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''{{iconify|Physics}} research'' area comprises the fields: {{iconify|Computing|21px}}, {{iconify|Field Manipulation|21px}} and {{iconify|Particles|21px}}.

The area provides access to several key points, including: additional research capabilities, strategic resources reveal, point-defense  & energy weapons, improved FTL capabilities, improved energy production & storage, and more. 

== Main effects ==
A scientist with an expertise in any of these fields will be of benefit in this area enabling fast access to their field's main effects (displayed below).

{| class="mildtable plainlist" width="100%"
! width="10%" | Field
! width="55%" | Focus
! width="35%" | Description
|-
| {{iconify|Computing}}
| {{MultiColumn|
* {{icon|research speed|21px}} Improved research capabilities
* {{icon|building|21px}} Physics producing buildings
* {{icon|slot pd|21px}} Point-defense weapons
* {{icon|component|21px}} Ship combat computers
* {{icon|growth time|21px}} Increased colony development speed
* {{icon|cost|21px}} Building cost modifiers |2}}
| ''The science of applied algorithms.''
|-
| {{iconify|Field Manipulation}}
| {{MultiColumn|
* {{icon|enc|21px}} Increased energy storage capacity
* {{icon|building|21px}} Energy producing buildings
* {{icon|enc|21px}} Energy modifiers
* {{icon|component|21px}} Shield components
* {{icon|Strategic|21px}} Strategic resources reveal
* {{icon|Shield|21px}} Shield modifiers |2}}
| ''Bending fundamental forces to our will.''
|-
| {{iconify|Particles}}
| {{MultiColumn|
* {{icon|component|21px}} Energy weapons
* {{icon|component|21px}} Ship reactor components
* {{icon|component|21px}} Improved FTL capabilities
* {{icon|damage|21px}} Energy weapon modifiers |2}}
| ''Isolating and utilizing particulate matter and phenomena.''
|}

'''Note:''' The table is a ''summary'' of the most prominent fields and of their effects within the area. This is ''not'' an inclusive list.

== Table usage ==
{{#lsth:Engineering research|Table usage}}
== List of physics technologies ==
{| class="mildtable sortable plainlist" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
! width="1%" class="unsortable" | !! width="14%" | Technology
! width="2%" | {{hover|Category|C}}
! width="3%" | Cost
! width="1%" | {{hover|Tier|T}}
! width="17%" | Effects
! width="15%" | Prerequisites
! width="20%" | Weight & Modifiers
! width="25%" class="hidem unsortable" | Description

|-
! colspan=9 style="text-align: center;" | <h3 style="margin:0; padding:0;font-size:100%">Research 1</h3>

|- id="Scientific Method"
| {{icon|Scientific Method}} || {{tech|start|Scientific Method}}
| {{icon|Computing}}
| || align= center | 0
| {{icon|Building}} Research Labs
|
|
| class="hidem" | ''Testable predictions of observable phenomena.''

|- id="Exotic Materials Labs"
| {{icon|Exotic Materials Labs}} || Exotic Materials Labs
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 3000 || align= center | 1
| {{icon|building}} Research Complexes
|
* {{icon|scientific method|21px}} {{tech|start|Scientific Method}}
* {{icon|Exotic Gases|21px}} Access to Exotic Gases through tech or the galactic market
| data-sort-value="100" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 90
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing. }}
| class="hidem" | ''As we explore the galaxy, we continually encounter new materials and substances that are unfamiliar to us. Cataloging and analyzing these discoveries will require new facilities.''

|- id="Multi-Dimensional Studies"
| {{icon|Multi-Dimensional Studies}} || Multi-Dimensional Studies
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 8000 || align= center | 3
| {{icon|building}} Advanced Research Complexes
|
* {{iconify|Colonial Centralization|21px}}
* {{iconify|Exotic Materials Labs|21px}}
| data-sort-value="130" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 130
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing. }}
| class="hidem" | ''To expand our knowledge base, we must consider all levels of existence. A new realm of science awaits us!''

|- id="Interplanetary Research Initiative"
| {{icon|Interplanetary Research Initiative}} || Interplanetary Research Initiative
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 8000 || align= center | 3
| {{icon|Building}} Research Institute
|
* {{iconify|Colonial Centralization|21px}}
* {{iconify|Exotic Materials Labs|21px}}
| data-sort-value="97.5" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 97.5
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing.
* {{icon|no|21px}} {{red|0.25x}} if scientist has ''none'' of:
** {{iconify|Computing|21px}} expertise.
** {{iconify|Curator|21px}} trait. }}
| class="hidem" | ''A bid for interplanetary resource pools and more flexible research grants.''

|-
! colspan=9 style="text-align: center;" | <h3 style="margin:0; padding:0;font-size:100%">Exploration</h3>

|- id="Curator Exploration Lab Tech"
| {{icon|Curator Exploration Lab tech}} || {{tech|rare|Curator Exploration Lab}}
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 4000 || align= center | 2
| {{icon|speed}} {{green|+33%}} Survey speed
| ''Either'':
* {{icon|Curator|21px}} Scientist has curator trait
* {{icon|yes|21px}} Has empire modifier ''Curator Insight''
| data-sort-value="85" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 85
| body=
* {{icon|Curator|21px}} {{green|3x}} if scientist has curator trait.
* {{red|0.5x}} with empire modifier ''Curator Insight''. }}
| class="hidem" | ''These shipboard lab facilities incorporate advanced technologies from the ancient Curator Order to further increase survey speeds.''

|- id="Curator Archaeology Lab tech"
| {{icon|Curator Archaeology Lab tech}} || {{tech|rare|Curator Archaeology Lab}}
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 4000 || align= center | 2
|
* {{icon|yes}}{{iconify|Ancient Relics}}
** {{green|+2}} Archaeology skill
* {{icon|no}}{{iconify|Ancient Relics}}
** {{icon|Anomaly discovery chance}} {{green|+10%}} Anomaly discovery chance
** {{icon|Anomaly research speed}} {{green|+25%}} Anomaly research speed
| ''Either'':
* {{icon|Curator|21px}} Scientist has curator trait
* {{icon|yes|21px}} Has empire modifier ''Curator Insight''
| data-sort-value="85" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 85
| body=
* {{icon|Curator|21px}} {{green|3x}} if scientist has curator trait.
* {{red|0.5x}} with empire modifier ''Curator Insight''. }}
| class="hidem" | ''A shipboard lab with advanced archaeological equipment, including a vast database supplied by the Curator Order where new discoveries can easily be cross-referenced.''

|-
! colspan=9 style="text-align: center;" | <h3 style="margin:0; padding:0;font-size:100%">Research 2</h3>

|- id="Zero-G Laboratories"
| {{icon|Zero-G Laboratories}} || Zero-G Laboratories
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align=center | 2000 || align=center | 1
| {{icon|research}} {{green|+10%}} Research station output
| {{icon|Offworld Construction|21px}} {{tech|start|Offworld Construction}}
| data-sort-value="100" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 100
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing. }}
| class="hidem" | ''A lot of critical research can only be done in a zero gravity environment, which these specialized laboratories are eminently designed for.''

|- id="Miniature Containment Fields"
| {{icon|Miniature Containment Fields}} || Miniature Containment Fields
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align=center | 3000 || align=center | 1
| {{icon|research}} {{green|+10%}} Research station output
| {{iconify|Zero-G Laboratories|21px}}
| data-sort-value="90" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 90
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Containment force fields are excellent for isolating and holding various substances or specimens so they can be analyzed in detail.''

|- id="Quantum Probes"
| {{icon|Quantum Probes}} || Quantum Probes
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align=center | 4000 || align=center | 2
| {{icon|research}} {{green|+10%}} Research station output
| {{iconify|Miniature Containment Fields|21px}}
| data-sort-value="85" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 85
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Advanced probes that can thoroughly analyze subjects on a sub-atomic level, generating a wealth of valuable research data.''

|- id="Autonomous Station Protocols"
| {{icon|Autonomous Station Protocols}} || Autonomous Station Protocols
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align=center | 6000 || align=center | 2
| {{icon|research}} {{green|+10%}} Research station output
| {{iconify|Quantum Probes|21px}}
| data-sort-value="70" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 70
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Increased automation of station functions will free up more staff for research duties.''

|- id="Multi-Dimensional Analysis"
| {{icon|Multi-Dimensional Analysis}} || Multi-Dimensional Analysis
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align=center | 8000 || align=center | 3
| {{icon|research}} {{green|+10%}} Research station output
| {{iconify|Autonomous Station Protocols|21px}}
| data-sort-value="65" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 65
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Studying something from the limited perspective of a single dimensional reality does not paint the whole picture. Every angle must be considered.''

|- id="Quantum Theory"
| {{icon|Quantum Theory}} || Quantum Theory
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 2000 || align= center | 1
| {{icon|physics}} {{green|+20%}} Physics from researchers
|
| data-sort-value="100" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 100
| body=
* {{icon|time|21px}} {{green|2x}} if year is >2205.
* {{icon|time|21px}} {{green|2x}} if year is >2210.
* {{icon|time|21px}} {{green|2x}} if year is >2215.
* {{icon|time|21px}} {{green|2x}} if year is >2220.
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Exploring the mediation of fundamental forces through subatomic Particles.''

|- id="Applied Quantum Physics"
| {{icon|Applied Quantum Physics}} || Applied Quantum Physics
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 6000 || align= center | 2
| {{icon|physics}} {{green|+20%}} Physics from researchers
| {{iconify|Quantum Theory|21px}}
| data-sort-value="70" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 70
| body=
* {{icon|time|21px}} {{green|2x}} if year is >2225.
* {{icon|time|21px}} {{green|2x}} if year is >2230.
* {{icon|time|21px}} {{green|2x}} if year is >2235.
* {{icon|time|21px}} {{green|2x}} if year is >2240.
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing. }}
| class="hidem" | ''The seemingly erratic behavior of tiny things can dramatically alter the way we think about bigger things.''

|- id="Space-Time Theory"
| {{icon|Space-Time Theory}} || Space-Time Theory
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 20000 || align= center | 4
| {{icon|physics}} {{green|+20%}} Physics from researchers
| {{iconify|Applied Quantum Physics|21px}}
| data-sort-value="40" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 40
| body=
* {{icon|time|21px}} {{green|2x}} if year is >2225.
* {{icon|time|21px}} {{green|2x}} if year is >2230.
* {{icon|time|21px}} {{green|2x}} if year is >2235.
* {{icon|time|21px}} {{green|2x}} if year is >2240.
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Three dimensions, inextricable from the fourth.''

|-
! colspan=9 style="text-align: center;" | <h3 style="margin:0; padding:0;font-size:100%">Colonization</h3>

|- id="Administrative AI" id="Academic Optimization" id="Synaptic Enhancers"
| {{icon|administrative ai}} || Administrative AI
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 2000 || align= center | 1
| {{icon|Research speed}} {{green|+5%}} Research speed
| {{icon|Scientific Method|21px}} {{tech|start|Scientific Method}}
| data-sort-value="100" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 100
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Organizational circuitry rerouting academic.''

|- id="Self-Evolving Logic" id="Autonomous Synapses"
| {{icon|Self-Evolving Logic}} || Self-Evolving Logic
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 5000 || align= center | 2
| {{icon|Research Alternatives}} {{green|+1}} Research alternatives
| {{iconify|Administrative AI|21px}}
| data-sort-value="75" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 75
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Introspective prioritization.''

|- id="Positronic AI" id="Positronic Implants" id="Positronic Processors"
| {{icon|Positronic AI}} || Positronic AI
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 16000 || align= center | 4
|
* {{icon|Research speed}} {{green|+5%}} Research speed
* [[File:Feature.png|21px|link=Technology|Feature]] Auto research
| {{iconify|Self-Evolving Logic|21px}}
| data-sort-value="45" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 45
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Evolving artificial intellects are opening the door to the possibility for true synthetic sapience.''

|- id="AI-Controlled Colony Ships" id="Colony Fabrication Drones"
| {{icon|AI-Controlled Colony Ships}} || AI-Controlled Colony Ships
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 3000 || align= center | 1
| {{icon|growth time}} {{green|+50%}} Colony development speed
|
* {{iconify|Administrative AI|21px}}
* {{icon|New Worlds Protocol|21px}} {{tech|start|New Worlds Protocol}}
| data-sort-value="90" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 90
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing. }}
| class="hidem" | ''By giving control of the colony ship to an Artificial Intelligence, the crew and colonists can be suspended in a deep sleep.''

|- id="Self-Aware Colony Ships"
| {{icon|Self-Aware Colony Ships}} || Self-Aware Colony Ships
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 6000 || align= center | 3
| {{icon|growth time}} {{green|+50%}} Colony development speed
|
* {{iconify|AI-Controlled Colony Ships|21px}}
* {{iconify|Self-Evolving Logic|21px}}
| data-sort-value="70" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 70
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Sufficiently advanced systems are capable of optimizing themselves if they are made acutely aware of the purpose for which they were made.''

|- id="Automated Exploration Protocols" id="Autonomous Exploration Algorithms"
| {{icon|Automated Exploration Protocols}} || Automated Exploration Protocols
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 2500 || align= center | 1
|
* {{icon|speed}} {{green|+25%}} Survey speed
* [[File:Feature.png|21px|link=Exploration|Feature]] Automatic exploration
| {{icon|time|21px}} Year is after 2205
| data-sort-value="95" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 95
| body=
* {{icon|time|21px}} {{green|2x}} if year is >2210.
* {{icon|time|21px}} {{green|2x}} if year is >2215.
* {{icon|time|21px}} {{green|2x}} if year is >2220.
* {{green|2x}} if number of owned planets is >5.
* {{green|2x}} if number of owned planets is >10.
* {{green|2x}} if number of owned planets is >15.
* {{green|2x}} if number of owned planets is >20.
* {{icon|tradition|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if adopted discovery tradition tree.
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing. }}
| class="hidem" | ''An advanced AI will aid science officers in their task to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no Blorg has gone before. The Science Ship will be able to explore the galaxy with help from an AI.''

|-
! colspan=9 style="text-align: center;" | <h3 style="margin:0; padding:0;font-size:100%">Combat computers</h3>

|- id="Specialized Combat Computers"
| {{icon|Specialized Combat Computers}} || Specialized Combat Computers
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 3000 || align= center | 1
| {{icon|Component}} Basic Combat Roles
| {{iconify|Administrative AI|21px}}
| data-sort-value="90" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 90
| body=
* {{green|2x}} if researched {{icon|Destroyers tech|21px}} Destroyers.
* {{green|2x}} if researched {{icon|Cruisers tech|21px}} Cruisers.
* {{green|2x}} if researched {{icon|Battleships tech|21px}} Battleships.
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Active matrices tuned for specific combat-centric tasks greatly improve engagement efficiency.''

|- id="Extended Combat Algorithms"
| {{icon|Extended Combat Algorithms}} || Extended Combat Algorithms
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 8000 || align= center | 3
| {{icon|Component}} Advanced Combat Roles
|
* {{iconify|Self-Evolving Logic|21px}}
* {{iconify|Specialized Combat Computers|21px}}
| data-sort-value="65" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 65
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Further advances in predictive algorithms allow for augmented tactical decision-making in the field.''

|- id="Sapient Combat Simulations"
| {{icon|Sapient Combat Simulations}} || {{tech|danger|Sapient Combat Simulations}}
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 20000 || align= center | 4
| {{icon|Component}} Sentient Combat AI
|
* {{iconify|Extended Combat Algorithms|21px}}
* {{iconify|Positronic AI|21px}}
* {{icon|no|21px}}{{iconify|Gestalt Consciousness|21px}}
* {{icon|no|21px}}{{icon|policy|21px}} Artificial Intelligence Outlawed policy
| data-sort-value="20" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 20
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing ''and'' level is >2.
* {{icon|no|21px}} {{red|0.2x}} if scientist has ''none'' of:
** {{iconify|Computing|21px}} expertise.
** {{iconify|Curator|21px}} trait.
** {{iconify|Maniacal|21px}} trait. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Running sapient AIs through high-intensity combat simulations yields valuable insight into potential optimizations for risk-evaluation techniques.''

|- id="Autonomous Ship Intellects"
| {{icon|Autonomous Ship Intellects}} || {{tech|rare|Autonomous Ship Intellects}}
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 20000 || align= center | 4
| {{icon|Component}} Autonomous Ship Intellects
|
* {{iconify|Extended Combat Algorithms|21px}}
* {{iconify|Gestalt Consciousness|21px}}
| data-sort-value="20" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 20
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing ''and'' level is >2.
* {{icon|no|21px}} {{red|0.2x}} if scientist has ''none'' of:
** {{iconify|Computing|21px}} expertise.
** {{iconify|Curator|21px}} trait.
** {{iconify|Maniacal|21px}} trait. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Granting our ships their own semi-autonomous intellect will greatly enhance their responsiveness in combat.''

|- id="Auxiliary Fire-control tech"
| {{icon|Auxiliary Fire-control tech}} || Auxiliary Fire-control
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 3000 || align= center | 1
| {{icon|component}} Auxiliary Fire-control
| {{iconify|Specialized Combat Computers|21px}}
| data-sort-value="90" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 90
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing. }}
| class="hidem" | ''By installing an auxiliary fire-control system our ships can afford to make more advanced calculations, increasing accuracy.''

|- id="Synchronized Defenses Tech"
| {{icon|Synchronized Defenses tech}} || {{tech|rare|Synchronized Defenses}}
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 20000 || align= center | 4
| {{icon|Starbase}} Defense-Grid Supercomputer
| {{iconify|Self-Evolving Logic|21px}}
| data-sort-value="20" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 20
| body=
* {{green|1.2x}} if {{iconify|fanatic militarist|21px}}.
* {{green|1.1x}} if {{iconify|militarist|21px}}.
* {{red|0.75x}} if {{iconify|pacifist|21px}}.
* {{red|0.65x}} if {{iconify|fanatic pacifist|21px}}.
* {{icon|no|21px}} {{red|0.5x}} if scientist has ''none'' of:
** {{iconify|Computing|21px}} expertise.
** {{iconify|Curator|21px}} trait. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Aligning defensive and offensive weapon execution paradigms allows for increased efficiency.''

|-
! colspan=9 style="text-align: center;" | <h3 style="margin:0; padding:0;font-size:100%">Industry</h3>

|- id="Market Analysis Algorithms"
| {{icon|Market Analysis Algorithms}} || Market Analysis Algorithms
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 4000 || align= center | 2
| {{icon|artisan}} {{green|+10%}} Artisans output
|
* {{iconify|Administrative AI|21px}}
* {{iconify|Nano-Circuit Assembly|21px}}
* {{icon|yes|21px}} ''Either'':
** {{icon|no|21px}}{{iconify|Gestalt Consciousness|21px}}
** {{iconify|Rogue Servitor|21px}} civic
| data-sort-value="170" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 170
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing. }}
| ''Basic administrative AIs can be used to streamline supply and demand lines, reducing waste.''

|- id="Predictive Consumerism"
| {{icon|Predictive Consumerism}} || Predictive Consumerism
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 16000 || align= center | 4
| {{icon|artisan}} {{green|+10%}} Artisans output
|
* {{iconify|Market Analysis Algorithms|21px}}
* {{iconify|Replicator Kiosks|21px}}
* {{iconify|Self-Evolving Logic|21px}}
* {{icon|yes|21px}} ''Either'':
** {{icon|no|21px}}{{iconify|Gestalt Consciousness|21px}}
** {{iconify|Rogue Servitor|21px}} civic
| data-sort-value="90" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 90
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing. }}
| ''Using advanced AIs, we can reliably predict consumer demand before it exists.''

|-
! colspan=9 style="text-align: center;" | <h3 style="margin:0; padding:0;font-size:100%">Espionage</h3>

|- id="Quantum Firewalls"
| {{icon|Quantum Firewalls}} || Quantum Firewalls
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 2500 || align= center | 1
| {{icon|Intel}} {{green|+2}} Intel encryption
|
* {{iconify|Colonial Bureaucracy|21px}}
* {{iconify|Quantum Theory|21px}}
| data-sort-value="90" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 90
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing.
* {{icon|intel|21px}} {{red|0.1x}} has not established a spy network. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Advances in computing technology have given us new ways to protect our data from prying eyes.''

|- id="Simultaneous-Collapse Storage"
| {{icon|Simultaneous-Collapse Storage}} || Simultaneous-Collapse Storage
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 5000 || align= center | 2
| {{icon|Intel}} {{green|+2}} Intel encryption
|
* {{iconify|Applied Quantum Physics|21px}}
* {{iconify|Quantum Firewalls|21px}}
| data-sort-value="70" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 70
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing.
* {{icon|intel|21px}} {{red|0.1x}} has not established a spy network. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Further advances in unstable entanglement have given us new ways to prevent unauthorized intrusions into our databases.''

|- id="Negative-Time Keys"
| {{icon|Negative-Time Keys}} || Negative-Time Keys
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 20000 || align= center | 4
| {{icon|Intel}} {{green|+2}} Intel encryption
|
* {{iconify|Simultaneous-Collapse Storage|21px}}
* {{iconify|Space-Time Theory|21px}}
| data-sort-value="50" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 50
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing.
* {{icon|intel|21px}} {{red|0.1x}} has not established a spy network. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Our latest advances in encryption exploit recently discovered quirks of physics to require inputting a specialized key before it has been generated.''

|- id="Quantum Hacking"
| {{icon|Quantum Hacking}} || Quantum Hacking
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 2500 || align= center | 1
| {{icon|Intel}} {{green|+2}} Intel decryption
|
* {{iconify|Colonial Bureaucracy|21px}}
* {{iconify|Quantum Theory|21px}}
| data-sort-value="90" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 90
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing.
* {{icon|intel|21px}} {{red|0.1x}} has not established a spy network. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Primitive encryption systems stand no chance against modern decryption tools.''

|- id="Simulated Social Engineering"
| {{icon|Simulated Social Engineering}} || Simulated Social Engineering
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 5000 || align= center | 2
| {{icon|Intel}} {{green|+2}} Intel decryption
|
* {{iconify|Applied Quantum Physics|21px}}
* {{iconify|Quantum Hacking|21px}}
| data-sort-value="70" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 70
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing.
* {{icon|intel|21px}} {{red|0.1x}} has not established a spy network. }}
| class="hidem" | ''The weakest link in any security system are the individuals within it. By modeling their weaknesses in computer simulations we can find novel ways to bypass their security - or trick them into bypassing it for us.''

|- id="Quasi-Dimensional Reflection"
| {{icon|Quasi-Dimensional Reflection}} || Quasi-Dimensional Reflection
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 20000 || align= center | 4
| {{icon|Intel}} {{green|+2}} Intel decryption
|
* {{iconify|Simulated Social Engineering|21px}}
* {{iconify|Space-Time Theory|21px}}
| data-sort-value="50" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 50
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing.
* {{icon|intel|21px}} {{red|0.1x}} has not established a spy network. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Our operatives can access data from adjacent realities without risking setting off alarms in this reality.''

|-
! colspan=9 style="text-align: center;" | <h3 style="margin:0; padding:0;font-size:100%">Ship power</h3>

|- id="Fission Power"
| {{icon|Fission Power}} || {{tech|start|Fission Power}}
| {{icon|Particles}}
| || align= center | 0
| {{icon|Component}} [[Fission Reactor]]
|
|
| class="hidem" | ''This energy source generates power for ships through induced fission, but it also produces harmful nuclear waste.''

|- id="Fusion Power"
| {{icon|Fusion Power}} || Fusion Power
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 2500 || align= center | 1
| {{icon|Component}} [[Fusion Reactor]]
| {{icon|Fission Power|21px}} {{tech|start|Fission Power}}
| data-sort-value="190" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 190
| body=
* {{green|2x}} if researched {{icon|Destroyers tech|21px}} Destroyers.
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Nuclear fusion processes generate a great amount of power for ships, but without many of the risks associated with fission power.''

|- id="Cold Fusion Power"
| {{icon|Cold Fusion Power}} || Cold Fusion Power
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 5000 || align= center | 2
| {{icon|Component}} [[Cold Fusion Reactor]]
| {{iconify|Fusion Power|21px}}
| data-sort-value="150" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 150
| body=
* {{green|2x}} if researched {{icon|Cruisers tech|21px}} Cruisers.
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles. }}
| class="hidem" | ''The ability to sustain a fusion reaction at relatively low temperatures will result in a new generation of fusion reactors for our ships.''

|- id="Antimatter Power"
| {{icon|Antimatter Power}} || Antimatter Power
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 10000 || align= center | 3
| {{icon|Component}} [[Antimatter Reactor]]
| {{iconify|Cold Fusion Power|21px}}
| data-sort-value="120" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 120
| body=
* {{green|2x}} if researched {{icon|Battleships tech|21px}} Battleships.
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles. }}
| class="hidem" | ''By harnessing the energy produced by matter/antimatter annihilations, our efficiency at generating ship power will be orders of magnitude better than fusion.''

|- id="Zero Point Power"
| {{icon|Zero Point Power}} || Zero Point Power 
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 20000 || align= center | 4
| {{icon|Component}} [[Zero Point Reactor]]
| {{iconify|Antimatter Power|21px}}
| data-sort-value="80" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 80
| body=
* {{green|2x}} if researched {{icon|Battleships tech|21px}} Battleships.
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles. }}
| class="hidem" | ''These generators extract vacuum energy, providing an almost limitless supply of ship power. There is no more efficient way to generate energy.''

|- id="Reactor Boosters"
| {{icon|Reactor Boosters}} || {{tech|start|Reactor Boosters}}
| {{icon|Particles}}
| || align= center | 0
| {{icon|component}} Reactor Booster
| {{icon|Fission Power|21px}} {{tech|start|Fission Power}}
|
| class="hidem" | ''Additional power generation systems increase the ship's reactor output.''

|- id="Improved Reactor Boosters"
| {{icon|Improved Reactor Boosters}} || Improved Reactor Boosters
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 3000 || align= center | 1
| {{icon|component}} Improved Reactor Booster
|
* {{iconify|Fusion Power|21px}}
* {{icon|Reactor Boosters|21px}} {{tech|start|Reactor Boosters}}
| data-sort-value="135" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 135
| body=
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles. }}
| class="hidem" | ''The discovery of fusion power allows for better reactor boosters to be fitted onto our ships.''

|- id="Advanced Reactor Boosters"
| {{icon|Advanced Reactor Boosters}} || Advanced Reactor Boosters
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 12000 || align= center | 1
| {{icon|component}} Advanced Reactor Booster
|
* {{iconify|Antimatter Power|21px}}
* {{icon|Improved Reactor Boosters|21px}} Improved Reactor Boosters
| data-sort-value="75" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 75
| body=
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles. }}
| class="hidem" | ''The discovery of antimatter power allows for highly advanced reactor boosters that can greatly enhance ship reactors.''

|-
! colspan=9 style="text-align: center;" | <h3 style="margin:0; padding:0;font-size:100%">Shields</h3>

|- id="Deflectors Tech"
| {{icon|Deflectors tech}} || {{tech|start|Deflectors}}
| {{icon|Field Manipulation}}
| || align= center | 0
| {{icon|Component}} Deflectors
| {{icon|Scientific Method|21px}} {{tech|start|Scientific Method}}
|
| class="hidem" | ''Energy deflector screens can stop a limited amount of incoming enemy fire before overloading. Their main drawback is that they consume large amounts of power.''

|- id="Improved Deflectors Tech"
| {{icon|Improved Deflectors tech}} || Improved Deflectors
| {{icon|Field Manipulation}}
| align= center | 3000 || align= center | 1
| {{icon|Component}} Improved Deflectors
| {{icon|Deflectors tech|21px}} {{tech|start|Deflectors}}
| data-sort-value="112.5" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 112.5
| body=
* {{icon|Field Manipulation|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is field manipulation. }}
| class="hidem" | ''These updated deflector screens are capable of soaking up even more punishment before they overload.''

|- id="Shields Tech"
| {{icon|Shields tech}} || Shields
| {{icon|Field Manipulation}}
| align= center | 6000 || align= center | 2
| {{icon|Component}} Shields
| {{icon|Improved Deflectors tech|21px}} Improved Deflectors
| data-sort-value="87.5" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 87.5
| body=
* {{icon|Field Manipulation|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is field manipulation. }}
| class="hidem" | ''These new shield generators represent the next generation of energy screens, replacing the older deflector technology. They offer significantly better protection.''

|- id="Advanced Shields Tech"
| {{icon|Advanced Shields tech}} || Advanced Shields
| {{icon|Field Manipulation}}
| align= center | 12000 || align= center | 3
| {{icon|Component}} Advanced Shields
| {{icon|Shields tech|21px}} Shields
| data-sort-value="62.5" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 62.5
| body=
* {{icon|Field Manipulation|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is field manipulation. }}
| class="hidem" | ''An updated shield generator that produces an even stronger energy field. Only sustained enemy fire can penetrate this barrier.''

|- id="Hyper Shields Tech"
| {{icon|Hyper Shields tech}} || Hyper Shields
| {{icon|Field Manipulation}}
| align= center | 24000 || align= center | 4
| {{icon|Component}} Hyper Shields
| {{icon|Advanced Shields tech|21px}} Advanced Shields
| data-sort-value="43.75" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 43.75
| body=
* {{icon|Field Manipulation|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is field manipulation. }}
| class="hidem" | ''These reinforced and hardened energy shields are incredibly powerful. The protection they offer is second to none.''

|- id="Shield Capacitors"
| {{icon|Shield Capacitors}} || Shield Capacitors
| {{icon|Field Manipulation}}
| align= center | 6000 || align= center | 2
| {{icon|Component}} Shield Capacitor
| {{icon|Shields tech|21px}} Shields
| data-sort-value="70" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 70
| body=
* {{icon|Field Manipulation|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is field manipulation. }}
| class="hidem" | ''These capacitors store surplus energy which can quickly be transferred to reinforce a ship's shields.''

|- id="Planetary Shields"
| {{icon|Planetary Shields}} || {{tech|rare|Planetary Shields}}
| {{icon|Field Manipulation}}
| align= center | 8000 || align= center | 3
| {{icon|Building}} Planetary Shield Generator
| {{icon|Shields tech|21px}} Shields
| data-sort-value="32.5" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 32.5
| body=
* {{icon|Field Manipulation|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is field manipulation.
* {{icon|no|21px}} {{red|0.5x}} if scientist has ''none'' of:
** {{iconify|Field Manipulation|21px}} expertise.
** {{iconify|Curator|21px}} trait.
** {{iconify|Spark of Genius|21px}} trait. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Generating a strong energy shield within a planetary atmosphere is a greater challenge than in the vacuum of space, but it offers a potent defense against orbital bombardment.''

|-
! colspan=9 style="text-align: center;" | <h3 style="margin:0; padding:0;font-size:100%">Sensors</h3>

|- id="Gravitic Sensors Tech"
| {{icon|Gravitic Sensors tech}} || Gravitic Sensors
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 4000 || align= center | 2
|
* {{icon|Component}} [[Gravitic Sensors]]
* {{icon|Starbase}} Listening Post
|
| data-sort-value="85" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 85
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing.
* {{icon|tradition|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if adopted Discovery tradition tree. }}
| class="hidem" | ''These sensors have been tuned to look for any gravitational changes in space, such as those produced by the presence of a starship.''

|- id="Subspace Sensors Tech"
| {{icon|Subspace Sensors tech}} || Subspace Sensors
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 8000 || align= center | 3
|
* {{icon|Component}} [[Subspace Sensors]]
* {{icon|Starbase}} Black Hole Observatory
| {{icon|Gravitic Sensors tech|21px}} Gravitic Sensors
| data-sort-value="65" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 65
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing.
* {{icon|tradition|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if adopted Discovery tradition tree. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Sensors that detect the subspace fluctuations left in the wake of traveling starships. Their sensitivity and range is greater than that of a gravitic sensor array.''

|- id="Tachyon Sensors Tech"
| {{icon|Tachyon Sensors tech}} || Tachyon Sensors
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 16000 || align= center | 4
| {{icon|Component}} [[Tachyon Sensors]]
| {{icon|Subspace Sensors tech|21px}} Subspace Sensors
| data-sort-value="45" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 45
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing.
* {{icon|tradition|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if adopted Discovery tradition tree. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Advanced sensors that rely on rotating tachyon beams to detect ship movements even at extreme distances.''

|-
! colspan=9 style="text-align: center;" | <h3 style="margin:0; padding:0;font-size:100%">Energy generation</h3>

|- id="High-Energy Capacitors"
| {{icon|High-Energy Capacitors}} || {{tech|start|High-Energy Capacitors}}
| {{icon|Field Manipulation}}
| || align= center | 0
| {{icon|Building}} Generator District
|
|
| class="hidem" | ''Capacitors capable of storing vast amounts of energy is one of the cornerstones for any modern civilization.''

|- id="Field Modulation"
| {{icon|Field Modulation}} || Field Modulation
| {{icon|Field Manipulation}}
| align= center | 2000 || align= center | 1
|
* {{icon|energy}} {{green|+20%}} Energy from technicians
* {{icon|energy}} {{green|+10%}} Energy from starbase constructions
| {{icon|High-Energy Capacitors|21px}} {{tech|start|High-Energy Capacitors}}
| data-sort-value="100" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 100
| body=
* {{icon|Field Manipulation|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is field manipulation.
* {{icon|tradition|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if adopted Prosperity tradition tree. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Modulated fields allow for increased production and improved energy yield.''

|- id="Quantum Energy States"
| {{icon|Quantum Energy States}} || Quantum Energy States
| {{icon|Field Manipulation}}
| align= center | 4000 || align= center | 2
|
* {{icon|energy}} {{green|+20%}} Energy from technicians
* {{icon|energy}} {{green|+10%}} Energy from starbase constructions
| {{iconify|Field Modulation|21px}}
| data-sort-value="85" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 85
| body=
* {{icon|Field Manipulation|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is field manipulation.
* {{icon|tradition|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if adopted Prosperity tradition tree. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Basic entanglement principles applied to energy generation provide a substantial increase in energy output.''

|- id="Quantum Field Manipulation"
| {{icon|Quantum Field Manipulation}} || Quantum Field Manipulation
| {{icon|Field Manipulation}}
| align= center | 8000 || align= center | 3
|
* {{icon|energy}} {{green|+20%}} Energy from technicians
* {{icon|energy}} {{green|+10%}} Energy from starbase constructions
| {{iconify|Quantum Energy States|21px}}
| data-sort-value="65" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 65
| body=
* {{icon|Field Manipulation|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is field manipulation.
* {{icon|tradition|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if adopted Prosperity tradition tree. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Quantum superposition of energy coils, simultaneously drained and charged.''

|- id="Global Energy Management"
| {{icon|Global Energy Management}} || Global Energy Management
| {{icon|Field Manipulation}}
| align= center | 3000 || align= center | 1
|
* {{icon|Building}} Energy Grid
* {{icon|Edict}} Capacity Overload
| {{icon|High-Energy Capacitors|21px}} {{tech|start|High-Energy Capacitors}}
| data-sort-value="180" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 180
| body=
* {{icon|Field Manipulation|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is field manipulation.
* {{icon|tradition|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if adopted Prosperity tradition tree. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Load-balancing facilities can greatly improve the stability of local grids and feed excess power back into centralized capacitors.''

|- id="Planetary Power Grid"
| {{icon|Planetary Power Grid}} || Planetary Power Grid
| {{icon|Field Manipulation}}
| align= center | 6000 || align= center | 2
| {{icon|Building}} Energy Nexus
|
* {{iconify|Colonial Centralization|21px}}
* {{iconify|Global Energy Management|21px}}
* {{icon|Exotic Gases|21px}} Access to Exotic Gases through tech or the galactic market
| data-sort-value="70" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 70
| body=
* {{icon|tradition|21px}} {{green|2x}} if adopted Prosperity tradition tree.
* {{icon|Field Manipulation|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is field manipulation. }}
| class="hidem" | ''A re-engineered and unified grid further reduces energy losses over distance.''

|-
! colspan=9 style="text-align: center;" | <h3 style="margin:0; padding:0;font-size:100%">FTL propulsion</h3>

|- id="Hyperspace Travel"
| {{icon|Hyperspace Travel}} || {{tech|start|Hyperspace Travel}}
| {{icon|Particles}}
| || align= center | 0
| {{icon|Component}} Hyperdrive I
| {{icon|Scientific Method|21px}} {{tech|start|Scientific Method}}
|
| class="hidem" | ''Like the strands of a spider web, the extra-dimensional realm of hyperspace runs between the gravity wells of most stars. Faster than light travel is theoretically possible along these hyperlanes.''

|- id="Hyperlane Breach Points"
| {{icon|Hyperlane Breach Points}} || Hyperlane Breach Points
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 5000 || align= center | 2
|
* {{icon|Component}} Hyperdrive II
* {{icon|Starbase}} Transit Hub
| {{icon|Hyperspace Travel|21px}} {{tech|start|Hyperspace Travel}}
| data-sort-value="75" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 75
| body=
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles.
* {{icon|tradition|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if adopted Discovery tradition tree. }}
| class="hidem" | ''We have identified the existence of points in space where a ship expends less energy to "breach" their way into a hyperlane. This will lead to a new generation of hyper drives.''

|- id="Hyperspace Slipstreams"
| {{icon|Hyperspace Slipstreams}} || Hyperspace Slipstreams
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 12000 || align= center | 3
| {{icon|Component}} Hyperdrive III
| {{iconify|Hyperlane Breach Points|21px}}
| data-sort-value="50" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 50
| body=
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles.
* {{icon|tradition|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if adopted Discovery tradition tree. }}
| class="hidem" | ''A new generation of hyper drives capable of accessing the subspace slipstreams that are present within hyperspace. This leads to dramatically improved drive performance.''

|- id="Wormhole Stabilization"
| {{icon|Wormhole Stabilization}} || {{tech|rare|Wormhole Stabilization}}
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 8000 || align= center | 3
| [[File:Feature.png|21px|link=FTL|Feature]] Wormhole travel
|
* {{iconify|Hyperlane Breach Points|21px}}
* {{icon|yes|21px}} Has encountered a wormhole ''or'' established contact with a regular empire owning the tech.
| data-sort-value="32.5" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 32.5
| body=
* {{green|4x}} if has a wormhole inside borders.
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles.
* {{icon|tradition|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if adopted Discovery tradition tree.
* {{icon|no|21px}} {{red|0.5x}} if scientist has ''none'' of:
** {{iconify|Particles|21px}} expertise.
** {{iconify|Curator|21px}} trait.
** {{iconify|Maniacal|21px}} trait.
** {{iconify|Spark of Genius|21px}} trait. }}
| class="hidem" | ''A naturally occurring subspace wormhole is a fickle thing, and its fluctuating energy levels typically make it impossible to travel safely between its linked apertures. There are ways to temporarily stabilize its matrix, however.''

|- id="Jump Drive tech"
| {{icon|Jump Drive tech}} || {{tech|danger|Jump Drive}}
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 32000 || align= center | 5
|
* {{icon|Component}} Jump Drive
* [[File:Feature.png|21px|link=FTL|Feature]] Jump drive travel
| {{iconify|Zero Point Power|21px}}
| data-sort-value="3" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 3
| body=
* {{icon|tradition|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if adopted Discovery tradition tree.
* {{icon|no|21px}} {{red|0.5x}} if scientist has ''none'' of:
** {{iconify|Particles|21px}} expertise.
** {{iconify|Curator|21px}} trait.
** {{iconify|Maniacal|21px}} trait.
** {{iconify|Spark of Genius|21px}} trait. }}
| class="hidem" | ''A groundbreaking technological marvel, the Jump Drive shreds the local space-time continuum and rearranges it on the quantum level to be identical to that of the target destination - and thus the ship appears to near-instantly "jump" from system to system.''

|- id="FTL Inhibition"
| {{icon|FTL Inhibition}} || FTL Inhibition
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 4000 || align= center | 2
|
* [[File:Feature.png|21px|link=FTL Inhibitor|Feature]] FTL Inhibitor
* [[File:Feature.png|21px|link=Planetary FTL Inhibitor|Feature]] Planetary FTL Inhibitor
| {{icon|Hyperspace Travel|21px}} {{tech|start|Hyperspace Travel}}
| data-sort-value="340" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 340
| body=
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles.
* {{icon|tradition|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if adopted Unyielding tradition tree. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Gravity well projectors can be used to create localized pockets of space where safe entry into hyperspace is impossible. The immense power requirements and the size of the projectors prohibits their use on anything smaller than a starbase.''

|-
! colspan=9 style="text-align: center;" | <h3 style="margin:0; padding:0;font-size:100%">Miscellaneous</h3>

|- id="Bio-Reactor tech"
| {{icon|Bio-Reactor tech}} || {{tech|start|Bio-Reactor}}
| {{icon|particles}}
| || align= center | 0
| {{icon|building}} Bio-Reactor
|''Either'':
* {{iconify|Machine Intelligence|21px}}
* {{icon|Lithoid|21px}} Main species is Lithoid
* {{icon|Synthetic Evolution|21px}} Synthetic Evolution acension perk and special project
|
| class="hidem" | ''A facility where organic matter is converted into energy at a highly efficient rate.''

|}

== AAA ==

{| class="mildtable sortable plainlist" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
! width="1%" class="unsortable" | !! width="14%" | Technology
! width="2%" | {{hover|Category|C}}
! width="3%" | Cost
! width="1%" | {{hover|Tier|T}}
! width="17%" | Effects
! width="15%" | Prerequisites
! width="20%" | Weight & Modifiers
! width="25%" class="unsortable hidem" | Description

|-
! colspan=9 style="text-align: center;" | <h3 style="margin:0; padding:0;font-size:100%">Laser weapons</h3>

|- id="Red Lasers Tech"
| {{icon|Red Lasers tech}} || {{tech|start|Red Lasers}}
| {{icon|Particles}}
| || align=center | 0
| {{icon|Component}} Red Laser
|
|
| class="hidem" | ''Laser weapons fire focused beams of light at targets, causing damage through the generation of intense heat.''

|- id="Blue Lasers Tech"
| {{icon|Blue Lasers tech}} || Blue Lasers
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 2500 || align= center | 1
| {{icon|Component}} Blue Laser
| {{icon|Red Lasers tech|21px}} {{tech|start|Red Lasers}}
| data-sort-value="95" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 95
| body=
* {{green|1.5x}} if {{iconify|Fanatic Militarist|21px}}.
* {{green|1.25x}} if {{iconify|Militarist|21px}}.
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles. }}
| class="hidem" | ''More powerful than red lasers, these blue variants emit electromagnetic radiation at a wavelength that appears blue or violet to most organics.''

|- id="UV Lasers Tech"
| {{icon|UV Lasers tech}} || UV Lasers
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 4000 || align= center | 2
| {{icon|Component}} UV Laser
| {{icon|Blue Lasers tech|21px}} Blue Lasers
| data-sort-value="85" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 85
| body=
* {{green|1.5x}} if {{iconify|fanatic militarist|21px}}.
* {{green|1.25x}} if {{iconify|militarist|21px}}.
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Ultraviolet lasers are an updated and more powerful version of their blue predecessors. Accurate and destructive, these weapons are capable of inflicting great damage.''

|- id="X-Ray Lasers Tech"
| {{icon|X-Ray Lasers tech}} || X-Ray Lasers
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 8000 || align= center | 3
| {{icon|Component}} X-Ray Laser
| {{icon|UV Lasers tech|21px}} UV Lasers
| data-sort-value="65" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 65
| body=
* {{green|1.5x}} if {{iconify|fanatic militarist|21px}}.
* {{green|1.25x}} if {{iconify|militarist|21px}}.
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles. }}
| class="hidem" | ''These lasers have a shorter wavelength than UV-based laser weaponry, but are even more destructive.''

|- id="Gamma Lasers Tech"
| {{icon|Gamma Lasers tech}} || Gamma Lasers
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 16000 || align= center | 4
| {{icon|Component}} Gamma Laser
| {{icon|X-Ray Lasers tech|21px}} X-Ray Lasers
| data-sort-value="45" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 45
| body=
* {{green|1.5x}} if {{iconify|fanatic militarist|21px}}.
* {{green|1.25x}} if {{iconify|militarist|21px}}.
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles. }}
| class="hidem" | ''The electromagnetic radiation emitted by gamma lasers is of an extremely high frequency. Their destructive potential is unmatched in the field of laser weapons.''

|- id="Particle Lances tech"
| {{icon|Particle Lances tech}} || Particle Lances
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 20000 || align= center | 4
| {{icon|Component}} Particle Lance
|
* {{icon|Battleships tech|21px}} Battleships
* {{icon|X-Ray Lasers tech|21px}} X-Ray Lasers
| data-sort-value="40" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 40
| body=
* {{green|1.5x}} if {{iconify|fanatic militarist|21px}}.
* {{green|1.25x}} if {{iconify|militarist|21px}}.
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles. }}
| class="hidem" | ''These heavy energy weapons fire focused particle beams that cause massive damage. The size of the emitter arrays limits their use to battleships and titans.''

|- id="Tachyon Lances tech"
| {{icon|Tachyon Lances tech}} || Tachyon Lances
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 24000 || align= center | 4
| {{icon|Component}} Tachyon Lance
|
* {{icon|Gamma Lasers tech|21px}} Gamma Lasers
* {{icon|Particle Lances tech|21px}} Particle Lances
| data-sort-value="35" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 35
| body=
* {{green|1.5x}} if {{iconify|fanatic militarist|21px}}.
* {{green|1.25x}} if {{iconify|militarist|21px}}.
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles. }}
| class="hidem" | ''A more powerful version of the particle lance, this weapon fires a tachyon beam of immense power. Like its predecessor, its use is limited to battleships and titans.''

|-
! colspan=9 style="text-align: center;" | <h3 style="margin:0; padding:0;font-size:100%">Plasma weapons</h3>

|- id="Plasma Throwers Tech"
| {{icon|Plasma Throwers tech}} || Plasma Throwers
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 5000 || align= center | 2
| {{icon|Component}} Plasma Thrower
| {{icon|Blue Lasers tech|21px}} Blue Lasers
| data-sort-value="75" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 75
| body=
* {{green|1.5x}} if {{iconify|fanatic militarist|21px}}.
* {{green|1.25x}} if {{iconify|militarist|21px}}.
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles.
* {{red|0.5x}} if ''not'' researched {{icon|red lasers tech|21px}} {{tech|start|Red Lasers}}. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Weapons that eject destructive balls of high-energy plasma at targets. These plasma projectiles are extremely effective at eating through ship armor.''

|- id="Plasma Accelerators Tech"
| {{icon|Plasma Accelerators tech}} || Plasma Accelerators
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 8000 || align= center | 3
| {{icon|Component}} Plasma Accelerator
| {{icon|Plasma Throwers tech|21px}} Plasma Throwers
| data-sort-value="65" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 65
| body=
* {{green|1.5x}} if {{iconify|fanatic militarist|21px}}.
* {{green|1.25x}} if {{iconify|militarist|21px}}.
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles. }}
| class="hidem" | ''These new accelerators launch projectiles of high-energy plasma with improved containment fields. This results in less energy leakage as the projectile travels in space towards its target.''

|- id="Plasma Cannons Tech"
| {{icon|Plasma Cannons tech}} || Plasma Cannons
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 16000 || align= center | 4
| {{icon|Component}} Plasma Cannon
| {{icon|Plasma Accelerators tech|21px}} Plasma Accelerators
| data-sort-value="45" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 45
| body=
* {{green|1.5x}} if {{iconify|fanatic militarist|21px}}.
* {{green|1.25x}} if {{iconify|militarist|21px}}.
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles. }}
| class="hidem" | ''The latest in plasma weaponry, these cannons are fully militarized versions of the older, somewhat improvised plasma throwers. Their plasma projectiles are even deadlier.''

|-
! colspan=9 style="text-align: center;" | <h3 style="margin:0; padding:0;font-size:100%">Disruptors weapons</h3>

|- id="Disruptors Tech"
| {{icon|Disruptors tech}} || Disruptors
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 5000 || align= center | 2
| {{icon|Component}} Disruptor
| {{icon|Blue Lasers tech|21px}} Blue Lasers
| data-sort-value="75" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 75
| body=
* {{green|1.5x}} if {{iconify|fanatic militarist|21px}}.
* {{green|1.25x}} if {{iconify|militarist|21px}}.
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles.
* {{red|0.5x}} if ''not'' researched {{icon|red lasers tech|21px}} {{tech|start|Red Lasers}}. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Disruptors fire high-energy bolts that weaken and destroy the molecular bonds that hold the target's constituent atoms together. They are capable of passing through shields and armor to wreak havoc directly on enemy hull and crew.''

|- id="Ion Disruptors Tech"
| {{icon|Ion Disruptors tech}} || Ion Disruptors
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 8000 || align= center | 3
| {{icon|Component}} Ion Disruptor
| {{icon|Disruptors tech|21px}} Disruptors
| data-sort-value="65" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 65
| body=
* {{green|1.5x}} if {{iconify|fanatic militarist|21px}}.
* {{green|1.25x}} if {{iconify|militarist|21px}}.
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles. }}
| class="hidem" | ''These upgraded disruptors fire bolts of more destructive ion Particles at targets.''

|- id="Phase Disruptors Tech"
| {{icon|Phase Disruptors tech}} || Phase Disruptors
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 16000 || align= center | 4
| {{icon|Component}} Phase Disruptor
| {{icon|Ion Disruptors tech|21px}} Ion Disruptors
| data-sort-value="45" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 45
| body=
* {{green|1.5x}} if {{iconify|fanatic militarist|21px}}.
* {{green|1.25x}} if {{iconify|militarist|21px}}.
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Extremely high-yield disruptors that fire quantum energy charges causing incredible damage to those unfortunate enough to get in their way.''

|- id="Arc Emitters Tech"
| {{icon|Arc Emitters tech}} || Arc Emitters
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 20000 || align= center | 4
| {{icon|Component}} Arc Emitter
|
* {{icon|Battleships tech|21px}} Battleships
* {{icon|Phase Disruptors tech|21px}} Phase Disruptors
| data-sort-value="40" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 40
| body=
* {{green|1.5x}} if {{iconify|fanatic militarist|21px}}.
* {{green|1.25x}} if {{iconify|militarist|21px}}.
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Powerful weapons that launch a lightning arc of chaotic energy at targets, which in part can ignore armor and shields.''

|- id="Focused Arc Emitters Tech"
| {{icon|Focused Arc Emitters tech}} || Focused Arc Emitters
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 24000 || align= center | 4
| {{icon|Component}} Focused Arc Emitter
| {{icon|Arc Emitters tech|21px}} Arc Emitters
| data-sort-value="35" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 35
| body=
* {{green|1.5x}} if {{iconify|fanatic militarist|21px}}.
* {{green|1.25x}} if {{iconify|militarist|21px}}.
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles. }}
| class="hidem" | ''These upgraded emitters are equipped with better focusing lenses, resulting in a more powerful energy discharge.''

|-
! colspan=9 style="text-align: center;" | <h3 style="margin:0; padding:0;font-size:100%">Missiles</h3>

|- id="Proton Launchers tech"
| {{icon|Proton Launchers tech}} || Proton Launchers
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 12000 || align= center | 3
| {{icon|Component}} Proton Launchers
| {{icon|X-Ray Lasers tech|21px}} X-Ray Lasers
| data-sort-value="50" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 50
| body=
* {{green|1.5x}} if {{iconify|fanatic militarist|21px}}.
* {{green|1.25x}} if {{iconify|militarist|21px}}.
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles.
* {{red|0.5x}} if ''not'' researched {{icon|red lasers tech|21px}} {{tech|start|Red Lasers}}. }}
| class="hidem" | ''These energy projectiles consist of tightly concentrated protons capable of causing immense damage to the hull of enemy ships.''

|- id="Neutron Launchers tech"
| {{icon|Neutron Launchers tech}} || Neutron Launchers
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 20000 || align= center | 4
| {{icon|Component}} Neutron Launchers
| {{icon|Proton Launchers tech|21px}} Proton Launchers
| data-sort-value="40" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 40
| body=
* {{green|1.5x}} if {{iconify|fanatic militarist|21px}}.
* {{green|1.25x}} if {{iconify|militarist|21px}}.
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Upgraded energy projectiles that rely on neutrons instead of protons for their destructive power.''

|-
! colspan=9 style="text-align: center;" | <h3 style="margin:0; padding:0;font-size:100%">Point defense</h3>

|- id="Active Countermeasures"
| {{icon|active countermeasures}} || {{tech|start|Active Countermeasures}}
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center |  || align= center | 0
| {{icon|Component}} Sentinel Point-Defense
|
|
| class="hidem" | ''The best defense is a good offense.''

|- id="Interlinked Support Systems"
| {{icon|Interlinked Support Systems}} || Interlinked Support Systems 
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 6000 || align= center | 2
| {{icon|Component}} Barrier Point-Defense
| {{iconify|Active Countermeasures|21px}}
| data-sort-value="70" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 70
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Arrays of defensive armaments prove much more effective than independent countermeasures.''

|- id="Predictive Algorithms"
| {{icon|Predictive Algorithms}} || Predictive Algorithms
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 16000 || align= center | 4
| {{icon|Component}} Guardian Point-Defense
| {{iconify|Interlinked Support Systems|21px}}
| data-sort-value="45" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 45
| body=
* {{icon|Computing|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is computing. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Advanced prediction greatly increases the accuracy of active countermeasure systems.''

|-
! colspan=9 style="text-align: center;" | <h3 style="margin:0; padding:0;font-size:100%">Event-related techs</h3>

|- id="Extradimensional Weaponry"
| {{icon|Extradimensional Weaponry}} || {{tech|acquire|Extradimensional Weaponry}}
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 48000 || align= center | 5
| {{icon|Component}} Matter Disintegrator
|
* {{icon|yes|21px}} Has the modifier ''Covenant: End of the Cycle''
* {{icon|yes|21px}} Debris analysis outcome (''[[Crisis#Extradimensional_Invaders|Extradimensional Invaders]]'')
|
| class="hidem" | ''Applying 5th-dimensional energy manipulation principles on lower dimensional planes allows for the creation of powerful energy weapons.''

|- id="Mining Drone Lasers Tech"
| {{icon|Mining Drone Lasers tech}} || {{tech|acquire|Mining Drone Lasers}}
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 5000 || align= center | 2
| {{icon|Component}} Mining Drone Lasers
| {{icon|yes|21px}} Debris analysis outcome (''[[Spaceborne_aliens#Ancient_mining_drones|Ancient mining drones]]'')
|
| class="hidem" | ''Using strong-focus lenses in combination with an oscillating firing frequence help create lasers strong enough to mine asteroids, or shoot down hostiles.''

|- id="Cloud Lightning Conduits"
| {{icon|Cloud Lightning Conduits}} || {{tech|acquire|Cloud Lightning Conduits}}
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 6000 || align= center | 2
| {{icon|Component}} Cloud Lightning
| {{icon|yes|21px}} Debris analysis outcome (''[[Spaceborne_aliens#Void_cloud|Void clouds]]'')
|
| class="hidem" | ''Void Clouds use the electrical charges generated by the dense gases that make up most of their core to release bolts of burning plasma. Using the same gas composition together with a specialized conduit allows for powerful lightning weaponry.''

|- id="Null Void Beam tech"
| {{icon|Null Void Beam tech}} || {{tech|acquire|Null Void Beam}}
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 2500 || align= center | 2
| {{icon|Component}} Null Void Beam
| {{icon|yes|21px}} Special project outcome (''[[Special_projects_3#Probe_the_Dimensional_Portal_on_.5BRoot.GetName.5D|Dimensional portal]]'')
|
| class="hidem" | ''By harnessing the entropic nature of the Null Void, this beam can actually destroy energy.''

|-
! colspan=9 style="text-align: center;" | <h3 style="margin:0; padding:0;font-size:100%">Repeatable upgrades</h3>

|- id="Focusing Arrays"
| {{icon|Focusing Arrays}} || {{tech|repeat|Focusing Arrays}}
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | {{hover|Every level increases the cost by +5000|50000}} || align= center | 5
| {{icon|Damage}} {{green|+5%}} Energy weapon damage
| {{icon|X-Ray Lasers tech|21px}} X-Ray Lasers
| data-sort-value="12.5" | '''Base:''' 12.5
{{Collapse list
| type= '''Modifiers'''
| body=
* {{red|0.01x}} if another repeatable tech was drawn. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Perfecting the firing cadence of laser weaponry is a task that could keep the engineering elite of any given planet busy for centuries.''

|- id="Flash Coolant"
| {{icon|Flash Coolant}} || {{tech|repeat|Flash Coolant}}
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | {{hover|Every level increases the cost by +5000|50000}} || align= center | 5
| {{icon|Attack Speed}} {{green|+5%}} Energy weapon attack speed
| {{icon|Blue Lasers tech|21px}} Blue Lasers
| data-sort-value="12.5" | '''Base:''' 12.5
{{Collapse list
| type= '''Modifiers'''
| body=
* {{red|0.01x}} if another repeatable tech was drawn. }}
| class="hidem" | ''New developments in tech cooling regularly surface, improving the stability and efficiency of our weapons systems, keeping them from blowing up the ships upon which they are mounted.''

|- id="Gravitational Analysis"
| {{icon|Gravitational Analysis}} || {{tech|repeat|Gravitational Analysis}}
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | {{hover|Every level increases the cost by +5000|50000}} || align= center | 5
| {{icon|cost}} {{green|−5%}} Building cost
| {{iconify|Applied Quantum Physics|21px}}
| data-sort-value="12.5" | '''Base:''' 12.5
{{Collapse list
| type= '''Modifiers'''
| body=
* {{red|0.01x}} if another repeatable tech was drawn. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Increasingly powerful computation paradigms allow us to adapt individual construction projects to planetary and ultra-local gravitational conditions.''

|- id="Applied Superconductivity"
| {{icon|Applied Superconductivity}} || {{tech|repeat|Applied Superconductivity}}
| {{icon|Field Manipulation}}
| align= center | {{hover|Every level increases the cost by +5000|50000}} || align= center | 5
| {{icon|enc}} {{green|+5%}} Energy from {{iconify|Job|21px}}s
| {{iconify|Quantum Energy States|21px}}
| data-sort-value="12.5" | '''Base:''' 12.5
{{Collapse list
| type= '''Modifiers'''
| body=
* {{red|0.01x}} if another repeatable tech was drawn. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Minor improvements to transmission efficiency adds up to a sizeable reduction in overall energy loss.''

|- id="Shield Harmonics"
| {{icon|Shield Harmonics}} || {{tech|repeat|Shield Harmonics}}
| {{icon|Field Manipulation}}
| align= center | {{hover|Every level increases the cost by +5000|50000}} || align= center | 5
| {{icon|shield}} {{green|+5%}} Shield hit points
| {{icon|Advanced Shields tech|21px}} Advanced Shields
| data-sort-value="12.5" | '''Base:''' 12.5
{{Collapse list
| type= '''Modifiers'''
| body=
* {{red|0.01x}} if another repeatable tech was drawn. }}
| class="hidem" | ''The basic mechanics of ship shields are complex, but they can be adjusted and improved in a multitude of ways.''
|}

== BBB ==
{| class="mildtable sortable plainlist" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
! width="1%" class="unsortable" | !! width="14%" | Technology
! width="2%" | {{hover|Category|C}}
! width="3%" | Cost
! width="1%" | {{hover|Tier|T}}
! width="17%" | Effects
! width="15%" | Prerequisites
! width="20%" | Weight & Modifiers
! width="25%" class="hidem unsortable" | Description

|-
! colspan=9 style="text-align: center;" | <h3 style="margin:0; padding:0;font-size:100%">Industry</h3>

|- id="Mote Stabilization"
| {{icon|Mote Stabilization}} || Mote Stabilization
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 4000 || align= center | 2
|
* {{iconify|Volatile Motes}} extraction
* {{icon|building}} Mote Harvesting Traps
|
* {{icon|Offworld Construction|21px}} {{tech|start|Offworld Construction}}
* {{icon|yes|21px}} Any owned planet has a deposit of {{iconify|Volatile Motes}}
| data-sort-value="170" | '''Base:''' 170
{{Collapse list
| type= '''Modifiers'''
| body=
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Volatile Motes are fickle particles that are dangerous to work with. In order to safely harvest them without setting off a chain-reaction of explosions, energy fields must be used to stabilize the motes.''

|- id="Volatile Material Plants"
| {{icon|Volatile Material Plants}} || Volatile Material Plants
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 4000 || align= center | 2
| {{icon|building}} Chemical Plants
| {{icon|Industrial Base|21px}} {{tech|start|Industrial Base}}
| data-sort-value="170" | '''Base:''' 170
{{Collapse list
| type= '''Modifiers'''
| body=
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles.
* {{red|0.5x}} if any owned planet has a deposit of {{iconify|Volatile Motes}}. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Aside from the obvious safety concerns, the artificial creation of Volatile Motes is an extremely delicate and complicated process that requires highly specialized equipment.''

|- id="Dark Matter Drawing"
| {{icon|Dark Matter Drawing}} || Dark Matter Drawing
| {{icon|Field Manipulation}}
| align= center | 12000 || align= center | 3
| {{icon|Strategic}} {{iconify|Dark Matter}} extraction
| {{icon|yes|21px}} ''Either'':
* {{icon|yes|21px}} Discovered a deposit of {{iconify|Dark Matter}}
* {{icon|Strategic|21px}} Resource exists within borders
* {{icon|opinion|21px}} Established contact with an empire owning the tech
{{icon|Tachyon Sensors tech|21px}} Tachyon Sensors
| data-sort-value="50" | '''Base:''' 50
{{Collapse list
| type= '''Modifiers'''
| body=
* {{green|1.5x}} if scientist expertise is {{iconify|materials|21px}}. }}
| class="hidem" | ''This exotic substance has many properties that seemingly defy the laws of physics. Harvestable concentrations can only be found near Black Holes or in certain nebulas.''

|}

== DDD ==
{| class="mildtable sortable plainlist" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
! width="1%" class="unsortable" | !! width="14%" | Technology
! width="2%" | {{hover|Category|C}}
! width="3%" | Cost
! width="1%" | {{hover|Tier|T}}
! width="17%" | Effects
! width="15%" | Prerequisites
! width="20%" | Weight & Modifiers
! width="25%" class="hidem unsortable" | Description

|-
! colspan=9 style="text-align: center;" | <h3 style="margin:0; padding:0;font-size:100%">Megastructures</h3>

|- id="Dyson Sphere tech"
| {{icon|Dyson Sphere tech}} || {{tech|rare|Dyson Sphere}}
| {{icon|field manipulation}}
| align= center | 48000 || align= center | 5
| {{icon|ship class}} Dyson Sphere
|
* {{iconify|Utopia|21px}} expansion
* {{icon|Mega-Engineering|21px}} {{tech|rare|Mega-Engineering}}
* [[File:Ap galactic wonders.png|21px]] Galactic Wonders ascension perk
|
| class="hidem" | ''A Dyson Sphere fully envelops a given star, converting all solar output directly to energy credits.''

|- id="Matter Decompressor tech"
| {{icon|Matter Decompressor tech}} || {{tech|rare|Matter Decompressor}}
| {{icon|field manipulation}}
| align= center | 48000 || align= center | 5
| {{icon|ship class}} Matter Decompressor
|
* {{iconify|MegaCorp|21px}} expansion
* {{icon|Mega-Engineering|21px}} {{tech|rare|Mega-Engineering}}
* [[File:Ap galactic wonders.png|21px]] Galactic Wonders ascension perk
|
| class="hidem" | ''The Matter Decompressor lenses a black hole's gravity, forming a drill of gravitational forces to retrieve minerals from the singularity.''

|- id="Science Nexus tech"
| {{icon|Science Nexus tech}} || {{tech|rare|Science Nexus}}
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align=center | 48000 || 5
| {{icon|ship class}} Science Nexus
|
* {{iconify|Utopia|21px}} expansion
* {{iconify|Mega-Engineering|21px}}
| data-sort-value="5" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 5
| body=
* {{green|2x}} if scientist has trait {{iconify|Maniacal}}.
* {{green|2x}} if scientist has trait {{iconify|Spark of Genius}}.
* {{green|2x}} with ascension perk [[File:Ap galactic wonders.png|21px]] Galactic Wonders.
* {{green|6x}} with ascension perk [[File:Ap master builders.png|21px]] Master Builders.
* {{green|6x}} with ascension perk [[File:Ap technological ascendancy.png|21px]] Technological Ascendancy.
}}
| class="hidem" | ''The research labs and databanks of a Science Nexus generate an immense flow of raw, undiluted science.'' 

|- id="Sentry Array tech"
| {{icon|Sentry Array tech}} || {{tech|rare|Sentry Array}}
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 48000 || align= center | 5
| {{icon|ship class}} Sentry Array
|
* {{iconify|Utopia|21px}} expansion
* {{iconify|Mega-Engineering|21px}}
| data-sort-value="5" | '''Base:''' 5
{{Collapse list
| type= '''Modifiers'''
| body=
* {{green|2x}} if scientist has trait {{iconify|Maniacal}}.
* {{green|2x}} if scientist has trait {{iconify|Spark of Genius}}.
* {{green|2x}} with ascension perk [[File:Ap galactic wonders.png|21px]] Galactic Wonders.
* {{green|6x}} with ascension perk [[File:Ap master builders.png|21px]] Master Builders.
* {{green|6x}} with ascension perk [[File:Ap enigmatic engineering.png|21px]] Enigmatic Engineering. }}
| class="hidem" | ''The stages of the Sentry Array gradually expand sensor range, eventually covering the entire galaxy.''

|-
! colspan=9 style="text-align: center;" | <h3 style="margin:0; padding:0;font-size:100%">Colossus weapons</h3>

|- id="Global Pacification"
| {{icon|Global Pacification}} || {{tech|rare|Global Pacification}}
| {{icon|Field Manipulation}}
| align= center | 48000 || align= center | 5
| {{icon|component}} Colossus: Global Pacifier
|
* {{icon|apocalypse|21px}} Apocalypse expansion
* {{icon|Colossi tech|21px}} {{tech|rare|Colossi}}
* {{icon|yes|21px}} Has completed the ''Colossus Project''
| data-sort-value="10" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 10
| body=
* {{green|2x}} if some degree of {{iconify|Pacifist|21px}}.
* {{icon|no|21px}} {{red|0.2x}} if scientist has ''none'' of:
** {{iconify|Field Manipulation|21px}} expertise.
** {{iconify|Curator|21px}} trait.
** {{iconify|Maniacal|21px}} trait. }}
| class="hidem" | ''A shielding field is deployed around a planet, creating a barrier that is permanent and impenetrable (save for some wavelengths of light).''

|- id="Neutron Sweeping"
| {{icon|Neutron Sweeping}} || {{tech|rare|Neutron Sweeping}}
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 20000 || align= center | 5
| {{icon|component}} Colossus: Neutron Sweep
|
* {{icon|apocalypse|21px}} Apocalypse expansion
* {{icon|Colossi tech|21px}} {{tech|rare|Colossi}}
* {{icon|yes|21px}} Has completed the ''Colossus Project''
* {{icon|no|21px}} Is ''not'' any degree of {{iconify|Spiritualist|21px}} or {{iconify|Pacifist|21px}}.
| data-sort-value="10" | {{Collapse list
| type= '''Base:''' 10
| body=
* {{green|2x}} if some degree of {{iconify|Materialist|21px}}.
* {{red|0.2x}} if scientist has ''none'' of:
** Expertise {{iconify|Particles|21px}}.
** Trait {{iconify|Curator|21px}}.
** Trait {{iconify|Maniacal|21px}}. }}
| class="hidem" | ''An accelerated plume of neutron radiation "paints" the planet surface, severely degrading most materials and directly destroying biological tissue.''

|-
! colspan=9 style="text-align: center;" | <h3 style="margin:0; padding:0;font-size:100%">Miscellaneous buildings</h3>

|- id="L-Gate Activation"
| {{icon|L-Gate Activation}} || {{tech|start|L-Gate Activation}}
| {{icon|particles}}
| align= center | 12000 || align= center | 3
| Enable special project "Activate L-Gate"
|
* {{iconify|Distant Stars}} expansion
* No one has opened the L-Gates yet
* Obtained after gathering seven L-Gate Insights
|
| class="hidem" | ''The L-Gates defy our current understanding of subspace mechanics. This must be remedied before they can be opened for travel.''
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This technology is given immediately to every playable empire that's researching it when the first L-Gate opens.

|- id="Speculative Hyperlane Breaching"
| {{icon|Speculative Hyperlane Breaching}} || {{tech|rare|Speculative Hyperlane Breaching}}
| {{icon|Field Manipulation}}
| align= center | 6000 || align= center | 2
| [[File:Feature.png|21px|link=Experimental Subspace Navigation|Feature]] [[FTL#Experimental Subspace Navigation|Experimental Subspace Navigation]]
| {{icon|Gravitic Sensors tech|21px}} Gravitic Sensors
| data-sort-value="37.5" | '''Base:''' 37.5
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| type= '''Modifiers'''
| body=
* {{icon|Field Manipulation|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is field manipulation. }}
| class="hidem" | ''Solitary Science Ships can break out of the naturally-occurring hyperlanes and attempt to navigate to known but otherwise unreachable destinations.''

|- id="Gateway Activation"
| {{icon|Gateway Activation}} || {{tech|rare|Gateway Activation}}
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 24000 || align= center | 4
| [[File:Feature.png|21px|link=Gateway|Feature]] Gateway travel
|
* {{iconify|Hyperspace Slipstreams|21px}}
* {{icon|yes|21px}} Has encountered an inactive gateway ''or'' established contact with a regular empire owning the tech.
| data-sort-value="17.5" | '''Base:''' 17.5
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| type= '''Modifiers'''
| body=
* {{green|4x}} if has a gateway or L-Gate inside borders.
* {{icon|tradition|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if adopted Discovery tradition tree.
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles.
* {{red|0.1x}} if scientist has ''none'' of:
** Expertise {{iconify|Particles|21px}}.
** Trait {{iconify|Curator|21px}}.
** Trait {{iconify|Maniacal|21px}}.
** Trait {{iconify|Spark of Genius|21px}}. }}
| class="hidem" | ''The ability to reactivate the derelict Gateway stations that can be found scattered throughout the galaxy has the potential to dramatically shorten travel times.''

|- id="Gateway Construction"
| {{icon|Gateway Construction}} || {{tech|rare|Gateway Construction}}
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 48000 || align= center | 5
| {{icon|ship class}} Gateway
|
* {{icon|Gateway Activation|21px}} {{tech|rare|Gateway Activation}}
* {{icon|Mega-Engineering|21px}} {{tech|rare|Mega-Engineering}}
| data-sort-value="10" | '''Base:''' 10
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| type= '''Modifiers'''
| body=
* {{green|4x}} if has a gateway (which is not an L-Gate) inside borders.
* {{icon|tradition|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if adopted Discovery tradition tree.
* {{icon|Particles|21px}} {{green|1.25x}} if scientist expertise is particles.
* {{red|0.1x}} if scientist has ''none'' of:
** Expertise {{iconify|Particles|21px}}.
** Trait {{iconify|Curator|21px}}.
** Trait {{iconify|Maniacal|21px}}.
** Trait {{iconify|Spark of Genius|21px}}. }}
| class="hidem" | ''The construction of new Gateway stations enables us to build a fast-travel network that could revolutionize interstellar travel.''

|- id="Omega Theory"
| {{icon|Omega Theory}} || {{tech|rare|Omega Theory}}
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 10000 || align= center | 3
| {{icon|Building}} Omega Alignment
|
* {{icon|Doctrine: Strange Loop|21px}} {{tech|acquire|Doctrine: Strange Loop}}
* {{icon|Entropic Recursion|21px}} {{tech|acquire|Entropic Recursion}}
| data-sort-value="60" | '''Base:''' 60
| class="hidem" | ''When a temporal paradox becomes tangled, a kind of consciousness arises, with its own needs, its own desires. This is what has occurred with the consciousness that some call the Worm-in-Waiting. If we can align ourselves with that consciousness, we might just achieve a kind of immortality.''

|-
! colspan=9 style="text-align: center;" | <h3 style="margin:0; padding:0;font-size:100%">Event-related techs</h3>

|- id="Enigmatic Encoder tech"
| {{icon|Enigmatic Encoder tech}} || {{tech|acquire|Enigmatic Encoder}}
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 50000 || align= center | 5
| {{icon|Component}} Enigmatic Encoder
| [[File:Leader trait scroll.png|21px|link=Events]] Event chain outcome (''Enigmatic Fortress'')
|
| class="hidem" | ''The Enigmatic Encoder scrambles flight path data according to some indeterminable design before feeding it back to fleet command.''

|- id="Enigmatic Decoder tech"
| {{icon|Enigmatic Decoder tech}} || {{tech|acquire|Enigmatic Decoder}}
| {{icon|Computing}}
| align= center | 50000 || align= center | 5
| {{icon|Component}} Enigmatic Decoder
| [[File:Leader trait scroll.png|21px|link=Events]] Event chain outcome (''Enigmatic Fortress'')
|
| class="hidem" | ''While producing average results in standard tests, the accuracy of Enigmatic Decoder's prediction algorithms seemingly increases as the target's flight path grows more erratic.''

|- id="Entropic Recursion"
| {{icon|Entropic Recursion}} || {{tech|rare|Entropic Recursion}}
| {{icon|Field Manipulation}}
| align=center | 4000 || align=center | 3
| Continues the [[Horizon Signal]] event chain
| Option granted during the [[Horizon Signal]] event chain
|
| class="hidem" | ''The universe tends irresistibly onwards and downwards. That tendency cannot be reversed... but it can be subverted, for a price.''

|- id="Dark Matter Power"
| {{icon|Dark Matter Power}} || {{tech|acquire|Dark Matter Power}}
| {{icon|Particles}}
| align= center | 50000 || align= center | 5
| {{icon|component}} [[Dark Matter Reactor]]
|
* {{iconify|Zero Point Power|21px}}
* {{icon|yes|21px}} Debris analysis outcome (''[[Fallen empire]]s'')
|
| class="hidem" | ''These generators appear to somehow draw energy directly from dark matter, providing more ship power than should be possible according to the laws of physics.''

|- id="Dark Matter Deflectors"
| {{icon|Dark Matter Deflectors}} || {{tech|acquire|Dark Matter Deflectors}}
| {{icon|Field Manipulation}}
| align= center | 50000 || align= center | 5
| {{icon|component}} Dark Matter Deflectors
|
* {{icon|Hyper Shields tech|21px}} Hyper Shields
* {{icon|yes|21px}} Debris analysis outcome (''[[Fallen empire]]s'')
|
| class="hidem" | ''These deflectors utilize dark matter to deflect incoming projectiles in a way that seems to utterly defy the laws of nature.''

|}

== References ==
<references />
* {{path|common/scripted_variables/00_scripted_variables.txt}}
* {{path|common/technology}}
* {{path|english/technology_l_english.yml}}
* External link: [https://turanar.github.io/stellaris-tech-tree/vanilla/ Stellaris tech tree].

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