Find The Needle Tech Tree Database
Every visible research branch, capacity perk, and automation blueprint purchasable across the yard research board during Demo V8.
🧤 Hand Work Branch (18)
Bigger Handful
Each level lets you hold more hay and grab more with each click, up to fifteen strands.
Toy Shovel Licence
Unlocks the Toy Shovel for purchase in the Supply Co. shop.
Spade Licence
Standard digging shovel to dig 54 strands at a time.
Broom Licence
Unlocks the Broom in Supply Co. to sweep stray hay across the barn floor.
Bucket Licence
Grants licence to buy and carry the 600-strand hay bucket.
Bigger Toy Shovel
Increases the strand digging capacity of the Toy Shovel.
Bigger Spade
Increases the strand digging capacity of the Spade.
Pitchfork
Unlocks the 6-tine Pitchfork lifting 68 strands per scoop.
Better Broom
Increases broom sweep radius and pushing capacity.
Bigger Bucket
Expands the strand carrying limit of the bucket beyond 600 strands.
Smooth Pouring
Reduces hay scattering and speeds up container emptying into hoppers.
Wheelbarrow Licence
Licence to purchase the 2100-strand capacity Wheelbarrow.
Bigger Pitchfork
Each level lifts about 12% more strands (from 62 to 70+ strands).
Bigger Wheelbarrow
Expands the volume of the wheelbarrow container.
Dump Hatch Plans
Blueprints for automated floor dump hatches to drop hay into underground hoppers.
Yard Vac
Unlocks the handheld high-flow Yard Vac machine.
Bigger Vac Bag
Increases the storage capacity of the vacuum collection bag.
Stronger Suction
Increases the intake vacuum power and strand clearing speed.
🏃 Fitness Branch (5)
Yard Boots
Increases player sprint and traversal speed across the yard.
Strong Back
Reduces fatigue and increases maximum carried item burden.
Steady Hands
Reduces container tilting and hay strand spill rate while moving.
Spring Heels
Boosts jumping height to easily leap over conveyors and obstacles.
Soft Landings
Eliminates fall slowdown when jumping off high hay stacks and platforms.
🏗️ Yard Building Branch (2)
🛤️ Hay Lines Branch (6)
Conveyor Plans
Blueprints to place motorized conveyor belts in the yard.
Faster Belt Motor
Increases the transit speed of hay strands along conveyor belts.
Alternating Splitter
Unlocks the Alternating Splitter conveyor module.
Priority Arm
Unlocks the directional Priority Arm sorter.
Belt Joiner
Unlocks the Belt Joiner multi-track merger.
Tube Launcher Plans
Blueprints for high-speed pneumatic delivery tubes.
⚡ Power Branch (7)
Electricity
Unlocks combustion generators and the electrical power grid.
Bigger Boiler
Increases generator maximum steam and power capacity.
Bigger Firebox
Increases fuel burn efficiency and generator burning time per hay strand.
Power Pole
Unlocks wooden power poles for routing electrical wiring.
Longer Spans
Increases the maximum allowable wire span between power poles.
Longer Drops
Extends the maximum connection drop radius from poles to machinery.
Underground Cable
Enables laying subterranean power cables to avoid cluttering the yard.