Kenshi Research

Research compares by category, tech level, research time and cost. To plan the prerequisites and materials for one technology, use the research tree.


Advanced Battery Capacity	Electrics	5	8	0
Advanced Battery Power	Electrics	5	8	0
Advanced Cooking	Farming	2	4	0
Advanced Harpoonery	Defence	4	6	25,000
Advanced Medicine	Smithing	4	6	0
Advanced Outpost Blueprints	Core	3	6	15,000
Advanced Splints	Smithing	4	6	0
Advanced Stone Mining	Industry	4	8	0
Advanced Training Dummies	Training	3	3	0
Advanced Weapon Grades	Smithing	4	4	0
Advanced Weapon Smithing	Smithing	3	4	0
Advanced Wind Generator Theory	Electrics	4	4	0
Amplified Generators	Electrics	5	6	0
Assassin Training	Training	2	5	0
Assassin Training II	Training	3	5	0
Assassin Training III	Training	4	5	0
Automated Hybrid Mine	Industry	6	6	0
Automated Mining Tech	Industry	3	6	0
Automatic Flour Grinding	Farming	4	6	0
Automatic Loom (Cotton)	Crafting	4	6	0
Automatic Loom (Hemp)	Crafting	4	6	0
Baking	Farming	1	4	0
Basic Exterior Lighting	Electrics	2	6	0
Basic First Aid Kits	Crafting	2	2	0
Basic Furniture	Core	2	3	500
Basic Weapon Grades	Smithing	1	4	0
Basic Weapon Smithing	Smithing	1	4	0
Batteries	Electrics	3	8	0
Battery Capacity	Electrics	3	8	0
Battery Power	Electrics	3	8	0
Beds	Core	2	5	0
Better Training Dummies	Training	2	8	0
Biofuel	Electrics	2	3	0
Bolts: Heavies	Smithing	3	2	1,000
Bolts: Longs	Smithing	3	2	1,000
Bolts: Regulars	Smithing	2	2	400
Building Materials	Industry	1	4	0
Cactus Farming	Farming	1	6	0
Camp Shelter	Core	1	2	200
Chain Armour Crafting	Smithing	4	6	0
Cleavers	Smithing	2	4	2,000
Clothing Manufacture	Smithing	1	6	0
Combat Cleaver	Smithing	2	12	5,000
Composite Runners	Defence	3	8	0
Cooking	Farming	1	4	0
Copper Alloys	Core	4	8	0
Corpse Disposal	Defence	2	8	0
Cotton Farming	Farming	1	4	0
Crossbow Bolts	Smithing	2	6	0
Crossbow Crafting	Smithing	3	8	0
Crossbow Turret Spotlight Fitting	Defence	3	2	0
Crossbow Turret Strings	Defence	2	8	0
Defensive Walls	Defence	2	6	0
Desert Cooking	Farming	2	4	0
Desert Sabres	Smithing	2	4	12,000
Double-Barrel Harpoon Turret	Defence	4	8	0
Double-Barrel Turret Spotlight Fitting	Defence	4	2	0
Durable Arms	Crafting	6	12	0
Edgewalkers	Smithing	6	6	0
Electrical Crafting	Electrics	3	8	0
Exotic Weapons	Smithing	2	12	20,000
Extra Durable Legs	Crafting	6	12	0
Extra Strong Arms	Crafting	6	12	0
Fabric Manufacture	Crafting	1	6	0
Foreign Sabres	Smithing	2	4	14,000
Fragment Axe	Smithing	2	4	8,000
Fuel Generator Theory	Electrics	1	6	0
Fully Automatic Ore Drill	Industry	5	12	0
Gear Storage	Core	1	4	0
Grog Distillation	Farming	2	4	0
Harpoon Turret Spotlight Fitting	Defence	4	2	0
Harpoon Turrets mkII	Defence	4	5	0
Hashish Production	Farming	3	6	0
Hats and Headgear	Smithing	1	6	0
Heavy Building Foundations	Core	3	6	0
Heavy Generator Theory	Electrics	3	8	0
Heavy Weapons	Smithing	2	4	0
Hemp Farming	Farming	2	4	0
Hemp Oil Biofuel	Electrics	3	3	0
Hemp-Based Fabric	Crafting	2	6	0
High-Speed Legs	Crafting	6	12	0
Hiver Skeleton Arms	Crafting	4	6	0
Hiver Skeleton Legs	Crafting	4	6	0
Holed Sabres	Smithing	2	4	3,500
Hybrid Stone Mine	Industry	5	12	0
Hydroponic Hemp	Farming	5	6	0
Hydroponic Riceweed	Farming	5	6	0
Hydroponic Vegetables	Farming	5	6	0
Hydroponic Wheatstraw	Farming	5	6	0
Hydroponics	Farming	5	6	0
Imprisonment	Defence	3	6	0
Improved Stone Mining	Industry	1	4	0
Indoor Lighting	Electrics	1	4	0
Iron Plates	Industry	1	8	0
Iron Plates IV	Industry	5	6	0
Item Storage	Core	1	4	0
Jittes	Smithing	2	4	6,000
Katanas	Smithing	2	6	10,000
Large Building Shells	Core	3	6	0
Large Defensive Walls	Defence	5	8	0
Leather Armour Crafting	Smithing	2	8	0
Light Post	Electrics	2	6	0
Light Post Efficiency	Electrics	3	6	0
Light Wind Generator Theory	Electrics	2	6	0
Lockpick Training	Training	1	5	0
Lockpick Training II	Training	2	6	0
Lockpick Training III	Training	4	6	0
Long Cleavers	Smithing	2	4	5,000
Longswords	Smithing	3	4	3,000
Makeshift Walls	Defence	1	8	0
Medicine	Smithing	3	4	0
Medium Building Shells	Core	2	6	0
Mercenary Tent	Core	1	2	300
Mounted Crossbows	Defence	2	8	0
Mounted Crossbows II	Defence	3	6	0
Naginatas	Smithing	2	6	8,000
Ninja Blades	Smithing	2	4	2,500
Nodachi	Smithing	2	6	15,000
Ore Drill	Industry	3	6	0
Outpost Type III	Core	3	6	0
Outpost Type IV	Core	4	6	0
Paladin's Cross	Smithing	2	4	5,000
Plate Armour Crafting	Smithing	3	8	0
Polearms	Smithing	2	4	3,000
Powered Stone Refinery	Industry	2	6	0
Prototype Harpoon Turrets	Defence	3	4	0
Public Sales	Core	1	4	0
Rain Collector	Industry	3	8	0
Random Furniture	Core	2	3	500
RESEARCH_TEMPLATE	Smithing	1	12	0
Revolving-Barrel Harpoon Turret	Defence	5	8	0
Riceweed Farming	Farming	1	6	0
Ringed Sabres	Smithing	2	4	6,000
Robotics	Crafting	3	8	0
Rum Brewing	Farming	2	4	0
Sabres	Smithing	2	8	1,500
Sake Distillation	Farming	2	4	0
Scrap Tent	Core	1	2	200
Search Lights	Electrics	3	8	0
Semi-Automatic Ore Drill	Industry	4	12	0
Short-Cleaver	Smithing	3	12	5,000
Simple Clothing Types	Smithing	1	6	0
Simple Training Dummies	Training	1	4	0
Skeleton Arms	Crafting	5	12	0
Skeleton Legs	Crafting	5	12	0
Skeleton Repair Beds	Electrics	3	4	0
Skeleton-Human Transformation Bible	Crafting	3	8	0
Sleeping Bags	Crafting	2	2	0
Small House	Core	1	6	0
Splints	Smithing	3	6	0
Stealth Legs	Crafting	6	12	0
Steel Bars	Industry	3	8	0
Stone Refinery Upgrade	Industry	2	8	0
Storage Boxes	Industry	1	2	0
Storage Boxes: Crafting	Industry	2	2	0
Storage Boxes: Farming	Industry	1	2	0
Storage Boxes: Ore	Industry	1	2	0
Strong Defensive Walls	Defence	6	8	0
Tech Level 2	Core	1	4	0
Tech Level 3	Core	2	10	0
Tech Level 4	Core	3	16	0
Tech Level 5	Core	4	24	0
Tech Level 6	Core	5	32	0
The Plank	Smithing	2	4	4,000
Thievery Training	Training	2	6	0
Thievery Training II	Training	3	6	0
Thievery Training III	Training	4	6	0
Toppers	Smithing	2	6	6,000
Turret Training	Training	2	4	0
Turret Training II	Training	2	8	0
Turret Training III	Training	3	8	0
Upgraded Small Generators	Electrics	3	6	0
Wakizashis	Smithing	2	6	5,000
Weapon Melting	Smithing	2	8	0
Wells II	Industry	2	6	0
Wells III	Industry	3	8	0
Wheatstraw Farming	Farming	1	6	0
Wind Generator Theory	Electrics	1	4	0