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Industrial Base

Tier 0 engineering technology · Industry
EngineeringTier 0IndustryStarting tech

Industrial Base is a tier 0 engineering technology (Industry) in Stellaris 4.5.2. Empires start with it. It has no prerequisite technology. It unlocks Alloy Foundries, Civilian Industries, Coordinated Fulfillment Center and 5 more and leads to 7 technologies. Console: research_technology tech_basic_industry.

Industrial BaseIndustry· tier 0start
Base cost
known at start
Area
Engineering
Tier
0
Draw weight
—
Path from start
none
ID
tech_basic_industry

What Industrial Base 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 Industrial Base

Empires that meet its conditions start with it (start_tech).

What Industrial Base leads to

Technologies that list it as a prerequisite.

Other names for some empires

technology_swap: the same research shows another name (and sometimes other effects) when its condition holds.

  • Industrial Base
    • Wilderness empire

In the game

The basic industrial infrastructure that is required to become a spacefaring civilization.

Console command

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

research_technology tech_basic_industry

Industrial Base: questions

How do I get Industrial Base in Stellaris?

Every empire that meets its conditions starts with Industrial Base.

What does Industrial Base do?

It unlocks Alloy Foundries (building), Civilian Industries (building), Coordinated Fulfillment Center (building), Resource Silos (building), Smelting Kiln (building), Subterranean Cache (building) and 2 more. It leads to Exotic Gas Refining, Geothermal Fracking, Holographic Casts, Nano-Circuit Assembly, Powered Exoskeletons, Rare Crystal Manufacturing and 1 more.

What is the ID of Industrial Base?

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

Source: common/technology/00_eng_tech.txt and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776). Base numbers before empire-size and difficulty modifiers.

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