Improved Harbinger Development
BiologyImproved Harbinger Development is a tier 3 society technology (Biology) in Stellaris 4.5.2. Its base cost is 5,000 research. It needs Harbingers. It unlocks Chitin Growth Regulators, Incubation Matrix, Juvenile Growth Gland and 2 more and leads to Advanced Harbinger Development. Console: research_technology tech_harbinger_growth_1.
Improved Harbinger DevelopmentBiology· tier 3
5,000What Improved Harbinger Development does
Modifiers as the game prints them, from the technology's modifier block; then the unlock lines its research card shows.
- Unlocks Ship Type: Mature HarbingerMature Harbinger Enhanced growth techniques yield stronger and more reliable vessels.
What Improved Harbinger Development 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 Improved Harbinger Development
Research in Stellaris is drawn: each area offers 3 cards at a time, weighted by each technology's draw weight (here 60) and its weight modifiers. Tier 3 opens after 6 tier 2 technologies of the same area.
The whole research path: 3 technologies, 9,000 base research with this one
- Uses bio-ships
What Improved Harbinger Development leads to
Technologies that list it as a prerequisite.
In the game
Refined facilities employ sophisticated bio-engineering techniques to accelerate growth and enhance structural integrity. The resulting vessels feature improved endurance and increased combat efficiency.
Console command
Typed in the game's console (the ~ key); achievements are off for that game.
research_technology tech_harbinger_growth_1Draw weight script, as in common/technology/00_biogenesis_tech.txt
modifier = {
factor = 0.1
NOT = {
years_passed > 20
}
}
modifier = {
factor = 10
any_neighbor_country = {
has_technology = tech_harbinger_growth_1
}
}
modifier = {
factor = 2
years_passed > 30
}
modifier = {
factor = 3
years_passed > 35
}
modifier = {
factor = 4
years_passed > 40
}
modifier = {
factor = 1.25
has_tradition = tr_supremacy_adopt
}Improved Harbinger Development: questions
How do I get Improved Harbinger Development in Stellaris?
Research Harbingers first (3 technologies in the whole chain); then Improved Harbinger Development can be drawn as one of the 3 society research options. It also has conditions (see Requirements on this page).
What does Improved Harbinger Development do?
It unlocks Chitin Growth Regulators (ship component), Incubation Matrix (ship component), Juvenile Growth Gland (ship component), Mature Harbinger (ship size) and Mature Offspring Harbinger (ship size). It leads to Advanced Harbinger Development.
What is the ID of Improved Harbinger Development?
The technology's ID is tech_harbinger_growth_1. To get it with the console: research_technology tech_harbinger_growth_1 (Stellaris 4.5.2).
How much does Improved Harbinger Development cost?
5,000 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.