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Research system

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At the University , Researcher can research various upgrades to your colony. These are split into multiple trees: Civilian, Combat, Technology and Unlockables. You access these from the second page of the University GUI.

Each column of a research tree is also the level the University needs to be to begin a research from that column. So:

Research Tree ColumnMinimum University Level
11
22
33
44
5+5

You can only have one column 6 research in each of the trees. To unlock a different column 6 research for that tree, you must undo the completed one first.

SymbolDescription
Blocked ResearchA research can be blocked, either by an unfinished prerequisite research, by a completed blocking research, or because the research tree has another column 6 research already active.
Locked ResearchA locked research requires a building or buildings, or other unrelated research, before it can be started.
Unlocked ResearchAn unlocked research has all colony and research requirements met, but requires an item or items. These items must be in the player's inventory.
Available ResearchAn available research is ready to begin. Clicking the title of the research will consume the items from the player's inventory and start the research.
Progressing ResearchA progressing research is being worked on currently. This research will show its current progression and a rough estimate of the remaining time to completion. A progressing research can be canceled by clicking the research title and then clicking the Cancel pop-up. Cancelling a research will not refund the material costs.
Complete ResearchA complete research has been fully unlocked by your University . Its effects have been applied to the colony and colonists.
Exclusive ResearchSome researches are exclusive, requiring such extreme focus that they aren't compatible with each other. Only one research from a specific or selection may be learned in a colony at a time.
Undo ResearchSome completed researches may be undone if they block another research in some way, do not have a completed research that depends on them, and are not marked with a redstone torch as irreversible. Undoing a research does not refund the research costs and consumes the displayed item.

Research Tree

Civilian

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Second Column

Third Column

Fourth Column

Fifth Column

Sixth Column

Ambition

 


Scuba

 

First Aid

First aid, second hand. 


First Aid II

Second Aid? 


Lifesaver

 


Lifesaver II

 


Guardian Angel

 


Guardian Angel II

 


Masks

Solidarity 


Vaccines

Obvious Measures 


Circus

 


Festival

We Researchers may not be there, so don't look for us. 


Spectacle

 


Opera

Ear plugs not included. 


Theater

Oh don't be so dramatic! 


Night Owl

Overtime penalty rates need not apply. 


Night Owl II

Got any coffee? 


Gourmand

 


Gorger

MORE!??? 


Stuffer

 


Epicure

 


Glutton

I think I'm finally satisfied... so what's for next course? 

Higher Learning

Well, we had to find something to occupy them. 


More Books

Of course I'm right, I read it in a book! 


Bookworm

We all know the early bird gets the book! 


Bachelor

They now look like they know a lot, whether they do or not. 


Master

At least they get a fancy title this time. 


PhD

Not that sort of doctor. 


Nurture

It's just part of our nature now. 


Hormones

These are safe, right? 


Puberty

My voice sounds weird... 


Growth

 


Beanstalk

That's one heck of a growth spurt! 

Keen

 


Outpost

 


Hamlet

 


Village

 


City

 


Diligent

 


Studious

 


Scholarly

Homework for the next decade... check! 


Reflective

Let me think about that for a moment. 


Academic

Think about what you thought when you thought of what you will think now. 


Haste

We have got to hurry up! 


Nimble

Not that we get time to exercise. It must be the morning commute. 


Agile

So this is how it feels to be young again... 


Swift

They'll never see me coming. 


Athlete

Try thinking as fast as your feet now! 


Rails

Research is progressing right on track. 


Aaaiooooiooo

Me Tarzan, you Jane. 

Remembrance

Our fallen shall not be forgotten! 


Resurrection Chance I

Use the right words 


Resurrection Chance II

Dance around and wave your hands 


Raising The Dead

Magic totems are for more than just looks 


Grave Decay I

Dig deeper before death 


Grave Decay II

I don't want to leave yet! 


Undertaker Emergency

 

Stamina

 


Band Aid

 


Healing Cream

You missed a spot... 


Bandages

 


Compress

 


Cast

 


Resistance

 


Resilience

 


Vitality

 


Fortitude

 


Indefatigability

 

Combat

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Third Column

Fourth Column

Fifth Column

Sixth Column

Accuracy

 


Quick Draw

 


Power Attack

 


Cleave

 


Mighty Cleave

 


Savage Strike

 


Precise Shot

 


Penetrating Shot

 


Piercing Shot

 


Wounding Shot

 


Deadly Aim

Just don't aim at me! 

Avoidance

 


Parry

 


Riposte

Oh yeah? Well, I, uh, um... 


Duelist

 


Provost

 


Master Swordsman

 


Dodge

If you can dodge a hammer... 


Improved Dodge

Dip 


Evasion

"Duck!" "No, that's a goose." 


Improved Evasion

Dive 


Agile Archer

Dodge... Again! 

Improved Leather

Becoming more like the real thing every day. 


Boiled Leather

Extra leathery! 


Iron Skin

 


Iron Armor

 


Steel Armor

 


Diamond Skin

 


Plate Armor

 


Telescope

 


Standard

 


Regeneration

 


Feint

 


Fear

 


Retreat

For strategic purposes, I assure you. 


Full Retreat

 


Avoid

 


Evade

 


Flee

Sometimes it's better just to run. 


Hotfoot

 

Tactic Training

 


Coffee

Keeps guards awake 


Improved Swords

Pointy end goes into the zombie. 


Squire Training

First lesson: how to mop the floors. 


Knight Training

 


Captain Training

 


Captain of the Guard

 


Improved Bows

How far back can this bend before snapping? 


Trick Shot

 


Multishot

Known side effects include double vision double vision. 


Rapid Shot

Please leave the bow with more than you brought in. 


Master Bowman

 

Taunt

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries! 


Consume Arrows

They work better with ammo. 


Arrow Piercing

 


Whirlwind

 


Panoramix

 

Technology

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Third Column

Fourth Column

Fifth Column

Sixth Column

Biodegradable

Where science meets dirt. 


Flower Power

 


Podzol Chance

Eww, sticky! 


Podzol Chance II

Much easier than Silk Touch. 


Rainbow Heaven

Now in color! And 3D! 


Honey Pot

Wasn't going to eat it. Just going to taste it. 


Let It Grow

Just one tiny seed is all we really need. 


Crop Rotation

Bigger = better 


Gargamel

The Root of all Evil 


Exotic Fruits

Too Dark Here 


Jungle Master

Wimoweh Wimoweh Wimoweh 


Taking Diving Lessons

*Drowning Noises* 


Bonemeal

And to think this stuff feeds our plants... 


Dung

Fresh or not, here it comes! 


Compost

 


Fertilizer

Ah, that's the stuff! 


Magic Compost

 


Green Revolution

I can feel it in the soil! 

Hitting Iron!

We're still ironing out the details. 


Ability

 


Skills

Everything in its place. 


Tools

Like breaking stuff, but in reverse! 


Seems Automatic

It all happened so fast... 


Madness!

 


Strong

 


Hardened

 


Reinforced

 


Steel Bracing

 


Diamond Coated

 


Veinminer

 


Good Veins

 


Rich Veins

 


Amazing Veins

 


Motherlode

 


What ya Need?

It's not a rhetorical question... 


Enhanced Gates I

 


Enhanced Gates II

 

Hot!

 


Is This Redstone?

 


Redstone Powered

Like magic, but SCIENCE! 


Heavy Machinery

 


What Is This Speed?

We stopped trying to calculate it after a while. 


Lightning

BAM! And the block is gone! 


Those Lungs!

You'll definitely be needing those in some form. 

More Scrolls

 


Open the Nether

It's a dangerous job, but it must be done! 


Magic Potions

These Romans are crazy 


Ocean's Heart

With great mystic power comes great mystic loot! 


Gaze into the Pits

Always use proper lenses to avoid eye damage 

Soft Shoes

Tiptoe through the tulips. 

Stone Cake

Don't break a tooth! 


Rocking Roll

 


Knowledge of the Depth

Gotta go deep for that one. 


Gilded Hammer

When in doubt, cover in shiny stuff. 


Pave the Road

Not something you want to get mixed up in. 


The Flintstones

Yabba Dabba Doo! 


Know the End

Unlock the secrets of the most mysterious dimension. 

Woodwork

Where oh where would a wood worker work if a wood worker would work wood? 


Stringwork

 


Hot Boots

Warmer on the outside. 


Sieving

How did that get in there? 


Space

Antidisinterdimensionalitarianism! 


Capacity

Don't ask how we fit it all. 


Full Stock!

We might be able to squeeze in one more. 


Memory Aid

It's the thought that counts. 


Cheat Sheet

So THAT's what I should be making! 


Recipe Book

 


RTM

I saw some information on this somewhere... 


Rainman

Raindrops are falling on my head... 


Deep Pockets

 


Loaded

 


Heavily Loaded

 


Warehouse Master

So many items to choose from! 


Builder Modes

Possibility Overload! 

Unlockables

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Third Column

Fourth Column

Fifth Column

Sixth Column

String Mesh

 


Flint Mesh

 


Iron Mesh

 


Diamond Mesh

 

Civilian

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First Column

NamePrerequisiteRequirementsEffects
Ambition-
First Aid-
  • Citizen Hp +2
Higher Learning-
Keen-
Remembrance-
Stamina-

Second Column

NamePrerequisiteRequirementsEffects
AaaiooooioooKeen
  • Citizens Can Climb Vines
Band AidStamina
  • Citizen Regeneration +10%
CircusFirst Aid
  • Citizen Happiness +5%
DiligentKeen
  • Citizen Xp Growth +5%
First Aid IIFirst Aid
  • Citizen Hp +2
GourmandFirst Aid
  • Citizen Saturation Per Meal +10%
Grave Decay IRemembrance
  • Citizen Graves Take 2 More Minutes to Decay
HasteKeen
  • Citizen Walk Speed +5%
More BooksHigher Learning
  • Xp Gain when Studying +5%
NurtureHigher Learning
  • Child Growth Rate +5%
OutpostKeen
  • Max Citizens to 50
RailsKeen
  • Citizens Use Rails
ResistanceStamina
  • Healing Saturation Min -0.5
Resurrection Chance IRemembrance
  • Improve Resurrection Chance by +1%
ScubaAmbition
  • Citizens Can Stay Longer Underwater
Undertaker EmergencyRemembrance
  • Undertaker Unlocks Run Ability

Third Column

NamePrerequisiteRequirementsEffects
BookwormMore Books
  • Xp Gain when Studying +5%
FestivalCircus
  • Citizen Happiness +5%
GorgerGourmand
  • Citizen Saturation Per Meal +10%
Grave Decay IIGrave Decay I
  • Citizen Graves Take 3 More Minutes to Decay
HamletOutpost
  • Max Citizens to 100
Healing CreamBand Aid
  • Citizen Regeneration +15%
HormonesNurture
  • Child Growth Rate +5%
LifesaverFirst Aid II
  • Citizen Hp +2
MasksFirst Aid II
  • Reduce Disease Transmission
Minimum Order QuantityMemory Aid
  • Buildings Wait a Bit Longer Before Placing Orders
Night OwlCircus
  • Citizen Work Day +1h
NimbleHaste
  • Citizen Walk Speed +5%
ResilienceResistance
  • Healing Saturation Min -0.5
Resurrection Chance IIResurrection Chance I
  • Improve Resurrection Chance by +2%
StudiousDiligent
  • Citizen Xp Growth +5%

Fourth Column

NamePrerequisiteRequirementsEffects
AgileNimble
  • Citizen Walk Speed +5%
BachelorBookworm
  • Xp Gain when Studying +15%
BandagesHealing Cream
  • Citizen Regeneration +25%
Lifesaver IILifesaver
  • Citizen Hp +2
Night Owl IINight Owl
  • Citizen Work Day +1h
PubertyHormones
  • Child Growth Rate +15%
Raising The DeadResurrection Chance II
  • Undertaker Gains the Ability to Use Totems of Undying to Assist in Resurrection
ScholarlyStudious
  • Citizen Xp Growth +15%
SpectacleFestival
  • Citizen Happiness +5%
StufferGorger
  • Citizen Saturation Per Meal +10%
VaccinesMasks
  • Citizens Are Immune for Longer After Treatment
VillageHamlet
  • Max Citizens to 150
VitalityResilience
  • Healing Saturation Min -0.5

Fifth Column

NamePrerequisiteRequirementsEffects
CityVillage
  • Max Citizens to 500
CompressBandages
  • Citizen Regeneration +50%
EpicureStuffer
  • Citizen Saturation Per Meal +10%
FortitudeVitality
  • Healing Saturation Min -0.5
GrowthPuberty
  • Child Growth Rate +25%
Guardian AngelLifesaver II
  • Citizen Hp +2
MasterBachelor
  • Xp Gain when Studying +25%
OperaSpectacle
  • Citizen Happiness +5%
ReflectiveScholarly
  • Citizen Xp Growth +25%
SwiftAgile
  • Citizen Walk Speed +5%

Sixth Column

All of these researches below are mutually exclusive, you can only pick one!

NamePrerequisiteRequirementsEffects
AcademicReflective
  • Citizen Xp Growth +50%
AthleteSwift
  • Citizen Walk Speed +5%
BeanstalkGrowth
  • Child Growth Rate +50%
CastCompress
  • Citizen Regeneration +100%
GluttonEpicure
  • Citizen Saturation Per Meal +10%
Guardian Angel IIGuardian Angel
  • Citizen Hp +10
IndefatigabilityFortitude
  • Healing Saturation Min -3
PhDMaster
  • Xp Gain when Studying +50%
TheaterOpera
  • Citizen Happiness +30%

Combat

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First Column

NamePrerequisiteRequirementsEffects
Accuracy-
  • Guards Have a Chance to Score Critical Hits
Avoidance-
  • Knights Unlock Shield Use
Improved Leather-
  • Guard Armor +10% Durability
Tactic Training-
Taunt-
  • Knights Force Mobs to Target Them

Second Column

NamePrerequisiteRequirementsEffects
Boiled LeatherImproved Leather
  • Guard Armor +10% Durability
CoffeeTactic Training
  • Guards Need Less Sleep
Consume ArrowsTaunt
  • Archers Use Arrows for +2 Damage
DodgeAvoidance
  • Archer Armor +5%
Improved BowsTactic Training
Improved SwordsTactic Training
ParryAvoidance
  • Knights Armor +5%
Precise ShotAccuracy
  • Archer Damage +0.5
Quick DrawAccuracy
  • Knight Damage +0.5
RegenerationImproved Leather
  • Guards Flee Under 20% Hp

Third Column

NamePrerequisiteRequirementsEffects
Arrow PiercingConsume Arrows
  • Archers Gain Piercing Ii
AvoidRegeneration
  • Fleeing Guards Gain Swiftness 1
FeintRegeneration
  • Guards Take -20% Damage when Fleeing
Improved DodgeDodge
  • Archer Armor +5%
Iron SkinBoiled Leather
  • Guard Armor +10% Durability
PanoramixConsume Arrows
  • Druids Request Magic Potions to Unlock New Abilities
Penetrating ShotPrecise Shot
  • Archer Damage +0.5
Power AttackQuick Draw
  • Knight Damage +0.5
RiposteParry
  • Knights Armor +5%
Squire TrainingImproved Swords
  • Knight Shield Blocking Chance +5%
Trick ShotImproved Bows
  • Archer Multishot +5%

Fourth Column

NamePrerequisiteRequirementsEffects
CleavePower Attack
  • Knight Damage +0.5
DuelistRiposte
  • Knights Armor +15%
EvadeAvoid
  • Fleeing Guards Gain Swiftness 2
EvasionImproved Dodge
  • Archer Armor +15%
FearFeint
  • Guards Take -10% Damage when Fleeing
Iron ArmorIron Skin
  • Guard Armor +10% Durability
Knight TrainingSquire Training
  • Knight Shield Blocking Chance +5%
MultishotTrick Shot
  • Archer Multishot +5%
Piercing ShotPenetrating Shot
  • Archer Damage +0.5
TelescopeIron Skin
  • Farther Rallying Banner Range
WhirlwindArrow Piercing
  • Knights Learn Special Attack that Damages and Knocks Back Nearby Enemies

Fifth Column

NamePrerequisiteRequirementsEffects
Captain TrainingKnight Training
  • Knight Shield Blocking Chance +15%
FleeEvade
  • Fleeing Guards Gain Swiftness 3
Improved EvasionEvasion
  • Archer Armor +25%
Mighty CleaveCleave
  • Knight Damage +0.5
Plate ArmorIron Armor
  • Blacksmith Learns Plate Armor Recipes
ProvostDuelist
  • Knights Armor +25%
Rapid ShotMultishot
  • Archer Multishot +15%
RetreatFear
  • Guards Take -10% Damage when Fleeing
StandardTelescope
  • Place Rallying Banner at Location
Steel ArmorIron Armor
  • Guard Armor +10% Durability
Wounding ShotPiercing Shot
  • Archer Damage +0.5

Sixth Column

All of these researches below are mutually exclusive, you can only pick one!

NamePrerequisiteRequirementsEffects
Agile ArcherImproved Evasion
  • Archer Armor +50%
Captain of the GuardCaptain Training
  • Knight Shield Blocking Chance +25%
Deadly AimWounding Shot
  • Archer Damage +2
Diamond SkinSteel Armor
  • Guard Armor +50% Durability
Full RetreatRetreat
  • Guards Take -35% Damage when Fleeing
HotfootFlee
  • Fleeing Guards Gain Swiftness 5
Master BowmanRapid Shot
  • Archer Multishot +25%
Master SwordsmanProvost
  • Knights Armor +50%
Savage StrikeMighty Cleave
  • Knight Damage +2

Technology

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First Column

NamePrerequisiteRequirementsEffects
Biodegradable-
Hitting Iron!-
Hot!-
More Scrolls-
  • Enchanter Learns Scroll Recipes to Locate Workers and Summon Guards
Soft Shoes-
  • Farmers Will No Longer Trample Crops
Stone Cake-
Woodwork-

Second Column

NamePrerequisiteRequirementsEffects
AbilityHitting Iron!
  • Citizen Block Place Speed +10%
BonemealBiodegradable
  • Farmers Harvest +10% Crops
Flower PowerBiodegradable
Green RevolutionBiodegradable
  • Crops Grow Outward in Offshoots
Is This Redstone?Hot!
  • Citizen Block Break Speed +10%
Let It GrowBiodegradable
Memory AidWoodwork
  • Workers Can Learn +25% More Recipes
Open the NetherMore Scrolls
Podzol ChanceBiodegradable
  • Composters Get +100% More Podzol
Rainbow HeavenBiodegradable
Rocking RollStone Cake
SievingWoodwork
StringworkWoodwork
StrongHitting Iron!
  • Citizen Tools +5% Durability
The FlintstonesStone Cake
Those Lungs!Hot!
VeinminerHitting Iron!
  • One or multiple Mines totaling at least 1 levels
  • Miners Find +10% More Ores
What ya Need?Hitting Iron!

Third Column

NamePrerequisiteRequirementsEffects
Builder ModesMemory Aid
  • Add the Option to Select Different Build-modes for Your Builders
Cheat SheetMemory Aid
  • Workers Can Learn +25% More Recipes
Crop RotationLet It Grow
  • Plantations Unlock 1 Additional Field
DungBonemeal
  • Farmers Harvest +15% Crops
Enhanced Gates IWhat ya Need?
  • Gates Gain +100% Raider Swarm Resistance
Exotic FruitsLet It Grow
  • Plantations Unlock Fields for: Glowberries
Gaze into the PitsOpen the Nether
  • Adds Expedition Log to Nether Mine
Gilded HammerRocking Roll
  • Crusher Recipes Cost -50%
Good VeinsVeinminer
  • One or multiple Mines totaling at least 2 levels
  • Miners Find +15% More Ores
HardenedStrong
  • Citizen Tools +5% Durability
Honey PotRainbow Heaven
  • Beekeepers Can Harvest Both Honey Bottles and Combs at once
Hot BootsStringwork
  • Miners Have Fire and Lava Immunity
Jungle MasterLet It Grow
  • Plantations Unlock Fields for: Bamboo, Cocoa and Vines
Know the EndThe Flintstones
  • Stonemasons Learn Endstone Recipe and Bakers Learn Chorus Bread Recipe
Knowledge of the DepthRocking Roll
  • Crusher Learns Deepslate and Tuff Recipes
Magic PotionsOpen the Nether
Pave the RoadRocking Roll
Podzol Chance IIPodzol Chance
  • Composters Get +100% More Podzol
Redstone PoweredIs This Redstone?
  • Citizen Block Break Speed +15%
SkillsAbility
  • Citizen Block Place Speed +15%
SpaceSieving
  • Buildings Can Minimum Stock 50% More
Taking Diving LessonsLet It Grow
  • Plantations Unlock Fields for: Kelp, Seagrass and Sea Pickles
Warehouse MasterMemory Aid
  • Add the Option to Select Recipes Based on Warehouse Stock

Fourth Column

NamePrerequisiteRequirementsEffects
CapacitySpace
  • Buildings Can Minimum Stock 50% More
CompostDung
  • Farmers Harvest +25% Crops
Deep PocketsCheat Sheet
  • Citizen Inventory +9 Slots
Enhanced Gates IIEnhanced Gates I
  • Gates Gain +100% Raider Swarm Resistance
GargamelCrop Rotation
  • Plantations Unlock Fields for: Crimson/warped Fungi, Roots and Vines
Heavy MachineryRedstone Powered
  • Citizen Block Break Speed +25%
Ocean's HeartMagic Potions
  • Fishers Can Find Treasure Outside the Ocean
Recipe BookCheat Sheet
  • Workers Can Learn +50% More Recipes
ReinforcedHardened
  • Citizen Tools +15% Durability
Rich VeinsGood Veins
  • Miners Find +25% More Ores
ToolsSkills
  • Citizen Block Place Speed +25%

Fifth Column

NamePrerequisiteRequirementsEffects
Amazing VeinsRich Veins
  • Miners Find +50% More Ores
FertilizerCompost
  • Farmers Harvest +25% Crops
Full Stock!Capacity
  • Buildings Can Minimum Stock 100% More
LoadedDeep Pockets
  • Citizen Inventory +9 Slots
RTMRecipe Book
  • Workers Can Learn +100% More Recipes
Seems AutomaticTools
  • Citizen Block Place Speed +50%
Steel BracingReinforced
  • Citizen Tools +25% Durability
What Is This Speed?Heavy Machinery
  • Citizen Block Break Speed +50%

Sixth Column

All of these researches below are mutually exclusive, you can only pick one!

NamePrerequisiteRequirementsEffects
Diamond CoatedSteel Bracing
  • Citizen Tools +40% Durability
Heavily LoadedLoaded
  • Citizen Inventory +9 Slots
LightningWhat Is This Speed?
  • Citizen Block Break Speed +100%
Madness!Seems Automatic
  • Citizen Block Place Speed +100%
Magic CompostFertilizer
  • Farmers Harvest +125% Crops
MotherlodeAmazing Veins-
  • Miners Find +100% More Ores
RainmanRTM
  • Citizens Work in Rain

Unlockables

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First Column

NamePrerequisiteRequirementsEffects
String Mesh-
  • Fletcher Learns How to Make String Meshes for the Sifter

Second Column

NamePrerequisiteRequirementsEffects
Flint MeshString Mesh
  • Stonemason Learns How to Make Flint Meshes for the Sifter

Third Column

NamePrerequisiteRequirementsEffects
Iron MeshFlint Mesh
  • Blacksmith Learns How to Make Iron Meshes for the Sifter

Fourth Column

NamePrerequisiteRequirementsEffects
Diamond MeshIron Mesh
  • Mechanic Learns How to Make Diamond Meshes for the Sifter

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