How to get research points.

[worlok777]

Having difficulty in understanding how you get research points to research the different technology"s, do you have to build Ai cores? when I build them each one only gives a very small amount, what am i missing? any info would be great...thanks

[[Peppe]]

ai cores limit the number of towers you can build.

communications hub downloads technologies in the first two tabs.
laboratory researches technologies in the third tab.
both buildings are on the first icon of the build menu -- where hq is and both have a build limit based on hq tech/level.

[Panterich]

I suggest you play prologue first, and follow its objectives to learn some basics.

[worlok777]

Thanks for the reply's well i built both a communications hub and a lab, but to research an orbital scanner it tells me I need 450 points, 450 points of what? my research is at a standstill as i don't seem to be getting any more points.

[exe3]

Research point are pretty confusing tbh. Each research says it has a cost but I don't see anywhere where it shows how many points i'm supposed to have to pay the cost and the game has never denied me a research because I didn't have enough points.

[[Peppe]]

Originally posted by exe3:

Research point are pretty confusing tbh. Each research says it has a cost but I don't see anywhere where it shows how many points i'm supposed to have to pay the cost and the game has never denied me a research because I didn't have enough points.

research cost/points is the number seconds to unlock the technology. comm hub or labs provide 1 point per level per second. so a 75 cost research take 75 seconds with one level 1 comm hub or 25 seconds with 3 level 1 comm hubs.

if it is not progressing a research verify your hubs have power or if the tech is in the third tab verify your labs have power and water.

[Panterich]

When a tech is queued, labs/hubs produce research points.
As with any other building, you can see production rate by selecting those structures in build mode, or by reading wiki.
https://riftbreaker.fandom.com/wiki/Communication_Hub
https://riftbreaker.fandom.com/wiki/Laboratory