Camp

Research

The camp's research tree. Every study of Court crystal, Choir brine-glass and craft, what it needs, what it costs and what it opens.

How a study works

Research happens at the study hut, a facility the camp builds first. An exile on the Study order puts in 1 work point a week plus their level in the study's skill. A study's materials are paid when the first week of work begins. Several exiles can work the same study.

Studies sit in 5 strands and come in steps: a study can only start once the studies it needs are done. There are 19 in all.

Alien study

Study	Needs	Skill	Materials	Work	Opens
Court Crystal First studies	-	Lore & Languages 1+	2 Court crystal	8	How the Court grows its crystal: opens the crystal studies.
Brine-Glass First studies	-	Lore & Languages 1+	2 Choir brine-glass	8	What the Choir's glass remembers: opens the brine studies.
Glass Fletching Second step	Brine-Glass	Lore & Languages 2+	2 Choir brine-glass	8	Brine-glass points: 2 a batch.

Crowns

Study	Needs	Skill	Materials	Work	Opens
Crown Lattice Second step	Court Crystal	Power & Electronics 2+	4 Court crystal	16	The crown forge: forge Tier I crowns.
Tuned Lattice Third step	Crown Lattice, Brine-Glass	Power & Electronics 3+	6 Court crystal, 3 Choir brine-glass	18	Re-forge a Tier I crown into Tier II.
Resonant Lattice Fourth step	Tuned Lattice, Cell Resonance	Power & Electronics 3+	10 Court crystal, 6 Choir brine-glass, 1 power cell	28	Re-forge a Tier II crown into Tier III.

Cells and salvage

Study	Needs	Skill	Materials	Work	Opens
Salvage Bench First studies	-	Power & Electronics 2+	1 Court crystal	10	The salvage bench: a rifle comes home damaged, not lost, from a won mission. Repair it.
Cell Resonance Second step	Court Crystal	Power & Electronics 3+	3 Court crystal	14	The charging frame: recharge spent power cells.
Rift Pharmacy Second step	Brine-Glass	Medicine 3+	2 Choir brine-glass	10	Refill empty Rift med-kits at the apothecary.
Deep Charge Third step	Cell Resonance	Power & Electronics 4+	3 Court crystal, 2 Choir brine-glass	20	The rifle carries a cell more every mission.

Crafting

Study	Needs	Skill	Materials	Work	Opens
Bellows First studies	-	Earth Sciences 2+	nothing	8	The forge's bellows: iron recipes take 1 less work.
Draught Kiln First studies	-	Engineering 2+	nothing	6	The kiln's draught: 3 charcoal a batch, 2 clay shot.
Herbal Lore First studies	-	Life Sciences 2+	nothing	6	The apothecary's drying loft: 2 poultices or tonics a batch.
Lattice Iron Second step	Court Crystal, Bellows	Lore & Languages 2+	2 Court crystal	12	Lattice-iron points: +1 damage that never shatters.

Camp and field

Study	Needs	Skill	Materials	Work	Opens
Fieldworks First studies	-	Engineering 1+	nothing	6	The ditch and the gate.
Drill Manuals First studies	-	Combat Arts 2+	nothing	8	The yard teaches up to Flare, and a trainer takes 3.
Watch Towers Second step	Fieldworks	Engineering 2+	nothing	8	Watch towers on the works: high ground, and a week's warning.
Outpost Logistics Second step	Fieldworks	Command 2+	nothing	10	A third outpost.
Crystal Ward Third step	Cell Resonance, Fieldworks	Lore & Languages 3+	4 Court crystal	18	The crystal ward: a strike on the site comes a force weaker.

What the strands are for

Alien study is where it starts: Court crystal and brine-glass, which open almost everything else.
Crowns leads to the crown forge: first making Tier I crowns, then re-forging them up a tier at a time.
Cells and salvage keeps the future's tools working: recharging power cells, repairing rifles, refilling med-kits.
Crafting improves the workshop: the forge's bellows, the kiln's draught, the drying loft, lattice-iron points.
Camp and field builds the camp up: ditches and gates, watch towers, a third outpost, the crystal ward and a better training yard.