At A Glance
- What Science vs Dark Science does and where each can be spent.
- Best ways to earn science and dark science efficiently.
- Spending priorities and common community rules of thumb.
Science vs Dark Science — the distinction
Regular Science is the universal research currency used in the Motherland to promote researchers and buy upgrades. Dark Science is event-specific: you earn it during events from capsules and milestones and it can be spent only inside that event. Dark Science cannot be taken back to the Motherland, so it must be used before the event ends.
How to earn science efficiently
- Open capsules that drop science (timed with multipliers/time jumps for extra yield).
- Rank promotions and certain mission milestones reward science—plan researcher buys to maximize the science inflow.
- Spend gold strategically on event dark science when the event ROI (supreme rewards / event researchers) justifies the cost.
Spending priorities
- In the Motherland: promote researchers that unlock capsule boosts, science multipliers, or wide-ranging bonuses. These give long-term compounded benefits.
- In events: buy dark science to promote high-impact event researchers and to hit rank thresholds. Use the Mission Tracker to ensure dark science purchases target actual mission needs.
Final Thoughts
Treat science as the engine of progression and dark science as a one-time leverage tool for events. Earn science through capsule strategy and rank planning, and spend it on researchers that reduce mission friction and scale across many ranks. Use event science carefully — its one-time nature means it should always buy the biggest immediate advantage.