Research Station

Research Station

The Research Station is the heart of Research Cube. It is a GeckoLib-animated block where you load a Drive and Cube, supply items and fluid, and run research jobs that imprint recipe IDs onto the Drive.

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Slot Layout

The Research Station has 10 slots:

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ [0: Drive]  [1: Cube]               │
│                                     │
│ [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]  Cost Slots │
│                                     │
│ [8: Bucket In]  [9: Bucket Out]     │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘

Slot	Index	Accepts	Notes
Drive	0	Metadata Drive	Must match the research tier exactly
Cube	1	Cube	Must be ≥ research tier
Cost 1–6	2–7	Any item	Consumed on Start; refunded on Cancel
Bucket In	8	Filled fluid bucket	Drains into the tank; empty bucket ejects to slot 9
Bucket Out	9	(output only)	Empty bucket after tank filling

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Fluid Tank

• Capacity: 8,000 mB (8 buckets); one fluid type at a time
• Filling: place a filled Research Fluid bucket in slot 8
• Draining: click the Wipe Tank button (fluid is lost, not returned to a bucket)

The fluid required by a research is consumed on Start and refunded on Cancel.

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UI Elements

Element	Description
Research list	Scrollable list of all available research; tier-colored text; lock icon for locked entries
Prerequisite tooltip	Hover a locked entry to see its full prerequisite tree
Active research name	Shown in tier color while researching
Progress bar	Gradient bar filling 0–100%
Fluid gauge	Shows current fluid type and amount in mB
Start button	Active when all requirements are met and no research is running
Stop/Cancel button	Aborts research and refunds items and fluid
Wipe Tank button	Drains the fluid tank

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Research Requirements

Before clicking Start:

1. Drive (slot 0) tier must equal the research tier
2. Cube (slot 1) tier must be ≥ the research tier
3. Cost slots all required items present in correct counts
4. Fluid tank correct fluid type with sufficient amount
5. Prerequisites all required prior research completed

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Research Progress

• Duration is defined per-research as duration (ticks; 20 ticks = 1 s), scaled by researchDurationMultiplier
• An ambient sound loops during research and stops on completion or cancel
• On completion, one recipe ID is chosen from the recipe_pool by weighted random and imprinted onto the Drive
• If the Drive is full, research completes but no recipe is imprinted (logged as a warning)

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Related Pages

• Getting Started step-by-step first research walkthrough
• Research Tiers tier rules and Cube/Drive pairing
• Fluid System how to obtain and fill research fluids
• Drive Crafting Table what to do with the imprinted Drive
• Configuration adjust research duration and cost multipliers