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Research: Terraforming, Synthesis, Logistics, Transportation, Energy, Science, Construction

Research Product Terminals

In Techtonica you need to progress by upgrading your terminals to unlock new technologies, new scannable technologies and research. the game currently has 3 Product Terminals that can be upgraded. PT Lima, PT Victor and PT Xray.

The completion of PT Lima is requered to obtain the M.O.L.E. to leave the starting area. PT Victor and PT Xray can be upgraded independently. PT Victor is your general purpose production terminal for most things. while PT Xray has to do with more advanced technologies and base building technologies.

Research

To purchase unlocked research, you will need Research Cores (Blue Research Core and Purple Research Core). The cores needs to be place some where in the world, or inserted into a powered Core Composer via inserters, to be able to use them. After that the total number of cores available can be seen in the tech tree.

Scannable Research

Some research require you to haveing scanned the research item in question before you can purchase it with research cores. this can either be in the form of the physical machine or equipment, or it can also be an Scannable HHD, wich can be found through out the world and inside most facilities.

Terminal Tiers & Research

As mentioned when a product terminal is upgraded, new research becomes available. in addition to this, upgrading the product terminal also grants you instant access to new specific technologies.

Product Terminal Lima

Tier	Tier Name	Cost	Tier Unlocks
Tier 1	Basic Manufacturing		Iron Components Copper Components Mechanical Components
Tier 2	Basic Science	15x Iron Ore 15x Copper Ore	Research Core 380nm (Purple) Scanner
Tier 3	Basic Logistics	20x Iron Ingot 20x Copper Ingot	Conveyor Belt Inserter Container
Tier 4	Electric Components	20x Container 4x Inserter 30x Iron Ingot 30x Copper Ingot 45x Conveyor Belt	Iron Frame Copper Wire Copper Frame Electrical Components

Product Terminal Victor

Tier	Tier Name	Cost	Tier Unlocks
Tier 1	Shiverthorn Processing	490x Iron Ingot 490x Copper Ingot 90x Kindlevine Stems	Shiverthorn Shiverthorn Buds
Tier 2	Cooling Systems	2400x Iron Ingot 2400x Copper Ingot 190x Plantmatter Frame	Cooling System
Tier 3	Atlantum Ore Threshing	900x Iron Ingot 900x Copper Ingot 900x Processor Unit 450x Atlantum Ore	Atlantum Powder
Tier 4	Advanced Electronics	4750x Iron Frame 4750x Copper Frame 500x Processor Unit 200x Atlantum Ingot 700x Conveyor Belt MKII 320 MJ	Advanced Circuit
Tier 5	Optimization (Purple Research Core)	100x Reinforced Iron Frame 100x Reinforced Copper Frame 200x Advanced Circuits 900x Conveyor Mk II 690MJ	Increases the effectiveness of Research Cores (Purple) by 25%
Tier 6	Optimization (Blue Research Core)	WORK IN PROGRESS	Increases the effectiveness of Research Cores (Blue) by 25%
Tier 7	M.O.L.E. T.W.O.	WORK IN PROGRESS	Unlocks M.O.L.E F1515 (Flatten) mode. (15x15 area of effect) Unlocks M.O.L.E F1212 (Tunneling) mode. (12x12 area of effect)

Product Terminal Xray

Tier	Tier Name	Cost	Tier Unlocks
Tier 1	Reinforced Frames	290x Iron Ingot 290x Copper Ingot 40x Kindlevine Stems	Reinforced Iron Frame Reinforced Copper Frame
Tier 2	Basic Mechanism	200x Cement 200x Steel Ingot 200x Mining Charge	Iron Mechanism Copper Mechanism Wire Spindle
Tier 3	Advanced Components	200x Concrete 200x Iron Chunks 200x Copper Chunks	Gearbox Electrical Set Processor Array
Tier 4	Relay Circuits	WORK IN PROGRESS	Relay Circuit
Tier 5	Precision Dissassenbly	WORK IN PROGRESS	Enables lossless deconstruction of advanced components and materials via thresher. (Gearbox, Electronic Set, Processor Array, Relay Circuit, Wire Spindle, Iron Mechanism, Copper Mechanism)

Product Terminal Xray Research (WIP Link)

Research: Terraforming, Synthesis, Logistics, Transportation, Energy, Science, Construction