Guide to Research and Development

Research & Development

• R&D (not to be confused with the RD) consists of scientists experimenting on individual objects found around the station by putting them in the Deconstructive Analyzer, which reverse-engineers and disintegrates the object. The Server Computer will allow you to then use the the technology from deconstructed objects to build more advanced and efficient versions of the original object, and even new tools such as laser cannons!

• Essentially this means that a scientist in this modern world doesn't actually have to know any of the concepts he's working with; it's all about melting things down and playing with the resulting toys! Ain't life grand?

Deconstruction

• Deconstruction is simple. Insert an item into the Deconstructive Analyzer, make sure it's synced to the research computer, and then use the computer to deconstruct the item. Items of same or higher tech level will raise certain types of tech trees by 1 level. It is possible to eject items from the Deconstructive Analyzer.

• Experiment! Some technology on the station is so basic that the analyzer won't even bother with them, but things like bruise packs, flashbangs, and some of the odds and ends in your very lab will all work.

Materials Research

Summary: Development of new and improved materials."

---

• Level 1: legcuffs, console screen, manipulator, matter bin, glass, sandstone, metal, wood, cardboard, match, handcuffs, kitchen knife, wrench, wirecutters, log, pickaxe, shovel, L6 SAW, double barrel shotgun, surgical drill, cautery, hemostat, retractor, scapel, saw.

• Level 2: hachet, scythe, subspace ansible, subspace amplifier, subspace treatment, subspace analyzer, subspace crystal, Ripley parts, Gygax parts, Odysseus parts, light replacer, reinforced glass, leather, plasma, plasteel, cloth, RCD, compressed matter cartridge, riot shield, flashbang grenade, mining drill, paralysis pen, revolver, floral somatoray, submachine gun, uzi, C20r, silenced pistol, Stechtkin pistol, Mateba, pump/combat shotgun, EMP grenade.

• Level 3: nano manipulator, advanced matter bin, subspace transmitter, subspace treatment disk, Durand parts, Mech Syringe Gun, Mech Armor Booster Module (Close Combat Weaponry), Mech eZ-13 mk2 Heavy pulse rifle, silver, silver pickaxe, sonic jackhammer, laser cannon, stun revolver, xray laser gun, chem sprayer.

• Level 4: super capacitor, soul stone shard, diamond drill, mounted RCD, Mech Armor Booster Module (Ranged Weaponry), inteliCard, gold, bananium, 'Safeguard' AI module, 'ProtectStation' AI Module, 'PrototypeEngineOffline' AI Module, 'TeleporterOffline' AI Module, 'Quarantine' AI Module, 'OxygenIsToxicToHumans' AI Module, 'Freeform' AI Module, 'Reset' AI Module, 'Asimov' Core AI Module, 'Corporate' Core AI Module, energy combat shield, golden pickaxe, plasma cutter, biological demolecularisor, temperature gun.

• Level 5: pico manipulator, super matter bin, Durand armour plates, Phazon parts, uranium, advanced energy gun.

• Level 6: Gygax armour plates, diamond, 'OneHuman' AI Module, 'Purge' AI Module, 'P.A.L.A.D.I.N.' Core AI Module, 'T.Y.R.A.N.T.' Core AI Module, 'Freeform' Core AI Module, hacked AI Module, diamond drill, diamond pickaxe.

• Level 7: Phazon torso, Phazon chassis.

Engineering Research

Summary: Development of new and improved engineering techniques.

---

• Level 1: Mech plasma converter, multitool, T-ray scanner, analyzer, wrench, wirecutters, welding tool, crowbar, pickaxe, shovel, airlock painter.

• Level 2: Circuit board (Destructive Analyzer, Autolathe, Circuit Imprinter, Protolathe, Subspace Receiver, Hub Mainframe, Relay Mainframe, Bus Mainframe, Processor Unit, Telecommunication Server, Subspace Broadcaster), Ripley parts, Odysseus parts, industrial welding tool, Optical Meson Scanner, mining drill, sonic jackhammer.

• Level 3: Circuit Board (PACMAN-type Generator, Exosuit Fabricator), diamond drill, Mech ExoNuclear Reactor, upgraded welding tool, Optical Material Scanner, plasma cutter, Gygax parts, Durand parts, chem sprayer.

• Level 4: Circuit Board (SUPERPACMAN-type Generator), RCD, experimental welding tool, diamond pickaxe.

• Level 5: Circuit Board (MRSPACMAN-type Generator), Gygax armour plates, Durand armour plates, diamond drill.

Plasma Research

Summary: Research into the mysterious substance colloqually known as plasma

---

• Level 1: flamethrower.

• Level 2: plasma, Mech plasma converter.

• Level 3: Circuit Board (PACMAN-type Generator), plasma cutter.

'Blue-space' Research

Summary: Research into the sub-reality known as 'blue-space

---

• Level 1: subspace ansible, tracking beacon, subspace amplifier, subspace treatment disk, subspace wavelength analyzer, ansible crystal, circuit board (Subspace Receiver, Subspace Broadcaster), suspicious beacon.

• Level 2: Circuit Board (Relay Mainframe, Teleporter), subspace transmitter, Phazon arms, mech gravitational catapult.

• Level 3: hand tele, blue-space tomato, Phazon legs, mech mounted RCD, mech wormhole generator.

• Level 4: teleporter scroll, bag of holding, soul stone shard.

• Level 5:

• Level 6: Phazon torso.

• Level 7:

• Level 8:

• Level 9:

• Level 10: mech teleporter.

Biological Technology

Summary: Research into the deeper mysteries of life and organic substances.

---

• Level 1: health analyzer, bruise pack, ointment, wood, grass, plant analyzer, scapel, circular saw, surgical drill, retractor, hemostat, cautery, surgical drapes.

• Level 2: Circuit board (Cloning Scanner, AI core, PanD.E.M.I.C. 2200, DNA Machine pandemic circuit, Crew monitoring computer, Operating Computer, AI Integrity Restorer), syntiflesh, Ripley torso, Odysseus torso, mass spectrometer, advanced mass spectrometer, 'Quarantine' AI Module, 'OxygenIsToxicToHumans' AI Module, health scanner HUD.

• Level 3: Circuit board (Clone Pod, Cloning), Gygax torso, Durand torso, mech mounted sleeper, brain, MMI, floral somatoray.

• Level 4: mech Syringe Gun, slime extract, charged slime core, radio-enabled MMI.

• Level 5:

• Level 6:

• Level 7: Alien Brain

Power Manipulation Technology

Summary: The various technologies behind the storage and generation of electicity.

---

• Level 1: capacitor, power cell, potato battery.

• Level 2: Circuit board (Solar Control), mech plasma converter, high-capacity power cell, charged slime core, sonic jackhammer, stun revolver.

• Level 3: Circuit Board (PACMAN-type Generator, Mech Bay Power Control Console), advanced capacitor, mech ExoNuclear Reactor, powersink, mining drill, laser cannon, advanced energy gun, floral somatoray, temperature gun, biological demolecularisor.

• Level 4: Circuit Board (SUPERPACMAN-type Generator), mech mounted RCD, mech eZ-13 mk2 Heavy pulse rifle, diamond drill.

• Level 5: Circuit Board (MRSPACMAN-type Generator), super-capacity power cell, super capacitor.

• Level 6: Phazon torso, hyper-capacity power cell.

Electromagnetic Spectrum Research

Summary: Research into the electromagnetic spectrum. No clue how they actually work, though.

---

• Level 1: station bound radio, scanning module, micro laser, subspace filter, subspace treatment, crew monitor circuit, mech_tracking beacon, multitool, health analyzer, tray scanner, analyzer, locator, hand tele, igniter, proximity sensor, signaler, timer, plant analyzer.

• Level 2: subspace amplifer, subspace analyzer, ansible crystal, destructive analyzer, communcation console circuit, gygax head, phazon arms, synthetic flash, flash, mass spectrometer, emag, infrared emitter, meson goggles, night vision goggles, laser gun, lasertag guns, energy gun, mini energy crossbow, temperature gun.

• Level 3: advance scanning module, high powered micro laser, subspace ansible, subspace transmitter, durand head, phazon legs, mech_gravity catapult, mech_repair droid, light replacer, energy sheild, emp grenade, energy sword, material goggles, thermal meson goggles, huds.

• Level 4: Mech Syringe Gun, mech_rcd, mech_energy relay, chameleon projector, advance mass spectrometer, ion rifle.

• Level 5: phasic scanning module, ultra powered micro laser.

• Level 6: phazon head.

Data Theory Research

Summary: The development of new computer and artificial intelligence and data storage systems.

---

• Level 1: micro manipulator, arcade circuit.

• Level 2: nano manipulator, pico manipulator, subspace ansible, subspace filter, subspace amplifer, subspace treatment, subspace analyzer, destructive analyzer circuit, autholathe circuit, protolathe circuit, circuit imprint circuit, clone scanner circuit, subspace reciver circuit, bus mainframe circuit, hub mainframe circuit, relay mainframe circuit, processer unit circuit, telecom server circuit, subspace broadcaster circuit, pandemic circuit, communications, teleporter circuit, solar control circuit, order computer circuit, operating console circuit, mining camera console circuit, mining shuttle circuit, area air control circuit, mech tracking beacon, Ripley parts, Gygax parts, Durand parts, Odysseus parts, mounted sleeper, pai card.

• Level 3: pacman gen, super pacman gen, miss pacman circuit, R&D server circuit, exofab circuit, clone pod circuit, message monitor circuit, robotics console circuit, cloning circuit, crew monitor circuit, mech power circuit, supply computer circuit, coms server monitor circuit, coms monitor circuit, coms traffic circuit, AI restorer circuit, odysseus head, Odysseus circuits, Ripley circuits, Mech Syringe Gun, repair droid, safeguard mod, one human mod, protection station mod, teleporter offline mod, quarantine mod, oxygen toxic mod, reset mod, purge mod, Asimov mod, corp mod, paladin mod, tyrant mod, freeform core mod, hacked mod.

• Level 4: air core circuit, ai upload circuit, borg upload circuit, holo deck control circuit, phazon head, exosuit control circuit, gygax_circuits, durand_circuits, honker_circuits, ai card, freeform mod, robo cop mod, antimov mod.

• Level 5: phazon torso.

Illegal Technologies Research

Summary: The study of technologies that violate Nanotrassen regulations.

---

• Level 1: suspicious toolbox.

• Level 2: L6 SAW, Stechtkin pistol, Energy relay, tyrant mod, emag, c4.

• Level 3: chameleon jumpsuit, syndicate shoes, syndicate/binary encryption key, agent card.

• Level 4: thermal meson goggles, voice mask, chameleon projector, energy shield, energy sword.

• Level 5: paralysis pen, mini energy-crossbow, power sink.

• Level 6:

• Level 7: singularity beacon, hacked mod.

• Level 8: uzi, C20r, silenced pistol.

Combat Systems Research

Summary: The development of offensive and defensive systems.

---

• Level 1: hatchet, synthetic flash, flash, flamethrower, flashbang, toolbox, nettle, mouse trap, lasertag guns.

• Level 2: scythe, stun baton, mc9mm ammo, c9mm ammo, a762 ammo, a75 ammo, a50 ammo, a12mm, c45, revolver, ion rifle, mini energry crossbow, silenced pistol, stechtkin pistol, mateba.

• Level 3: mech_energy weponary, large grenade, energy axe, death nettle, laser gun, advanced energy gun, stun revolver, temperature gun, double barrel shotgun.

• Level 4: gygax armour, durand armour, gygax weaponary circuit, durand weaponary circuit, chain of command, laser cannon, submachine gun, pump action shotgun.

• Level 5: uzi, C20r, L6 saw, combat shotgun.

• Level 6: mech_pulse rife.

Construction

• This is where advanced technology you discovered by increasing tech trees will be made. Nothing exciting at first can be built, but you will get increasingly more fun devices as tech trees increase. Some high tech items may malfuction every once in a while, but putting them back in the Analyzer will allow you to see what went wrong and fix the problem, creating a more efficient device.

Protolathe

• The Protolathe requires materials such as metal, glass and other mineable minerals, each sheet gives 3750 units when inserted into a Protolathe. It allows you build objects such as stock parts, mining equipment, power cells and many more. Weaponry can also be built but will be locked in a special lockbox until a person with armory access or an emag is used on it.

Item	Mat	Engi	Plas	Pow	Data	Blue	Bio	EMP	Syn	Com		Metal	Glass	Silver	Gold	Diamonds	Uranium	Plasma	Mutagen	Reliability	Locked
Intellicard AI Transportation System	4				4								1000		200
Personal Artificial Intelligence Card					3							500	500
Design Storage Disk					1							30	10
Technology Data Storage Disk					1							30	10
Basic Capacitor				1								50	50
Basic Sensor Module								1				50	50
Micro Manipulator	1				1							30
Basic Micro-Laser								1				10	20
Basic Matter Bin	1											80
Advanced Capacitor				3								50	50
Advanced Sensor Module								3				50	20
Nano Manipulator	3				2							30
High-Power Micro-Laser								3				10	20
Advanced Matter Bin	3											80
Subspace Ansible	4				3	2		4				80		20
Hyperwave Filter					3			3				40		10
Subspace Amplifier	4				3	2		4				10	30				15
Subspace Treatment Disk	4				3	2		2				10		20
Subspace Analyzer (name bug?)	4				3	2		4				10			15
Ansible Crystal	4					2		4					1000	20	20
Subspace Transmitter	5					3		5					100	10			15
Super Capacitor	4			5								50	50		20					71
Phasic Sensor Module	3							5				50	20	10						72
Pico Manipulator	5				2							30								73
Ultra-High-Power Micro-Laser	5							5				10	20				10			70
Super Matter Bin	5											80								75
Basic Power Cell				1								700	50
High-Capacity Power Cell				2								700	60
Super-Capacity Power Cell	2			3								700	70							75
Hyper-Capacity Power Cell	4			5								400	70	150	150					70
Mass-Spectrometer							2	2				30	20							76
Advanced Mass-Spectrometer							2	4				30	20							74
Man-Machine Interface					2		3					1000	500							76
Radio-enabled Man-Machine Interface					2		4					1200	500							74
Advanced Energy Gun	5			3						3		5000	1000				500			76	Yes
Stun Revolver	3			2						3		4000									Yes
Laser Cannon	3			3						4		10000	1000			2000					Yes
Decloner	7			6			5			8					5000		10000		40		Yes
Chem Sprayer	3	3					2			3		5000	1000							100
Rapid Syringe Gun	3	3					2			3		5000	1000
Energy Crossbow	5	3					4		3	4		5000	1000	1000			1000
Temperature Gun	4			3				2		3		5000	500	3000							Yes
Floral Somatoray	2			3			3					2000	500				500
Large Grenade	2									3		3000								79
Submachine Gun	3									4		8000		2000		1000					Yes
Ammunition Box (9mm)	3									4		3750		100
Stun Shell	3									3		4000
Sonic Jackhammer	3	2		3								2000	500	500
Mining Drill	2	2		3								6000	1000
Optical Meson Scanner		2						2				50	50
Tracking Beacon						1						20	10
Plasma Cutter	4	3	3									1500	500		500			500		79
Diamond Pickaxe	6															3000
Diamond Mining Drill	6	4		4								3000	1000			3750				79
Bag of Holding	6					4									3000	1500	250			80
Health Scanner HUD							2	3				50	50
Security HUD								3		2		50	50								Yes

Circuit Imprinter

• The Circuit Imprinter requires acid, glass and occasionally gold. Each board requires different levels of data theory and material tech, some may require bluespace or biologcial tech to be able to be built, such as biological or blue-space. With gold, you can make Law modules, or AI circuits types. Machine circuits such as mech suits and power generators can also be built.

• Information on how to construct machines is available at the Guide to advanced construction.

• Research required for each board:

(Grouped by requirements)

Data Theory 1:

Arcade Board

Data Theory 2:

Circuit Design (Security)
Circuit Design (Security Records Console)
Circuit Design (Prisoner Management Console)
Circuit Design (Atmospheric Alerts Console)
Circuit Design (Atmospheric Monitoring Console)
Circuit Design (Medical Records)
Circuit Design (ID Computer)
Circuit Design (Power Monitor)
Circuit Design (Supply Ordering Console)
Circuit Design (Outpost Status Delivery)

   Biological 2:
   Circuit Design (Operating Computer)
   Circuit Design (PanD.E.M.I.C. 2200)

   Biological 3:
   Circuit Design (DNA Machine)

   Electromagnetic Spectrum 2:
   Circuit Design (Communications)

   Power Manipulation 2:
   Circuit Design (Solar Control)

   Power Manipulation 3:
   Circuit Design (Mech Bay Power Control Console)

Data Theory 3:

R&D Server Control Console Board
R&D Server Board
Circuit Design (Exosuit Control Console)
Circuit Design (Supply Shuttle Console)
Ripley Central Control Module
Ripley Peripherals Control Module
H.O.N.K. Central Control Module
H.O.N.K. Peripherals Control Module
H.O.N.K. Weapons and Targeting Module

   Biological 2, Electromagnetic 2:
   Circuit Design (Crew Monitoring Computer)

   Bluespace 2:
   Circuit Design (Teleporter Console)

   Biological 3:
   Circuit Design (Cloning Machine Console)
   Circuit Design (Clone Pod)
   Circuit Design (Cloning Scanner)

Data Theory 4:

Circuit Design (AI Upload)
Circuit Design (Cyborg Upload)
Circuit Design (Robotic Control Console)
Circuit Design (R&D Console)
Gygax Central Control Module
Gygax Peripherals Control Module
Durand Central Control Module
Durand Peripherals Control Module

    Combat 2:
    Gygax Weapons and Targeting Module
    Durand Weapons and Targeting Module

    Biological 3:
    Circuit Design (AI Core)

Ai Modules:

Safeguard: Data Theory 3, Materials 4
OneHuman: Data Theory 4, Materials 6
ProtectStation: Data Theory 3, Materials 6
TeleporterOffline: Data Theory 3
Quarantine: Data Theory 3, Materials 4, Biological 2
OxygenIsToxicToHumans: Data Theory 3, Materials 4, Biological 2
Freeform: Data Theory 4, Materials 4
Reset: Data Theory 3, Materials 6
Purge: Data Theory 4, Materials 6
Asimov: Data Theory 3, Materials 6
Paladin: Data Theory 4, Materials 6
T.Y.R.A.N.T.: Data Theory 4, Materials 6, Illegal 2

Machines:

Destructive Analyzer Board: Data Theory 2,Electromagnetic Spectrum 2, Engineering 2
Protolathe Board: Data Theory 2,Engineering 2 
Autolathe Board: Data Theory 2,Engineering 2
Circuit Imprinter: Data Theory 2,Engineering 2 
Exosuit Fabricator: Data Theory 3, Engineering 3
PACMAN-Generator Board: Data Theory 3,Plasma 3, Engineering 3, Power Manipulation 3
SUPERPACMAN-Generator Board:  Data Theory 3,Engineering 4,Power Manipulation 4  
MRSPACMAN-Generator Board: Data Theory 3,Engineering 5,Power Manipulation 5