Research

Basics

• Research is performed in Labs.
• Every technology has a certain amount of units that are needed for it to be researched, the logistics 1 technology in the example requires 20 units.
• Every unit requires a certain combination of science packs, these have to be created and transported into the lab before it can start the research.
• When the laboratory has all the needed ingredients, it starts researching one unit, the time to research the unit varies from technology to technology.
• The more laboratories are researching at the same time, the shorter time it takes to get all the units required.

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Example of research

Automation

For the new player, the basic red research pack will be the first bigger item they try crafting by hand only to realise how slow it is. The idea to automate production of the red science packs (and their insertion into the labs) will occur and grow to automate the green and blue too.

This process forms a good part of the early/mid game to establish a reasonable progression speed through the tech tree.

Technology tree

Note: This is the technology of version 0.6 or lower, and a bit outdated.

We recommend to look into this thread for a more or less actual version of this tree.

Technologies

Technologies A - D File:Advanced-electronics-1.png Advanced electronics File:Advanced-electronics-1.png 2 Advanced electronics 2 File:Advanced-material-processing.png Advanced material processing File:Advanced-material-processing.png 2 Advanced material processing 2 File:Advanced-oil-processing-tech.png Advanced oil processing File:Alien-technology.png Alien technology File:Armor-making.png Armor crafting File:Armor-making.png 2 Armor crafting 2 File:Armor-making.png 3 Armor crafting 3 File:Automated-construction.png Automated construction File:Automated-rail-transportation.png Automated rail transportation File:Automation.png Automation File:Automation.png Automation 2 File:Automation.png Automation 3 File:Automobilism.png Automobilism File:Basic-exoskeleton-equipment.png Basic exoskeleton equipment File:Battery-tech.png Battery File:Battery-equipment.png Battery equipment File:Battery-mk2.png Battery equipment MK2 File:Bullet-damage.png Bullet damage File:Bullet-speed.png Bullet shooting speed File:Character-logistic-slots.png Character logistic slots File:Combat-robot-damage.png Combat robot damage File:Combat-robotics.png Combat robotics File:Combat-robotics.png Combat robotics 2 File:Combat-robotics.png Combat robotics 3 File:Construction-robotics.png Construction robotics File:Discharge-defense.png Discharge defense

Technologies E - L File:Effectivity-module.png Efficiency module File:Effect-transmission.png Effect transmission File:Electric-energy-acumulators.png 1 Electric energy accumulators 1 File:Electric-energy-distribution.png 1 Electric energy distribution 1 File:Electric-energy-distribution.png 2 Electric energy distribution 2 File:Electric-engine.png Electric engine File:Electronics.png Electronics File:Energy-shield.png Energy shield equipment File:Energy-shield-mk2.png Energy shield MK2 equipment File:Engine.png Engine File:Explosive-rocketry.png Explosive rocketry File:Explosives-tech.png Explosives File:Flame-thrower.png Flamethrower (research) File:Flammables.png Flammables File:Fluid-handling.png Fluid handling File:Flying.png Flight File:Follower-robots.png Follower robot count File:Gun-turret-damage.png Gun turret damage File:Inserter-stack-size-bonus.png Inserter item stack size File:Lab-effectivity.png Lab efficiency File:Land-mine.png Land mines File:Laser.png Laser File:Laser-turret-damage.png Laser turret damage File:Laser-turret-speed.png Laser turret shooting speed File:Laser-turrets.png Laser turrets File:Logistic-robotics.png Logistic robotics File:Logistic-robot-speed.png Logistic robot speed File:Logistic-robot-storage.png Logistic robot cargo File:Logistic-system.png Logistic system Logistics 2 Logistics 2 3 Logistics 3

Technologies M - Z File:Military.png Military 1 File:Military-2.png Military 2 File:Military.png Military 3 File:Military.png Military 4 File:Module.png Module File:Night-vision.png Night vision equipment File:Oil-processing.png Oil processing File:Optics.png Optics File:Laser-defense.png Personal laser defense (research) File:Plastics.png Plastics File:Portable-fusion-reactor.png Portable fusion reactor (research) File:Portable-solar-panel.png Portable solar panel (research) File:Power-armor.png Power armor (research) File:Power-armor-mk2.png Power armor 2 File:Productivity-module.png Productivity module 1 File:Productivity-module.png Productivity module 2 File:Productivity-module.png Productivity module 3 File:Rail-signals.png Rail signals Railway File:Robotics.png Robotics File:Rocket-damage.png Rocket damage File:Rocket-defense.png Rocket defense (research) File:Rocketry.png Rocketry File:Rocket-speed.png Rocket shooting speed File:Shotgun-shell-damage.png Shotgun shell damage File:Shotgun-shell-speed.png Shotgun shell shooting speed File:Solar-energy.png Solar energy File:Speed-module.png Speed module 1 File:Speed-module.png Speed module 2 File:Speed-module.png Speed module 3 File:Steel-processing.png Steel processing Sulfur File:Toolbelt.png Toolbelt File:Turrets.png Turrets

Obsolete technologies

This is a list of obsolete technologies that got removed.

File:Advanced-chemistry.png Advanced chemistry

File:Chemistry.png Chemistry

File:Iron-working.png Iron working