Technology & Research

Research enables companies to specialize by unlocking high tier production recipes and progressing through the technology tree. Additonally, each technology level provides a cumulative production speed bonus to associated recipes, enhancing their profitability.

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Production Benefits

Every technology level grants a +5% production speed bonus to all relevant production recipes. This bonus is cumulative.

Example Calculation

For a company with Level 3 Manufacturing:

• Bonus Calculation: 3 Levels × 5% = 15%
• Base Productivity: 100%
• Productivity with Bonus: 115%

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Starting Research

1. Ensure all required Research Data is stored in your HQ base warehouse.
2. Navigate to the Technology tab and select the technology you wish to research.
3. Materials are consumed instantly when the research begins.
4. The research process completes after a calculated duration.

Cancelling Research

An ongoing research project can be cancelled at any time. This action will refund 100% of the spent materials directly to your HQ warehouse.

Technology Reset

You have the option to reset all your technologies back to level 0. This process refunds all research materials to your HQ base warehouse.

Cost:

• 50 stars per technology level (with a maximum cost of 250 stars).

What Happens:

• All technology levels are reset to 0.
• 100% of all research materials ever used are returned to your HQ base warehouse.
• Any production orders that depend on a technology will be automatically cancelled.

Note: The system retains a record of your highest achieved levels. As a result, re-researching technologies you have previously completed will finish instantly when started.

Research Requirements

Required Materials

Research uses different tiers of research data depending on the technology level:

Level Range	Material 1	Material 2
1-5	Research Data	-
6-10	Research Data	Advanced Research Data
11-15	Advanced Research Data	Apex Research Data
16-20	Apex Research Data	Quantum Research Data
20+	Quantum Research Data	-

Cost Calculation

Click to expand calculation details

Step 1: Calculate Total Value Cost

This initial step determines the base "value" used to calculate the final material cost.

ValueMultiplier = ((CurrentLevel / 4) + 1)³
TechPenalty = (TotalTechnologies + 1)^1.015 - TotalTechnologies
TechFlat = TotalTechnologies × 3,000
TotalValue = (ValueMultiplier × 8,000) × TechPenalty + TechFlat

Where:

• TotalTechnologies = he sum of all your technology levels across all fields.

Step 2: Determine Material Tier Distribution

The system determines which tiers of research materials are needed and their respective proportions.

Distribution Logic (Pseudo-code)

The value of tierPart determines the percentage of each material tier required.

tierPart = NextLevel / 5.0

if (tierPart <= 1.0):
    // Levels 1-5: Pure T1
    T1_Percentage = 100%

else if (tierPart <= 2.0):
    // Levels 6-10: Transition from T1 to T2
    progress = tierPart - 1.0  // 0.0 at level 6, 1.0 at level 10
    T1_Percentage = 80% - (60% * progress)  // 80% → 20%
    T2_Percentage = 20% + (60% * progress)  // 20% → 80%

else if (tierPart <= 3.0):
    // Levels 11-15: Transition from T2 to T3
    progress = tierPart - 2.0  // 0.0 at level 11, 1.0 at level 15
    T2_Percentage = 80% - (60% * progress)  // 80% → 20%
    T3_Percentage = 20% + (60% * progress)  // 20% → 80%

else if (tierPart <= 4.0):
    // Levels 16-20: Transition from T3 to T4
    progress = tierPart - 3.0  // 0.0 at level 16, 1.0 at level 20
    T3_Percentage = 80% - (60% * progress)  // 80% → 20%
    T4_Percentage = 20% + (60% * progress)  // 20% → 80%

else:
    // Levels 21+: Pure T4
    T4_Percentage = 100%

Step 3: Convert Value to Research Data Cost

Finally, the TotalValue is converted into the specific quantity of each required Research Data tier. The calculation divides the value portion by the material's base value and rounds up.

// T1 Research Data Cost
if (T1_Percentage > 0):
    T1_Amount = CEILING((TotalValue × T1_Percentage) / 1100)

// T2 Advanced Research Data Cost
if (T2_Percentage > 0):
    T2_Amount = CEILING((TotalValue × T2_Percentage) / 3000)

// T3 Apex Research Data Cost
if (T3_Percentage > 0):
    T3_Amount = CEILING((TotalValue × T3_Percentage) / 6000)

// T4 Quantum Research Data Cost
if (T4_Percentage > 0):
    T4_Amount = CEILING((TotalValue × T4_Percentage) / 10000)

Research Time

Base Formula

The time required to complete a research project is determined by the following formula:

Time (minutes) = ((totalTechs × 5 + nextLevel × 60)^1.3) / 4

• The maximum research time is capped at 18 hours.