Patent Lab

Patent Lab
Allows you to gain high tech patents that give you a serious edge over your competitors.
Requirements:
Requires level 2 HQ
Steel	60/60
Electronics	20/20
Hotkey:	SHIFT + P

The Patent Lab is an advanced building.

Upgrades

The Patent Lab is used to research high tech patents. Each lab is able to research one patent at a time. A patent can't be licensed if an opponent has already taken it, with the only exception of the Elite who are able to license a patent from another player.

Patent	Cost	Time (s)	Description
Geothermal Borehole	Chemicals x40	40	Buildings on or adjacent to a Geothermal source produce +0.2 power and don't consume it.
Energy Vault	Chemicals x40	40	+100 Power stockpile (refills +2/s when consuming power).
Financial Instruments	Chemicals x40	40	Receive 25% cut from rivals' debt interest.
Water Engine	Chemicals x40	40	Units and Offworld Markets are powered with Water.
Perpetual Motion	Chemicals x40	40	-50% power consumption.
Cold Fusion	Chemicals x40	40	Buildings are powered with Water.
Nuclear Engine	Chemicals x40	40	Units and Offworld Markets are powered with Uranium.
Superconductor	Chemicals x60	60	+100% power production when connected to HQ.
Transparent Aluminum	Chemicals x60	60	Build with Aluminum instead of Glass.
Virtual Reality	Chemicals x60	60	+50% profit from Pleasure Dome.
Nanotech	Chemicals x60	60	Recycles construction resources when scrapping buildings.
Liquid Batteries	Chemicals x80	80	Solar Condensers and Solar Panels are always on.
Synthetic Meat	Chemicals x80	80	Greenhouse Farm is permanently boosted.
Carbon Scrubbing	Chemicals x80	80	Buildings which need Carbon collect it from the atmosphere.
Slant Drilling	Chemicals x80	80	Can mine in adjacent tiles.
Thinking Machines	Chemicals x80	80	-50% sabotage damage for buildings one tile away from your HQ.
Teleportation	Chemicals x80	80	Can teleport resources.

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