Empires Player Guide

Table of contents:

Physics

• Time: 60
• Description: Physics allows access to plasma weaponry, a fission reactor based vehicle engine, and nuclear weaponry.
• Superheated Material Physics
• Time: 60
• Description: Study the properties of matter as it is heated to plasma like levels.
• (Items In Category: Plasma Cannon, Plasma MG)
• Plasma Cannon Projectile
• Time: 60
• Description: Utilize the knowledge gained from superheated material physics to develop a projectile that is superheated before leaving the barrel. This projectile is designed to impact a vehicle's armor and transfer a large amount of heat into the vehicle as well as breaking down the armor's structure and weakening it.
• (Technology: Vehicle Cannon)
• Plasma Bullet Projectile
• Time: 60
• Description: Utilize the same design of the Plasma Cannon Projectile but in the smaller confines of a bullet projectile which will allow heat to be transferred into a target at a much higher rate.
• (Technology: Vehicle Machine Gun)
• Projectile Physics
• Time: 60
• Description: Study the properties of projectile interaction with materials and their subsequent detonation.
• (Items In Category: Reflective Armor, Extended Range Cannon, Heavy Caliber MG)
• Reflective Armor
• Time: 90
• Description: Utilize the knowledge gained from projectile physics to create armor that can deflect projectiles and their kinetic energy away from a vehicle, severly reducing its power.
• (Technology: Vehicle Armor)
• Extended Range Cannon
• Time: 60
• Description: Access manufacturing process for longer bore cannons with further range.
• (Technology: Vehicle Cannon)
• Heavy Caliber Machine Gun
• Time: 60
• Description: Access manufacturing process for larger barrels and ammunition for conventional machine guns.
• (Technology: Vehicle Machine Gun)
• Nuclear Fission
• Time: 60
• Description: Gain access to the most basic methods of harnessing the power of the atom.
• (Items In Category: Vehicle Fission Reactor, HIT Warhead)
• Fission Reactor
• Time: 60
• Description: Gain access to a small experimental reactor coupled with a steam based drive system for use as a vehicle engine with excellent horsepower but excessive waste heat.
• (Technology: Vehicle Engine)
• HIT Warhead
• Time: 180
• Description: Gain access to the High-Impulse Thermobaric warhead. This weapon utilizes a High-Impulse Thermobaric warhead to deliver an intense pressure wave to its target, resulting in a more powerful explosion than is possible via conventional means. It is highly effective against both mobile and stationary targets.
• (Technology: Vehicle Missile Launcher)

Chemistry

• Time: 60
• Description: Chemistry allows access to improved cannon shells, explosive bullets, a powerful missile warhead, absorbant armor, and a vehicle engine with advanced cooling properties.
• Improved Flagration Compounds
• Time: 60
• Description: Increases the power of bullets by increasing the stored energy of a bullet's propellant chemical compound.
• (Items In Category: Explosive Tipped Bullets)
• Explosive Tipped Bullets
• Time: 30
• Description: Engineer a machine gun with explosive bullets able to damage armor and infantry with a small blast area.
• (Technology: Vehicle Machine Gun)
• Improved Detonation Compounds
• Time: 90
• Description: Increases power of small explosives such as grenades and cannon shells.
• (Items In Category: Upgraded Grenades, High Explosive Cannon Shells)
• Upgraded Grenades
• Time: 20
• Description: Improves the explosive power of vehicle grenades and extends their range.
• (Technology: Vehicle Grenade Launcher)
• Explosive Shells
• Time: 60
• Description: Engineer a cannon shell that uses its kinetic energy to penetrate a target and then exploding to inflict even more damage over a large radius.
• (Technology: Vehicle HE Cannon)
• Improved Warhead Compounds
• Time: 90
• Description: Increases power of large explosives found in warheads.
• (Items In Category: Upgraded Missile Warhead)
• Upgraded Missile Warhead
• Time: 30
• Description: Upgrade the standard warhead found on missiles for more damage.
• (Technology: Vehicle Missile Launcher)
• Improved Heat Transfer Fluids
• Time: 60
• Description: Develop fluids with excellent heat transfer properties to be integrated into a standard engine.
• (Items In Category: Advanced Coolant Engine)
• Advanced Coolant Engine
• Time: 90
• Description: Engineer an engine with standard horsepower but with the ability to cool components better than any other proposed engine design.
• (Technology: Vehicle Engine)
• Absorbant Armor
• Time: 90
• Description: Engineer armor that is able to absorb a projectile's kinetic energy and reduce damage better as a projectile increases in speed.
• (Technology: Vehicle Armor)

Mechanical Engineering

• Time: 60
• Description: Mechanical Engineering gives access to upgraded chassis types , composite armor, and gas turbine engine.
• Upgraded Chassis
• Time: 60
• Description: Gain newer vehicle chassis types.
• (Items In Category: Artillery Tank Chassis, Medium Tank Chassis, Heavy Tank Chassis)
• Medium Tank Chassis
• Time: 90
• Description: Gain access to the medium tank chassis.
• (Technology: Vehicle Chassis)
• Artillery Tank Chassis
• Time: 120
• Description: Gain access to the artillery tank chassis.
• (Technology: Vehicle Chassis)
• Advanced Chassis
• Time: 120
• Description: Research the required chassis improvements for the Heavy Tank.
• (Items In Category: Heavy Tank Chassis)
• Heavy Tank Chassis
• Time: 120
• Description: Gain access to the heavy tank chassis.
• (Technology: Vehicle Chassis)
• Advanced Machining
• Time: 60
• Description: Gain access to an improved armor material and a more powerful engine design.
• (Items In Category: Composite Armor)
• Composite Armor
• Time: 90
• Description: Access manufacturing process for armor developed of multiple layers of differing materials designed to break up a projectile and absorb its kinetic energy before penetrating all the way through the armor.
• (Technology: Vehicle Armor)
• Gas Turbine Engine
• Time: 120
• Description: Access manufacturing process for the gas turbine engine which is able to create a large amount of horsepower without suffering from any significant flaws.
• (Technology: Vehicle Engine)

Electrical Engineering

• Time: 60
• Description: Electrical Engineering leads to improvements in electrical and computer systems leading to new technology such as the rail gun, electric motor, reactive armor, improved homing/guided missiles, and turret upgrades.
• Advanced Magnet Research
• Time: 90
• Description: Study the properties of permanent and electro magnets for developments in engine and weapon design.
• (Items In Category: Rail Gun, 3 Phase Electric Motor)
• Rail Gun
• Time: 60
• Description: Gain access to a cannon able to propel a projectile using a series of electromagnets at incredible speeds.
• (Technology: Vehicle Cannon)
• 3 Phase Electric Motor
• Time: 30
• Description: Gain access to an electric motor with advanced acceleration but an inability to function with excessive damage and heat.
• (Technology: Vehicle Engine)
• Reactive Armor
• Time: 120
• Description: Gain access to reactive armor that uses electrically charged capacitors to vaporize a projectile upon contact.
• (Technology: Vehicle Armor)
• Tracking Systems
• Time: 60
• Description: Gain access to the tracking systems used in missiles.
• (Items In Category: Homing Missiles, Guided Missiles)
• Homing Missiles
• Time: 60
• Description: Gain access to advanced target tracking for missile applications. Provides access to homing missiles.
• (Technology: Vehicle Missile Launcher)
• Guided Missiles
• Time: 60
• Description: Gain access to electronic transmission components which allows for the remote guidance of a missile.
• (Technology: Vehicle Missile Launcher)
• Upgraded Turrets Lvl 2
• Time: 90
• Description: Allows commander to place level 2 machine gun and missile turrets.
• (Items In Category: Upgraded Turrets Level 3) (Technology: Commander Turret Upgrade) Develop improved tracking systems for commander built turrets (turrets are built as level 2)
• Upgraded Turrets Lvl 3
• Description: Description: Allows commander to place level 3 machine gun and missile turrets.
• (Technology: Commander Turret Upgrade) Develop improved tracking systems for commander built turrets (turrets are built as level 3)

Biology

• Time: 60
• Description: Biology research leads to improvements such as regenerative armor, bio diesel engine, and biological weapons.
• Regenerative Armor
• Time: 150
• Description: Gain access to armor that is able to manufacture replacement material and restore areas that have been damaged or destroyed.
• (Technology: Vehicle Armor)
• Bio Diesel Engine
• Time: 60
• Description: Gain access to an engine design which is the most reliable, able to continue operating and avoiding a temporary shut down due to excessive heat or sudden damage.
• (Technology: Vehicle Engine)
• Biological Weaponry
• Time: 60
• Description: Engineer a harmful organism that is able to destroy human tissue as well as corrosively erode materials such as vehicle armor.
• (Items In Category: Biological Warhead, Biological Projectiles)
• Biological Warhead
• Time: 90
• Description: Utilize the engineered organism in a missile warhead which is able to deliver a large quanity of the organism to the target.
• (Technology: Vehicle Missile Launcher)
• Biological Projectile
• Time: 90
• Description: Utilize the engineered organism in a smaller bullet projectile which is able to deliver a small quanity of the organism to the target.
• (Technology: Vehicle Cannon)