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==Research Projects==
 
==Research Projects==
  
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As of Alpha 11, the available topics for research are as follows:
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As of Alpha 9, the available topics for research are as follows:
 
  
 
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! Research Required
 
! Research Required
 
! Research Enabled
 
! Research Enabled
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! Cryptosleep casket
 
! Cryptosleep casket
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| Allows colonist to construct cryptosleep caskets, which can put living beings in a state of suspended animation.
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Allows colonist to construct cryptosleep caskets, which can put living beings in a state of suspended animation.
 
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| 1200
 
| 1200
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
 +
 
|-
 
|-
 
! Geothermal power
 
! Geothermal power
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|  
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| Allows you to build geothermal power plants on top of steam geysers, for uninterrupted power.
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Allows you to build geothermal power plants on top of steam geysers, for uninterrupted power.
 
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| 900
 
| 900
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
 +
 
|-
 
|-
 
! Hydroponics
 
! Hydroponics
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|  
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| Allows you to build hydroponics tables to rapidly grow crops indoors.
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Allows you to build hydroponics tables to rapidly grow crops indoors.
 
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| 700
 
| 700
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
 +
 
|-
 
|-
 
! Brewing
 
! Brewing
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| Allows you to build a brewery to transform hops into tasty, tasty beer.
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Allows you to build a brewery to transform hops into tasty, tasty beer.
 
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| 700
 
| 700
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
 +
 
|-
 
|-
 
! Pneumatic Picks
 
! Pneumatic Picks
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|  
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| Miner's picks are 20% more effective.
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Miner's picks are 20% more effective.
 
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| 1000
 
| 1000
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
 +
 
|-
 
|-
 
! Stonecutting
 
! Stonecutting
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| Build stonecutting tables, which allow you to refine rock chunks into stone blocks that can be used for construction.
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Build stonecutting tables, which allow you to refine rock chunks into stone blocks that can be used for construction.
 
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| 300
 
| 300
 
| -
 
| -
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! Electric Smelting
 
! Electric Smelting
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| Build electic smelters which use heat and strong electromagnets to extract useful metal from slag chunks and other items.
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Build electic smelters which use heat and strong electromagnets to extract useful metal from slag chunks and other items.
 
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| 1000
 
| 1000
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
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|-
 
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! Machining
 
! Machining
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| Build machining tables to disassemble dead mechanoids into usable metal.
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Build machining tables to disassemble dead mechanoids into usable metal.
 
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| 1000
 
| 1000
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
 +
 
|-
 
|-
 
! Nutrient Resynthesis
 
! Nutrient Resynthesis
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| Nutrient paste dispensers consume 10% less food per meal produced.
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Nutrient paste dispensers consume 10% less food per meal produced.
 
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| 350
 
| 350
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
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|-
 
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! Gun Turret Cooling
 
! Gun Turret Cooling
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| Gun turrets fire four shots in a burst instead of three.
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Gun turrets fire four shots in a burst instead of three.
 
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| 1000
 
| 1000
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
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! Mortars
 
! Mortars
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| Learn to build mortars which can lob shells long distances over walls.
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Learn to build mortars which can lob shells long distances over walls.
 
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| 1000
 
| 1000
 
| -
 
| -
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! Crematorium
 
! Crematorium
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| Build crematoriums which can vaporize unwanted corpses.
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Build crematoriums which can vaporize unwanted corpses.
 
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| 450
 
| 450
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
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|-
 
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! Carpet Making
 
! Carpet Making
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| Allows colonists to build carpets to increase the quality of their environments.
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Allows colonists to build carpets to increase the quality of their environments.
 
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| 600
 
| 600
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
 +
 
|-
 
|-
 
! Tailoring
 
! Tailoring
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| Allows colonists to build a tailor's workshop and make new clothing from cloth, leather, or other materials.
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Allows colonists to build a tailor's workshop and make new clothing from cloth, leather, or other materials.
 
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|350
 
|350
 
| -
 
| -
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|-
 
! Colored Lights
 
! Colored Lights
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| Allows colonists to construct colored lights for decorative purposes.
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Allows colonists to construct colored lights for decorative purposes.
 
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| 300
 
| 300
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
 +
 
|-
 
|-
 
! Hospital Bed
 
! Hospital Bed
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| Allows colonists to construct hospital beds which increase chance of successful medical work.
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Allows colonists to construct hospital beds which increase chance of successful medical work.
 
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| 1000
 
| 1000
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
 +
 
|-
 
|-
 
! Fertilizer Pump
 
! Fertilizer Pump
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| Allows you to build fertilizer pumps, which can create farmable soil anywhere. (Removed as of Alpha 9)
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Allows you to build fertilizer pumps, which can create farmable soil anywhere. (Removed as of Alpha 9)
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| 350
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| -
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| -
 +
 
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|-
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! Explosive IEDs
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| Allows colonists to build improvised explosive device-based traps from artillery shells.
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| 900
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| -
 +
| -
  
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| 350
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|-
 +
! Incendiary IEDs
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| Allows colonists to build incendiary explosive traps from artillery shells.
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| 900
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
 +
 
|-
 
|-
 
! Shipbuilding Basics
 
! Shipbuilding Basics
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| Allows you to start researching more advanced shipbuilding technologies and eventually build a ship to escape the planet.
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Allows you to start researching more advanced shipbuilding technologies and eventually build a ship to escape the planet.
 
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| 300
 
| 300
 
| -
 
| -
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*Ship Antimatter Propulsion
 
*Ship Antimatter Propulsion
 
*Ship Computer Core
 
*Ship Computer Core
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|-
 
|-
 
! Ship Cryptosleep Pods
 
! Ship Cryptosleep Pods
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|  
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| Allows you to construct ship cryptosleep pods for transporting cryptosleeping colonists between the stars.
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Allows you to construct ship cryptosleep pods for transporting cryptosleeping colonists between the stars.
 
−
 
 
 
| 1200
 
| 1200
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|  
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| Shipbuilding Basics
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*Shipbuilding Basics
 
 
| -
 
| -
 +
 
|-
 
|-
 
! Ship Antimatter Reactor
 
! Ship Antimatter Reactor
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| Allows you to use an antimatter containment core to build a working antimatter reactor to power a ship.
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Allows you to use an antimatter containment core to build a working antimatter reactor to power a ship.
 
−
 
 
 
| 1900
 
| 1900
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|  
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| Shipbuilding Basics
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*Shipbuilding Basics
 
 
| -
 
| -
 +
 
|-
 
|-
 
! Ship Antimatter Propulsion
 
! Ship Antimatter Propulsion
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|  
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| Allows you to use an antimatter containment core to construct an antimatter drive for a ship.
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Allows you to use an antimatter containment core to construct an antimatter drive for a ship.
 
−
 
 
 
| 2000
 
| 2000
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|  
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| Shipbuilding Basics
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*Shipbuilding Basics
 
 
| -
 
| -
 +
 
|-
 
|-
 
! Ship Computer Core
 
! Ship Computer Core
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|  
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| Allows coercing an existing AI persona into a usable AI computer core for ship guidance.
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Allows coercing an existing AI persona into a usable AI computer core for ship guidance.
 
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| 1200
 
| 1200
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|  
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| Shipbuilding Basics
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*Shipbuilding Basics
 
 
| -
 
| -
 
|}
 
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Revision as of 20:22, 28 June 2015

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Research is the primary method through which players can enhance and expand the abilities of their colony. Certain constructions require research in order to be built.

Once a player constructs a research bench, and selects a project from the list of available research topics, a pawn will work at the bench to generate research points; the rate at which points are generated depends on the research skill level of the pawn; multiple research benches with multiple working pawns will further increase the speed at which points are generated.


Research Projects

As of Alpha 11, the available topics for research are as follows:

Name Description Cost (Research Points) Research Required Research Enabled
Cryptosleep casket Allows colonist to construct cryptosleep caskets, which can put living beings in a state of suspended animation. 1200 - -
Geothermal power Allows you to build geothermal power plants on top of steam geysers, for uninterrupted power. 900 - -
Hydroponics Allows you to build hydroponics tables to rapidly grow crops indoors. 700 - -
Brewing Allows you to build a brewery to transform hops into tasty, tasty beer. 700 - -
Pneumatic Picks Miner's picks are 20% more effective. 1000 - -
Stonecutting Build stonecutting tables, which allow you to refine rock chunks into stone blocks that can be used for construction. 300 - -
Electric Smelting Build electic smelters which use heat and strong electromagnets to extract useful metal from slag chunks and other items. 1000 - -
Machining Build machining tables to disassemble dead mechanoids into usable metal. 1000 - -
Nutrient Resynthesis Nutrient paste dispensers consume 10% less food per meal produced. 350 - -
Gun Turret Cooling Gun turrets fire four shots in a burst instead of three. 1000 - -
Mortars Learn to build mortars which can lob shells long distances over walls. 1000 - -
Crematorium Build crematoriums which can vaporize unwanted corpses. 450 - -
Carpet Making Allows colonists to build carpets to increase the quality of their environments. 600 - -
Tailoring Allows colonists to build a tailor's workshop and make new clothing from cloth, leather, or other materials. 350 - -
Colored Lights Allows colonists to construct colored lights for decorative purposes. 300 - -
Hospital Bed Allows colonists to construct hospital beds which increase chance of successful medical work. 1000 - -
Fertilizer Pump Allows you to build fertilizer pumps, which can create farmable soil anywhere. (Removed as of Alpha 9) 350 - -
Explosive IEDs Allows colonists to build improvised explosive device-based traps from artillery shells. 900 - -
Incendiary IEDs Allows colonists to build incendiary explosive traps from artillery shells. 900 - -
Shipbuilding Basics Allows you to start researching more advanced shipbuilding technologies and eventually build a ship to escape the planet. 300 -
  • Ship Cryptosleep Pods
  • Ship Antimatter Reactor
  • Ship Antimatter Propulsion
  • Ship Computer Core
Ship Cryptosleep Pods Allows you to construct ship cryptosleep pods for transporting cryptosleeping colonists between the stars. 1200 Shipbuilding Basics -
Ship Antimatter Reactor Allows you to use an antimatter containment core to build a working antimatter reactor to power a ship. 1900 Shipbuilding Basics -
Ship Antimatter Propulsion Allows you to use an antimatter containment core to construct an antimatter drive for a ship. 2000 Shipbuilding Basics -
Ship Computer Core Allows coercing an existing AI persona into a usable AI computer core for ship guidance. 1200 Shipbuilding Basics -
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