Use this decision helper to compare research tabs, growth stages, foraging routes, and progression choices.
Select your current progress stage and goal below to generate recommendations for research tabs and feeding strategies.
Direct answer: Early-game survival prioritizes the recorded Survival nodes — Swim speed 1, Hunger Drain 1 and Water Drain 1 — while you keep well-fed status through juvenile stages. This page does not quote growth-timer percentages, because no recording in this project shows them.
Claim listed codes first, then spend rewards only after you know which upgrade path stays useful.
Use exact game rates when they are available. Until then, treat this as a conservative planning helper.
Common questions about comparing progression stages and research panel tabs.
The planner compares the research tabs recorded in gameplay — Growth, Combat, Survival and Health — against your own panel. It does not estimate vial costs or time-to-apex, because no recording in this project shows those numbers.
Slots are filled with Research Vials, not a currency balance. Recorded footage shows 5 Research Vials smelted from 1 Angel Fern Leaf and 1 Plant Dart, or bought for 350 DNA, and an extra slot costing 500 DNA for 3 uses. Because one vial fills one slot, plan the branch before you smelt a batch.
No. While death resets your creature stage back to juvenile, all unlocked Techtree nodes and earned account research points remain permanently saved.
