Category:Research

This article is related to Base Game content.
There is a version of this article for the DLC, see Research (Spaced Out).

Research is done at a Research Station, Super Computer or Virtual Planetarium.

The Research Station is available at the start of the game. It provides Novice Research points which are required to research every tech in the game. In order to perform Novice Research, you must have power and Dirt delivered to your Research Station. As you will not have access to the higher tier power generators when you start, you will need a Manual Generator. Each Novice Research point costs 50 kg of dirt. A total of 144.8 tons of dirt will be needed to complete all research.

The Super Computer is available after researching the Advanced Research tech. Requiring a Duplicant with the Advanced Research skill, it provides Advanced Research points which are needed for every tech in the third tier of the research tree and beyond. It requires power and 50 kg of Water per research point. A total of 138.5 tons of water will be needed to complete all research.

The Telescope is available after researching the Celestial Detection tech. It requires a duplicant with the Field Research skill, and is required to view the Starmap and allows for the research of interstellar bodies.

The Virtual Planetarium is available after researching the Computing tech. It needs to be operated by a duplicant with the Astronomy skill and provides Interstellar Research points which are needed for tier 8 research and higher. Every Interstellar Research point costs power and 1 Data Bank. A total of 2,800 data banks will be needed to complete all research. Data Banks can only be acquired via space missions with Research Modules installed.

The following categories are available to be researched in the base game:

Food
Basic Farming 15	Basic Farming Meal Preparation 20	Meal Preparation Agriculture (Research) 30 20	Agriculture (Research) Food Repurposing 35 30
		Meal Preparation Ranching 30 20	Agriculture (Research), Ranching Animal Control 35 30	Animal Control Creature Comforts 40 50
				Animal Control Gourmet Meal Preparation 40 50
Power					Gourmet Meal Preparation, Valve Miniaturization Brackene Flow 50 70
Power Regulation 15	Power Regulation Internal Combustion 20	Internal Combustion Fossil Fuels 30 20	Fossil Fuels Plastic Manufacturing 35 30	Plastic Manufacturing Valve Miniaturization 40 50
		Internal Combustion Sound Amplifiers 30 20
		Internal Combustion Advanced Power Regulation 30 20	Advanced Power Regulation Low-Resistance Conductors 35 30	Low-Resistance Conductors Renewable Energy 40 50
Solid Material
	Employment Brute-Force Refinement 20	Brute-Force Refinement Smart Storage 30 20	Smart Storage, Advanced Power Regulation Solid Transport 35 30	Solid Transport Solid Control 40 50	Solid Control Solid Management 50 70
		Brute-Force Refinement Refined Renovations 30 20	Refined Renovations Smelting 35 30	Smelting Superheated Forging 40 50
Colony Development
Employment 15	Employment Advanced Research 20	Brute-Force Refinement, Advanced Research Artificial Friends 30 20	Artificial Friends Robotic Tools 35 30
		Advanced Research Notification Systems 30 20
Medicine
Pharmacology 15	Pharmacology Medical Equipment 20	Advanced Research, Medical Equipment Pathogen Diagnostics 30 20	Pathogen Diagnostics Micro-Targeted Medicine 35 30
Liquids
Plumbing 15	Plumbing Air Systems 20	Air Systems Liquid-Based Refinement Processes 30 20
	Plumbing Sanitation 20	Sanitation Flow Redirection 30 20
	Plumbing Filtration 20	Filtration Distillation 30 20
		Filtration Improved Plumbing 30 20	Improved Plumbing Liquid Tuning 35 30	Liquid Tuning Advanced Caffeination 40 50
Gases
Ventilation 15	Ventilation Pressure Management 20	Pressure Management Temperature Modulation 30 20	HVAC	HVAC Catalytics 40 50
		Pressure Management Decontamination 30 20
	Ventilation Portable Gases 20	Pressure Management Improved Ventilation 30 20
Exosuits
			Improved Ventilation, Textile Production Hazard Protection 35 30	Hazard Protection Transit Tubes 40 50	Advanced Caffeination, Transit Tubes Jetpacks 50 70
Decor
Interior Decor 15	Interior Decor Artistic Expression 20	Artistic Expression Textile Production 30 20	Textile Production Home Luxuries 35 30	Home Luxuries Glass Blowing 40 50	Glass Blowing Environmental Appreciation 50 70	Environmental Appreciation, New Media Monuments 70 100
		Artistic Expression Fine Art 30 20	Fine Art High Culture 35 30	High Culture Renaissance Art 40 50	Glass Blowing, Renaissance Art New Media 50 70
Computers
	Interior Decor Smart Home 20	Smart Home Generic Sensors 30 20	Generic Sensors Parallel Automation 35 30
			Generic Sensors Advanced Automation 35 30	Advanced Automation Computing 40 50	Computing Multiplexing 50 70
Rocketry
					Computing Celestial Detection 50 70	Celestial Detection Introductory Rocketry 70 100	Jetpacks,Introductory Rocketry Solid Fuel Combustion 70 100 200	Solid Fuel Combustion Hydrocarbon Combustion 70 100 400	Hydrocarbon Combustion Cryofuel Combustion 70 100 800
							Introductory Rocketry Solid Cargo 70 100 200	Solid Cargo Liquid and Gas Cargo 70 100 400	Liquid and Gas Cargo Unique Cargo 70 100 800