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Overview
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 |
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Tier 1 | Basic Manufacturing | Iron Components | |
Tier 2 | Basic Science | 15x Iron Ore
15x Copper Ore |
Research Core 380nm (Purple) |
Tier 3 | Basic Logistics | 20x Iron Ingot
20x Copper Ingot |
Conveyor Belt |
Tier 4 | Electric Components | 20x Container
4x Inserter 30x Iron Ingot 30x Copper Ingot |
Iron Frame |
Product Terminal Victor
Tier | Tier Name | Cost | Tier Unlocks |
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Tier 1 | Shiverthorn Processing | 490x Iron Ingot
490x Copper Ingot 90x Kindlevine Stems |
Shiverthorn |
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 |
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 |
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Tier 1 | Reinforced Frames | 290x Iron Ingot
290x Copper Ingot 40x Kindlevine Stems |
Reinforced Iron Frame |
Tier 2 | Basic Mechanism | 200x Cement
200x Mining Charge |
Iron Mechanism |
Tier 3 | Advanced Components | 200x Concrete
200x Iron Chunks 200x Copper Chunks |
Gearbox |
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