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.

For endgame, per lab (so multiply the number of labs you have by these numbers!) here are the science/second needs:

Research Bonus	Cycle Time	Science packs per second (1 lab)
140	30	0.08
140	60	0.04
190	30	0.096667
190	60	0.0483333
250	30	0.116667
250	60	0.058333

See also

• Research
• Technologies