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Arkship Mastery

Tier 4 engineering technology · Voidcraft
EngineeringTier 4Voidcraft

Arkship Mastery is a tier 4 engineering technology (Voidcraft) in Stellaris 4.5.2. Its base cost is 10,000 research. It needs Arkship Engineering. It unlocks Civilian Arkship III, Military Arkship III and Scientific Arkship III and leads to 4 technologies. Console: research_technology tech_arkship_tier_3.

Arkship MasteryVoidcraft· tier 410,000
Base cost
10,000
Area
Engineering
Tier
4
Draw weight
40
Path from start
2 techs, 19,000 research
ID
tech_arkship_tier_3

What Arkship Mastery does

Modifiers as the game prints them, from the technology's modifier block; then the unlock lines its research card shows.

  • Unlocks Arkship Upgrade: Arkship Mastery
    Arkship Mastery The pinnacle of mobile megastructure engineering. These Arkships represent the full extent of what a traveling civilization can achieve.

What Arkship Mastery unlocks

Everything in the game files that lists this technology as a prerequisite; “condition” marks objects that check for it in their conditions instead.

How to get Arkship Mastery

Research in Stellaris is drawn: each area offers 3 cards at a time, weighted by each technology's draw weight (here 40) and its weight modifiers. Tier 4 opens after 6 tier 3 technologies of the same area.

The whole research path: 2 technologies, 19,000 base research with this one
  1. Arkship Construction4,000 · tier 3
  2. Arkship Engineering5,000 · tier 3
Conditions (potential)
  • Nomadic empire

What Arkship Mastery leads to

Technologies that list it as a prerequisite.

In the game

The pinnacle of mobile megastructure engineering. These Arkships represent the full extent of what a traveling civilization can achieve.

Console command

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

research_technology tech_arkship_tier_3
Draw weight script, as in common/technology/00_nomads_dlc_tech.txt
modifier = {
	factor = 5
	has_technology = tech_arkship_construction
}
modifier = {
	factor = 1.25
	has_tradition = tr_expansion_finish
}

Arkship Mastery: questions

How do I get Arkship Mastery in Stellaris?

Research Arkship Engineering first (2 technologies in the whole chain); then Arkship Mastery can be drawn as one of the 3 engineering research options. It also has conditions (see Requirements on this page).

What does Arkship Mastery do?

It unlocks Civilian Arkship III (ship size), Military Arkship III (ship size), Scientific Arkship III (ship size), Arkship Capital Shipyard (starbase module) and Arkship Spinal Devastator Mount (starbase module). It leads to Exodus Jump Coordinator, Planetary Reprocessor, Stellar Engine and Subspace Imaging Array.

What is the ID of Arkship Mastery?

The technology's ID is tech_arkship_tier_3. To get it with the console: research_technology tech_arkship_tier_3 (Stellaris 4.5.2).

How much does Arkship Mastery cost?

10,000 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_nomads_dlc_tech.txt and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776). Base numbers before empire-size and difficulty modifiers.

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