Voidtrain – Research Complete Guide

Voidtrain is full of crafting things, but due to the multi-phase research tree, you will not have much opportunity to use your craftings at the early stages of the game. Multi-phase research tree requires you to accumulate a lot of materials in order to unlock new structures and other advantageous features. In our Voidtrain Research Complete Guide, we will go over how research works and each step you must unlock along the road.

Research Complete Guide

Research is going to play an important role in your Voidtrain experience. It is divided into phases, each of which has up to four separate technologies. Before moving on to the next Phase, you should investigate all technologies in the current Phase.

The research feature is available in the early stages of the game because as soon as you have gotten used to your new train, you will be prompted to make a Research Table.

How To Craft The Research Table

Creating The Research Table is the easiest thing about the whole research journey ahead of you. You only need 4 scrap metals and 4 planks of wood to do it. Just find the necessary amounts of the items around you and then open your Crafting Book to craft a Research Table in just seconds.

After you crafted it, just put it wherever you want in your train and now you can start researching. The first phase on the table will be available as soon as you place it. Completing the technologies in the phases are going to be simple as you only need to have the required resources on your inventory.

The entire research tree is divided into phases. When you finish all of the research from one phase, you can move on to the next, and so on until you have finished everything. Sometimes a created item that is unlocked through research in the same Phase is required for one piece of research. Aside from stat enhancements, you must still create the actual things once the research is finished – this often necessitates the same materials used to complete the study.

All Phases in Voidtrain Research Tree

Phase 1

Technologies	Requirements	Unlocks
Smelter I	2 Scrap Metal	Iron Bar Copper Bar
Container I	1 Wood, 1 Iron Bar

Phase 2

Technologies	Requirements	Unlocks
Workbench I	1 Iron Bar, 3 Wood	Bolts
Basic Components I	1 Iron Bar	Gear Spring
Copper Components	1 Copper Bar	Copper Pipe Copper Wire

Phase 3

Technologies	Requirements	Unlocks
Lab I	1 Wood, 1 Copper Wire, 1 Spring	Lab I, Unstable Chemical
Chemical Components	2 Unstable Chemical	Grease, Resin

Phase 4

Technologies	Requirements	Unlocks
Basic Components II	1 Iron Bar, 1 Grease	Forcer, Bearing.
Container Rack I	1 Iron Bar, 1 Wood, 1 Bolt	Container Rack I

Phase 5

Technologies	Requirements	Unlocks
Kitchen I	1 Bolt, 1 Wood, 1 Copper Pipe, 1 Gear	Kitchen I, Grilled Organics, Water Flask

Phase 6

Technologies	Requirements	Unlocks
Sterilizer	1 Unstable Chemical	Sterilizer
Bandage I	1 Leather, 1 Sterilizer	Bandage I

If you have Bandages in your inventory, you can attach them to your rapid-use button by holding Q.

Phase 7

Technologies	Requirements	Unlocks
Garden	1 Wood, 1 Bolt, 1 Organics	Garden, Void Plant, Strange Plant

Seeds can be obtained from chests found in secret areas.

Phase 8

Technologies	Requirements	Unlocks
Armory I	1 Spring, 1 Wood, 1 Copper Pipe	Armory I
Powder	1 Unstable Chemical, 1 Wood	Powder
Ammo Box	1 Powder, 1 Iron Bar	Ammo Box

Armoury can be used to construct and improve customized weapons out of weapon pieces obtained from chests, and the Lotto machine.

Phase 9

Technologies	Requirements	Unlocks
Leather Suit I	2 Leather, 2 Bolt	Leather Suit I
Armor Plate I	1 Iron Bar	Armor Plate I
Max Satiety I	3 Cooked Organics	Max Satiety I

Armor plates are used in conjunction with the Leather Suit as a consumable, providing you with more and stronger health bars. If you have Armor Plates in your inventory, you can assign them to your rapid-use button by holding Q.

Phase 10

Technologies	Requirements	Unlocks
Grappling Hook I	1 Iron Bar, 1 Spring, 1 Copper Pipe, 1 Bolt	Grappling Hook I
Small Backpack	1 Wood, 1 Leather, 1 Bolt, 1 Copper Pipe	Small Backpack
Charcoal	1 Wood, 1 Chemical	Charcoal

Grappling Hook is activated by equipping it in one of your weapon slots, either slot 1 or slot 2. When it is in range of an item, it has a distinct highlight around the cross-hair. You must be standing/walking to see it.

Phase 11

Technologies	Requirements	Unlocks
Crusher	1 Iron Bar, 1 Gear, 1 Forcer, 1 Bolt	Crusher, Ice Crushing, Coal Crushing
Pressing	1 Forcer, 2 Gear, 1 Bearing	Coal Briquette
Water Bidon	3 Ice, 1 Unstable Chemical	Water Bidon
Ram I	1 Iron Bar, 1 Spring, 1 Bolt	Ram I

Phase 12

Technologies	Requirements	Unlocks
Steam Engine	4 Iron Bar, 4 Gear, 2 Forcer, 2 Copper Pipe, 2 Bolt	Steam Engine

Phase 13

Technologies	Requirements	Unlocks
Smelter II	2 Iron Bar, 2 Bolt, 2 Gear, 2 Copper Pipe	Smelter II, Steel Bar
Zinc Extraction	3 Copper Wire, 3 Resin	Zinc will spawn in the void
Brass Casting	3 Copper Bar, 3 Zinc	Brass Bar

Phase 14

Technologies	Requirements	Unlocks
Workbench II	2 Steel Bar, 2 Wood, 2 Brass Bar, 2 Bolt	Workbench II, Sturdy Bolts
Brass Wire	2 Copper Wire, 2 Brass Bar	Brass Wire
Brass Pipe	2 Copper Pipe, 2 Brass Bar	Brass Pipe
Container II	2 Wood, 2 Iron Bar, 2 Bolt	Container II

Container 2 contains six slots and can be renamed after being placed.

Phase 15

Technologies	Requirements	Unlocks
Boiler Upgrade I	3 Steel Bar, 3 Brass Pipe, 3 Gear	+50 Max Steam Capacity for Steam Engine
Ammunation I	4 Leather, 4 Bolt, 4 Copper Wire	Can carry more of all ammo types

Phase 16

Ammunition raises your total ammo count.

Technologies	Requirements	Unlocks
Lab I	2 Brass Bar, 4 Wood, 2 Brass Wire, 2 Sturdy Bolt	Lab II, Sealant
Thickener	2 Unstable Chemical, 2 Zinc, 2 Resin	Thickener
Sturdy Wood	2 Wood, 2 Thickener	Sturdy Wood

Phase 17

Technologies	Requirements	Unlocks
Gatherer’s Station	2 Sturdy Wood, 2 Steel Bar, 1 Brass Wire, 1 Damper	Gatherer’s Station
Damper	1 Steel Bar, 2 Sealant, 1 Spring	Damper
Winch Drive	1 Damper, 2 Sturdy Bolt, 2 Brass Pipe	Increases distance of winch (can be made before having Winch. Winch is unlocked during story)

Rofleemos operate Gatherer’s Station, which is unlocked when you reach a certain gate number. When you reach a specific gate number, you will be able to unlock the Winch and receive the Throwing Rings to use with it.

Phase 18

Technologies	Requirements	Unlocks
Boiler Upgrade II	3 Steel Bar, 3 Brass Wire, 3 Spring	+50 Max Steam Capacity for Steam Engine
Traction I	2 Damper, 2 Gear, 2 Sturdy Bolt	Increases max train length by 1

Phase 19

Technologies	Requirements	Unlocks
Train Armor	2 Steel Bar, 2 Bolt	Train Armor
Max Health I	4 Bandage	Increases max health by 25
Effective Cooling	3 Brass Pipe, 3 Sealant	Reduces water consumption of engines by 25%

Train Armor is a type of train decor that may be unlocked by feeding Rofleemos mushrooms.

Phase 20

Technologies	Requirements	Unlocks
Acid Gathering	2 Sealant, 2 Brass Wire	Acid
Rubber	2 Acid, 2 Resin	Rubber
Sturdy Leather	2 Leather, 2 Grease	Sturdy Leather
Leather Suit II	2 Sturdy Leather, 2 Sturdy Bolt, 2 Brass Wire	Leather Suit II

Acid is gained through combat in arenas placed throughout the track. Leather Suit 2 can carry two armor plates.

Phase 21

Technologies	Requirements	Unlocks
Fertilizer	1 Raw Meat, 1 Organics	Fertilizer
Armory II	Steel Bar 4, Sturdy Wood 4, Brass Bar 4, Rubber 2	Armory II
Ammo Container I	2 Steel Bar, 2 Explosive Powder	Ammo Container I
Explosive Powder	1 Powder, 1 Acid	Explosive Powder

Armory 2 allows you to acquire and use weapon cores, which offer weapons a different alternate fire mode based on the weapon core.

And that is all for our Voidtrain Complete Research Guide! Let us know if you have any questions by leaving a comment in the comments section.

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