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Research & upgrades
123 articles
Alternating Splitter
Unlocks the splitter, $120. Splits one belt into two: one load left, the next load right. It can also send everything one way.
Arm Carry Size
Each level lets every arm carry 8% more.
Arm Speed
Each level makes every arm move more hay. The numbers are for a Standard Arm.
Bare Hands
Pick up hay with your hands and carry it to the selling stand.
Belt Gate
Unlocks the belt gate, $60. It clamps onto a belt. Pull its lever and the hay stops and waits. Pull it again and the hay goes on.
Belt Joiner
Unlocks the joiner, $120. Merges two belts into one.
Belt Links
Choose the belts an arm works with. It takes from one belt and puts on another. Tick one kind on its plate and it sorts that kind off the belt.
Better Bargaining
Each level makes everything sell for 5% more.
Better Broom
Each level lets the broom sweep a wider patch of floor.
Better Feed
Each level makes feed discs sell for more, and the eco bricks inside them are worth 8% more too.
Better Wrap
Each level makes wrapped bales sell for more.
Bigger Bucket
Each level lets the bucket hold about a third more hay.
Bigger Coil
Each level makes the metal detector hear farther. At the top level: 11 m in the open, 1.8 m into hay.
Bigger Drawer
Each level lets scanner drawers hold 4 more needles.
Bigger Eco Brick Die
Each level puts 25% more hay into every eco brick, so eco bricks sell for more and burn longer. A feed disc still takes 2 eco bricks, so feed discs ar
Bigger Gas Plant
Each level raises how much power a gas plant can make. It needs more eco bricks and more water to get there.
Bigger Handful
Each level lets you hold more hay and grab more with each click, up to fifteen strands.
Bigger Pitchfork
Each level lifts about 12% more strands.
Bigger Pulp Slabs
Each level puts 25% more hay into every pulp slab. Pulp slabs sell for more and use the same water.
Bigger Silo
Each level lets a silo hold about a quarter more.
Bigger Spade
Each level digs about 12% more strands.
Bigger Toy Shovel
Each level digs 3 more strands.
Bigger Vac Bin
Each level lets the yard vac hold 500 more strands.
Bigger Wheelbarrow
Each level lets the wheelbarrow hold about a fifth more hay.
Borehole Pump Plans
Borehole Pump Plans is a research entry in the water branch. Its recorded costs, rank values and prerequisite research are collected below.
Broom
Broom is a research entry in the handling branch. Its recorded costs, rank values and prerequisite research are collected below.
Bucket
Bucket is a research entry in the handling branch. Its recorded costs, rank values and prerequisite research are collected below.
Careful Steps
Each level makes you walk 5% faster while crouching.
Carry More
Each level lets you carry one more bale, wad or eco brick. They stack up in your arms, and E puts the top one down.
Compact Joiner Plans
Unlocks the Compact Joiner, $450. Merges three belts into one, taking turns. Works with open and enclosed belts.
Compact Splitter Plans
Unlocks the Compact Splitter, $450. Shares one belt between three belts, taking turns. Works with open and enclosed belts.
Compressor Plans
Compressor Plans is a research entry in the plant branch. Its recorded costs, rank values and prerequisite research are collected below.
Conveyor Plans
Unlocks conveyor belts, $8 a metre. Belts move hay at 0.7 m/s.
Deeper Bore
Each level makes every pump bring up more water. It does not use more power.
Drone Pickup
Drones can collect things as well as dig. Tick what a drone picks up (wads, bales, eco bricks and more) and it carries them from its zone to its drop.
Dump Hatch Plans
Unlocks the Dump Hatch, $40 each. Walk up to it with a full bucket or barrow and it empties it onto the belt in front of it for you.