Star Fortress
VoidcraftStar Fortress is a tier 3 engineering technology (Voidcraft) in Stellaris 4.5.2. Its base cost is 5,000 research. It needs Starhold. It unlocks Orbital Ring Tier 2 and Star Fortress and leads to 3 technologies. Console: research_technology tech_starbase_4.
Star FortressVoidcraft· tier 3
5,000What Star Fortress does
Modifiers as the game prints them, from the technology's modifier block; then the unlock lines its research card shows.
- Unlocks Starbase Upgrade: Star FortressStar Fortress Upgrading the Starhold, Star Fortresses can house three Buildings and a full complement of six Modules.
What Star Fortress unlocks
Everything in the game files that lists this technology as a prerequisite; “condition” marks objects that check for it in their conditions instead.
Eternal Vigilancecondition
How to get Star Fortress
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: 4 technologies, 7,500 base research with this one
- Not: Nomadic empire
What Star Fortress leads to
Technologies that list it as a prerequisite.
In the game
These mighty space forts will provide a focal point for all military activity in a star system, and their presence is sure to deter all but the most stubborn attackers.
Console command
Typed in the game's console (the ~ key); achievements are off for that game.
research_technology tech_starbase_4Draw weight script, as in common/technology/00_eng_tech.txt
modifier = {
factor = 0.1
NOT = {
years_passed > 50
}
}
modifier = {
factor = 10
any_neighbor_country = {
has_technology = tech_starbase_4
}
}
modifier = {
factor = 2
years_passed > 60
}
modifier = {
factor = 3
years_passed > 65
}
modifier = {
factor = 4
years_passed > 70
}
modifier = {
factor = 5
count_starbase_sizes = {
starbase_size = starbase_starhold
count >= 3
}
}
modifier = {
factor = 1.25
has_tradition = tr_unyielding_adopt
}
modifier = {
factor = 5
has_modifier = agenda_impenetrable_border_finish
}Star Fortress: questions
How do I get Star Fortress in Stellaris?
Research Starhold first (4 technologies in the whole chain); then Star Fortress can be drawn as one of the 3 engineering research options. It also has conditions (see Requirements on this page).
What does Star Fortress do?
It unlocks Eternal Vigilance (ascension perk), Orbital Ring Tier 2 (ship size) and Star Fortress (ship size). It leads to Citadel, Corps of Engineers and Habitat Expansion.
What is the ID of Star Fortress?
The technology's ID is tech_starbase_4. To get it with the console: research_technology tech_starbase_4 (Stellaris 4.5.2).
How much does Star Fortress 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.