Tech tree: confirmed nodes (partial)
This partial list contains nine research entries named by public achievements, patch notes, and player reports; it is not the complete research tree.
First Discovery is simply “finish one research” (67.5% of players). Advanced Technology sits at 43.7%. Research Complete, the “you finished the tree” achievement, was at 0.4% on 13 November. That rate describes achievement unlocks, not how many people have viewed the last node or how many nodes exist.
Named steps I will list: Advanced Laboratory, High-Tech Laboratory, Robospider Technopark, Plasma Drills, Intelligence Center, a storage increase of +50, a research that raises robospider miner capacity, Storm-Bulwark Hull, and Singularity-Generator. Several of those are also buildings you place after the research. The table keeps the research wording in the name so it does not pretend to be a second building.
Priority is only what the opening objectives force: one research exists before the Technopark objective can complete, because the card says “research and build”. I will not publish a tier list of the other nodes. The screenshot with the blueprint overlay is evidence that a tree UI exists, not a readable node order.
There is no separate guide with the same keyword. Questions about when to research during the first days stay on the beginner guide.
| Topic | Status |
|---|---|
| Named achievement unlocks | 1 Steam publisher source |
| Storage +50 and hull capacity | Player reports · see linked discussions |
| Full node count / prerequisites / costs | Not published |
9 entries
| Name | Category | Use | Unlock | Cost | Output | Power | Version | Sources | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Laboratory (research) | Research | Advanced Laboratory building and tier-2 research. | Not documented | — | — | — | 1 independent source | 2026-11-13 | |
| High-Tech Laboratory (research) | Research | High-Tech Laboratory; players associate it with unlimited mining. | Advanced Laboratory. | — | — | — | 2 independent sources | 2026-11-13 | |
| Robospider Technopark (research) | Robospiders | Robospider Technopark building, then robospider construction. | Not documented. | — | — | — | 1 independent source | 2026-11-13 | |
| Plasma Drills (research) | Mining | Plasma Drill; 3 operating at once earns 'Industrial Giant'. | Not documented. | — | — | — | 1 independent source | 2026-11-13 | |
| Intelligence Center (research) | Scouting | Intelligence Center; skipping it earns 'Flying Blind'. | Not documented. | — | — | — | 1 independent source | 2026-11-13 | |
| Storage +50 (research) | Logistics | +50 storage per Warehouse (player-measured: large 200 -> 250). | Not documented. | — | — | — | 1 independent source | 2026-11-13 | |
| Robospider miner capacity (research) | Robospiders | Larger hulls that carry more than 5 miners (player-reported). | Not documented. | — | — | — | 1 independent source | 2026-11-13 | |
| Storm-Bulwark Hull (research) | Robospiders | Endgame robospider hull used in 'The Ultimate Machine'. | Not documented. | — | — | — | 1 independent source | 2026-11-13 | |
| Singularity-Generator (research) | Power | Endgame power module paired with the Storm-Bulwark Hull. | Not documented. | — | — | — | 1 independent source | 2026-11-13 |
Questions
Is the screenshot the entire tree?
A discussion asked that and the posts do not confirm a node count. Research Complete at 0.4% only shows that a finish state exists.
Sources
- Whole tech tree? — community question — checked 2026-11-13
- Achievements — checked 2026-11-13
- Steam store screenshots — checked 2026-11-13