MINING
ARTIFACT BOOST
Activated
Adds a Research Bonus output to a random Artifact on the target Planet or Transport ship. Only Artifacts that originated in the current Red Star, and have never been transferred out of the star, are valid boost targets. A single Artifact can only be boosted once by this Module.
Stats
Same at every level
- Range
- 400AU
- COOLDOWN
- 1 s
| Level | RESEARCH BONUS ADDED | ON BOARD HYDROGEN USED |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5% | 10 |
| 2 | 10% | 20 |
| 3 | 15% | 30 |
| 4 | 20% | 40 |
| 5 | 25% | 60 |
| 6 | 30% | 150 |
| 7 | 35% | 250 |
| 8 | 40% | 400 |
| 9 | 50% | 550 |
| 10 | 60% | 800 |
| 11 | 70% | 1,000 |
| 12 | 90% | 1,200 |
| 13 | 120% | 1,400 |
| 14 | 160% | 1,600 |
| 15 | 200% | 2,000 |
Upgrades
| Level | Blueprints |  Credits | Total | Research time | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1 min | 1 min |
| 2 | 4 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 10 min | 11 min |
| 3 | 20 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 1 h | 1 h 11 min |
| 4 | 40 | 5,000 | 11,000 | 4 h | 5 h 11 min |
| 5 | 600 | 10,000 | 21,000 | 1 d | 1 d 5 h |
| 6 | 1,500 | 20,000 | 41,000 | 2 d | 3 d 5 h |
| 7 | 3,000 | 40,000 | 81,000 | 4 d | 7 d 5 h |
| 8 | 5,000 | 60,000 | 141,000 | 6 d | 13 d 5 h |
| 9 | 8,000 | 100,000 | 241,000 | 8 d | 21 d 5 h |
| 10 | 12,000 | 250,000 | 491,000 | 10 d | 31 d 5 h |
| 11 | 18,000 | 500,000 | 991,000 | 12 d | 43 d 5 h |
| 12 | 25,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,991,000 | 14 d | 57 d 5 h |
| 13 | 33,000 | 2,000,000 | 3,991,000 | 16 d | 73 d 5 h |
| 14 | 44,000 | 10,000,000 | 13,991,000 | 18 d | 91 d 5 h |
| 15 | 60,000 | 25,000,000 | 38,991,000 | 20 d | 111 d 5 h |
Blueprints are collected, not spent: the number is how many you need to have. Credits and research time are paid at each level; Total adds them up to that level.
