Note: This short list of Basic research items are only available at the beginning of both campaigns and are not otherwise normally available

• Astronomy
• Boptronics
• Chemistry
• Planetary Science
• Social Science

Regular Full Research Tree

• Seismology [Earlier Seismic Warnings]
  • Vulcanology [Earlier Volcanic Warnings]
  • Lava Defences [When you have rare ore you can build walls to slow down/stop the lava flows via an Earthworker]
  • Meteorology [Earlier Earthquake Warnings]
  • Severe Atmospheric Disturbances [Earlier Vortex Warnings]
• Emergency Response Systems [Makes Dirt Available]
  • DIRT Procedural Review [Raises Dirt Protection]
• Metals Reclamation [Enables GORF To Be Built]
  • Recycler Postprocessing [Better Rubble Recycling]
  • Smelter Postprocessing [Get More Metal Out Of Ore]
• Hydroponic Growing Media [Increase Food Production Yield]
• Health Maintenance [Allows Building Of Medical Centre, Lowers The Death Rate]
  • Automated Diagnostic Examinations [Increases The Amount Of People The Medial Centre Can Take]
• Cybernetic Teleoperation [Production Of Vehicle Factory & Robot Command Center]
  • Robotic Image Processing [Improves, Scout, Lightower and Guard Post, Sight Range]
  • Robot-Assist Mechanic [Production Of Garage]
  • Advanced Robot Manipulator Arm [Increase Garage & Convec Construction Speeds]
  • Focused Microwave Projection [Microwave Guard Post Construction]
  • Heat Dissipation Systems [Increased Microwave Fire Rate]
  • Mobile Weapons Platform [Enables Microwave Lynx production]
  • Explosive Charges [Enables Starflare]
  • High-Powered Explosives [Enables Supernova]Requires Rare Ore
  • Dissipating Adhesives [Enables Sticky foam]
  • Reduced Foam Evaporation [Foam takes longer to dissipate]
  • Extended-Range Projectile Launcher [Increase weapon range]When Stickyfoam, ESG & EMP Have Been Researched
  • Grenade Loading Mechanism [Improves ESG & EMP Rate Of Fire]
  • Reinforced Vehicle Construction [Increases Hit Points Of Normal Vehicles]Requires Rare Ore
  • Reinforced Panther Construction [Increases panther Hit points]
  • Dual-Turret Weapons Systems [Enables Tiger Manufacture] Requires Rare Ore & Advanced Combat Chassis
  • Independent Turret Power Systems [Weapon Damage Is Increased]
  • Advanced Combat Chassis [Enables Panther Production]
  • Electromagnetic Pulsing [Enables EMP]
  • Rocket Propulsion [Enables RPG]
  • Multiple Mine Projectile System [Enables ESG]
  • Advanced Armouring Systems [Upgrades Hit Points On All Vehicles]
• Metallology [Increases Common Ore yield]
  • Rare Ore Processing [Enables Rare Ore Mines & Smelters]
  • Rare Ore Extraction [Increases Rare Ore yield]
  • Magnetohydrodynamics [MHD Generator]
  • Hot-Cracking Column Efficiency [Reduces GORF, Common & Rare Ore Smelter Power Requirements]
  • Enhanced Defensive Fortifications [Upgrades Guard Post Armour]
  • Efficiency Engineering [Reduces All Factories Production Time]Can Be researched After Spaceport, Arachnid factory & Vehicle Factory Have Been Researched
• Space Program [Enables Production Of Spaceport]
  • Solar Power [Solar Satellite & Solar Power Array Can Be Manufactured]
  • Rocket Atmospheric Re-entry System [Enables EMP Missile]
  • Skydock [Enables all other Space research & Skydock Module]
  • Ion Drive Module
  • Fusion Drive Module
  • Command Module
  • Habitat Ring
  • Fueling Systems
  • Stasis Systems
  • Sensor Package
  • Orbital Package
  • Phoenix Module Final Module in Starship research, only available after all other components researched
  • Food Module [10000 Units Food To launch]
  • Common Ore Module [10000 Units Common To Launch]
  • Rare Ore Module [10000 Units Rare To launch]
  • Colonist Module [200 Colonists To Launch & Space Mission Completed]
• Environmental Psychology [Increases Residence Capacity]
  • Disaster-Resistant Housing [Enables Reinforced Residence Production]
  • Leisure Studies [Enables Recreation Facility to be built]
  • Multitainment Console Upgrade [Increases Recreation Facility Capacity]
  • Public Performance [Enables Forum construction]
  • Forum Reconfiguration [Increases Forum capacity]
• Offspring Enhancement [Enables Nursery production]
• Research Training Program Enables University & Advanced lab Production]
  • Hypnopaedia [Reduces Scientist Training Time]
• High Temperature Superconductivity [Increases Tokamak Power Output
  • Advanced Vehicle Power Plant [Increases Truck, Robo-dozer & Earthworker Speeds
  • Scout-class Drive Train Refit [Increased Normal & lynx vehicle Speeds]
  • Legged Robots [Arachnid Factory & Arachnid production]
  • Arachnid Weaponry [Enables scorpion production]
  • Scorpion Power Systems [Increases scorpion weapon damage]
  • Arachnid Durability [Improves Spider & Scorpion Hit Points]
  • Spider Maintenance Software Revision [improves spider repair rate]

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