There are four research stations: three in the Hanging Gardens and one at the Museum in the Gridfall. For the rest of our Loftia guides, start at the Loftia guide hub.
In Loftia, the Project Station Lv.2 recipe is the reward for the first set at the Central Lake Research Station in the Hanging Gardens. Finishing the quest A Call From the Gardens is not enough on its own:
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Stations | Four: Central Lake, Overgrowth and Community Farms in the Hanging Gardens; the Museum in the Gridfall. Source: Game files. |
| They open with | Kassim's quest Field Research for the three Hanging Gardens stations; the Gridfall quest Field Notes and Loose Bolts for the Museum. Source: Game files. |
| Project Station Lv.2 recipe | The Anadromous Odyssey set at the Central Lake Research Station. Source: Game files. |
| Project Station Lv.2 upgrade | 3 Copper Scraps, 5 Screws and 5 Scrap Wire. Source: Game files. |
| Rewards | Each set gives a reward, and finishing every set on a page gives one more. Source: Game files and in-game text. |
| Sets | 26 across 9 pages. Source: Game files. |
The station's upgrade panel says "Complete the quest "Welcome to the Gardens" to unlock this upgrade." That quest shows in your quest log as A Call From the Gardens: Cliff sends you up on the Airtram, and you meet Herb, Arlo and Kassim in the Hanging Gardens. When it ends you get a memory called Welcome to the Gardens, but no recipe.
The recipe itself comes from research. Kassim's quests take you there:
The Central Lake Research Station's first page has a single set, Anadromous Odyssey: one Allis Shad, one Atlantic Salmon, one Atlantic Sturgeon and one Rainbow Trout. Its reward is the Project Station Lv.2 recipe. Because it is the only set on that page, finishing it also completes the page, which gives the Refining Station Lv.2 recipe.
Then upgrade the Project Station with 3 Copper Scraps, 5 Screws and 5 Scrap Wire. Copper Scraps come from Rusty Tools spots in the Hanging Gardens with your basic Hammer. The level 2 station is where you craft Hammer Lv.2, Pruners Lv.2, the Trowel, the Advanced Watering Can, Battery Lv.3, the Bounce Shoes and the Basic Habitat for pets.
The full steps of each quest are on our Loftia quests page.
Three stations are in the Hanging Gardens and open together, as soon as Kassim gives you Field Research:
The fourth, the Museum Research Station, is in the Gridfall. It opens with the Gridfall story quest Field Notes and Loose Bolts, which Atlas gives you and which asks you to complete two Museum sets.
The Central Lake Research Station has three pages and eight sets. Six sets ask for fish and frogs, turtles or sea creatures you catch with the Collector Rod; our Loftia fish list says where each one lives. The other two ask for refined materials, and our Loftia materials guide covers the raw ones.
| Set | Hand in | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Page 1: Anadromous Odyssey | Allis Shad, Atlantic Salmon, Atlantic Sturgeon, Rainbow Trout (1 each) | Project Station Lv.2 recipe |
| Page 2: Heavy-Weight Titans | Seventyfour Seabream, Nassau Grouper, Giant Sea Bass, Southern Bluefin Tuna (1 each) | Hammer Lv.2 recipe |
| Page 2: Murky Waters | Spring Pygmy Sunfish, Dalhousie Catfish, Moapa Dace, Red Handfish (1 each) | Pruners Lv.2 recipe |
| Page 2: Craftcore | Plank, Plastic Sheet, Metal Plate, Rubber (1 each) | Carpentry Station Lv.2 recipe |
| Page 2: Eco Weave | Plant Fiber, Rattan, Jute Fabric, Linen (1 each) | Tailoring Station Lv.2 recipe |
| Page 3: Masters of Disguise | European Mudminnow, Bia Goby, Splendid Toadfish, Leafy Sea Dragon (3 each) | Small Hydro Station recipe |
| Page 3: Still Standing | Japanese Spiky Sea Cucumber, Bahia Brain Coral, Ivell's Sea Anemone, Sunflower Sea Star (3 each) | Small Biofuel Station recipe |
| Page 3: Land and Lake | Corroboree Frog, Green Turtle, Hawksbill Turtle, Splendid Poison Frog (3 each) | Medium Solar Panel recipe |
Page rewards: page 1 gives the Refining Station Lv.2 recipe, page 2 the Bounce Shoes recipe and page 3 the Mannequin recipe.
The Overgrowth Research Station has two pages and four sets. Its page rewards are Mastery Points: 10 for page 1 and 20 for page 2.
| Set | Hand in | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Page 1: Tropical Sustainability | Banana, Cacao, Coconut (3 each) | Tree Plot recipe |
| Page 1: Forest Cook | Oyster Mushrooms, Enoki Mushrooms, Portobello Mushrooms (3 each) | Cooking Station Lv.2 recipe |
| Page 1: Elemental Earth | Resin, Salt, Bauxite Ore, Copper Scraps, Bioluminescent Ivy (3 each) | Battery Lv.3 recipe |
| Page 2: Sightless Seekers | Haditha Cavefish, Blind Cave Eel, Texas Blind Salamander, Blind Cave Brotula (5 each) | Battery Lv.4 recipe |
The four cave fish for Sightless Seekers live in the Secret Lake; a Hanging Gardens resident says you need the Glider's Propeller to reach its cave.
The Community Farms Research Station has one page of four crop sets. Finishing the page gives the Drip Irrigator recipe.
| Set | Hand in | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Root Veggies | Carrot, Potato, Onion (1 each) | Trowel recipe |
| Seedy Stories | Eggplant, Tomato, Watermelon (1 each) | Advanced Watering Can recipe |
| Leafs and Greens | Lettuce, Cauliflower, Wheat (1 each) | Beehive recipe |
| Sweet and Spicy | Cumin, Cinnamon, Pineapple (1 each) | Straight Trellis and Arched Trellis recipes |
The Museum Research Station in the Gridfall has three pages and ten sets. Its later pages ask for artifacts, the old objects you find with the Locator in the Gridfall.
| Set | Hand in | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Page 1: Advanced Mechanics | Electronic Scraps, Gears, Rusted Metal, Rust Resistant Alloy (1 each) | Hammer Lv.3 recipe |
| Page 1: Nurturing Nature | Vines, Wild Greens, Cardboard, Sand (1 each) | Pruners Lv.3 recipe |
| Page 2: Sturdy Foundations | Bricks, Eco Plank, Glass, Circuit Boards (1 each) | Carpentry Station Lv.3 recipe |
| Page 2: Thrifty Textiles | Seaweed Leather, Upcycled Fabric, Vine Fabric, Cardboard Fabric (1 each) | Tailoring Station Lv.3 recipe |
| Page 2: Urban Eats | Spinach, Radish, Rice (1 each) | Cooking Station Lv.3 recipe |
| Page 2: Electric Dreams | Used Floppy Disk, Used Game Cartridge, Used Boombox (1 each) | Rail Boots recipe |
| Page 3: Spinning Machines | Used Fidget Spinner, Used Puzzle Cube, Used Gone Fishin' (1 each) | Medium Hydro Station recipe |
| Page 3: Fluffy and Squishy | Used Rubber Duck, Used Lofufu, Used Fooby (1 each) | Collector Rod Lv.2 recipe |
| Page 3: Groovy Gadgets | Used Blockia 3310, Used YouPod, Used Walkboy, Used Game Guy (1 each) | Medium Biofuel Station recipe |
| Page 3: Toy Friends | Used Action Figure, Used Ruby Doll, Used Pet Pal (1 each) | Seed Maker recipe |
Page rewards: page 1 gives the Refining Station Lv.3 recipe, page 2 the Display Case recipe and page 3 the Articulated Mannequin recipe.
If you are looking for one recipe, this is where it comes from.
| Recipe | Station | From |
|---|---|---|
| Project Station Lv.2 | Central Lake | Anadromous Odyssey |
| Refining Station Lv.2 | Central Lake | Page 1 reward |
| Hammer Lv.2 | Central Lake | Heavy-Weight Titans |
| Pruners Lv.2 | Central Lake | Murky Waters |
| Carpentry Station Lv.2 | Central Lake | Craftcore |
| Tailoring Station Lv.2 | Central Lake | Eco Weave |
| Bounce Shoes | Central Lake | Page 2 reward |
| Cooking Station Lv.2 | Overgrowth | Forest Cook |
| Battery Lv.3 | Overgrowth | Elemental Earth |
| Battery Lv.4 | Overgrowth | Sightless Seekers |
| Hammer Lv.3 | Museum | Advanced Mechanics |
| Pruners Lv.3 | Museum | Nurturing Nature |
| Refining Station Lv.3 | Museum | Page 1 reward |
| Carpentry Station Lv.3 | Museum | Sturdy Foundations |
| Tailoring Station Lv.3 | Museum | Thrifty Textiles |
| Cooking Station Lv.3 | Museum | Urban Eats |
| Rail Boots | Museum | Electric Dreams |
Two station panels name a different set. The Carpentry Station's level 2 panel says to complete Eco Weave, but the game files give the Carpentry Station Lv.2 recipe for Craftcore. The Refining Station's level 2 panel says to complete Craftcore, but the files give its recipe as the Central Lake page 1 reward. If one of these does not unlock for you, finish the other set as well. The other panels match the files.
Hammer Lv.2 and Battery Lv.3 are level 2 Project Station recipes, so you need the first set before you can craft either. Our Loftia hammer upgrade guide and guide to bigger batteries list their materials, and every material and energy cost is in our Loftia recipes table.
The Project Station Lv.3 panel says "Complete the quest "Keeping the Lights On" to unlock this upgrade.", and that Gridfall quest has a step to upgrade the station. We could not find which reward gives the level 3 recipe in the game files.
Three points are open. The game files do not say whether a station's pages open one after another or all at once, or whether the items you hand in are used up. We also could not find where the Project Station Lv.3 recipe comes from. We will reread the four stations and the station upgrades when the next Early Access build changes them.
You need its recipe first. It is the reward for the Anadromous Odyssey set at the Central Lake Research Station: an Allis Shad, an Atlantic Salmon, an Atlantic Sturgeon and a Rainbow Trout. Finishing A Call From the Gardens alone does not give it.
In the Hanging Gardens, by the lake. It opens when Kassim gives you the quest Field Research, after Fish Are Friends.
Do Fish Are Friends for Kassim, then take Field Research. That opens all three Hanging Gardens stations. The Museum station in the Gridfall opens with the quest Field Notes and Loose Bolts.
From the Heavy-Weight Titans set at the Central Lake Research Station: a Seventyfour Seabream, a Nassau Grouper, a Giant Sea Bass and a Southern Bluefin Tuna. You craft it at a level 2 Project Station.
From the Elemental Earth set at the Overgrowth Research Station: 3 each of Resin, Salt, Bauxite Ore, Copper Scraps and Bioluminescent Ivy.
One each of Plant Fiber, Rattan, Jute Fabric and Linen. It gives the Tailoring Station Lv.2 recipe.
Each set gives its own reward when you complete it. When every set on a page is done, the page gives one more reward, such as the Bounce Shoes recipe for the Central Lake's second page.
Sources and version history for this guide: Loftia sources and versions.
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