Summary
- Unlocking the Galactic Market in Stellaris provides access to a wider variety of resources, including rare ones like Volatile Motes and Zro. Players can also buy slaves from the market.
- Constructing the Science Nexus megastructure greatly boosts empire research in all fields, allowing for rapid technological advancement over other empires.
- Discovering and stabilizing wormholes in Stellaris grants access to unexplored parts of the galaxy, which can lead to valuable riches or dangerous threats like fanatical purifier empires.
To survive in the vast abyss of the galaxy, Stellaris players will need to build a spacefaring empire that can stand the test of time in the form of various threats. Ranging from a rival neighbor to ancient Leviathans, keeping an empire always ready for any existential threat is a necessity in the game.
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Moreover, players who want to gain an advantage in the game will also need to gather as many resources as possible and gain an edge in technology by focusing on research. Some of these technologies are quite rare, so they can only be acquired via special means.
10 Galactic Markets
Access The Galactic Market For A New Variety Of Resources
- Unlock access to Galactic Market
- Enables the construction of Galactic Stock Exchange
Gaining resources is always a necessity for an empire to survive in Stellaris, especially when it is surrounded by hostile threats at every corner of the border. Usually, players will find that the internal market initially unlocked will not be sufficient for them to try growing their empire.
By unlocking the Galactic Market, players will be able to access a whole new variety of resources to be bought and sold. Rare resources such as Volatile Motes and Zro can be bought from the market. Although it might be unethical, players can also buy slaves from the Galactic Market to add to their populace as workers, or to liberate them.
9 Science Nexus
Boosts Technology Greatly With A Single Megastructure
- Enables the construction of Science Nexus
Technologies have always been one of the most important aspects of Stellaris, especially to expand, explore, exploit, and optionally exterminate the galaxy. Technological advances via researchers and research outposts sometimes are not sufficient, and players will need to find another way to boost their technology.
One of the ways to do so would be to unlock the megastructure Science Nexus, which massively boosts empire research with increased research speed and points in all fields. Players who can construct one will find their technology rapidly advancing, leaving other empires in the wake of progress.
8 Wormhole Stabilization
Unlock The Other Side Of The Galaxy
- Enables wormhole stabilization ability by Science Ships, granting access
Wormholes are more than often encountered in the galaxy, and empires in the early game can safely ignore them as they remain stationary. However, once an empire successfully researches the technology Wormhole Stabilization, the wormhole can become an essential entry point for an empire to explore the other side of the galaxy.
Moreover, it is important to have information on what resides on the other side of the wormhole. Sometimes, a wormhole can lead a player to unexplored sides of the galaxy with plenty of riches to be found. However, it can also unlock imminent threats, as the wormhole might be an entry point to a fanatical purifier empire.
7 Ascension Theory
Unlock Ascension Perks To Advance An Empire
- +1 Ascension perks
- Enables Ambition edicts
It is always important for an empire that aspires to be thriving in the galaxy to ascend via its Ascension Perks. Within the many available options for an ascension, an empire can quickly gain an advantage by choosing the right combination of Ascension Perks.
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Usually, it can be unlocked by finishing a Tradition Tree, granting one extra Ascension Perk. On the other hand, it can also be unlocked by the Ascension Theory technology, which grants one Ascension Perk to be used, and enables the Ambition edicts, which have their powerful effects.
6 L-Gate Activation
Unlock Either Riches Or Destruction
- Open L-Gates across the galaxy (Requires 7 L-Gate Insights)
Veterans of Stellaris will be quite familiar with the concept of L-Gates and how a bad dice roll can quickly decide the fate of a galaxy. For the beginners who are still working their way to the galaxy, L-Gates are gateways into a disconnected cluster of systems that can be either full of resources, or hostile nanites that wish to eradicate the galaxy.
Should an empire successfully gather 7 L-Gate Insights, they will be able to activate the gates, which is often worth the risk it provides. However, it is recommended for any aspirants of opening the gates to have a sufficiently powerful fleet at the gates, parked and ready for whatever might come out of them.
5 Synthetics
Gain Advanced Robots To Aid An Empire
- +10% Robot Output
- Mechanical pops can take Ruler jobs
- DANGEROUS TECH: Might cause unforeseen consequences
Utilizing robots in a space-faring empire can be crucial as they will occupy essential resource-producing jobs such as miners and farmers, which may not be the right fit for Spiritualist empires as they condemn any robotic use in their empire. With the addition of Synthetics, the robots themselves can also work in the Ruler jobs to oversee the growth of a colony.
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Moreover, this technology will increase the output of robots by 10%. However, it needs to be noted that this is a dangerous technology, and full attention might be needed on the robots that are going to become Synths.
4 Artificial Dragonscales
Hugely Boosts Fleet Durability With Amount Of Armor
- Unlock Dragonscale armor for ships
Fleet superiority is always a necessity for a spacefaring empire to survive, or reign supreme over the galaxy. An empire that wishes to do so will need to have optimal technologies to reinforce its fleet, such as having Artificial Dragonscales as the armor of their empire's fleet.
With this technology, players will be able to fit their ships with Dragonscale armor, the highest tier of ship armor which brings the best form of protection. Moreover, this particular type of defense will not cost any energy for the ship, making the fleet able to carry more weapons and other crucial ship components to have a perfect, optimal ship design.
3 Dark Matter Propulsion
Faster Travels And Maneuvers For Space Superiority
- Unlock Dark Matter Thrusters for ships
Although having a giant number of fleets is important, an empire sometimes has difficulties moving its fleet across a large border. Therefore, the highest tier of Thrusters must be unlocked to have greater mobility for the fleet, which can be unlocked by the Dark Matter Propulsion technology.
Aside from the increased sublight speed, the Dark Matter Thrusters will also provide an increased evasion rate, making the fleet more survivable in the long run when paired with Afterburners as well. However, this technology can only be researched once a player has gone toe to toe with a fallen empire and researched the debris of their resulting battlefield.
2 Psionic Theory
Unlock The Potential To Harness Universe Energy
- −10% Empire Size from Pops
- Unlock Psionics tech tree
Within the vast abyss of the galaxy, it is quite common to encounter a source of power that is beyond comprehension, lying dormant in a whole new mysterious dimension. By researching the Psionic Theory, an empire can start to learn how to tap into the power of The Shroud, step-by-step.
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Aside from reducing the Empire size population, the resulting unlocked Psionics tech tree can also provide alternative technologies derived from the Psionic power, such as Psionic Shields and Precognition Interface, to have a more powerful version of the ship's fleet.
1 Jump Drive
Quickly Travel The Galaxy While Disregarding Hyperlanes
- Unlock Dark Matter Thrusters for ships
- DANGEROUS TECH: Might cause unforeseen consequences
As the borders of spacefaring empires grow closer, hyperlanes might be closed and empires will be limited in the movement of their ships and exploration. However, once an empire manages to research Jump Drive, they will no longer be held by the confines of the border as their fleet will be able to traverse the galaxy freely without any limitation.
One of the viable applications would be to bypass a heavily fortified system to directly attack an empire's capital, swiftly destroying the empire in the process. However, the technology does come with a heavy price, as it will draw the attention of a certain crisis in the form of an extradimensional invader to the galaxy in the later stages of the game.
Stellaris
- Released
- May 9, 2016
WHERE TO PLAY
- Developer(s)
- Paradox Development Studio
- Platform(s)
- PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
- Genre(s)
- 4X, Grand Strategy
