Research

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Overview

Research is the method by which players can unlock new Buildings and Tools. This is done by spending Gold , Energy or Aura in the Research tab.

Research

Tier 1
				Shaker Unlocks the Shaker, which can separate Gold and Residue from Wet Sand. Cost: 20 Gold
			Logistics Unlocks the Conveyor Belt and Launcher. Cost: 30 Gold		Hover Unlocks Hover mode. Toggle with Space Bar to float in place and phase through structures. Cost: 50 Gold		Map Unlocks the Map and Minimap. Cost: 100 Gold	Flare Gun Unlocks the Flare Gun to light up dark areas. Cost: 150 Gold
		Filter Unlocks the Filter, Which works like a Conveyor Belt but can allow certain elements to pass through. Cost: 250 Gold				Sprint Boost Unlocks Sprint Boost to gain a temporary speed boost when holding Shift. Cost: 200 Gold		Wall Light Unlocks the wall-mounted Wall Light. Cost: Gold
Tier 2
				Kinetic Press Unlocks the Kinetic Press to further process Burnt Residue into more gold and Seed. Cost: 500 Gold	Flamethrower Unlocks the Flamethrower to burn residue, melt ice and vaporize Water into Steam that rises and becomes rain. Cost: 400 Gold
Burner Belt Unlocks the Burner Belt that ignites flammable materials when fueled by heat through a Thermal Buffer. Cost: 500 Gold	Thermal Buffer Unlocks the Thermal Buffer which can store and distribute heat for nearby machines. Cost: 1000 Gold					Sweeper Drones Unlocks Sweeper Drones to Easily collect materials from the ground. Cost: 800 Gold		Flashlight Unlocks the Flashlight to shine a light where you aim. Cost: 600 Gold
		Conveyor Portal Unlocks the Conveyor Portals wich allows elements to cross production lines without mixing. Cost: 750 Gold				CryoBlaster Unlocks the Cryoblaster which can produce infinite Snow that can freeze water, solidify Lava, or be steamed into rain. Cost: 1000 Gold
Tier 3
		Fluids Unlocks the Pipe, Pump and liquid Vent. Cost: 1250 Gold		Planterbox Unlocks the Planter Box to grow various crops. Wet Seeds grows into a Flower, wich yields Gold and Amethelis when harvested Cost: 2000 Gold	Gun Unlocks the Gun allowing for distance digging. Cost: 1500 Gold
Pyro Dispenser Unlocks the Pyro Dispenser shich fires flame bursts every 3 seconds when fueled by an adjacent Thermal Buffer. Cost: 2000 Gold		Clearing Frame A frame that works like a slow Conveyor Belt but moves things inside. Good for clearing elements off static surfaces or pushing floating objects (e.g. Wet Seeds in Water. Cost: 1000 Gold				Vacuum Unlocks the Vacuum to collect materials in a tank. Cost: 2000 Gold		Activity Heatmap Unlocks the Activity Heatmap on the map Cost: 700 Gold
		Aerokinetic Fan Unlocks the Aerokinetic Fan which blows pedals and powders throught the air. Good for moving large piles of Amethelis. Cost: 1500 Gold				Digger Drone Unlocks the Digger Drone which Digs autonomously. Cost: 2500 Gold
Tier 4
		Advanced Filter Unlocks the Advanced Filter which can filter multiple element types at once, including liquids and gasses. Cost: 1500 Gold		Drying & Condensing Unlocks the Steam Dryer to dry materials using Steam and the condenser to convert gasses into liquids using snow. Cost: 2500 Gold	Rocket Launcher Unlocks the Rocket Launcher. Cost: 2000 Gold
			Logistics Mk.2 Unlocks the Conveyor Belt Mk.2 and Launcher Mk.2. Cost: 2500 Gold			Corraller Unlocks the Corraller to capture Critters. Cost: 1250 Gold
			Hauler Drone Unlocks the Hauler Drone for automated material transport. Cost: 3000 Gold					Recon Drone Unlocks the Recon Drone for scouting. Cost: 2500 Gold
Tier 5
		Snowmaker Unlocks the snowmaker, a powered structure that converts Water into Snow using Energy. Cost: 2500 Gold		Florinol Battery Unlocks the Florinol Battery which stores Florinol as energy to power machinery or tools. Cost: 1500 Gold	Drill Unlocks the Drill to break through hard materials (Requires Energy). Cost: 2500 Gold Requires Rocket Launcher & Florinol Battery to unlock.
	Smelter Unlocks the Smelter to smelt elements placed on top, fueled by heat from Thermal Buffer or Lava Cost: 3000 Gold		Energy Siphon Unlocks the Energy Siphon tool to transfer energy between power stores. Cost: 1000 Gold					Flux Emanator Unlocks the Flux Emanator to convert Voidbloom into Fluxite. Cost: 2000 Gold
		Copper Mold Unlocks the Copper Mold for casting the Power Brick from Liquid Copper. The Power Brick stores large amounts of Energy and can be recharged automaticlly with input from a Generator Cost: 2000 Gold Requires Smelter & Florinal Battery to unlock.					Void Rift Unlocks the Void Rift to Produce Void Seeds, which can be planted and refined into void elements. Cost: 3000 Gold
	Energy Connector Unlocks the Energy Connector to pass Energy between power structures. Cost: 1000 Gold		Steam Turbine Unlocks the Steam Turbine for automated power generation. Cost: 3000 Gold
					Laser Unlocks the Laser for sustained excavation though hard materials. Cost: 5000 Gold	Recall Shard Unlocks the Recall Shard, allowing you to teleport back to a recall portal powered by Voidbloom. Cost: 4000 Gold		Locator Unlocks the Locator. Fill it with Voidjuice to scan for hidden alien artifacts. Cost: 3000 Gold
Tier 6
				Synthesizer Unlocks the Synthesizer shich uses energy to convert one material into another. Cost: 7500 Gold