COT
unlocking + tutorial
special research
-general
-zarosian
--kharid-et
--senntisten
-zamorakian
-saradominist
-armadylean
-bandosian
-dragonkin
Achievements


Upon attaining Assistant qualification, members can conduct Archaeology field research. This is done at the exam center (the SouthEast building on the Archaeology Campus).

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Once you have entered the building, start the tutorial by clicking on the research notes. [[tutorial walkthrough, including images for the researcher and different researches interfaces]]

To simplify, you should know that research missions come in two variants: general research, and special research. Special research missions have level requirements and are unlocked when studying things in dig sites or when certain conditions are met. Some mysteries require the completion of research and vice versa. All research missions have two main attributes: a duration and a chronote cost. These values can be changed by the people you have in your research team. The achievments that track how much time you have had research teams out tracks the base duration of your research missions and thus will treat a 24 hour research mission as 24 hours even if your research team's speed value reduced that duration to 23 hours.

Special research missions generally take 40 minutes with two exceptions. The research mission done in the research tutorial (Mysterious Monolith: Existence) displays a wait time of 30 minutes but will complete more or less instantly. The Incomplete Portal Network I lasts 20 minutes.

General research missions are a bit more flexible. You choose how long you want the research mission to take when you assign it: 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, or 24 hours. The amount of chronotes the mission will cost and the experience that you will be awarded upon completion scales with your level.

General research

You can use the following calculator to find out how much base experience a general research mission will award and how many chronotes with will cost. These numbers are further modified by any cost or experience multipliers granted by the members of your research team.

Click here to calculate the chronote cost and your base experience gained.



Researchers

Researcher	Requirements & How to Unlock	Cost Modifier	Speed Modifier	Additional Benefit(s)
Interns (Require Assistant qualification)
Dorian	Unlocked by giving him an Opulent wine goblet	+0%	+1%
Eduardo	Unlocked by giving him a Ceremonial unicorn ornament	+0%	+1%
Jimmy		+0%	+0%
Katarina	Unlocked by giving her a Zarosian training dummy	+0%	+1%
Scarlet		+1%	+1%
Assistants (Require Associate qualification)
Alpheus	Unlocked by showing him and Eliza a completed totem	+3%	+2%
Eliza	Unlocked by showing her and Alpheus a completed totem	+3%	+2%
Associates (Require Professor qualification)
Drew		+6%	+4%
Easty		+6%	+4%
Helen		+6%	+4%
Professors (Require Guildmaster qualification)
Anna Jones	Unlocked by completing What Lies Below	+9%	+6%
Asgarnia Smith	Unlocked by giving him an Ourg megahitter after completing Desert Treasure	+9%	+6%	Increases the amount of materials found.
Elissa Giovanni	Unlocked by giving her a Golem instruction after completing The Golem	+9%	+6%	Increased chance of discovering artefacts.
Simon Templeton		+9%	+6%
Consultants (Require the completion of all of their digsite mysteries)
Dr Nabanik	Complete all Kharid-et Dig Site Mysteries	+12%	+8%	Guarantees the dicovery of at least one artefact on research missions lasting two hours or longer.
Gee'ka	Complete all Stormguard Citadel Dig Site Mysteries	+12%	+6%	Increases Archaeology experience gained from research missions by 10%.
Movario	Complete all Infernal Source Dig Site Mysteries	+12%	+8%	Greatly increases the amount of materials found on research missions.
Mr Morduat	Complete all Orthen Dig Site Mysteries	+12%	+8%	Gives a chance to obtain a tetracompass piece from research missions equal to the number of hours of the missions divided by 24.
Vanescula	Complete all Everlight Dig Site Mysteries	+12%	+12%	Significantly decreases how long research missions take to complete.
Zanik	Complete all Warforge Dig Site Mysteries	+0%	+8%

Special Research

General
Research	Requirements	What to Study	Chronote cost	XP Reward	Additional Rewards
Mysterious Monolith: Existence	40 Archaeology	N/a; Just meet Requirements	0	1,000	Increases Monolith energy capacity by 100
Mysterious Monolith: Architecture	70 Archaeology and Associate qualification	N/a; Just meet Requirements	175	5,000	Increases Monolith energy capacity by 150
Mysterious Monolith: Symbology	90 Archaeology and Professor qualification	N/a; Just meet Requirements	225	11,666	Increases Monolith energy capacity by 100
Philosophy	99 Archaeology and purchase an Energised meteorite shard from Ezreal	N/a; Just meet Requirements	245	0	Allows you to create the Mattock of Time and Space
Writing of the Walls: Kharid-et	99 Archaeology and Guildmaster qualification	Study the writing on the wall within the Kharid-et Dig Site while wearing the	245	18,750	Progress on "Writings on the Walls" mystery
Writing of the Walls: Infernal Source	99 Archaeology and Guildmaster qualification	Study the writing on the wall within the Infernal Source Dig Site while wearing the	245	18,750	Progress on "Writings on the Walls" mystery
Writing of the Walls: Everlight	99 Archaeology and Guildmaster qualification	Study the writing on the wall within the Everlight Dig Site while wearing the	245	18,750	Progress on "Writings on the Walls" mystery
Writing of the Walls: Stormguard Citadel	99 Archaeology and Guildmaster qualification	Study the writing on the wall within the Stormguard Citadel Dig Site while wearing the	245	18,750	Progress on "Writings on the Walls" mystery
Writing of the Walls: Warforge	99 Archaeology and Guildmaster qualification	Study the writing on the wall within the Warforge Dig Site while wearing the	245	18,750	Progress on "Writings on the Walls" mystery
Zarosian Research
Kharid-et Dig Site
Research	Requirements	Study	Chronote cost	XP Reward	Additional Rewards
Demon Door	40 Archaeology	Study the .	133	1,333	Legionary gladius (damaged) and 10 Pylon batteries
Proving Grounds	40 Archaeology	Study the .	133	1,333	Zarosian training dummy (damaged)
Cell, a Door	47 Archaeology	Study the .	153	2,033	Legatus pendant (damaged)
Lockdown	58 Archaeology	Study the .	193	3,111	Pontifex signet ring (damaged)
Requiescat in Pace	86 Archaeology	Study the .	286	13,333	Necromantic focus (damaged)
Where There's Smoke...	100 Archaeology	Study the .	333	26,666	'Smoke Cloud' spell scroll (damaged)
Shadow Play	107 Archaeology	Study the .	353	38,571	'Animate Dead' spell scroll (damaged)
Senntisten Dig Site
Research	Requirements	Study	Chronote cost	XP Reward	Additional Rewards
The Hidden Chamber	60 Archaeology	Study the .	296	3,333	Funerary urn of shadow (damaged)
Prime Real Estate	63 Archaeology	Study the .	304	4,333	Funerary urn of ice (damaged)
Complete the Pattern, Solve the Puzzle	63 Archaeology	Study the .	304	4,333	The Message in the Box
Are You Not Entertained?	66 Archaeology	Study the .	325	5,333	Funerary urn of blood (damaged)
Crossing That Bridge	67 Archaeology	Study the .	325	5,666	Funerary urn of smoke (damaged)
Infernal Source Dig Site
Research	Requirements	Study	Chronote cost	XP Reward	Additional Rewards
Starry Eyed	40 Archaeology	Study the .	133	1,333	Opulent wine goblet (damaged)
Abandon All Hope	40 Archaeology	Study the .	133	1,333	Imp mask (damaged)
The Dark Underbelly	40 Archaeology	Study the .	133	1,333	Ritual dagger (damaged)
Deeper and Down	68 Archaeology	Study the .	226	6,000	Spiked dog collar (damaged)
Who Dis?	68 Archaeology	Study the .	226	6,000	Chaos star (damaged)
Hell Mouths	98 Archaeology	Study the .	326	23,809	Hellfire katar (damaged)
Everlight Dig Site
Research	Requirements	Study	Chronote cost	XP Reward	Additional Rewards
Lions and Unicorns and Centaurs, Oh My!	42Archaeology	Study the .	140	1,533	Hallowed lantern (damaged)
Ode to a Midsummer Morning	51 Archaeology	Study the .	166	2,433	Everlight harp (damaged)
Stadio Ga Ga	69 Archaeology	Study the .	226	6,333	Dominion torch (damaged)
Home, Sweet Home	72 Archaeology	Study the .	240	7,333	Kantharos cup (damaged)
Like Clockwork	84 Archaeology	Study the .	280	12,222	Dominarian device (damaged)
Ground of the Polis	92 Archaeology	Study the .	306	16,666	Rod of Asclepius (damaged)
Battle of Optimatoi	105 Archaeology	Study the .	346	35,000	'Hallowed Be the Everlight' painting (damaged)
Stormguard Citadel Dig Site
Research	Requirements	Study	Chronote cost	XP Reward	Additional Rewards
Ikovian Tragedy	70 Archaeology	Study the .	233	6,666	Ikovian gerege (damaged)
Deer-ly Departed	81 Archaeology	Study the .	266	10,555	Aviansie dreamcoat (damaged)
Night and Day	95 Archaeology	Study the .	313	20,238	Stormguard gerege (damaged)
Back to the Drawing Board	95 Archaeology	Study the .	313	20,328	Prototype godsword (damaged) and 50 Torn blueprint fragments
The Aetherium Giant	98 Archaeology	Study the .	326	23,809	Golem instruction (damaged)
Howling man	118 Archaeology	Study the .	393	69,904	Chuluu stone (damaged)
Warforge Dig Site
Research	Requirements	Study	Chronote cost	XP Reward	Additional Rewards
Melting Point	83 Archaeology	Study the .	273	11,666	Thorobshuun battle standard (damaged)
Northside	97 Archaeology	Study the .	320	22,618	Garagorshuun anchor (damaged)
Dwarven Forge	97 Archaeology	Study the .	320	22,618	Ourg megahitter (damaged)
Too Many Bones	100 Archaeology	Study the .	333	26,666	Dorgeshuun spear (damaged)
Power Behind the Throne	100 Archaeology	Study the .	333	26,666	'Forged in War' sculpture (damaged)
Big High War Chest	119 Archaeology	Study the .	???	64,285	'Da Boss Man' sculpture (damaged)
Orthen Dig Site
Research	Requirements	Study	Chronote cost	XP Reward	Additional Rewards
Let Sleeping Kin Lie	70 Archaeology	Study the .	268	7,666	50 Orthenglass
Incomplete Portal Network I	90 Archaeology	Study the .	58	1,666	Ability to charge the Orthen teleportation device at the observation outpost
Incomplete Portal Network II	90 Archaeology	Study the .	116	3,333	Ability to charge the Orthen teleportation device at the Moksha ritual site
Incomplete Portal Network III	90 Archaeology	Study the .	175	5,000	Ability to charge the Orthen teleportation device at xolo city
Breath of Fire	99 Archaeology	Study the .	375	28,750	Death mask (damaged)
Necropsy	101 Archaeology	Study the .	383	32,583	Dragon scalpel (damaged)
Mind Your Head	108 Archaeology	Study the .	414	46,547	Master control (damaged)
Xolo Dorado	120 Archaeology	Study the .	460	76,666	'Raksha' idol (damaged)

Mini calc testing (by Alk12)

Click here to open the mini calc. You can create as many of these "open mini calc" links as you want (like in a table), the calc will always open at the end of the element that contains the clicked link.