Difference between revisions of "Research Lab"
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<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #999; text-align:right; padding:2px 5px;">204,800</td> | <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #999; text-align:right; padding:2px 5px;">204,800</td> | ||
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #999; text-align:right; padding:2px 5px;">102,400</td> | <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #999; text-align:right; padding:2px 5px;">102,400</td> | ||
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+ | </table> | ||
+ | ==Researching== | ||
+ | Your empire can only research one technology at a time. The time it takes to research a new technology is determined by the following formula: | ||
+ | |||
+ | <table> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td style="padding:0px 10px">Time<sub>(hours)</sub> =</td> | ||
+ | <td style="padding:0px 10px"> | ||
+ | <table> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td style="border-bottom:2px solid #000; text-align:center">Ore Cost + Crystal Cost</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td text-align:center>1000 * (1+Research Lab Level)</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </table> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> |
Revision as of 19:35, 30 July 2009
The Research Lab is where you build new technologies. Generally technologies can do one of the following things:
- Improve existing items. For instance, upgrading weapons tech gives all of your ships 10% extra weapons power in battle.
- Unlock new technologies.
- Unlock new ships, buildings, and defenses.
Costs
Level | Ore | Crystal | Hydrogen |
1 | 200 | 400 | 200 |
2 | 400 | 800 | 400 |
3 | 800 | 1,600 | 800 |
4 | 1,600 | 3,200 | 1,600 |
5 | 3,200 | 6,400 | 3,200 |
6 | 6,400 | 12,800 | 6,400 |
7 | 12,800 | 25,600 | 12,800 |
8 | 25,600 | 51,200 | 25,600 |
9 | 51,200 | 102,400 | 51,200 |
10 | 102,400 | 204,800 | 102,400 |
Researching
Your empire can only research one technology at a time. The time it takes to research a new technology is determined by the following formula:
Time(hours) = |
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Dependencies
Requires
(none)
Required For
- Energy Tech (level 1)
- AI Tech (level 1)
- Jet Drive (level 1)
- Laser Tech (level 1)
- Armor Tech (level 2)
- Pulse Drive (level 2)
- Espionage Tech (level 3)
- Expedition Tech (level 3)
- Particle Tech (level 4)
- Plasma Tech (level 4)
- Weapons Tech (level 4)
- Shield Tech (level 6)
- FTL Tech (level 7)
- Warp Drive (level 7)