Starhold
VoidcraftStarhold is a tier 2 engineering technology (Voidcraft) in Stellaris 4.5.2. Its base cost is 2,500 research. It needs Starport. It unlocks Starhold and leads to 5 technologies. Console: research_technology tech_starbase_3.
StarholdVoidcraft· tier 2
2,500What Starhold does
Modifiers as the game prints them, from the technology's modifier block; then the unlock lines its research card shows.
- Unlocks Starbase Upgrade: StarholdStarhold Upgrading the Starport, Starholds can house two Buildings and support four Modules.
What Starhold 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 Starhold
Research in Stellaris is drawn: each area offers 3 cards at a time, weighted by each technology's draw weight (here 75) and its weight modifiers. Tier 2 opens after 6 tier 1 technologies of the same area.
The whole research path: 3 technologies, 2,500 base research with this one
- Not: Nomadic empire
What Starhold leads to
Technologies that list it as a prerequisite.
6,000
In the game
As space traffic increases, larger and more defensible starbases are needed to maintain control over system spacelanes.
Console command
Typed in the game's console (the ~ key); achievements are off for that game.
research_technology tech_starbase_3Draw weight script, as in common/technology/00_eng_tech.txt
modifier = {
factor = 0.1
NOT = {
years_passed > 20
}
}
modifier = {
factor = 10
any_neighbor_country = {
has_technology = tech_starbase_3
}
}
modifier = {
factor = 2
years_passed > 30
}
modifier = {
factor = 3
years_passed > 35
}
modifier = {
factor = 4
years_passed > 40
}
modifier = {
factor = 5
count_starbase_sizes = {
starbase_size = starbase_starport
count >= 3
}
}
modifier = {
factor = 1.25
has_tradition = tr_unyielding_adopt
}
modifier = {
factor = 10
has_modifier = agenda_impenetrable_border_finish
}Starhold: questions
How do I get Starhold in Stellaris?
Research Starport first (3 technologies in the whole chain); then Starhold can be drawn as one of the 3 engineering research options. It also has conditions (see Requirements on this page).
What does Starhold do?
It unlocks Starhold (ship size). It leads to Deep Space Citadel, Improved Structural Integrity, Orbital Habitats, Orbital Rings and Star Fortress.
What is the ID of Starhold?
The technology's ID is tech_starbase_3. To get it with the console: research_technology tech_starbase_3 (Stellaris 4.5.2).
How much does Starhold cost?
2,500 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.