((Neerti)) Ryan Ellis's "Finish research in fifteen

minutes without leaving the Science Division"

guide
Version 1.2.2 - Bluespace Edition

Myname'sDr.Ellis,butyoucanjustcallmeResearchDirector.Beinga'RD'ishard
work,asyouhavemanyduties,frompreventingtheinevitable(toxinsfire)fromhappening,to
smashingthe'blowcyborgs'buttonwhentheAIstartstryingtokilleveryone.Onedutythat
you'remostlikelyforcedtodo,becauseyourscientistswouldrathermakeexplosives,play
withslimes,orstealthearmoryintensecondsflat,ismanningResearchandDevelopment,
alsoknownas'R&D'.

BeforeItellyouhowtodoeverything,IshouldtellyouwhatR&Dis,andwhyit's
importantthatsomeone(you)doesiteveryshift.R&Dprovidessomeniceshinythingstothe
station,fromadvancedenergygunsfortheHeadofSecurity,torapidsyringegunsforthe
chemistswhohavebeensokindtoyouthatthey'vegivenyouacidwithoutevenasking.

R&Drequiresasacredbondbetweenseveraldepartments,thebiggestonebeing
Mining.Ifminingisnotcomingwithminerals,thenyoucan'tdoalot.Topreventthis,you
shouldmakeanannouncementremindingtheminersthatyouexist,andresearchisbeing
done.Offeringadiamonddrilldoesn'thurt,too.Iftheminersaren'tdoingtheirjobslike
Engineers,thenuseyourPDAtoyellatthem.Iftheycontinuetoignoreyou,asktheHeadof
PersonnelforCargoOfficeandMiningaccess,andgogettheoreyourself.Rewardyourself
withaDurandwhenyoureturn.

Theseconddepartmentwhichyou'redependentonisChemistry,foracidrefills,but
oneofthegreatthingsaboutthismethodofresearchisthatitrequireszeroacid.Youshould
savetheacidthatyoubeginwithforlater,whenyouwantanautolathe,orsomeotherboards.

Researchisactuallyquitesimple.Youtakeanitemwitha'techorigin',shoveitina
redmachinecalledaDestructiveAnalyzer,gototheR&Dconsole,pressafewbuttons,and
you'reonestepclosertofinishingyourjob.Therearelotsofdifferenttypesofresearch,
somemoreusefulthanothers.IwilllistthevarioustypesofresearchdefinedbyNanotrasen
below.Max.practicallevelreferstowhenadvancinghigherwouldbemostlypointless,while
max.theoreticallevelreferstohowhighitiscurrentlypossibletogo,mostofthetimeyoull
lackthesuppliesneeded.Underthenumbertellsyouwhatyouneedtoobtainthatnumber.

ResearchField

Description&Uses

Max.
Practical
Level

Materials

Veryimportant,usedforlotsof
thingsintheprotolathe.Need
minersmineralstofinish.

8
PhazonTorso,
BluespaceCrystal

Engineering

Fairlyuseful,usedformining
drillsandnewweldingmasks.

4or5

6
DiamondDrill

Plasma

Thiswillsoundweird,butits
worthless.Yes,wereona
plasmaresearchstationandyou
shouldignorethisfield.

Dontbother

4
PlasmaCutter

BlueSpace

Notmanypeopleunderstand
howitworksbutitsheavily
involvedforteleportation.Also
usedaspecialbagthatcanhold
alotofstuff.

6or10
BluespaceCrystal,
MechTeleporter

Biological

WantedbyRoboticiststocreate
MMIs.Usedforothermedical
equipmentlikeMedHUDs.

8
AlienBrain

Power
Manipulation

Usedtomakebetterandbetter
powercells.Inminutesyoucan
make20kcells,andlateron30k!
Hasotherusesaswell.

7
HyperCapCell

Electromagnetic
Spectrum

Anotheroddfieldbutitsusedfor
telecommunicationpartsanda
fewotherweirdthings.

7
PhazonHead

DataTheory

Veryimportant,asitsusedfor
mostcircuitsyouprintandafew
otherthings.

6
PhazonTorso

Combat
Systems

Usedforallthespecialized
weaponsyoucanmakebutnot
openwithouthelp,unlesstheyre
formechs.

7
MechPulseRifle

IllegalTech

Syndicatetechnologythatmay
proveusefultoyouatariskand
atgreatdifficultyatobtaining

9
C20r

Max.Theoretical
Level

unlessyouhavetheinitiative.
Thatortheloyaltyofanengineer
fortheirspacestation.

Now,let'sassumethatyoujuststartedtheshift,rantothelibrary,andorderedthis
guide.Firstthingyoushoulddo,isgobacktoyouroffice,andgrabsomethinguselessinside,
mainlytheteleporterboard.GotoR&D,andsetupthemachines.Ifyouwant,orderyour
roboticiststomaketwo'PBT"Pacifier"MountedTasers'andthree'SyringeGuns'formechs.
Iftheydon'tlistentoyou,thenwe'llgettothatlater.

Aftersettingupthemachines,youshouldseea
[MatterBin]
.Grabitandanalyzeit,
for
[Materials2]
.Afterthat,gotothetoolboxes,takeoutalltheusefultools,maybeputitin
yourinternalsbox,andtakeoutthe
[Analyzer]
.Thisthingisuseless,asyourPDAcando
whatitcan.Putitintheanalyzerfor
[Engineering2]
and
[Electro.2]
.Grabthe
[Toolbox]
,
whichshouldbeempty,andanalyzethatfor
[Combat2]
.Graba
[Capacitor]
andanalyze
that,for
[PowerManip.2]
,thengraba
[HighCapacityPowerCell]
andanalyzethattoofor
[PowerManip.3]
.Filltheprotolathewithmetalandglass,ifyouhaven'talready,andmakea
[MiningDrill]
,for
[PowerManip.4]
,
[Engineering3]
,and
[Materials3]
.Syncyour
research,andheadovertoRobotics.

RECAP:MatterBin,Analyzer,Toolbox,Capacitor,HighCap.Battery,Drill,Sync

Ifyourroboticistsarecompetent,theywillhaveyourmechpartsreadyforyou.Ifnot,
youneedtomakethemyourselfinthefabricator.Insertmetalandglassinafabricator,goto
theconsolenearthenorthwestofRobotics,andsynctheservers.Afterthat,syncthe
fabricatoryouwillusetomaketheparts.Youwillbemakingheavyuseofthefabricator,so
letyourroboticistsknow.Youwillstartbymakingthreemechsyringeguns,andtwomech
tasers.Atthispoint,youcanmakesupercapacitycells,somaketwoofthoseaswell,and
informRoboticstousethosekindofcellsfornowon.Wheneverythingisdonebeingmade,
bringyourpartsbacktoR&D.

RECAP:Build2MechTasers,ThreeMechSyringeGuns,TwoSuperCap.Batteries,Goto
R&D

BackatR&D,analyzethetwo
[SuperCapacityPowercells]
for
[PowerManip.6]
,
whichisashighasitneedstobe(itcangohigher,butthere'snopoint).Analyzethe
[SyringeGuns]
,whichwillgiveyou
[Materials4]
,
[Bio.4]
,
[Data4]
,and
[Electro.5]
.Allof
thatwithjustthreesyringeguns!Nowanalyzethemech
[Tasers]
for
[Combat4]
.Analyzea
[TrackingBeacon]
for
[Bluespace2]
,thena
[TeleporterBoard]
for
[Bluespace3]
.Sync
toservers,thengotoroboticsagain.

RECAP:SuperCap.Batteries,SyringeGuns,Tasers,TrackingBeacon,TeleporterBoard,

Sync.

Atrobotics,syncboththeconsoleandfabricators.Makeonemoremechpartcalleda
'WormholeGenerator',andrunbacktoR&D.Analyzethe
[WormholeGenerator]
for
[Bluespace4]
.You'venowcompletedresearch,untiltheminerscome(iftheycome.)Your
researchlevelsshouldlooklikethis.

Materials

Engineering

Plasma

Bluespace

Bio.

PowerManip.

Electro.

Data

Combat

Illegal

Now,waitatyourdeskandyellattheminers,untiltheybringyounice,shinyminerals.
They'lllikelywantadiamonddrillinreturn,butweneedtodoalittlemoreresearching,which
willonlytakeabouttwominutes.

Ideally,theminerwillgiveyoualittleofeverything.Gold,silver,uranium,diamonds,
etc.
Mostpeoplemakeamistakehereandanalyzethediamonds.DONOTDOTHIS
.
Thatiswasteful,asdiamondsarerare,andvaluable.Instead,youshouldanalyzethe
[Uranium]
untilyouhave
[Materials6]
(Makesureyou
onlyputinoneatatime
),put
diamondsintheprotolathe,makea
[DiamondPickaxe]
,analyzethat,for
[Materials7]
and
[Engineering4]
.Makeadrillfortheminer,andnowyou'reveryclosetobeingfinished.

RECAP:WaitforMiners,Uranium,DiamondPickaxe,BuildDiamondDrill,You'realmostdone!

Yourresearchlevelsshouldlooklikethis,

Materials

Engineering

Plasma

1or3

Bluespace

Bio.

PowerManip.

Electro.

Data

Combat

Illegal

Nownormallyyou'dbedonebutthere'sstillbleedingedgesciencetobedone,with
thenewfoundtelescienceprogram.Itusesbluespacecrystals.Youcanmakeartificialones
ifyouhaveonlythebestresearchdone.Now,artificialmayimplythatit'sbad,howeverthisis
notthecase.Youcanalsogetcrystalswithxenobiologybutthat'sslowandunpredictable.
We'llbegoinghighertheneverbefore,somakesureyouhavesomeleftoverdiamonds.

Ifyouvefollowedtheguideuptohere,youshouldalreadybeabletomakecrystals,
astheyneedMaterials6andBluespace4,butwhystopthere?Wehaventtouchedupon
technologythatviolatesNanotrasenprotocols.Ifyouchoosetodoillegalscience,itsnotmy
faultsecuritybeatsyouwithastickchargedwiththosecellsyoumade.Maketwomech
[EnergyRelays]
andanalyzethemfor
[Illegal3]
.YoucangomuchhigherbutIhonestly
canttellyouhow.ForCombat5theeasiestwayistoregrettablyuse20acidandmakea
[DurandWeaponsBoard]
andanalyzeitfor
[Combat5]
orbuild
[DurandArmor]
forit
insteadifyouwanttousenoacidandgetabonusleveltoEngineering.

Theresthereisoptional.
Ifyoureallywantplasmaresearchdone,thecheapestway
istomakean
unfinished

[Flamethrower]
for
[Plasma2]
thenasheetof
[Plasma]
for
[Plasma3]
orjustthrowintwosheetssinceyouprobablygotloadsfromtheminers.For
Engineering5makeanother
[DiamondDrill]
andanalyzeitfor
[Engineering5]
.Ifyouopted
forDurandArmorforCombat5thenyoudontneedtodothat.


You'refinished!Youshouldhave50unitsofacid,asyouhaven'tusedanyfor
research,somakeanautolatheifyouwant,ormaketheAIcallyourCaptainacomdom.You
willhaveabout95%ofeverythingreadytomake,withthe5%notuseful/askedatall,butstill
easilyreachable.Youcangetafewmorelevelshigher,forexample,analyzing
hypercapacitypowercellsforPowerManip.7,butthere'snopoint,aseverythingyouneedis
alreadythere.Besuretosynconelasttime,forRobotics.

Onelastthingyoushouldknow,isthattherearemanywaystodoresearch,asthisis
justoneofthem.Thisisn'tmyownuniquemethod,infact,thismethodwastaughttomebya
verycompetentscientist,alongtimeago(whoI'llneverseeagain,resthersoul).Idon'tsee
thismethodusedtoooften,rather,Iseescientistsusingloadsofacidforboards.Ifyou'renot
aResearchDirector,thenthisguidecanstillbefollowed.JustaskyourRDforthoseuseless
boardsinhisoffice,andaskroboticsforthemechparts.Iftheroboticistsareabsent/ignoring
you/dead/alloftheabovethenbuildyourownfabricatorandneverleaveyourroom.

Thisguidelikelycouldbedonebetter,soexperiment,dosomerealscience,and
maybeIcansitbackandfallasleepinmyofficeinsteadofinR&D.