Research Itemss are a variety of Tier-2 objects. There are many variations of them -- ranging from shapes, colors, and locations where they can be found. They are used in Research to unlock several new schematics.
All crashed pods resemble fabricated modules. They are white and/or blue with a darker finish on the lining of the container.
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Research Canister.jpg
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Rocky Research Item
Most of them has cuboid shape or has a decoration of gems around a bumpy rock
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Research orange cubiod.jpg
Research green orange crystal.jpg
Research cyan red crystal.jpg
Research gray cube.jpg
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Organic Research Item
All organic research item, has a rather ovoid features around their surface, and reacts to the flow of wind
Research green bumped sphere.jpg
Research item cuboid yellow orange part.jpg
Research pink blob.jpg
Research blue-green blob.jpg
Research item triangle orange.jpg
Research item triangle blue.jpg
Research item yellow mushroom red bits.jpg
Research item onion purple.jpg
Reasearch item green ball neon stripe.jpg
Research item watermelon red stripes.jpg
Research item ball dark red cross.jpg
Research OrangeFruit BlueLeaves.jpg
Research Cuboid Red&Orange Bumps.jpg
Research red ball hair.jpg
Research green ball hair.jpg
Unimplemented Research Items
These are Research Items that's no longer collectible on the most recent version
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Research blue red bits.jpg
Research round blue crystal.jpg
Research dark purple round red crystal.jpg
Research grey bumped sphere.jpg
Research Item Location
Hazardous Floras
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Underground Layer
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Satellite wrecks
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Trivia
Research Item has many different names, referred to throughout the development this cause a lot of confusion to many player, even further proven when each developer refer them with unique names