Completing a research project will unlock blueprints for new or improved machinery and upgrades as well as more advanced research projects.
The first few projects only cost Research Points and a small amount of energy and are performed at the Research Station.
More advanced research projects with the description "Requires Laboratory" must be completed through the use of the Laboratory, and will require items such as Experimental Pods, and an extremely high amount of energy to complete.
Project List
The following is a list of research projects that are obtained by spending Research Points at the Research Station.
| Research Project Name | Cost |
|---|---|
| Black Box Data | 1 |
| Local Life Forms | 5 |
| Base Building | 5 |
| Anthropological Osteology | 15 |
| Assembly Line Machines | 5 |
| Power Grid | 5 |
| Base Defence | 10 |
| Upgraded Power Grid | 12 |
| Basic Mining Upgrades I | 5 |
| Suit Upgrading | 8 |
| Room Building | 5 |
| Aesthetics | 5 |
| Spooky Aesthetics | 1 |
| Room Aesthetics | 5 |
| Laboratories | 10 |
| Automation | 5 |
| Agriculture | 5 |
| SpiderBot | 10 |
| Basic SpiderBot Defences | 10 |
| Basic SpiderBot Logistics | 10 |
| Improved Ore Scanning | 1 |
| Freight Transit | 5 |
| Mothballed | 0 |
The following projects are researched at the Laboratory and use the number of Experimental Pods listed
| Research Project Name |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Logistics | 5 | 2 | |||||
| Advanced Logistics and Storage | 10 | 5 | |||||
| Improved Cargo Lifts | 25 | 15 | |||||
| Basic Miner Upgrades II | 10 | ||||||
| Intermediate Miner Upgrades I | 5 | 15 | |||||
| Intermediate Miner Upgrades II | 5 | 15 | 35 | ||||
| Advanced Miner Upgrades | 5 | 15 | 35 | 50 | |||
| Bulk Miner Upgrades | 25 | 75 | 135 | 150 | |||
| Crystal Dynamics | 5 | 55 | 45 | ||||
| Intermediate SpiderBot Defences | 15 | 12 | |||||
| Advanced SpiderBot Defences | 100 | 150 | |||||
| Advanced Defence | 75 | 75 | |||||
| Missile Defence | 125 | 125 | |||||
| Cold Research | 5 | 10 | |||||
| Cryogenics Research | 50 | 50 | 35 | ||||
| Advanced Power Grid | 50 | 50 | 25 | ||||
| Metal Alloys | 25 | 10 | 25 | ||||
| Rolling Stock | 25 | 25 | |||||
| Improved Minecarts | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | |||
| Improved Minecart Logistics | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | |||
| Hydrocarbon Recombination | 15 | 75 | 45 | 25 | 35 | ||
| Orbital Power Transmission | 125 | 125 | 125 |
The following projects are researched at the Laboratory and use other items to complete the research
The following projects are researched at the Laboratory and are part of the Frozen Factory Expansion.
Cheat Sheet / Research Tree
Research Tree
Tech Tree for Fortresscraft Evolved & Frozen Factory Expansion
Click here for a chart of all research, including recipes unlocked and their material costs. You can also click the image below. (Fortresscraft Evolved - without expansion) This chart is a work-in-progress. If there is incorrect information, please post a comment so changes can be made. Thank you
Alternate version
Research tree made using Python, PlantUML and GraphViz.
Alternate Research Tree
