Research & Technology

Research is your permanent, account-wide power curve. The Research Lab studies one technology at a time, and every level you finish stays with you forever — no upkeep, no decay, no way to lose it in a raid.

How Research Works

Build a Research Lab (level 1 minimum) to unlock the Research tab.
Only one technology can be studied at a time — pick the line that matches your current plan.
Costs are paid in Wood, Stone, Iron and Gold up front. Cancelling refunds most of the outlay.
Each level costs roughly 60% more than the one before and takes about 55% longer.
A higher Research Lab level shortens every study, and the Scholarship tech shortens it further.
Research in progress can be hastened with Writs, exactly like construction and marches.

Technology Lines

Technology	Effect per level	Max level
Economy	+2% resource production per level.	30
Military	+2% troop attack per level.	30
Defense	+2% wall & troop defense per level.	30
Espionage	+2% scout success & loot per level.	30
Logistics	−1.5% march time per level.	25
Fortification	+3% wall HP & tower range per level.	25
Metallurgy	−2% troop training cost per level.	25
Scholarship	−2% research time per level.	20
Agronomy	+3% food production & −1% upkeep per level.	25
Diplomacy	+2% trade income & alliance help per level.	20

Research Order Advice

Economy and Agronomy first — production compounds into everything else.
Scholarship early pays for itself by cutting every later study.
Metallurgy before a big army push; troop costs dominate the mid game.
Logistics if you raid constantly, Fortification and Defense if you are being farmed.
Diplomacy for traders and alliance players; Espionage for scouts and saboteurs.

Research bonuses stack with Scholar's Academy courses, weekly titles, faction buffs and VIP levels. They apply automatically — there is nothing to equip or activate.

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