
Exotic Gas Extraction
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.
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_gasesDraw 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.