Research and building permits: what each unlocks

Research unlocks recipes and equipment. Building Permits raise the number of objects you may place in a category. Having a recipe for another station does not automatically increase its placement limit.

Early island limits

Category	Starting allowance	First paid tier	Next tier
Garden Beds	One	Two for 25 Dew	Three for another 500 Dew
Energy Stations	One	Two for 125 Dew	Three for another 1,000 Dew
Processing Stations	One	Two for 300 Dew	Four for another 2,500 Dew
Tree Plots	Two	Three for 500 Dew	Four for another 2,500 Dew
Hydrofarms	One	Two for 2,500 Dew	Three for another 5,000 Dew and ten Bloom

These are tier purchase prices, not cumulative totals. Starting with the free Garden Bed and Energy Station allowances, 150 Dew buys permission for one extra bed and one extra energy station: 25 plus 125. Building the objects still needs their crafting materials.

If you have already bought the two-bed tier, permission for three beds costs the next 500 Dew. The original 25-Dew payment does not cover that tier.

Research rewards to target

Goal	Research route
Project Station Lv.2	Anadromous Odyssey, Central Lake
Refining Station Lv.2	Complete the first Central Lake research page
Hammer Lv.2	Heavy-Weight Titans, Central Lake
Pruners Lv.2	Murky Waters, Central Lake
Drip Irrigator	Complete the Community Farms research page
Seed Maker	Toy Friends, Museum

A bundle reward supplies the recipe or equipment specified by that bundle. Page-completion rewards require finishing the whole page, so one completed fish set does not award every item on that page.

Current Community Farms bundle

Patch #2 replaces pineapple with berries in one Community Farms research bundle and increases its berry, cinnamon and cumin quantities. Use the current station’s request list before planting a batch specifically for that bundle. A launch-week list still asking for pineapple is outdated for the patched game.

The timed Community Farm activity has its own score and rewards. Finishing a round does not stand in for handing the requested research materials to the station.

Equipment, recipes and capacity

For Bioluminescent Ivy, you need the actual Pruners Lv.2 tool, not only its recipe. After claiming Murky Waters, craft the upgrade at the required Project Station level. The ivy guide lists the materials.

For extra power generation, the Energy Stations permit raises the number of generators on your island. The battery upgrade raises what you can carry between refills. These solve different limits.