The Think Tank

ResearchMax level 20

The academy: you research (unlock) units before you can recruit them. It's also a prerequisite for The Machine.

Requirements

To start building The Think Tank you need:

• Campaign HQ level 5
• The Field Office level 1

Unlocks

Leveling up The Think Tank enables:

• The Motor Pool (from level 5)
• The Machine (from level 10)

How it changes with level

Levels

Cost and time for each level. The time is at the selected Nation's speed and WITHOUT the Campaign HQ (each Campaign HQ level cuts it by roughly another 5%).

Nivel	Costo	Tiempo	Población	Votos	Acumulado
1	220180240	39 s	20	19	19
2	278227303	39 s	23	4	23
3	350286382	7 min 22 s	27	4	27
4	441361481	17 min 43 s	32	6	33
5	555454605	30 min 10 s	37	6	39
6	699572763	44 min 47 s	44	8	47
7	881721961	1 h 2 min	51	10	57
8	1.1109081.211	1 h 22 min	60	11	68
9	1.3981.1441.525	1 h 47 min	70	14	82
10	1.7611.4411.922	2 h 17 min	82	16	98
11	2.2191.8162.421	2 h 53 min	96	20	118
12	2.7962.2883.050	3 h 37 min	112	23	141
13	3.5232.8833.843	4 h 30 min	132	28	169
14	4.4393.6324.843	5 h 35 min	154	34	203
15	5.5934.5766.101	6 h 54 min	180	41	244
16	7.0475.7667.688	8 h 30 min	211	49	293
17	8.8797.2659.686	10 h 26 min	247	58	351
18	11.1889.15412.205	12 h 47 min	289	71	422
19	14.09611.53415.378	15 h 39 min	338	84	506
20	17.76114.53219.376	19 h 7 min	395	101	607

Want to level it up across 60 districts without 60 clicks? The Chief of Staff's Construction Plan builds it on its own, level by level, in every district you assign it to — and the Overview shows you the full level matrix.