Expected Research Benefits

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Expected Research Benefits lists the items that further research in the selected field of study will make available. The color of each item indicates how many more levels of research are required to make that item available:

♦        Green -- will be available at completion of the current level.

♦        Blue -- will be available after 2 to 4 more levels.

♦        Black -- will be available after at least 5 more levels.

The levels of research required to build an item vary. Some items require only one level in one area, while others require several levels in two or more fields (for example, the Dolphin Scanner requires the following minimum tech levels: energy level 5, electronics level 10 and biotechnology level 4).

       When you move the cursor to an item in the list, the help cursor appears. Left click and hold to see the technical details and cost of that item.