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Product Terminal Lima

Tier Research Name Unlocks Prerequisite Cores Required How to obtain
Tier 4
MassCollect
Enables mass collection of assets in immediate vicinity. 1 Purple Research Cores Research
MassDeconstruct
Enables mass erasure of assets in immediate vicinity. 1 Purple Research Cores Research


Product Terminal Victor

Tier Research Name Unlocks Prerequisite Cores Required How to obtain
Tier 1
MassCollect II
Enables mass collection of assets in moderate vicinity. 5 Purple Research Cores WIP
Shiverthorn Coolant
Shiverthorn Coolant 5 Purple Research Cores WIP
Processor Unit
Processor Unit 15 Purple Research Cores WIP
Omniseeker
Omniseeker Processor Unit 5 Purple Research Cores WIP
Core Reassignment
Enables ability to reassign Research Cores. 7 Purple Research Cores WIP
MassDeconstruct II
Enables mass erasure of assets in moderate vicinity. 5 Purple Research Cores WIP
Tier 2
MassCollect III
Enables mass collection of assets in significant vicinity. MassCollect II 7 Purple Research Cores WIP
Research Core (Blue)
Research Core 480nm (Blue) Processor Unit 120 Purple Research Cores Scan 4,

1 by Accumulator Substation, 1 by Warehouse, 1 by Powerplant, 1 by Freight Elevator

MassDeconstruct III
Enables mass erasure of assets in significant vicinity. MassDeconstruct II 7 Purple Research Cores WIP
Tier 3
MassCollect IV
Enables mass collection of assets in large vicinity. MassCollect III 10 Purple Research Cores WIP
MassDeconstruct IV
Enables mass erasure of assets in large vicinity. MassDeconstruct III 10 Purple Research Cores WIP
Tier 4
Core Clustering
Enables formation of core clusters from unassigned research cores in Core Composer. Core clusters generate bonuses in alignment with activated core boost technologies. 10 Blue Research Cores,

20.000 KJ Charge

Scan HHD in Living Quarters
Core Boost (Power)
Increase overall electrical output by 0.05% per core cluster Core Clustering 35 Blue Research Cores,

70.000 KJ Charge

Scan HHD in Living Quarters
Core Boost (Mining)
Increase speed of all Mining Drills by 0.5% per core cluster Core Clustering 70 Blue Research Cores,

140.000 KJ Charge

Scan HHD in Living Quarters
Tier 5
Core Boost (Threshing)
Increase speed of all Threshers by 0.05% per core cluster Core Clustering 140 Blue Research Cores,

280.000 KJ Charge

Scan HHD in Living Quarters
Tier 6
Core Boost (Smelting)
Increase speed of all Smelters by 0.5% per core cluster Core Clustering 280 Blue Research Cores,

560.000 KJ Charge

Scan HHD in Living Quarters
Tier 7
Core Boost (Assembly)
Increase speed of all Assemblers by 0.05% per core cluster Core Clustering 560 Blue Research Cores,

1.120.000 KJ Charge

Scan HHD in Living Quarters

Product Terminal Xray

Tier Research Name Unlocks Prerequisite Cores Required How to obtain
Tier 2
Coolant Compression
Shiverthorn Extract Gel 5 Purple Research Cores WIP
Shiverthorn Gel Threshing
Enables lossless threshing of Shiverthorn Gel into Shiverthorn Extract. 5 Purple Research Cores WIP
CoolDense II
Increases Coolant density by 15%. 10 Purple Research Cores Scan HHD in Research Lab
Reinforced Frames Threshing
Enables threshing of reinforced frames into their basic forms. 10 Purple Research Cores WIP
Tier 3
CoolDense III
Increases Coolant density by 30%. CoolDense II 15 Purple Research Cores Scan HHD in Powerplant
Ceramics
Ceramic Parts

Clay Ceramic Tiles

15 Purple Research Cores WIP
Electric Motor
Electric Motor

Electric Frames

Ceramics 15 Purple Research Cores WIP
Basic Optimization
Enables alternative production methodologies for basic mechanisms. Review Assembler configuration for additional schematics. Reinforced Frames Threshing 15 Purple Research Cores WIP
Tier 4
Mass Production (Coolant)
Enables mass production of Coolant. review Assembler configuration for additional schematics. Coolant Compression 10 Blue Research Cores,

20.000 KJ Charge

WIP
CoolDense IV
Increases Coolant density by 60%. CoolDense III 20 Purple Research Cores Scan HHD In Research Lab
Ceramics Threshing
Enables ability to thresh Ceramic Parts into Gravel suitable for the manufacture of Concrete Ceramics 20 Blue Research Cores,

40.000 KJ Charge

WIP
Production Optimization
Enables alternative production methodologies for advanced components. Review Assembler configuration for additional schematics. Basic Optimization 20 Purple Research Cores WIP
Tier 5
CoolDense V
Increases Coolant density by 120%. CoolDense IV 30 Blue Research Cores,

60.000 KJ Charge

Scan HHD by Research Lab
Reinforced Frames Threshing
Enables alternative production methodologies for Relay Circuits. Review Assembler configuration for additional schematics. Production Optimization 90 Purple Research Cores WIP