Research

Research is a series of bonuses and procs that you can obtain if your account has the Lost Eden expansion pack.
(Note: players using the free play option do not get access to research).
There are two forms of research. The first is a set of 7 profession-specific research lines called Personal Research, that raise specific skills and give access to Procs. The second type of research is called Global Research, and grants access to mechs and turrets and upgrades for them. Global Research is raised cumulatively by your entire faction; Personal Research must be paid for by your own character.

The Research Window

To open the research window just hit shift+o or hit the research button on the GUI. In this window there are 3 tabs:

The Research Allocation Page

• Allocate Research:

This tab allows you to change the percentage of XP or SK per gain that will be used for research and show you what you've already accomplished in research that you've started.

The Research Available Page

• Available Research:

This tab shows all research lines you can currently put research into, and allows you to change your research goals.

The Research Finished Page

• Finished Research:

This shows all research completed by yourself and your faction.

Personal Research

Personal Research Caps

Personal Research caps at 10% of the total research cost, so you must get 20 xp/sk rewards at minimum to level new research. If the amount of XP or SK that would be sent into research exceeds this cap, the amount not used in research will carry over into your XP/SK pool.

Research Level	Level Cap	XP Needed	XP Cap	SK Needed	SK Cap
1	1	50,000	5,000	50	5
2	50	450,000	45,000	450	45
3	75	1,600,00	160,000	1,600	160
4	100	4,700,000	470,000	4,700	470
5	125	12,750,000	1,275,500	12,750	1,275
6	150	32,000,000	3,200,000	32,000	3,200
7	175	54,000,000	5,400,000	54,000	5,400
8	190	64,000,000	6,400,000	64,000	6,400
9	190	740,000,000	74,000,000	740,000	74,000
10	200	900,000,000	90,000,000	900,000	90,000

Personal research lines

Adventurer
Agent
Bureacrat
Doctor
Enforcer
Engineer
Fixer
Keeper
Martial Artist
Meta-Physicist
Nano Technician
Shade
Soldier
Trader