Advanced Railguns

Tier 3 engineering technology · Propulsion

EngineeringTier 3

Propulsion

Advanced Railguns is a tier 3 engineering technology (Propulsion) in Stellaris 4.5.2. Its base cost is 4,000 research. It needs Railguns. It unlocks Advanced Shard Rail Accelerator, Large Advanced Railgun, Large Advanced Shard Rail Accelerator and 4 more and leads to 3 technologies. Console: research_technology tech_mass_drivers_4.

Advanced Railguns

Propulsion· tier 3

4,000

Base cost: 4,000
Area: Engineering
Tier: 3
Draw weight: 65
Path from start: 3 techs, 7,250 research
ID: tech_mass_drivers_4

What Advanced Railguns does

Modifiers as the game prints them, from the technology's modifier block; then the unlock lines its research card shows.

+5%Army Damage

What Advanced Railguns unlocks

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

Ship component · 10

How to get Advanced Railguns

Research in Stellaris is drawn: each area offers 3 cards at a time, weighted by each technology's draw weight (here 65) and its weight modifiers. Tier 3 opens after 6 tier 2 technologies of the same area.

Needs first

Railguns

Propulsion· tier 2

2,000

The whole research path: 3 technologies, 7,250 base research with this one

What Advanced Railguns 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.

Advanced Shard Rail Accelerator
- Uses bio-ships

In the game

A new version of the venerable railgun, with sturdier rails and an enhanced power supply. These weapons are even more powerful and accurate than their predecessors.

Console command

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

research_technology tech_mass_drivers_4

Draw weight script, as in common/technology/00_eng_weapon_tech.txt

modifier = {
	factor = 1.25
	has_ethic = ethic_militarist
}
modifier = {
	factor = 1.5
	has_ethic = ethic_fanatic_militarist
}

Advanced Railguns: questions

How do I get Advanced Railguns in Stellaris?

Research Railguns first (3 technologies in the whole chain); then Advanced Railguns can be drawn as one of the 3 engineering research options.

What does Advanced Railguns do?

It gives +5% Army Damage. It unlocks Advanced Shard Rail Accelerator (ship component), Large Advanced Railgun (ship component), Large Advanced Shard Rail Accelerator (ship component), Medium Advanced Railgun (ship component), Medium Advanced Shard Rail Accelerator (ship component), Small Advanced Railgun (ship component) and 1 more. It leads to Gauss Cannons, Kinetic Battery and Mega Cannon.

What is the ID of Advanced Railguns?

The technology's ID is tech_mass_drivers_4. To get it with the console: research_technology tech_mass_drivers_4 (Stellaris 4.5.2).

How much does Advanced Railguns cost?

4,000 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_eng_weapon_tech.txt and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776). Base numbers before empire-size and difficulty modifiers.