Behemoth Egg
Behemoth Egg is a megastructure in Stellaris 4.5.2 built in 2 stages. All stages take 20 years and 150,000 Food and 450 Influence (the costs every empire pays).
Where to build a Behemoth Egg
The game's own requirement line, then the conditions of the first stage (possible) and of the planet or star it goes around (placement_rules).
- Cannot build on an unsurveyed planet.
- Cannot build on planets that have unresearched anomalies discovered by us or any other Empire.
- Cannot build due to existing Megastructure.
- Cannot build due to orbital debris.
- Must be built around a Gas Giant
- When from (Not: Nomadic empire)
- The system has a starbase
- Cannot build outside Empire borders.
- Otherwise
- Requires the system is on a Wayline with a Wayport or Wayhold.
- Cannot build due to existing Megastructure.
Behemoth Egg stages
Cost lines with a condition apply only to the empires it names (bio-ship empires pay food instead of part of the alloys).
How it's counted
Totals in the head count only the costs every empire pays: 150,000 Food, 450 Influence.
Behemoth Egg
A giant organic vessel bearing a gestating Behemoth.
50,000Food
300InfluenceHatch the Egg
Initiate the birth of a new Behemoth.
100,000Food150InfluenceMore conditions for this stage
- from
- Has crisis perk: Gargantuan Brood
How to unlock the Behemoth Egg
No technology unlocks it in the files.
Who can build it (potential)
- owner
- Has crisis perk: Cyclopean Hatcheries
Other versions of the Behemoth Egg
Ruins the galaxy can start with or a war leaves behind (restoring one is its own chain of stages) and upgrades that branch off the main line.
Shattered Egg (ruined)
Shattered Egg
Debris is all that remains after the birth of a Behemoth.
Behemoth Egg: questions
Where can I build a Behemoth Egg?
Cannot build on an unsurveyed planet. Cannot build on planets that have unresearched anomalies discovered by us or any other Empire. Cannot build due to existing Megastructure. Cannot build due to orbital debris. Must be built around a Gas Giant
How do I unlock the Behemoth Egg?
No technology unlocks it; see Requirements.
How long does a Behemoth Egg take to build?
20 years for all 2 stages (Behemoth Egg: 3600 days, Hatch the Egg: 3600 days), before build-speed modifiers.
Source: common/megastructures/21_behemoth_egg.txt and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776). Build times before build-speed modifiers.