diff --git a/sharedPlugins/researchSync/dumpResearch.lua b/sharedPlugins/researchSync/dumpResearch.lua
index 970def0d..f403f02e 100644
--- a/sharedPlugins/researchSync/dumpResearch.lua
+++ b/sharedPlugins/researchSync/dumpResearch.lua
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 /silent-command
 
-local lines = "";
+local data = {};
 
 for _, tech in pairs(game.forces["player"].technologies) do
-    lines = lines .. tech.name .. ":" .. tostring(tech.researched) .. "\n";
+    table.insert(data, tech.name .. ":" .. tostring(tech.researched) .. ":" .. tostring(tech.level));
 end
 
-game.write_file("researchSync.txt",lines)
+game.write_file("researchSync.txt", table.concat(data, "\n"))
diff --git a/sharedPlugins/researchSync/enableResearch.lua b/sharedPlugins/researchSync/enableResearch.lua
index 2231ea8e..c7ffcddb 100644
--- a/sharedPlugins/researchSync/enableResearch.lua
+++ b/sharedPlugins/researchSync/enableResearch.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /silent-command
-if game.forces['player'].technologies['£key'] then
-	game.forces['player'].technologies['£key'].researched=true
-	game.print("researcSync enabled research: £key")
+if game.forces['player'].technologies['{tech_name}'] then
+	game.forces['player'].technologies['{tech_name}}'].researched={tech_researched}
+	game.forces['player'].technologies['{tech_name}}'].level={tech_level}
+	game.print("researcSync enabled research: {tech_name} to level {tech_level}")
 end
diff --git a/sharedPlugins/researchSync/index.js b/sharedPlugins/researchSync/index.js
index 766eea22..dfac2532 100644
--- a/sharedPlugins/researchSync/index.js
+++ b/sharedPlugins/researchSync/index.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class ResearchSync {
                 this.messageInterface("got error when calling getSlaveMeta", resp.statusCode, resp.body);
                 return;
             }
-            var allmeta = JSON.parse(resp.body);
+            let allmeta = JSON.parse(resp.body);
 
             let needResearch = {};
 
@@ -42,27 +42,34 @@ class ResearchSync {
 					let researchList = instance.research;
 					if(researchList){
 						Object.keys(researchList).forEach(researchName => {
-							let researched = researchList[researchName];
-							if(JSON.parse(researched)){
-								needResearch[researchName] = true;
-							}
+                            if (needResearch.hasOwnProperty(researchName)) {
+                                if (needResearch[researchName][0] !== false) {
+                                    needResearch[researchName][0] = researchList[researchName][0];
+                                }
+                                if (needResearch[researchName][1] < researchList[researchName][1]) {
+                                    needResearch[researchName][1] = researchList[researchName][1];
+                                }
+                            }
+                             else {
+                                needResearch[researchName] = researchList[researchName];
+                            }
 						});
 					}
 				}
 			});
-            var difference = this.diff(this.research, needResearch);
+            let difference = this.filterResearchDiff(this.research, needResearch);
             Object.keys(difference).forEach((key) => {
-                if (difference[key] == 1) {
-					let command = this.functions.enableResearch;
-					while(command.includes("£key")){
-						command = command.replace("£key", key);
-					}
-					this.messageInterface(command);
-					this.messageInterface("Unlocking research: "+key)
-                    // this.messageInterface("/c game.forces['player'].technologies['" + key + "'].researched=true");
+                let command = this.functions.enableResearch;
+                while(command.includes("{tech_name}")){
+                    command = command.replace("{tech_name}", key);
+                    command = command.replace("{tech_researched}", difference[key][0]);
+                    command = command.replace("{tech_level}", difference[key][1]);
                 }
-            })
-			if(Object.keys(difference).length > 0){
+                this.messageInterface(command);
+                this.messageInterface("Unlocking research: "+key);
+                // this.messageInterface("/c game.forces['player'].technologies['" + key + "'].researched=true");
+            });
+            if(Object.keys(difference).length > 0){
 				this.messageInterface("difference from other servers", JSON.stringify(difference));
 			}
             needle.post(this.config.masterIP + ':' + this.config.masterPort + '/api/editSlaveMeta', {
@@ -75,11 +82,11 @@ class ResearchSync {
         });
     }
 
-    diff(array1, array2) {
-        var diff = {};
-        Object.keys(array2).forEach((element) => {
-            if (array2[element] != array1[element]){
-                diff[element] = array2[element];
+    filterResearchDiff(localResearch, remoteResearch) {
+        let diff = {};
+        Object.keys(localResearch).forEach((key) => {
+            if (localResearch[key][0] != remoteResearch[key][0] || localResearch[key][1] != remoteResearch[key][1]){
+                diff[key] = remoteResearch[key];
             }
         });
         return diff;
@@ -99,11 +106,12 @@ class ResearchSync {
         try {
 			let kv = data.split(":");
 			let name = kv[0];
-			let value = JSON.parse(kv[1]);
-			this.research[name] = value;
+			let researched = JSON.parse(kv[1]) === 'true' ? true : false;
+			let level = parseInt(kv[2]);
+			this.research[name] = [researched, level];
         } catch (e) {
         }
     }
 }
 
-module.exports = ResearchSync;
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = ResearchSync;
diff --git a/sharedPlugins/researchSync/index.spec.js b/sharedPlugins/researchSync/index.spec.js
index 261f92f3..6ca5e15b 100644
--- a/sharedPlugins/researchSync/index.spec.js
+++ b/sharedPlugins/researchSync/index.spec.js
@@ -9,28 +9,28 @@ describe("researchSync/index.js", ()=>{
 		assert.equal(typeof researchSync, "function");
 	});
 	describe("class researchSync()", ()=>{
-		it(".diff(object1, object2) returns key:value pairs that exist in object2 but not object1", ()=>{
+		it(".filterResearchDiff(object1, object2) returns research that needs enabling on the local instance", ()=>{
 			let reSync = new researchSync({}, function(){});
 			
 			let obj1 = {
-				a:"str",
-				b:123,
-				c:console.log,
-				d:"apple cake",
-			}
+				a:[true, 0],
+				b:[true, 0],
+				c:[false, 0],
+				d:[false, 10],
+			};
 			let obj2 = {
-				a:"str",
-				b:9999,
-				c:console.log,
-				e:"truthy",
-			}
-			assert(typeof reSync.diff == "function");
+				a:[true, 0],
+				b:[true, 1],
+				c:[false, 0],
+				e:[false, 50],
+			};
+			assert(typeof reSync.filterResearchDiff == "function");
 			
-			let diffResult = reSync.diff(obj1, obj2);
+			let diffResult = reSync.filterResearchDiff(obj1, obj2);
 			assert(diffResult.a === undefined);
-			assert(diffResult.b === 9999);
+			assert(diffResult.b === [true, 1]);
 			assert(diffResult.d === undefined);
-			assert(diffResult.e === "truthy");
+			assert(diffResult.e === [false, 50]);
 		});
 		it(".pollResearch() dumps a long Lua command", ()=>{
 			let reSync = new researchSync({}, io);