Mindustry Tech Tree Research Costs

Search any Serpulo technology to see its research cost, prerequisites, and what it unlocks. Mod servers may have different costs.

Showing 34 of 34 nodes

Silicon Smelter

Production

Requires: Duo

Unlocks: Kiln, more production

Research Cost

40 silicon

Kiln

Production

Requires: Silicon Smelter

Unlocks: Metaglass production

Research Cost

60 lead, 30 graphite

Cryofluid Mixer

Production

Requires: Kiln

Unlocks: Cryofluid for reactors

Research Cost

65 lead, 40 titanium, 30 silicon

Phase Weaver

Production

Requires: Surge Smelter

Unlocks: Phase fabric

Research Cost

130 thorium, 75 titanium, 75 silicon

Surge Smelter

Production

Requires: Phase Weaver

Unlocks: Surge alloy

Research Cost

210 silicon, 135 lead, 100 titanium

Plastanium Compressor

Production

Requires: Cryofluid Mixer

Unlocks: Plastanium

Research Cost

115 titanium, 80 oil, 60 silicon

Blast Mixer

Production

Requires: Pyratite Mixer

Unlocks: Blast compound

Research Cost

75 pyratite, 50 spore pod

Pyratite Mixer

Production

Requires: Kiln

Unlocks: Pyratite

Research Cost

75 coal, 50 lead

Duo

Turret

Requires: —

Unlocks: Basic defense

Research Cost

40 copper

Scatter

Turret

Requires: Duo

Unlocks: Shotgun turret

Research Cost

85 lead, 45 scrap

Scorch

Turret

Requires: Duo

Unlocks: Flame turret

Research Cost

85 lead, 40 pyratite

Hail

Turret

Requires: Scatter

Unlocks: Long-range artillery

Research Cost

120 lead, 35 graphite

Arc

Turret

Requires: Duo

Unlocks: AoE chain lightning

Research Cost

50 lead, 35 silicon

Salvo

Turret

Requires: Hail

Unlocks: High DPS

Research Cost

220 lead, 90 graphite, 60 titanium

Ripple

Turret

Requires: Salvo

Unlocks: Explosive AoE

Research Cost

200 blast compound, 150 titanium, 80 silicon

Cyclone

Turret

Requires: Scatter

Unlocks: Burst graphite turret

Research Cost

90 titanium, 60 silicon

Spectre

Turret

Requires: Ripple

Unlocks: Heavy artillery

Research Cost

350 surge alloy, 300 plastanium, 60 phase fabric

Meltdown

Turret

Requires: Spectre

Unlocks: Laser turret

Research Cost

1200 surge alloy, 900 cryofluid, 600 silicon

Foreshadow

Turret

Requires: Meltdown

Unlocks: Extreme range sniper

Research Cost

1000 surge alloy, 850 silicon, 600 phase, 300 blast

Thorium Reactor

Power

Requires: RTG Generator

Unlocks: 840/s main power

Research Cost

300 thorium, 150 silicon, 75 lead

RTG Generator

Power

Requires: Steam Generator

Unlocks: Passive 180/s power

Research Cost

100 silicon, 75 lead, 50 thorium

Steam Generator

Power

Requires: Combustion Gen.

Unlocks: 360/s with steam

Research Cost

35 copper, 25 graphite

Impact Reactor

Power

Requires: Thorium Reactor

Unlocks: 7800/s endgame power

Research Cost

1000 surge, 600 silicon, 450 cryofluid, 400 blast

Mender

Defense

Requires: —

Unlocks: Auto-repair nearby buildings

Research Cost

30 copper, 25 lead

Force Projector

Defense

Requires: Mender

Unlocks: Shield dome

Research Cost

50 silicon, 35 lead, 10 titanium

Surge Wall Large

Defense

Requires: Surge Wall

Unlocks: Reflects projectiles

Research Cost

100 surge alloy

Phase Wall Large

Defense

Requires: Phase Wall

Unlocks: Phased projectile pass-through

Research Cost

90 phase fabric

Additive Reconstructor

Unit

Requires: —

Unlocks: T1 to T2 upgrades

Research Cost

200 silicon, 150 graphite, 100 titanium

Multiplicative Reconstructor

Unit

Requires: Additive Reconst.

Unlocks: T2 to T3 upgrades

Research Cost

650 silicon, 350 titanium, 150 thorium

Exponential Reconstructor

Unit

Requires: Multiplicative R.

Unlocks: T3 to T4 upgrades

Research Cost

2000 silicon, 1000 thorium, 650 surge, 450 phase

Tetrative Reconstructor

Unit

Requires: Exponential R.

Unlocks: T4 to T5 upgrades

Research Cost

4000 surge, 3500 silicon, 2000 phase, 1500 blast

Mass Driver

Utility

Requires: —

Unlocks: Long-range item transport

Research Cost

125 titanium, 75 silicon, 75 graphite

Vault

Utility

Requires: —

Unlocks: Large item storage (1000 cap)

Research Cost

250 titanium, 125 graphite

Illuminator

Utility

Requires: —

Unlocks: Boosts nearby mining

Research Cost

10 graphite, 5 silicon

Research costs are per-server. Some servers run mods (including Mindustry v7 content mods) that change costs or add new nodes. Always verify in-game for mod servers.

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