Afterburners
PropulsionAfterburners is a tier 1 engineering technology (Propulsion) in Stellaris 4.5.2. Its base cost is 1,250 research. It needs Chemical Thrusters. It unlocks Afterburners and Maneuvering Tentacles and leads to Advanced Afterburners. Console: research_technology tech_afterburners_1.
AfterburnersPropulsion· tier 1
1,250What Afterburners unlocks
Everything in the game files that lists this technology as a prerequisite; “condition” marks objects that check for it in their conditions instead.
Arkship Afterburnercondition
How to get Afterburners
Research in Stellaris is drawn: each area offers 3 cards at a time, weighted by each technology's draw weight (here 95) and its weight modifiers.
What Afterburners leads to
Technologies that list it as a prerequisite.
In the game
These powerful thrusters provide additional combat speed but consume a great deal of power.
Console command
Typed in the game's console (the ~ key); achievements are off for that game.
research_technology tech_afterburners_1Draw weight script, as in common/technology/00_eng_tech.txt
factor = 1.25
modifier = {
factor = 2
has_technology = tech_thrusters_2
}
modifier = {
factor = 2
has_technology = tech_thrusters_3
}Afterburners: questions
How do I get Afterburners in Stellaris?
Research Chemical Thrusters first; then Afterburners can be drawn as one of the 3 engineering research options.
What does Afterburners do?
It unlocks Afterburners (ship component), Maneuvering Tentacles (ship component) and Arkship Afterburner (starbase building). It leads to Advanced Afterburners.
What is the ID of Afterburners?
The technology's ID is tech_afterburners_1. To get it with the console: research_technology tech_afterburners_1 (Stellaris 4.5.2).
How much does Afterburners cost?
1,250 engineering research before modifiers. In game the cost grows with empire size (+0.2% per point above the base, common/defines) and the galaxy's tech cost setting.
Source: common/technology/00_eng_tech.txt and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776). Base numbers before empire-size and difficulty modifiers.