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Advanced Reactor Boosters

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Advanced Reactor Boosters is a tier 1 physics technology (Particles) in Stellaris 4.5.2. Its base cost is 6,000 research. It needs Antimatter Power and Improved Reactor Boosters. It unlocks Advanced Reactor Booster. Console: research_technology tech_reactor_boosters_3.

Advanced Reactor BoostersParticles· tier 16,000
Base cost
6,000
Area
Physics
Tier
1
Draw weight
50
Path from start
6 techs, 16,250 research
ID
tech_reactor_boosters_3

What Advanced Reactor Boosters unlocks

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

Ship component · 1

How to get Advanced Reactor Boosters

Research in Stellaris is drawn: each area offers 3 cards at a time, weighted by each technology's draw weight (here 50) and its weight modifiers.

The whole research path: 6 technologies, 16,250 base research with this one
  1. Fission Powerstarting tech
  2. Reactor Boostersstarting tech
  3. Fusion Power1,250 · tier 1
  4. Cold Fusion Power2,500 · tier 2
  5. Improved Reactor Boosters1,500 · tier 1
  6. Antimatter Power5,000 · tier 3

In the game

The discovery of antimatter power allows for highly advanced reactor boosters that can greatly enhance ship reactors.

Console command

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

research_technology tech_reactor_boosters_3
Draw weight script, as in common/technology/00_phys_tech.txt
factor = 1.5

Advanced Reactor Boosters: questions

How do I get Advanced Reactor Boosters in Stellaris?

Research Antimatter Power and Improved Reactor Boosters first (6 technologies in the whole chain); then Advanced Reactor Boosters can be drawn as one of the 3 physics research options.

What does Advanced Reactor Boosters do?

It unlocks Advanced Reactor Booster (ship component).

What is the ID of Advanced Reactor Boosters?

The technology's ID is tech_reactor_boosters_3. To get it with the console: research_technology tech_reactor_boosters_3 (Stellaris 4.5.2).

How much does Advanced Reactor Boosters cost?

6,000 physics 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_phys_tech.txt and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776). Base numbers before empire-size and difficulty modifiers.

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