Research

Espionage Technology

Improves probe stealth, report depth and your advantage against enemy counter-intelligence.

🌌 Strategic 200 metal, 1,000 crystal, 200 deuterium

Computer Technology

Adds one simultaneous fleet slot per level and supports advanced command infrastructure.

🌌 Strategic 400 crystal, 600 deuterium

Weapons Technology

Raises attack damage for every ship and planetary defence by 10% per level.

⚔ Combat 800 metal, 200 crystal

Armour Technology

Raises armour points for every ship and planetary defence by 10% per level.

⚔ Combat 200 metal, 600 crystal

Shielding Technology

Raises shield points for every ship and planetary defence by 10% per level.

⚔ Combat 1,000 metal

Energy Technology

Speeds all research by 2.5% per level and opens major propulsion, weapons and power branches.

📈 Economy 800 crystal, 400 deuterium

Hyperspace Technology

Establishes hyperspace physics required by advanced drives, orbital industry and capital projects.

🚀 Propulsion 4,000 crystal, 2,000 deuterium

Combustion Drive

Makes cargo ships and recyclers 10% faster per level.

🚀 Propulsion 400 metal, 600 deuterium

Impulse Drive

Makes cruisers and colony ships 20% faster per level.

🚀 Propulsion 2,000 metal, 4,000 crystal, 600 deuterium

Hyperspace Drive

Makes battleships and heavy warships 30% faster per level.

🚀 Propulsion 10,000 metal, 20,000 crystal, 6,000 deuterium

Laser Technology

Raises Light and Heavy Laser firepower by 2% per level and opens the advanced defence branch.

⚔ Combat 200 metal, 100 crystal

Ion Technology

Raises Ion Cannon firepower by 2% per level while advancing the plasma-defence chain.

⚔ Combat 1,000 metal, 300 crystal, 100 deuterium

Plasma Technology

Raises Plasma Turret firepower by 2% per level and unlocks the strongest standard defence weapon.

⚔ Combat 2,000 metal, 4,000 crystal, 1,000 deuterium

Intergalactic Research Network

Adds 12% research speed per level by linking advanced laboratories across the empire.

🌌 Strategic 240,000 metal, 400,000 crystal, 160,000 deuterium

Expedition Technology

Unlocks expeditions and improves their positive discovery chance and rich-field rewards.

🌌 Strategic 4,000 metal, 8,000 crystal, 4,000 deuterium

Metal Processing

Raises metal production by 2% per level on every colony.

📈 Economy 2,000 metal

Crystal Processing

Raises crystal production by 2% per level on every colony.

📈 Economy 2,000 metal, 1,000 crystal

Deuterium Processing

Raises deuterium production by 2% per level on every colony.

📈 Economy 2,000 metal, 2,000 crystal, 1,000 deuterium

Graviton Technology

Provides the exotic-physics gate required by Titan Construction Technology.

🌌 Strategic 500,000 deuterium

Titan Construction Technology

Completes the research program required to construct Titan-class capital ships.

🌌 Strategic 2,000,000 metal, 1,000,000 crystal, 500,000 deuterium

Xenobiology & Archaeology

Unlocks Planetary Scan missions and improves rare discovery chances by 2% per level, capped at 15%.

🌌 Strategic 4,000 metal, 8,000 crystal, 3,000 deuterium

Colonisation Doctrine

Raises your colony limit at levels 1, 2, 5 and 10: 9, 18, 36, 45, then 54.

🌌 Strategic 1,200,000 metal, 1,600,000 crystal, 500,000 deuterium

Ship Design Technology

Unlocks configurable military hulls; level 5 and every second level after it adds one universal module slot to all military hulls.

🌌 Strategic 20,000 metal, 30,000 crystal, 10,000 deuterium

Deflector Screen Systems

Level 1 unlocks Deflector Screens; every level adds 2% shield strength to that module.

🛠 Ship Systems 12,000 metal, 24,000 crystal, 6,000 deuterium

Barrier Generator Systems

Level 1 unlocks Barrier Generators; every level adds 2% shield strength to that module.

🛠 Ship Systems 90,000 metal, 180,000 crystal, 60,000 deuterium

Capital Aegis Systems

Level 1 unlocks Capital Aegis; every level adds 2% shield strength to that module.

🛠 Ship Systems 900,000 metal, 1,800,000 crystal, 750,000 deuterium

Armour Plating

Level 1 unlocks Armour Plates; every level adds 2% armour strength to that module.

🛠 Ship Systems 24,000 metal, 8,000 crystal, 2,000 deuterium

Reinforced Armour Engineering

Level 1 unlocks Reinforced Armour; every level adds 2% armour strength to that module.

🛠 Ship Systems 180,000 metal, 70,000 crystal, 30,000 deuterium

Ablative Citadel Engineering

Level 1 unlocks Ablative Citadels; every level adds 2% armour strength to that module.

🛠 Ship Systems 1,800,000 metal, 700,000 crystal, 350,000 deuterium

Capital Fold Drive Engineering

Level 1 unlocks the Capital Fold Drive; every level adds 2% thrust to that drive.

🛠 Ship Systems 2,200,000 metal, 3,600,000 crystal, 1,800,000 deuterium

Planetary Invasion Technology

Unlocks the ground-war system and the infrastructure needed to take or liberate planets.

🪖 Invasion 100,000 metal, 80,000 crystal, 40,000 deuterium

Troop Combat Training

Raises troop attack and defence by 10% per level for attackers and defenders.

🪖 Invasion 200,000 metal, 150,000 crystal, 80,000 deuterium

Troop Transport Expansion

Adds 250 troop capacity to every Troop Transport per level.

🪖 Invasion 150,000 metal, 100,000 crystal, 50,000 deuterium