Engineering tree

Engineering tree allows you to research STL/FTL drive and other ship/mech parts, extractors, tools like Mining Laser or Hookshot, EPP Augments, teleporters, terraformers and high-tech crafting materials.

See the page Research for "how it works" information.

List of nodes

Compact Power

Tier 3

You've learned to make space-efficient batteries at an Atomic Furnace which will be useful as surplus power sources in machinery and some weapons.

Unlocks: Battery, AA Battery.

Requires	Gold Circuits (Engineering tree)
Price	1000x Research 2x Gold Bar 10x Copper Wire

Research Computers

Tier 2

You've put your knowledge of computer parts to use to produce handy laptops that will automatically research items for you.

Unlocks: Personal Computer.

Requires	Gold Circuits (Engineering tree)
Price	2000x Research 5x Tungsten Bar 5x Advanced Plastic

Allows to research: Improved Researchers (Engineering tree).

Improved Researchers

Tier 3

Access to quantum computing means you can make stronger computers that research more quickly and store more data.

Unlocks: Advanced Computer.

Requires	Research Computers (Engineering tree)
Price	4000x Research 5x Titanium Bar 2x Quantum Processor

Allows to research: Neural Networks (Engineering tree).

Neural Networks

Tier 4

With AI technology, you've designed a data tower which will generate huge amounts of research for your benefit, vastly outstripping all computers that came before it.

Unlocks: Research Server.

Requires	Improved Researchers (Engineering tree)
Price	8000x Research 5x Durasteel Bar 2x A.I. Chip

Allows to research: Superior Networks (Engineering tree).

Superior Networks

Tier 5

Your AI is super-advanced now, and generate huge amounts of research for your benefit, allowing you to kick off your shoes and finally let something do the work for you that you can rely on.

Unlocks: Research Mainframe.

Requires	Neural Networks (Engineering tree)
Price	16000x Research 5x Dense Alloy 1x Particle Core 1x Honed Lunari

Machining

Tier 1

The Machining Table is the place to produce mechanical components, and will serve as the base workstation for many of your scientific forays. You've learned to create one yourself along with variety of basic items used in engineering.

To craft a Machining Table you'll need to use your basic [C]rafting menu.

Unlocks: Machining Table, Lab Directory, Basic Microscope, Sticky Note Pad, Paper, Copper Wire, Electromagnet, Silicon Board, Laser Diode, Research Microdisc, Research Holodisc, Research Megadisc.

Requires	Basic Training (Engineering tree)
Price	150x Research 1x Iron Bar 1x Copper Bar

Allows to research: Gold Circuits (Engineering tree), Extraction Basics (Engineering tree), Basic Robotics (Engineering tree), Tinkering (Engineering tree), Spacefaring and Vehicles (Engineering tree), Lab Utilities (Engineering tree).

Improved Modules

Tier 3

You've improved upon your EPP module design, developing upgrades for many of your modules and inventing a few new ones, too.

Unlocks: Ammo Belt III, Ammo Belt IV, Feeding II, Feeding III, Item Magnet II, Item Magnet III, Kinetic Field II, Kinetic Field III, Mobility II, Reloader III, Reloader IV, Glide, Water Walk, Regeneration I, Regeneration II.

Requires	Basic EPP Modules (Engineering tree)
Price	1500x Research 5x Tungsten Bar 2x Advanced Circuit

Allows to research: Module Mastery (Engineering tree).

Basic EPP Modules

Tier 2

You've developed a suite of simple EPP modules which can be installed to gain useful benefits in addition to the effects your EPP already provides.

Unlocks: 8-Bit Powerup, Ammo Belt I, Ammo Belt II, Feeding I, Item Magnet I, Kinetic Field, Mobility I, Reloader I, Reloader II, Re-Breather, Berserker Unit, Augment Extractor.

Requires	Tinkering (Engineering tree)
Price	600x Research 2x Silicon Board

Allows to research: Improved Modules (Engineering tree), Defensive Modules (Engineering tree).

Module Mastery

Tier 5

With mastery of EPP modules comes several new amazingly useful creations that will provide incredible benefits. In addition to improving your already considerably impressive designs, you can even ward off Erchius Ghosts, insanity, sheer darkness or the need to eat!

Unlocks: Aether Immunity, Cosmic Barrier, Ghost Shield, Insanity Shield, Darkness Shield, Shadow Shield, Kinetic Field IV, Ammo Belt V, Reloader V, Regeneration III, Mobility III, Feed-Munity Chip, Repulsor Field III, Immunity Field.

Requires	Improved Modules (Engineering tree), Advanced Protection (Engineering tree)
Price	10000x Research 5x Morphite 50x Advanced Plastic

Defensive Modules

Tier 3

You've designed a lot of new EPP modules which will protect you from heat, radiation, cold and other hazards. Surviving hostile environments has never been so easy.

Unlocks: Heat Shield I, Cold Shield I, Bio-Ooze Shield, Radiation Shield I, Protocite Shield, Poison Shield, Acid Shield, Poison Barrier, Physical Barrier, Fire Barrier, Ice Barrier, Electric Barrier, Radioactive Barrier, Repulsor Field I, Cosmic Resist I, Cosmic Resist II.

Requires	Basic EPP Modules (Engineering tree)
Price	1500x Research 5x Tungsten Bar 2x Advanced Circuit

Allows to research: Advanced Protection (Engineering tree).

Advanced Protection

Tier 4

Your defensive modules have gotten even better, allowing you to resist more exotic elements like Cosmic and Shadow and completely protect from hot, cold or radioactive planets.

Unlocks: Heat Shield II, Cold Shield II, Radiation Shield II, Shadow Barrier, Repulsor Field II, Immunity I, Cosmic Resist III.

Requires	Defensive Modules (Engineering tree)
Price	3000x Research 5x Durasteel Bar

Allows to research: Module Mastery (Engineering tree).

Experimental Weapons

Tier 6

You've just got so many ideas floating around in your head that there's nothing else to do but put them all onto paper. You can now upgrade several pre-existing weapons into bizarre and lethal new forms.

Unlocks: Adaptable Crossbow DX, Micro-Rocket Cannon, Corruption Pump, Nature's Wrath, Slaughter Manipulator, Antimatter Blade, Corrupted Spear, Corrupted Blade, Frost Blade, Molten Sword, Shadowspike.

Requires	Gadgeteering Mastery (Engineering tree)
Price	10000x Research 5x Lasombrium Seed

Extraction Basics

Tier 1

You've learned the basics of resource extraction and can now build rudimentary devices to extract, research and centrifuge materials.

Extractor

Put almost anything in and it will convert it into something else. Most items are processed in groups of 50.

Centrifuge

Put any liquid inside and the centrifuge will start working - though the wooden one isn't quite durable enough to handle lava and other volatile stuff. Researched in the Power Systems tree.

Research Computer

Put an item with a value greater than 0 in one and it will automatically convert it into an amount of research equal to 5% of the item's pixel value. Learned by pursuing Gold Circuitry research.

Unlocks: Hand Mill, Wooden Centrifuge, Basic Computer, Refinery.

Requires	Machining (Engineering tree)
Price	300x Research

Allows to research: Extraction Labs (Engineering tree).

Extraction Labs

Tier 2

The extraction lab is a big step up over the hand mill, working much more quickly. You'll want many extraction labs to process all sorts of resources.

Unlocks: Extraction Lab.

Requires	Extraction Basics (Engineering tree)
Price	600x Research 20x Carbon Dioxide 2x Tungsten Bar

Allows to research: Advanced Extraction (Engineering tree).

Advanced Extraction

Tier 3

You've greatly improved upon your extraction lab design, producing a lab that is faster than ever at processing resources and even gives some bonus outputs.

Unlocks: Extraction Lab MKII.

Requires	Extraction Labs (Engineering tree)
Price	1200x Research 5x Advanced Alloy

Focusing Arrays

Tier 4

By combining quantum computing with specialized crystals, you can create energy-focusing devices that are excellent in high-tech machines as well as powerful energy weapons.

Unlocks: Focusing Array.

Requires	Protocite Circuits (Engineering tree)
Price	2400x Research 10x Plasmic Crystal 50x Crystal

Allows to research: Terraforming (Engineering tree).

Gadgetry

Tier 1

You've developed a number of useful tools. Their functionality can be improved by upgrading them with manipulator modules.

Unlocks: Hookshot, Personal Tricorder, Monster Detector, Monster Inspector, Rail Hook, Multi-ore Detector, Cave Detector, Precision Ore Detector.

Requires	Tinkering (Engineering tree)
Price	500x Research 10x Core Fragment

Allows to research: Advanced Gadgets (Engineering tree).

Advanced Gadgets

Tier 3

Your experimentation has led to the creation of a few cool new toys.

Unlocks: Protocite Scanning Tool, Perpetual Accelerator, Powered Rail Hook, Flightfire, Blastcap Launcher, Terramart Shipments 3.0, Escape Teleporter, Lasher Hook.

Requires	Gadgetry (Engineering tree)
Price	1000x Research 6x Titanium Bar

Allows to research: Gadgeteering Mastery (Engineering tree).

Gadgeteering Mastery

Tier 5

Your desire for progress has led you to experiment with Morphite to plan a brand-new, super-awesome Matter Manipulator, as well as a few other creations on the side.

Unlocks: Nano-Tether, Lasher Hook II, Terramart Shipments 3.5, Morphite Manipulator.

Requires	Advanced Gadgets (Engineering tree)
Price	7500x Research 6x Morphite

Allows to research: Quantum Manipulation (Engineering tree), Experimental Weapons (Engineering tree).

Gold Circuits

Tier 2

Gold has many useful applications in computing. You can now put it to use in the creation of useful processors and RAM sticks. Make sure to upgrade your Machining Table into an Auto Assembler first!

Unlocks: Advanced Processor, Stick of RAM.

Requires	Machining (Engineering tree)
Price	450x Research 4x Silicon Board 3x Gold Bar

Allows to research: Graphene Circuits (Engineering tree), Research Computers (Engineering tree), Compact Power (Engineering tree), Shields (Engineering tree).

Graphene Circuits

Tier 2

The wonderful material known as Graphene conducts electricity far better than its carbon origins might indicate. With it, you can create very durable, heat resistant circuits that will be useful in heavy machinery.

Unlocks: Advanced Circuit.

Requires	Gold Circuits (Engineering tree)
Price	800x Research 5x Silicon Board 5x Graphene

Allows to research: Protocite Circuits (Engineering tree), Energy Cores (Engineering tree), Upgrade Crafting (Engineering tree).

Quantum Manipulation

Tier 6

Turns out you could do better than just Morphite. With a Quantum Manipulator, you can rewrite the fabric of reality itself to excavate vast amounts of material in record time. The Protectorate would be quite jealous, if it still existed.

Unlocks: Quantum Manipulator.

Requires	Gadgeteering Mastery (Engineering tree)
Price	15000x Research 50x Liquid Metallic Hydrogen 20x Quantum Processor

Mech Creation

Tier 2

You've learned a lot about building modular mechs and can now make galactic-standard mech parts at a Mech Crafting Table.

The weight of your mech is very important. Lighter mechs get around more easily and burn less fuel, while heavy mechs are more durable and can crush things by jumping on them.

Note: You no longer need to gather "salvage" components to make mechs - they are now made with other resources such as circuit boards and energy cores. Salvage can be extracted to provide potentially useful resources instead.

Unlocks: Mech Part Crafting Table, Mech Assembly Station, Defense Field I, Fuel Tank I, Mobility Unit, Mech Repair Pod, Mech Repair Tool, Stock Mech Legs, Improved Mech Legs, Stock Mech Boosters, Improved Mech Boosters, Shield Mech Arm, Mech Shotgun, Point Defense, Flame Arm, Ice Arm, Tungsten Drill Arm, Brute Mech Body, Falcon Body, Explorer Mech Body, Explorer Mech Legs, Falcon Legs.

Requires	Spacefaring and Vehicles (Engineering tree)
Price	300x Research 5x Tungsten Bar 20x Oil

Allows to research: Improved Mech Bodies (Engineering tree), Improved Mech Mobility (Engineering tree), Improved Mech Weapons (Engineering tree), Improved Mech Modules (Engineering tree).

Peerless Mech Crafting

Tier 6

You know everything there is to know about modular mechs. You can make extremely amazing mech parts that blow the competition away, and summon your mech to you in the field.

Unlocks: Mech Platform, Orbus Mech Body, CROC Arm, Defense Field V, Fuel Tank V, Mobility Unit V, Light Frame (100).

Requires	Superior Mech Bodies (Engineering tree), Superior Mech Mobility (Engineering tree), Superior Mech Weapons (Engineering tree), Superior Mech Modules (Engineering tree)
Price	14000x Research 5x Solarium Star

Improved Mech Bodies

Tier 3

With increased crafting skill comes the ability to make more advanced mech bodies that resist damage and store more fuel and survive in dangerous atmospheres more easily.

Unlocks: USCM Mech Body, Beat Mech Body, Skulduggery Mech Body, Reactor Mech Body, Brute II Mech Body, Stomper Mech Body, Explorer II Mech Body, Falcon II Body, Mining Chassis.

Requires	Mech Creation (Engineering tree)
Price	1000x Research 5x Titanium Bar

Allows to research: Advanced Mech Bodies (Engineering tree).

Advanced Mech Bodies

Tier 4

You can now make even stronger mech bodies using more complex materials.

Unlocks: Arthuria Mech Body, Champion Mech Body, Dominion Mech Body, Golem Mech Body, Kabuto Mech Body, Marshal Mech Body, Venturer Mech Body, Chinook Mech Body, Drakaet Mech Body, Emissary Mech Body, Exitus Mech Body.

Requires	Improved Mech Bodies (Engineering tree)
Price	2500x Research 5x Durasteel Bar

Allows to research: Superior Mech Bodies (Engineering tree).

Superior Mech Bodies

Tier 5

The strongest mech bodies around are now within your ability thanks to your mech-building talent.

Unlocks: Exodus Mech Body, Hero Mech Body, Lilotron Mech Body, Nightwinder Mech Body, Cyclops Mech Body, Starlancer Body, Il Ventuno Mech Body, Observer Mech Body, Brute III Mech Body, Chitron Mech Body, Titan Mech Body.

Requires	Advanced Mech Bodies (Engineering tree)
Price	5500x Research 5x Refined Violium

Allows to research: Peerless Mech Crafting (Engineering tree).

Improved Mech Mobility

Tier 3

You've improved on the movement systems of your mech and can now craft faster legs and boosters.

Unlocks: Astro Mech Boosters, Stalwart Mech Boosters, Zed Mech Boosters, Hopper Mech Legs, Twinjet Mech Legs, Arc Mech Legs, Explorer II Mech Legs, Falcon II Legs.

Requires	Mech Creation (Engineering tree)
Price	1000x Research 5x Titanium Bar

Allows to research: Advanced Mech Mobility (Engineering tree).

Advanced Mech Mobility

Tier 4

It's not enough to just go fast - you've got to go really, really fast. You're one step closer to that goal with your newly improved designs.

Unlocks: Sleek Mech Boosters, Control Boosters, Exitus Mech Boosters, Sleek Mech Legs, Exitus Mech Legs, Falcon III Legs, Stabilized Legs.

Requires	Improved Mech Mobility (Engineering tree)
Price	2500x Research 5x Durasteel Bar

Allows to research: Superior Mech Mobility (Engineering tree).

Superior Mech Mobility

Tier 5

Your talent has produced some of the highest-end mech parts around, letting you run, jump and fly your mech through the stars at record pace.

Unlocks: Hammer Mech Boosters, Zero Mech Boosters, Gallant Mech Boosters, Observer Mech Boosters, Ronin Mech Legs, Intrepid Mech Legs, Hermes Mech Legs, Titan Mech Legs, Intrepid-X Mech Legs, Observer Mech Legs.

Requires	Advanced Mech Mobility (Engineering tree)
Price	5500x Research 5x Refined Ferozium

Allows to research: Peerless Mech Crafting (Engineering tree).

Improved Mech Modules

Tier 3

You can now craft better modules for your mech which grant better stats or increased utility.

Unlocks: Defense Field II, Fuel Tank II, Mobility Unit II, Light Frame (25), Mech Aim Actuator, Acrobat Module, Featherweight Module, Tank Module, Offensive Mech Horn, Doot Horn, Voyager Module.

Requires	Mech Creation (Engineering tree)
Price	1000x Research

Allows to research: Advanced Mech Modules (Engineering tree).

Advanced Mech Modules

Tier 4

You are able to craft even better mech modules.

Unlocks: Defense Field III, Fuel Tank III, Mobility Unit III, Light Frame (50), Economist Module, Supercharger Module.

Requires	Improved Mech Modules (Engineering tree)
Price	2500x Research

Allows to research: Superior Mech Modules (Engineering tree).

Superior Mech Modules

Tier 5

You can make incredibly powerful mech modules.

Unlocks: Defense Field IV, Fuel Tank IV, Mobility Unit IV, Light Frame (75).

Requires	Advanced Mech Modules (Engineering tree)
Price	5500x Research

Allows to research: Peerless Mech Crafting (Engineering tree).

Improved Mech Weapons

Tier 3

You've learned to make some stronger weaponry for your mechs.

Unlocks: Heatrifle Mech Arm, Tommy Gun Mech Arm, Split Shot Mech Arm, Zerchesium Drill Arm, Mining Cannon, Flak Cannon II Arm, Laser Mech Arm, Lunari Mech Arm, Saw Launcher Arm, Smasher Mech Arm, Sniper Drone.

Requires	Mech Creation (Engineering tree)
Price	1000x Research 5x Titanium Bar

Allows to research: Advanced Mech Weapons (Engineering tree).

Advanced Mech Weapons

Tier 4

The universe can be a dangerous place, but not if you've got a really big gun. You can make even better mech weapons.

Unlocks: Homing Missile Mech Arm, Wobbleshot Mech Arm, Plasma Drone Mech Arm, Gatling Gun Mech Arm, Neo Chainsaw Mech Arm, Cannon Mech Arm, Cluster Mine Mech Arm, Diamond Drill Arm, Mining Cannon II, Devastator Mech Arm, DU-Rifle Mech Arm, Exitus Mech Arm, Flame Arm II, Ice Arm II, Gauss Mech Arm, Irradium Beam, Laser II Mech Arm, Mech Barrage Gun, Point Defense II, Protector Mech Arm, Sentry Gun Arm, Sniper Drone II, Shard Blaster Arm, Swordbreaker Arm.

Requires	Improved Mech Weapons (Engineering tree)
Price	2500x Research 5x Durasteel Bar

Allows to research: Superior Mech Weapons (Engineering tree).

Superior Mech Weapons

Tier 5

The way you see it, there's no reason to own a mech if you can't strap a BFG to it and go to town on someone (or something) that deserves it. Your newest death-dealing mech weapons are perfect for doing just that.

Unlocks: Spikefist Mech Arm, Swarm Drone Mech Arm, Energy Blade Mech Arm, Beam Drill Mech Arm, War Ward Mech Arm, Dual Rifle Mech Arm, Gravity Mine Mech Arm, Guided Missile Mech Arm, Tesla Stream Mech Arm, Beam Sniper Mech Arm, Energy Rifle Mech Arm, Densinium Drill Arm, Mining Cannon III, Ward Mech Arm, Breach Defense, Cluster Mine II, Densinium Blaster, Fist Cannon, Flame Arm III, Ice Arm III, Fusion Mech Arm, Melta Arm, Omega Laser, Point Defense III, Ripper Cannon.

Requires	Advanced Mech Weapons (Engineering tree)
Price	5500x Research 5x Refined Aegisalt

Allows to research: Peerless Mech Crafting (Engineering tree).

Terraforming

Tier 5

Through the combination of Ancient Essence and robust particle focusers, you can now alter a small part of a planet to better suit your desires using microformation devices.

Unlocks: Mountainous Microformer, Glowing Microformer, Skeletal Microformer, Ocular Microformer, Fleshy Microformer, Crystalline Microformer, Floral Microformer, Buggy Microformer, Glowshroom Microformer, Fungal Microformer, Rusty Microformer, Slimy Microformer, Steamy Microformer, Tarry Microformer, Wild Microformer, Alien Desert Microformer, Alien Forest Microformer, Badlands Microformer, Birch Microformer, Black Slime Microformer, Blister Microformer, Blood Gulch Microformer, Bloodstone Microformer, Cactus Microformer, Caliche Microformer, Cellular Microformer, Cloud Microformer, Corrupted Microformer, Corrupt Forest Microformer, Corrupt Moon Microformer, Crystal Desert Microformer, Crystal Plains Microformer, Crystal Swamp Microformer, Dead Woods Microformer, Oasis Microformer, Dry Riverbed Microformer, Unknown Microformer, Energy Orb Microformer, Hive Microformer, Gore Forest Microformer, Haunted Wood Microformer, Haunted Graveyard Microformer, Hellfire Microformer, Hell-Hive Microformer, Hotsprings Microformer, Ice-Fire Microformer, Irradiated Microformer, Snowland Microformer, Meadow Microformer, Steel Hive Microformer, Steel Jungle Microformer, Pine Microformer, Pitch Microformer, Primeval Forest Microformer, Rainbow Forest Microformer, Red Desert Microformer, Snow Forest Microformer, Volcanic Sulphur Microformer, Erchius Microformer, Taiga Microformer, Warty Microformer.

Requires	Focusing Arrays (Engineering tree)
Price	21600x Research 500x Ancient Essence

Allows to research: Terraforming II (Engineering tree).

Improved Mining

Tier 1

You've gained the ability to make a variety of more useful mining tools. Of particular note is the Mining Laser, which can be upgraded with Manipulator Modules and uses your energy instead of durability. With enough upgrades, they get quite fast, and are a worthy investment.

Unlocks: Mining Laser, Titanium Pickaxe, Titanium Drill, Gold Pickaxe, Carbon Pickaxe, Gold Drill.

Requires	Tinkering (Engineering tree)
Price	250x Research 4x Carbon Dioxide

Allows to research: Power Mining (Engineering tree).

Power Mining

Tier 3

They may not last forever, but they sure do mine fast. You gain access to a few more consumable mining tools.

Unlocks: Ebonshard Pickaxe, Diamond Pickaxe, Diamond Drill, Plasmic Pickaxe, Hellhammer.

Requires	Improved Mining (Engineering tree)
Price	400x Research

Upgrade Crafting

Tier 3

Using your knowledge of microengineering, you can now fabricate your own upgrade modules, manipulator modules and tech cards at your Auto Assembler.

Unlocks: Upgrade Module, Manipulator Module, Tech Card.

Requires	Graphene Circuits (Engineering tree)
Price	2500x Research 1x Upgrade Module 1x Manipulator Module 1x Tech Card

Morphite Circuits

Tier 5

With access to Morphite, even AI technology is within your reach, allowing the creation of supremely fast computing components that are capable of self-improvement and basic decision-making. It's no surprise that many governments ban this technology outright for fear of what amazing things it can do.

Unlocks: A.I. Chip.

Requires	Protocite Circuits (Engineering tree)
Price	5000x Research 10x Silicon Board 10x Morphite

Music

Tier 1

You can now create a variety of music boxes at your Tinkering Table. These can play any music from Starbound, Frackin' Universe or the add-on Frackin' Music, if you have it installed.

Unlocks: Apex Music Player, Avian Music Player, Eld'uu Music Player, Fenerox Music Player, Floran Music Player, Glitch Music Player, Human Music Player, Hylotl Music Player, Pharitu Music Player, Kirhos Music Player, Mantizi Music Player, Nightar Music Player, Novakid Music Player, Peglaci Music Player, X'i Music Player, Skath Music Player, Slime Music Player, Tenebrhae Music Player, Thelusian Music Player, Vel'uuish Music Player, Portable Music Player, Music Player, Music Player (Wall).

Requires	Tinkering (Engineering tree)
Price	100x Research

Energy Cores

Tier 3

You've designed a trio of powerful energy cores, each with their own laundry list of scientific and military applications. Molten Cores are excellent when dealing with intense heat such as in blast furnaces or lava-spewing flamethrowers. Power Cores shine in kinetic applications, and are useful in machines with many moving parts and high-end ballistic weaponry. Nuclear Cores are useful for channeling radiation, such as in a fission reactor, or just plain making tons of energy for high-demand inventions.

Unlocks: Power Core, Nuclear Core, Molten Core.

Requires	Graphene Circuits (Engineering tree)
Price	2850x Research 5x Titanium Bar

Allows to research: Improved Cores (Engineering tree).

Improved Cores

Tier 4

Your skill with compact power sources has allowed you to make two more useful cores, expanding your engineering capability greatly. Teleporter Cores are perfect for transportation and constructing large, automated item networks, while Particle Cores are unmatched at channeling atomic and subatomic particles - the photons in a powerful laser, for example.

Unlocks: Particle Core, Teleporter Core.

Requires	Energy Cores (Engineering tree)
Price	5400x Research 5x Unstable Particles 5x Durasteel Bar

Allows to research: DIY Teleportation (Engineering tree).

Protocite Circuits

Tier 3

You've put the insane energy-transferring properties of Protocite to work in highly complex processors which work with quantum bits - no longer just 1 or 0, but sometimes both! Quantum Procesors have many uses in higher-end electronics.

Unlocks: Quantum Processor.

Requires	Graphene Circuits (Engineering tree)
Price	1600x Research 10x Silicon Board 10x Protocite Bar

Allows to research: Morphite Circuits (Engineering tree), Focusing Arrays (Engineering tree).

Basic Robotics

Tier 2

With your engineering knowledge, you have designed a few basic depolyable robot minions to help you out.

Unlocks: Light Bot, Triplod Guard, Ore Drone I, Bot Healing Station, Bot Loader.

Requires	Machining (Engineering tree)
Price	350x Research 1x Spare Parts

Allows to research: Stronger Robots (Engineering tree).

Stronger Robots

Tier 3

Your robotic knowledge is growing, and it shows in your handy new designs. You now have access to stronger robots.

Unlocks: Ore Drone II, Laser Guard, Deathbeam Guard, Capture Bot, Servitor mkI, Shield Bot.

Requires	Basic Robotics (Engineering tree)
Price	1000x Research 5x Tungsten Bar 4x Stick of RAM

Allows to research: Murderbots (Engineering tree).

Murderbots

Tier 4

You're a master at making combat drones. Your latest creations are deadlier than ever and will protect you quite nicely.

Unlocks: Automatic Bot Healer, Ore Drone III, Mining Drone, Servitor mkII, Servitor mkIII, Sentry Bot, Orbis Egg.

Requires	Stronger Robots (Engineering tree)
Price	3000x Research 5x Titanium Bar 5x Carbon Plate

Lab Utilities

Tier 2

You can now create a variety of helpful objects at your Machining Table, though you may have to upgrade it first to do so.

Unlocks: Gene Storage Chest, Food Locker, Wall Storage, Mission Checkpoint, Gravity Normalizer, Nanostove, Tech Console, Upgrade Table, Upgrade Table.

Requires	Machining (Engineering tree)
Price	500x Research 1x Tungsten Bar 1x Advanced Plastic

Shields

Tier 3

With a solid understand of computer technology and physics you can now create Force Fields that protect your base from harm, control gravity and provide breathable air. Quite useful!

To protect a location, place two field markers at the opposite corners of a square around the area, and wire them to the field generator's output connector. Field extenders can be used as relays, to connect the field markers beyond the normal wiring range.

Unlocks: Field Extender, Field Generator, Field Admin Console, Field Marker.

Requires	Gold Circuits (Engineering tree)
Price	450x Research 10x Titanium Bar 2x Battery 2x Advanced Plastic

Shipcrafting

Tier 2

You've designed a Ship Crafting Table to produce more advanced ship components.

Unlocks: Ship Component Assembler, Hull Panel, Wall Panel, Ship Support, Metal Railing, Chilled Vert. Cabling, Chilled Hor. Cabling, Captain's Chair, FTL Fuel Hatch, Ship Door, Ship Hatch, Shiplocker, S.A.I.L Interface, Ship Spawn Teleporter, Ship Teleporter, Pet House (Spawner), Crew Bed, Crew Bunk (Black), Crew Bunk (Double), Crew Bed (Vat), Crew Bunk (Wall), Hammock, S.A.I.L Interface, Fancy Ship Plaque, Warp Detector, Docking Field, Docking Field (Small), Crew Deed, Crew Deed (Tiny), Crew Deed (Tiny, Invis).

Requires	Faster than Light (Engineering tree)
Price	800x Research 5x Silicon Board 20x Liquid Erchius Fuel

Allows to research: Ship Decoration (Engineering tree), Improved FTL Tech (Engineering tree).

Ship Decoration

Tier 2

You gain access to a large number of decorative ship objects. They don't do anything, but maybe they'll make your ship look cooler?

Unlocks: Small Teleporter (Fenerox), Small Teleporter (Pharitu), Small Teleporter (Kirhos), Small Teleporter (Veluu'ish), Small Teleporter (Thelusian), Apex Crew Bunk Bed, Avian Crew Bunk Bed, Floran Crew Bunk Bed, Glitch Crew Bunk Bed, Human Crew Bunk Bed, Hylotl Crew Bunk Bed, Novakid Crew Bunk Bed, P. Crew Bunk Bed, Apex Crew Wall Bunk, Avian Crew Wall Bunk, Floran Crew Wall Bunk, Glitch Crew Wall Bunk, Human Crew Wall Bunk, Hylotl Crew Wall Bunk, Novakid Crew Wall Bunk, P. Crew Wall Bunk, Decorative Captain's Chair, Large Thruster (Apex), Large Thruster (Avian), Large Thruster (Floran), Large Thruster (Glitch), Large Thruster (Hylotl), Large Thruster (Human), Large Thruster (Novakid), Ship Light, Ship Platform, Decorative Captain's Chair, (Broken) Small FTL Drive, Decorative Small STL Drive, Decorative Small FTL Drive, Decorative FTL Drive, Decorative FTL Drive, Decorative FTL Drive, Replica Human FTL Drive, Mantizi Colossus, Mantizi Figurehead Statue, Mantizi Leader Statue, Mantizi Lovelorn Statue, Mantizi Turret, Comm-Antennae, Communications Array, Small Comm-Unit, Apex Medium Angled Trim, Apex Small Angled Trim, Apex Large Gun Deco, Apex Medium Gun Deco, Apex Small Gun Deco, Apex Large Gun Mount, Apex Medium Gun Mount, Apex Small Gun Mount, Apex Armor Pad 1, Apex Armor Pad 2, Apex Platform Sec1, Apex Platform Sec2, Apex Trim Block, Apex Trim Edge, Apex Trim Platform, Human Armored Pad Roof, Human Armored Pad Side, Human Small Armored section, Avian Round Cap half, Avian Full Gem, Avian Gem top, Avian Gun Deco Sqr, Avian Lower Body, Avian Pyramid Body, Avian Pyramid Edge, Hylotl Stripe Middle section, Hylotl Middle section, Hylotl Mid Slope section, Hylotl Mid Slope stripe section, Hylotl slope section, Hylotl slope Mid section, Hylotl slope End section, Hylotl Double slope section, Hylotl Stripe slope section, Glitch Tower section, Glitch Tower edge, Glitch Trim slope, Glitch Thin Trim, Glitch Wedge section, Glitch Wedge Side, Glitch Plasma Cannon, Glitch Pulse Cannon, Copper Gear, Large Copper Gear, Small Copper Gear, Ship Greeble (Glitch), Ship Thruster Pad (Glitch), Ship Thruster Pad (Glitch), Human Curved Wing, Human Straight Wing, Hylotl Medium Gun Deco, Hylotl Huge Spaceship Fin, Human Intake Body, Human Intake Front, Human Intake Side, Human Radiator Body section, Human Radiator Front section, Radiator Round Unit, Thin Trim centerpiece, Thin Dark Trim centerpiece, Thin Trim Front, Thin Dark Trim Front, Novakid Front Engine, Novakid Rear Mounted Engine, Novakid Small Front Engine, Novakid Cabin Small, Novakid Dome Section, Novakid End Cabin, Novakid Hull Under, Novakid Hull Under, Novakid Mid Narrow, Novakid Stack Section, Novakid Tricap, Novakid Widecap, Novakid Windowed Cap, Human Small Gun Deco, Medium Thruster (Kirhos), Large Thruster (Kirhos), Kirhosi Ship Sensors, Kirhosi Ship Sensors (Small), Fenerox Sensor Array, Fenerox Thruster, Fenerox Thruster Bank, Fenerox Turret, Fenerox PDC, Avali Ship Railgun, Avali Solar Sail.

Requires	Shipcrafting (Engineering tree)
Price	100x Research

Spacefaring and Vehicles

Tier 1

Your spaceship may have broken down, but that doesn't mean you can't fix it. Using parts from your old junked FTL drive and the thermal power of Core Fragments, you are now able to make a basic ship engine (STL Engine, created at a Machining Table).

While fine for intrastellar travel, the STL engine isn't nearly powerful enough to leave your system - you'll need to Research proper FTL technology to do that.

If Fuel is proving an issue to find for your ship: head to a Moon or produce some Hydrogen by processing water (via Extraction or Centrifuge).

Additionally, you can craft a very simple mech for EVA or planetary usage (created at a Mech Part Crafting Table. You can Research one later, or use the one at the Outpost).

Mechs will provide a large amount of damage resistance and help you stay alive for longer in harsh situations, and are able to Fly in an atmosphere as well as space.

If you're having trouble finding Core Fragments, just dig towards the planet core. You'll find some there.

Unlocks: STL Drive, Crappy Crew Bed, Rusty Panel, Scrap Panel, Small STL Booster, Basic Mech Legs, Basic Mech Boosters, Hunting Rifle Arm, Iron Drill Arm, Flak Cannon Mech Arm, Arthuria-00 Mech Body, Champion-00 Mech Body, Dominion-00 Mech Body, Golem-00 Mech Body, Kabuto-00 Mech Body, Venturer-00 Mech Body, Marshal-00 Mech Body, Thelusian Prototype Body, Kirhosi Prototype Body, Il Ventuno-00 Mech Body, Orbus Prototype Body, Emissary Prototype Body, Glitch Hull Panel, Hylotl Hull Panel.

Requires	Machining (Engineering tree)
Price	500x Research 5x Core Fragment

Allows to research: Faster than Light (Engineering tree), Mech Creation (Engineering tree), Vehicle Creation (Engineering tree).

Faster than Light

Tier 2

The science behind Erchius Crystals is still very vague, but one thing is known for certain: these crystals hold the key to FTL travel. With the ability to make your own FTL drives, the whole galaxy is now open to exploration.

When Erchius-based drives were still in their infancy, only Erchius fuel could power FTL travel. However, it has since been discovered how to fuel drives with a variety of sources such as radioactive isotopes or biofuel.

Unlocks: Warp Manifold, Small FTL Drive, Large FTL Booster, Medium FTL Booster, Small FTL Booster, Large Ship Booster Mk1, Medium Ship Booster Mk1, Small Ship Booster Mk1, Tiny Ship Booster Mk1, Ship Component Racializer, Captain's Chair, Small Decorative Ship Booster, Large Decorative FTL Booster, Ship Gravity Generator, Medium Decorative FTL Booster.

Requires	Spacefaring and Vehicles (Engineering tree)
Price	1000x Research 1x Iron Bar 2x Crystal Erchius Fuel

Allows to research: Shipcrafting (Engineering tree).

Improved FTL Tech

Tier 3

You've improved on your FTL design, allowing for the creation of bigger, more powerful engines and a way to further purify and enhance your ship's fuel.

Unlocks: Fuel Tank, Fuel Purifier, FTL Drive Mk1a, FTL Drive Mk1b, FTL Drive Mk1c, Tiny Ship Booster Mk2, Small Ship Booster Mk2, Medium Ship Booster Mk2, Large Ship Booster Mk2, Tiny Ship Booster Mk3, Small Ship Booster Mk3, Medium Ship Booster Mk3, Large Ship Booster Mk3.

Requires	Shipcrafting (Engineering tree)
Price	2000x Research 5x Titanium Bar 20x Crystal Erchius Fuel

Allows to research: Advanced FTL Tech (Engineering tree).

Advanced FTL Tech

Tier 4

You've studied erchius crystals extensively and know a great deal about their functionality. You can build even better FTL drives and fuel purifiers.

Unlocks: Fuel Tank MKII, Advanced Fuel Purifier, FTL Drive Mk2a, FTL Drive Mk2b, FTL Drive Mk2c, Human FTL Drive Mk1, Tiny Ship Booster Mk4, Small Ship Booster Mk4, Medium Ship Booster Mk4, Large Ship Booster Mk4, Tiny Ship Booster Mk5, Small Ship Booster Mk5, Medium Ship Booster Mk5, Large Ship Booster Mk5.

Requires	Improved FTL Tech (Engineering tree)
Price	6000x Research 5x Durasteel Bar 20x Erchius Crystal

Allows to research: Peerless FTL Tech (Engineering tree).

Peerless FTL Tech

Tier 5

Your knowledge of FTL tech is mind-boggling to anyone but you. You can make the fastest FTL drives and boosters around, and can purify and enhance FTL fuel so efficiently that you can cross the distance between stars with only a few drops of fuel.

Unlocks: Dense Fuel Purifier, Densinium Fuel Purifier, FTL Drive Mk3a, FTL Drive Mk3b, FTL Drive Mk3c, Human FTL Drive Mk2, Tiny Ship Booster Mk6, Small Ship Booster Mk6, Medium Ship Booster Mk6, Large Ship Booster Mk6, Tiny Ship Booster Mk7, Small Ship Booster Mk7, Medium Ship Booster Mk7, Large Ship Booster Mk7, Tiny Ship Booster Mk8, Small Ship Booster Mk8, Medium Ship Booster Mk8, Large Ship Booster Mk8.

Requires	Advanced FTL Tech (Engineering tree)
Price	14000x Research 5x Dense Alloy 15x Pure Erchius Crystal

Basic Training

Tier 1

Your training, thanks to four years in the Protectorate Academy, provides you with basic survival skills to keep you alive for extended periods in the event of a crash.

Unlocks: Inventor's Table.

Allows to research: Machining (Engineering tree), Homemade Techs (Engineering tree).

Homemade Techs

Tier 1

You've learned to make your own body-enhancing Techs and can create a few basic ones in your Personal Tricorder.

Unlocks: Dodge II, Lance Dash, Emergency Bounce, Phase Sprint, Defense Matrix I, Regen Field, Power Jump I, Zero Burst I, Stimulant Rig I, Triangle Jump, Physics Field I.

Requires	Basic Training (Engineering tree)
Price	600x Research 10x Core Fragment 5x Iron Bar

Allows to research: Improved Techs (Engineering tree).

Improved Techs

Tier 2

You can make improved Techs that provide greater utility and function. They are accessed via your Personal Tricorder.

Unlocks: Armor Sphere, Bounce Sphere, Emergency Bounce MK2, Dodge III, Phase Sprint II, Shard Blast, Defense Matrix II, Zero Burst II, Magnet Grip I, Wall Jump II, Stimulant Rig II, Sonic Burst, Flutter Jump.

Requires	Homemade Techs (Engineering tree)
Price	3000x Research 5x Tungsten Bar 10x Electromagnet

Allows to research: Superior Techs (Engineering tree).

Superior Techs

Tier 4

You can make significantly improved Techs that provide even more benefit. They are accessed via your Personal Tricorder.

Unlocks: Microsphere, Air Dash II, Defense Matrix III, Oddball Sphere, Magnet Grip II, Wall Jump III, Stimulant Rig III, Zero Burst III, Flutter Jump II, Rocket Boots, Physics Field II.

Requires	Improved Techs (Engineering tree)
Price	8000x Research 5x Zerchesium Bar

Allows to research: Peerless Techs (Engineering tree).

Peerless Techs

Tier 5

You're one of the best tech engineers in the whole galaxy, and your creations are the envy of just about everyone in the field. You can make extremely powerful techs. They are accessed via your Personal Tricorder.

Unlocks: Quad Jump, Spider Microsphere, Bomb Microsphere, Air Blink, Phase Sprint III, Wall Jump IV, Flutter Jump III, Phase Attack, Stimulant Rig IV, Zero Burst IV, Blink Dash II, Physics Field III.

Requires	Superior Techs (Engineering tree)
Price	18000x Research 5x Trianglium Pyramid

DIY Teleportation

Tier 4

No longer do you need to pay a professional - you are that professional! You can make a variety of personal teleporters on your own.

Unlocks: Executive Teleporter, Brass Teleporter, Angelic Teleporter, Aether Dust Teleporter, Aether Teleporter, Warp Teleporter, Simple Teleporter, Futuristic Teleporter, Scientific Teleporter, Stone Teleporter, Tomb Teleporter, Wooden Teleporter.

Requires	Improved Cores (Engineering tree)
Price	500x Research

Terraforming II

Tier 5

You can now shape entire planets to your liking, altering their environment to new types. Note that this will not work for Ocean worlds, which is why no such terraformers exist.

Unlocks: Tabula Rasa Terraformer, Mutant Terraformer, Bog Terraformer, Sandy Terraformer, Wooded Terraformer, Fungal Terraformer, Lush Terraformer, Jungle Terraformer, Dark Terraformer, Mountainous Terraformer, Prairie Terraformer, Scorched Terraformer, Gelatinous Terraformer, Snowy Terraformer, Rainforest Terraformer, Icy Terraformer, Volcanic Terraformer.

Requires	Terraforming (Engineering tree)
Price	32000x Research 1000x Ancient Essence 10x Densinium Bar

Allows to research: Terraforming III (Engineering tree).

Terraforming III

Tier 6

Thanks to your understanding of terraforming devices you can now create even more interesting forms of worlds.

Unlocks: Aetheric Terraformer, Primeval Terraformer, V.Primeval Terraformer, Atropus Terraformer, Chromatic Terraformer, Crystalline Terraformer, Red Desert Terraformer, Eden Terraformer, Frozen Vol. Terraformer, Frozen Moon Terraformer, Ice Waste Terraformer, Infernus Terraformer, Irradiated Terraformer, Lightless Terraformer, Cybersphere Terraformer, Penumbra Terraformer, Proto Terraformer, Sulphuric Terraformer, Tarball Terraformer.

Requires	Terraforming II (Engineering tree)
Price	72000x Research 1000x Ancient Essence 10x Densinium Bar

Tinkering

Tier 1

You're learning that engineering isn't just about making new things, but improving on the ones you already made. To this end, you've learned to create a Tinkering Table which will allow you to make EPP modules, mining gear, special weapon upgrades, and useful tools such as a Hookshot or Mining Laser.

Unlocks: Tinkering Table, Copper Pickaxe, Copper Drill, Iron Pickaxe, Silver Pickaxe, Silver Drill, Parasol, Material Mod Placer, Colony Deed (Tiny), Colony Deed (Tiny,Invis).

Requires	Machining (Engineering tree)
Price	220x Research 4x Timber

Allows to research: Basic EPP Modules (Engineering tree), Music (Engineering tree), Improved Mining (Engineering tree), Gadgetry (Engineering tree).

Vehicle Creation

Tier 3

Turns out making cool vehicles isn't too different from working with spaceships. You can make submarines and VTOL craft that can operate both in space and in atmosphere. Make them at your Auto Assembler/Matter Assembler.

Unlocks: Triton Sub Controller, Reaver Controller, Sentinel Controller.

Requires	Spacefaring and Vehicles (Engineering tree)
Price	2000x Research 5x Tungsten Bar 15x Advanced Plastic

Allows to research: Supreme Vehicles (Engineering tree).

Supreme Vehicles

Tier 6

You've designed a couple more vehicles that are deadlier, faster, more durable and all around, super useful.

Unlocks: Poseidon Sub Controller, Gryphon Controller, Roc Controller.

Requires	Vehicle Creation (Engineering tree)
Price	10000x Research 1x Nuclear Core 50x Advanced Plastic