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Xeno-Hydraulic Mastery

Tier 1 society technology · New Worlds
SocietyTier 1New Worlds

Xeno-Hydraulic Mastery is a tier 1 society technology (New Worlds) in Stellaris 4.5.2. Its base cost is 1,250 research. It needs New Worlds Protocol. It unlocks Noxious Swamp. Console: research_technology tech_noxious_swamp.

Xeno-Hydraulic MasteryNew Worlds· tier 11,250
Base cost
1,250
Area
Society
Tier
1
Draw weight
95
Path from start
2 techs, 1,250 research
ID
tech_noxious_swamp

What Xeno-Hydraulic Mastery unlocks

Everything in the game files that lists this technology as a prerequisite; “condition” marks objects that check for it in their conditions instead.

Deposit · 1
  • Noxious Swamp

How to get Xeno-Hydraulic Mastery

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.

The whole research path: 2 technologies, 1,250 base research with this one
  1. Space Explorationstarting tech
  2. New Worlds Protocolstarting tech
Conditions (potential)
  • Not: Nomadic empire

In the game

Sapient races have been reclaiming swampland for thousands of years. A coordinated system of modular aqueducts, pump stations, chemical remediation crawlers and automated soil compactors can reclaim land at unprecedented speeds.

Console command

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

research_technology tech_noxious_swamp
Draw weight script, as in common/technology/00_soc_tech.txt
modifier = {
	factor = 2
}
modifier = {
	factor = 1.25
	has_tradition = tr_expansion_adopt
}
modifier = {
	factor = 4
	has_ascension_perk = ap_mastery_of_nature
}
modifier = {
	factor = 0
	NOT = {
		any_owned_planet = {
			has_deposit = d_noxious_swamp
		}
	}
}
modifier = {
	factor = 0
	num_owned_planets < 2
}

Xeno-Hydraulic Mastery: questions

How do I get Xeno-Hydraulic Mastery in Stellaris?

Research New Worlds Protocol first (2 technologies in the whole chain); then Xeno-Hydraulic Mastery can be drawn as one of the 3 society research options. It also has conditions (see Requirements on this page).

What does Xeno-Hydraulic Mastery do?

It unlocks Noxious Swamp (deposit).

What is the ID of Xeno-Hydraulic Mastery?

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

How much does Xeno-Hydraulic Mastery cost?

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

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