Behemoth Egg
Behemoth Egg is a megastructure in Stellaris 4.5.2 built in 2 stages. All stages take 181 days and 10,000 Food (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
- The system has a starbase
- Cannot build outside Empire borders.
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: 10,000 Food.
Behemoth Egg
A giant organic structure laid by a Class IV Behemoth.
Hatch the Egg
Initiate the birth of a small fleet (32) of biological ships. The ships hatched depends on our Egg Development Policy.
10,000FoodHow to unlock the Behemoth Egg
No technology unlocks it in the files.
Who can build it (potential)
- Never (switched off)
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.
Hatch the Egg (another upgrade)
Hatch the Egg
Initiate the birth of a large fleet (96) of biological ships. The ships hatched depends on our Egg Development Policy.
40,000FoodHatch the Egg (another upgrade)
Hatch the Egg
Initiate the birth of a new Behemoth..
90,000FoodBehemoth 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?
181 days for all 2 stages (Behemoth Egg: 1 days, Hatch the Egg: 180 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.