Research Info

Research Rules:

Time Requirement: 3 DAY MINIMUM

All projects must allocate a minimum of three in-game days for development.

Intelligence Requirements:

Tier 1:

Minimum Requirements: 5+ Intelligence

Researchable Items: Food, Drinks, Basic Utilities

Tier 2:

Minimum Requirements: At Least 15 Intelligence

Researchable Items: Drugs, low to mid-tier armor/weapons

Tier 3:

Minimum Requirements: 50 Intelligence, 2 people

Researchable Items: High-tier items such as advanced weapons/armors, non-flying vehicles, VB01s, faction research boosts

Tier 4:

Minimum Requirements: 125 Intelligence, 3 people

Researchable Items: Cutting-edge top-tier advancements, VB02s, OBSs, etc.

SOLO PROJECT INTELLIGENCE REQUIREMENTS

Tier 1:

Minimum Requirements: At least 5+ Intelligence without any external boosts.

Researchable Items: Food, drinks, basic utilities.

Tier 2:

Minimum Requirements: At least 15 Intelligence.

Researchable Items: Drugs, low to mid-tier armors/weapons.

Tier 3:

Minimum Requirements: At least 50 Intelligence.

Researchable Items: High-tier items such as high-tier weapons/armors, non-flying vehicles, VB01s, faction research boosts.

Debuff: The project will experience a 0.3x time penalty. For example, a 30-day project will take 39 days.

Tier 4:

Minimum Requirements: At least 65 Intelligence.

Researchable Items: Cutting-edge top-tier advancements, Fusion Core Generators, OBSs, etc.

Debuff: The project will experience a 0.5x time penalty. For example, a 50-day project will take 75 days.

Note: These are the minimum requirements for acceptance. Projects can still be denied if they lack sufficient quality, even if they meet the minimum requirements.

WARNING: Meeting the requirements does not guarantee acceptance. Other factors contribute to project approval.

Research Guidelines:

The following must be included in your research submission:

Submit logs and research notes as Holotape/Book/Paper screenshots.

Every RP day requires at least 1 log

Display all physical actions using "/me" and a "/roll" command. A roll under 50 indicates a failed attempt that must be retried.

Showcase physical actions through accompanying screenshots.

Policy Research Restrictions:

The following projects cannot be researched:

Custom order items

Legendary items

Personal research (must be for a faction)

Restocking for vendors or shops

1-time use items (e.g., one set of Advanced Power Armor)

Sabotage against other factions (e.g., preventing a faction's restock)

Researching items that don't currently exist in the server

Buffs or changes that do not follow the pre-approval procedure on the F.A.Q.

Perks you can obtain ->
Hacker 10 to all rolls involving hacking terminals/robots

• Scientist 10 to intelligence score

• Doctor 10 to roll involving medical work

• Tamer 10 to rolls involving taming animals

• Armor Smith 10 to all armor work related rolls

• Gun Nut 10 to all ballistic weapon rolls

• Jury Rigging 10 to all repair rolls

• Robotics Expert 10 to all robot rolls

• Chemist 10 to all chemical rolls

• Nuclear Physicist 10 to all energy weapon/nuclear item rolls

• Demolition Expert 10 to explosive

• Local Leader 10 to speech rolls

• Green Thumb 10 to plant rolls

• Gourmet 10 to food rolls

• Biologist 10 to all biology/anatomy rolls

• Historian 10 to historical rolls

• Big Leagues 10 to melee weapon rolls

• Grease Monkey 10 to vehicle

• Computer Expert 5 to terminals

• Scrapper 5 to salvage rolls

• Well Read 5 int

• Jack of All Trades 5 to all, hard to get, lots of RP

• Survivalist 5 to living off the land rolls

• Helping Hand 5 to all assisting rolls

• Librarian 5 to book rolls

• Miner 5 to rock/mineral rolls

• Virologist 5 to disease rolls

• Hermit 5 to solo work rolls

• Firestarter 5 to fire rolls

• Aquaboy 5 to water rolls

FORMAT
Project Title: < Insert Project Title here >

Duration/Time Spent on Project: < Insert total number of days spent on project here >

Project Description: < Insert introductory information on project & any header information the team should know >

Project Goal/Purpose: < Insert exactly what will be added or changed if this project is accepted >

Project Execution: < Insert proof of research, logs, screenshots, descriptions, & any information about the execution of your research >

Research Personnel: < Insert name(s) of researcher(s) involved & their S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats during the project >

Have you reviewed the Rules of Research to ensure this project meets the submission criteria? < Yes or No >

Is your project a raw stat change to an item, if so, do you have pre-approval via suggestion / staff council? < Yes or No : Link suggestion thread >

Insert your accepted research project pre-approval thread link: < Insert link here >

Do you understand that your project maybe denied outright for gameplay balance? < Yes or No >

Any issues please contact Research Manager.