Rare Crystal Manufacturing
MaterialsRare Crystal Manufacturing is a tier 2 engineering technology (Materials) in Stellaris 4.5.2. Its base cost is 2,000 research. It needs Industrial Base. It unlocks Crystal Bed, Kha'lanka Crystal Plant and Synthetic Crystal Plants and leads to Armor Hardening. Console: research_technology tech_rare_crystals.
Rare Crystal ManufacturingMaterials· tier 2
2,000What Rare Crystal Manufacturing 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 Rare Crystal Manufacturing
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.
What Rare Crystal Manufacturing 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.
- Rare Crystal Manufacturing
- Wilderness empire
In the game
The crystallization process is complicated and difficult, but synthetic crystals can be manufactured by using specialized industrial plants.
Console command
Typed in the game's console (the ~ key); achievements are off for that game.
research_technology tech_rare_crystalsDraw weight script, as in common/technology/00_strategic_resources_tech.txt
factor = 2
modifier = {
factor = 0.5
OR = {
any_owned_planet = {
has_rare_crystals_deposit = yes
}
any_planet_within_border = {
OR = {
has_deposit = d_rare_crystals_1
has_deposit = d_rare_crystals_2
has_deposit = d_rare_crystals_3
has_deposit = d_rare_crystals_4
has_deposit = d_rare_crystals_5
}
}
}
}Rare Crystal Manufacturing: questions
How do I get Rare Crystal Manufacturing in Stellaris?
Research Industrial Base first; then Rare Crystal Manufacturing can be drawn as one of the 3 engineering research options.
What does Rare Crystal Manufacturing do?
It unlocks Crystal Bed (building), Kha'lanka Crystal Plant (building) and Synthetic Crystal Plants (building). It leads to Armor Hardening.
What is the ID of Rare Crystal Manufacturing?
The technology's ID is tech_rare_crystals. To get it with the console: research_technology tech_rare_crystals (Stellaris 4.5.2).
How much does Rare Crystal Manufacturing 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.