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Nanite Mineral Probes

Tier 3 engineering technology · Industry
EngineeringTier 3Industry

Nanite Mineral Probes is a tier 3 engineering technology (Industry) in Stellaris 4.5.2. Its base cost is 4,000 research. It needs Autonomous Mining Drones. Console: research_technology tech_space_mining_5.

Nanite Mineral ProbesIndustry· tier 34,000
Base cost
4,000
Area
Engineering
Tier
3
Draw weight
65
Path from start
5 techs, 11,500 research
ID
tech_space_mining_5

What Nanite Mineral Probes does

Modifiers as the game prints them, from the technology's modifier block; then the unlock lines its research card shows.

  • +10%Resources Produced from Mining Stations

How to get Nanite Mineral Probes

Research in Stellaris is drawn: each area offers 3 cards at a time, weighted by each technology's draw weight (here 65) and its weight modifiers. Tier 3 opens after 6 tier 2 technologies of the same area.

The whole research path: 5 technologies, 11,500 base research with this one
  1. Offworld Constructionstarting tech
  2. Zero-G Refineries1,000 · tier 1
  3. Long-Range Mineral Scanners1,500 · tier 1
  4. Mineral Cutting Beams2,000 · tier 2
  5. Autonomous Mining Drones3,000 · tier 2

Other names for some empires

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

  • Nanite Mineral Probes
    • Nomadic empire

In the game

These special probes are equipped with swarms of nanites that identify previously unknown mineral concentrations and mark them for later extraction.

Console command

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

research_technology tech_space_mining_5

Nanite Mineral Probes: questions

How do I get Nanite Mineral Probes in Stellaris?

Research Autonomous Mining Drones first (5 technologies in the whole chain); then Nanite Mineral Probes can be drawn as one of the 3 engineering research options.

What does Nanite Mineral Probes do?

It gives +10% Resources Produced from Mining Stations.

What is the ID of Nanite Mineral Probes?

The technology's ID is tech_space_mining_5. To get it with the console: research_technology tech_space_mining_5 (Stellaris 4.5.2).

How much does Nanite Mineral Probes cost?

4,000 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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