Volcanic Terraforming
New WorldsRareInfernals Species PackVolcanic Terraforming is a rare tier 2 society technology (New Worlds) in Stellaris 4.5.2. Its base cost is 2,500 research. It needs Terrestrial Sculpting and Deep Crust Engineering. Console: research_technology tech_volcanic_terraforming.
Volcanic TerraformingNew Worlds· tier 2
2,500What Volcanic Terraforming does
Modifiers as the game prints them, from the technology's modifier block; then the unlock lines its research card shows.
- Unlocks Feature: Volcanic TerraformingAllows us to terraform Volcanic Worlds into temperate climates.
How to get Volcanic Terraforming
Research in Stellaris is drawn: each area offers 3 cards at a time, weighted by each technology's draw weight (here 70) and its weight modifiers. Tier 2 opens after 6 tier 1 technologies of the same area. As a rare technology it is drawn less often, and some rare ones only appear after an event, a relic or a special project.
The whole research path: 4 technologies, 8,000 base research with this one
- DLC: infernals
In the game
Advances in material technology and deep-shaft mining techniques allow geo-engineering at previously unthinkable depths and temperatures. We can terraform a Volcanic World into a temperate planet.
Console command
Typed in the game's console (the ~ key); achievements are off for that game.
research_technology tech_volcanic_terraformingDraw weight script, as in common/technology/00_soc_tech.txt
modifier = {
factor = 0.5
always = yes
}Volcanic Terraforming: questions
How do I get Volcanic Terraforming in Stellaris?
Research Terrestrial Sculpting and Deep Crust Engineering first (4 technologies in the whole chain); then Volcanic Terraforming can be drawn as one of the 3 society research options. It is a rare technology: its draw weight is low, and some are only offered after an event, a relic or a special project. It also has conditions (see Requirements on this page).
What is the ID of Volcanic Terraforming?
The technology's ID is tech_volcanic_terraforming. To get it with the console: research_technology tech_volcanic_terraforming (Stellaris 4.5.2).
How much does Volcanic Terraforming cost?
2,500 society 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_soc_tech.txt and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776). Base numbers before empire-size and difficulty modifiers.