Research (Lord of Ultima)

The following information is taken from the The Great Libraries of Caledonia:

Purified Resources

Research requires gold and purified resources. Purified resources are held across all cities, like gold, but cannot be plundered.

Purified resources can also be gained as a combat reward.

Creating purified resources requires a Moonglow Tower Level 10. A single purified resource can be created by converting 1,000 standard resources.

	Runestone	By converting 1000 stone, a Runestone can be created, which are then used to research building and siege weapon improvements.
	Darkwood	By converting 1000 wood, Darkwood can be created, which then is used in researching combat ability and unit movement.
	Veritium	By converting 1000 iron, Veritium can be created. Research using Veritium can improve unit production and combat ability.
	Trueseed	By converting 1000 food, a Trueseed can be created. Trueseed is used to research magic and transportation.

Purified resources are used for research and increasing player titles.

Research

Gold and purified resources are used in research, which increase the abilities of units. For each level of research, the purified resources you need triples (i.e., Infantry: Travel Speed level 1 costs 500 Trueseed; level 2 costs 1,500 Trueseed). The maximum benefit of research (except title advancement) is a 100% bonus.

Research	Benefit	Base Resources	Bonus
Title Advancement
Title Advancement	For each level and title you advance, you will be able to appoint an additional baron to control one more city. Additionally, you will gain mana quicker as soon as you reach a new title.	Darkwood: 50, Runestone: 50, Veritium: 50, Trueseed: 50, Gold: 40,000	1 level
Magic Powers
Player Mana Gain	You gain mana faster, enabling you to use more artifacts in the same time frame.	Trueseed: 500	+1%
Player Moonstone Gain	You gain Moonstones faster, enabling you to send more troops through Moongates in the same time frame.	Trueseed: 1,000	+3%
City Build-up
Construction Speed Bonus	All your cities are able to build buildings and fortifications faster. The bonus will be added to each city's construction speed.	Runestone: 1,000	+10%
City Defense
Fortifications: Durability	All your fortifications are more difficult to destroy. Enemy siege engines will need to deliver more damage to inflict the same amount of damage to your fortifications as before.	Runestone: 500	+1%
Buildings: Durability	All your buildings are more difficult to destroy. Enemy siege engines will need to deliver more damage to inflict the same amount of damage to your buildings as before.	Runestone: 500	+1%
Trade Transport Speed
Merchant Ships: Travel Speed	The travel speed of all your Merchant ships is increased. The bonus will impact each new Merchant ship transport of any type.	Trueseed: 300	+1%
Carts: Travel Speed	The travel speed of all your Carts is increased. The bonus will impact each new Cart transport of any type.	Trueseed: 200	+1%
City Capture
Baron: City Capture Bonus	This ability will increase the amount of claim power your Baron gains, e.g. your baron can gain up to 10/2% per wave on bonus level 1, but the decimal place gets rounded. The higher the decimal place, the higher chance hat it gets rounded up. On the highest level your Baron can gain up to 20% per wave. If your Baron loses claim power the bonus has no effect.	Gold: 1,000,000	+2%
Unit Recruitment Speed
Frigate: Production Speed	All your cities increase their production speed for Frigates. The production speed bonus will be active in each of your cities where you have a Shipyard.	Veritium: 300	+20%
War Galleon: Production Speed	All your cities increase their production speed for War Galleons. The production speed bonus will be active in each of your cities where you have a Shipyard.	Veritium: 400	+20%
Sloop: Production Speed	All your cities increase their production speed for Sloops. The production speed bonus will be active in each of your cities where you have a Shipyard.	Veritium: 200	+20%
Baron: Production Speed	All your cities increase their production speed for Frigates. The production speed bonus will be active in each of your cities where you have a Trinsic Temple.	Gold: 100,000	+20%
Unit Travel Speed
Infantry: Travel Speed	The travel speed of all your infantry units is increased for any command type. This includes Berserkers, Mages, Rangers, Guardians and Templars. Mixed armies of course still move at the speed of the slowest unit.	Trueseed: 500	+1%
Scouts: Travel Speed	The travel speed of all your Scouts is increased for any command type. Mixed armies of course still move at the speed of the slowest unit.	Trueseed: 300	+1%
Cavalry: Travel Speed	The travel speed of all your cavalry units is increased for any command type. This includes Knights, Warlocks, Crossbowmen and Paladins. Mixed armies of course still move at the speed of the slowest unit.	Trueseed: 500	+1%
Siege Engines: Travel Speed	The travel speed of all your siege engines is increased for any command type. This includes Rams, Catapults and Ballistae. Mixed armies of course still move at the speed of the slowest unit.	Trueseed: 500	+1%
Ships: Travel Speed	The travel speed of all your Ships is increased for any command type. This includes Sloops, Frigates and War Galleons.	Trueseed: 500	+1%
Baron: Travel Speed	The travel speed of all your Barons is increased for any command type. Mixed armies of course still move at the speed of the slowest unit.	Gold: 200,000	+1%
Unit Combat Strength
City Guard: Combat Strength	The defense values for all your City Guards are increased.	Darkwood: 200	+1%
Berserker: Combat Strength	The attack and defense values for all your Berserkers are increased.	Veritium: 400	+1%
Mage: Combat Strength	The attack and defense values for all your Mages are increased.	Veritium: 300	+1%
Ranger: Combat Strength	The attack and defense values for all your Rangers are increased.	Darkwood: 200	+1%
Guardian: Combat Strength	The attack and defense values for all your Guardians are increased.	Veritium: 200	+1%
Templar: Combat Strength	The attack and defense values for all your Templars are increased.	Veritium: 200	+1%
Scout: Combat Strength	The attack and defense values for all your Scouts are increased. Since Scout combat values are almost irrelevant for normal combat, this primarily matters if Scouts fight other Scouts while trying to scout or defend against scouting.	Gold: 100,000	+1%
Knight: Combat Strength	The attack and defense values for all your Knights are increased.	Veritium: 400	+1%
Warlock: Combat Strength	The attack and defense values for all your Warlocks are increased.	Veritium: 300	+1%
Crossbow: Combat Strength	The attack and defense values for all your Crossbowmen are increased.	Darkwood: 300	+1%
Paladin: Combat Strength	The attack and defense values for all your Paladins are increased.	Veritium: 300	+1%
Ram: Combat Strength	The attack and defense values for all your Rams are increased. The amount of damage dealt to fortifications is also increased.	Darkwood: 300	+1%
Catapult: Combat Strength	The attack and defense values for all your Catapults are increased. The amount of damage dealt to buildings is also increased.	Runewood: 400	+1%
Ballista: Combat Strength	The attack and defense values for all your Ballistae are increased.	Veritium: 400	+1%
Frigate: Combat Strength	The attack and defense values for all your Frigates are increased.	Darkwood: 300	+1%
War Galleon: Combat Strength	The attack and defense values for all your War Galleons are increased. The amount of damage dealt to fortifications and buildings is also increased.	Darkwood: 300	+1%
Sloop: Combat Strength	The attack and defense values for all your Sloops are increased.	Darkwood: 300	+1%