Tech Tree

Research unlocks recipes, crafting buildings, and gathering options. 17 nodes in total. Tribal techs (Saltmaking, Coconut Charcoal, Gold Panning, weapon-making) are restricted to specific tribes; everything else is universal.

0 Tier 0 · Foundational 4 techs

Leather

Basic crafting tech. Unlocks leather production from food.

Research time 20s
Cost
10 Food
Unlocks recipes
Leather

Woodcutting

Enables gathering of wood on forest land.

Research time 20s
Cost
100 Food
Unlocks recipes
Guava Leaves

Saltmaking

Sugboanon

Enables crafting of salt.

Research time 2m
Cost
2,000 Food 1,000 Wood 500 Mineral
Unlocks recipes
Salt Inasal

Coconut Charcoal

Tausug

Enables crafting of coconut charcoal for advanced smelting.

Research time 2m
Cost
2,000 Wood 1,000 Food 500 Mineral
Unlocks recipes
Coconut Charcoal Tiula Itum

1 Tier 1 · Basic Crafting 3 techs

Tent

Unlocks tent crafting for building shelters.

Research time 25s
Cost
10 Food 5 Wood
Requires Leather
Unlocks recipes
Tent

Lumber

Processes wood into beams and planks.

Research time 20s
Cost
10 Food 5 Wood
Requires Woodcutting
Unlocks recipes
Lumber

Woodworking

Enables crafting of wooden tools.

Research time 30s
Cost
200 Food 400 Wood
Requires Woodcutting

2 Tier 2 · Advanced Crafting 2 techs

Stick

Cuts wood into sticks for tool handles.

Research time 20s
Cost
10 Food 5 Wood
Requires Lumber
Unlocks recipes
Sticks

Wooden Tools

Enables crafting of advanced wooden implements.

Research time 40s
Cost
100 Food 200 Wood
Requires Woodworking
Unlocks recipes
Stone Axe

3 Tier 3 · Specialised 3 techs

Mining

Enables gathering of minerals near mineable land.

Research time 50s
Cost
10 Food 5 Wood
Requires Wooden Tools

Spear Making

Sugboanon

Enables crafting of spears.

Research time 2m
Cost
300 Food 500 Wood 500 Mineral
Requires Wooden Tools
Unlocks recipes
Spear Steel Spear

4 Tier 4 2 techs

Smelting

Enables smelting of minerals into iron nuggets.

Research time 5m
Cost
2,500 Mineral
Requires Mining
Unlocks recipes
Iron Nugget

Gold Panning

Taga-Ilog

Enables discovery of gold from minerals.

Research time 2m
Cost
500 Wood 1,000 Food 2,000 Mineral
Requires Mining
Unlocks recipes
Gold Dust Gold Coin

5 Tier 5 3 techs

Sword Making

Taga-Ilog Tausug

Enables crafting of swords.

Research time 2m
Cost
300 Food 500 Wood 500 Mineral
Requires Wooden ToolsSmelting
Unlocks recipes
Sword Steel Sword

Gun Smithing

Taga-Ilog Tausug

Enables crafting of muskets.

Research time 2m
Cost
300 Food 500 Wood 500 Mineral
Requires Wooden ToolsSmelting
Unlocks recipes
Gun Steel Gun