Project Station: research and upgrade costs
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Project Station Lv.2 comes from the Anadromous Odyssey bundle at the Central Lake Research Station. Lv.3 is needed during Keeping the Lights On for Repair Kits and hydroponic repairs. Materials alone do not replace a missing recipe unlock.
Upgrade costs
| Upgrade | Materials | Energy |
|---|---|---|
| Lv.2 | 3 Copper Scraps, 5 Screws, 5 Scrap Wire | 7 |
| Lv.3 | 5 Electronic Scraps, 2 Rusted Metal, 10 Scrap Wire | 10 |
The base station uses 5 Screws, 5 Scrap Wood and 5 Metal Scraps. Keep that construction separate from the two upgrade payments; upgrading an existing station does not require rebuilding it.
Open level 2
Complete Anadromous Odyssey with Allis Shad, Atlantic Salmon, Atlantic Sturgeon and Rainbow Trout. These are Hanging Gardens catches. The fishing and repopulation guide distinguishes their pools from the cave and Overgrowth fish used by other bundles.
A station upgrade and a recipe unlock solve different restrictions. For example, the Hammer Lv.2 needs Project Station Lv.2 and its own Heavy-Weight Titans research reward.
Prepare for Gridfall
Keeping the Lights On asks for a station upgrade before two Repair Kits. Reserve the Lv.3 materials first, then collect the kits’ separate ingredients. A full battery must hold the energy required for the action you are attempting; several smaller stored charges are not the same as one larger carrying capacity.
Use the crafting planner for direct recipe totals and Gridfall repair route for the quest order. Patch #2 also puts the Seed Maker at Project Station Lv.3, so older level 2 instructions no longer meet its station gate.
