Gene Banks
BiologyRareGene Banks is a rare tier 2 society technology (Biology) in Stellaris 4.5.2. Its base cost is 3,000 research. It needs Cloning. It unlocks Clone Army. Console: research_technology tech_gene_banks.
Gene BanksBiology· tier 2
3,000What Gene Banks unlocks
Everything in the game files that lists this technology as a prerequisite; “condition” marks objects that check for it in their conditions instead.
- Clone Army
How to get Gene Banks
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.
The whole research path: 2 technologies, 6,500 base research with this one
- Any of
- Not: Machine Intelligence
- Not: Wilderness empire
- Civic: Driven Assimilator
- Not: Is natural design empire
In the game
Gene Banks filter and curate available genomes for deployment in clones.
Console command
Typed in the game's console (the ~ key); achievements are off for that game.
research_technology tech_gene_banksDraw weight script, as in common/technology/00_soc_tech.txt
factor = 0.5
modifier = {
factor = 1.25
is_hive_empire = yes
}
modifier = {
factor = 0.5
is_individual_machine = yes
}
modifier = {
factor = 2
AND = {
is_individual_machine = yes
any_owned_species = {
is_organic_species = yes
}
}
}
modifier = {
factor = 0.20
NOR = {
has_trait_in_council = {
TRAIT = leader_trait_expertise_biology
}
has_trait_in_council = {
TRAIT = leader_trait_curator
}
has_trait_in_council = {
TRAIT = leader_trait_spark_of_genius
}
has_trait_in_council = {
TRAIT = leader_trait_spark_of_genius_2
}
}
}
modifier = {
factor = @federation_perk_factor
has_federation = yes
federation = {
has_federation_perk = rare_tech_boost
any_member = {
has_technology = tech_gene_banks
}
}
}Gene Banks: questions
How do I get Gene Banks in Stellaris?
Research Cloning first (2 technologies in the whole chain); then Gene Banks can be drawn as one of the 3 society research options. It is a rare technology: its draw weight is low, and some are only offered after an event, a relic or a special project. It also has conditions (see Requirements on this page).
What does Gene Banks do?
It unlocks Clone Army (army).
What is the ID of Gene Banks?
The technology's ID is tech_gene_banks. To get it with the console: research_technology tech_gene_banks (Stellaris 4.5.2).
How much does Gene Banks 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_soc_tech.txt and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776). Base numbers before empire-size and difficulty modifiers.