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Betharian Refining

Tier 2 engineering technology · Materials
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Betharian Refining is a tier 2 engineering technology (Materials) in Stellaris 4.5.2. Its base cost is 1,250 research. It needs Offworld Construction. It unlocks Betharian Power Plant. Console: research_technology tech_mine_betharian.

Betharian RefiningMaterials· tier 21,250
Base cost
1,250
Area
Engineering
Tier
2
Draw weight
95
Path from start
1 techs, 1,250 research
ID
tech_mine_betharian

What Betharian Refining 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 Betharian Refining

Research in Stellaris is drawn: each area offers 3 cards at a time, weighted by each technology's draw weight (here 95) and its weight modifiers. Tier 2 opens after 6 tier 1 technologies of the same area.

In the game

The Betharian minerals appear to have originated from singular source, but were scattered across the galaxy millennia ago. The minerals are most often encountered as pebble-sized clusters, and are highly flammable.

Console command

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

research_technology tech_mine_betharian
Draw weight script, as in common/technology/00_strategic_resources_tech.txt
factor = 2
modifier = {
	factor = 0
	NOT = {
		any_owned_planet = {
			has_deposit = d_betharian_deposit
		}
	}
}

Betharian Refining: questions

How do I get Betharian Refining in Stellaris?

Research Offworld Construction first; then Betharian Refining can be drawn as one of the 3 engineering research options.

What does Betharian Refining do?

It unlocks Betharian Power Plant (building).

What is the ID of Betharian Refining?

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

How much does Betharian Refining cost?

1,250 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_strategic_resources_tech.txt and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776). Base numbers before empire-size and difficulty modifiers.

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