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Arcane Deciphering

Tier 2 society technology · Archaeostudies
SocietyTier 2ArchaeostudiesRare

Arcane Deciphering is a rare tier 2 society technology (Archaeostudies) in Stellaris 4.5.2. Its base cost is 3,000 research. It has no prerequisite technology. Console: research_technology tech_arcane_deciphering.

Arcane DecipheringArchaeostudies· tier 23,000
Base cost
3,000
Area
Society
Tier
2
Draw weight
70
Path from start
none
ID
tech_arcane_deciphering

How to get Arcane Deciphering

Research in Stellaris is drawn: each area offers 3 cards at a time, weighted by each technology's draw weight (here 70) and its weight modifiers. Tier 2 opens after 6 tier 1 technologies of the same area. As a rare technology it is drawn less often, and some rare ones only appear after an event, a relic or a special project.

It needs no other technology.

In the game

Various artifacts and technologies functioning by arcane means that cannot be understood or replicated... at least not by conventional science as it is known to us.

Console command

Typed in the game's console (the ~ key); achievements are off for that game.

research_technology tech_arcane_deciphering
Draw weight script, as in common/technology/00_ancient_relics_tech.txt
factor = 0.50
modifier = {
	factor = 0
	OR = {
		has_ancrel = no
		NOT = {
			has_resource = {
				type = minor_artifacts
				amount > 0
			}
		}
	}
}
modifier = {
	factor = 0.50
	has_modifier = curator_insight
}
modifier = {
	factor = @federation_perk_factor
	has_federation = yes
	federation = {
		has_federation_perk = rare_tech_boost
		any_member = {
			has_technology = tech_arcane_deciphering
		}
	}
}
modifier = {
	factor = 3
	has_trait_in_council = {
		TRAIT = leader_trait_curator
	}
}

Arcane Deciphering: questions

How do I get Arcane Deciphering in Stellaris?

It has no prerequisite: it can be drawn as one of the 3 society research options once tier 2 is open. It is a rare technology: its draw weight is low, and some are only offered after an event, a relic or a special project.

What is the ID of Arcane Deciphering?

The technology's ID is tech_arcane_deciphering. To get it with the console: research_technology tech_arcane_deciphering (Stellaris 4.5.2).

How much does Arcane Deciphering cost?

3,000 society 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_ancient_relics_tech.txt and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776). Base numbers before empire-size and difficulty modifiers.

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