Raider techniques
Improve these techniques to unlock better raider equipment, weapons and ships.
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What Raider techniques Does
Raider techniques is a core main research. Improve these techniques to unlock better raider equipment, weapons and ships.
Why It Matters
Raider techniques matters because it is checked by item unlocks. When an item row lists this research, your research level must meet that requirement in addition to the player level requirement.
Linked unlocks include Cannon, Plasma cannon, Guided missiles, Lifesteal gun, Explosive missiles, Beam of death, Overbeam, Upgraded overbeam, Poison gun, Upgraded poison gun, Damage upgrade, and Cleanse.
Progression Table
This table lists every research level currently reachable before the player-level requirement passes level 75. Time is shown as DDd HH:MM:SS when it lasts at least one day, or HH:MM:SS below one day.
| Research level | Player level required | Research time | Uranium cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 00:00:06 | 50 |
| 2 | 6 | 00:00:10 | 80 |
| 3 | 7 | 00:00:14 | 110 |
| 4 | 8 | 00:00:18 | 142 |
| 5 | 9 | 00:00:22 | 176 |
| 6 | 10 | 00:00:26 | 215 |
| 7 | 11 | 00:00:30 | 263 |
| 8 | 12 | 00:00:34 | 325 |
| 9 | 13 | 00:00:38 | 408 |
| 10 | 14 | 00:00:43 | 520 |
| 11 | 15 | 00:00:48 | 672 |
| 12 | 16 | 00:00:54 | 877 |
| 13 | 17 | 00:01:00 | 1,152 |
| 14 | 18 | 00:01:09 | 1,515 |
| 15 | 19 | 00:01:19 | 1,988 |
| 16 | 20 | 00:01:33 | 2,597 |
| 17 | 21 | 00:01:51 | 3,369 |
| 18 | 22 | 00:02:15 | 4,339 |
| 19 | 23 | 00:02:47 | 5,542 |
| 20 | 24 | 00:03:30 | 7,020 |
| 21 | 25 | 00:04:26 | 8,818 |
| 22 | 26 | 00:05:39 | 10,987 |
| 23 | 27 | 00:07:14 | 13,582 |
| 24 | 28 | 00:09:17 | 16,665 |
| 25 | 29 | 00:11:52 | 20,301 |
| 26 | 30 | 00:15:09 | 24,562 |
| 27 | 31 | 00:19:16 | 29,527 |
| 28 | 32 | 00:24:23 | 35,280 |
| 29 | 33 | 00:30:43 | 41,912 |
| 30 | 34 | 00:38:29 | 49,520 |
| 31 | 35 | 00:47:57 | 58,208 |
| 32 | 36 | 00:59:26 | 68,088 |
| 33 | 37 | 01:13:16 | 79,280 |
| 34 | 38 | 01:29:50 | 91,910 |
| 35 | 39 | 01:49:36 | 106,113 |
| 36 | 40 | 02:13:02 | 122,032 |
| 37 | 41 | 02:40:43 | 139,817 |
| 38 | 42 | 03:13:16 | 159,630 |
| 39 | 43 | 03:51:21 | 181,638 |
| 40 | 44 | 04:35:46 | 206,020 |
| 41 | 45 | 05:27:21 | 232,962 |
| 42 | 46 | 06:27:04 | 262,662 |
| 43 | 47 | 07:35:56 | 295,326 |
| 44 | 48 | 08:55:06 | 331,172 |
| 45 | 49 | 10:25:49 | 370,426 |
| 46 | 50 | 12:09:28 | 413,325 |
| 47 | 51 | 14:07:32 | 460,120 |
| 48 | 52 | 16:21:41 | 511,067 |
| 49 | 53 | 18:53:40 | 566,440 |
| 50 | 54 | 21:45:27 | 626,520 |
| 51 | 55 | 1d 00:59:07 | 691,600 |
| 52 | 56 | 1d 04:36:57 | 761,988 |
| 53 | 57 | 1d 08:41:25 | 838,001 |
| 54 | 58 | 1d 13:15:11 | 919,970 |
| 55 | 59 | 1d 18:21:06 | 1,008,238 |
| 56 | 60 | 2d 00:02:15 | 1,103,163 |
| 57 | 61 | 2d 06:22:00 | 1,205,114 |
| 58 | 62 | 2d 13:23:52 | 1,314,473 |
| 59 | 63 | 2d 21:11:43 | 1,431,638 |
| 60 | 64 | 3d 05:49:38 | 1,557,020 |
| 61 | 65 | 3d 15:22:00 | 1,691,042 |
| 62 | 66 | 4d 01:53:31 | 1,834,145 |
| 63 | 67 | 4d 13:29:12 | 1,986,783 |
| 64 | 68 | 5d 02:14:23 | 2,149,423 |
| 65 | 69 | 5d 16:14:45 | 2,322,551 |
| 66 | 70 | 6d 07:36:22 | 2,506,665 |
| 67 | 71 | 7d 00:25:41 | 2,702,280 |
| 68 | 72 | 7d 18:49:33 | 2,909,927 |
| 69 | 73 | 8d 14:55:13 | 3,130,152 |
| 70 | 74 | 9d 12:50:25 | 3,363,520 |
| 71 | 75 | 10d 12:43:18 | 3,610,608 |
Unlock Table
Use this table to see which item families depend on this research.
| Category | Article | Item levels | Required research levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weapons | Cannon | 8–74 | 3–69 |
| Weapons | Plasma cannon | 9–74 | 4–69 |
| Weapons | Guided missiles | 21–71 | 16–66 |
| Weapons | Lifesteal gun | 35–75 | 30–70 |
| Weapons | Explosive missiles | 44–74 | 39–69 |
| Weapons | Beam of death | 50–75 | 45–70 |
| Weapons | Overbeam | 54–74 | 50–70 |
| Weapons | Upgraded overbeam | 54–74 | 50–70 |
| Weapons | Poison gun | 59–74 | 54–69 |
| Weapons | Upgraded poison gun | 59–74 | 54–69 |
| Shields | Damage upgrade | 12–72 | 7–67 |
| Shields | Cleanse | 16–71 | 11–66 |
| Shields | H.E.X shield | 36–71 | 31–66 |
How to Plan This Research
Raider techniques is most valuable after you commit to the matching ship class path. Upgrade it when it unlocks a weapon, shield, or equipment family that your current build will actually use. If your active loadout follows another class, this can wait.
FAQ
Should I always research the next level?
Not always. Start the next level when it unlocks something useful, improves your current activity, or solves a clear limitation. Otherwise, another research may give faster progress.
Why does the table stop where it does?
The table stops when the next research level would require a player level above 75.
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