Research

Planning your Tech Center research

Individual research is the long game in Top Force. The Tech Center branches run from everyday helpers like construction and research speed to late-game hero and unit masteries, and most branches only open once you have raised your Tech Center and finished enough levels in an earlier branch.

Because the full tree takes far longer than any single player can research at base speed, the real skill is choosing an order. Speed and economy research pays off in every other branch, while squad and mastery research matters most once you are fighting regularly.

How the branches compare

Across 16 branches there are 321 research and 2,087 levels. Researched at base speed, before any research speed bonus, the whole tree adds up to roughly 27,500 days of research time.

The three Mastery branches (Infantry, Aircraft and Tank) account for about 44% of that time on their own, at roughly 4,066 days each. At the other end, Squad 1 and Squad 4 are the shortest full branches at about 38 days each.

Branches unlock in a chain: Squad 2 needs 25 completed levels in Squad 1, Military Truck and Special Forces need 80 levels in Alliance Duel, Siege to Seize and Defense Fortifications need 40 in Special Forces, and the Masteries need 80 in Special Forces plus a level 30 Tech Center.