Durasteel Materials
MaterialsDurasteel Materials is a tier 3 engineering technology (Materials) in Stellaris 4.5.2. Its base cost is 5,000 research. It needs Plasteel Materials. It unlocks Durasteel Carapace, Large Durasteel Armor, Large Durasteel Carapace and 10 more and leads to 3 technologies. Console: research_technology tech_ship_armor_4.
Durasteel MaterialsMaterials· tier 3
5,000What Durasteel Materials does
Modifiers as the game prints them, from the technology's modifier block; then the unlock lines its research card shows.
- +5%Army Health
What Durasteel Materials unlocks
Everything in the game files that lists this technology as a prerequisite; “condition” marks objects that check for it in their conditions instead.
Durasteel Carapace- Durasteel Carapace
- Durasteel Carapace
- Durasteel Carapace
Large Durasteel Armor
Large Durasteel Carapace
Large Durasteel Ferrodermis- Medium Durasteel Armor
- Medium Durasteel Carapace
- Medium Durasteel Ferrodermis
Regenerative Large Durasteel Armor- Regenerative Medium Durasteel Armor
- Regenerative Small Durasteel Armor
- Small Durasteel Armor
- Small Durasteel Carapace
- Small Durasteel Ferrodermis
How to get Durasteel Materials
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.
The whole research path: 3 technologies, 8,750 base research with this one
What Durasteel Materials leads to
Technologies that list it as a prerequisite.
12,000
Other names for some empires
technology_swap: the same research shows another name (and sometimes other effects) when its condition holds.
- Durasteel Materials
- Uses bio-ships
In the game
This strong yet flexible material is capable of withstanding severe punishment. It serves well as ship armor.
Console command
Typed in the game's console (the ~ key); achievements are off for that game.
research_technology tech_ship_armor_4Draw weight script, as in common/technology/00_eng_tech.txt
factor = 1.25
modifier = {
factor = 1.5
is_specialist_subject_type = {
TYPE = bulwark
}
}Durasteel Materials: questions
How do I get Durasteel Materials in Stellaris?
Research Plasteel Materials first (3 technologies in the whole chain); then Durasteel Materials can be drawn as one of the 3 engineering research options.
What does Durasteel Materials do?
It gives +5% Army Health. It unlocks Durasteel Carapace (ship component), Large Durasteel Armor (ship component), Large Durasteel Carapace (ship component), Large Durasteel Ferrodermis (ship component), Medium Durasteel Armor (ship component), Medium Durasteel Carapace (ship component) and 7 more. It leads to Durasteel Infrastructure, Durasteel-Laced Alloys and Neutronium Materials.
What is the ID of Durasteel Materials?
The technology's ID is tech_ship_armor_4. To get it with the console: research_technology tech_ship_armor_4 (Stellaris 4.5.2).
How much does Durasteel Materials 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_eng_tech.txt and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776). Base numbers before empire-size and difficulty modifiers.