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Exotic Gas Extraction

Tier 2 engineering technology · Materials
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Exotic Gas Extraction is a tier 2 engineering technology (Materials) in Stellaris 4.5.2. Its base cost is 2,000 research. It needs Offworld Construction. It unlocks Gas Extraction Wells. Console: research_technology tech_mine_exotic_gases.

Exotic Gas ExtractionMaterials· tier 22,000
Base cost
2,000
Area
Engineering
Tier
2
Draw weight
85
Path from start
1 techs, 2,000 research
ID
tech_mine_exotic_gases

What Exotic Gas Extraction 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 Exotic Gas Extraction

Research in Stellaris is drawn: each area offers 3 cards at a time, weighted by each technology's draw weight (here 85) and its weight modifiers. Tier 2 opens after 6 tier 1 technologies of the same area.

Other names for some empires

technology_swap: the same research shows another name (and sometimes other effects) when its condition holds.

  • Improved Exotic Gas Extraction
    • Nomadic empire

In the game

Pockets of Exotic Gas are rare and often inaccessible by conventional means. Such deposits can only be reached by using special extractor technology.

Console command

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

research_technology tech_mine_exotic_gases
Draw weight script, as in common/technology/00_strategic_resources_tech.txt
factor = 2
modifier = {
	factor = 0
	is_nomadic = no
	NOT = {
		any_owned_planet = {
			has_exotic_gases_deposit = yes
		}
		any_planet_within_border = {
			OR = {
				has_deposit = d_exotic_gases_1
				has_deposit = d_exotic_gases_2
				has_deposit = d_exotic_gases_3
				has_deposit = d_exotic_gases_4
				has_deposit = d_exotic_gases_5
			}
		}
	}
}
modifier = {
	factor = 0
	is_nomadic = yes
	NOT = {
		has_country_flag = exotic_gases_found
	}
}

Exotic Gas Extraction: questions

How do I get Exotic Gas Extraction in Stellaris?

Research Offworld Construction first; then Exotic Gas Extraction can be drawn as one of the 3 engineering research options.

What does Exotic Gas Extraction do?

It unlocks Gas Extraction Wells (building).

What is the ID of Exotic Gas Extraction?

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

How much does Exotic Gas Extraction cost?

2,000 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_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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