ores. (Cost = 26.1M) 
{{SA}} '''Level 590''': Big mining drills saturate one side of a turbo belt with [[tungsten ore]]. (Cost = 173M) 
{{SA}} '''Level 1190''': Big mining drills saturate an entire turbo belt with tungsten ore. (Cost = 706M)
|}

==== Combat ====

{|class="wikitable"
! Technology !! Interesting breakpoints
|-
| {{Icontech|Physical projectile damage (research)}} [[Physical projectile damage (research)|Physical projectile damage]]
|
'''Level 1''': [[Gun turret]]s loaded with [[firearm magazine]]s kill basic [[biter]]s in 3 shots instead of 4; greatly conserves [[iron plate]]s. (Cost = 100)
|-
| {{Icontech|Stronger explosives (research)}} [[Stronger explosives (research)|Stronger explosives]]
|
'''Level 2:''' [[Grenade]]s destroy trees in one hit. (Cost = 300) 
{{SA}} '''Level 7:''' [[Rocket]]s (yellow) destroy medium [[asteroids]] in one hit; greatly conserves rockets. (Cost = 3.1k) 
{{SA}} '''Level 12:''' Rockets (yellow) destroy large asteroids in two hits; greatly conserves rockets. (Cost = 65.1k) 
{{SA}} '''Level 16:''' [[Explosive rocket]]s (red) destroy large asteroids in two hits with direct damage; greatly conserves rockets. (Cost = 1.03M)
|-
| {{Icontech|Laser weapons damage (research)}} [[Laser weapons damage (research)|Laser weapons damage]] {{SA}}
|
'''Level 11:''' [[Laser turret]]s destroy small [[asteroids]] in one damage cycle. (Cost = 33.1k)
|-
| {{Icontech|Railgun damage (research)}} [[Railgun damage (research)|Railgun damage]] {{SA}}
|
'''Level 2''': [[Railgun turret]]s destroy all asteroid sizes in one shot; conserves ammo. (Cost = 3k)
|-
| {{Icontech|Railgun shooting speed (research)}} [[Railgun shooting speed (research)|Railgun shooting speed]] {{SA}}
|
'''Level 10''': [[Railgun turret]]s reach their effective maximum speed (this cap does not apply to the hand-held [[railgun]]). (Cost = 1.02M)
|-
| {{Icontech|Artillery shell damage (research)}} [[Artillery shell damage (research)|Artillery shell damage]] {{SA}}
|
'''Level 9:''' [[Artillery shell]]s defeat [[Enemies#Nests|Nauvis spawners]] and [[Enemies#Worms|Behemoth worms]]  in one hit; conserves shells. (Cost = 3.58M)
|-
| {{Icontech|Refined flammables (research)}} [[Refined flammables (research)|Refined flammables]]
|
'''Level 9:''' [[Flamethrower turret]]s require 90% less [[crude oil]] to destroy [[Enemies|Behemoth Biter]]s; greatly conserves fuel. (Cost = 9.1k) 
'''Level 16:''' [[Flamethrower turret]]s require 95% less [[crude oil]] to destroy [[Enemies|Behemoth Biter]]s; greatly conserves fuel. (Cost = 1.03M)
|}

== Trigger technologies ==
The technologies listed below are researched by the player performing certain actions (usually mining or crafting a specific item) instead of by using science packs in labs.

=== Nauvis ===
{|class="wikitable"
! Technology !! Research trigger
|-
| {{Icontech|Steam power (research)}} [[Steam power (research)|Steam power]] || Craft 50 [[iron plate]]
|-
| {{Icontech|Electronics (research)}} [[Electronics (research)|Electronics]] || Craft 10 [[copper plate]]
|-
| {{Icontech|Automation science pack (research)}} [[Automation science pack (research)|Automation science pack]] || Craft a [[lab]]
|-
| {{Icontech|Steel axe (research)}} [[Steel axe (research)|Steel axe]] || Craft 50 [[steel plate]]
|-
| {{Icontech|Oil processing (research)}} [[Oil processing (research)|Oil processing]] || Mine [[crude oil]]
|-
| {{Icontech|Uranium processing (research)}} [[Uranium processing (research)|Uranium processing]] || Mine [[uranium ore]]
|-
| {{Icontech|Biter egg handling (research)}} [[Biter egg handling (research)|Biter egg handling]] {{SA}} || Capture a [[Enemies#Nests|biter/spitter spawner]]
|}

=== Space {{SA}}===
{|class="wikitable"
! Technology !! Research trigger
|-
| {{Icontech|Space platform (research)}} [[Space platform (research)|Space platform]] {{SA}} || Launch a [[space platform starter pack]]
|-
| {{Icontech|Space science pack (research)}} [[Space science pack (research)|Space science pack]] {{SA}} || Craft an [[asteroid collector]]
|}

=== Fulgora {{SA}}===
{|class="wikitable"
! Technology !! Research trigger
|-
| {{Icontech|Recycling (research)}} [[Recycling (research)|Recycling]] {{SA}} || Mine [[Fulgoran vault ruin]]
|-
| {{Icontech|Holmium processing (research)}} [[Holmium processing (research)|Holmium processing]] {{SA}} || Craft [[holmium ore]]
|-
| {{Icontech|Electromagnetic plant (research)}} [[Electromagnetic plant (research)|Electromagnetic plant]] {{SA}} || Craft 50 [[holmium plate]]
|-
| {{Icontech|Electromagnetic science pack (research)}} [[Electromagnetic science pack (research)|Electromagnetic science pack]] {{SA}} || Craft [[supercapacitor]]
|}

=== Gleba {{SA}}===
{|class="wikitable"
! Technology !! Research trigger
|-
| {{Icontech|Jellynut (research)}} [[Jellynut (research)|Jellynut]] {{SA}} || Mine [[jellystem]]
|-
| {{Icontech|Yumako (research)}} [[Yumako (research)|Yumako]] {{SA}} || Mine [[yumako tree]]
|-
| {{Icontech|Heating tower (research)}} [[Heating tower (research)|Heating tower]] {{SA}} || Mine [[copper stromatolite]]
|-
| {{Icontech|Agriculture (research)}} [[Agriculture (research)|Agriculture]] {{SA}} || Mine [[iron stromatolite]]
|-
| {{Icontech|Biochamber (research)}} [[Biochamber (research)|Biochamber]] {{SA}} || Craft 10 [[nutrients]]
|-
| {{Icontech|Artificial soil (research)}} [[Artificial soil (research)|Artificial soil]] {{SA}} || Craft 500 [[nutrients]]
|-
| {{Icontech|Bioflux (research)}} [[Bioflux (research)|Bioflux]] {{SA}} || Craft [[biochamber]]
|-
| {{Icontech|Bacteria cultivation (research)}} [[Bacteria cultivation (research)|Bacteria cultivation]] {{SA}} || Craft [[bioflux]]
|-
| {{Icontech|Bioflux processing (research)}} [[Bioflux processing (research)|Bioflux processing]] {{SA}} || Craft 25 [[bioflux]]
|-
| {{Icontech|Agricultural science pack (research)}} [[Agricultural science pack (research)|Agricultural science pack]] {{SA}} || Craft 100 [[bioflux]]
|}

=== Vulcanus {{SA}}===
{|class="wikitable"
! Technology !! Research trigger
|-
| {{Icontech|Tungsten carbide (research)}} [[Tungsten carbide (research)|Tungsten carbide]] {{SA}} || Mine [[Rock|big volcanic rock]]
|-
| {{Icontech|Calcite processing (research)}} [[Calcite processing (research)|Calcite processing]] {{SA}} || Mine [[calcite]]
|-
| {{Icontech|Foundry (research)}} [[Foundry (research)|Foundry]] {{SA}} || Craft [[tungsten carbide]]
|-
| {{Icontech|Big mining drill (research)}} [[Big mining drill (research)|Big mining drill]] {{SA}} || Craft a [[foundry]]
|-
| {{Icontech|Tungsten steel (research)}} [[Tungsten steel (research)|Tungsten steel]] {{SA}} || Craft a [[big mining drill]]
|-
| {{Icontech|Metallurgic science pack (research)}} [[Metallurgic science pack (research)|Metallurgic science pack]] {{SA}} || Craft [[tungsten plate]]
|}

=== Aquilo {{SA}}===
{|class="wikitable"
! Technology !! Research trigger
|-
| {{Icontech|Lithium processing (research)}} [[Lithium processing (research)|Lithium processing]] {{SA}} || Mine [[Lithium ice formation|big lithium ice formation]]
|-
| {{Icontech|Cryogenic plant (research)}} [[Cryogenic plant (research)|Cryogenic plant]] {{SA}} || Craft [[lithium plate]]
|-
| {{Icontech|Cryogenic science pack (research)}} [[Cryogenic science pack (research)|Cryogenic science pack]] {{SA}} || Craft [[cryogenic plant]]
|}

== Achievements ==
{{Achievement|tech-maniac}}
* Completing infinite technologies of any level is not required for '''Tech maniac'''. All non-infinite levels of technologies that have infinite continuations are still required.

== History ==
{{history|2.0.7|
* Introduced trigger technologies (https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-376)
}}

== See also ==

* [[Research]]
* [[Science pack]]

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