Researching

Researching is the base for everything, you want to build something new, you'll have to research it first. some researches takes longer than others, some are repeatable and most of them are prerequisites. There are multiple research categories, the Base Ships Researches unlocks new base ships, the Ships Researches unlocks new ships, the Weapons Researches unlocks new weapons and the Technology Researches do various things, depending on the actual research.