New system. New tab. More reasons to push your hardware counts higher.
Each hardware tier now has 5 research levels you can purchase with FLOPS. Each level boosts that tier's production. The more units you own, the deeper you can research. It adds up fast.
Research costs scale with the tier, so early tiers are cheap to max out and late tiers require real commitment. Everything resets when you reboot, so you get to rebuild smarter each run.
The management panel now has three tabs: HARDWARE, RESEARCH, and OPTIMIZATION. Research shows all your unlocked tiers with level indicators, ownership gates, and buy buttons. You can also type research in the terminal for a full status breakdown.
All existing saves are fully compatible.