Collective Theory Lab

Current revision as of 20:11, 22 November 2023

Accessing the Collective Theory Lab

After any member of a legion has finished researching Hybrid Theory Dynamics, they will be allowed to construct the Collective Theory Lab, typically shortened to CT Lab, on their Legion Base.

As with other special structures, the CT Lab will unlock a new option in the 'Actions' tab when installed. Only Loyal members who have also finished researching Hybrid Theory Dynamics can use the Lab, via the 'Actions' tab of their legion base.

CT Lab Discoveries

The CT Lab allows the legion to research new discoveries. A discovery allows lab-users to combine common artifacts into newer, more powerful artifacts. Unlike normal research, discoveries are completely random and are intended to be a way for members to constantly spend research points after they have completed most of the tiers.

If a breakthrough is achieved, it will be added to the list of available options in the CT Lab permanently. If a CT Lab is destroyed, legion members lose access to CT Lab artifacts. However, if the CT Lab is subsequently rebuilt on the base, access to the previously discovered CT Lab artifacts is restored.

All discoveries are considered 'rare' and will typically be achieved in 1-2% of attempts. However, this chance becomes more difficult as further discoveries are made. Finding all of the available discoveries will be difficult and require attempts from many members. Attempting a discovery starts at 2000 Research points per attempt. Subsequent discovery attempts will cost more depending on how many discoveries have already been made.

Table of CT-Lab Discovery Costs

CT Lab Artifacts

The following artifacts are only available through the Collective Theory Lab in the Legion Base. By researching in the lab you have a chance to randomly get a discovery for one of the following artifacts, which in turn can be built with common and rare artifacts.

Artifact Name	Artifact Costs	Energy	Effect	Scrap Value	Type
Aegis Capacitor	100 XCharge Cells 200 Shield Amplifier	100	Special Module - Size:20, Shield:300, Shield Bonus:+5% (Limit 3 per ship)	CTP: 2 to 4	Ship Module
Anubix, AI Assault Drone	200 Ship-Bot 50 Android Helmsman 100 Grid Console	500	Ship Ally - Initial Stats: Invasion Attack: 160, Cloak: 60 (Upgrades with Rank) Anubix gains a new rank whenever you Raid a Base Level 5+. Requires Rank 200 or Greater.	CTP: 200 to 400 (starting Oct2020)	Ship Ally
Astrobiology Ward	50 Cloning Pods 50 Longevity Serum 30 Space Elevator Chassis	50	Planet Structure - Size:1, Population +500, Population Bonus +50% (Limit 1 per planet)	CTP: 3 to 6	Planet, Chassis
Crux Amplifier	30 Ancient Crystal Foci 30 Crimson Obelisk	20	Amplifies your weapon systems, boosting attack by 10%. This effect is immune to removal from other artifacts. Lasts 12 hours.	CR: 10,000 to 40,000	Player, Buff
Distributed Antennae Pulse	150 Ship-Bot 500 Continuum Beacon 100 Tesseract Container	500	Boosts scanning by 1% for each 2000 decks on your ship (unbuffed, rounded down), up to a max 10% boost. Lasts 2 hours.	CR: 12,500 to 50,000	Player, Buff
DM79 Datacenter	25 Alien Data Disc 30 Positron Clouder 30 Grid Console	50	Planet Structure - Size:1, Research:4 (Limit 1 per planet) If deployed on a non-Gas planet, the structure will provide 2 bonus research.	Cannot be scrapped	Planet, Chassis
Domain Walker	30 Sentry Guards 30 Shield Sentries 30 Phase Cutter Chassis	50	Planet Structure - Size:1, Attack:600, Defense:600 (Limit 2 per planet)	CTP: 2 to 4	Planet, Chassis
Exterior Maintenance Droid	300 Ship-Bot 300 Durtanium Brackets 200 Alien Data Disc	2500	Device - Size:20, Hull:800 Ability (w/ cooldown): +2% hull bonus for each 1000 decks you have (rounded up, max 20%) Limit 2. Requires Ship Size 1000+.	CTP: 7 to 14	Ship Module
Flux Probe - Tracer	20 Flux Probe 20 Quantum Flare 20 Planet Vortex Deflector	25	Probes - An advanced flux probe that returns the names and ranks of ships who have scanned target planet.	CR: 2,500 to 10,000	Planet
Galactic Concord Station	50 Halcyon Trap 50 Calming Amplifier 40 Processing Core Chassis	100	Planet Structure - Size:1, Mining:1, Artifact:1, Defense:+10%, limit 1 per planet. If the planet has not been attacked in the last 9 months when this is first built, all bonuses are doubled.	CTP: 4 to 8	Planet, Chassis
Gravimetric Flume	150 Grav-Whip Trap 150 Nanite Swarm Capsules 150 Spy Uplink Chassis	200	Special Module - Size:18, Scan:90 (Limit 3 per ship)	CTP: 2 to 4	Ship Module
Hypergate Upgrade	50 Warp Gate Chassis 30 Unstable Wormhole Emitter 50 Tachyon Cylinder	100	Special Structure - Upgrades an existing warp gate on a planet, doubling its bonus.	CR: 10,000 to 40,000	Planet, Chassis, Enhancement
HyperSensor Satellite	40 Continuum Beacon 40 Subspace Seeker 40 Relay Tower Chassis	50	Planet Structure - Size:2, Artifact:2, Research:2 (Limit 1 per planet)	CTP: 2 to 4	Planet, Chassis
Isolation Bureau	50 Refining Lab Chassis 50 Calming Amplifier 50 Dark Pyramid	100	Planet Structure - Size:2, All Resources:1, Cloak:200 All bonuses double if built on a planet that only you have scanned (limit 1 per planet)	CTP: 0 to 1	Planet, Chassis
Perpetual HyperTurbine	100 Android Scientist 200 Mass Storage Pod 200 Alien Data Disc	2,500	Planet Structure - Size:1, Artifact: 2 Boosts the planet's artifact production by 1%. Can only build once you have fully upgraded your other Turbines, if any. (limit 1 per planet) Artifact production bonus upgrades by 1% when completing a daily mission, up to a maximum of 5%.	CTP: 1 to 2	Planet, Chassis
Phasic Chain-Ionizer	50 Ion Storm Charge 50 Quantum Flare 50 Processing Core Chassis	100	Planet Upgrade - Transforms a Gas Planet into a Plasma World, enhancing its size by 1, research by 2, and defense by 300.	CR: 25,000 to 100,000	Planet, Enhancement
Polaron Emitter	60 Spy Uplink Chassis 60 Quantum Firewall Trap 60 Positron Clouder	200	Planet Structure - Size:1, Research +1, Cloak:100, Cloak: +15% (Limit 1 per planet). If planet has a small moon, large moons or planetary rings when this is built, this structure gains artifact +1 and mining +1. Requires 400 energy to build on planet.	CTP: 8 to 16	Planet, Chassis
Polychoron Vault	20 Mass Storage Pod 20 Tesseract Container 20 Containment Cage	50	Planet Structure - Size:1 (Limit 1 per planet) Increases mineral, artifact, and research production starage capacities by 1000 units.	CTP: 2 to 4	Planet, Chassis
Recondite Intruder	20 Alarm Sentry 5 Drannik Saboteur 20 Engineered Virus	10	Sabotages the system of an NPC, reducing its Defense by 25%, can be used on Elite NPCs and Boss NPCs. Lasts 12 hours.	CR: 10,000 to 40,000	Enemy NPC, Debuff
Recruit Inculcation Hyperchamber	1,000 Rescued Prisoners	500	An efficient teaching device, the chamber's design can fully train large numbers of recruits very quickly. Adds 6000 well-instructed Engineers to your ship.	CR: 6,250 to 25,000	Player
Recruit Reflex Hypertrainer	1,000 Rescued Prisoners	500	An efficient teaching device, the chamber's design can fully train large numbers of recruits very quickly. Adds 6000 well-instructed Tactical Officers to your ship.	CR: 6,250 to 25,000	Player
Resonance Inhibitor	50 Dark Pyramid 30 Containment Cage 40 Spy Uplink Chassis	100	Planet Structure - Size:1, Cloak:250, Invasion Defense:500 (Limit 2 per planet)	CTP: 2 to 4	Planet, Chassis
Reticulate Archival	500 Alien Data Disc 500 Quantum Firewall Trap	500	Transform a Gas planet, boosting research by 3%, and shifting the planet's visual appearance.	CR: 14,000 to 56,000	Planet, Enhancement
Spy Probe - Governance	25 Spy Probe - Defenses 25 Spy Probe - Weapons 15 Spy Probe - Resources	10	Probes - This probe returns data on whether the current planet owner is active or inactive. (logged in the past 1 week)	CR: 2,500 to 10,000	Enemy Planet
Thermionic Intensifier	50 Ion Storm Charge 50 Ion Repulsor Charge 50 Space Elevator Chassis	100	Planet Upgrade - Transforms a Volcanic Planet into a Demon Planet, enhancing its size by 1, attack by 800, and all resources by 1.	CR: 25,000 to 100,000	Planet, Enhancement
Toxic Processing Plant	50 Engineered Virus 50 Containment Missile 50 Processing Core Chassis	200	Planet Structure - Size:2, Mining +3, Artifact +2, Attack +30% (Limit 1 per planet). Requires 400 energy to build on planet. If built on a toxic or irradiated planet, stats become Mining +5, Attack +30%.	CTP: 8 to 16	Planet, Chassis
Velox Thruster	100 Android Helmsman 200 Void Shell	200	Special Module - Size:30, Defense:250, Defense Bonus:+5% (Limit 3 per ship) (Not Sendable, Not Shareable, Action Button = "Build")	CTP: 2 to 4	Ship Module

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