Chillout Main techtree

Gathering stuff is important. Especially in survival games. Since our server has quite some custom resources and components that you need to progress further/e.g. build more advanced blocks and weapons, we prepared this comprehensive guide for you.

## Tech components

Tech components basically represent how advanced you are. They come in several tiers and can be obtained by methods described below. The more advanced tech components you posses the more advanced versions of blocks and more advanced weapons you are able to construct.

### Enhanced Tech

Enhanced tech is the most basic tech component, which provides access to basic weaponry and about 2x more efficient blocks than vanilla. Ratios for various blocks is different based on the block's direct impact on PVP/PVE.

- can be purchased in the admin shop on Central Business Station

- can be purchased from NPC factions on their trade stations and from their trade ships

- can be looted from NPC ships/stations and can be obtained as rewards from certain PVE encounters

- can be crafted at the Tech Assembler in the Barnard's Star system

- can be obtained as a reward for setting up conquest beacons, capturing combat zones or as combat score rewards

- can be obtained as a reward for server voting (see !commands)

- can be obtained as a bonus pack from our donations page

### Advanced Tech

Advanced tech is the mid-range tech component, which provides access to advanced kinetic weaponry and about 3x more efficient blocks than vanilla. Ratios for various blocks is different based on the block's direct impact on PVP/PVE.

- can be purchased in the admin shop on Central Business Station

- can be purchased from NPC factions on their trade stations and from their trade ships

- can be looted from NPC ships/stations and can be obtained as rewards from certain PVE encounters

- can be crafted at the Tech Assembler in the Barnard's Star system

- can be obtained as a reward for setting up conquest beacons, capturing combat zones or as combat score rewards

- can be obtained as a reward for server voting (see !commands)

- can be obtained as a bonus pack from our donations page

### Elite Tech

Elite tech is the top-range tech component, which provides access to all most advanced weapons and about 4x more efficient blocks than vanilla. Ratios for various blocks is different based on the block's direct impact on PVP/PVE.

- can be purchased in the admin shop on Central Business Station

- can be purchased from NPC factions on their trade stations and from their trade ships

- can be looted from NPC ships/stations and can be obtained as rewards from certain PVE encounters

- can be crafted at the Tech Assembler in the Barnard's Star system

- can be obtained as a reward for setting up conquest beacons, capturing combat zones or as combat score rewards

- can be obtained as a reward for server voting (see !commands)

- can be obtained as a bonus pack from our donations page

### Exceptional tech

Exceptional tech is the actual top tier tech component one can find. No weapons or special blocks require this tech to be constructed, but it is used to create about 5x more efficient blocks than vanilla. Ratios for various blocks is different based on the block's direct impact on PVP/PVE.

- can be created by enriching the Elite tech component with Gardinium ingots at the Tech Assembler in the Barnard's Star system

## Special Ores

There are several special ores one has to gather to be able to use/build all that is available to an engineer on Czech Chillout. Each ore is mined with a specific hazard bound to it or they can be found only on certain planet types.

### Gardinium ore

Gardinium ore is used to produce Gardinium ingots, Silicate plates, Dense Silicate plates and Gardinium Fuel Cells. It can be obtained in the Sirius Star System acessible by one of the wormholes in the Proxima Star System. Be careful while mining the ore, it is advised to scout the system before performing any mining operation with a dedicated miner. Gardinium ore is not as dense, therefore it can fill your cargo quite quickly.

### Gardinium ingots

It is not easy to refine Gardinium ore into ingots. Only one such facility is known and that is the Gardinium Refinery located in the large nebula within the Proxima Star System. Facility requires large amounts of power to operate and is a hotspot for PVP activity. Gardinium ingots can be sold at the Central Business Station or used to produce Exceptional Tech components.

### Ravinium ore + Ingots

Ravinium ore is used to produce Dense Silicate plates, Gardinium Fuel Cells and Enriched interfaces. It can be mined at the planet Ravine located in the Barnard's Star System. The planet is almost Earth like, but it is still advised to scout the area beforehand. Ravinium ingots can also fetch a nice price at the NPC trade stations or you can sell them to other players.

### Etherium ore + Sheets

Etherium ore is used to produce Gardinium Fuel Cells and Focusing components. Etherium can be found on planet Erebus located in the Proxima Star System. Etherium is refined into Etherium sheets that are known for retaining electric charge. Therefore useful for coating special shield disrupting ammunition. The sheets can also fetch nice price at the NPC trade stations or when selling them to other players.

### Lavastone + Lavastone Ingots

Lavastone is a special ore that retains thermal energy for long periods of time. It can be refined in any large refinery and the material is used to fabricate field emitters for shield blocks. Lavastone can be found on any "hot" planet, such as Venus for example.

### Crystal Fluid

Crystal Fluid is an exotic form of ice that absorbs heat even after it turns into liqued state. Such material is used to produce efficient cooling components, that are necessary for wide range of blocks that require efficient cooling, such as advanced cruise thrusters, energy weapons etc. This material can be found on most cold planets and frozen moons.

### Helionite

Helionite’s intricate lattice structure and natural properties make it an incredible conduit for energy. When properly harnessed, it can amplify and stabilize energy with a near-zero loss in transmission. This makes it invaluable in the construction of energy-based weaponry, offering unparalleled precision and power. In reactors, Helionite Crystals enable a consistent and potent energy output. Even though Helionite material deposits can be found in all systems containing planets, Sol Star System has the highest frequency of them.

## Other special components

Several other components can be produced from the above materials. Each with it's distinctive purpose.

### Ravinium Enriched interface

This component requires ravinium ingots to produce. It is used to improve targetting of projectile weapons and is required to build advanced projectile weapons.

### Etherium Focusing Component

This component requires etherium sheets to produce. It is used to focus the energy output of a weapon into a tight bolt/beam, therefore required to produce advanced energy weapons.

### Helionite Power Matrix (HPM)

The HPM is a dense, crystalline block, compact yet pulsating with contained energy. It maintains the ethereal hues of the original Helionite crystals, with a luster that suggests a depth of constant, gentle motion. This component is used in advanced energy weapons, advanced power blocks and as a magnetic thrust amplifier.

### Silicate Plate - Dense Silicate Plate

This component is made out of raw gardinium ore, dense variant requires additional ravinium ingots. Silicate plates are needed to produce light/heavy silicate armor.

### Gardinium Fuel Cell

Requires all special resouces, etherium sheets, ravinium ingots and gardinium ore. This fuel cell is produced in bulk and is used to fuel Gardinium Reactors.

### Efficient Cooling Component + Field Emitter

Components made out of the Crystal Fluid and Lavastone.

### Luxury Items

Components designed only to be traded with NPC factions, they take some time to produce.

### Guidance Chips + Predictive Targetting Computer

Components that are required for predictive targetting turrets, such as PD weapons and for guided missiles. They can be obtained from NPC trade stations or trade ships or as encounter rewards/loot.

### Organic Mesh

Organic mesh that is used in most farm type blocks. It allows for plant growth. It can be obtained from NPC trade stations or trade ships or as encounter rewards/loot.

### Quantum Computer

Advanced computer component that is used in most devices requiring fast computations such as advanced energy weapons or jump drives. It can be obtained from NPC trade stations or trade ships or as encounter rewards/loot.

### Large Turret Mount

Component required for large turrets to be constructed. Larger turrets require more mounts. It can be obtained from NPC trade stations or trade ships or as encounter rewards/loot.

### Chillout Tokens

Chillout Tokens are a reward token which allows players to construct special types of blocks, such as Faction Base Blocks, Nanite Facility upgrades and Unfreeze Blocks. Chillout tokens are available as rewards for server voting.