Matter Decompressor
Field ManipulationRareMegacorpMatter Decompressor is a rare tier 5 physics technology (Field Manipulation) in Stellaris 4.5.2. Its base cost is 24,000 research. It needs Mega-Engineering. It unlocks Matter Decompressor, Matter Decompressor Site, Matter Decompressor: Anchor and 2 more. Console: research_technology tech_matter_decompressor.
Matter DecompressorField Manipulation· tier 5
24,000What Matter Decompressor 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 Matter Decompressor
Research in Stellaris is drawn: each area offers 3 cards at a time, weighted by each technology's draw weight (here 20) and its weight modifiers. Tier 5 opens after 6 tier 4 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.
24,000The whole research path: 6 technologies, 66,750 base research with this one
- DLC: megacorp
- Not: Nomadic empire
In the game
The Matter Decompressor lenses a black hole's gravity, forming a drill of gravitational forces to retrieve 
Minerals from the singularity.
Console command
Typed in the game's console (the ~ key); achievements are off for that game.
research_technology tech_matter_decompressorDraw weight script, as in common/technology/00_megastructures.txt
factor = 0
Matter Decompressor: questions
How do I get Matter Decompressor in Stellaris?
Research Mega-Engineering first (6 technologies in the whole chain); then Matter Decompressor can be drawn as one of the 3 physics 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 Matter Decompressor do?
It unlocks Matter Decompressor (megastructure), Matter Decompressor Site (megastructure), Matter Decompressor: Anchor (megastructure), Matter Decompressor: Boring (megastructure) and Matter Decompressor: Lensing (megastructure).
What is the ID of Matter Decompressor?
The technology's ID is tech_matter_decompressor. To get it with the console: research_technology tech_matter_decompressor (Stellaris 4.5.2).
How much does Matter Decompressor cost?
24,000 physics 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_megastructures.txt and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776). Base numbers before empire-size and difficulty modifiers.