Research

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Updated for version 6.20

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"Assistant, I have completed the research!" - Boso Ta

Overview

Research is performed on the player headquarters after completing the Player Headquarters Plot and enables for access to more abilities, modules and customisation. Each research item incurs a resource cost and may also involve a short mission or plot. Additionally once everything has been completed for starting research there is a time cost. Finally, only one research item can be completed at a time (this of course doesn't prevent stockpiling goods for further research).

Automation

Much like production stations, research can be configured so that player or NPC owned ships can deliver goods to the headquarters for the current research item. Configuring this is almost identical to configuring a production station where money is added to the headquarters' budget and trade restrictions can be made via the logical station overview (LSO). A key exception to the usual means of automation is the case of nividium where a player-owned ship must be used for mining as the NPC factions don't task their miners with mining nividium.

Research Items

Teleportation

Teleportation allows the player to select an owned ship or station via the map and teleport to it and it has 4 stages

Teleportation - enables in-sector teleportation
Teleportation I - enables teleportation to within 3 jumps
Teleportation II - enables teleportation to within 5 jumps
Teleportation III - enables teleportation to all player-owned property

A reputation effect of being +27 or greater with a faction is the ability to teleport to any of their stations.

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	Energy Cells	Advanced Electronics	Antimatter Converters	Nividium	Plasma Conductors	Field Coils	Superfluid Coolant	Σ
Teleportation	2,000	100
Teleportation I	5,000	200	300
Teleportation II	7,000	300		50	750
Teleportation III	25,000	1,500		2,000		2,500	7,500
Total	39,000	2,100	300	2,050	750	2,500	7,500
Volume Container (m³)	39,000	63,000	3,000	20,500	24,000	37,500	120,000	*307,000*

High Mass Teleportation

High mass teleportation is unlocked after Teleportation III and has two stages of progression:

High Mass Teleportation I - allows teleportation of the player headquarters to any location within a sector
High Mass Teleportation II - allows teleportation of the player headquarters to any location

The latter is a requirement for Terraforming.

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	Energy Cells	Advanced Electronics	Nividium	Field Coils	Superfluid Coolant	Σ
High Mass Teleportation I	12,500	10,000	1,000	5,000	8,000
High Mass Teleportation II	25,000	27,500	5,000	30,000	20,000
Total	37,500	37,500	6,000	35,000	28,000
Volume Container (m³)	37,500	1,125,000	60,000	525,000	448,000	*2,195,500*

Equipment Modifications

see also: Equipment Modifications

Researching the equipment mods in the 3 levels (basic, enhanced and exceptional) allows for the enhancement of ship properties through workbenches aboard wharves and shipyards. The following may be researched in the 3 respective levels with each type of mod type being independent of each other but each mod level requiring the level before it:

Hull
Engines
Shields
Weapons

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	Claytronics	Teladianium	Refined Metals	Graphene	Nividium	Σ
Enhanced	50	25	100	75
Exceptional	200	75	250		50
Total	250	100	350	75	50
Volume Container (m³)	6,000	1,600	4,900	1,500	500	*14,500*

	Engine Parts	Antimatter Cells	Superfluid Coolant	Advanced Electronics	Field Coils	Σ
Enhanced	150	150	200	50
Exceptional	500	400	250		250
Total	650	550	450	50	250
Volume Container (m³)	9,750	9,900	7,200	1,500	3,750	*32,100*

	Advanced Composites	Field Coils	Plasma Conductors	Energy Cells	Σ
Enhanced	25	150	250	2,000
Exceptional	50	250	300
Total	75	350	550	2,000
Volume Container (m³)	2,400	5,250	17,600	2,000	*27,250*

	Advanced Composites	Field Coils	Weapon Components	Smart Chips	Plasma Conductors	Σ
Enhanced	50	150	75	100
Exceptional	50	250	200		300
Total	100	400	275	100	300
Volume Container (m³)	3,200	6,000	8,800	200	9,600	*27,800*

Blueprint Hacking

Blueprint hacking research allows for the obtaining of select blueprints from the scanning of data leaks (small red glowing dot). Notable blueprints that can't be stolen after completing this research are fabrication and maintenance bay blueprints. Like other research chains some research has prerequisites, blueprint hacking research without prerequisites is as follows:

Dock Module Hack
Production Module Hack
Storage Module Hack

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	Energy Cells	Smart Chips	Claytronics	Graphene	Advanced Electronics	Refined Metals	Teladianium	Σ
Dock Module Hack	2,500	150	125
Production Module Hack	2,500	200		300	225
Storage Module Hack	2,500		50			500	400
Total	7,500	350	175	300	225	500	400
Volume Container (m³)	7,500	700	4,200	6,000	6,750	7,000	6,400	*38,550*

Blueprint hacking research with prerequisites is as follows:

Defence Module Hack
Habitation Module Hack

These research options have all of the first 3 hacking research options as prerequisites

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	Energy Cells	Claytronics	Weapon Components	Advanced Electronics	Smart Chips	Superfluid Coolant	Teladianium	Σ
Defence Module Hack	2,500	50	75	100
Habitation Module Hack	2,500				400	500	500
Total	5,000	50	75	100	400	500	500
Volume Container (m³)	5,000	1,200	1,500	3,000	800	8,000	8,000	*27,500*

Welfare Modules

Note: Casino module research is limited to players with X4: Tides of Avarice

Welfare module research is very different to the other research items in that both welfare module blueprints are unlocked through missions with a little plot, more like the more major plots of X4 rather than the generic missions. The process involved in each mission is outlined in the following pages:

References

libraries/wares.xml
md/xp_ep1_mentor_subscription.xml
md/story_research_welfare_1.xml
extensions/ego_dlc_pirate/md/story_research_welfare_2.xml

Research

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Overview

Automation

Research Items

Teleportation

High Mass Teleportation

Equipment Modifications

Blueprint Hacking

Welfare Modules

References

Applications