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Command Matrix

Tier 3 society technology · Military Theory
SocietyTier 3Military Theory

Command Matrix is a tier 3 society technology (Military Theory) in Stellaris 4.5.2. Its base cost is 6,000 research. It needs Refit Standards. It unlocks Command Center. Console: research_technology tech_command_matrix.

Command MatrixMilitary Theory· tier 36,000
Base cost
6,000
Area
Society
Tier
3
Draw weight
50
Path from start
2 techs, 12,500 research
ID
tech_command_matrix

What Command Matrix does

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

  • +5%Ship Fire Rate

What Command Matrix unlocks

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

Ship component · 1
Starbase building · 1

How to get Command Matrix

Research in Stellaris is drawn: each area offers 3 cards at a time, weighted by each technology's draw weight (here 50) and its weight modifiers. Tier 3 opens after 6 tier 2 technologies of the same area.

The whole research path: 2 technologies, 12,500 base research with this one
  1. Interstellar Fleet Traditions2,500 · tier 2
  2. Refit Standards4,000 · tier 3

In the game

Restructuring the chain of command and deciding what interdependencies are set between officers, make fleets more responsive and effective.

Console command

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

research_technology tech_command_matrix
Draw weight script, as in common/technology/00_soc_tech.txt
factor = 3
modifier = {
	factor = 2
	is_militarist = yes
}

Command Matrix: questions

How do I get Command Matrix in Stellaris?

Research Refit Standards first (2 technologies in the whole chain); then Command Matrix can be drawn as one of the 3 society research options.

What does Command Matrix do?

It gives +5% Ship Fire Rate. It unlocks Command Center (ship component) and Command Center (starbase building).

What is the ID of Command Matrix?

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

How much does Command Matrix cost?

6,000 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_soc_tech.txt and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776). Base numbers before empire-size and difficulty modifiers.

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