Construction Research Station

The subject of this article is from the Aquarius update.
The information from this article is up-to-date as of 22 October, 2024.

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Construction Research Station is a research terminal at the Space Anomaly.

Summary[]

Construction Research Station is a base-building research terminal at the Space Anomaly unlocking base-building parts in exchange for Salvaged Data. It is organised as a number of screens containing related base-building parts. Each screen is represented as a tree where lower levels parts can only be unlocked after a higher-level part was researched.

The following research trees are available:

Agricultural Modules
Aquatic Construction
Posters
Decal Designs
Decorative Modules (5 trees)
Illumination
Industrial Modules
Large Prefabs
Primitive Shapes
Small Prefabs
Technology Modules
Transport Modules
Timber Structures and Roofing
Stone Structures and Roofing
Alloy Structures and Roofing

Differences from NEXT[]

Construction Research Station provides access to many technologies that in NEXT were only available from Overseer, Scientist, Farmer and Technician, but requires a large number of Salvaged Data to fully unlock all trees.

Additional information[]

It takes approximately 1000 Salvaged Data to unlock everything available, although many of the functional (non-decorative) recipes are unlocked for free by hiring the Overseer (NPC) and completing their (and the other Specialists') quests, which can reduce the required Data total greatly.

Release History[]

Beyond - Introduced to the game.
Synthesis - A new range of triangular base building parts have been added.
Update 2.24 - ByteBeat-related blueprints added.
Living Ship - Reintroduced Standing Planters.
ExoMech - Added ExoMech related entries and an Electrical Cloaking Unit.
Frontiers - A large number of decorative modules added, Wooden, Concrete and Metal Shelters are replaced with Timber, Stone and Alloy Structures.
Interceptor - Save Point added to the tech tree.
Echoes - Wonder Projector added to the tech tree.
Aquarius - Automated Trap added to the tech tree.