Research

[Spruce Tree]

I don't understand how the research works. I've got all the materials that I need to research something but it doesn't become available, help?

[Yugatha]

Are you having an issue with completing the research? Or that, even though you have the materials for the research, it's not being researched?

Either way, do you have a Science Lab down? You start with it, a white tablecloth with some cogs / gears on it. You'll need someone assigned to it as well.

Picture of Science Lab[colony-survival.wikia.com]

If you have one of those, make sure that the Research is available. Most researchable items are a part of a tech tree. It will have a "required research" option, which is research that needs to be completed before researching this one.

Lastly, make sure that the items being used in the research cycle are *not* on your toolbar. Researching cannot be done by hand, only by the Research Lab (and yes, you can have multiple to speed up the research).

[Spruce Tree]

^ Thanks for your help, but it seems all i needed was to restart my game, thanks for the help