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Research & upgrades
123 articles
Switch Box
Unlocks the Switch Box, $350, one per yard. Give any powered machine one of 8 tags, then turn a whole tag on or off at once. Set a tag to High and it
Swivel Head
Lets every pelletizer turn its pipe left or right. Turn it at the pelletizer to choose where the eco bricks land.
T Junction
Unlocks the T Junction, $120. It sets itself up from the belts you connect: bring one belt in and it splits it into two, bring two belts in and it joi
Toy Shovel
Toy Shovel is a research entry in the handling branch. Its recorded costs, rank values and prerequisite research are collected below.
Tube Launcher Plans
Unlocks the Tube Launcher, $520. Throws whatever a belt brings it. Set the angle and power at the machine.
Underground Cable
Unlocks Cable Boxes, $300. Works like a pole, but the cable is underground so walls cannot block it. Connects up to 18 m away and powers machines with
Wall Plans
Unlocks walls, window walls and doorways, $22 a metre.
Waste Less Material
Each level takes 5% off the price of belts, platforms, stairs, railings, walls and roofs. Machines still cost full price.
Water Pipes
Unlocks water pipes, $14 a metre. Click the shiny flange on one machine, then on another. Both ends must be on a flange.
Wheelbarrow
Wheelbarrow is a research entry in the handling branch. Its recorded costs, rank values and prerequisite research are collected below.
Wider Rake Head
Level 1 raises each throw from 35 strands to 50, and each rake then uses 4 kW instead of 2 kW. Each level after that adds 25%.
Work Lamp
Work Lamp is a research entry in the structures branch. Its recorded costs, rank values and prerequisite research are collected below.
Wrapper Plans
Wrapper Plans is a research entry in the plant branch. Its recorded costs, rank values and prerequisite research are collected below.
Yard Boots
Each level makes you walk and run 4% faster.
Yard Vac
Yard Vac is a research entry in the handling branch. Its recorded costs, rank values and prerequisite research are collected below.