Labs: Protocols
Labs research permanent bonuses over real time and cost coins to start. Times shown are before your Lab Speed bonus. You can run several labs at once with extra lab slots.
Protocol Head Start
| Level | Effect | Time | Cost (coins) | Total time | Total cost (coins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3d 11h | 90m | 3d 11h | 90m |
Protocol Priority List
| Level | Effect | Time | Cost (coins) | Total time | Total cost (coins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1d 9h | 90k | 1d 9h | 90k |
| 2 | 2 | 1d 13h | 162k | 2d 22h | 252k |
| 3 | 3 | 1d 17h | 791k | 4d 16h | 1.04m |
| 4 | 4 | 1d 22h | 4.01m | 6d 14h | 5.06m |
| 5 | 5 | 2d 5h | 14.1m | 8d 20h | 19.2m |
| 6 | 6 | 2d 15h | 38.1m | 11d 11h | 57.2m |
| 7 | 7 | 3d 5h | 86.1m | 14d 17h | 143m |
| 8 | 8 | 4d 3h | 172m | 18d 20h | 315m |
| 9 | 9 | 5d 9h | 313m | 24d 5h | 628m |
| 10 | 10 | 7d 2h | 532m | 31d 8h | 1.16b |
| 11 | 11 | 9d 10h | 854m | 40d 19h | 2.01b |
| 12 | 12 | 12d 12h | 1.31b | 53d 7h | 3.33b |
| 13 | 13 | 16d 10h | 1.94b | 69d 17h | 5.27b |
| 14 | 14 | 21d 9h | 2.78b | 91d 3h | 8.05b |
| 15 | 15 | 27d 13h | 3.88b | 118d 17h | 11.9b |
| 16 | 16 | 35d 2h | 5.29b | 153d 19h | 17.2b |
| 17 | 17 | 44d 5h | 7.08b | 198d 1h | 24.3b |
| 18 | 18 | 55d 2h | 9.3b | 253d 4h | 33.6b |
| 19 | 19 | 68d 0h | 12b | 321d 4h | 45.6b |
| 20 | 20 | 83d 3h | 15.3b | 404d 7h | 61b |
| 21 | 21 | 100d 16h | 19.3b | 505d 0h | 80.3b |
| 22 | 22 | 121d 0h | 24.1b | 626d 0h | 104b |
| 23 | 23 | 144d 6h | 29.7b | 770d 7h | 134b |
| 24 | 24 | 170d 19h | 36.2b | 941d 3h | 170b |
| 25 | 25 | 200d 21h | 43.9b | 1142d 0h | 214b |
| 26 | 26 | 234d 19h | 52.7b | 1376d 20h | 267b |
| 27 | 27 | 17d 9h | 62.9b | 1394d 5h | 330b |
| 28 | 28 | 59d 22h | 74.6b | 1454d 4h | 404b |
| 29 | 29 | 107d 6h | 87.8b | 1561d 10h | 492b |
| 30 | 30 | 159d 18h | 103b | 1721d 5h | 595b |
| 31 | 31 | 217d 18h | 120b | 1939d 0h | 715b |
| 32 | 32 | 26d 3h | 139b | 1965d 4h | 854b |
Ban Protocols
| Level | Effect | Time | Cost (coins) | Total time | Total cost (coins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1d 14h | 9m | 1d 14h | 9m |
| 2 | 2 | 3d 5h | 90m | 4d 20h | 99m |
| 3 | 3 | 6d 11h | 900m | 11d 8h | 999m |
| 4 | 4 | 14d 13h | 13.5b | 25d 22h | 14.5b |
| 5 | 5 | 29d 4h | 90b | 55d 2h | 104b |
| 6 | 6 | 58d 8h | 900b | 113d 10h | 1t |
| 7 | 7 | 116d 15h | 90t | 230d 2h | 91t |
| 8 | 8 | 233d 8h | 900t | 463d 10h | 991t |
First Protocol Choice
| Level | Effect | Time | Cost (coins) | Total time | Total cost (coins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3d 5h | 900m | 3d 5h | 900m |
Refined Trade-Off Protocols
| Level | Effect | Time | Cost (coins) | Total time | Total cost (coins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 17h 29m | 540m | 17h 29m | 540m |
| 2 | 10 | 1d 3h | 630m | 1d 20h | 1.17b |
| 3 | 15 | 1d 13h | 721m | 3d 9h | 1.89b |
| 4 | 20 | 1d 23h | 819m | 5d 9h | 2.71b |
| 5 | 25 | 2d 10h | 945m | 7d 19h | 3.66b |
| 6 | 30 | 2d 22h | 1.13b | 10d 18h | 4.78b |
| 7 | 35 | 3d 12h | 1.44b | 14d 6h | 6.22b |
| 8 | 40 | 4d 4h | 1.98b | 18d 11h | 8.2b |
| 9 | 45 | 4d 23h | 2.91b | 23d 10h | 11.1b |
| 10 | 50 | 5d 22h | 4.43b | 29d 8h | 15.5b |
Protocol Option Quantity
| Level | Effect | Time | Cost (coins) | Total time | Total cost (coins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3d 11h | 180m | 3d 11h | 180m |
| 2 | 2 | 7d 3h | 1.8b | 10d 14h | 1.98b |
Protocol Potency
| Level | Effect | Time | Cost (coins) | Total time | Total cost (coins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1h 9m | 90k | 1h 9m | 90k |
| 2 | 2 | 3h 53m | 252k | 5h 3m | 342k |
| 3 | 3 | 6h 45m | 1.22m | 11h 48m | 1.57m |
| 4 | 4 | 9h 57m | 7.06m | 21h 46m | 8.62m |
| 5 | 5 | 13h 47m | 28.3m | 1d 11h | 36.9m |
| 6 | 6 | 18h 34m | 85.1m | 2d 6h | 122m |
| 7 | 7 | 1d 0h | 211m | 3d 6h | 333m |
| 8 | 8 | 1d 8h | 455m | 4d 15h | 788m |
| 9 | 9 | 1d 18h | 886m | 6d 10h | 1.67b |
| 10 | 10 | 2d 7h | 1.59b | 8d 17h | 3.27b |
| 11 | 11 | 2d 23h | 2.7b | 11d 16h | 5.97b |
| 12 | 12 | 3d 19h | 4.35b | 15d 12h | 10.3b |
| 13 | 13 | 4d 19h | 6.72b | 20d 7h | 17b |
| 14 | 14 | 6d 0h | 10b | 26d 7h | 27.1b |
| 15 | 15 | 7d 11h | 14.5b | 33d 18h | 41.6b |
| 16 | 16 | 9d 3h | 20.5b | 42d 22h | 62.1b |
| 17 | 17 | 11d 3h | 28.3b | 54d 2h | 90.4b |
| 18 | 18 | 13d 11h | 38.3b | 67d 13h | 129b |
| 19 | 19 | 16d 2h | 51b | 83d 16h | 180b |
| 20 | 20 | 19d 3h | 66.9b | 102d 20h | 247b |
| 21 | 21 | 22d 14h | 86.4b | 125d 10h | 333b |
| 22 | 22 | 26d 11h | 110b | 151d 22h | 443b |
| 23 | 23 | 30d 20h | 139b | 182d 19h | 582b |
| 24 | 24 | 35d 17h | 174b | 218d 13h | 756b |
| 25 | 25 | 41d 4h | 215b | 259d 17h | 971b |
Unlock Protocols
| Level | Effect | Time | Cost (coins) | Total time | Total cost (coins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2d 10h | 1.35m | 2d 10h | 1.35m |
Protocol Wave Gap
| Level | Effect | Time | Cost (coins) | Total time | Total cost (coins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | -0.02 | 1h 9m | 90k | 1h 9m | 90k |
| 2 | -0.04 | 3h 30m | 198k | 4h 40m | 288k |
| 3 | -0.06 | 5h 59m | 846k | 10h 39m | 1.13m |
| 4 | -0.08 | 8h 47m | 4.73m | 19h 26m | 5.87m |
| 5 | -0.1 | 12h 14m | 18.9m | 1d 7h | 24.8m |
| 6 | -0.12 | 16h 38m | 56.8m | 2d 0h | 81.5m |
| 7 | -0.14 | 22h 21m | 141m | 2d 22h | 222m |
| 8 | -0.16 | 1d 5h | 303m | 4d 4h | 525m |
| 9 | -0.18 | 1d 15h | 591m | 5d 20h | 1.12b |
| 10 | -0.2 | 2d 3h | 1.06b | 7d 23h | 2.18b |
| 11 | -0.22 | 2d 19h | 1.8b | 10d 19h | 3.98b |
| 12 | -0.24 | 3d 14h | 2.9b | 14d 10h | 6.88b |
| 13 | -0.26 | 4d 14h | 4.48b | 19d 1h | 11.4b |
| 14 | -0.28 | 5d 19h | 6.69b | 24d 20h | 18b |
| 15 | -0.3 | 7d 5h | 9.68b | 32d 1h | 27.7b |
| 16 | -0.32 | 8d 22h | 13.7b | 41d 0h | 41.4b |
| 17 | -0.34 | 10d 21h | 18.9b | 51d 21h | 60.3b |
| 18 | -0.36 | 13d 4h | 25.6b | 65d 2h | 85.8b |
| 19 | -0.38 | 15d 19h | 34b | 80d 22h | 120b |
| 20 | -0.4 | 18d 20h | 44.6b | 99d 18h | 164b |
| 21 | -0.42 | 22d 6h | 57.6b | 122d 1h | 222b |
| 22 | -0.44 | 26d 3h | 73.5b | 148d 5h | 296b |
| 23 | -0.46 | 30d 12h | 92.8b | 178d 17h | 388b |
| 24 | -0.48 | 35d 9h | 116b | 214d 2h | 504b |
| 25 | -0.5 | 40d 18h | 143b | 254d 21h | 647b |
| 26 | -0.52 | 46d 18h | 176b | 301d 16h | 823b |
| 27 | -0.54 | 53d 9h | 214b | 355d 1h | 1.04t |
| 28 | -0.56 | 60d 16h | 258b | 415d 18h | 1.3t |
| 29 | -0.58 | 68d 15h | 310b | 484d 9h | 1.61t |
| 30 | -0.6 | 77d 8h | 369b | 561d 18h | 1.97t |
| 31 | -0.62 | 86d 20h | 437b | 648d 14h | 2.41t |
| 32 | -0.64 | 97d 3h | 515b | 745d 17h | 2.93t |
| 33 | -0.66 | 108d 6h | 604b | 854d 0h | 3.53t |
| 34 | -0.68 | 120d 8h | 704b | 974d 8h | 4.24t |
| 35 | -0.7 | 133d 7h | 818b | 1107d 16h | 5.05t |
| 36 | -0.72 | 147d 7h | 945b | 1254d 23h | 6t |
| 37 | -0.74 | 162d 7h | 1.09t | 1417d 6h | 7.09t |
| 38 | -0.76 | 178d 9h | 1.25t | 1595d 16h | 8.34t |
| 39 | -0.78 | 195d 13h | 1.42t | 1791d 5h | 9.76t |
| 40 | -0.8 | 213d 22h | 1.62t | 2005d 4h | 11.4t |
| 41 | -0.82 | 233d 11h | 1.84t | 2238d 16h | 13.2t |
| 42 | -0.84 | 254d 7h | 2.09t | 2492d 23h | 15.3t |
| 43 | -0.86 | 276d 10h | 2.35t | 2769d 10h | 17.7t |
| 44 | -0.88 | 299d 21h | 2.65t | 3069d 7h | 20.3t |
| 45 | -0.9 | 324d 18h | 2.97t | 3394d 2h | 23.3t |
| 46 | -0.92 | 351d 2h | 3.32t | 3745d 5h | 26.6t |
| 47 | -0.94 | 378d 22h | 3.71t | 4124d 3h | 30.3t |
| 48 | -0.96 | 408d 6h | 4.13t | 4532d 10h | 34.4t |
| 49 | -0.98 | 439d 6h | 4.59t | 4971d 16h | 39t |
| 50 | -1 | 471d 20h | 5.08t | 5443d 12h | 44.1t |
| 51 | -1.02 | 506d 4h | 5.63t | 5949d 17h | 49.7t |
| 52 | -1.04 | 542d 6h | 6.21t | 6491d 23h | 55.9t |
| 53 | -1.06 | 580d 3h | 6.84t | 7072d 2h | 62.8t |
| 54 | -1.08 | 619d 21h | 7.52t | 7692d 0h | 70.3t |
| 55 | -1.1 | 661d 12h | 8.26t | 8353d 12h | 78.6t |
| 56 | -1.12 | 705d 3h | 9.06t | 9058d 16h | 87.6t |
| 57 | -1.14 | 750d 19h | 9.91t | 9809d 12h | 97.5t |
| 58 | -1.16 | 798d 12h | 10.8t | 10608d 1h | 108t |
| 59 | -1.18 | 848d 9h | 11.8t | 11456d 10h | 120t |
| 60 | -1.2 | 900d 10h | 12.9t | 12356d 21h | 133t |
| 61 | -1.22 | 954d 18h | 14t | 13311d 15h | 147t |
| 62 | -1.24 | 1011d 8h | 15.2t | 14323d 0h | 162t |
| 63 | -1.26 | 1070d 8h | 16.5t | 15393d 9h | 179t |
| 64 | -1.28 | 1131d 17h | 17.9t | 16525d 3h | 197t |
| 65 | -1.3 | 1195d 15h | 19.3t | 17720d 18h | 216t |
| 66 | -1.32 | 1262d 1h | 20.9t | 18982d 19h | 237t |
| 67 | -1.34 | 1331d 1h | 22.5t | 20313d 21h | 259t |
| 68 | -1.36 | 1402d 18h | 24.3t | 21716d 15h | 284t |
| 69 | -1.38 | 1477d 3h | 26.2t | 23193d 18h | 310t |
| 70 | -1.4 | 1554d 8h | 28.2t | 24748d 3h | 338t |
| 71 | -1.42 | 1634d 8h | 30.2t | 26382d 11h | 368t |
| 72 | -1.44 | 1717d 7h | 32.5t | 28099d 19h | 401t |
| 73 | -1.46 | 1803d 5h | 34.8t | 29903d 0h | 436t |
| 74 | -1.48 | 1892d 3h | 37.3t | 31795d 4h | 473t |
| 75 | -1.5 | 1984d 4h | 39.9t | 33779d 8h | 513t |
| 76 | -1.52 | 2079d 8h | 42.7t | 35858d 17h | 556t |
| 77 | -1.54 | 2177d 18h | 45.6t | 38036d 12h | 601t |
| 78 | -1.56 | 2279d 11h | 48.7t | 40316d 0h | 650t |
| 79 | -1.58 | 2384d 13h | 52t | 42700d 13h | 702t |
| 80 | -1.6 | 2493d 0h | 55.4t | 45193d 13h | 757t |
| 81 | -1.62 | 2604d 23h | 59t | 47798d 13h | 816t |
| 82 | -1.64 | 2720d 11h | 62.8t | 50519d 0h | 879t |
| 83 | -1.66 | 2839d 14h | 66.7t | 53358d 15h | 946t |
| 84 | -1.68 | 2962d 10h | 70.9t | 56321d 1h | 1.02aa |
| 85 | -1.7 | 3088d 23h | 75.3t | 59410d 1h | 1.09aa |
| 86 | -1.72 | 3219d 8h | 79.9t | 62629d 10h | 1.17aa |
| 87 | -1.74 | 3353d 15h | 84.7t | 65983d 1h | 1.26aa |
| 88 | -1.76 | 3491d 21h | 89.7t | 69474d 22h | 1.35aa |
| 89 | -1.78 | 3634d 3h | 95t | 73109d 2h | 1.44aa |
| 90 | -1.8 | 3780d 11h | 101t | 76889d 13h | 1.54aa |
| 91 | -1.82 | 3931d 0h | 106t | 80820d 14h | 1.65aa |
| 92 | -1.84 | 4085d 18h | 112t | 84906d 8h | 1.76aa |
| 93 | -1.86 | 4244d 20h | 119t | 89151d 4h | 1.88aa |
| 94 | -1.88 | 4408d 6h | 125t | 93559d 11h | 2aa |
| 95 | -1.9 | 4576d 4h | 132t | 98135d 15h | 2.14aa |
| 96 | -1.92 | 4748d 14h | 139t | 102884d 5h | 2.28aa |
| 97 | -1.94 | 4925d 14h | 147t | 107809d 20h | 2.42aa |
| 98 | -1.96 | 5107d 6h | 155t | 112917d 3h | 2.58aa |
| 99 | -1.98 | 5293d 16h | 163t | 118210d 20h | 2.74aa |
| 100 | -2 | 5484d 22h | 171t | 123695d 18h | 2.91aa |
Generated from game v0.3.87 on 2026-11-04