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
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Unlocks the Shaker, which can separate Gold and Residue from Wet Sand. Cost: 20 Gold |
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Unlocks the Conveyor Belt and Launcher. Cost: 30 Gold |
Unlocks Hover mode. Toggle with Space Bar to float in place and phase through structures. Cost: 50 Gold |
Unlocks the Map and Minimap. Cost: 100 Gold |
Unlocks the Flare Gun to light up dark areas. Cost: 150 Gold | |||||
Unlocks the Filter, Which works like a Conveyor Belt but can allow certain elements to pass through. Cost: 250 Gold |
Unlocks Sprint Boost to gain a temporary speed boost when holding Shift. Cost: 200 Gold |
Unlocks the wall-mounted Wall Light. Cost: Gold | ||||||
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Unlocks the Kinetic Press to further process Burnt Residue into more gold and Seed. Cost: 500 Gold |
Unlocks the Flamethrower to burn residue, melt ice and vaporize Water into Steam that rises and becomes rain. Cost: 400 Gold |
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Unlocks the Burner Belt that ignites flammable materials when fueled by heat through a Thermal Buffer. Cost: 500 Gold |
Unlocks the Thermal Buffer which can store and distribute heat for nearby machines. Cost: 1000 Gold |
Unlocks Sweeper Drones to Easily collect materials from the ground. Cost: 800 Gold |
Unlocks the Flashlight to shine a light where you aim. Cost: 600 Gold | |||||
Unlocks the Conveyor Portals wich allows elements to cross production lines without mixing. Cost: 750 Gold |
Unlocks the Cryoblaster which can produce infinite Snow that can freeze water, solidify Lava, or be steamed into rain. Cost: 1000 Gold |
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Unlocks the Pipe, Pump and liquid Vent. Cost: 1250 Gold |
Unlocks the Planter Box to grow various crops. Wet Seeds grows into a Flower, wich yields Gold and Amethelis when harvested Cost: 2000 Gold |
Unlocks the Gun allowing for distance digging. Cost: 1500 Gold |
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Unlocks the Pyro Dispenser shich fires flame bursts every 3 seconds when fueled by an adjacent Thermal Buffer. Cost: 2000 Gold |
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 |
Unlocks the Vacuum to collect materials in a tank. Cost: 2000 Gold |
Unlocks the Activity Heatmap on the map Cost: 700 Gold | |||||
Unlocks the Aerokinetic Fan which blows pedals and powders throught the air. Good for moving large piles of Amethelis. Cost: 1500 Gold |
Unlocks the Digger Drone which Digs autonomously. Cost: 2500 Gold |
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