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Neutronium Materials

Tier 4 engineering technology · Materials
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Neutronium Materials is a tier 4 engineering technology (Materials) in Stellaris 4.5.2. Its base cost is 10,000 research. It needs Durasteel Materials. It unlocks Large Neutronium Armor, Large Neutronium Carapace, Large Neutronium Ferrodermis and 10 more. Console: research_technology tech_ship_armor_5.

Neutronium MaterialsMaterials· tier 410,000
Base cost
10,000
Area
Engineering
Tier
4
Draw weight
40
Path from start
4 techs, 18,750 research
ID
tech_ship_armor_5

What Neutronium 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 Neutronium 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.

How to get Neutronium Materials

Research in Stellaris is drawn: each area offers 3 cards at a time, weighted by each technology's draw weight (here 40) and its weight modifiers. Tier 4 opens after 6 tier 3 technologies of the same area.

The whole research path: 4 technologies, 18,750 base research with this one
  1. Nanocomposite Materialsstarting tech
  2. Ceramo-Metal Materials1,250 · tier 1
  3. Plasteel Materials2,500 · tier 2
  4. Durasteel Materials5,000 · tier 3

Other names for some empires

technology_swap: the same research shows another name (and sometimes other effects) when its condition holds.

  • Neutronium Materials
    • Uses bio-ships

In the game

This incredibly dense and strong material can resist firepower that would turn armor made of any other alloys into slag.

Console command

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

research_technology tech_ship_armor_5
Draw weight script, as in common/technology/00_eng_tech.txt
factor = 1.25
modifier = {
	factor = 1.5
	is_specialist_subject_type = {
		TYPE = bulwark
	}
}

Neutronium Materials: questions

How do I get Neutronium Materials in Stellaris?

Research Durasteel Materials first (4 technologies in the whole chain); then Neutronium Materials can be drawn as one of the 3 engineering research options.

What does Neutronium Materials do?

It gives +5% Army Health. It unlocks Large Neutronium Armor (ship component), Large Neutronium Carapace (ship component), Large Neutronium Ferrodermis (ship component), Medium Neutronium Armor (ship component), Medium Neutronium Carapace (ship component), Medium Neutronium Ferrodermis (ship component) and 7 more.

What is the ID of Neutronium Materials?

The technology's ID is tech_ship_armor_5. To get it with the console: research_technology tech_ship_armor_5 (Stellaris 4.5.2).

How much does Neutronium Materials cost?

10,000 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.

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