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Soil Remediation

Tier 1 society technology · New Worlds
SocietyTier 1New Worlds

Soil Remediation 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 Quicksand Basin. Console: research_technology tech_quicksand_basin.

Soil RemediationNew 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_quicksand_basin

What Soil Remediation 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
  • Quicksand Basin

How to get Soil Remediation

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

The process of soil deposition normally takes millions of years. With advanced fracking, chemical engineering, and hydraulic management technologies even the poorest substrate can be turned into fertile topsoil.

Console command

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

research_technology tech_quicksand_basin
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_quicksand_basin
		}
	}
}
modifier = {
	factor = 0
	num_owned_planets < 2
}

Soil Remediation: questions

How do I get Soil Remediation in Stellaris?

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

What does Soil Remediation do?

It unlocks Quicksand Basin (deposit).

What is the ID of Soil Remediation?

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

How much does Soil Remediation 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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