The Koios is the sixth ship you unlock, it also unlocks the Research Point currency, the Research Center and has a construction cost of 6e250 Cells.
The Koios ranks up by completing Studies.
Koios ship installs:
These are listed in the naming order decided upon in the Discord, if you have any questions about these installs be sure to use the correct number and ship abbreviation (as an example: KOI2).
- The Venn Hypothesis (max 250 levels) - Every level in this upgrade adds a 0.25% increase to cells gained, for each completed Study AND Operation, for each crew member on the ship.
- Unobtanium Drills (max 5 levels) - Every level in this upgrade provides a 0.003% increase to Shards gained, for each study completed, for each crew member on the ship.
- Modification Thesis (max 5 levels) - Every level in this upgrade provides a 2.5% increase to MP gained for each FULLY completed Research, for each crew member on the ship.
- The Study of Threesium (max 5 levels) - Every level in this upgrade provides a 0.5% increase to Mk3 and Mk6 outputs for each level in Researches (a maxed Research counts as 3), for each crew member on the ship.
- The Big Brainium Thesis (max 5 levels) - Every level in this upgrade provides a 0.001% increase to Research Points gained for each Study completed, for each crew member on the ship.
- The Connectivity Thesis (max 10 levels) - Every level in this upgrade provides a 1% increase to MP & Shards gained for each crew member on the ship.
- The Overclocking Thesis (max 10 levels) - Every level in this upgrade provides a 0.1% increase to Mk1, Mk2, Mk3, Mk4, Mk5 & Mk6 outputs for each Study completed, for each crew member on the ship.
- Modified Portable Arcade (max 40 levels) - Every level in this upgrade increases the output of All Generators by 3%, for each crew member on the ship.
- Improved Mk1 Printing Fuel (max 20 levels) - Every level in this upgrade provides a 1% increase to Cells gained, for each Study Completed, for each crew member on the ship.
- Shard Scanning Breakthrough (max 30 levels) - Every level in this upgrade provides a 0.01% increase to Shards gained, for each Study Completed, for each crew member on the ship.
- Robo-Research Assistants (max 50 levels) - Every level in this upgrade provides a 0.02% increase to Research Points gained, for each Study Completed, for each crew member on the ship.
The Koios has 5 stages and can be evolved by acquiring crew. Each evolution has it's own crew limit and cost.
The Koios Evolutions Table below can contain spoilers!
| Stage | Crew Required | Base Evolution Cost | Research Points Gained |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 (base) | 0 | 0 | x1 |
| 1 | 30 | 3.97e556 | x25 |
| 2 | 100 | 9.75e2726 | x900 |
| 3 | 180 | 3.77e7918 | x1.5e7 |
| 4 | 300 | 5.60e21367 | x2.8e30 |
Trivia:
- The Koios ship used to be codenamed: Apollo.