Research and Development - Revision history

Algis Alphonse: /* Protolathe */

2025-01-26T00:29:19Z

Protolathe

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	=== Protolathe ===		=== Protolathe ===
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	Your protolathe holds most of your researched recipes. Most of your materials will go here. You can use them to make cool stuff like bags of holding, quantum spin inverters, and so on.		Your protolathe holds most of your researched recipes. Most of your materials will go here. You can use them to make cool stuff like bags of holding, quantum spin inverters, and so on.

Algis Alphonse at 00:19, 26 January 2025

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	== Research and Development ==		== Research and Development ==
	Research and Development (commonly called R&D or RnD) is the job of the [[Scientist\|Scientists]] in Epistemics. Through scientific analysis of alien artifacts and obsequious service to a talking statue, you'll unlock the secrets of new technology for the entire station.		Research and Development (commonly called R&D or RnD) is the job of the [[Scientist\|Scientists]] in Epistemics. Through scientific analysis of alien artifacts and obsequious service to a talking statue, you'll unlock the secrets of new technology for the entire station.

Algis Alphonse: Began the big rewrite. Added an unfinished section on Technologies.

2025-01-26T00:09:43Z

Began the big rewrite. Added an unfinished section on Technologies.

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	R&D gameplay largely revolves around the acquisition and use of '''research points''' to gain new technologies for the station.		R&D gameplay largely revolves around the acquisition and use of '''research points''' to gain new technologies for the station.

			== Technologies ==
			'''Technologies''' (also known as "Research") unlock new '''recipes''' for various manufacturing machines, such as the protolathe. These machines in turn can then be used to produce new useful (or not) tools and machines for the station crew. At the cost of Research Points, technologies are '''unlocked''' (aka "'''researched'''") using the '''R&D Computer'''. All unlocked technologies are stored in the stations R&D Server, and the manufacturing machines have to be linked to that server in order to use the unlocked recipes.

			Technologies are divided into four '''categories''' - Industrial, Armaments, Experimental and Civilian Services. Each technology also has a '''Tier''' - 1, 2 or 3. In order to unlock higher tier technologies of a category, a percentage (to do - give a specific number) of lower tier (1 or 2 respectively) technologies have to be unlocked. So for example, in order to access Tier 2 Armaments technologies you need to unlock X (to do - give a specific number) Tier 1 Armaments technologies. However, unlike in other SS14 servers, on Delta-V '''unlocking Tier 3 in one category does no prevent you from unlocking Tier 3 in other categories'''. So feel free to go wild.

	== Point Generation ==		== Point Generation ==
	Research points can be acquired through a few different sources.		Research points can be acquired through a few different sources.

	Research points are generated passively by active Glimmer Probers. Your passive generation is limited to (7,500 * ~~Probers~~). You can also generate points actively by activating alien artifacts and obeying [[The Oracle]]. The Oracle is a stone statue somewhere on the station that requests different items be given over to it. In exchange, you will be granted research points disks and bluespace crystals.		Research points are generated passively by active Glimmer Probers. Your passive generation is limited to (7,500 * Number of probers). You can also generate points actively by activating alien artifacts and obeying [[The Oracle]]. The Oracle is a stone statue somewhere on the station that requests different items be given over to it. In exchange, you will be granted research points disks and bluespace crystals.

	A profitable form of point generation is [[Xenoarcheology]], which is the process of analyzing and activating different randomly generated artifacts that can be found via events or salvage debris. Most artifacts have more than one "Stimulus-Reaction" combination (known as Nodes), so make sure to scan and activate as many of them as you can before destroying the artifact for points, selling it to [[Cargo Technician\|Logistics]], or keeping it around because it's effects are cool enough to warrant keeping.		A profitable form of point generation is [[Xenoarcheology]], which is the process of analyzing and activating different randomly generated artifacts that can be found via events or salvage debris. Most artifacts have more than one "Stimulus-Reaction" combination (known as Nodes), so make sure to scan and activate as many of them as you can before destroying the artifact for points, selling it to [[Cargo Technician\|Logistics]], or keeping it around because it's effects are cool enough to warrant keeping.
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	[[File:RDComputer.png\|64px]]		[[File:RDComputer.png\|64px]]

	In the R&D computer new technologies can be unlocked via points.		In the R&D computer new technologies can be unlocked via points.
	To research a technology, click on it if it's in the ~~''Unlockable technologies''~~ column. ~~Technologies in the ''Future technologies'' are locked behind others~~, ~~requiring you to research~~ a ~~previous technology (in the ''Unlockable~~ technologies~~'' column)~~. Technologies in the ''Unlocked ~~technologies~~'' ~~section~~ have already been researched.		Four choices of technologies are presented. To research a technology, click the "Research" button it if it's in the right column. Every time a technology is researched, there is a new list of four available technologies to unlock.

			Technologies in the ''Unlocked Technologies'' column have already been researched.

			The computer also shows which Tier of each category have you unlocked, and how many Research Points you have (top left).

	=== Protolathe ===		=== Protolathe ===
	Your protolathe holds most of your researched recipes. ~~All~~ of ~~the bluespace crystals~~ go here. You can use them to make cool stuff like bags of holding, quantum spin inverters, and so on.		Your protolathe holds most of your researched recipes. Most of your materials will go here. You can use them to make cool stuff like bags of holding, quantum spin inverters, and so on.

			Input materials:

			* Steel
			* Glass
			* Plastic
			* Gold
			* Silver
			* Plasma sheets
			* Uranium sheets
			* Bluespace crystals

	=== Circuit Imprinter ===		=== Circuit Imprinter ===
	[[File:CircuitImprinter.png\|64px]]		[[File:CircuitImprinter.png\|64px]]

	The Circuit Imprinter is a machine capable of printing machine boards used for creating machines and computers. They require steel, glass and sometimes gold.		The Circuit Imprinter is a machine capable of printing machine boards used for creating machines and computers. They require steel, glass and sometimes gold or silver.

	== ~~Technology Tiers and Categories~~ ==		== List of Research Technologies ==
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	~~New tech will usually unlock new recipes for machines which have synchronized their database with the R&D Server in use.~~
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	== Unlockable Machines and Equipment ==		== Lists of Unlockable Machines and Equipment ==
	{{Stub}}		{{Stub}}

Algis Alphonse: /* Machines */

2025-01-25T23:23:40Z

Machines

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	\|Industrial Ore Processor		\|Industrial Ore Processor
	\|Salvage Equipment (I1)		\|Salvage Equipment (I1)

Algis Alphonse: /* Tools and Equipment */

2025-01-25T23:23:16Z

Tools and Equipment

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	\|Mining Drill		\|Mining Drill
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Algis Alphonse: /* Weapons */

2025-01-25T23:20:59Z

Weapons

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	\|Energy ~~gun~~		\|Energy Gun
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			\|Laser Rifle
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Algis Alphonse: /* Unlockable Equipment */

2025-01-25T23:17:59Z

Unlockable Equipment

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	== Unlockable Equipment ==		== Unlockable Machines and Equipment ==
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Algis Alphonse: /* Tools and Equipment */

2025-01-25T23:17:33Z

Tools and Equipment

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	\|Salvage Equipment (I1)		\|Salvage Equipment (I1)

Algis Alphonse: /* Technology Tiers and Categories */ Placeholder tables

2025-01-25T23:16:40Z

Technology Tiers and Categories: Placeholder tables

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 === Other (Borg Modules, etc.) ===
 == Troubleshooting ==