Techtonica Tech Tree Guide | TechRaptor (2024)

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Techtonica Tech Tree Tiers Production Terminal Lima Production Terminal Victor Techtonica Research Cores Tech Tree Power Requirements Scannable Items in Techtonica Where to Find Mining Drill in Techtonica Where to Find Smelter in Techtonica Where to Find Fast Inserter in Techtonica Where to Find Long Inserter in Techtonica Where to Find Toolbelt II in Techtonica Where to Find SuitSpeed II in Techtonica Where to Find M.O.L.E in Techtonica Where to Find Conveyor Belt MKII in Techtonica Where to Find Assembler in Techtonica Where to Find Mole F-55 in Techtonica Where to Find Accumulator in Techtonica Where to Find HVC in Techtonica Where to Find Blue Research Core in Techtonica Where to Find M.O.L.E. Speed II in Techtonica Where to Find Hover Pack in Techtonica Where to Find Filter Inserter in Techtonica Where to Find PackSize II in Techtonica Where to Find Monorail in Techtonica Where to Find Planter in Techtonica Where to Find Thresher in Techtonica Where to Find Beacon in Techtonica Where to Find Water Wheel in Techtonica Where to Find Mining Charge in Techtonica Where to Find CraftSpeed II in Techtonica Where to Find SuitSpeed III in Techtonica Where to Find HP-Flight III in Techtonica Where to Find Accumulation II in Techtonica Where to Find M.O.L.E. Subtract II in Techtonica Where to Find M.O.L.E. F-77 in Techtonica Where to Find CoolDense II in Techtonica Where to Find CraftSpeed III in Techtonica Where to Find PackSize III in Techtonica Where to Find Smelter MKII in Techtonica Where to Find Mining Drill MKII in Techtonica Where to Find CoolDense III in Techtonica Where to Find Accumulation III in Techtonica MoreTechtonicaGuides FAQs

This Techtonica Tech Tree Guide will go over the basics of the game's sprawling tech tree, along with how to unlock new tiers and scan specific items.

You'll unlock a lot of useful buildings as you make your way through each tier, including Shiverthorn Processing and Cooling Systems. It's worth automating your supply lines to make sure you always have all of the required materials needed for unlocked buildings.

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Techtonica Tech Tree Tiers

The tech tree in Techtonica is split into a number of tiers, each of which unlocked at production terminals. The player starts at production terminal Lima, before moving onto terminal Victor after progressing through a few tiers.

Each tier requires a number of materials to be given to the relevant production terminal, with the requirements becoming ever more elaborate as you continue. The requirements for each tier are:

Production Terminal Lima

  • Basic Manufacturing - Available after interacting with Lima terminal for the first time.
  • Basic Science - 15 Copper Ore, 15 Iron Ore
  • Basic Logistics - 20 Iron Ingots, 20 Copper Ingots
  • Electrical Components - 30 Iron Ingots, 30 Copper Ingots, 45 Conveyor Belts, 4 Inserters, 2 Containers

Production Terminal Victor

  • Shiverthorn Processing - 500 Iron Ingot, 500 Copper Ingot
  • Cooling Systems - 2400 Iron Ingot, 2400 Copper Ingot, 180 Plantmatter Frames
  • Atlantum Processing - 900 Iron Ingot, 900 Copper Ingot, 900 Processor Unit, 450 Atlantum Ore

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Techtonica Research Cores

Unlocking a tier will only give you a few new items to work with. The rest must be unlocked using Research Cores. Purple Research Cores become available after unlocking the Basic Science tier, and are used for most upgrades up to the Shiverthorn Processing tier.

Once a core is crafted and placed, it is added to your total at the bottom of the Tech Tree and can then be spent on available upgrades. Note that removing a core from the world will also reduce the amount you can spend too.

Tech Tree Power Requirements

Tech Tree upgrades from Cooling Systems tier onwards will also have a power requirement. Power is stored in Accumulators, which must be built on Power Floors connected to a power source (like Crank Generators).

Your current available power is shown at the bottom left of the Tech Tree. Unlike Research Cores, the power you use to unlock upgrades will not be permanently used up.

Scannable Items in Techtonica

Some items cannot be unlocked with Research Cores until you've scanned enough related fragments in the world. The Scanner is introduced early in the game, letting you scan items.

The items needed to unlock new Tech Tree nodes come in 2 forms:

  • Upgrade Modules - These look like small machines, and unlock upgrades for the player like increased inventory space.
  • Fragments - Ruined versions of buildings. Scanning enough of these will unlock the building in the Tech Tree.

Below is a list of the items you'll need to scan to unlock more parts of the Tech Tree:

Where to Find Mining Drill in Techtonica

The Mining Drill fragments can be found at the start next to production terminal Lima.

Where to Find Smelter in Techtonica

The Smelter fragments can be found at the start next to production terminal Lima.

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Where to Find Fast Inserter in Techtonica

Fast Inserter fragments can be found at the start next to production terminal Lima, near the Mining Drills.

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Where to Find Long Inserter in Techtonica

Long Inserter fragments are lying around on the ground near terminal Victor.

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Where to Find Toolbelt II in Techtonica

Toolbelt II is next to production terminal Lima.

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Where to Find SuitSpeed II in Techtonica

SuitSpeed II is lying on the storage containers at Lima.

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Where to Find M.O.L.E in Techtonica

Inside the base where you find Sparks.

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Where to Find Conveyor Belt MKII in Techtonica

Inside the base where you find Sparks next to the M.O.L.E.

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Where to Find Assembler in Techtonica

Multiple Assembler fragments can be found in the cave housing terminal Victor.

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Where to Find Mole F-55 in Techtonica

This upgrade is lying on the floor right next to Victor.

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Where to Find Accumulator in Techtonica

Accumulator fragments can be found in the cave to the west of Victor. Must dig through the wall.

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Where to Find HVC in Techtonica

A single HVC fragment can be found in the cave to the west of Victor. More are found further west, lying across the river.

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Where to Find Blue Research Core in Techtonica

A Blue Research Core fragment can be found at each of the main discoverable locations. This includes the cave to the west of Victor, and the row of Water Wheel Fragments to the north.

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Where to Find M.O.L.E. Speed II in Techtonica

Found in the cave to the west of Victor. Must dig through the wall.

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Where to Find Hover Pack in Techtonica

Found in the cave to the west of Victor. Must dig through the wall.

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Where to Find Filter Inserter in Techtonica

Found in the cave to the southwest of Victor. Door must be powered with a Crank Generator.

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Where to Find PackSize II in Techtonica

Outside the cave with the unpowered door to the southwest of Victor.

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Where to Find Monorail in Techtonica

Found in the cave to the southwest of Victor. Door must be powered with a Crank Generator.

Where to Find Planter in Techtonica

Found in the cave to the southwest of Victor. Door must be powered with a Crank Generator.

Where to Find Thresher in Techtonica

Found in the cave to the southwest of Victor. Door must be powered with a Crank Generator.

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Where to Find Beacon in Techtonica

Follow the river up from Victor. Near the row of Water Wheels.

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Where to Find Water Wheel in Techtonica

Follow the river up from Victor. Also contains a Blue Research Core nearby.

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Where to Find Mining Charge in Techtonica

Inside the locked building requiring Processor Units, at the top of the cave with the unpowered door.

Where to Find CraftSpeed II in Techtonica

Inside the locked building requiring Processor Units, at the top of the cave with the unpowered door.

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Where to Find SuitSpeed III in Techtonica

East of Victor, next to an abandoned mining elevator.

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Where to Find HP-Flight III in Techtonica

At the bottom of the large waterfall. Fall all the way down, past the buildings suspended above the drop.

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Where to Find Accumulation II in Techtonica

Inside the fallen base to the northeast of Victor.

Where to Find M.O.L.E. Subtract II in Techtonica

Inside the fallen base to the northeast of Victor.

Where to Find M.O.L.E. F-77 in Techtonica

Inside the fallen base to the northeast of Victor.

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Where to Find CoolDense II in Techtonica

Inside the building suspended above the large waterfall.

Where to Find CraftSpeed III in Techtonica

Inside the building suspended above the large waterfall.

Where to Find PackSize III in Techtonica

Inside the building suspended above the large waterfall.

Where to Find Smelter MKII in Techtonica

Inside the building suspended above the large waterfall.

Where to Find Mining Drill MKII in Techtonica

Inside the building suspended above the large waterfall.

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Where to Find CoolDense III in Techtonica

Inside the locked building by the line of Water Wheels. Can enter the building from above without unlocking the door.

Where to Find Accumulation III in Techtonica

Inside the locked building by the line of Water Wheels. Can enter the building from above without unlocking the door.

And that's everything for our Techtonica Tech Tree Guide! We'll update the guide with more information as we progress and more patches are released during Early Access.

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Walkthroughs

  • Starter Guide Walkthrough
  • Shiverthorn Processing Walkthrough
  • Cooling Systems Walkthrough
  • Atlantum Processing Walkthrough

General Guides

  • Tech Tree
  • Automation Guide
  • Building Guide
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FAQs

How to activate mole in techtonica? ›

How do I activate the mole in the tech tree? Make (or find) Purple research cores, place them on the ground. MOLE is in the science tree, I think, hold to unlock.

Where do you find threshers to scan in Techtonica? ›

where do you find threshers to scan? In the warehouse! you'll get a ping for it to unlock it. I assume you have already unlocked the threshers and planters, if not you need to bring a crank generator to the old factory to unlock the thresher, planter I forget where.

How do you make moles appear? ›

UV exposure can also induce these melanocytes to cluster, creating moles. This means that the more your skin is exposed to sunlight or other sources of UV light, the more moles you're likely to have as a result. Certain people are also more likely to develop moles.

How do you use beacons in Techtonica? ›

The beacon is kind of hard to see but it shows up on the compass located underneath the mini map. If you want to save a point of interest, you can make and place a beacon at that location. The beacon will show up on the compass as a tiny icon. The compass is underneath the mini map.

How do you power a hover pack? ›

The Hover Pack must be used within range of a power source. A power source is "attached" to the Hover Pack at about 36 meters measured in a straight line between the source and the pioneer.

How to unlock water wheel techtonica? ›

You can scan water wheels in the river located to the north of Terminal Victor. Once scanned, you can unlock water wheels in the tech tree for 180 purple research points. It requires level 2 of Terminal Victor to be unlocked.

Where is the HVC Reach II Techtonica location? ›

HVC Reach II HDD is located by the HVC cable Fragments near (AS) the Accumulator Substation. Here's a video of every HDD and Tech Fragment that isn't locked behind a door you can get to without needing to repair Victor once.

Where do threshers spawn? ›

Blind and using their amazing sense of smell to find prey, Threshers are hostile crocodilians that spawn in the Starswept Valley, as well in The Depths. Able to fight solo if you know what you're doing. Sometimes spawns as a duo with another Thresher or with the King Thresher as a family of Threshers.

How do you drill atlantum in Techtonica? ›

To mine Atlantum Ore, you start with using Mining Charges to clear the speckled green soil until you reveal the vein. You use the ore to unlock the door at the Research Lab and scan the Mining Drill MKII technology. The door will be Door RD-3215 and will require eighty Atlantum Ore and ten Cooling Systems to open.

How do you get the smelter in Techtonica? ›

It is acquired in the very first part of the game and is used throughout. The Smelter can be crafted with 10 Limestone and 8 Copper Components and takes 3.3333 seconds to craft. It can also be crafted from raw materials and will take 8.666667 seconds to craft.

How do you apply mole scram? ›

Day 1: Apply Pro Mole Scram around the greens starting 2 feet from the edge of the green and continue to apply 30 feet from the green. Water for 20 minutes. This will start the moles moving away from the green. Day 3:Extend the application another 30 feet and water for 20 minutes.

How do you use mole deterrent? ›

Apply a repellent.

Both moles and gophers despise the smell and taste of castor oil, so one excellent way to repel them is with a castor oil-based repellent like Tomcat® Mole & Gopher Repellent Granules or Tomcat® Mole & Gopher Repellent Ready-to-Spray.

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