Metabolic Gases
BiologyGrand ArchiveMetabolic Gases is a tier 3 society technology (Biology) in Stellaris 4.5.2. Its base cost is 4,000 research. It needs Improved Incubators. It unlocks Cutholoid, Cutholoid Juvenile, Elite Emerald Crystal Quintessence and 13 more. Console: research_technology tech_metabolic_gases.
Metabolic GasesBiology· tier 3
4,000What Metabolic Gases does
Modifiers as the game prints them, from the technology's modifier block; then the unlock lines its research card shows.
- Unlocks Feature: Battleship-Scale Space Fauna CloningHatcheries can now clone Space Fauna Ships of any maturity stage or size.
What Metabolic Gases unlocks
Everything in the game files that lists this technology as a prerequisite; “condition” marks objects that check for it in their conditions instead.
- Cutholoid
- Cutholoid Juvenile
- Elite Emerald Crystal Quintessence
- Elite Ruby Crystal Quintessence
- Elite Sapphire Crystal Quintessence
- Elite Topaz Crystal Quintessence
- Emerald Crystal Quintessence
- Ruby Crystal Quintessence
- Sapphire Crystal Quintessence
- Space Amoeba Mother
- Space Whale Bull
- Space Whale Cow
- Space Whale Ox
- Topaz Crystal Quintessence
- Voidworm Adult
- Voidworm Troika
How to get Metabolic Gases
Research in Stellaris is drawn: each area offers 3 cards at a time, weighted by each technology's draw weight (here 45) and its weight modifiers. Tier 3 opens after 6 tier 2 technologies of the same area.
The whole research path: 3 technologies, 10,000 base research with this one
- DLC: grand archive
Other names for some empires
technology_swap: the same research shows another name (and sometimes other effects) when its condition holds.
- Metabolic Gases
- Is beastmasters empire
In the game
Improvements to the metabolic gases within our hatcheries will further mature each specimen before it is brought into this world.
Console command
Typed in the game's console (the ~ key); achievements are off for that game.
research_technology tech_metabolic_gasesDraw weight script, as in common/technology/00_grand_archive_tech.txt
modifier = {
factor = 0.1
NOT = {
years_passed > 20
}
}
modifier = {
factor = 10
any_neighbor_country = {
has_technology = tech_metabolic_gases
}
}
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_domestication_adopt
}Metabolic Gases: questions
How do I get Metabolic Gases in Stellaris?
Research Improved Incubators first (3 technologies in the whole chain); then Metabolic Gases can be drawn as one of the 3 society research options. It also has conditions (see Requirements on this page).
What does Metabolic Gases do?
It unlocks Cutholoid (ship size), Cutholoid Juvenile (ship size), Elite Emerald Crystal Quintessence (ship size), Elite Ruby Crystal Quintessence (ship size), Elite Sapphire Crystal Quintessence (ship size), Elite Topaz Crystal Quintessence (ship size) and 10 more.
What is the ID of Metabolic Gases?
The technology's ID is tech_metabolic_gases. To get it with the console: research_technology tech_metabolic_gases (Stellaris 4.5.2).
How much does Metabolic Gases cost?
4,000 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_grand_archive_tech.txt and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776). Base numbers before empire-size and difficulty modifiers.