Research

Research

Research represents long-term empire investment.

Unlike buildings or ships, research applies empire-wide effects and permanently enhances:

• Economy
• Fleet performance
• Defensive strength
• Expansion capability
• Alliance and late-game systems

Research is divided into categories:

• Economy
• Fleet
• Security
• Frontier
• Warlord
• Guardian
• Pioneer

Each research belongs to a Realm tier and requires specific dependencies.

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Realm 1 Research

Economy

• Industrial Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Energy Systems

Fleet

• Chemical Propulsion
• Weapon Systems
• Fleet Mastery

Security

• Resource Protection
• Defense Engineering
• Shield Technology
• Fleet Hangar Protocols
• Defense Recovery

Frontier

• Sensor Technology
• Expedition Basics
• Astrophysics
• Salvage Operations

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Realm 2 Research

Economy

• Advanced Resource Extraction

• Trade Networks

• Colonial Administration

• Debris Mastery

Warlord

• Kinetic Warfare

• Energy Weapons

• Ion Propulsion

• Fleet Preservation

Guardian

• Advanced Fortifications

• Support Warfare

• Defensive Logistics

• Siege Resistance

Pioneer

• Deep Space Sensors

• Expedition Mastery

• First Contact Protocols

• Colonial Expansion

• Fusion Technology

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Realm 3 Research

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Realm 4 Research

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Research Mechanics Overview

• Research effects scale per level.
• Effects are additive to existing systems.
• Dependencies must be met before upgrading.
• Research Lab level limits maximum research level.

Research choices define empire specialization.

Research Time Calculation

CEIL(researchTime * 2 ^ researchLevel * 0.95 ^ researchLabTotalLevel)