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Growth Chamber

Tier 4 society technology · Biology
SocietyTier 4Biology

Growth Chamber is a tier 4 society technology (Biology) in Stellaris 4.5.2. Its base cost is 10,000 research. It needs Stingers. It leads to Advanced Growth Chamber. Console: research_technology tech_growth_chamber_1.

Growth ChamberBiology· tier 410,000
Base cost
10,000
Area
Society
Tier
4
Draw weight
40
Path from start
4 techs, 22,000 research
ID
tech_growth_chamber_1

What Growth Chamber unlocks

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

Starbase building · 2
Starbase module · 1

How to get Growth Chamber

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: 4 technologies, 22,000 base research with this one
  1. Maulersstarting tech
  2. Weaversstarting tech
  3. Harbingers4,000 · tier 3
  4. Stingers8,000 · tier 4
Conditions (potential)
  • Uses bio-ships

What Growth Chamber leads to

Technologies that list it as a prerequisite.

In the game

The construction of Growth Chambers enables the organic cultivation of biological ships within the fleet.

Console command

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

research_technology tech_growth_chamber_1
Draw weight script, as in common/technology/00_biogenesis_tech.txt
modifier = {
	factor = 0
	NOR = {
		has_technology = tech_mine_exotic_gases
		has_technology = tech_exotic_gases
		has_country_flag = has_market_access
	}
}

Growth Chamber: questions

How do I get Growth Chamber in Stellaris?

Research Stingers first (4 technologies in the whole chain); then Growth Chamber can be drawn as one of the 3 society research options. It also has conditions (see Requirements on this page).

What does Growth Chamber do?

It unlocks Growth Chamber (starbase building), Ring Growth Chamber (starbase building) and Waystation Growth Chamber (starbase module). It leads to Advanced Growth Chamber.

What is the ID of Growth Chamber?

The technology's ID is tech_growth_chamber_1. To get it with the console: research_technology tech_growth_chamber_1 (Stellaris 4.5.2).

How much does Growth Chamber cost?

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

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