Researching

Introduction

Researching is done to unlock more technologies for your company. This includes new vehicles, the abilities to process new materials or manufacture more valuable products. Most researches require other researches to be completed in order to be accessible. Some researches are completed by default when starting a new game. The official goal of the game, the Computing Devices research, is the final research of the research tree.

Internally, researching is ordered by tiers which determine the base cost, base duration and base number of items needed. The research tiers have no influence on whether one research is a prerequisite for another.

The cost increases with game duration when inflation is turned on.

Researching Tree

Researching Tree (click to enlarge)

Research Table

Name	Tier	Cost ($)	Needed Items	Duration (days)	Unlocks	Requires	Prerequisite for	Unlocked by default
Research & Development	0	–	–	–	–	–	Manufacturing, Rails, Roads, Mining, Researching, Storages, Steam engine	Yes
Signals	2	–	–	–	Pre-Semaphore Semaphore	Rails	Signals II	Yes
Rails	1	–	–	–	Depot Freight station (Rail) Passenger station Rails Waypoint Arc bridge (Rail) Concrete tunnel (Rail)	Research & development	Rails II, Signals, Railcars	Yes
Roads	1	–	–	–	Bus stop Double bus stop Freight station (Road) Garage Garage Road Waypoint Arc bridge (Road) Concrete tunnel (Road)	Research & development	Roads II	Yes
Mining	1	–	–	–	Coal mine Iron mine Sawmill	Research & development	Mining II	Yes
Researching	1	–	–	–	Laboratory	Research & development	Researching II	Yes
Storages	1	–	–	–	Large warehouse Warehouse	Research & development	Storages II	Yes
Railcars	2	–	–	–	Boxcar Hopper Car Open Car Open Hopper Car Passenger Car Platform Car Stake Car	Rails	Railcars II	Yes
Gasoline Engine	2	–	–	–	AA Truck (Box) AA Truck (Flatbed) AAA Truck PAZ 651 WLB	Steam engine	Gasoline engine II	Yes
Steam Engine	2	–	–	–	C17 class Class O	Research & development	Gasoline engine, Steam engine II	Yes
Manufacturing	1	83,250	–	45	Conveyor Filter Сonnector Elevated conveyor Underground conveyor	Research & development	Wood processing, Iron smelting, Manufacturing II	No
Wood Processing	2	140,250	Wood (275)	55	Circular saw Wood beam Wood plank	Manufacturing	Woodworking	No
Stone Processing	2	140,250	Stone (275)	55	Crusher Gravel Stone brick	Manufacturing II	Concrete production	No
Iron Smelting	2	140,250	Iron ore (275)	55	Alloy smelter Iron bar	Manufacturing	Steel smelting, Copper smelting, Metal fabrication	No
Copper Smelting	3	270,000	Copper ore (450)	75	Copper bar	Iron smelting	Electronics production	No
Glass Production	3	270,000	Sand (450)	75	Glass furnace Glass pane Glass tube	Manufacturing II	–	No
Rails II	3	270,000	Stone (450)	75	Depot II Freight station II (Rail) Passenger station II Beam bridge (Rail)	Rails	Signals II, Rails III, Railcars II	No
Signals II	3	270,000	–	75	Pre-Signal Signal	Rails II, Signals	–	No
Mining II	3	270,000	Wood beam (450)	75	Copper mine Sand quarry Stone quarry	Mining	–	No
Manufacturing II	3	270,000	Iron bar (450)	75	–	Manufacturing	Glass production, Woodworking, Stone processing, Metal fabrication, Manufacturing III	No
Roads II	3	270,000	Stone (300)	75	Bus stop II Double bus stop II Freight station II (Road) Garage II Beam bridge (Road)	Roads	–	No
Heavy Diesel Engine	3	270,000	–	75	2M62	Diesel engine	–	No
Gasoline Engine II	3	270,000	Iron ore (450)	75	L10 (Box) L10 (Flatbed) L10 (Stake)	Gasoline engine	Diesel engine	No
Steam Engine II	3	270,000	Coal (450)	75	GS-4 Light Mikado P36	Steam engine	–	No
Steel Smelting	4	500,000	Iron bar (700)	100	Steel bar	Iron smelting	Steel fabrication	No
Electronics Production	4	500,000	Copper bar (700)	100	Copper wire	Copper smelting, Metal fabrication	Electronics production II	No
Concrete Production	4	500,000	Gravel (700)	100	Concrete beam Concrete mixer Reinforced concrete beam	Stone processing	–	No
Storages II	4	500,000	Wood beam (700)	100	Large warehouse II Warehouse II	Storages	–	No
Railcars II	4	500,000	Iron bar (700)	100	Boxcar II Hopper Car II Open Car II Open Hopper Car II Passenger Car II Platform Car II Stake Car II	Rails II, Railcars	–	No
Diesel Engine	4	500,000	Iron bar (700)	100	ChME3 Dv12 KiHa 58 LP 1620 LP 1620 LP 1620 M62 New Look Victory MK2	Gasoline engine II	Heavy diesel engine, Diesel engine II	No
Heavy Diesel Engine II	4	500,000	–	100	2TE116 C-liner Fm C-liner Santa Fe	Diesel engine II	–	No
Woodworking	5	945,000	Wood plank (1080)	135	Carpentry Furniture Wood frame	Manufacturing II, Wood processing	Woodworking II	No
Electronics Production II	5	945,000	Copper wire (1080)	135	Circuit Electronics assembler Vacuum tube	Manufacturing III, Electronics production	Electronic devices production	No
Metal Fabrication	5	945,000	Iron bar (1080)	135	Iron parts Iron plate Press	Manufacturing II, Iron smelting	Electronics production, Steel fabrication	No
Rails III	5	945,000	Steel bar (1080)	135	Truss bridge	Rails II	–	No
Manufacturing III	5	945,000	Steel bar (1080)	135	–	Manufacturing II	Electronics production II	No
Researching II	5	945,000	Circuit (1080)	135	Laboratory II	Researching	–	No
Diesel Engine II	5	945,000	Iron bar (1080) Copper wire (675)	135	CC 72000 Class 25 Class 55 DB Class 218 DB Class V 200 L 8000 (Box) L 8000 (Dump) L 8000 (Flatbed) L 8000 (Stake) TEP60	Diesel engine	Diesel engine III, Heavy diesel engine II, Electric engine	No
Heavy Electric Engine	5	945,000	–	135	VL80	Electric engine	–	No
Woodworking II	6	1,813,000	Wood plank (1665) Glass pane (1110)	185	Advanced furniture Advanced wood frame	Woodworking	–	No
Electronic Devices Production	6	1,813,000	Copper wire (1665) Circuit (1110)	185	Radio TV	Electronics production II	Computing devices	No
Steel Fabrication	6	1,813,000	Steel bar (1665)	185	Steel beam	Metal fabrication, Steel smelting	–	No
Diesel Engine III	6	1,813,000	Steel bar (1665) Copper wire (1110)	185	82 class Box semi-trailer CK 95 Class 66 Dump semi-trailer Flatbed semi-trailer GE Genesis Lion's City Logging semi-trailer SD70 TEP70 TGA	Diesel engine II	–	No
Electric Engine	6	1,813,000	Iron bar (1665) Circuit (1110)	185	ChS2 DB Class 423 ER9 EU07 GF6C	Diesel engine II	Electric engine II, Heavy electric engine	No
Heavy Electric Engine II	6	1,813,000	–	185	E5K TG HyRT	Electric engine II	–	No
Electric Engine II	7	3,437,500	Steel bar (2500) Circuit (1750)	250	BR 146 ChS4T Class 1044 Class 193 DB ICE 3 DB Regio Train HXD2b	Electric engine	Heavy electric engine II	No
Computing Devices	9	12,105,000	Circuit (5850) Copper wire (4500) TV (3600) Radio (2250)	450	–	Electronic devices production	–	No