Research facility

Cost	$12,877,000, 100x clothing, 100,000x steel, 100,000x research chemical, 600x laptop
Inputs	1,000,000 energy, $1,000,000, 500,000 energy+ per research facility past 6
Outputs	1 Blueprint
Production interval	2-4 Hours

The research facility allows corporations to perform research. The research facility must be built in the region in which research would be performed. Research is started and completed manually using the command $$research or $$res. Note that you can research multiple blueprints at once by building the research centers in different regions.

Research allows corporations to discover blueprints by spending 1,000,000 energy and $1,000,000, with an additional expense of 500,000 energy+ for every research facility beyond 6 in the region, which can then be instantly finished with 4x gratitude points. Blueprints can be developed into their respective technologies to be installed in a region.

Rarity Table

Below are the tables for each research facility count.

1 Facility

Rarity	Chance
Common	55%
Uncommon	35%
Rare	9%
Superior	1%

2 Facilities

Rarity	Chance
Common	50%
Uncommon	40%
Rare	9%
Superior	1%

3 Facilities

Rarity	Chance
Common	34%
Uncommon	30%
Rare	15%
Superior	1%

4 Facilities

Rarity	Chance
Common	23%
Uncommon	60%
Rare	15%
Superior	2%

5 Facilities

Rarity	Chance
Common	6%
Uncommon	70%
Rare	20%
Superior	4%

6 Facilities

Rarity	Chance
Common	1%
Uncommon	61%
Rare	30%
Superior	8%

7 Facilities

Rarity	Chance
Common	1%
Uncommon	37%
Rare	50%
Superior	12%

8 Facilities

Rarity	Chance
Common	1%
Uncommon	23%
Rare	60%
Superior	16%

Trivia

It is the only facility in the game that has a cap in every region at 8 research facilities at maximum. If you went over the limit, you would receive the message: "You can't have more than 8x of research facility in a region!"