There are way too many researches in the game to cover. In line with the purpose of this site, only the efficiency researches that help with game progression will be covered. Researches related to pvp, pve, mining, etc will not be covered.
Building constructions/upgrades get progressively more expensive and take longer time as you progress through the game. At ops 40+ buildings start to cost in the billions in parsteel. For example upgrading the Academy from level 42 to 43 costs as much as 18.7 billion parsteel! However, the with research, this cost can be brought down by half saving billions in resources as you progress through the various levels. The same goes with ore, crystal and gas as well as construction time.
The following lists show the researches that are focused on reducing material, resources and time required for construction.
| Research Tree |
Research | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|
| Outlaw |
Crystal Building Efficiency |
Crystal |
| Outlaw | Gas Building Efficiency |
Gas |
| Outlaw | Ore Building Efficiency |
Ore |
| Territory | Efficient Construction |
All minerals (Crystal, Gas & Ore) |
| Territory | Optimized Construction |
Resources (Parsteel, Tritanium, Dilithium) |
| Station | Building Efficiency |
Resources (Parsteel, Tritanium, Dilithium) |
| Station | Station Pure Resources |
Resources (Parsteel, Tritanium, Dilithium) |
| Research Tree |
Research | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|
| Station | Construction Speed |
Construction Speed |
| Station | Prime Build Speed |
Construction Speed |
| Station | Apex Construction Speed |
Construction Speed |
| Station | Rapid Construction |
Construction Speed |
| Territory | Effective Construction |
Construction Speed |
| Territory | Rapid Industry |
Construction Speed |
| Away | Factory Line |
Construction Speed |
With the massive number of researches, consuming all kinds of materials, resources and speed ups, research efficiencies are crucial to help reduce the cost of doing research. The following lists show the researches that are focused on reducing material, resources and time required for research.
| Research Tree |
Research | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|
| Outlaw | Crystal Research Efficiency |
Crystal |
| Outlaw | Gas Research Efficiency | Gas |
| Outlaw | Ore Research Efficiency | Ore |
| Territory | Efficient Research | All minerals (Crystal, Gas & Ore) |
| Territory | Optimized Research | Resources (Parsteel, Tritanium, Dilithium) |
| Station | Research Optimization |
Resources (Parsteel, Tritanium, Dilithium) |
| Station | Research Pure Resources |
Resources (Parsteel, Tritanium, Dilithium) |
Note:
The Astronautic Studio also reduces the resources required for research.
The Shuttle bay reduces the Service Awards required for the away team researches
| Research Tree |
Research | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|
| Station | Prime Research |
Research Speed |
| Station | Research Expert |
Research Speed |
| Station |
Apex Research Speed |
Research Speed |
| Station | Rapid Research |
Research Speed |
| Territory | Advanced Research |
Research Speed |
| Territory | Enhanced Research |
Research Speed |
| Away | Self-Replicating Systems |
Research Speed |
Note:
The R&D Department also reduces the research speed.
As you progress and build and upgrade newer and more powerful ships, the cost to build and upgrade these ships increase dramatically as well. The following list shows the researches that are focused on reducing material required for ships.
| Research Tree |
Research | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|
| Galaxy | Pure Ore |
Ore |
| Galaxy | Pure Gas |
Gas |
| Galaxy | Pure Crystal |
Crystal |
| Galaxy | Romulan Pure Ore |
Ore* |
| Galaxy | Federation Pure Gas |
Gas* |
| Galaxy | Klingon Pure Crystal |
Crystal* |
| Territory | Efficient Ship Upgrades |
All minerals (Crystal, Gas & Ore) |
| Outlaw | Ship Component Efficiency |
All minerals (Crystal, Gas & Ore) |
* Romulan Pure Ore, Federation Pure Gas and Klingon Pure Crystal work on a different mechanism from other efficiency researches. These researches work based on a rebate system, meaning that, instead of out-right reduction in the mineral required, you actually need the minerals required before these researches are applied. Once the upgrade is completed, the balance (as provided by these researches) are then refunded to you.
The following are efficiency researches to reduce the amount of ship parts required to upgrade ship components.
| Research Tree |
Research | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|
| Galaxy | Pure Parts Inteceptor |
Interceptor parts |
| Galaxy | Pure Parts Explorer |
Explorer parts |
| Galaxy | Pure Parts Battlehip |
Battleship parts |
| Outlaw | Interceptor Bartering |
Interceptor parts |
| Outlaw | Explorer Bartering |
Explorer parts |
| Outlaw | Battleship Bartering |
Battleship parts |
The following researches are specifically for 4* ships.
| Research Tree |
Research | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|
| Station | 4* Explorer Pure Gas |
Gas for Explorers |
| Station | 4* Explorer Pure Tritanium |
Tritanium for Explorers |
| Station |
4* Explorer Pure Dilithium |
Dilithium for Explorers |
| Station |
4* Survey Pure Tritanium |
Tritanium for Survey Ships |
| Station | 4* Survey Pure Materials |
All minerals for Survey Ships |
| Station | 4* Survey Pure Dilithium |
Dilithium for Survey Ships |
| Station | 4* Interceptor Pure Tritanium |
Tritanium for Interceptors |
| Station | 4* Interceptor Pure Dilithium |
Dilithium for Interceptors |
| Station | 4* Interceptor Pure Crystal | Crystal for Interceptors |
| Station | 4* Battleship Pure Tritanium |
Tritanium for Battleships |
| Station | 4* Battleship Pure Dilithium |
Dilithium for Battleships |
| Station |
4* Battleship Pure Ore |
Ore for Battleships |
The efficiency research may be confusing to some as the percentages shown do not tally with straight percentage calculations.
The following shows the formulae to calculate these efficiences.
Important Note:
The costs/duration that you see in the game are not the base line numbers. The game shows the values after the efficiency researches.
In order to get the base line numbers, you need to visit stfc.space to find them.
| Efficiency | Formula |
|---|---|
| Building Construction (Crystal) |
Base line Crystal Requirement / ( 1 + Crystal Building Efficiency + Efficient Construction) |
| Building Construction (Gas) | Base line Gas Requirement / ( 1 + Gas Building Efficiency + Efficient Construction) |
| Building Construction (Ore) | Base line Ore Requirement / ( 1 + Ore Building Efficiency + Efficient Construction) |
| Building Construction (Resources) | Base line Resources Requirement / (1 + Optimized Construction + Building Efficiency) |
| Building Construction (Time) |
Base line Time Requirement / (1 + Time efficiencies)
Time efficiencies = Construction Speed + Prime Build Speed + Apex Construction Speed + Effective Construction + Rapid Construction + Factory Line |
| Research Crystal |
Base line Crystal Requirement / ( 1 + Crystal Research Efficiency + Efficient Research) |
| Research Gas |
Base line Gas Requirement / ( 1 + Gas Research Efficiency + Efficient Research) |
| Research Ore |
Base line Ore Requirement / ( 1 + Ore Research Efficiency + Efficient Research) |
| Research Resources |
Base line Resources Requirement / (1 + Optimized Research + Research Optimization + Astronautic Studio) |
| Research Time |
Base line Time Requirement / (1 + Time efficiencies) Time efficiencies = Prime Research Speed + Research Expert + Apex Research Speed + Rapid Research + Advanced Research + Enhanced Research + Self-Replicating Systems + R&D Department |
| Ship Ore |
A = Base line Ore Requirements / ( 1 + Pure Ore + Efficient Ship Upgrades + Ship Component Efficiency)
B = Base line Ore Requirements / ( 1 + Pure Ore + Efficient Ship Upgrades + Ship Component Efficiency + Romulan Pure Ore)
If Romulan ship then A is required to upgrade and the rebate = A - B If non Romulan ship then A |
| Ship Gas |
A = Base line Gas Requirements / ( 1 + Pure Gas + Efficient Ship Upgrades + Ship Component Efficiency) B = Base line Gas Requirements / ( 1 + Pure Gas + Efficient Ship Upgrades + Ship Component Efficiency + Federation Pure Gas) If Federation ship then A is to required to upgrade and the rebate = A - B If non Federation ship then A |
| Ship Crystal |
A = Base line Crystal Requirements / ( 1 + Pure Crystal + Efficient Ship Upgrades + Ship Component Efficiency) B = Base line Crystal Requirements / ( 1 + Pure Crystal + Efficient Ship Upgrades + Ship Component Efficiency + Klingon Pure Crystal) If Klingon ship then A is to required to upgrade and the rebate = A - B If non Klingon ship then A |