Our researchers at NovusCorp are proud to announce that they have made advances in time-bluespace technology that allow them to peek into possible futures. This allows us to provide informative guides on the best ways to direct your scientific progress so that your personal future includes the best scientific developments, allowing you to upgrade your ship, develop new technologies, and make the best of your existence.

The Research System functions on Research Credits, which are earned gradually over time as researchers work, and are also earned (and are useful to) the following areas: Genetics, where Geneticists work on improving the bioroid genome; Chemistry, where Chemists work to figure out new chemicals and make existing ones; Xenology, where Xenoarchaeologists study artifacts of prior civilizations and make new discoveries and Xenobiologists study strange new lifeforms for unique chemical compounds; and R&D, where Scientists research new technologies by taking apart existing technologies and extrapolating the results, detonating bombs for science, or studying anomalies in spacetime. It's all very exciting and new, and promises to bring humanity (version two) to a new singularity of understanding and technology!

The Research Budget functions separately from Research Credits, although occasionally options exist to directly 'buy' research from cooperating merchant channels.

The Genetics system allows you to transform standard bioroids into all manner of furry, feathery, scaly, and otherwise different bioroids, providing unique advantages and disadvantages that make life more interesting for a diverse cast of creatures. In addition, alien life forms may find greater genomic expression through the benefits of scientific analysis and advancement.

Xenology focuses on the discovery of alien life not yet known (or poorly known), study of their culture and technology, communication with them when possible, and profit from the technological advancements thus developed. Of course, not all alien life is friendly or culturally oriented, which is why Xenology has strong connections to the Military.

Chemistry focuses on making breakthroughs in chemical synthesis and production to make miracle drugs, new weapons, and scientific advancements in other technologies. Even the basic chemicals known to science can perform miracles of modern technology; they just need proper analysis to determine safe usage, as many chemicals that can be used in the human body have overdose levels at which point they become harmful.

While not typically praised as its own form of science, Metallurgy is nevertheless an important part of research, developing new stable alloys to build new technologies. These are generally accomplished through the hard work of the Mining division, as well as the guiding hand of R&D in testing new alloys for stability and quality.

While any mechanic who's managed to acquire a device analyzer and ruckingenur kit can refabricate normally copyrighted designs and structures, technological understanding involves in part the proper analysis and study of existing technologies in order to extrapolate future developments (rather than paying shady tech dealers on the Rim to purchase normally copyrighted designs and structures at Rim-inflated prices), and a destructive analyzer. This builds Research Credits based on its technological principles towards unlocking Tech Tree nodes. Once a Tech Tree node is unlocked, more items become available and can be printed through the fabricators.

Thankfully, this is pretty easy. The easiest way to earn Research Credits is to deconstruct an item by placing it in the destructive analyzer. Using the console next to the deconstructive analyzer, activate it to deconstruct the item and hopefully expand the database’s understanding of its relevant technologies. (You can also eject items from the analyzer using the same console, should you change your mind.)

Items can only provide Research Credits towards certain items. You can see whether an item will contribute Research Credits (and to what) by looking at it when you've equipped science goggles.

Toxins or Ordnance is an area in the science wing, usually split up into an office, storage area, laboratory, and launch area. The scientists in this wing are responsible for safely completing explosive experiments, creating discounts, research points, and credits for the research department.

Of course, blowing things up is a long-enjoyed pastime of Ordnance Technicians and Scientists, but science is done by bringing your explosives, once created successfully without blowing oneself up, to the Virtual Testing Range, where the weapon can be run through the explosives analyzer and will spit out data on the destructiveness matrix (how big a bang it produces, how hot, etc), giving Research Points as well as confirming the destructive potential of the weapon thus created. Make sure your Ordnance Technicians start building these weapons en masse and deploying them to the Military as soon as possible, or working on bigger and better bangs for science and military dominance!

Spatial anomalies occasionally occur on your trip through space, but these aren’t just random misfortunes; they can be studied by Scientists! Anomalies outside of the ship can be studied with the DRADIS scanner system, or analyzed with probe torpedoes to gain more information about the type of anomaly and hopefully providing Research Credits.

Some anomalies may appear inside the ship itself; these require more work, and they present an active hazard to the ship if left alone, most of the time. Scanning them with an analyzer will tell you what you need to do to neutralize the anomaly; the simplest anomalies can be neutralized with a signal broadcast at a specific frequency, while others may need to have something inserted or removed from the anomaly. Success results in the anomaly collapsing on itself, providing an anomaly core that can be analyzed at leisure by Scientists and put to use in special projects.

Construction of a Spatial Interdictor allows some anomalous events to be averted or forestalled, giving additional time to take precautions or action to prevent harm, and generates Research Credits when an anomaly is occurring (even anomalies that cannot be turned into cores.)

Did you know that Radiation Collectors, as well as the large Particle Scoop attached to some research ships, are capable of performing quantum science research? Wonder no longer, and switch its traditional plasma field matrix over to further the bounds of scientific understanding! In order for this to work one requires a mix of Tritium and Oxygen in the matrix tanks, which are used up more rapidly than plasma but generates valuable Research Credits for science!

Any scientist can choose to focus the research computers on a particular goal in the predicted tech tree. This puts the research computers into an intensive series of virtual reality simulations to test the applications and possible sources of targeted future developments and how they may work in our dimension's reality. These advances are accelerated by greater understanding of the fundamentals of how things work (known as Research Credits), which are obtained through the various methods disclosed here. This means that by figuring out, for example, the fundamental principles behind how a health scanner works, you can better understand the technology behind it to advance medical research.

The research system contains tech trees that are each related to a guiding principle of scientific advancement (for example, material science unlocks innovations in conservation of resources - making tech with less material waste - and stronger materials such as new alloys and entirely new discoveries in material science.) The fastest way to accelerate development is through analysis, but there are other ways, such as finding research or researchable artifacts from other civilizations, buying it from other outlets and resources, or having a eureka moment when actively researching.

The currently known scientific paths are listed below. Note that scientists may discover new paths that are not on this list, in which case they will appear properly in your research tree once discovered.

Advances in material science allow for greater understanding of known materials as well as the discovery of new synthesis techniques for generating materials from energy and existing matter.

The development of new computer and artificial intelligence and data storage systems. Used for circuit boards and many artificial intelligence items. Governs compression technology and data storage technology, allowing for more capacity in a single memory bank, disk, or drive. Also enables faster decryption and better protection from viruses.

Advances in power storage allow for more efficient storage of energy in power cells and SMES cells, while power generation advancements allow for improvements in engine design. Helping with things related to power such as recharging, storing power or items that use power. There are many items such as batteries that can make this higher.

This development allows for SMESes to have automatic power capturing. This causes them to dynamically set their inputs based on the power available. It is likely to be imperfect at first, but should improve with enough study. SMESes on the same power channel will set their outputs equally and divide the available power more effectively as developments in Power Regulation ensue.

Expands knowledge of power storage tech so that larger power cells, capacitance banks, and SMES disks are available.

Improve efficiency of solar panels when in space, in atmosphere, and when using radiative cooling thermocoupling.

Improves power gain from temperature differential and lowers the amount of heat transfer between loops.

Better stabilization of singularities and better information regarding current status.

Improved safe delamination of supermatter crystal, safer handling capabilities, augmentation of crystals, and higher power output.

The development of offensive and defensive systems. As the name suggests, unlocks various weapons. All kinds of weapons can improve this technology.

Development of new and improved engineering techniques. Needed to produce some complex machines for the station. Genetics, being bio-engineering, can help with this.

Research into the deeper mysteries of life and organic substances. Needed for items and machines related to medicine or biological items, such as cybernetic implants.

More on this as it develops.

Research into the mysterious substance colloquially known as plasma as well as other chemicals. Required for chemistry related and high-tech items. Mostly obtainable from items related to plasma or specific rare chemical compounds.

Research into the sub-reality known as “blue-space”. Unlocks both high-tech components and teleportation technology.

Research into the electromagnetic spectrum. No clue how they actually work, though. Many items related to electricity and magnets need this technology. Get it higher for some fun electric toys.

The study of technologies developed by other federations and corporations, some of which may contravene galactic law. Some developments unlock some reverse-engineered traitor items to help the station.

• Basic Chemical Synthesis ⇒ Intermediate Chemical Synthesis ⇒ Advanced Chemical Synthesis
  • ⇒ Basic Matter Replication ⇒ Complex Matter Replication
  • ⇒ Basic Food Replication ⇒ Intermediate Food Replication ⇒ Advanced Food Replication
• Power Management ⇒ Power Regulation ⇒ Advanced Power Regulation
  • ⇒ Power Efficiency ⇒ Advanced Power Efficiency
• Power Storage ⇒ Advanced Power Storage ⇒ Basic SMES Development ⇒ Intermediate SMES Development ⇒ Advanced SMES Development ⇒ Capacitance Banks ⇒ Advanced Capacitance Banks
• Solar Panels ⇒ Thermocoupled Solar Panels ⇒ Advanced Solar Efficiency ⇒ Advanced Solar Generation
• Basic Ballistic Technology ⇒ Caseless Ballistic Technology ⇒ Advanced Ballistic Technology ⇒ Liquid Ballistic Technology
  • ⇒ Gyrojet Technology ⇒ Advanced Gyrojet Technology
  • ⇒ Magnetic Ballistic Technology ⇒ Railgun Miniaturization ⇒ Portable Gauss Weapons ⇒ Railgun Efficiency ⇒ Advanced Railgun Efficiency ⇒ Relativistic Projectile Technology
• Warhead Technology ⇒ Warhead Miniaturization ⇒ Warhead Micro-Miniaturization ⇒ Warhead Nano-Miniaturization
  • ⇒ Alternative Warhead Payloads ⇒ Advanced Warhead Payloads ⇒ Special Warhead Payloads
• Basic Chemical Research ⇒ Intermediate Chemical Research ⇒ Advanced Chemical Research ⇒ Special Chemical Research
• Basic Data Storage ⇒ Intermediate Data Storage ⇒ Advanced Data Storage
• Basic Data Compression ⇒ Intermediate Data Compression ⇒ Advanced Data Compression
• Basic Material Science ⇒ Intermediate Material Science ⇒ Advanced Material Science ⇒ Xeno-Material Science
• Basic Engineering Theory ⇒ Intermediate Engineering Theory ⇒ Advanced Engineering Theory ⇒ Exotic Engineering Theory
• Phoron Condensification ⇒ Phoron Liquefaction ⇒ Phoron Solidification
• Basic Fuel Supplies ⇒ Intermediate Fuel Supplies ⇒ Advanced Fuel Supplies ⇒ Exotic Fuel Supplies
• Electrical Engineering ⇒ Modular Electrical Engineering ⇒ Advanced Electrical ENgineering
• Basic Phoron Science ⇒ Intermediate Phoron Science ⇒ Advanced Phoron Science
• Occupational Safety Fabrication ⇒ Advanced OSF ⇒ Space OSF
• Organic Chemistry ⇒ Xeno-Organic Chemistry
• Genetic Replication ⇒ Genetic Manipulation ⇒ Advanced Genetic Manipulation
• Basic Military Science ⇒ Intermediate Military Science ⇒ Advanced Military Science
• Basic Military Weapons ⇒ Intermediate Military Weapons ⇒ Advanced Military Weapons
• Basic Ballistic Protection ⇒ Intermediate Ballistic Protection ⇒ Advanced Ballistic Protection
• Basic Laser Protection ⇒ Intermediate Laser Protection ⇒ Advanced Laser Protection
• Basic Fire Protection ⇒ Intermediate Fire Protection ⇒ Advanced Fire Protection
• Basic Electric Protection ⇒ Intermediate Electric Protection ⇒ Advanced Electric Protection
• Basic Explosion Protection ⇒ Intermediate Explosion Protection ⇒ Advanced Explosion Protection
• Basic Radiation Protection ⇒ Intermediate Radiation Protection ⇒ Advanced Radiation Protection
• Basic Blunt Protection ⇒ Intermediate Blunt Protection ⇒ Advanced Blunt Protection
• Basic Cut Protection ⇒ Intermediate Cut Protection ⇒ Advanced Cut Protection
• Basic Pierce Protection ⇒ Intermediate Pierce Protection ⇒ Advanced Pierce Protection
• Basic Temperature Regulation ⇒ Intermediate Temperature Regulation ⇒ Advanced Temperature Regulation ⇒ Exotic Temperature Regulation
• Basic Cross-Protection Tech ⇒ Intermediate Cross-Protection Tech ⇒ Advanced Cross-Protection Tech
• Spaceproofing Tech ⇒ Advanced Spaceproofing Tech
• Military Armoring ⇒ Advanced Military Armoring
• Basic Nanite Technology ⇒ Smart Nanite Tech, Neural Nanite Tech, Military Nanite Tech, Mesh Nanite Tech, Hazard Nanite Tech, Nanite Replication Protocols, Nanite Storage Protocols, Biological Nanite Tech, Synaptic Nanite Tech, Harmonic Nanite Tech
• Reverse-Engineered Syndicate Tech ⇒ Advanced Syndicate Tech ⇒ Exotic Syndicate Prototypes
• Basic Force Technology
• Gravity Technology
• Force Barrier Technology
• Force Weapon Technology

Pardon the pun here, but the mechanics aboard your vessel are not mere laborers that fix things (although like any engineer, they certainly know how to.) Mechanics are employed to examine the world around them (your ship) and help train the computers in the mechanics of how things work. They utilize this using several special gadgets - the device analyzer, the destructive analyzer and the reverse-engineering system.

As might be surmised, the device analyzer allows you to scan a piece of technology and get a general synopsis of how it works and is put together. It may require scans of many different examples of that technology (other health analyzers, for instance) in order to gain a fuller picture, but every scanned object puts you that much closer to a scientific breakthrough.

Another way to advance the cause of science is to hand over an item to a destructive analyzer, which takes the item apart at the molecular level to completely analyze its internal and external structure as well as better calculate how that object may work. Although this is the best way to get scientific data from a particular object, it is advised that this not be performed on irreplacable items if at all possible. Artifacts, in particular, are generally one-of-a-kind xenoarchaeological or otherwise acquired pieces of advanced technology that may not be replicable depending on your research system's current understanding of the concepts that make it function, and some items are particularly resistant or even violently opposed to being examined in this manner, so be ye duly warned when you plan to work with these materials.

With all of this said, a destructive analyzer will also supply you with the raw materials that made up the original object, minus some waste (again, depending on your level of scientific advancement, particularly in Material Science) based on the efficiency of the destructive analyzer, as well as a greater understanding of the item and how to reconstruct it. Your first health analyzer might not give you enough information to rebuild it using the Protolathe, but further research will, never fear.

The RES takes the data output by device analyzers, destructive analyzers, and currently known research and compiles it into the research database. It will inform you of whether you have made a scientific advancement, have sufficiently analyzed it to replicate it, or mastered replication of an item. Items that are not mastered may have bugs or malfunctions that may take some practical research to detect; toss your broken new gadgets into the destructive analyzer to have it attempt to determine what is going wrong and why. For inherently unsafe materials such as weapons and explosives, it may be best to put them through the analyzer until it says the tech has been mastered, just because you don't want soldiers or security working with faulty equipment, and the research lab is generally better when it hasn't been blown up.

It should be noted that the Reverse-Engineering System itself, and both analyzers, can be analyzed for improvements and upgraded with improved parts once you have advanced technology sufficiently, allowing greater efficiency, better research gains, and less wasted materials. It never hurts to check your database to see what items have been analyzed and what items are suggested for repeat analysis now that your understanding has grown.

The Xenoarchaeologist would be proud to know that his work in the field has benefits not just to understanding of past and present cultures, but occasionally towards the advancement of science. Items from lost civilizations are commonly referred to as 'artifacts', relics that have inscrutable functionality that must be researched in order to understand their function. A full treatise on xenoarchaeology is available in Kalvin Frost's Guide to Xenoarchaeology, but the abbreviated version is that xenoarchaeologists search the field and dig hoping to find relics of the past, and some of those relics are complicated enough to be known as 'artifacts'. (In most cases, items such as bowls and cups aren't advanced enough to promote research, but there may be exceptions, such as bowls made out of advanced materials!) These artifacts are then returned to the ship, where Scientists study them in the Artifact Lab to hopefully figure out how they work. While device analyzers may not provide conclusive information at first, they may help Scientists by providing advice on what techniques to do and not do for safe operation. The PDA Device Analyzer App (with analyzer attachment) is ideal for this purpose as any scientist can attach it to their PDA and use it without borrowing the Mechanic's own analyzers for this purpose, or if you know how, you can make as many analyzers as you need by storing the blueprints on a data disk and installing them into any autolathe.

Sometimes money is the answer to scientific discovery, in that you can buy technological understanding from other ships and other cultures that may have had their own private developments. Although they will not always offer it, should an opportunity arise to purchase research, the Research Director is responsible for signing off on any such purchases and evaluating their effective value to your ship. (Just because it's expensive doesn't make it worthwhile!)

Scientists can actively pursue research in a particular field using a computer connected to the Research database, which will provide a boost to the rate at which the Research system generates research data. In addition, the perspective of different researchers may provide a eureka moment - a sudden jump in research gained from a researcher's solving of previously unsolvable problems with existing science. In extremely fortunate circumstances, a researcher may even make a Scientific Breakthrough, a discovery that completes a tech tree or tech level advancement or discovers an entirely new branch of science.

R&D (not to be confused with the Research Director) consists of scientists experimenting on individual objects they find in the ship's travels by putting them in the Destructive Analyzer, which reverse-engineers and disintegrates the object, or Device Analyzer, which does slightly less reverse-engineering in exchange for not annihilating your precious toys. The R&D console will allow you to then use the technology from deconstructed objects to build more advanced and efficient versions of the original object, and even new tools such as laser cannons!

Essentially this means that a scientist in this modern world doesn't actually have to know any of the concepts he's working with; it's all about pressing buttons, scanning things, and playing with the resulting toys! Ain't life grand?

Note that this guide is just mostly about what type of technology different items are. There are many, many ways to do R&D properly, and they may vary as technology advances overall.

Deconstruction is done through the Destructive Analyzer:

• Sync the Destructive Analyzer to the research computer if it's not synced.
• Insert an item into it.
• Use the computer.

The computer will show you the overall tech levels of the item. Items with the same level in a category will raise the tech level of that category slightly. Items with higher tech level will raise the tech level of that category moderately, or significantly if the difference is greater than 2. It is possible to eject items from the Destructive Analyzer, if needs be, before they are scanned.

The Destructive Analyzer will recover a portion of the materials contained inside scanned items and transfer it to a connected protolathe. Upgrading it will increase the amount recovered.

Items processed via Deconstruction or Analysis will feed technical information to the Reverse-Engineering System, which accomplishes two things:

• It adds or improves upon the blueprint on file for the object in question.
• It adds or improves upon the information on file for the tech categories in question.

The Tech Web is a visual demonstration of what technologies require previous technologies to develop. A technology can never be at a higher level than ANY of its predecessors (example: Neural Programming cannot be higher than Data Theory or Biological Technology.)

The NovusCorp standard tech suite is provided at the beginning of every shift, although if all R&D is lost it can be researched again if necessary.

• Base Research

Research techs building on the understanding of basic technology.

• Clown Technology: Requires Base Research.
• Biological Technology: Requires Base Research.
• Data Theory: Requires Base Research.
• Industrial Engineering: Requires Base Research.
• Electromagnetic Theory: Requires Base Research.
• Basic Subspace Theory: Requires Base Research.
• Basic Robotics Research: Requires Base Research.

Builds on Level 1 research.

• Advanced Biotechnology: Requires Biological Technology.
• Biological Processing: Requires Biological Technology.
• Genetic Engineering: Requires Biological Technology.
• Subdermal Implants: Requires Biological Technology.
• Neural Programming: Requires Biological Technology AND Data Theory.
• Advanced Data Theory: Requires Data Theory.
• Computer Consoles: Requires Data Theory.
• Advanced Power Manipulation: Requires Industrial Engineering.
• Basic Hyperchemistry: Requires Industrial Engineering.
• Mining Technology: Requires Industrial Engineering.
• Weapon Development Technology: Requires Industrial Engineering.
• Advanced Engineering: Requires Industrial Engineering AND Electromagnetic Theory.
• Advanced Electromagnetic Theory: Requires Electromagnetic Theory.
• Telecommunications Technology: Requires Basic Subspace Theory.
• Advanced Robotics Research: Requires Basic Robotics Research.

• Cryostasis Technology: Requires Biological Technology AND Advanced Engineering.
• Botanical Engineering: Requires Biological Technology AND Advanced Engineering.
• Man-Machine Interfaces: Requires Neural Programming AND Biological Technology.
• Computerized Recordkeeping: Requires Computer Consoles.
• High Efficiency Parts: Requires Data Theory AND Industrial Engineering.
• Advanced Weapon Development Technology: Requires Advanced Engineering AND Weapons Development Technology.
• Applied Subspace Research: Requires Industrial Engineering AND Basic Subspace Theory.
• Electric Weapons: Requires Advanced Power Manipulation, Electromagnetic Theory AND Weapons Development Technology.
• Mechanical Exosuits: Requires Basic Robotics Research.

• Cyborg Construction: Requires Man-Machine Interface AND Advanced Data Theory.
• Integrated HUDs: Requires Computerized Recordkeeping AND Electromagnetic Theory.
• Artificial Intelligence: Requires Basic Robotics Research AND Neural Programming.
• Basic Exosuit Equipment: Requires Mechanical Exosuits.

• Medical Weaponry: Requires Advanced Biotechnology AND Advanced Weapon Development Technology.
• Cyborg Medical Upgrades: Requires Advanced Biotechnology AND Cyborg Construction.
• Cybernetic Organs: Requires Advanced Biotechnology AND Cyborg Construction.
• Cybernetic Implants: : Requires Advanced Biotechnology, Cyborg Construction, AND Advanced Data Theory.
• Cyborg Utility Upgrades: Requires Cyborg Construction AND Industrial Engineering.
• Medical Exosuit Equipment: Advanced Biotechnology, Mechanical Exosuits, AND Basic Exosuit Equipment.

Development of new and improved materials.

Important category. Used commonly and needed especially in mining items. Deconstructing new materials can make this level higher.

Development of new and improved engineering techniques.

Needed to produce some complex machines for the station. Genetics, being bio-engineering, can help with this.

Research into the mysterious substance colloqually known as plasma.

The main reason for the entire research station. Required for chemistry related and hi-tech items. Mostly obtainable from items related to plasma.

The various technologies behind the storage and generation of electicity.

Helping with things related to power such as recharging, storing power or items that use power. There are many items such as batteries that can make this higher.

Research into the sub-reality known as “blue-space”.

Unlocks both hi-tech components and teleportation technology.

Research into the deeper mysteries of life and organic substances.

Needed for items and machines related to medicine or biological items, such as cybernetic implants.

The development of offensive and defensive systems.

As the name suggests, unlocks various weapons. All kinds of weapons can improve this technology.

Research into the electromagnetic spectrum. No clue how they actually work, though.

Many items related to electricity and magnets need this technology. Get it higher for some fun electric toys.

The development of new computer and artificial intelligence and data storage systems.

Used for circuit boards and many artificial intelligence items.

The study of technologies that contravene galactic law.

Getting these levels up often needs illegal items. They unlock some reverse-engineered traitor items to help the station.

Here are some of the high level items needed to get high levels.

Special items:

• Strange items have a 25% chance of having a high tech level! Try them out!
• DNA syringe give more (bio-)engineering levels the more powers they contain! One level for each power, minus one for each disability.
• Anomalies have some very high tech in them, so try to gather them with analyzer and remote signaller.

Notice: All the levels have not been updated to wiki yet. The first list has updated levels of items.

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See here how to build machines out of the components you discover. This is where advanced technology you discovered by increasing tech trees will be made. Nothing exciting at first can be built, but you will get increasingly more fun devices as tech trees increase. You will unlock items for the Exosuit Fabricator as well.

All machines are composed of components. There are better versions of many components, attained through research. They are organized in 4 tiers, and upgrading the tier of a machine's components will have different effects for each machine.

Without minerals, you can achieve up to tier 2-3; to go further you'll require ores for production.

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Once you unlock advanced components, people around the station will probably want you to upgrade the machinery. The process is simple.

# Screwdriver on the machine. # Crowbar on the machine. # Take the board and re-insert it into machine. # Insert parts you want to use. # Screwdriver.

RPED.gif Alternately, you can use 'RPED (Rapid Part Exchange Device)':

# Load RPED with parts. # Screwdriver on the machine. # Click on it with RPED. # Screwdriver again.

Here you can see how the specific machines will benefit from parts.

* The Protolathe requires materials such as metal, glass and mineable minerals, each sheet gives 2000 units when inserted into a Protolathe. It allows you to build objects such as stock parts, mining equipment, power cells and many more. Weaponry can also be built, but will require a firing pin from the armory, the RD's locker or ordered from cargo, if you wish to use it for combat.

* Building 5 or 10 of the same item is faster than building it one at a time for 10 times; if you need lots of a particular item, mass produce them! * Some items may also require chems. Just pour them into the Protolathe to insert them.

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