Research

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Wars are fought with technology, and technology is discovered through research. All research is done at your Research Lab, where you can improve your existing technologies, and discover new ones. Technologies do different things, such as improve units or unlock new technologies and ships.

Base Costs and Requirements

Tech Lab Level Tech Requirements Ore Crystal Hydrogen
AI 1 none 0 400 600
Armor 2 none 1,000 0 0
Energy 1 none 0 800 400
Espionage 3 none 200 1,000 200
Expedition 3 Espionage 4 4,000 8,000 1,000
FTL Drive 7 Energy 5, Shield 7 0 4,000 2,000
Jet Drive 1 Energy 1 400 0 600
Laser 1 Energy 2 200 100 0
Particle 4 Laser 5, Energy 4 1,000 300 100
Plasma 4 Energy 8, Laser 10, Particle 5 2,000 4,000 100
Pulse Drive 2 Energy 1 2,000 4,000 600
Shield 6 Energy 3 200 600 0
Warp Drive 7 FTL 3 10,000 20,000 6,000
Weapons 4 none 800 200 0

Refer to the description of each individual technology for more specific information.