Vaults of Knowledge

Total Overhaul of Colony Progression

This module completely overhauls colony progression, replacing industries with more basic variants that need to be researched to be improved upon. For instance, Farming has been replaced with Monoculture Plots, Refining with Smelting, and Heavy Industry with Heavy Production. Vaults of Knowledge alters the path to advanced technology by adding a new step: a research tech tree.

Progress Through a Tech Tree

To progress further, you will need to construct the Research Facility, which allows you to access the tech tree using either the CTRL-T hotkey or the option that appears in the building’s dropdown menu when clicked.

Scientists

During your quest for knowledge, you might meet special characters- scientists who have noticed your exploration of the lost technologies of the Domain. You can recruit these special characters to become your Head of Research, a position which provides bonuses based on their specialties- for example, cost reduction for new technologies

Special Projects

With your advancements and achievements, your research team might propose special projects- projects which can provide one-time rewards or permanent buffs. Watch out, though: these projects will require you to make difficult decisions! Each decision made during a project can significantly alter the outcome of the entire project, up to causing you to fail and lose the opportunity entirely.

Rediscover the Domain’s Technology

As you prepare to delve into the depths of Lost Knowledge and the arcane secrets of the Domain, remember: nothing comes free. You must pay to start research, and for that you will need to delve into the wild fringe of the Persean Sector. You must find planets with Pre-Collapse Facilities and secure them. In those facilities, you will find Research Databanks that are needed to progress further down the tech tree. With enough time and determination, you will be able to grasp the technological might of the Domain and gain access to more powerful industries and bonuses. But remember- you are not the only one craving these technologies. Other factions will also look for them!

New Commodities

Vaults of Knowledge introduces new commodities to the marketplace, giving you more opportunities to make money from selling or exporting while also making it harder to establish a stable colony supply chain. Some commodities are produced in very small quantities, as the facilities producing them fell into ruin in the chaos and war of the post-Collapse era Persean Sector- some were never even constructed in the Persean Sector, making it more reliant on imports cut off by the Collapse of the gate network. These rare commodities are needed by the most advanced versions of industries to allow them to function properly.

Coronal Hypershunt Rework

This part of the mod alters hypershunt restoration significantly. After liberating it from [ULTRA-REDACTED], you will need to colonize it and repair its internal infrastructure first, which costs a considerable amount of advanced resources from colonial industries for the entire duration of the repair, possibly even endangering the megastructure itself if you neglect to fix its decaying shielding- up to the point of obliterating the entire hypershunt. Moreover, the hypershunt’s bonuses are also altered to provide more benefit to player colonies over time as the megastructure is repaired.