Research

Lab

Research becomes possible after building a Lab. There are 10 research levels, each containing a number of technologies which can be researched. The first level of research becomes available when your first Lab is finished; each successive level is unlocked by research within the level below. Additionally there is a set of extraterrestrial technologies which become available after the reconnaissance of respective space anomalies.

All Labs work together, combining their research speed on a single project. The player can choose which technologies should be researched and in what order. Note there is no obligation to complete all technologies on a level before continuing to the next level; except for the unlock of the next level, all technologies can be skipped. If a particular technology is removed from the research queue, its progress is kept and it can later be resumed.

Level 1 (Alpha)

SP		Name	Description
8		Space Engineering	This technology is required to build space buildings.
10		Engineering ship	This technology is required to build engineering spaceships.
100		Muonic Chemistry	+10% to the production of metal, polymers, and radium.
50		Multilayer Polymer-Iridium Armor	+20% to Unmanned Platforms’ defense.
100		Plasma Welding	+30% to spaceship maintenance speed.
200		Space Navigation Level 1	Hyperjump range: +2.
200		Metamaterials	+20% to Resource Cache capacity.
200		Transition to level 2	Unlocks the next science level.

Level 2 (Beta)

SP		Name	Description
600		High Pressure Plasma	This technology is required to build a Space Processing Plant and allows engineering spaceships to collect debris in enemy star systems.
900		Antiproton Gun	+20% to medium and heavy-class spaceship attack.
900		Zero Gravity Technology	+30% to spaceship construction speed.
600		Microwave Curtain	This technology is required to build an undercover base.
500		Proton Generator	+20% to Unmanned Platforms’ attack.
600		Ecology	+20% to the maximum population size.
900		Space Compression	+20% to spaceship carrying capacity.
900		Photon Engine	+20% move speed in hyperspace.
700		Automated Control Systems	+1 to construction queue length.
1200		Transition to level 3	Unlocks the next science level.

Level 3 (Gamma)

SP		Name	Description
2400		Colonial Spaceship	This technology is required to build a Colonial Spaceship.
2900		Frigate	This technology is required to build a Frigate.
2200		Superscale Energy Flux Transmission	This technology is required to build an Energy Transmitter.
2200		Positron Gun	+20% to Unmanned Platforms’ attack.
3100		Space Navigation Level 2	Hyperjump range: +3.
2500		Pionic Accelerator	+8% to the production of metal, polymers, and radium.
2000		Module Constructions	+40% to construction speed.
2000		Multidimensional Space	+35% to storehouse capacity.
3600		Dimensional Scanners	-30% to enemy Resource Cache capacity.
7000		Transition to level 4	Unlocks the next science level.

Level 4 (Delta)

SP		Name	Description
10800		Unmanned Platform, Mod. 2	This technology is required to build the Unmanned Platform, Mod. 2.
10800		New Metamaterials	+10% of a storehouse becomes invisible to enemy fleets
14000		Environment Regeneration	+20% to maximum population size.
14000		Orbital Resource Dock	This technology is required to build an Orbital Resource Dock.
10800		Construction Plant	This technology is required to build a Construction Plant.
21000		Hyperengine Upgrades	+20% to flight speed in hyperspace.
15000		Planet Control Center	This technology is required to build a Planet Control Center.
21000		Neutrino Detector	Gives a Frigate a detector with a detection level of 10.
9000		Composite Constructions	+50% to building durability.
36000		Transition to level 5	Unlocks the next science level.

Level 5 (Epsilon)

SP		Name	Description
27000		Interplanetary Logistics	+40% to commercial spaceship carrying capacity.
36000		Ionic Energy Accumulators	Reduces Frigates' hyperjump preparation time by 70%.
45000		Acceleration Gate	This technology is required to build an Acceleration Gate.
54000		Space Navigation Level 3	Hyperjump range: +3.
60000		Ionic Booster	+20% to Unmanned Platforms’ attack.
54000		Composite Ceramic Armor	+20% to medium and heavy-class spaceships' defense.
40000		Superstrong Magnetic Fields	This technology is required to build Processing Plants. (These are: Metal Plant, Chemical Plant and Radium Refinement Complex; this is unrelated to the Space Processing Plant!)
54000		Corvette	This technology is required to build Corvettes.
54000		Vacuum Technologies	+2 levels to mines on resource planets.
120000		Transition to level 6	Unlocks the next science level.

Level 6 (Zeta)

SP		Name	Description
160000		Nanorobots	+30% to spaceship construction speed.
200000		Giant Space Structures	Required to build Large Shipyards and other giant space structures.
240000		Bomber	This technology is required to build a Bomber.
160000		Antimatter Engine	+25% to movement speed in hyper-space.
160000		Gravity Generator	+20% to medium and heavy-class spaceships' attack.
80000		Planetary Shield Generator	This technology is required to build the Planetary Shield Generator.
120000		Proton Shield	+20% to Unmanned Platforms’ defense.
140000		Space Warp	+30% to Undercover Base camouflage.
240000		Space Base	This technology allows engineering spaceships to build space bases.
400000		Transition to level 7	Unlocks the next science level.

Level 7 (Eta)

SP		Name	Description
480000		Space Navigation Level 4	Hyperjump range: +3.
200000		Fine Hyperstructure	This technology is required to build a Space Disrupter.
600000		Research and Development Center	This technology is required to build a Research and Development Center.
400000		Trading Corporation	This technology is required to build the Trading Corporation.
300000		Laser Cooling System	+20% to Unmanned Platforms’ attack.
400000		Neutron Generator	+50% to space debris processing efficiency.
600000		Production Optimization	+2 levels to mines on all planets.
600000		Beam Focusing System	+20% to medium and heavy-class spaceships' attack.
600000		Landing Spaceship	This technology is required to build a Landing Spaceship.
800000		Transition to level 8	Unlocks the next science level.

Level 8 (Theta)

SP		Name	Description
1500000		Photon Engine	+35% move speed in hyperspace.
1250000		Heavy Cruiser	This technology is required to build a Heavy Cruiser.
750000		Multidimensional Space Level 2	+30% to storehouse capacity.
1500000		Quasi-wave Scanner	+20% detection of hidden bases.
1500000		Ionic Generator	+30% to the energy transmitter power.
1500000		Ionic Shield	+20% to medium and heavy-class spaceships' defense.
1500000		Advanced Titanic Fibers	+50% to the planet invasion speed.
1200000		Planetary Colony II	This technology is required to upgrade to a Planetary Colony II.
1200000		Superstrong Magnetic Fields Level 2	This technology is required to upgrade Processing Plants to level 6 - 10. (These are: Metal Plant, Chemical Plant and Radium Refinement Complex; this is unrelated to the Space Processing Plant!)
3000000		Transition to level 9	Unlocks the next science level.

Level 9 (Iota)

SP		Name	Description
2700000		Space Navigation Level 5	Hyperjump range: +3
2250000		Vacuum Technologies Level 2	+2 levels to mines on resource planets
2250000		Antineutron gun	+20% to heavy-class spaceship attack
2250000		Antimeson gun	+20% to medium class spaceship attack
3000000		Battleship	Unlocks battleship
3600000		Spacecraft Staff Training Center	Unlocks SSTC.  aka Military Academy II
3000000		Residential Community II	Unlocks Residential Community II

Level 10 (Kappa)

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Technologies of the Ancients

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SP		Name	Description
600		Subspatial Scanner of the Ancients	This technology is required to lay safe courses to space anomalies.
3200		Engine Enhancement System	+10% to the spaceship flight speed.
6400		Space Compression	+20% to spaceship carrying capacity.
18000		Hyperfine Hyperspace Structure Scanner	allows flights to (hence attacks of) ancient's systems							64000		New Energetic Technologies	+10% to attack for all ships

and 3 more including Hyper Gate