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	Each research centre can also support 5 [[scientists]], each of these scientists will make 0.1 Isos each tick, meaning every 2 ticks the centre will produce 3 Isolinear Chips. To assign scientists go to the colony, click on settings, type 5 into the scientists box and then click assign - you will of course need 5 unemployed people to assign as scientists.		Each research centre can also support 5 [[scientists]], each of these scientists will make 0.1 Isos each tick, meaning every 2 ticks the centre will produce 3 Isolinear Chips. To assign scientists go to the colony, click on settings, type 5 into the scientists box and then click assign - you will of course need 5 unemployed people to assign as scientists.

-	==What to research==	+	==What to research first==

	When your Research Centre is complete, enter the building and select the 'Research' option from the list they give you. Click on the Research Centre and then on "Research" this is shown in the image below.		When your Research Centre is complete, enter the building and select the 'Research' option from the list they give you. Click on the Research Centre and then on "Research" this is shown in the image below.
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	<font size=1>* The subsurface storage facilities on the desert require global blasting research but tunnel systems would work in the short term</font>		<font size=1>* The subsurface storage facilities on the desert require global blasting research but tunnel systems would work in the short term</font>
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		+	==What should I research after Jupiter Stations?==
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		+	There are many options open to you, but this guide will be split into three sections for ease of explaining it.
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		+	*'''Economic Advancement'''<br>Very useful to make sure you can build a lot of the bigger colony plans and so you can produce more building types on your colonies.
		+	*'''Offensive/Defensive Military Advancement'''<br>Military ships/fleets and torpedoes which are essential for defence or attacks.
		+	*'''General Research Items - stations and other areas which do not fall neatly into one of the two other categories.'''
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		+	Firstly we will focus on Economic Advancement lines of research. Research can accurately be described as a tangled web which many can find confusing. Therefore, we will lay this out in a step by step approach so you can hopefully easily follow along.
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		+	===Section 1 - Economic Advancement===
		+	Our primary aim for economic advancement is to complete [[Global Blasting]] research, this allows a number of new terraforming techniques which are essential for many colony plans such as creating more craters on your asteroids. Unfortunately Global Blasting has a number of prerequisite technologies which must be research first for it to be unlocked:
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		+	*'''[[Warp Field Theory]]'''<br>This is a good starting point for 60 Isolinear Chips taking 10 ticks. It is a basic requirement for many ships, but also Torpedo Construction which is needed for important terraforming which is the end point of this research sequence.
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		+	*'''[[Advanced Antimatter Technologies\|Adv. Antimatter Technologies]]'''<br>This costs 80 Isolinear Chips and needs 10 ticks to be completed. M/AM Annihilation and Double Accelerator Construction become unlocked.
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		+	*'''[[M/AM Annihilation]]'''<br>This costs 80 Isolinear Chips and after 7 ticks will enable Torpedo Construction.
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		+	*'''[[Torpedo Construction]]'''<br>Costing 100 Isolinear Chips and taking 10 ticks to complete Torpedo Construction allows you to build Photon Torpedoes from Torpedo Factories (http://game.en.stne.net/i/m/2/47/0.gif) . These will be needed for terraforming later on so you should set up at least one torpedo factory producing them. Now you can build Photon Torpedoes http://game.en.stne.net/i/w/8.gif you have completed half of the research required for the main type of terraforming: Global Blasting.
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		+	*'''[[Terraforming Technologies]]'''<br>This costs 100 Isolinear Chips taking 10 ticks. It unlocks Global Blasting and Cascade Melting which is something you may never need.<BR>
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		+	*'''[[Global Blasting]]'''<br>We have finally reached the end goal of this research chain, global blasting a vital piece of research for numerous colony plans. Research this for 200 Isolinear Chips taking 15 ticks and you will be able to do lots of new terraforming techniques which all cost 10 Photon Torpedoes to do, it also allows upgrading tunnel systems to subsurface storage facilities:
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		+	====Optional Steps====
		+	While we have completed the most important research to enable most colony plans there are a number of other technologies which could be useful for you
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		+	*'''[[Tectonics]]'''<br>This might be useful in some situations, but probably shouldn't be a priority for research. Generally it is only used when creating an additional volcano on a lava planet or if converting an M class to a storage planet. For 400 Isolinear Chips taking 30 ticks it enables you to undo most methods of Global Blasting except Rock to Crater which needs Cascade Melting.
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		+	*'''[[Cascade Melting]]'''<br>The last remaining terraforming research is cascade melting, this costs a further 800 Isolinear Chips and takes 50 ticks. This should '''NOT''' be necessary for you to do and therefore we strongly recommend you don't waste your Isolinear Chips! Generally the only viable reason for using Cascade melting is if you want to reposition volcanos, coregap or craters on a colony, this would only be necessary if you want to do something like cover them all with a single shield tower.
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		+	*http://game.en.stne.net/i/m/2/51/0.gif '''[[Plasma Converter Construction]]'''<br>This costs 180 Isolinear Chips and allows the construction of [[Plasma Converter\|Plasma Converters]] which each produce 4 plasma each tick, from an economic point of view this is only required if you wish to produce plasma. However it is a prerequisite for disruptor weapon development so once you start military research it will probably become a priority.<br><br>
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		+	*http://game.en.stne.net/i/n/2/43/0.gif '''[[Dual Accelerator Construction]]'''<br>This can be researched for 60 Isolinear Chips in 10 ticks and allows particle accelerators to be upgraded to dual particle accelerators. On antimatter production colonies this allows the same amount of antimatter to be produced with half the workers and half the colony fields used (but still 10 energy per antimatter), this slightly increases the efficiency of these colonies. However if you're not looking at producing large quantities of antimatter its not a priority.<br><br>
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		+	*http://game.en.stne.net/i/m/6/49/0.gif '''[[Sorium Mining]]'''<br>Sorium Mining will let you build Sorium Mines needed for Ice Planet and Ice Asteroid plans I showed you. This costs 790 Isolinear Chips and takes a long 85 ticks. While Sorium is a valuable resource to trade there is very little use for it in the early stages of the game so this really isn't essential and therefore you might want to leave it until later!
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		+	On planets and asteroids you might find yourself short of room on the colony surface to accommodate all your key buildings. One solution might be converting Open Space to Dyson Segments (http://game.en.stne.net/i/m/1/0.gif --> http://game.en.stne.net/i/m/9/0.gif) at the cost of 50 Plasteel, 100 Duranium and 100 Deuterium above your colony which act as platforms to build a variety of colony buildings on e.g. Hydroponic Dome (http://game.en.stne.net/i/m/9/13/0.gif).
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		+	To achieve this you will have to research:
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		+	*[[Advanced Orbital Construction\|Adv. Orbital Construction]]<br>This needs 120 Isolinear Chips and requires 15 ticks.
		+	*[[Orbital Complex Structures]]<br>This needs 260 Isolinear Chips requiring 20 ticks.
		+	*[[Space Elevator Construction]]<br>This needs 240 Isolinear Chips and requires 20 ticks. To use Dyson sphere segments you must have an active Workbee SpacePort and Space Elevator.
		+	*[[Dyson Sphere Construction]]<br>This costs 200 Isolinear Chips and will finish in 20 cycles.
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		+	This research chain is NOT essential research in the short term and should be considered as something to research only when you really need it which might not be for a while! It is generally useful for increasing production on asteroid fields by making full use of the space.

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-	<br>None of these plans require research* (excluding jupiter station research) or terraforming (excluding woods to grass) and don't need lots of internal reputation to run. The first plan produces 6 isolinear chips self sufficiently on a water planet - it also has some nature preserves and environmentalists which will help boost your internal reputation. The second of the plans also is on a water planet and produces 8 isos but imports 2 food each tick. The final plan is on a desert planet, this also produces 8 isos at the cost of 19 deuterium each tick, however its main ~~beenfit~~ is its extensive storage capacity.	+	<br>None of these plans require research* (excluding jupiter station research) or terraforming (excluding woods to grass) and don't need lots of internal reputation to run. The first plan produces 6 isolinear chips self sufficiently on a water planet - it also has some nature preserves and environmentalists which will help boost your internal reputation. The second of the plans also is on a water planet and produces 8 isos but imports 2 food each tick. The final plan is on a desert planet, this also produces 8 isos at the cost of 19 deuterium each tick, however its main benefit is its extensive storage capacity.

	<font size=1>* The subsurface storage facilities on the desert require global blasting research but tunnel systems would work in the short term</font>		<font size=1>* The subsurface storage facilities on the desert require global blasting research but tunnel systems would work in the short term</font>

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	Each research centre can also support 5 [[scientists]], each of these scientists will make 0.1 Isos each tick, meaning every 2 ticks the centre will produce 3 Isolinear Chips. To assign scientists go to the colony, click on settings, type 5 into the scientists box and then click assign - you will of course need 5 unemployed people to assign as scientists.		Each research centre can also support 5 [[scientists]], each of these scientists will make 0.1 Isos each tick, meaning every 2 ticks the centre will produce 3 Isolinear Chips. To assign scientists go to the colony, click on settings, type 5 into the scientists box and then click assign - you will of course need 5 unemployed people to assign as scientists.
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		+	==What to research==
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		+	When your Research Centre is complete, enter the building and select the 'Research' option from the list they give you. Click on the Research Centre and then on "Research" this is shown in the image below.
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		+	[[File:Researchlink.jpg\|link=]]
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		+	You will then be presented with what might be a daunting list of research items; most of them will be '''Grey''' which means that you have yet to unlock them. Some will be in '''Yellow''' meaning that they are unlocked, but you have yet to start them.
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		+	We recommend that the first item you research is '''[[Orbital Construction]]''', this costs 40 [[Isolinear Chips]] and will take 2 days to research. This will cause '''[[Jupiter Station Construction]]''' to be unlocked and you should research this for 60 Isolinear Chips. That will take 3 days to complete.
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		+	https://game.en.stne.net/i/m/1/35/0.gif '''Jupiter Stations'''
		+	<br>Now that Jupiter Station Research is complete you can build jupiter stations, when 10 scientists are assigned, these produce 2 isolinear chips each tick for 20 [[energy]]. Jupiter stations are the most popular type of research building and the plans shown below give some options for building a research planet using them, generally water and desert planets are popular for this.
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		+	[[File:6 iso self sufficient water no terraform.jpg\|link=]][[File:8 iso water no terraform.jpg\|link=]][[File:8 iso desert no terraforming.jpg\|link=]]
		+	<br>None of these plans require research* (excluding jupiter station research) or terraforming (excluding woods to grass) and don't need lots of internal reputation to run. The first plan produces 6 isolinear chips self sufficiently on a water planet - it also has some nature preserves and environmentalists which will help boost your internal reputation. The second of the plans also is on a water planet and produces 8 isos but imports 2 food each tick. The final plan is on a desert planet, this also produces 8 isos at the cost of 19 deuterium each tick, however its main beenfit is its extensive storage capacity.
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		+	<font size=1>* The subsurface storage facilities on the desert require global blasting research but tunnel systems would work in the short term</font>

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After reaching level 8 research is one of the best things to help you advance quickly. This guide will walk you through the available research and advise on the best options.
 
As you may already know, this http://game.en.stne.net/i/w/9.gif is an [[Isolinear Chips|Isolinear Chip]]. These chips (commonly referred to as Isos) are required to research anything so now you probably have two questions - "How do I make them?" and "Where do I make them?".
 
http://game.en.stne.net/i/m/2/32/0.gif '''Research Centre'''
 This is a research centre, these can only be built on grass and cost just 60 [[Plasteel]] and 5 [[Duranium]] to build. It is probably best if you build this on either your M class planet or your moderate class planet. Each tick this will require 5 Workers and consumes 6 Energy, 5 Plasteel, 2 Iridium Ore, 2 Duranium and 2 Deuterium, but will make 1 valuable Isolinear Chip!
 
Each research centre can also support 5 [[scientists]], each of these scientists will make 0.1 Isos each tick, meaning every 2 ticks the centre will produce 3 Isolinear Chips. To assign scientists go to the colony, click on settings, type 5 into the scientists box and then click assign - you will of course need 5 unemployed people to assign as scientists.

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	***http://game.en.stne.net/i/s/61.gif [[Darinaya]]<br>1 ship slot- weak hull (70) and shields (50), 4 armour, good flight range (55), a single strong Disruptor weapon (22 damage) although it does fire any torpedo type too.		***http://game.en.stne.net/i/s/61.gif [[Darinaya]]<br>1 ship slot- weak hull (70) and shields (50), 4 armour, good flight range (55), a single strong Disruptor weapon (22 damage) although it does fire any torpedo type too.
	***http://game.en.stne.net/i/s/62.gif [[Adrec]]<br>2 ship slots - good hull (140) and shields (100), 5 armour, average flight range (40), two strong Disruptor weapons (22 damage each) although it does have two torpedo tubes which fire any type.		***http://game.en.stne.net/i/s/62.gif [[Adrec]]<br>2 ship slots - good hull (140) and shields (100), 5 armour, average flight range (40), two strong Disruptor weapons (22 damage each) although it does have two torpedo tubes which fire any type.
-	**'''Option 3 - [[Cruiser Construction]]<br>This is a relatively new option and it requires you to have Corvette Construction and Frigate Construction completed. Only then can you research Cruiser Construction for 700 Isolinear Chips taking 25 cycles. It is expensive, but allows you to build the Bandari class which is a great escort for Flagships and Carriers (covered later on) and could accurately be described as a master of all trades as its weapons are quite effective against fighters, but can also be used effectively against frigates, carriers and flagships. However, it isn't exceptional against any of these.	+	**'''Option 3 - [[Cruiser Construction]]'''<br>This is a relatively new option and it requires you to have Corvette Construction and Frigate Construction completed. Only then can you research Cruiser Construction for 700 Isolinear Chips taking 25 cycles. It is expensive, but allows you to build the Bandari class which is a great escort for Flagships and Carriers (covered later on) and could accurately be described as a master of all trades as its weapons are quite effective against fighters, but can also be used effectively against frigates, carriers and flagships. However, it isn't exceptional against any of these.
	***http://game.en.stne.net/i/s/57.gif [[Bandari]]<br>4 ship slots- good hull (260) and shields (230), 4 armour, average flight range (40), four Ion Cannons (20 hull damage each or 23 shield damage). They are not that expensive to build for a reasonably strong economy.		***http://game.en.stne.net/i/s/57.gif [[Bandari]]<br>4 ship slots- good hull (260) and shields (230), 4 armour, average flight range (40), four Ion Cannons (20 hull damage each or 23 shield damage). They are not that expensive to build for a reasonably strong economy.
	**'''Option 4 - [[Destroyer Construction]]'''<br>Once you have completed cruiser research you unlock Destroyer Construction which you can complete for 900 Isolinear Chips taking 25 ticks to build the Cloverfield Class. They are often dubbed "Flagship killers" as their weapons are only useful against poorly maneuverable ships such as stations and flagships.		**'''Option 4 - [[Destroyer Construction]]'''<br>Once you have completed cruiser research you unlock Destroyer Construction which you can complete for 900 Isolinear Chips taking 25 ticks to build the Cloverfield Class. They are often dubbed "Flagship killers" as their weapons are only useful against poorly maneuverable ships such as stations and flagships.
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	***http://game.en.stne.net/i/s/65.gif [[Aither Construction]]<br>7 ship slots- fairly strong hull (700) and shields (700), 4 armour, good flight range (55), two weak Phaser weapons (8 damage each) or two torpedo tubes (Try to stock it with powerful torpedoes!). Most importantly it can carry 14 Fighters in its hangars.		***http://game.en.stne.net/i/s/65.gif [[Aither Construction]]<br>7 ship slots- fairly strong hull (700) and shields (700), 4 armour, good flight range (55), two weak Phaser weapons (8 damage each) or two torpedo tubes (Try to stock it with powerful torpedoes!). Most importantly it can carry 14 Fighters in its hangars.
	***http://game.en.stne.net/i/s/64.gif [[Amaterasu Construction]]<br>15 ship slots - reasonably strong hull (1200) and shields (1400), 5 armour, average flight range (40), eight reasonably strong Phaser weapons (8 damage each) or eight torpedo tubes (Try to stock it with powerful torpedoes!). Most importantly it can carry 28 Fighters in its hangars.		***http://game.en.stne.net/i/s/64.gif [[Amaterasu Construction]]<br>15 ship slots - reasonably strong hull (1200) and shields (1400), 5 armour, average flight range (40), eight reasonably strong Phaser weapons (8 damage each) or eight torpedo tubes (Try to stock it with powerful torpedoes!). Most importantly it can carry 28 Fighters in its hangars.
-	** '''Option 5 (ii) - [[Fighter Construction]]'''<br> This needs only 60 Isolinear Chips and then 10 ~~cycles~~ for completion. This is needed for the two main types of Fighters: Ju'days and Klaestrons. These are needed to defend the carriers and also can be used as a tool of attack as they have a very high dodge rate and against purely Disruptor weaponed ships they can be very deadly. You may now research Ju'day Construction for just 40 Isolinear Chips which takes 5 ~~cycles~~ and Klaestron Construction which is a little more expensive at 120 Isolinear Chips taking 5 ~~cycles~~.	+	** '''Option 5 (ii) - [[Fighter Construction]]'''<br> This needs only 60 Isolinear Chips and then 10 ticks for completion. This is needed for the two main types of Fighters: Ju'days and Klaestrons. These are needed to defend the carriers and also can be used as a tool of attack as they have a very high dodge rate and against purely Disruptor weaponed ships they can be very deadly. You may now research Ju'day Construction for just 40 Isolinear Chips which takes 5 ticks and Klaestron Construction which is a little more expensive at 120 Isolinear Chips taking 5 ticks.
-	***~~Ju'day (~~http://game.en.stne.net/i/s/55.gif) 0.5 ship slots- flimsy hull (10) and no shields, 1 armour not very useful 3 flight range, one weak Phaser weapon (5 damage) or one torpedo tube which can fire Photon Torpedoes. This is very cheap to build.	+	***http://game.en.stne.net/i/s/55.gif [[Ju'day]]<br>0.5 ship slots- flimsy hull (10) and no shields, 1 armour not very useful 3 flight range, one weak Phaser weapon (5 damage) or one torpedo tube which can fire Photon Torpedoes. This is very cheap to build.
-	***~~Klaestron (~~http://game.en.stne.net/i/s/56.gif) 0.5 ship slots - flimsy hull (10) and no shields, no armour, no flight range, one strong Disruptor weapon (20 damage) or one torpedo tube which can fire Plasma Torpedoes. This is also very cheap to build.	+	***http://game.en.stne.net/i/s/56.gif [[Klaestron]]<br>0.5 ship slots - flimsy hull (10) and no shields, no armour, no flight range, one strong Disruptor weapon (20 damage) or one torpedo tube which can fire Plasma Torpedoes. This is also very cheap to build.
-	**Option 6 - Flagship Construction ~~which~~ is the most expensive ship class research at 2500 Isolinear Chips which takes 35 cycles for completion. This is needed to build the biggest looking starships of them all which naturally are the most costly. You can now research any of the following for a further 1500 Isolinear Chips which takes another 35 cycles: Iowa Construction, Atria Construction and Elstar Construction.	+	**'''Option 6 - [[Flagship Construction]]'''<br>This is the most expensive ship class research at 2500 Isolinear Chips which takes 35 cycles for completion. This is needed to build the biggest looking starships of them all which naturally are the most costly. You can now research any of the following for a further 1500 Isolinear Chips which takes another 35 cycles: Iowa Construction, Atria Construction and Elstar Construction.
-	***~~Atria (~~http://game.en.stne.net/i/s/85.gif) 25 ship slots- reasonably strong hull (1200), weaker shields (500) and 4 armour. Good flight range (55), large cargo bay (16000), beams 50 goods for 1 energy, very big Bussard and Ore Collectors and has a large deflector (4000) useful for trading. It has weak weaponry: eight 8-strength Phasers or eight 18-strength Disruptors or alternatively 10 torpedo tubes for Plasma Torpedoes. This is the civilian flagship and isn't best suited for combat.	+	***http://game.en.stne.net/i/s/85.gif [[Atria]]<br>25 ship slots- reasonably strong hull (1200), weaker shields (500) and 4 armour. Good flight range (55), large cargo bay (16000), beams 50 goods for 1 energy, very big Bussard and Ore Collectors and has a large deflector (4000) useful for trading. It has weak weaponry: eight 8-strength Phasers or eight 18-strength Disruptors or alternatively 10 torpedo tubes for Plasma Torpedoes. This is the civilian flagship and isn't best suited for combat.
-	***~~Elstar (~~http://game.en.stne.net/i/s/84.gif) 25 ship slots- fairly strong hull (800), stronger shields (1200) and 5 armour. Very good flight range (70), large cargo bay (8500), beams 30 goods for 1 energy, can track ships and has a modest deflector (1750). It has good weaponry: fifteen 22 strength Disruptors or six Electomagnetic Canons which deal 175 shield damage or 10 Quantum torpedo tubes or fifteen 9 strength phasers. This is mainly used as a high speed "hit and run" Flagship due to its large flight range and goods cargo and weapons.	+	***http://game.en.stne.net/i/s/84.gif [[Elstar]]<br>25 ship slots- fairly strong hull (800), stronger shields (1200) and 5 armour. Very good flight range (70), large cargo bay (8500), beams 30 goods for 1 energy, can track ships and has a modest deflector (1750). It has good weaponry: fifteen 22 strength Disruptors or six Electomagnetic Canons which deal 175 shield damage or 10 Quantum torpedo tubes or fifteen 9 strength phasers. This is mainly used as a high speed "hit and run" Flagship due to its large flight range and goods cargo and weapons.
	***http://game.en.stne.net/i/s/86.gif [[Iowa]]<br>25 ship slots- fairly strong hull (1550), stronger shields (2450) and 6 armour. Average flight range (40), modest cargo bay (1500). It has very good weaponry: sixteen disruptors which can deal 39 shield or 45 hull damage, or 4 Antiproton Canons dealing 260 shield or 210 hull damage, or eight Disruptor Beams (slightly less accurate than Phasers) dealing 12 shield or 17 hull damage or finally four Quantum Torpedo Salvos each dealing 120 shield or 135 hull damage. This is a pure battleship.		***http://game.en.stne.net/i/s/86.gif [[Iowa]]<br>25 ship slots- fairly strong hull (1550), stronger shields (2450) and 6 armour. Average flight range (40), modest cargo bay (1500). It has very good weaponry: sixteen disruptors which can deal 39 shield or 45 hull damage, or 4 Antiproton Canons dealing 260 shield or 210 hull damage, or eight Disruptor Beams (slightly less accurate than Phasers) dealing 12 shield or 17 hull damage or finally four Quantum Torpedo Salvos each dealing 120 shield or 135 hull damage. This is a pure battleship.

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-	Before I end I would like to quickly cover two additional military vessels which are now rarely used as they are not as effective as the standard military ships ~~covered in Research Lesson 3.~~ Grodts (http://game.en.stne.net/i/s/74.gif) and Nausicaan (http://game.en.stne.net/i/s/76.gif) vessels are mainly used by small scale pirates due to their reasonably large cargo holds. However, the downside is that they are fairly weak and their weapons not quite as strong as standard military vessels.	+	Before I end I would like to quickly cover two additional military vessels which are now rarely used as they are not as effective as the standard military ships:
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		+	*Grodts (http://game.en.stne.net/i/s/74.gif) and Nausicaan (http://game.en.stne.net/i/s/76.gif) vessels are mainly used by small scale pirates due to their reasonably large cargo holds. However, the downside is that they are fairly weak and their weapons not quite as strong as standard military vessels.

	First you must have completed Warp Field Theory, Plasma Converter Construction to enable Disruptor Waepon Development. To recap on the costs please refer to my previous lessons. After this, you will need to research Civilian Vessel Construction which costs 40 Isolinear Chips and takes 10 cycles. Due to the cargo holds it is plausible that they could be used as strong short range cargo vessels hence the Civilian research required.		First you must have completed Warp Field Theory, Plasma Converter Construction to enable Disruptor Waepon Development. To recap on the costs please refer to my previous lessons. After this, you will need to research Civilian Vessel Construction which costs 40 Isolinear Chips and takes 10 cycles. Due to the cargo holds it is plausible that they could be used as strong short range cargo vessels hence the Civilian research required.