
Exotic Gas Refining
Exotic Gas Refining is a tier 2 engineering technology (Materials) in Stellaris 4.5.2. Its base cost is 2,000 research. It needs Industrial Base. It unlocks Exotic Gas Filters and Exotic Gas Refineries and leads to Shield Hardening. Console: research_technology tech_exotic_gases.
What Exotic Gas Refining 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 Exotic Gas Refining
Research in Stellaris is drawn: each area offers 3 cards at a time, weighted by each technology's draw weight (here 85) and its weight modifiers. Tier 2 opens after 6 tier 1 technologies of the same area.
What Exotic Gas Refining 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.
- Exotic Gas Refining
- Wilderness empire
In the game
Exotic Gas can be produced artificially, but it is a difficult process that requires advanced refinery equipment.
Console command
Typed in the game's console (the ~ key); achievements are off for that game.
research_technology tech_exotic_gasesDraw weight script, as in common/technology/00_strategic_resources_tech.txt
factor = 2
modifier = {
factor = 0.5
OR = {
any_owned_planet = {
has_exotic_gases_deposit = yes
}
any_planet_within_border = {
OR = {
has_deposit = d_exotic_gases_1
has_deposit = d_exotic_gases_2
has_deposit = d_exotic_gases_3
has_deposit = d_exotic_gases_4
has_deposit = d_exotic_gases_5
}
}
}
}Exotic Gas Refining: questions
How do I get Exotic Gas Refining in Stellaris?
Research Industrial Base first; then Exotic Gas Refining can be drawn as one of the 3 engineering research options.
What does Exotic Gas Refining do?
It unlocks Exotic Gas Filters (building) and Exotic Gas Refineries (building). It leads to Shield Hardening.
What is the ID of Exotic Gas Refining?
The technology's ID is tech_exotic_gases. To get it with the console: research_technology tech_exotic_gases (Stellaris 4.5.2).
How much does Exotic Gas Refining cost?
2,000 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_strategic_resources_tech.txt and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776). Base numbers before empire-size and difficulty modifiers.