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Mineral Purification

Tier 1 engineering technology · Industry
EngineeringTier 1Industry

Mineral Purification is a tier 1 engineering technology (Industry) in Stellaris 4.5.2. Its base cost is 1,500 research. It needs Geothermal Fracking. It unlocks Lithic Macerator, Mineral Purification Plants, Mining Subsidies and 2 more and leads to Advanced Mineral Purification. Console: research_technology tech_mineral_purification_1.

Mineral PurificationIndustry· tier 11,500
Base cost
1,500
Area
Engineering
Tier
1
Draw weight
90
Path from start
2 techs, 2,500 research
ID
tech_mineral_purification_1

What Mineral Purification 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 Mineral Purification

Research in Stellaris is drawn: each area offers 3 cards at a time, weighted by each technology's draw weight (here 90) and its weight modifiers.

The whole research path: 2 technologies, 2,500 base research with this one
  1. Industrial Basestarting tech
  2. Geothermal Fracking1,000 · tier 1

What Mineral Purification leads to

Technologies that list it as a prerequisite.

Other names for some empires

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

  • Mineral Purification
    • Wilderness empire

In the game

Optimal processing of mined materials have allowed us to reach new levels of efficiency.

Console command

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

research_technology tech_mineral_purification_1
Draw weight script, as in common/technology/00_eng_tech.txt
factor = 2
modifier = {
	factor = 1.25
	has_tradition = tr_prosperity_adopt
}
modifier = {
	factor = 1.5
	is_specialist_subject_type = {
		TYPE = prospectorium
	}
}
modifier = {
	factor = 5
	OR = {
		num_districts = {
			type = district_mining
			value > 0
		}
		num_districts = {
			type = district_hab_mining
			value > 0
		}
		num_districts = {
			type = district_hollow_mountains
			value > 0
		}
		num_districts = {
			type = district_melting
			value > 0
		}
		has_any_mining_zone = yes
	}
}

Mineral Purification: questions

How do I get Mineral Purification in Stellaris?

Research Geothermal Fracking first (2 technologies in the whole chain); then Mineral Purification can be drawn as one of the 3 engineering research options.

What does Mineral Purification do?

It unlocks Lithic Macerator (building), Mineral Purification Plants (building), Mining Subsidies (edict), Mining Subsidies Nomadic (edict) and Mining Subsidies Wilderness (edict). It leads to Advanced Mineral Purification.

What is the ID of Mineral Purification?

The technology's ID is tech_mineral_purification_1. To get it with the console: research_technology tech_mineral_purification_1 (Stellaris 4.5.2).

How much does Mineral Purification cost?

1,500 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_eng_tech.txt and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776). Base numbers before empire-size and difficulty modifiers.

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