Shroud Observatory
Shroud Observatory is a research building in Stellaris 4.5.2. It costs 600 Minerals and takes 480 days to build, with an upkeep of 5 Energy Credits a month. It adds Biologists, Biology Subroutines and Archivists jobs, depending on the empire. It needs Psionic Theory. Upgrades to Shroud Observation Complex.
- Cost
600Minerals- Upkeep
5Energy Credits- Build time
- 480 days
- Housing
- —
- ID
building_shroud_observatory_2
Jobs Shroud Observatory adds
Jobs come from the building's job modifiers; 4.x counts jobs in hundreds (a district adds 100). Variants for other kinds of empires are listed with their condition.
200 BiologistsRegular empire (not gestalt); Not: Country flag: fallen_empire_1
- Owner
- Regular empire (not gestalt)
- Not: Country flag: fallen_empire_1
- Owner
Gestalt Consciousness
- Owner
- Gestalt Consciousness
- Owner
200 ArchivistsCountry flag: fallen_empire_1
- Owner
- Country flag: fallen_empire_1
- Owner
Cost, upkeep and output
Base values from the building's resources block; conditional variants (nomadic empires pay other resources, for example) open with their condition.
- Cost
- 600Minerals
60Exotic Gases — Nomadic empire- Nomadic empire
- Upkeep a month
- 5Energy Credits
What Shroud Observatory does
- +0.25
Physics Research Produced per 100 Biologists - +0.25
Society Research Produced per 100 Biologists - +0.25
Zro Upkeep per 100 Biologists
Upgrade chain
upgrades = { } in the files: each building upgrades to the next.
How to unlock Shroud Observatory
- Has upgraded capital
- When Modifier: Resort World
- Requires Resort Administration on colony.
- When Modifier: Thrall-World
- Requires Governor's Palace on colony.
- When Planet class: Orbital Habitat
- Requires Habitat Administration on colony.
- When owner (Wilderness empire)
- Requires Planetary Root Bundle on planet.
- When owner (Hive Mind)
- Requires Hive Core on colony.
- When owner (Machine Intelligence)
- Requires Administrative Array on colony.
- Otherwise
- Requires Planetary Administration on planet.
- When Modifier: Resort World
Destroyed or converted when (destroy_trigger)
- Any of
- None of
- Owner
- Not: Deposit: Shroud-Touched Region
In the game
A large observatory dedicated to research and analysis of the Shroud.
ID
building_shroud_observatory_2Shroud Observatory: questions
How much does Shroud Observatory cost in Stellaris?
600 Minerals, 480 days to build; upkeep 5 Energy Credits a month (common/buildings, base values).
What jobs does Shroud Observatory give?
Depending on the empire: Biologists, Biology Subroutines and Archivists.
What does Shroud Observatory upgrade from and to?
It is upgraded from Shroud Observation Tower. It upgrades to Shroud Observation Complex.
What is the ID of Shroud Observatory?
building_shroud_observatory_2 (common/buildings, Stellaris 4.5.2).
Source: common/buildings/05_research_buildings.txt, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776). Base values before modifiers.