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	~~[[File:Pulsar_schematic.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|Science: better delegate it.<br/>Image Pulsar Schematic by Roy Smits/Wikipedia]]~~		See [[Research]] for the main article.

	'''Research''' is the backbone of any good trans-Newtonian empire. Research is required to do almost anything in Aurora, from speeding up your mines to building fighters that travel at the speed of light.

	More precisely, it should be called "Research & Development", because what you do in order to get that shiny new ion-powered spaceship engine (or sensor, or weapon, or almost any other ship component) is:

	~~# Research the "Ion Engine" technology. But that gives you only the scientific understanding of how tiny little ions can propel huge ships, not the engine itself.~~
	# Design an actual engine next. You can specify whether it's going to be a military or commercial engine, if it should have a little extra power at the expense of fuel efficiency, etc. When you are satisfied with the design, you name it the "Ion Boar Engine MkI" and return to the Research window. The engine has also become a researchable project.
	~~# Assign a scientist and some labs to research the engine. Call it the prototyping phase. ''This can be skipped by using the "Instant Tech" button in SM Mode.''~~
	~~# Only when this is done can you design an actual ship using this engine.~~
	~~# And then, finally, your shipyards can build the fastest, bestest, deadliest ships in the universe.~~

	~~== Overview ==~~
	Research is divided into eight separate areas. Each area includes different types of technology. Every [[Race\|Empire]] starts off in either the Conventional or Trans-Newtonian Era. Conventional empires start from scratch, while each Trans-Newtonian empire starts with different space-age technologies in every area.

	~~Possible schools of research are:~~

	~~{\| class="wikitable"~~
	~~! ABR !! Field !! Description~~
	\|-
	~~\| BG \|\| [[Biology and Genetics]] \|\| Population growth, terraforming rate, genetic modification, and colonization‑cost biology.~~
	\|-
	~~\| CP \|\| [[Construction and Production]] \|\| Industrial capacity, mining efficiency, factory output, shipyard expansion, and economic infrastructure.~~
	\|-
	~~\| DS \|\| [[Defensive Systems]] \|\| Armor materials and shield technology that improve ship durability and defensive energy absorption.~~
	\|-
	~~\| EW \|\| [[Direct Fire Weapons]] \|\| Lasers, particle beams, mesons, railguns, gauss cannons, and all beam‑weapon improvements.~~
	\|-
	~~\| GC \|\| [[Ground Research\|Ground Combat]] \|\| Ground unit weapons, armor, mobility, training, and planetary invasion technologies.~~
	\|-
	~~\| LG \|\| [[Logistics]] \|\| Fuel efficiency, maintenance systems, engineering modules, jump point stabilization, and long‑range fleet support.~~
	\|-
	~~\| MK \|\| [[Missile Research\|Missiles]] \|\| Missile engines, warheads, agility, fuel efficiency, and ECCM‑related missile subsystem technologies.~~
	\|-
	~~\| PP \|\| [[Power and Propulsion]] \|\| Ship engines, reactors, power plants, thermal efficiency, and technologies determining speed and energy output.~~
	\|-
	~~\| SF \|\| [[Sensors and Control Systems]] \|\| Active/passive sensors, fire control systems, tracking speed, detection range, and electronic warfare.~~
	\|}


	To develop your empire you will need to invent new technologies. Every colony with [[Research Facility\|Research Facilities]] can conduct research projects to produce new technology and develop new [[Component\|components]] from that technology.

	~~Each level of research within a school and discipline costs progressively more research points.~~ See ~~also the (missing) [[List of Research Costs]].~~

	~~== Research Points ==~~
	~~Each technology requires a number of Research Points (RP) to complete. These are obtained through active research projects, according to your [[Leaders\|scientist's]] abilities and the number of~~ [[Research ~~Facility\|labs]] assigned to the project. RP may also be obtained through [[Ruins~~]] ~~and conquest.~~

	~~The more advanced the technology is, the more RP a project requires and the longer it will take. However, there are ways to speed up RP gains.~~

	~~=== Gaining RP with Research Facilities ===~~
	The most basic way is to assign more [[Research Facility\|Research Facilities]] to a project. Each additional lab increases RP gain by the base rate, which is shown at the top of the Current Research Project list. You start with 20 labs by default, though this can be changed at game creation, and more can be built in the Industry tab. Each lab costs 1200 Duranium and 1200 Mercassium.

	~~You can also improve the output of each lab by researching "Research Rate ### RP". This increases the base annual RP per lab. Research Rate projects are listed under Construction/Production.~~

	~~=== Gaining RP through Researcher Bonuses ===~~
	~~Selecting a better researcher increases RP gain. Each scientist has:~~

	* A specialization
	* A bonus percentage
	* A maximum number of labs they can manage

	~~If a researcher works in their specialization, their bonus is ''quadrupled''. A 25% bonus becomes effectively 100% in-specialization.~~

	~~Scientists can gain skills over time, increasing their bonus or max labs. It can be worthwhile to keep promising scientists active with a single lab to encourage growth.~~

	~~A scientist’s specialization can be changed, but this cuts their bonus by 75% until they improve again.~~

	~~=== Gaining RP through Ancient Constructs ===~~
	[[Ancient Construct\|Ancient Constructs]] occur on system bodies and are discovered during [[Survey#Geological Survey\|Geological Surveys]]. After being [[Ruins#Study\|studied]], they remain dormant until a colony of at least 1M population exists on the body.

	~~Constructs provide a 10%–100% bonus in one research area if the research is done on that system body. They also provide one-tenth of that bonus empire-wide.~~

	~~=== Gaining RP through Ruins ===~~
	~~[[Ruins]] occur on system bodies and are discovered during [[Survey#Geological Survey\|Geological Surveys]]. After being [[Ruins#Study\|studied]], they can be excavated by construction units.~~

	Excavated components can be [[Disassemble\|disassembled]] for RP. Excavated installations may include associated tech data. Excavated [[Research Lab\|Research Labs]] may contain any tech, including blueprints for advanced components or RP toward unresearched technologies.

	~~=== Gaining RP through conquest ===~~
	RP can also be gained by salvaging ship components from [[Ruins]] or [[Salvage\|salvage]]. When transported to a planet with research facilities, components can be reverse engineered. Each component provides 1%–5% of the RP needed to advance to the next tech level.

	~~== Starting new Projects ==~~
	~~[[File:Research_tab.png\|300px\|thumb\|[[Population and Production#Research\|Research tab]]]]~~

	~~To create a research project, go to the "Research" tab in the Population and Production window ('''F2'''). From here you can select a project, assign a researcher, and view existing research projects.~~

	~~; Tip:~~
	~~: You can cancel a research project without losing accrued research. Progress remains until the project is resumed.~~

	~~You can also queue tasks~~ for ~~scientists so they begin a new project immediately after completing the current one.~~

	~~== Additional Notes ==~~
	* '''Research and components''' — After being designed, most ship [[Component\|components]] must be researched. These projects are usually small, generally a few hundred RP.
	* '''Research and aliens''' — You can [[Diplomacy\|share technology]] with NPRs. Technology may also leak unintentionally when empires come into contact. Lower-level tech flows more easily between nations on the ~~same planet or trade partners~~.


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	\| EW \|\| [[Direct Fire Weapons]] \|\| Lasers, particle beams, mesons, railguns, gauss cannons, and all beam‑weapon improvements.		\| EW \|\| [[Direct Fire Weapons]] \|\| Lasers, particle beams, mesons, railguns, gauss cannons, and all beam‑weapon improvements.
	\|-		\|-
	\| GC \|\| [[Ground Combat]] \|\| Ground unit weapons, armor, mobility, training, and planetary invasion technologies.		\| GC \|\| [[Ground Research\|Ground Combat]] \|\| Ground unit weapons, armor, mobility, training, and planetary invasion technologies.
	\|-		\|-
	\| LG \|\| [[Logistics]] \|\| Fuel efficiency, maintenance systems, engineering modules, jump point stabilization, and long‑range fleet support.		\| LG \|\| [[Logistics]] \|\| Fuel efficiency, maintenance systems, engineering modules, jump point stabilization, and long‑range fleet support.
	\|-		\|-
	\| MK \|\| [[Missiles]] \|\| Missile engines, warheads, agility, fuel efficiency, and ECCM‑related missile subsystem technologies.		\| MK \|\| [[Missile Research\|Missiles]] \|\| Missile engines, warheads, agility, fuel efficiency, and ECCM‑related missile subsystem technologies.
	\|-		\|-
	\| PP \|\| [[Power and Propulsion]] \|\| Ship engines, reactors, power plants, thermal efficiency, and technologies determining speed and energy output.		\| PP \|\| [[Power and Propulsion]] \|\| Ship engines, reactors, power plants, thermal efficiency, and technologies determining speed and energy output.

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	\| PP \|\| [[Power and Propulsion]] \|\| Ship engines, reactors, power plants, thermal efficiency, and technologies determining speed and energy output.		\| PP \|\| [[Power and Propulsion]] \|\| Ship engines, reactors, power plants, thermal efficiency, and technologies determining speed and energy output.
	\|-		\|-
	\| SF \|\| [[Sensors and ~~Fire~~ Control]] \|\| Active/passive sensors, fire control systems, tracking speed, detection range, and electronic warfare.		\| SF \|\| [[Sensors and Control Systems]] \|\| Active/passive sensors, fire control systems, tracking speed, detection range, and electronic warfare.
	\|}		\|}

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	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! ABR !! ~~Name~~ !! Description		! ABR !! Field !! Description
	\|-		\|-
	\| BG \|\| Biology and Genetics \|\| ~~Covers biological sciences~~, ~~xenobiology~~, genetic ~~engineering, environmental tolerance~~, and ~~terraforming‑related biological research~~.		\| BG \|\| [[Biology and Genetics]] \|\| Population growth, terraforming rate, genetic modification, and colonization‑cost biology.
	\|-		\|-
	\| CP \|\| Construction and Production \|\| ~~Governs industrial output~~, mining efficiency, factory ~~speed~~, shipyard expansion, and ~~overall~~ economic ~~and manufacturing capability~~.		\| CP \|\| [[Construction and Production]] \|\| Industrial capacity, mining efficiency, factory output, shipyard expansion, and economic infrastructure.
	\|-		\|-
	\| DS \|\| Defensive Systems \|\| ~~Includes armor, shields, point‑defense improvements, CIWS,~~ and ~~technologies~~ that ~~increase~~ ship and ~~colony survivability~~.		\| DS \|\| [[Defensive Systems]] \|\| Armor materials and shield technology that improve ship durability and defensive energy absorption.
	\|-		\|-
	\| EW \|\| Direct Fire Weapons \|\| ~~Covers lasers~~, particle beams, railguns, gauss cannons, and all beam‑weapon improvements ~~including tracking and fire rate~~.		\| EW \|\| [[Direct Fire Weapons]] \|\| Lasers, particle beams, mesons, railguns, gauss cannons, and all beam‑weapon improvements.
	\|-		\|-
	\| GC \|\| Ground Combat \|\| ~~Improves ground~~ unit weapons, armor, mobility, training, and planetary invasion ~~capability~~.		\| GC \|\| [[Ground Combat]] \|\| Ground unit weapons, armor, mobility, training, and planetary invasion technologies.
	\|-		\|-
	\| LG \|\| Logistics \|\| ~~Governs fuel~~ efficiency, maintenance systems, engineering modules, jump point stabilization, and long‑range fleet support.		\| LG \|\| [[Logistics]] \|\| Fuel efficiency, maintenance systems, engineering modules, jump point stabilization, and long‑range fleet support.
	\|-		\|-
	\| MK \|\| Missiles \|\| ~~Covers missile~~ engines, warheads, agility, fuel efficiency~~, ECM/ECCM~~, and ~~all missile‑related offensive and defensive subsystems~~.		\| MK \|\| [[Missiles]] \|\| Missile engines, warheads, agility, fuel efficiency, and ECCM‑related missile subsystem technologies.
	\|-		\|-
	\| PP \|\| Power and Propulsion \|\| ~~Includes ship~~ engines, reactors, power plants, thermal efficiency, and technologies determining speed and energy ~~generation~~.		\| PP \|\| [[Power and Propulsion]] \|\| Ship engines, reactors, power plants, thermal efficiency, and technologies determining speed and energy output.
	\|-		\|-
	\| SF \|\| Sensors and Fire Control \|\| ~~Governs active~~/passive sensors, fire control systems, tracking speed, detection range, and electronic warfare ~~systems~~.		\| SF \|\| [[Sensors and Fire Control]] \|\| Active/passive sensors, fire control systems, tracking speed, detection range, and electronic warfare.
	\|}		\|}


	To develop your empire you will need to invent new technologies. Every colony with [[Research Facility\|Research Facilities]] can conduct research projects to produce new technology and develop new [[Component\|components]] from that technology.		To develop your empire you will need to invent new technologies. Every colony with [[Research Facility\|Research Facilities]] can conduct research projects to produce new technology and develop new [[Component\|components]] from that technology.

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	Possible schools of research are:		Possible schools of research are:

	* BG Biology / Genetics		{\| class="wikitable"
	* CP Construction / Production		! ABR !! Name !! Description
	* DS Defensive Systems		\|-
	* EW Direct Fire Weapons		\| BG \|\| Biology and Genetics \|\| Covers biological sciences, xenobiology, genetic engineering, environmental tolerance, and terraforming‑related biological research.
	* GC Ground Combat		\|-
	* LG Logistics		\| CP \|\| Construction and Production \|\| Governs industrial output, mining efficiency, factory speed, shipyard expansion, and overall economic and manufacturing capability.
	* MK Missiles		\|-
	* PP Power and Propulsion		\| DS \|\| Defensive Systems \|\| Includes armor, shields, point‑defense improvements, CIWS, and technologies that increase ship and colony survivability.
	* SF Sensors and Fire Control		\|-
			\| EW \|\| Direct Fire Weapons \|\| Covers lasers, particle beams, railguns, gauss cannons, and all beam‑weapon improvements including tracking and fire rate.
			\|-
			\| GC \|\| Ground Combat \|\| Improves ground unit weapons, armor, mobility, training, and planetary invasion capability.
			\|-
			\| LG \|\| Logistics \|\| Governs fuel efficiency, maintenance systems, engineering modules, jump point stabilization, and long‑range fleet support.
			\|-
			\| MK \|\| Missiles \|\| Covers missile engines, warheads, agility, fuel efficiency, ECM/ECCM, and all missile‑related offensive and defensive subsystems.
			\|-
			\| PP \|\| Power and Propulsion \|\| Includes ship engines, reactors, power plants, thermal efficiency, and technologies determining speed and energy generation.
			\|-
			\| SF \|\| Sensors and Fire Control \|\| Governs active/passive sensors, fire control systems, tracking speed, detection range, and electronic warfare systems.
			\|}

	To develop your empire you will need to invent new technologies. Every colony with [[Research Facility\|Research Facilities]] can conduct research projects to produce new technology and develop new [[Component\|components]] from that technology.		To develop your empire you will need to invent new technologies. Every colony with [[Research Facility\|Research Facilities]] can conduct research projects to produce new technology and develop new [[Component\|components]] from that technology.

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			[[File:Pulsar_schematic.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|Science: better delegate it.<br/>Image Pulsar Schematic by Roy Smits/Wikipedia]]

			'''Research''' is the backbone of any good trans-Newtonian empire. Research is required to do almost anything in Aurora, from speeding up your mines to building fighters that travel at the speed of light.

			More precisely, it should be called "Research & Development", because what you do in order to get that shiny new ion-powered spaceship engine (or sensor, or weapon, or almost any other ship component) is:

			# Research the "Ion Engine" technology. But that gives you only the scientific understanding of how tiny little ions can propel huge ships, not the engine itself.
			# Design an actual engine next. You can specify whether it's going to be a military or commercial engine, if it should have a little extra power at the expense of fuel efficiency, etc. When you are satisfied with the design, you name it the "Ion Boar Engine MkI" and return to the Research window. The engine has also become a researchable project.
			# Assign a scientist and some labs to research the engine. Call it the prototyping phase. ''This can be skipped by using the "Instant Tech" button in SM Mode.''
			# Only when this is done can you design an actual ship using this engine.
			# And then, finally, your shipyards can build the fastest, bestest, deadliest ships in the universe.

			== Overview ==
			Research is divided into eight separate areas. Each area includes different types of technology. Every [[Race\|Empire]] starts off in either the Conventional or Trans-Newtonian Era. Conventional empires start from scratch, while each Trans-Newtonian empire starts with different space-age technologies in every area.

			Possible schools of research are:

			* BG Biology / Genetics
			* CP Construction / Production
			* DS Defensive Systems
			* EW Direct Fire Weapons
			* GC Ground Combat
			* LG Logistics
			* MK Missiles
			* PP Power and Propulsion
			* SF Sensors and Fire Control

			To develop your empire you will need to invent new technologies. Every colony with [[Research Facility\|Research Facilities]] can conduct research projects to produce new technology and develop new [[Component\|components]] from that technology.

			Each level of research within a school and discipline costs progressively more research points. See also the (missing) [[List of Research Costs]].

			== Research Points ==
			Each technology requires a number of Research Points (RP) to complete. These are obtained through active research projects, according to your [[Leaders\|scientist's]] abilities and the number of [[Research Facility\|labs]] assigned to the project. RP may also be obtained through [[Ruins]] and conquest.

			The more advanced the technology is, the more RP a project requires and the longer it will take. However, there are ways to speed up RP gains.

			=== Gaining RP with Research Facilities ===
			The most basic way is to assign more [[Research Facility\|Research Facilities]] to a project. Each additional lab increases RP gain by the base rate, which is shown at the top of the Current Research Project list. You start with 20 labs by default, though this can be changed at game creation, and more can be built in the Industry tab. Each lab costs 1200 Duranium and 1200 Mercassium.

			You can also improve the output of each lab by researching "Research Rate ### RP". This increases the base annual RP per lab. Research Rate projects are listed under Construction/Production.

			=== Gaining RP through Researcher Bonuses ===
			Selecting a better researcher increases RP gain. Each scientist has:

			* A specialization
			* A bonus percentage
			* A maximum number of labs they can manage

			If a researcher works in their specialization, their bonus is ''quadrupled''. A 25% bonus becomes effectively 100% in-specialization.

			Scientists can gain skills over time, increasing their bonus or max labs. It can be worthwhile to keep promising scientists active with a single lab to encourage growth.

			A scientist’s specialization can be changed, but this cuts their bonus by 75% until they improve again.

			=== Gaining RP through Ancient Constructs ===
			[[Ancient Construct\|Ancient Constructs]] occur on system bodies and are discovered during [[Survey#Geological Survey\|Geological Surveys]]. After being [[Ruins#Study\|studied]], they remain dormant until a colony of at least 1M population exists on the body.

			Constructs provide a 10%–100% bonus in one research area if the research is done on that system body. They also provide one-tenth of that bonus empire-wide.

			=== Gaining RP through Ruins ===
			[[Ruins]] occur on system bodies and are discovered during [[Survey#Geological Survey\|Geological Surveys]]. After being [[Ruins#Study\|studied]], they can be excavated by construction units.

			Excavated components can be [[Disassemble\|disassembled]] for RP. Excavated installations may include associated tech data. Excavated [[Research Lab\|Research Labs]] may contain any tech, including blueprints for advanced components or RP toward unresearched technologies.

			=== Gaining RP through conquest ===
			RP can also be gained by salvaging ship components from [[Ruins]] or [[Salvage\|salvage]]. When transported to a planet with research facilities, components can be reverse engineered. Each component provides 1%–5% of the RP needed to advance to the next tech level.

			== Starting new Projects ==
			[[File:Research_tab.png\|300px\|thumb\|[[Population and Production#Research\|Research tab]]]]

			To create a research project, go to the "Research" tab in the Population and Production window ('''F2'''). From here you can select a project, assign a researcher, and view existing research projects.

			; Tip:
			: You can cancel a research project without losing accrued research. Progress remains until the project is resumed.

			You can also queue tasks for scientists so they begin a new project immediately after completing the current one.

			== Additional Notes ==
			* '''Research and components''' — After being designed, most ship [[Component\|components]] must be researched. These projects are usually small, generally a few hundred RP.
			* '''Research and aliens''' — You can [[Diplomacy\|share technology]] with NPRs. Technology may also leak unintentionally when empires come into contact. Lower-level tech flows more easily between nations on the same planet or trade partners.


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