Technology | Useful levels |
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Espionage Technology | 2, 4, (8), All |
Computer Technology | 8, 10, All |
Weapon Technology | 3, All |
Shielding Technology | 1, 2, 5, 6, All |
Armour Technology | 2, All |
Energy Technology | 1 to 6, 8, 12, All |
Hyperspace Technology | 3, 5,7 & 8 |
Combustion Drive | 1 to 3, 6, All |
Impulse Drive | 2 to 4, 5*, 6, All |
Hyperspace Drive | 4 to 8*, All |
Laser Technology | 3, 5, 6, 10, 12 |
Ion Technology | 2, 4, 5 |
Plasma Technology | 5, 7 |
Intergalactic Research Network | 1 to 8, All |
Expedition Technology | 1, 4, 9, All |
Astrophysics | All odd and square ## |
Graviton Technology | 1 |
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In OGame, the collective name for the group of technologies which are required for construction of buildings, ships and defenses is Research. Each technology has certain prerequisites - a certain level of Research Lab and, possibly, one or more other technologies. Thereafter the only requirement is the availability of resources.
An important thing to note is that the resource cost to research each level of a given technology is twice that of the previous level excluding expedition tech which is 1.75.
The time taken to research a new level of technology depends on the amount of metal and crystal that particular level costs. Research times are reduced by the level of the planet's Research Lab.
X = speed of your universe, generally it is 1 but for some like Electra it is a 4 times
DEUTERIUM IS NOT CALCULATED. If research requires deuterium (such as combustion drive) only the metal and crystal are calculated. The amount of deuterium required has NO effect on research time.
Note: That when an Intergalactic Research Network comes into play, the levels of all participating research labs are added up.
Note 2: To use the formula on basic calculators e.g. Windows standard calculator solve the top & bottom equations then divide. E.g. Plasma Technology going to lvl5 in Electra, which is a x4 speed universe, with a lvl7 research facility: 32000+64000 = 96000 (Top equation done)
4000 x (1+7) = 32000 (Bottom equation done) the number 4000 should really be X000 as it is variable depending on the speed of your universe
96000 / 32000 = 3 (Electra's time calculated by the OGame system says 3 hrs so in this respect it it correct) it will also only calculate into decimal (kind of obvious) so 9 hrs 36 mins will show as 9.6.
It is possible to cancel an ongoing research. When canceled, the resources allocated to that research project are added back to that planet's resource pool.
See Technology for a list of requirements to research each technology.
For all technologies in the table on the right with a useful level other than "All", any upgrade of that technology past the highest useful level does not affect your game performance in any way. Upgrading past this useful level is only good for resource saving or improving your technology ranking.
Research Calculator
You can find a Research Calc here.
- Resource Saving
- Technology - List of all technologies and prerequisites
Technology / Research | |
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Basic Research | Energy Technology • Laser Technology • Ion Technology • Hyperspace Technology • Plasma Technology |
Drive Research | Combustion Drive • Impulse Drive • Hyperspace Drive |
Advanced Research | Espionage Technology • Computer Technology • Astrophysics • Intergalactic Research Network • Graviton Technology |
Combat Research | Weapons Technology • Shielding Technology • Armour Technology |