List of Research Costs

Biology / Genetics

Genome Sequence Research

Name	RP
Genome Sequence Research	5,000

Base Gravity

(+ or -)

Amount	RP
5%	5,000
10%	10,000
20%	20,000
30%	40,000
40%	80,000
50%	150,000

Base Oxygen Level

(+ or -)

Amount	RP
5%	5,000
10%	10,000
20%	20,000
30%	40,000
40%	80,000
50%	150,000

Base Temperature

(+ or - , * only -)

Amount	RP
3C	5,000
6C	10,000
10C	20,000
15C	40,000
20C	80,000
25C	150,000
30C	300,000
40C*	600,000
50C*	1,200,000

Temperature Range

(+ only)

Degrees	RP
1	5,000
2	10,000
3	20,000
4	40,000
5	80,000
6	150,000
8	300,000

Construction / Production

Trans-Newtonian Technology

Given to you on a Trans-Newtonian start. Unlocks almost all other technology.

Name	RP
Trans-Newtonian Technology	1,000

Asteroid Mining Module

Name	RP
Asteroid Mining Module	5,000

Construction Rate

BP	RP
12	3,000
14	5,000
16	10,000
20	20,000
25	40,000
30	80,000
36	150,000
42	300,000
50	600,000
60	1,250,000
70	2,500,000

Expand Civilian Economy by 20%

The cost doubles every level and seems to have no max level.

Level	RP
1	10,000
2	20,000
3	40,000
4	80,000
5	160,000
6	320,000
7	640,000
8	1,280,000
9	2,560,000

Fighter Production Rate

BP	RP
12	3,000
14	5,000
16	10,000
20	20,000
25	40,000
30	80,000
35	150,000
40	300,000
50	600,000
60	1,250,000
70	2,500,000

Fuel Production

Litres	RP
24,000	3,000
28,000	5,000
32,000	10,000
40,000	20,000
50,000	40,000
60,000	80,000
72,000	150,000
84,000	300,000
100,000	600,000
120,000	1,250,000
140,000	2,500,000

Mining Production

tons	RP
12	3,000
14	5,000
16	10,000
20	20,000
25	40,000
30	80,000
36	150,000
42	300,000
50	600,000
60	1,250,000
70	2,500,000

Research Rate

RP	RP
240	5,000
280	10,000
320	20,000
400	40,000
500	80,000
600	150,000
720	300,000
840	600,000
1,000	1,250,000
1,200	2,500,000
1,500	5,000,000

Shipbuilding Rate

BP	RP
560	5,000
750	10,000
1,000	20,000
1,300	40,000
1,600	80,000
2,100	150,000
2,750	300,000
3,500	600,000
4,600	1,250,000
6,000	2,500,000
8,000	5,000,000

Shipyard Operations

Time/Cost Saving	RP
5%	2,500
10%	5,000
20%	10,000
30%	20,000
40%	40,000
50%	75,000

Sorium Harvester

Name	RP
Sorium Harvester	5,000

Terraforming Module

Name	RP
Terraforming Module	5,000

Terraforming Rate

atm	RP
0.0012	3,000
0.0015	5,000
0.002	10,000
0.0025	20,000
0.003	40,000
0.0035	80,000
0.004	150,000
0.0045	300,000
0.005	600,000
0.006	1,200,000
0.007	2,500,000
0.008	5,000,000

Defensive Systems

Armour

Duranium armour is given to you in a Trans-Newtonian start.

Name	RP
Duranium	500
High Density Duranium	2,500
Composite	5,000
Ceramic Composite	10,000
Laminate Composite	20,000
Compressed Carbon	40,000
Biphase Carbide	80,000
Crystalline Composite	150,000
Superdense	300,000
Bonded Superdense	600,000
Coherent Superdense	1,250,000
Collapsium	2,500,000

Shields Type (standard)

Alpha shields are given to you in a Trans-Newtonian start.

Name	RP
Alpha	1,000
Beta	2,000
Gamma	4,000
Delta	8,000
Epsilon	15,000
Theta	30,000
Xi	60,000
Omicron	120,000
Sigma	250,000
Tau	500,000
Psi	1,000,000
Omega	2,000,000

Shields Regeneration Rate (standard)

Rate 1 is given to you in a Trans-Newtonian start.

Rate	RP
1	1,000
1.5	2,000
2	4,000
2.5	8,000
3	15,000
4	30,000
5	60,000
6	125,000
8	250,000
10	500,000
12	1,000,000
15	2,000,000

Cloaking Theory

Unlocks the rest of the cloaking techs.

Name	RP
Cloaking Theory	10,000

Cloak Sensor Reduction

Amount	RP
75%	4,000
80%	8,000
85%	15,000
90%	30,000
93%	60,000
95%	125,000
97%	250,000
98%	500,000
99%	1,000,000
99.5%	2,000,000

Cloaking Efficiency

Multiplier	RP
2	4,000
3	8,000
4	15,000
5	30,000
6	60,000
8	125,000
10	250,000
12	500,000

Minimum Cloak Size

Size	RP
25	1,000
20	2,000
15	4,000
12	8,000
10	15,000
8	30,000
6	60,000
4	125,000
3	250,000
2	500,000

Damage Control

Type	RP
Normal	5,000
Improved	15,000
Advanced	45,000

Thermal Reduction

Amount	RP
75%	1,500
50%	3,000
35%	6,000
25%	12,000
16%	25,000
12%	50,000
8%	100,000
6%	200,000
4%	400,000
3%	750,000
2%	1,500,000
1%	2,500,000

Energy Weapons

Microwave Focal Size

10cm focal size is given to you in a Trans-Newtonian start.

Size	RP
10cm	1,000
12cm	2,000
15cm	4,000
20cm	8,000
25cm	15,000
30cm	30,000
35cm	60,000
40cm	125,000
50cm	250,000
60cm	500,000
70cm	1,000,000
80cm	2,000,000

Microwave Focusing Technology

Rank 1 focusing is given to you in a Trans-Newtonian start.

Rank	RP
1	1,000
2	2,000
3	4,000
4	8,000
5	15,000
6	30,000
7	60,000
8	120,000
9	250,000
10	500,000
11	1,000,000
12	2,000,000

Meson Focal Size

10cm focal size is given to you in a Trans-Newtonian start.

Size	RP
10cm	1,000
12cm	2,000
15cm	4,000
20cm	8,000
25cm	15,000
30cm	30,000
35cm	60,000
40cm	125,000
50cm	250,000
60cm	500,000
70cm	1,000,000
80cm	2,000,000

Meson Focusing Technology

Rank 1 focusing is given to you in a Trans-Newtonian start.

Rank	RP
1	1,000
2	2,000
3	4,000
4	8,000
5	15,000
6	30,000
7	60,000
8	120,000
9	250,000
10	500,000
11	1,000,000
12	2,000,000

Laser Focal Size

10cm focal size is given to you in a Trans-Newtonian start.

Size	RP
10cm	1,000
12cm	2,000
15cm	4,000
20cm	8,000
25cm	15,000
30cm	30,000
35cm	60,000
40cm	125,000
50cm	250,000
60cm	500,000
70cm	1,000,000
80cm	2,000,000

Laser Wavelength

Infrared is given to you in a Trans-Newtonian start.

Name	RP
Infrared	500
Visible Light	2,000
Near Ultraviolet	4,000
Ultraviolet	8,000
Far Ultraviolet	15,000
Soft X-Ray	30,000
X-Ray	60,000
Far X-Ray	125,000
Extreme X-Ray	250,000
Near Gamma	500,000
Gamma	1,000,000
Far Gamma	2,000,000

Particle Beam Strength

Strength 2 is given to you in a Trans-Newtonian start.

Strength	RP
2	2,000
3	4,000
4	8,000
6	15,000
9	30,000
12	60,000
16	125,000
20	250,000
25	500,000
36	1,000,000
50	2,000,000

Particle Beam Range

Range 60,000 km is given to you in a Trans-Newtonian start.

Range	RP
60,000	1,000
100,000	2,000
150,000	4,000
200,000	8,000
240,000	15,000
320,000	30,000
400,000	60,000
500,000	120,000
640,000	240,000
800,000	500,000
1,000,000	1,000,000
1,200,000	2,000,000

Plasma Carronade Size

15cm is given to you in a Trans-Newtonian start.

Size	RP
15cm	1,000
20cm	2,000
25cm	4,000
30cm	8,000
35cm	15,000
40cm	30,000
50cm	60,000
60cm	125,000
70cm	250,000
80cm	500,000

Reduced-size Laser

Size/Recharge	RP
0.75/4x	5,000
0.5/20x	15,000

Laser Warhead

Name	RP
Soft Xray	15,000
X-Ray	30,000
Far X-Ray	60,000
Extreme X-Ray	120,000

Turret Tracking Speed

Speed	RP
2,000	1,000
3,000	2,000
4,000	4,000
5,000	8,000
6,250	16,000
8,000	30,000
10,000	60,000
12,500	120,000
16,000	250,000
20,000	500,000
25,000	1,000,000

Logistics / Ground Combat

Additional Maintenance Storage

Name	RP
Additional Maintenance Storage	1,000

Cargo Handling System

Cargo handling system is given to you in a Trans-Newtonian start.

Type	RP
Normal	1,000
Improved	10,000
Advanced	40,000
Grav-Assisted	150,000

Colonization Cost Reduction

Amount	RP
5%	10,000
10%	20,000
15%	40,000
20%	80,000
25%	150,000
30%	300,000
35%	600,000
40%	1,250,000
50%	2,500,000

Combat Drop Module

Type	RP
Battalion	3,000
Company	6,000

Cryogenic Transport

Cryogenic Transport is given to you in a Trans-Newtonian start.

Name	RP
Cryogenic Transport	1,000
Cryogenic Transport - Small	1,000
Cryogenic Transport - Emergency	2,000

Engineering Section

Size	RP
Small	2,000
Tiny	4,000
Fighter	6,000

Flag Bridge

Flag Bridge is given to you in a Trans-Newtonian start.

Name	RP
Flag Bridge	1,000

Fuel Storage

Size	RP
Small	1,000
Tiny	3,000
Large	1,000
Very Large	2,500
Ultra Large	5,000

Ground Unit Strength

Strength	RP
12	1,000
14	2,000
16	4,000
20	8,000
25	16,000
30	30,000
36	60,000
42	120,000
50	250,000
60	500,000
70	1,000,000

Hangar

Name	RP
Boat Bay	1,000
Hangar Deck	4,000

Improved Command and Control

Name	RP
Improved Command and Control	5,000

Maintenance Module

Name	RP
Maintenance Module	5,000

Salvage Module

Name	RP
Salvage Module 500	5,000
Salvage Module 750	10,000
Salvage Module 1,000	20,000
Salvage Module 1,350	40,000
Salvage Module 1,800	80,000
Salvage Module 2,500	160,000

Ship to Ship Tractor Beam

Name	RP
Ship to Ship Tractor Beam	5,000

Troop Transport Bay

Size	RP
Small	2,000
Normal	2,000

Missiles / Kinetic Weapons

Gauss Cannon Velocity

Rank 1 is given to you in a Trans-Newtonian start.

Rank	RP
1	1,000
2	3,000
3	8,000
4	25,000
5	75,000
6	250,000

Gauss Cannon Rate of Fire

Rate of Fire 1 is given to you in a Trans-Newtonian start.

ROF	RP
1	1,000
2	3,000
3	8,000
4	25,000
5	75,000
6	250,000
8	750,000

Railgun Size

10cm is given to you in a Trans-Newtonian start.

Size	RP
10cm	1,000
12cm	2,500
15cm	5,000
20cm	7,500
25cm	10,000
30cm	20,000
35cm	40,000
40cm	60,000
45cm	120,000
50cm	240,000

Railgun Velocity

Rank 1 is given to you in a Trans-Newtonian start.

Rank	RP
1	1,000
2	2,000
3	4,000
4	8,000
5	15,000
6	30,000
7	60,000
8	120,000
9	250,000

Magazine Ejection System

70% chance is given to you in a Trans-Newtonian start.

Chance	RP
70%	500
80%	1,000
85%	2,000
90%	4,000
93%	8,000
95%	15,000
97%	30,000
98%	60,000
99%	120,000

Magazine Feed System

75% Efficiency is given to you in a Trans-Newtonian start.

Efficiency	RP
75%	1,000
80%	2,000
85%	4,000
90%	8,000
92%	15,000
94%	30,000
96%	60,000
98%	125,000
99%	250,000

Missile Agiliy

Name	RP
32 per MSP	2,000
48 per MSP	4,000
64 per MSP	8,000
80 per MSP	15,000
100 per MSP	30,000
128 per MSP	60,000
160 per MSP	125,000
200 per MSP	250,000
240 per MSP	500,000
320 per MSP	1,000,000
400 per MSP	2,000,000

Missile Warhead

Name	RP
Gun-Type Fission Warhead: 2 per MSP	1,000
Implosion Fission Warhead: 3 per MSP	2,000
Levitated-pit Implosion Warhead: 4 per MSP	4,000
Fusion-boosted Fission Warhead: 5 per MSP	8,000
Two-stage Thermonuclear Warhead: 6 per MSP	15,000
Three-stage Thermonuclear Warhead: 8 per MSP	30,000
Cobalt Warhead: 10 per MSP	60,000
Tri-Cobalt Warhead: 12 per MSP	125,000
Antimatter Catalyzed Cobalt Warhead: 16 per MSP	250,000
Antimatter Warhead: 20 per MSP	500,000
Advanced Antimatter Warhead: 24 per MSP	1,000,000
Gravitonic Warhead: 30 per MSP	2,000,000

Enhanced Radiation Warhead

Name	RP
50% yield, 2x radiation	1,000
33% yield, 3x radiation	2,500
25% yield, 4x radiation	5,000
20% yield, 5x radiation	10,000

Missile Launcher Reload Rate

Name	RP
Reload Rate 2	2,000
Reload Rate 3	4,000
Reload Rate 4	8,000
Reload Rate 5	15,000
Reload Rate 6	30,000
Reload Rate 7	60,000
Reload Rate 8	125,000
Reload Rate 9	250,000
Reload Rate 10	500,000
Reload Rate 11	1,000,000
Reload Rate 12	2,000,000

Reduced-size Launcher

Name	RP
0.75 Size/2x Reload	1,000
0.50 Size/5x Reload	2,000
0.33 Size/20x Reload	3,000
0.25 Size/100x Reload	6,000
Box Launcher .15 Size/15x (No Internal Reload)	10,000

Ordnance Production

Name	RP
12BP	3,000
14BP	5,000
16BP	10,000
20BP	20,000
25BP	40,000
30BP	80,000
35BP	150,000
40BP	300,000
50BP	600,000
60BP	1,250,000
70BP	2,500,000

Power and Propulsion

Capacitor Recharge Rate

Name	RP
Recharge Rate 2	2,000
Recharge Rate 3	4,000
Recharge Rate 4	8,000
Recharge Rate 5	15,000
Recharge Rate 6	30,000
Recharge Rate 8	60,000
Recharge Rate 10	125,000
Recharge Rate 12	250,000
Recharge Rate 16	500,000
Recharge Rate 20	1,000,000
Recharge Rate 25	2,000,000

Power Plants

Pressurized Water Reactor is given to you in a Trans-Newtonian start.

Name	RP
Pressurized Water Reactor	1,500
Pebble Bed Reactor	3,000
Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor	6,000
Stellarator Fusion Reactor	12,000
Tokamak Fusion Reactor	24,000
Magnetic Confinement Fusion Reactor	45,000
Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactor	90,000
Solid-core Anti-matter Power Plant	180,000
Gas-core Anti-matter Power Plant	375,000
Plasma-core Anti-matter Power Plant	750,000
Beam Core Anti-matter Power Plant	1,500,000
Vacuum Energy Power Plant	3,000,000

Reactor Power Boost

Power Boost, Explosion	RP
5%, 7%	1,000
10%, 10%	2,000
15%, 12%	3,000
20%, 16%	5,000
25%, 20%	7,500
30%, 25%	12,500
40%, 30%	25,000
50%, 35%	50,000

Engines

Nuclear Thermal Engine is given to you in a Trans-Newtonian start.

Name	RP
Nuclear Thermal	2,500
Nuclear Pulse	5,000
Ion	10,000
Magneto-plasma	20,000
Internal Confinement Fusion	40,000
Magnetic Confinement Fusion	80,000
Inertial Confinement Fusion	150,000
Solid Core Anti-matter	300,000
Gas Core Anti-matter	600,000
Plasma Core Anti-matter	1,250,000
Beam Core Anti-matter	2,500,000
Photonic Drive	5,000,000

Fuel Efficiency

Fuel Consumption	RP
0.9 Liters per Engine Power Hour	1,000
0.8 Liters per Engine Power Hour	2,000
0.7 Liters per Engine Power Hour	4,000
0.6 Liters per Engine Power Hour	8,000
0.5 Liters per Engine Power Hour	15,000
0.4 Liters per Engine Power Hour	30,000
0.3 Liters per Engine Power Hour	60,000
0.25 Liters per Engine Power Hour	120,000
0.2 Liters per Engine Power Hour	250,000
0.16 Liters per Engine Power Hour	500,000
0.125 Liters per Engine Power Hour	1,000,000
0.1 Liters per Engine Power Hour	2,000,000

Sensors and Fire Control

Active Grav Sensor Strength

Strength 10 is given to you in a Trans-Newtonian start.

Strength	RP
10	1,000
12	2,000
16	4,000
21	8,000
28	15,000
36	30,000
48	60,000
60	125,000
80	250,000
100	500,000
135	1,000,000
180	2,000,000

Beam Fire Control Range

Range 10,000 km is given to you in a Trans-Newtonian start. The Range is for 50% accuracy.

Range	RP
10,000	1,000
16,000	2,000
24,000	4,000
32,000	8,000
40,000	16,000
48,000	30,000
60,000	60,000
75,000	125,000
100,000	250,000
125,000	500,000
150,000	1,000,000
175,000	2,000,000

Geological Survey Sensors

Geological survey sensors are given to you in a Trans-Newtonian start.

Type	RP
Normal	1,000
Improved	10,000
Advanced	35,000
Phased	100,000