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Research is a resource generated by various buildings (for example, the small research lab) and is needed to unlock exciting new technologies. When your atmosphere level is over 250,000, you can start researching microbial life and even start mining clay.

Research, like many other resources, is best produced in mass; per building, the rate of research production is very slow, even comparable to the microchip in production speed.

Research can improve the game in many ways, like creating giant electromagnetic catapults for trade. However, it can also be very detrimental; research buildings are often taxed heavily, and they consume power like a fat Colonist consumes food.


Research for Humans is generated by these buildings:

Small research lab

  • Size 1x1
  • Power Requirement: 6
  • Workers: 5

Costs:

  • 1,800 Ore
  • 80 Steel
  • 25 Gold

Transmission Hub

Note: Transmission Hub's production of Research is abysmal at best.

  • Size: 1x1
  • Power Requirement: 12

Costs:

  • 1,500 Ore
  • 100 Steel
  • 100 Gold
  • 3 Microchips

Giorgio Institute for Alien Research

  • Size: 2x2
  • Power Requirement: 20
  • Workers: 12

Costs:

  • 4,000 Ore
  • 1,200 Wood
  • 6,000 Steel
  • 150 Gold
  • 250 Aluminum
  • 1 Uranium
  • 2,000 Microchips
  • 5,000 Civics

Advanced Medical Research Center

Note Advanced Medical Research Center can also heal colonists.

  • Size: 2x2
  • Power Requirement: 200
  • Workers: 100

Costs: 

  • 50,000 Ore
  • 15,000 Steel
  • 10,000 Gold
  • 2,500 Aluminum
  • 5,000 Civics
  • 10,000 Microchips
  • 1,000 Uranium
  • 2,500 Plastic
  • $10,000

Conference Hall

Note: Conference Hall also generates Money.

  • Size: 2x3
  • Power Requirement: 50
  • Workers: 30

Costs: 

  • 1,500 Food
  • 1,500 Rum
  • 2,500 Microchips
  • 3,000 Aluminum
  • 10,000 Gold
  • 6,000 Steel
  • 8,000 Ore
  • 2,500 Plastic

Center for Artificial Learning

Note: Center for Artificial Learning goes through Robots like Hot water on Ice.

  • Size: 2x2
  • Power Requirement: 1,200
  • Workers: 2500

Costs: 

  • 10,000 Ore
  • 10,000 Charcoal
  • 10,000 Regolith
  • 10,000 Wood
  • 2,000 Antanium
  • 20,000 Steel
  • 6,000 Gold
  • 6,000 Aluminum
  • 15,000 Plastic
  • 60,000 Microchips
  • 10,000 Robots
  • 2,000 Alien Artifacts