alliance Tech Comparison
Galactic Council Seat vs Synchronised Research Grid
Comparing the Galactic Council Seat (Tier 4) and Synchronised Research Grid (Tier 3), both alliance technologies in Starforge MMO. Use this to decide which to queue first when your research lab can only run one project at a time.
Research Comparison
| Attribute | Galactic Council Seat | Synchronised Research Grid |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | T4 | T3 |
| Research time | 48 | 28▼ |
| metal cost | 100,000 | 60,000▼ |
| crystal cost | 50,000 | 30,000▼ |
| credits cost | 500,000 | 80,000▼ |
| Effect | +100% diplomacy actions per week; unlocks council edicts: true | +25% alliance research speed; shared research queue: true |
▼ marks the lower resource / time cost. Cheaper isn't always better — weigh it against the effect each tech unlocks.
Galactic Council Seat
Claim a seat on the Galactic Council. Grants +1 diplomacy action per week and access to council-exclusive edicts.
Unlocks buildings: council embassy
Requires: alliance tech 4, alliance tech 5
Synchronised Research Grid
Extends Shared Research with a real-time research grid: every member contributes lab output to a shared queue, granting +25% speed to alliance-wide tech projects.
Unlocks buildings: research grid node
Requires: alliance tech 1
Which Should You Research First?
The Synchronised Research Grid is the lower-tier prerequisite step and typically comes first in the alliance branch, opening the path toward Galactic Council Seat.