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Hydroponics Farming

Tier 0 society technology · Biology
SocietyTier 0BiologyStarting tech

Hydroponics Farming is a tier 0 society technology (Biology) in Stellaris 4.5.2. Empires start with it. It has no prerequisite technology. It unlocks Hydroponics Farms. Console: research_technology tech_hydroponics.

Hydroponics FarmingBiology· tier 0start
Base cost
known at start
Area
Society
Tier
0
Draw weight
—
Path from start
none
ID
tech_hydroponics

What Hydroponics Farming unlocks

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

Building · 1
Starbase building · 2
Starbase module · 1

How to get Hydroponics Farming

Empires that meet its conditions start with it (start_tech).

Conditions (potential)
  • Not: Wilderness empire

In the game

Hydroponics Farming in a controlled environment allows for crops to be grown in climates where farming would normally be impossible.

Console command

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

research_technology tech_hydroponics
Draw weight script, as in common/technology/00_soc_tech.txt
factor = 2
modifier = {
	factor = 0.01
	OR = {
		is_machine_empire = yes
		is_lithoid_empire = yes
		is_individual_machine = yes
		is_infernal_empire = yes
		has_origin = origin_synthetic_fertility
	}
	NOR = {
		has_country_flag = non_lithoid_subspecies
		has_valid_civic = civic_machine_servitor
		has_valid_civic = civic_machine_assimilator
		any_owned_planet = {
			OR = {
				has_any_planet_farming_district = yes
				has_any_agriculture_zone = yes
			}
		}
	}
}
modifier = {
	factor = 0.5
	OR = {
		is_machine_empire = yes
		is_lithoid_empire = yes
		is_infernal_empire = yes
		AND = {
			is_individual_machine = yes
			NOT = {
				has_country_flag = non_lithoid_subspecies
			}
		}
	}
}
modifier = {
	factor = 2
	has_relic = r_pox_sample
}
modifier = {
	factor = 2
	country_uses_bio_ships = yes
}

Hydroponics Farming: questions

How do I get Hydroponics Farming in Stellaris?

Every empire that meets its conditions starts with Hydroponics Farming.

What does Hydroponics Farming do?

It unlocks Hydroponics Farms (building), Arkship Hydroponics Bay (starbase building), Hydroponics Bay (starbase building) and Waystation Hydroponics Module (starbase module).

What is the ID of Hydroponics Farming?

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

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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