Orbital Rings
VoidcraftOverlordOrbital Rings is a tier 3 engineering technology (Voidcraft) in Stellaris 4.5.2. Its base cost is 5,000 research. It needs Starhold, Galactic Administration and Ceramo-Metal Infrastructure. It unlocks Orbital Ring. Console: research_technology tech_orbital_ring_tier_1.
Orbital RingsVoidcraft· tier 3
5,000What Orbital Rings does
Modifiers as the game prints them, from the technology's modifier block; then the unlock lines its research card shows.
- +3Station Capacity
- Unlocks Megastructure: Orbital RingAn Orbital Ring is a Starbase variant that forms a band encircling the planet, providing defense and additional specialization.
What Orbital Rings unlocks
Everything in the game files that lists this technology as a prerequisite; “condition” marks objects that check for it in their conditions instead.
Living Metal Constructioncondition
Orbital Ringcondition- Orbital Ringcondition
How to get Orbital Rings
Research in Stellaris is drawn: each area offers 3 cards at a time, weighted by each technology's draw weight (here 60) and its weight modifiers. Tier 3 opens after 6 tier 2 technologies of the same area.
6,000
The whole research path: 11 technologies, 21,250 base research with this one
Unified Governmentstarting tech
Offworld Constructionstarting tech
Nanocomposite Materialsstarting tech
Societal Unification1,000 · tier 1
Starbase Constructionstarting tech
Ceramo-Metal Materials1,250 · tier 1
Colonial Centralization2,500 · tier 2
Starportstarting tech
Ceramo-Metal Infrastructure3,000 · tier 2
Galactic Administration6,000 · tier 3
Starhold2,500 · tier 2
- DLC: overlord
- Not: Nomadic empire
In the game
Allows the construction of massive, band-shaped starbases in stable orbit around colonized planets.
Console command
Typed in the game's console (the ~ key); achievements are off for that game.
research_technology tech_orbital_ring_tier_1Draw weight script, as in common/technology/00_overlord_tech.txt
modifier = {
factor = 0.1
NOT = {
years_passed > 50
}
}
modifier = {
factor = 10
any_neighbor_country = {
has_technology = tech_orbital_ring_tier_1
}
}
modifier = {
factor = 2
years_passed > 60
}
modifier = {
factor = 3
years_passed > 65
}
modifier = {
factor = 4
years_passed > 70
}
modifier = {
factor = 5
count_starbase_sizes = {
starbase_size = starbase_starhold
count >= 3
}
}
modifier = {
factor = 1.25
has_tradition = tr_expansion_adopt
}
modifier = {
factor = 1.25
has_tradition = tr_expansion_finish
}Orbital Rings: questions
How do I get Orbital Rings in Stellaris?
Research Starhold, Galactic Administration and Ceramo-Metal Infrastructure first (11 technologies in the whole chain); then Orbital Rings can be drawn as one of the 3 engineering research options. It also has conditions (see Requirements on this page).
What does Orbital Rings do?
It gives +3 Station Capacity. It unlocks Living Metal Construction (edict), Orbital Ring (megastructure) and Orbital Ring (ship size).
What is the ID of Orbital Rings?
The technology's ID is tech_orbital_ring_tier_1. To get it with the console: research_technology tech_orbital_ring_tier_1 (Stellaris 4.5.2).
How much does Orbital Rings cost?
5,000 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_overlord_tech.txt and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776). Base numbers before empire-size and difficulty modifiers.