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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.

Types

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 + 3 + 2 + 1 → 2	52.5 6 15 2 6 1
Production science pack	21 + 1 + 1 + 30 → 3	153.5 32.5 57.5 25 20 15 10
Utility science pack	21 + 1 + 3 + 2 → 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	2.0 1.0
Logistic science pack	5.5 1.5
Military science pack	7.0 2.5 5.0 10.0
Chemical science pack	12.0 7.5 1.5 38.5
Production science pack	52.5 19.2 3.3 74.1 11.7
Utility science pack	33.3 49.8 3.8 115.7
Space science pack	57.5 101.8 10.0 324.7

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 the science packs are assumed to be produced from assembling machine 3, being produced at 75 items per minute without any beacons/modules.

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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, as well as a multiplier.
+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.
 ==Types==
 {| class="wikitable"
-! Type !! Total raw !! Research required
+! Type !!  Recipe !! Total raw
 |-
-| {{imagelink|science-pack-1|Science pack 1}} || {{icon|copper-plate|1|copper_plate}} {{icon|iron-plate|2|iron_plate}} || None
+| {{imagelink|Automation science pack}} || {{icon|Time|5}} + {{icon|copper plate|1}} + {{icon|iron gear wheel|1}} &rarr; {{icon|Automation science pack|1}} || {{icon|Time|5.5}} {{icon|iron plate|2}} {{icon|copper plate|1}}
 |-
-| {{imagelink|science-pack-2|Science pack 2}} || {{icon|copper-plate|1.5|copper_plate}} {{icon|iron-plate|5.5|iron_plate}} || None
+| {{imagelink|Logistic science pack}} || {{icon|Time|6}} + {{icon|Inserter|1}} + {{icon|Transport belt|1}} &rarr; {{icon|Logistic science pack|1}} || {{icon|Time|8.75}} {{icon|iron plate|5.5}} {{icon|copper plate|1.5}}
 |-
-| {{imagelink|science-pack-3|Science pack 3}} || {{icon|copper-plate|15.5|copper_plate}} {{icon|iron-plate|15|iron_plate}} {{icon|steel-bar|1|steel_bar}} {{icon|Battery|1|Battery}} {{icon|plastic-bar|2|Plastic bar}} || {{imagelink|Battery-tech|Battery}} |-
+| {{imagelink|Military science pack}} || {{icon|Time|10}} + {{icon|Piercing rounds magazine|1}} + {{icon|Grenade|1}} + {{Icon|Wall|2}} &rarr; {{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|alien-science-pack|Alien science pack}} || {{icon|alien-artifact|1|alien_artifact}} || {{imagelink|alien-technology|Alien technology}} |-
+|-
+| {{imagelink|Chemical science pack}} || {{icon|Time|24}} + {{icon|Advanced circuit|3}} + {{icon|Engine unit|2}} + {{icon|Sulfur|1}} &rarr; {{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|Electric furnace|1}} + {{icon|Productivity module|1}} + {{icon|Rail|30}} &rarr; {{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|Flying robot frame|1}} + {{icon|Low density structure|3}} + {{icon|Processing unit|2}} &rarr; {{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}}
+|}
+<!--
+Space sciene pack calulations:
+https://kirkmcdonald.github.io/calc.html#data=0-17-1&items=space-science-pack:r:1&ignore=sulfuric-acid,steel-plate
+Space sciene pack calulations (Total raw):
+https://kirkmcdonald.github.io/calc.html#data=0-17-1&items=space-science-pack:r:1
+-->
+Or, broken down into the most basic components:
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Per 1 !! Total raw
+|-
+| {{imagelink|Automation science pack}} || {{icon|iron plate|2.0}} {{icon|copper plate|1.0}}
+|-
+| {{imagelink|Logistic science pack}} || {{icon|iron plate|5.5}} {{icon|copper plate|1.5}}
+|-
+| {{imagelink|Military science pack}} || {{icon|iron plate|7.0}} {{icon|copper plate|2.5}} {{icon|coal|5.0}} {{icon|stone|10.0}}
+|-
+| {{imagelink|Chemical science pack}} || {{icon|iron plate|12.0}} {{icon|copper plate|7.5}} {{icon|coal|1.5}} {{icon|crude oil|38.5}}
+|-
+| {{imagelink|Production science pack}} || {{icon|iron plate|52.5}} {{icon|copper plate|19.2}} {{icon|coal|3.3}} {{icon|crude oil|74.1}}  {{icon|stone|11.7}}
+|-
+| {{imagelink|Utility science pack}} || {{icon|iron plate|33.3}} {{icon|copper plate|49.8}} {{icon|coal|3.8}} {{icon|crude oil|115.7}}
+|-
+| {{imagelink|Space science pack}} || {{icon|iron plate|57.5}} {{icon|copper plate|101.8}} {{icon|coal|10.0}} {{icon|crude oil|324.7}}
 |}
 ==Creating science packs==
-[[File:Bildschirmfoto 2014-04-22 um 21.36.26.png|thumb|left]]
+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.
-There are several examples how to built up a working science pack-production. Most examples are 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 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.
-As a very basic example here is a working example to produce red- and green science pack (posted by Bleda in [http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3188 the forum]):
+The ratio needed to keep science production in sync is 5:6:5:12:7:7, or:
-Tips:
+* 5 Automation science pack assemblers
-* Not more than 3-4 red and green assemblies are needed ever. If you manage to build so many labs, that you will need more, you are also at a stage, where you can use modules.
+* 6 Logistic science pack assemblers
-* Leave space for feeding blue and alien-science pack into the labs from below!
+* 5 Military science pack assemblers
+* 12 Chemical science pack assemblers
+* 7 Production science pack assemblers
+* 7 Utility science pack assemblers
-The next stage is to create the blue science pack. This is one of the basic tasks in this game and we don't want to spoiler that here. If you have problem with that you can always ask in the [http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=18 Help]-board.
+The list above assumes that the science packs are assumed to be produced from [[assembling machine 3]], being produced at 75 items per minute without any beacons/modules.
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 ==See also==
 * [[Research]]
-* [[Crafting network]]
-* [[Enemies]]
-[[Category:Items]]
+{{C|Science packs}}
-[[Category:Technology]]

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