Lab research speed (research)

Lab research speed

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Cost
30 1 1 ✖ 100
Prototype type	technology
Internal name	research-speed-1
Required technologies
2
Allows
2-6

Boosts the researching speed of labs.

Technology	Cost	Effects	Cumulative effect
1 Lab research speed 1	30 1 1 X 100	20%	20%
2 Lab research speed 2	30 1 1 X 200	30%	50%
3 Lab research speed 3	30 1 1 1 X 250	40%	90%
4 Lab research speed 4	30 1 1 1 X 500	50%	140%
5 Lab research speed 5	30 1 1 1 1 X 500	50%	190%
6 Lab research speed 6	30 1 1 1 1 1 X 500	60%	250%

Production Requirements

Calculating the number of science packs needed per second is straightforward:

• Adjusted Cycle Time = <in-game Cycle Time> /((<in-game Lab Research Speed> / 100) + 1)
• Packs per Second = 1 / (Adjusted Cycle Time / <# of labs>)

Thus, for a 10 lab setup, researching Nuclear Power (30 second cycle time) with Lab Research Speed 4 (140% bonus), the math would be:

• ACT = 30 / ((140 / 100) + 1)
  • ==> 30 / (1.4 + 1)
  • ==> 30 / 2.4 = 12.5 seconds, adjusted cycle time
• PPS = 1 / (12.5 / 10)
  • ==> 1 / 1.25 = 0.8 Science per second

This means that you'd need to produce 0.8 science packs per second, of each type, in order to keep your labs stocked for research.

See also

• Research
• Technologies