Technology
Part of the System outputs guide
Technology is a resource your systems make for your empire. A system has no base technology. All of it comes from buildings and other sources.
Where it goes
- Your empire gains the technology of all your systems.
- Your dominions add a share of theirs. See Dominion Tax Rate.
- Some active lexes and traditions raise or lower your empire's technology income directly.
What spends it
- patents, which get dearer with each one you own (see How prices grow)
- ships that have a technology cost
- hiring Navarchs and Siderians
Buildings that produce technology
See Stellar bodies for potentials.
| Building | Built on | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Accelerator | Habitable Planets | +22+52,800/h Technology per Scientific Potential |
| Delta Polytech | Habitable Planets | +4+9,600/h Technology; +0.6+1,440/h Technology per Local Population |
| Hyperdrive Circuit | Barren Planets | +5+12,000/h Technology per Appeal Potential |
| Metamaterials Factory | Barren Planets | +20+48,000/h Technology per Scientific Potential |
| Experiment Station | Moons and Asteroids | +3+7,200/h Technology per Scientific Potential |
Production, credit, technology, ideology and upkeep amounts are per tick.Production, credit, technology, ideology and upkeep amounts are per hour.
Other sources of technology
| Source | Type | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Siderian — Knowledge | Agent skill | +5 % Technology |
What changes your empire's technology income
| Source | Type | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| First Contacts | Lex | +3+7,200/h Technology |
| Sponsored Chairmanship | Lex | +20+48,000/h Technology |
| Technocracy | Lex | +30 % Technology |
| Financialized Society | Lex | -10 % Technology |
| Fake News | Lex | -6 % Technology |
| Aphera Research Centers (Tetrarchy) | Tradition | +3+7,200/h Technology |
| Technology Caution (Cardan) | Tradition | -5 % Technology |
| Scattered Cells (The Rebellion) | Tradition | -10 % Technology |
Production, credit, technology, ideology and upkeep amounts are per tick.Production, credit, technology, ideology and upkeep amounts are per hour.
A successful pillage on one of your systems takes technology from your stock. See siege.