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Science Packs are items which are required by [[lab]]s to perform [[research]]. Researching technologies requires a certain number of different types of science packs, which is then multiplied by a certain value to get the tech cost. For example, [[Alien Technology]] requires one Science Pack 1 and one Science Pack 2 to begin researching, but it needs this to be input into labs a total of 300 times, raising the research cost to 300 Science Pack 1 and 300 Science Pack 2.
Science packs are items which are required by [[lab]]s to perform [[research]]. Researching technologies requires a certain number of different types of science packs, which is then multiplied by a certain value to get the tech cost. For example, [[Physical projectile damage (research)|Physical projectile damage 3]] requires one automation science pack and one logistic science pack and one military science pack to begin researching, but it needs this to be input into labs a total of 300 times, raising the research cost to 300 automation science packs, 300 logistic science packs and 300 military science packs.


== Achievements ==
Creating science packs is directly connected to the following achievements:
{{Achievement|research-with-automation}}
{{Achievement|research-with-logistics}}
{{Achievement|research-with-chemicals}}
{{Achievement|research-with-military}}
{{Achievement|research-with-production}}
{{Achievement|research-with-utility}}
{{Achievement|research-with-space}}
{{Achievement|research-with-metallurgics}}
{{Achievement|research-with-electromagnetics}}
{{Achievement|research-with-agriculture}}
{{Achievement|research-with-cryogenics}}
{{Achievement|research-with-promethium}}
{{Achievement|rush-to-space}}


==Types==
==Base Game Science Packs==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Type !! Recipe !! Total raw
! Type !! Recipe !! Total raw
|-
|-
| {{imagelink|Automation science pack}} || {{icon|Time|5}} + {{icon|copper plate|1}} + {{icon|iron gear wheel|1}} → {{icon|Automation science pack|1}} || {{icon|Time|5.5}} {{icon|iron plate|2}} {{icon|copper plate|1}}
|-
| {{imagelink|Logistic science pack}} || {{icon|Time|6}} + {{icon|Transport belt|1}} + {{icon|Inserter|1}} → {{icon|Logistic science pack|1}} || {{icon|Time|8.75}} {{icon|iron plate|5.5}} {{icon|copper plate|1.5}}
|-
| {{imagelink|Military science pack}} || {{icon|Time|10}} + {{icon|Piercing rounds magazine|1}} + {{icon|Grenade|1}} + {{Icon|Wall|2}} → {{icon|Military science pack|2}} || {{icon|Time|23}} {{icon|Iron plate|9}} {{icon|Copper plate|5}} {{icon|Steel plate|1}} {{icon|Coal|10}} {{icon|Stone brick|10}}
|-
| {{imagelink|Chemical science pack}} || {{icon|Time|24}} + {{icon|Sulfur|1}} + {{icon|Advanced circuit|3}} + {{icon|Engine unit|2}} → {{icon|Chemical science pack|2}} || {{icon|Time|52.5}} {{icon|Iron plate|6}} {{icon|Copper plate|15}} {{icon|Engine unit|2}} {{icon|Plastic bar|6}} {{icon|Sulfur|1}}
|-
| {{imagelink|Production science pack}} || {{icon|Time|21}} + {{icon|Rail|30}} + {{icon|Electric furnace|1}} + {{icon|Productivity module|1}} → {{icon|Production science pack|3}} || {{icon|Time|153.5}} {{icon|Iron plate|32.5}} {{icon|Copper plate|57.5}} {{icon|Steel plate|25}} {{icon|Plastic bar|20}} {{icon|Stone|15}} {{icon|Stone brick|10}}
|-
| {{imagelink|Utility science pack}} || {{icon|Time|21}} + {{icon|Processing unit|2}} + {{icon|Flying robot frame|1}} + {{icon|Low density structure|3}} → {{icon|Utility science pack|3}} ||  {{icon|Time|104.75}} {{icon|Iron plate|3}} {{icon|Copper plate|64.5}} {{icon|Steel plate|7}} {{icon|Plastic bar|15}} {{icon|Battery|2}} {{icon|Processing unit|2}} {{icon|Electric engine unit|1}}
|-
| {{imagelink|Space science pack}} || {{icon|Space science pack|1000}} per launched {{icon|Satellite}} || {{icon|Time|300}} {{icon|Iron plate|43.7}} {{icon|Copper plate|101.8}} {{icon|Steel plate|2.7}} {{icon|Plastic bar|19.9}} {{icon|Solid fuel|10.5}} {{icon|Sulfuric acid|15.5}}
|}


| {{imagelink|science-pack-1|Science pack 1}} || {{icon|Time|5|Time}} {{icon|copper-plate|1|copper_plate}} {{icon|iron gear wheel|1|iron gear wheel}} || {{icon|Time|5.5|Time}} {{icon|copper-plate|1|copper_plate}} {{icon|iron-plate|2|iron_plate}}
<!--
Space science pack calculations:
https://kirkmcdonald.github.io/calc.html#data=0-17-1&items=space-science-pack:r:1&ignore=sulfuric-acid,steel-plate
Space science pack calculations (Total raw):
https://kirkmcdonald.github.io/calc.html#data=1-1-19&rate=h&rp=5&cp=4&items=space-science-pack:r:1
-->
Or, broken down into the most basic components:
{| class="wikitable"
! Per 1 !! colspan="5" | Total raw
|-
|-
| {{imagelink|Automation science pack}} || {{icon|iron plate|2}} || {{icon|copper plate|1}}
|-
| {{imagelink|Logistic science pack}} || {{icon|iron plate|5.5}} || {{icon|copper plate|1.5}}
|-
| {{imagelink|Military science pack}} || {{icon|iron plate|7}} || {{icon|copper plate|2.5}} || {{icon|coal|5}} || || {{icon|stone|10}}
|-
| {{imagelink|Chemical science pack}} || {{icon|iron plate|12}} || {{icon|copper plate|7.5}} || {{icon|coal|1.5}} || {{icon|crude oil|38.46}}
|-
| {{imagelink|Production science pack}} || {{icon|iron plate|52.5}} || {{icon|copper plate|19.17}} || {{icon|coal|3.33}} || {{icon|crude oil|68.38}} || {{icon|stone|11.67}}
|-
| {{imagelink|Utility science pack}} || {{icon|iron plate|33.33}} || {{icon|copper plate|49.83}} || {{icon|coal|3.83}} || {{icon|crude oil|106.84}}
|-
| {{imagelink|Space science pack}} || {{icon|iron plate|57.54}} &nbsp;&nbsp; || {{icon|copper plate|101.79}} || {{icon|coal|9.95}} &nbsp;&nbsp; || {{icon|crude oil|306.92}}
|}
==Creating science packs==
The science packs and research are meant to guide players through the game by gradually increasing in complexity. At first the player has to create automation science packs by hand to research automation. Then the next goal is to create automation and logistic science automatically and to automatically feed the science packs into labs. These science packs allow research of most of the basic technologies.
If needed due to [[enemies]], the next step is to create military science packs to allow unlock higher tier combat-oriented products. Unlike previous science packs, military science produces two packs per crafting cycle versus just one per cycle from automation/logistic.
Following military science, chemical science packs should be created. This science pack incorporates a new 'raw' intermediary - [[plastic bar]]s necessitate the need to harvest and process [[crude oil]].
After chemical science, production science packs are next. Production science packs are a fair jump in complexity, as the required products have quite a few different intermediaries. Production packs yield three packs per crafting cycle.
The final stage of automated research pack creation is utility science pack. Utility sciences packs are the most complex packs to make, requiring a large chain of intermediate products. Utility science packs, like previous production science packs, yield three packs per crafting cycle.
Space science packs are yielded from launching satellites via rocket, and thus are difficult to automate effectively without massive resource-hungry bases. Unlike other science packs, space science packs are exclusively used to research repeating/infinite technologies - such as mining productivity or gun turret damage.
The ratio needed to keep science production in sync is 5:6:5:12:7:7, or:
* 5 Automation science pack assemblers
* 6 Logistic science pack assemblers
* 5 Military science pack assemblers
* 12 Chemical science pack assemblers
* 7 Production science pack assemblers
* 7 Utility science pack assemblers
The list above assumes that all science packs are being produced by the same tier of assembling machine. For example, if using plain [[assembling machine 3]] then packs will be produced at 75 items per minute.
==[[Space Age]]{{SA}} Science Packs==
The Space Age expansion adds five new types of science packs, and changes the recipe for [[space science pack]]. Each is only able to be crafted on a specific planet or a [[space platform]]{{SA}}


| {{imagelink|science-pack-2|Science pack 2}} || {{icon|Time|6|Time}} {{icon|Inserter|1|Inserter}} {{icon|Transport belt|1|Transport belt}} || {{icon|Time|8.8|Time}} {{icon|copper-plate|1.5|copper_plate}} {{icon|iron-plate|5.5|iron_plate}}
{| class="wikitable"
! Type !! Crafted on !! Made in !! Recipe !! Total raw
|-
|-
 
| {{imagelink|Space science pack|space-age=yes}} || {{icon|Space platform hub}} || {{icon|assembling machine}} {{icon|assembling machine 2}} {{icon|assembling machine 3}} || {{icon|Time|15}} + {{icon|carbon|1}} + {{icon|ice|1}} + {{icon|iron plate|2}} &rarr; {{icon|Space science pack|5}} || {{icon|Time|15}} + {{icon|carbon|1}} + {{icon|ice|1}} + {{icon|iron plate|2}}
| {{imagelink|science-pack-3|Science pack 3}} || {{icon|Time|12|Time}} {{icon|Battery|1|Battery}} {{icon|Advanced circuit|1|Advanced circuit}} {{icon|Filter Inserter|1|Filter Inserter}} {{icon|steel-plate|1|Steel plate}} || {{icon|Time|34.3|Time}} {{icon|copper-plate|15.5|copper_plate}} {{icon|iron-plate|15|iron_plate}} {{icon|steel-plate|1|Steel plate}} {{icon|Battery|1|Battery}} {{icon|plastic-bar|2|Plastic bar}}
|-
| {{imagelink|Metallurgic science pack|space-age=yes}} || {{icon|Vulcanus}} || {{icon|Foundry}} || {{icon|Time|10}} + {{icon|molten copper|200}} + {{icon|tungsten carbide|3}} + {{icon|tungsten plate|2}} &rarr; {{icon|Metallurgic science pack|1}} || {{icon|Time|10}} + {{icon|molten copper|200}} + {{icon|tungsten carbide|3}} + {{icon|tungsten plate|2}}
|-
| {{imagelink|Electromagnetic science pack|space-age=yes}} || {{icon|Fulgora}} || {{icon|Electromagnetic plant}} || {{icon|Time|10}} + {{icon|Accumulator|1}} + {{icon|Electrolyte|25}} + {{icon|Holmium solution|25}} + {{icon|Supercapacitor|1}} &rarr; {{icon|Electromagnetic science pack|1}} || {{icon|Time|10}} + {{icon|Accumulator|1}} + {{icon|Electrolyte|25}} + {{icon|Holmium solution|25}} + {{icon|Supercapacitor|1}}
|-
| {{imagelink|Agricultural science pack|space-age=yes}} || {{icon|Gleba}} || {{icon|Biochamber}} || {{icon|Time|4}} + {{icon|Bioflux|1}} + {{icon|Pentapod egg|1}} &rarr; {{icon|Agricultural science pack|1}} || {{icon|Time|4}} + {{icon|Bioflux|1}} + {{icon|Pentapod egg|1}}
|-
|-
 
| {{imagelink|Cryogenic science pack|space-age=yes}} || {{icon|Aquilo}} || {{icon|Cryogenic plant}} || {{icon|Time|20}} + {{icon|Fluoroketone (cold)|6}} + {{icon|Ice|3}} + {{icon|Lithium plate|1}} &rarr; {{icon|Cryogenic science pack|1}} + {{icon|Fluoroketone (hot)|3}} || {{icon|Time|20}} + {{icon|Fluoroketone (cold)|6}} + {{icon|Ice|3}} + {{icon|Lithium plate|1}}
| {{imagelink|alien-science-pack|Alien science pack}} || {{icon|Time|12|Time}} {{icon|alien-artifact|1|alien_artifact}} || {{icon|Time|12|Time}} {{icon|alien-artifact|1|alien_artifact}}
|-
|-
| {{imagelink|Promethium science pack|space-age=yes}} || {{icon|Space platform hub}} || {{icon|Cryogenic plant}} || {{icon|Time|5}} + {{icon|Biter egg|10}} + {{icon|Promethium asteroid chunk|25}} + {{icon|Quantum processor|1}} &rarr; {{icon|promethium science pack|10}} || {{icon|Time|5}} + {{icon|Biter egg|10}} + {{icon|Promethium asteroid chunk|25}} + {{icon|Quantum processor|1}}
|}
|}


==Creating science packs==
Note that Agricultural science packs are subject to [[Spoilage mechanics|spoilage]]. Their freshness also reduces their science value.
[[File:Bildschirmfoto 2014-04-22 um 21.36.26.png|thumb|left]]
 
There are several examples of how to create a working science pack production line. Many examples can also be found in the [http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=8 Show your creations] board or [http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=18 Help] board of the forum. If one cannot find a solution to their problem there, they can always ask for help in the latter forum!
==[[Productivity module]] vs [[Quality module]] {{SA}}==
 
Quality science pack decreases science pack drain, while production science outputs additional science packs from the same amount of input. Assuming that you are only using common ingredients and a single 1 tier module, and that all quality levels have been researched:
 
=== [[Quality module|Quality module:]] ===
* '''0.9%''' chance to create at least 1 uncommon science pack, which lasts '''100%''' longer than normal (equivalent of 2 science packs).
* '''0.09%''' chance to create 1 rare science pack, which lasts '''200%''' longer than normal (equivalent of 3 science packs).  
* '''0.009%''' chance to create 1 epic science pack, which lasts '''300%''' longer than normal (equivalent of 4 science packs).
* '''0.001%''' chance to create 1 legendary science pack, which lasts '''500%''' longer than normal (equivalent of 6 science packs).
 
Overall, this represents approximately '''1.1112%''' extra science for the same number of inputs.
 
=== [[Productivity module|Productivity module:]] ===
* '''1''' extra product every '''25''' normal products.
 
This provides approximately '''4%''' extra science for the same number of inputs.


As a very basic example here is a working setup for automated red and green science pack production (posted by Bleda in the forum: [http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3188]):
=== Comparison ===
Tips:
* No more than 3-4 red and green assemblers are ever needed. If the player manages to build enough labs that they outpace your production, they should typically be at the stage where they can utilize [[modules]]. This should help mitigate the need for new assemblers until a new solution can be made.
* Leave space for feeding blue and alien-science packs into the labs from below!


The next stage is to create the blue science pack. This is essential to move on with the tech tree, and can generally be automated in roughly the same way- but with a heavily expanded list of requirements.
* Productivity is more resource efficient, as it provides more science progress for the same amount of resources.
The final stage of one's automated research fabrication is alien science packs. This requires [[Alien Technology]]. Alien science packs are the simplest to craft but require the player to attack [[enemies]] and their hives, which can increase the evolution factor dramatically and have nasty results!
* Quality is more space/rocket efficient, as higher quality packs take up the same amount of space.
* Quality has a special effect on Agricultural science packs, as quality increases their spoil time. This means that a higher quality pack will not only have more science value, it will lose less of that value over the same time period as a lower one.
* In situations where the [[foundry]] isn't being used for casting copper or iron, inserting quality modules in mining drills and utilizing quality ores for making ingredients for science packs can be more resource-efficient if the bonus from mining productivity research exceeds +300%. This is much slower than using [[speed module]]s (which are antagonistic to quality), and requires designing a base around handling multiple quality levels.
** Casting metals with foundries is not compatible with this strategy, as ores are turned into molten metal which, as a fluid, doesn't retain quality. With productivity modules, foundries are more resource-efficient and faster for processing metals for science packs than furnaces smelting quality ores, but this requires importing [[calcite]], as neither [[Nauvis]] or [[Gleba]] (the two planets that commonly produce ores) have this as a local resource.


{{clear}}
Do note that quality modules cannot be combined with [[speed module]]s or speed [[beacon]]s for smaller builds, while productivity modules can.


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Research]]
* [[Research]]
* [[Crafting network]]
* [[Enemies]]


[[Category:Items]]
{{C|Science packs}}
[[Category:Technology]]

Latest revision as of 08:01, 22 January 2025

Science packs are items which are required by labs to perform research. Researching technologies requires a certain number of different types of science packs, which is then multiplied by a certain value to get the tech cost. For example, Physical projectile damage 3 requires one automation science pack and one logistic science pack and one military science pack to begin researching, but it needs this to be input into labs a total of 300 times, raising the research cost to 300 automation science packs, 300 logistic science packs and 300 military science packs.

Achievements

Creating science packs is directly connected to the following achievements:

Research with automation

Research a technology using automation science packs.

Research with logistics

Research a technology using logistic science packs.

Research with chemicals

Research a technology using chemical science packs.

Research with military

Research a technology using military science packs.

Research with production

Research a technology using production science packs.

Research with utility

Research a technology using utility science packs.

Research with space

Research a technology using space science packs.

Research with metallurgics

Research a technology using metallurgic science packs.

Research with electromagnetics

Research a technology using electromagnetic science packs.

Research with agriculture

Research a technology using agricultural science packs.

Research with cryogenics

Research a technology using cryogenic science packs.

Research with promethium

Research a technology using promethium science packs.

Rush to space

Research a technology using another planet's science pack before unlocking production or utility science packs.

Base Game Science Packs

Type Recipe Total raw
Automation science pack
5
+
1
+
1
→
1
5.5
2
1
Logistic science pack
6
+
1
+
1
→
1
8.75
5.5
1.5
Military science pack
10
+
1
+
1
+
2
→
2
23
9
5
1
10
10
Chemical science pack
24
+
1
+
3
+
2
→
2
52.5
6
15
2
6
1
Production science pack
21
+
30
+
1
+
1
→
3
153.5
32.5
57.5
25
20
15
10
Utility science pack
21
+
2
+
1
+
3
→
3
104.75
3
64.5
7
15
2
2
1
Space science pack
1000
per launched
300
43.7
101.8
2.7
19.9
10.5
15.5

Or, broken down into the most basic components:

Per 1 Total raw
Automation science pack
2
1
Logistic science pack
5.5
1.5
Military science pack
7
2.5
5
10
Chemical science pack
12
7.5
1.5
38.46
Production science pack
52.5
19.17
3.33
68.38
11.67
Utility science pack
33.33
49.83
3.83
106.84
Space science pack
57.54
  
101.79
9.95
  
306.92

Creating science packs

The science packs and research are meant to guide players through the game by gradually increasing in complexity. At first the player has to create automation science packs by hand to research automation. Then the next goal is to create automation and logistic science automatically and to automatically feed the science packs into labs. These science packs allow research of most of the basic technologies.

If needed due to enemies, the next step is to create military science packs to allow unlock higher tier combat-oriented products. Unlike previous science packs, military science produces two packs per crafting cycle versus just one per cycle from automation/logistic.

Following military science, chemical science packs should be created. This science pack incorporates a new 'raw' intermediary - plastic bars necessitate the need to harvest and process crude oil.

After chemical science, production science packs are next. Production science packs are a fair jump in complexity, as the required products have quite a few different intermediaries. Production packs yield three packs per crafting cycle.

The final stage of automated research pack creation is utility science pack. Utility sciences packs are the most complex packs to make, requiring a large chain of intermediate products. Utility science packs, like previous production science packs, yield three packs per crafting cycle.

Space science packs are yielded from launching satellites via rocket, and thus are difficult to automate effectively without massive resource-hungry bases. Unlike other science packs, space science packs are exclusively used to research repeating/infinite technologies - such as mining productivity or gun turret damage.

The ratio needed to keep science production in sync is 5:6:5:12:7:7, or:

  • 5 Automation science pack assemblers
  • 6 Logistic science pack assemblers
  • 5 Military science pack assemblers
  • 12 Chemical science pack assemblers
  • 7 Production science pack assemblers
  • 7 Utility science pack assemblers

The list above assumes that all science packs are being produced by the same tier of assembling machine. For example, if using plain assembling machine 3 then packs will be produced at 75 items per minute.

Space Age Science Packs

The Space Age expansion adds five new types of science packs, and changes the recipe for space science pack. Each is only able to be crafted on a specific planet or a space platform

Type Crafted on Made in Recipe Total raw
Space science pack
15
+
1
+
1
+
2
→
5
15
+
1
+
1
+
2
Metallurgic science pack
10
+
200
+
3
+
2
→
1
10
+
200
+
3
+
2
Electromagnetic science pack
10
+
1
+
25
+
25
+
1
→
1
10
+
1
+
25
+
25
+
1
Agricultural science pack
4
+
1
+
1
→
1
4
+
1
+
1
Cryogenic science pack
20
+
6
+
3
+
1
→
1
+
3
20
+
6
+
3
+
1
Promethium science pack
5
+
10
+
25
+
1
→
10
5
+
10
+
25
+
1

Note that Agricultural science packs are subject to spoilage. Their freshness also reduces their science value.

Productivity module vs Quality module

Quality science pack decreases science pack drain, while production science outputs additional science packs from the same amount of input. Assuming that you are only using common ingredients and a single 1 tier module, and that all quality levels have been researched:

Quality module:

  • 0.9% chance to create at least 1 uncommon science pack, which lasts 100% longer than normal (equivalent of 2 science packs).
  • 0.09% chance to create 1 rare science pack, which lasts 200% longer than normal (equivalent of 3 science packs).
  • 0.009% chance to create 1 epic science pack, which lasts 300% longer than normal (equivalent of 4 science packs).
  • 0.001% chance to create 1 legendary science pack, which lasts 500% longer than normal (equivalent of 6 science packs).

Overall, this represents approximately 1.1112% extra science for the same number of inputs.

Productivity module:

  • 1 extra product every 25 normal products.

This provides approximately 4% extra science for the same number of inputs.

Comparison

  • Productivity is more resource efficient, as it provides more science progress for the same amount of resources.
  • Quality is more space/rocket efficient, as higher quality packs take up the same amount of space.
  • Quality has a special effect on Agricultural science packs, as quality increases their spoil time. This means that a higher quality pack will not only have more science value, it will lose less of that value over the same time period as a lower one.
  • In situations where the foundry isn't being used for casting copper or iron, inserting quality modules in mining drills and utilizing quality ores for making ingredients for science packs can be more resource-efficient if the bonus from mining productivity research exceeds +300%. This is much slower than using speed modules (which are antagonistic to quality), and requires designing a base around handling multiple quality levels.
    • Casting metals with foundries is not compatible with this strategy, as ores are turned into molten metal which, as a fluid, doesn't retain quality. With productivity modules, foundries are more resource-efficient and faster for processing metals for science packs than furnaces smelting quality ores, but this requires importing calcite, as neither Nauvis or Gleba (the two planets that commonly produce ores) have this as a local resource.

Do note that quality modules cannot be combined with speed modules or speed beacons for smaller builds, while productivity modules can.

See also

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