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Doloc Town Tech Path

Filter Doloc Town tech nodes by tree and see prerequisites, what unlocks next, and point costs.

Updated August 2026

Doloc Town — Doloc Town Tech Path

Shows prerequisites and what a node unlocks. Agricultural Basics is the wooden basin. Do not duplicate a copper pick the outpost sells. The filter sits at the top.

NameTreeCostPrerequisitesLeads to
Agricultural Basics (Entry node) Agricultural Field Study ×1 Shrub Planting, Resource Collection - Tree
Vine Cultivation Agricultural Field Study ×3 Shrub Planting Mushroom Cultivation
Shrub Planting Agricultural Field Study ×2 Agricultural Basics Vine Cultivation, Wasteland Materials I
Mushroom Cultivation Agricultural Field Study ×3, Tool Operation ×1 Vine Cultivation Gene 101
Tree Planting Agricultural Field Study ×4, Tool Operation ×1 Gene 101 Cloning Technology
Wasteland Materials I Agricultural Field Study ×1 Shrub Planting Wasteland Materials II
Wasteland Materials II Agricultural Field Study ×1, Tool Operation ×1 Wasteland Materials I Gene 101
Wasteland Materials III Agricultural Field Study ×1, Tool Operation ×1 Gene 101 Wasteland Materials IV
Wasteland Materials IV Agricultural Field Study ×1, Tool Operation ×1 Wasteland Materials III Gene Editing
Resource Collection - Tree Agricultural Field Study ×1 Agricultural Basics Basic Irrigation, Reservoir Techniques
Basic Irrigation Agricultural Field Study ×2 Resource Collection - Tree Resin Crafting
Resin Crafting Agricultural Field Study ×2, Tech Research ×1 Basic Irrigation Agricultural Industrialization, Cultivation
Agricultural Industrialization Agricultural Field Study ×5, Tech Research ×1 Resin Crafting Supplemental Lighting
Supplemental Lighting Agricultural Field Study ×8, Tech Research ×2 Agricultural Industrialization Compost Science
Botany Agricultural Field Study ×10, Tech Research ×2 Compost Science Genetics
Reservoir Techniques Agricultural Field Study ×1 Resource Collection - Tree Water Source
Water Source Agricultural Field Study ×1, Tool Operation ×1 Reservoir Techniques
Cultivation Agricultural Field Study ×3, Tool Operation ×1 Resin Crafting Tree Cultivation
Tree Cultivation Agricultural Field Study ×3, Tool Operation ×1 Cultivation Compost Science
Compost Science Agricultural Field Study ×8, Tech Research ×2 Supplemental Lighting, Tree Cultivation Botany
Gene 101 Agricultural Field Study ×4, Tech Research ×1 Mushroom Cultivation, Wasteland Materials II Tree Planting, Wasteland Materials III
Cloning Technology Agricultural Field Study ×6, Tech Research ×1 Tree Planting Gene Editing
Gene Editing Agricultural Field Study ×8, Tech Research ×2 Cloning Technology, Wasteland Materials IV Genetics
Genetics Agricultural Field Study ×10, Tech Research ×2 Gene Editing, Botany
Industrial Basics (Entry node) Industrial Tech Research ×1 Craftsman, Lightning Ward
Craftsman Industrial Tech Research ×2 Industrial Basics Advanced Refining, Waste Dissolution
Waste Dissolution Industrial Tech Research ×3 Craftsman Rubbish Recycling
Rubbish Recycling Industrial Tech Research ×3, Tool Operation ×1 Waste Dissolution Assembly
Assembly Industrial Tech Research ×5, Tool Operation ×1 Industrial Drill, Rubbish Recycling Alloy Material
Alloy Material Industrial Tech Research ×8, Tool Operation ×1 Assembly Commander
Advanced Refining Industrial Tech Research ×3 Craftsman Industrial Drill
Industrial Drill Industrial Tech Research ×3, Tool Operation ×1 Advanced Refining Assembly
Lightning Ward Industrial Tech Research ×2 Industrial Basics Basic Power Generation, Rechargeable Battery
Basic Power Generation Industrial Tech Research ×3 Lightning Ward Thermal Power Generation
Thermal Power Generation Industrial Tech Research ×5, Tool Operation ×1 Basic Power Generation Battery Capacity Upgrade
Battery Capacity Upgrade Industrial Tech Research ×8, Tool Operation ×1 Thermal Power Generation, Basic Power Storage Thermal Power Generation - Update, Wind Power Generation
Thermal Power Generation - Update Industrial Tech Research ×8, Tool Operation ×1 Battery Capacity Upgrade Commander
Basic Power Storage Industrial Tech Research ×3, Tool Operation ×1 Rechargeable Battery Battery Capacity Upgrade
Rechargeable Battery Industrial Tech Research ×3 Lightning Ward Basic Power Storage
Wind Power Generation Industrial Tech Research ×8, Tool Operation ×1 Battery Capacity Upgrade
Commander Industrial Tech Research ×12, Tool Operation ×1 Alloy Material, Thermal Power Generation - Update
Living Basics (Entry node) Life Tool Operation ×1 Cooking I, Pickling I
Cooking I Life Tool Operation ×1 Living Basics Baking, Daily Living
Tea Ceremony I Life Tool Operation ×2, Field Study ×1 Baking Cooking II
Tea Ceremony II Life Tool Operation ×4, Field Study ×1 Advanced Baking Packing Station
Baking Life Tool Operation ×2 Cooking I Tea Ceremony I
Advanced Baking Life Tool Operation ×4, Field Study ×1 Cooking II Tea Ceremony II
Grain Processing Life Tool Operation ×3, Tech Research ×1 Fermentation Technology, Shower Pickling II, Cellar I
Cooking II Life Tool Operation ×4, Field Study ×1 Tea Ceremony I, Ornamental Plants Advanced Baking, Stackable Storage
Daily Living Life Tool Operation ×1 Cooking I Ornamental Plants
Fermentation Technology Life Tool Operation ×2, Field Study ×1 Drying I Grain Processing
Packing Station Life Tool Operation ×16, Field Study ×2 Tea Ceremony II, Drying II
Large-Scale Fermentation Life Tool Operation ×5, Field Study ×1 Cellar I
Storage Life Tool Operation ×5 Stackable Storage
Cellar I Life Tool Operation ×4, Field Study ×1 Grain Processing Large-Scale Fermentation
Shower Life Tool Operation ×3 Textile Techniques Grain Processing
Ornamental Plants Life Tool Operation ×2, Field Study ×1 Daily Living Cooking II
Stackable Storage Life Tool Operation ×3 Cooking II Storage
Textile Techniques Life Tool Operation ×2 Pickling I Shower
Drying I Life Tool Operation ×2 Pickling I Fermentation Technology
Pickling I Life Tool Operation ×1 Living Basics Drying I, Textile Techniques
Drying II Life Tool Operation ×4, Tech Research ×1 Pickling II Packing Station
Pickling II Life Tool Operation ×4, Field Study ×1 Grain Processing Drying II
Animal Basics (Entry node) Animal Nurturing Animals ×1 Captive Breeding Techniques, Aquaculture Basics
Poop Collection Animal Nurturing Animals ×3 Captive Breeding Techniques Scientific Breeding
Scientific Breeding Animal Nurturing Animals ×5, Tool Operation ×1 Poop Collection Animal Mastery
Captive Breeding Techniques Animal Nurturing Animals ×2 Animal Basics Poop Collection, Animal Welfare
In Perfect Order Animal Nurturing Animals ×3, Tool Operation ×1 Animal Welfare Animal Mastery
Animal Welfare Animal Nurturing Animals ×2 Captive Breeding Techniques In Perfect Order
Animal Mastery Animal Nurturing Animals ×8, Tool Operation ×1 Scientific Breeding, In Perfect Order Fertilizer Factory, Automated Animal Care
Automated Animal Care Animal Nurturing Animals ×10, Tool Operation ×1 Animal Mastery
Animal Power Animal Nurturing Animals ×15, Tech Research ×1 Fertilizer Factory, Fish Power
Fertilizer Factory Animal Nurturing Animals ×8, Tool Operation ×1 Animal Mastery Animal Power
Aquaculture Basics Animal Nurturing Animals ×2 Animal Basics Premium Feed, Auto Feeding
Oxygen Supply Animal Nurturing Animals ×3, Tool Operation ×1 Auto Feeding Aquaculture Mastery
Roe Workshop Animal Nurturing Animals ×5, Tech Research ×1 Premium Feed Aquaculture Mastery
Premium Feed Animal Nurturing Animals ×3 Aquaculture Basics Roe Workshop
Auto Feeding Animal Nurturing Animals ×2 Aquaculture Basics Oxygen Supply
Aquaculture Mastery Animal Nurturing Animals ×8, Tool Operation ×1 Roe Workshop, Oxygen Supply Fish Power, Self-Sufficiency
Fish Power Animal Nurturing Animals ×10, Tech Research ×1 Aquaculture Mastery Animal Power
Self-Sufficiency Animal Nurturing Animals ×10, Tech Research ×1 Aquaculture Mastery

How to use this path walker

Filter by tree. Read prerequisites and what unlocks next. Sum the point types. Agricultural points come from planting. Industrial points come from crafting and machines. Life points come from life crafts — Tool Operation is not a farming point. Animal stays locked until the shed quest. 81 nodes are live on the trees. Names that never appear in the game stay out of the table.

Week-one path: Agricultural Basics → wooden basin → resin line toward sprinklers. Industrial Basics → smelter when ore appears. Living Basics → pot. Stop. Make money. Then Gene 101 if you want the gene toys, Commander only when steel or titanium and the upgraded generator are real. Tech tier list splits unlocks from furniture. How to play wants that first Field Study on the basin, not furniture. You cannot refund points.

Easy traps this path still allows

Duplicating a shop copper pickaxe. Spending Nurturing Animals before Kenenimuu. Hoarding 8–12 points for a late mixed node while basins are empty. Buying farm expansion at 5,000 before backpack 1 at 500 because a video said “bigger plot.” Expansion is gold, not a node, and this warning covers it too. Indoor Planting is for acid, not day-one S. Wind power is A after batteries. Solar-only dies at night. Aquaculture tanks are after dock Kelp has paid for the house.

Related pages: tech tree for every node, equipment for the machine, automation for bots, gene planner for the agricultural gene nodes that eat your points. Early game still wants Endyam at 40 and Kelp at 40 before Commander. If the Animal filter is empty, finish the shed tutorial first.

Frequently asked questions

Why is a node missing?

Only nodes you can walk are listed. If a name never appears in the game, it is not on this table.

Can I refund tech points?

You cannot refund points. Spend like there is none.

First node?

Agricultural Basics for the wooden basin. Then make money. See the tech tier list.

Why is Animal empty?

Gated on the shed quest. How to get names that door.

Is Commander week-one?

No. Midgame industrial cost: steel or titanium and the upgraded generator.

Wrong point color?

Agricultural from planting. Industrial from machines. Life from life crafts. Animal after the shed. Spending the wrong point type is a silent C.

Should I buy the copper pick node?

Not if the outpost sells the tool. You cannot refund points.

Indoor Planting on day one?

A for acid, not week-one S. Wooden basin first. Make money. Then cover.

Updated August 2026