Research Lab

Research Lab
Building Type	Shop
Bonus Type	Shops
Demand Category	Tools
Population	-4
Population When Inactive	-1
Size	5 x 5
Unlocked	Level 66, Where's Our Government Funding?
Cost
Gold	200,000
Concrete	4,425
Steel	6,000
Construction Time	12h
Sell Price	10  10
Max Assists	20
Assisted Bonus	+30m
Reward for Assisting	100
Reward for Raiding	100
Reward for Occupation	380

"This is the kind of place you build when you've become obsessed with scientific achievement and thrown ethics out the window. A lot of evil laughter comes out of here."

— In-game Description

"Indulge your inner mad scientist and run complex experiments for Gold and XP."

— 4.0 Patch Notes

Overview

The Research Lab is a Shop added in the 4.0 Patch and produces jobs in the Tools category. It is used extensively throughout the Level 66+ Missions.

Goods

Research Lab Goods
Item				Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	Glowing Lab Rat	2h	250	Cost	139	208	277	347	416	485	554	624	693	762
				Reward	200	300	400	500	600	700	800	900	1000	1100
	Plasma Sphere	4h	420	Cost	260	390	520	650	780	910	1040	1170	1300	1430
				Reward	403	604	805	1007	1208	1409	1610	1812	2013	2214
	Portal	8h	780	Cost	407	611	814	1018	1221	1425	1628	1832	2035	2239
				Reward	705	1058	1410	1763	2115	2468	2820	3173	3525	3878
	Supercollider	18h	1005	Cost	737	1105	1473	1842	2210	2578	2946	3315	3683	4051
				Reward	978	1467	1955	2444	2933	3422	3910	4399	4888	5377
	Mini Black Hole	1d	1510	Cost	867	1300	1733	2167	2600	3033	3466	3900	4333	4766
				Reward	1940	2910	3880	4850	5820	6790	7760	8730	9700	10670

Quest Goods
Item			Cost	Reward
	Plasma Bomb	8h	60,000,  3	3,000
	Simmer Chili	10h	30,000	2,500
	Gamma amino-butyric acid	6h	40,000	2,000
	Taurine	6h	40,000	2,000
	Procaine	6h	40,000	2,000

Levels

Research Lab Levels
Building Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Gold Cost	200,000	500	1,000	2,400	4,000	8,000	16,000	32,000	48,000	64,000
Concrete Cost	4,425	200	400	800	1,600	2,400	3,200	5,600	6,400	12,800
Lumber Cost	-	200	400	800	1,600	2,400	3,200	5,600	6,400	12,800
Steel Cost	6,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Time Cost	12h	5m	15m	1h	1h	2h	2h	4h	8h	12h

Updates

4.0 Patch

• Building addded.