Physics research

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Physics research

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Physics research area is comprised mainly of the fields: Computing, Field Manipulation and Particles. It also includes, to a negligible extent, the Voidcraft field.

The area provides access to several key points, including: additional research capabilities, strategic resources reveal, point-defense & energy weapons, improved FTL capabilities, improved energy production & storage, and more.

Main effectsEdit

A scientist with an expertise in any of these fields will be of benefit in this area enabling fast access to their field's main effects (displayed below).

Field	Focus	Description
Computing	Improved research capabilities Physics producing buildings Point-defense weapons Ship combat computers Increased colony development speed Building cost modifiers	The science of applied algorithms.
Field Manipulation	Increased energy storage capacity Energy producing buildings Energy modifiers Shield components Strategic resources reveal Shield modifiers	Bending fundamental forces to our will.
Particles	Energy weapons Ship reactor components Improved FTL capabilities Energy weapon modifiers	Isolating and utilizing particulate matter and phenomena.
Voidcraft	Colossus type ships	Space is the final frontier. To master it, is to master the future.

Note: The table is a summary of the most prominent fields and of their effects within the area. This is not an inclusive list.

Table usageEdit

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Colors: Starter , Acquisition , Rare , Dangerous , Repeatable .
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Notes:

The table shows the default names/icons of techs. Flavor entry is displayed if accompanied by a change to effects/requirements.
If a tech has been available as a research option in the as part of the last choice then its (total) weight will be halved in the coming choice.
The table denotes the base cost of a tech. Actual in-game tech cost will scale with the empire's size (number of colonized planets and population).
To research techs of higher tiers it is first needed to acquire 8 techs of the preceding tier.
Sorting the table by tiers will place all Starter tech at the top and Repeatable end-game tech at the bottom.
Most icons also double as links. For more information about an unlocked effect (buildings, components, etc.) click on the accompanying icon.

List of physics technologiesEdit

Technology	Cost	T	Effects	Prerequisites	Weight & Modifiers	Description
Databank Uplinks			Assist Research	Databank Uplinks		High-capacity quantum bands dedicated to databank transfers make possible virtually completely synchronous research operations across vast distances.
Scientific Method			Basic Science Lab			Testable predictions of observable phenomena.
Administrative AI	2000	1	+5% Research speed	Scientific Method	Base: 100 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is computing.	Organizational circuitry rerouting academic.
Quantum Theory	2000	1	+20% Physics research from researchers		Base: 100 Modifiers 2x if year is >2205. 2x if year is >2210. 2x if year is >2215. 2x if year is >2220. 1.25x if engineering scientist expertise is computing.	Exploring the mediation of fundamental forces through subatomic particles.
Automated Exploration Protocols	2500	1	+25% Survey speed Enable automatic exploration	Year is >2205	Base: 95 Modifiers 2x if year is >2210. 2x if year is >2215. 2x if year is >2220. 2x if number of owned planets is >5. 2x if number of owned planets is >10. 2x if number of owned planets is >15. 2x if number of owned planets is >20. 1.25x if adopted Discovery tradition tree. 1.25x if scientist expertise is computing.	An advanced AI will aid science officers in their task to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no Blorg has gone before. The Science Ship will be able to explore the galaxy with help from an AI.
Active Countermeasures			Sentinel Point-Defense			The best defense is a good offense.
AI-Controlled Colony Ships	3000	1	+50% Colony development speed	Administrative AI New Worlds Protocol	Base: 90 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is computing.	By giving control of the colony ship to an Artificial Intelligence, the crew and colonists can be suspended in a deep sleep.
Auxiliary Fire-control	3000	1	Auxiliary Fire-control	Specialized Combat Computers	Base: 90 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is computing.	By installing an auxiliary fire-control system our ships can afford to make more advanced calculations, increasing accuracy.
Specialized Combat Computers	3000	1	Basic Combat Roles	Administrative AI	Base: 90 Modifiers 2x if researched Destroyers. 2x if researched Cruisers. 2x if researched Battleships. 1.25x if scientist expertise is computing.	Active matrices tuned for specific combat-centric tasks greatly improve engagement efficiency.
Curator Archeology Lab	4000	2	+10% Anomaly discovery chance +25% Anomaly research speed	Has modifier Curator Insight Scientist trait is curator	Base: 85 Modifiers 3x if scientist trait is curator. 0.5x if has modifier Curator Insight.	A shipboard lab with advanced archaeological equipment, including a vast database supplied by the Curator Order where new discoveries can easily be cross-referenced.
Curator Exploration Lab	4000	2	+33% Survey speed	Has modifier Curator Insight Scientist trait is curator	Base: 85 Modifiers 3x if scientist trait is curator. 0.5x if has modifier Curator Insight.	These shipboard lab facilities incorporate advanced technologies from the ancient Curator Order to further increase survey speeds.
Gravitic Sensors	4000	2	Gravitic Sensors Listening Post		Base: 85 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is computing. 1.25x if adopted Discovery tradition tree.	These sensors have been tuned to look for any gravitational changes in space, such as those produced by the presence of a starship.
Self-Evolving Logic	5000	2	+1 Research alternatives	Administrative AI	Base: 75 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is computing.	Introspective prioritization.
Applied Quantum Physics	6000	2	+20% Physics research from researchers	Quantum Theory	Base: 70 Modifiers 2x if year is >2225. 2x if year is >2230. 2x if year is >2235. 2x if year is >2240. 1.25x if scientist expertise is computing.	The seemingly erratic behavior of tiny things can dramatically alter the way we think about bigger things.
Interlinked Support Systems	6000	2	Barrier Point-Defense	Active Countermeasures	Base: 70 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is computing.	Arrays of defensive armaments prove much more effective than independent countermeasures.
Self-Aware Colony Ships	6000	3	+50% Colony development speed	AI-Controlled Colony Ships Self-Evolving Logic	Base: 70 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is computing.	Sufficiently advanced systems are capable of optimizing themselves if they are made acutely aware of the purpose for which they were made.
Extended Combat Algorithms	8000	3	Advanced Combat Roles	Self-Evolving Logic Specialized Combat Computers	Base: 65 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is computing.	Further advances in predictive algorithms allow for augmented tactical decision-making in the field.
Subspace Sensors	8000	3	Subspace Sensors Black Hole Observatory	Gravitic Sensors	Base: 65 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is computing. 1.25x if adopted Discovery tradition tree.	Sensors that detect the subspace fluctuations left in the wake of traveling starships. Their sensitivity and range is greater than that of a gravitic sensor array.
Interplanetary Research Initiative	8000	3	Research Institute	Colonial Centralization Quantum Theory Machine Intelligence	Base: 97.5 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is computing. 0.25x if scientist has none of: Expertise is computing. Trait is curator.	A bid for interplanetary resource pools and more flexible research grants.
Positronic AI	16000	4	+5% Research speed	Self-Evolving Logic	Base: 45 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is computing.	Evolving artificial intellects are opening the door to the possibility for true synthetic sapience.
Predictive Algorithms	16000	4	Guardian Point-Defense	Interlinked Support Systems	Base: 45 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is computing.	Advanced prediction greatly increases the accuracy of active countermeasure systems.
Tachyon Sensors	16000	4	Tachyon Sensors	Subspace Sensors	Base: 45 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is computing. 1.25x if adopted Discovery tradition tree.	Advanced sensors that rely on rotating tachyon beams to detect ship movements even at extreme distances.
Autonomous Ship Intellects	20000	4	Autonomous Ship Intellects	Extended Combat Algorithms Gestalt Consciousness	Base: 20 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is computing and level is >2. 0.2x if scientist has none of: Expertise is computing. Trait is curator. Trait is maniacal.	Granting our ships their own semi-autonomous intellect will greatly enhance their responsiveness in combat.
Sapient Combat Simulations	20000	4	Sentient Combat AI	Extended Combat Algorithms Positronic AI Gestalt Consciousness Artificial Intelligence – Outlawed	Base: 20 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is computing and level is >2. 0.2x if scientist has none of: Expertise is computing. Trait is curator. Trait is maniacal.	Running sapient AIs through high-intensity combat simulations yields valuable insight into potential optimizations for risk-evaluation techniques.
Space-Time Theory	20000	4	+20% Physics from researchers	* Applied Quantum Physics	Base: 40 Modifiers 2x if year is >2225. 2x if year is >2230. 2x if year is >2235. 2x if year is >2240. 1.25x if scientist expertise is computing.	Three dimensions, inextricable from the fourth.
Synchronized Defenses	20000	4	Defense-Grid Supercomputer	Self-Evolving Logic	Base: 20 Modifiers 1.2x if fanatic militarist. 1.1x if militarist. 0.75x if pacifist. 0.65x if fanatic pacifist. 0.5x if scientist has none of: Expertise is computing. Trait is curator.	Aligning defensive and offensive weapon execution paradigms allows for increased efficiency.
Enigmatic Decoder	50000	5	Enigmatic Decoder	Event chain outcome (Enigmatic Fortress)		While producing average results in standard tests, the accuracy of Enigmatic Decoder's prediction algorithms seemingly increases as the target's flight path grows more erratic.
Enigmatic Encoder	50000	5	Enigmatic Encoder	Event chain outcome (Enigmatic Fortress)		The Enigmatic Encoder scrambles flight path data according to some indeterminable design before feeding it back to fleet command.
Gravitational Analysis	50000	5	–5% Building cost	Applied Quantum Physics	Base: 12.5 Modifiers 0.01x if researching another repeatable tech.	Increasingly powerful computation paradigms allow us to adapt individual construction projects to planetary and ultra-local gravitational conditions.
Deflectors			Deflectors	Scientific Method		Energy deflector screens can stop a limited amount of incoming enemy fire before overloading. Their main drawback is that they consume large amounts of power.
High-Energy Capacitors			Generator District			Capacitors capable of storing vast amounts of energy is one of the cornerstones for any modern civilization.
Field Modulation	2000	1	+10% energy from technicians	High-Energy Capacitors	Base: 100 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is field manipulation. 1.25x if adopted Prosperity tradition tree.	Modulated fields allow for increased production and improved energy yield.
Global Energy Management	2500	1	Energy Grid Capacity Overload	High-Energy Capacitors	Base: 95 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is field manipulation. 1.25x if adopted Prosperity tradition tree.	Load-balancing facilities can greatly improve the stability of local grids and feed excess power back into centralized capacitors.
Improved Deflectors	3000	1	Improved Deflectors	Deflectors	Base: 112.5 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is field manipulation.	These updated deflector screens are capable of soaking up even more punishment before they overload.
Speculative Hyperlane Breaching	2500	2	Enable travel outside hyperlanes	Gravitic Sensors	Base: 75	Solitary Science Ships can break out of the naturally-occurring hyperlanes and attempt to navigate to known but otherwise unreachable destinations.
Quantum Energy States	6000	2	+10% energy from technicians	Colonial Centralization Field Modulation	Base: 70 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is field manipulation. 1.25x if adopted Prosperity tradition tree.	Basic entanglement principles applied to energy generation provide a substantial increase in energy output.
Shield Capacitors	6000	2	Shield Capacitor	Shields	Base: 70 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is field manipulation.	These capacitors store surplus energy which can quickly be transferred to reinforce a ship's shields.
Shields	6000	2	Shields	Improved Deflectors	Base: 87.5 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is field manipulation.	These new shield generators represent the next generation of energy screens, replacing the older deflector technology. They offer significantly better protection.
Planetary Power Grid	6000	2	Energy Nexus	Colonial Centralization Global Energy Management	Base: 70 Modifiers 2x if adopted Prosperity tradition tree. 10x if researched (unrecognized string “exotic gas extraction tech” for Template:Icon) Exotic Gas Extraction or (unrecognized string “exotic gas refining tech” for Template:Icon) Exotic Gas Refining 1.25x if scientist expertise is field manipulation.	A re-engineered and unified grid further reduces energy losses over distance.
Planetary Shields	8000	3	Planetary Shield Generator	Shields	Base: 32.5 Modifiers 0.5x if scientist has none of: Expertise is field manipulation. Trait is curator. Trait is spark of genius.	Generating a strong energy shield within a planetary atmosphere is a greater challenge than in the vacuum of space, but it offers a potent defense against orbital bombardment.
Advanced Shields	12000	3	Advanced Shields	Shields	Base: 62.5 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is field manipulation.	An updated shield generator that produces an even stronger energy field. Only sustained enemy fire can penetrate this barrier.
Dark Matter Drawing	6000	3	Dark Matter	Tachyon Sensors Either: Country flag dark_matter_found is set Resource exists within borders Established contact with an empire owning the tech	Base: 50 Modifiers 1.5x if scientist expertise is materials.	This exotic substance has many properties that seemingly defy the laws of physics. Harvestable concentrations can only be found near Black Holes or in certain nebulas.
Quantum Field Manipulation	20000	4	+10% energy from technicians	Galactic Administration Quantum Energy States	Base: 40 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is field manipulation. 1.25x if adopted Prosperity tradition tree.	Quantum superposition of energy coils, simultaneously drained and charged.
Hyper Shields	32000	4	Hyper Shields	Advanced Shields	Base: 43.75 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is field manipulation.	These reinforced and hardened energy shields are incredibly powerful. The protection they offer is second to none.
Singularity Core	12000	4	Singularity Core	Galactic Administration Quantum Theory Machine Intelligence	Base: 17.5 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is field manipulation. 0.25x if scientist has none of: Expertise is field manipulation. Trait is curator.	A captive black hole that can be studied in a controlled environment would be an incredible research asset.
Applied Superconductivity	20000	5	+5% Energy credits	Quantum Energy States	Base: 12.5 Modifiers 0.01x if researching another repeatable tech.	Minor improvements to transmission efficiency adds up to a sizeable reduction in overall energy loss.
Shield Harmonics	50000	5	+5% Shield hit points	Advanced Shields	Base: 12.5 Modifiers 0.01x if researching another repeatable tech.	The basic mechanics of ship shields are complex, but they can be adjusted and improved in a multitude of ways.
Dark Matter Deflectors	25000	5	Dark Matter Deflectors	Hyper Shields Debris analysis outcome (Fallen empires)		These deflectors utilize dark matter to deflect incoming projectiles in a way that seems to utterly defy the laws of nature.
Fission Power			Fission Reactor			This energy source generates power for ships through induced fission, but it also produces harmful nuclear waste.
Hyperspace Travel			Hyperdrive I	Scientific Method		Like the strands of a spider web, the extra-dimensional realm of hyperspace runs between the gravity wells of most stars. Faster than light travel is theoretically possible along these hyperlanes.
Reactor Boosters			Reactor Booster	Fission Power		Additional power generation systems increase the ship's reactor output.
Red Lasers			Red Laser			Laser weapons fire focused beams of light at targets, causing damage through the generation of intense heat.
Blue Lasers	750	1	Blue Laser	Red Lasers	Base: 95 Modifiers 1.5x if fanatic militarist. 1.25x if militarist. 1.25x if scientist expertise is particles.	More powerful than red lasers, these blue variants emit electromagnetic radiation at a wavelength that appears blue or violet to most organics.
Fusion Power	750	1	Fusion Reactor	Fission Power	Base: 190 Modifiers 2x if researched Destroyers. 1.25x if scientist expertise is particles.	Nuclear fusion processes generate a great amount of power for ships, but without many of the risks associated with fission power.
Improved Reactor Boosters	1000	1	Improved Reactor Booster	Fusion Power Reactor Boosters	Base: 135 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is particles.	The discovery of fusion power allows for better reactor boosters to be fitted onto our ships.
UV Lasers	1500	2	UV Laser	Blue Lasers	Base: 85 Modifiers 1.5x if fanatic militarist. 1.25x if militarist. 1.25x if scientist expertise is particles.	Ultraviolet lasers are an updated and more powerful version of their blue predecessors. Accurate and destructive, these weapons are capable of inflicting great damage.
Cold Fusion Power	2000	2	Cold Fusion Reactor	Fusion Power	Base: 150 Modifiers 2x if researched Cruisers. 1.25x if scientist expertise is particles.	The ability to sustain a fusion reaction at relatively low temperatures will result in a new generation of fusion reactors for our ships.
Disruptors	2000	2	Disruptor	Blue Lasers	Base: 75 Modifiers 1.5x if fanatic militarist. 1.25x if militarist. 1.25x if scientist expertise is particles. 0.5x if not researched Red Lasers.	Disruptors fire high-energy bolts that weaken and destroy the molecular bonds that hold the target's constituent atoms together. They are capable of passing through shields and armor to wreak havoc directly on enemy hull and crew.
FTL Inhibition	2000	2	FTL Inhibitor Enable planetary FTL inhibitors	Hyperspace Travel	Base: 75 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is particles. 1.25x if adopted Supremacy tradition tree.	Gravity well projectors can be used to create localized pockets of space where safe entry into hyperspace is impossible. The immense power requirements and the size of the projectors prohibits their use on anything smaller than a starbase.
Hyperlane Breach Points	2000	2	Hyperdrive II Hyperlane Registrar	Hyperspace Travel	Base: 75 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is particles. 1.25x if adopted Discovery tradition tree.	We have identified the existence of points in space where a ship expends less energy to "breach" their way into a hyperlane. This will lead to a new generation of hyper drives.
Mining Drone Lasers	2000	2	Mining Drone Lasers	Debris analysis outcome (Ancient mining drones)		Using strong-focus lenses in combination with an oscillating firing frequence help create lasers strong enough to mine asteroids, or shoot down hostiles.
Plasma Throwers	2000	2	Plasma Thrower	Blue Lasers	Base: 75 Modifiers 1.5x if fanatic militarist. 1.25x if militarist. 1.25x if scientist expertise is particles. 0.5x if not researched Red Lasers.	Weapons that eject destructive balls of high-energy plasma at targets. These plasma projectiles are extremely effective at eating through ship armor.
Cloud Lightning Conduits	2500	2	Cloud Lightning	Debris analysis outcome (Void clouds)		Void Clouds use the electrical charges generated by the dense gases that make up most of their core to release bolts of burning plasma. Using the same gas composition together with a specialized conduit allows for powerful lightning weaponry.
Ion Disruptors	4000	3	Ion Disruptor	Disruptors	Base: 65 Modifiers 1.5x if fanatic militarist. 1.25x if militarist. 1.25x if scientist expertise is particles.	These upgraded disruptors fire bolts of more destructive ion particles at targets.
Omega Theory	4000	3	Omega Alignment	Doctrine: Strange Loop Entropic Recursion	Base: 60	When a temporal paradox becomes tangled, a kind of consciousness arises, with its own needs, its own desires. This is what has occurred with the consciousness that some call the Worm-in-Waiting. If we can align ourselves with that consciousness, we might just achieve a kind of immortality.
Plasma Accelerators	4000	3	Plasma Accelerator	Plasma Throwers	Base: 65 Modifiers 1.5x if fanatic militarist. 1.25x if militarist. 1.25x if scientist expertise is particles.	These new accelerators launch projectiles of high-energy plasma with improved containment fields. This results in less energy leakage as the projectile travels in space towards its target.
Wormhole Stabilization	4000	3	Enable wormhole travel	Hyperlane Breach Points Has encountered a wormhole or established contact with a regular empire owning the tech.	Base: 32.5 Modifiers 4x if has a wormhole inside borders. 1.25x if adopted Discovery tradition tree. 1.25x if scientist expertise is particles. 0.5x if scientist has none of: Expertise is particles. Trait is curator. Trait is maniacal. Trait is spark of genius.	A naturally occurring subspace wormhole is a fickle thing, and its fluctuating energy levels typically make it impossible to travel safely between its linked apertures. There are ways to temporarily stabilize its matrix, however.
X-Ray Lasers	4000	3	X-Ray Laser	UV Lasers	Base: 65 Modifiers 1.5x if fanatic militarist. 1.25x if militarist. 1.25x if scientist expertise is particles.	These lasers have a shorter wavelength than UV-based laser weaponry, but are even more destructive.
Antimatter Power	5000	3	Antimatter Reactor	Cold Fusion Power	Base: 120 Modifiers 2x if researched Battleships. 1.25x if scientist expertise is particles.	By harnessing the energy produced by matter/antimatter annihilations, our efficiency at generating ship power will be orders of magnitude better than fusion.
Neutronium Extraction	5000	3	Neutronium Ore	Tachyon Sensors Either: Country flag neutronium_found is set Resource exists within borders Established contact with an empire owning the tech	Base: 120 Modifiers 1.5x if scientist expertise is particles.	Neutronium is a super-dense substance composed of neutrons that can be forged into extremely resistant and durable armor.
Advanced Reactor Boosters	6000	1	Advanced Reactor Booster	Antimatter Power Improved Reactor Boosters	Base: 75 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is particles.	The discovery of antimatter power allows for highly advanced reactor boosters that can greatly enhance ship reactors.
Hyperspace Slipstreams	6000	3	Hyperdrive III	Hyperlane Breach Points	Base: 50 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is particles. 1.25x if adopted Discovery tradition tree.	A new generation of hyper drives capable of accessing the subspace slipstreams that are present within hyperspace. This leads to dramatically improved drive performance.
L-Gate Activation	6000	3	A special project activating L-gates	L-cluster has been opened		The L-Gates defy our current understanding of subspace mechanics. This must be remedied before they can be opened for travel.
Proton Launchers	6000	3	Proton Launchers	X-Ray Lasers	Base: 50 Modifiers 1.5x if fanatic militarist. 1.25x if militarist. 1.25x if scientist expertise is particles. 0.5x if not researched Red Lasers.	These energy projectiles consist of tightly concentrated protons capable of causing immense damage to the hull of enemy ships.
Gamma Lasers	8000	4	Gamma Laser	X-Ray Lasers	Base: 45 Modifiers 1.5x if fanatic militarist. 1.25x if militarist. 1.25x if scientist expertise is particles.	The electromagnetic radiation emitted by gamma lasers is of an extremely high frequency. Their destructive potential is unmatched in the field of laser weapons.
Phase Disruptors	8000	4	Phase Disruptor	Ion Disruptors	Base: 45 Modifiers 1.5x if fanatic militarist. 1.25x if militarist. 1.25x if scientist expertise is particles.	Extremely high-yield disruptors that fire quantum energy charges causing incredible damage to those unfortunate enough to get in their way.
Plasma Cannons	8000	4	Plasma Cannon	Plasma Accelerators	Base: 45 Modifiers 1.5x if fanatic militarist. 1.25x if militarist. 1.25x if scientist expertise is particles.	The latest in plasma weaponry, these cannons are fully militarized versions of the older, somewhat improvised plasma throwers. Their plasma projectiles are even deadlier.
Arc Emitters	10000	4	Arc Emitter	Battleships Plasma Cannons	Base: 40 Modifiers 1.5x if fanatic militarist. 1.25x if militarist. 1.25x if scientist expertise is particles. 0.5x if not researched Red Lasers.	Powerful weapons that launch a lightning arc of chaotic energy at targets, which in part can ignore armor and shields.
Neutron Launchers	10000	4	Neutron Launchers	Proton Launchers	Base: 40 Modifiers 1.5x if fanatic militarist. 1.25x if militarist. 1.25x if scientist expertise is particles.	Upgraded energy projectiles that rely on neutrons instead of protons for their destructive power.
Particle Lances	10000	4	Particle Lance	Battleships X-Ray Lasers	Base: 40 Modifiers 1.5x if fanatic militarist. 1.25x if militarist. 1.25x if scientist expertise is particles.	These heavy energy weapons fire focused particle beams that cause massive damage. The size of the emitter arrays limits their use to battleships and titans.
Zero Point Power	10000	4	Zero Point Reactor	Antimatter Power	Base: 80 Modifiers 2x if researched Battleships. 1.25x if scientist expertise is particles.	These generators extract vacuum energy, providing an almost limitless supply of ship power. There is no more efficient way to generate energy.
Focused Arc Emitters	12000	4	Focused Arc Emitter	Arc Emitters	Base: 35 Modifiers 1.5x if fanatic militarist. 1.25x if militarist. 1.25x if scientist expertise is particles.	These upgraded emitters are equipped with better focusing lenses, resulting in a more powerful energy discharge.
Gateway Activation	12000	4	Enable gateway travel	Hyperspace Slipstreams Has encountered a gateway or established contact with a regular empire owning the tech.	Base: 17.5 Modifiers 4x if has a gateway inside borders. 1.25x if adopted Discovery tradition tree. 1.25x if scientist expertise is particles. 0.1x if scientist has none of: Expertise is particles. Trait is curator. Trait is maniacal. Trait is spark of genius.	The ability to reactivate the derelict Gateway stations that can be found scattered throughout the galaxy has the potential to dramatically shorten travel times.
Tachyon Lances	12000	4	Tachyon Lance	Particle Lances Gamma Lasers	Base: 35 Modifiers 1.5x if fanatic militarist. 1.25x if militarist. 1.25x if scientist expertise is particles.	A more powerful version of the particle lance, this weapon fires a tachyon beam of immense power. Like its predecessor, its use is limited to battleships and titans.
Jump Drive	15000	5	Jump Drive Enable jump drive travel	Zero Point Power	Base: 3 Modifiers 1.25x if adopted Discovery tradition tree. 0.1x if scientist has none of: Expertise is particles. Trait is curator. Trait is maniacal. Trait is spark of genius.	A groundbreaking technological marvel, the Jump Drive shreds the local space-time continuum and rearranges it on the quantum level to be identical to that of the target destination - and thus the ship appears to near-instantly "jump" from system to system.
Matter Generation	15000	5	Resource Replicator	Colonial Centralization Zero Point Power	Base: 15 Modifiers 1.25x if scientist expertise is computing. 0.25x if scientist has none of: Expertise is particles. Trait is curator. Trait is maniacal.	By using vast amounts of energy we are able to convert light into matter from seemingly nothing.
Extradimensional Weaponry	20000	5	Matter Disintegrator	Has the modifier Covenant: End of the Cycle Debris analysis outcome (Extradimensional Invaders)		Applying 5th-dimensional energy manipulation principles on lower dimensional planes allows for the creation of powerful energy weapons.
Flash Coolant	20000	5	+5% Energy weapon attack speed	Blue Lasers	Base: 12.5 Modifiers 0.01x if researching another repeatable tech.	New developments in tech cooling regularly surface, improving the stability and efficiency of our weapons systems, keeping them from blowing up the ships upon which they are mounted.
Focusing Arrays	20000	5	+5% Energy weapon damage	X-Ray Lasers	Base: 12.5 Modifiers 0.01x if researching another repeatable tech.	Perfecting the firing cadence of laser weaponry is a task that could keep the engineering elite of any given planet busy for centuries.
Gateway Construction	20000	5	Enable gateway construction	Gateway Activation Mega-Engineering	Base: 10 Modifiers 4x if has a gateway inside borders. 1.25x if adopted Discovery tradition tree. 1.25x if scientist expertise is particles. 0.1x if scientist has none of: Expertise is particles. Trait is curator. Trait is maniacal. Trait is spark of genius.	The construction of new Gateway stations enables us to build a fast-travel network that could revolutionize interstellar travel.
Dark Matter Power	25000	5	Dark Matter Reactor	Zero Point Power Debris analysis outcome (Fallen empires)		These generators appear to somehow draw energy directly from dark matter, providing more ship power than should be possible according to the laws of physics.
Global Pacification	20000	5	Colossus: Global Pacifier	Colossi Has completed the Colossus Project	Base: 10 Modifiers 2x if a degree of pacifist. 0.2x if scientist has none of: Expertise is voidcraft. Trait is curator. Trait is maniacal.	A shielding field is deployed around a planet, creating a barrier that is permanent and impenetrable (save for some wavelengths of light).
Neutron Sweeping	20000	5	Colossus: Neutron Sweep	Colossi Has completed the Colossus Project Is a degree of Pacifist Is a degree of Spiritualist	Base: 10 Modifiers 2x if a degree of materialist. 0.2x if scientist has none of: Expertise is voidcraft. Trait is curator. Trait is maniacal.	An accelerated plume of neutron radiation "paints" the planet surface, severely degrading most materials and directly destroying biological tissue.