Research

Research

Research covers two separate systems: unit tier research, which unlocks higher tiers of each unit, and the national research focus, a country-wide bonus line managed by the government.

Unit tiers

Every unit exists in numbered tiers. Tier 1 of Light Infantry is always available; every other tier is locked until it has been researched. Tiers form a tree: a tier can require another unit's tier as a prerequisite, and the train button shows what is missing ("requires X research tier N").

• Research runs from the country's Research Queue: click a tier to start it, queue several, or cancel one (progress is saved).
• Each tier has its own research time.
• Once a tier is unlocked it can be trained in any district with the right production building; see each unit's page for what changes between tiers.

National focus

The national focus is a set of six bonus lines, each with levels:

• Artillery Range
• Fortification Speed
• Resource Production
• March Speed
• Detection Radius
• Training Speed

• Only one focus is active at a time. The active line gains every hour and its cost is paid from the national wallet; all other lines decay every day.
• Progress is relative to the world average: a country below the average gains faster and pays less, a country above it gains slower and pays more.
• Only the Minister of Research or the President can set or cancel the focus. Cancelling leaves no active focus, so all six lines decay.
• If both the Minister of Research and the President seats are vacant, the levels are kept but none of the bonuses apply, research stops progressing and every focus decays.
• Research level is one of the country ranking metrics, and a research boost can be bought with diamonds.

See also

• Government
• Units