Tech achievements

Tech achievements are general upgrades unlocked as the empire progresses through the technology tree, providing major benefits.

List of achievements

The list is ordered by the RP cost of the unlocking technology.

Image	Name	Unlocking technology	RP cost	Effect
	Space scanner	Space travel	0	Scanner range: 2.5
	Deep scanner	Electronics	65	Reveals the entire system upon entering
	Xeno diplomacy	Xeno relations	65	Unlocks Research Treaty, Establish Embassy, Alliance and Trade Treaty
	Microbiotics	Genetic engineering	120	+15% population growth
	Telepathic training	Genetic engineering	120	+50% to spy exp
	Heightened intelligence	Genetic mutations	240	+1 Research Points generation per researcher
	Tachyon communications	Tachyon physics	240	+2 Command Points per star base
	Tachyon scanner	Tachyon physics	240	Scanner range: 4
	Biomorphic fungi	Astro biology	650
	Multistate insulator	Electromagnetic refraction	650	Allows ships to travel through Unstable Warp Points.
	Stealth suit	Electromagnetic refraction	650	+25% spy bonus
	Microlite construction	Nano technology	950	-25% Production cost
	Subspace communications	Subspace physics	950	+3 Command Points per star base
	Marine pods	Advanced tactics	1250	6 marines per troop transport
	Megafluxers	High energy distribution	1250	+15% ship space
	Universal antidote	Artificial life	1250	+25% population growth
	Advanced city planning	Galactic economics	2250	+5 tiles in every colony
	Neural scanner	Artificial intelligence	2250	+15% to the empire security
	Hyperspace communications	Multi-dimensional physics	2900	+5 Command Points per star base
	Hyperspace sensors	Multi-dimensional physics	2900	Scanner range: 5
	Cyber security link	Artificial consciousness	3250	+50% espionage rating
	Virtual reality network	Galactic networking	3250	+10% Morale

Hardcoding

• techachievement_xeno_diplomacy in Backend.Diplomacy.AcceptEmbassy.GetUnavailableReasons(Relationship)
• techachievement_heightened_intelligence twice in Backend.Civilizations.Civilization.CalculateResearchPointsFromPopulation(), twice in TooltipGenerator.GetTooltipColonyResearch(Colony), twice in TooltipGenerator.GetTooltipEmpireResearch(Civilization), once in Civilization.GetResearchYieldBonus()
• techachievement_deep_scanner in Backend.Civilizations.Civilization.IsUsefulToExploreStar(Fleet, Star) and OnNavigationNodeVisited(NavigationNode, Fleet), Backend.Fleets.Fleet.Fleet(Civilization, NavigationNode, List<Ship> initialShips), twice in Backend.Civilizations.MajorCivilization.OnNavigationNodeDetection(NavigationNode, IPositionScanner), in Backend.Civilizations.MajorCivilization.RunAutoExplore(Fleet), in T_Explore.Run()
• techachievement_survival_pods in Backend.Civilizations.Civilization.OnShipDestroyed(Ship, Fleet, Civilization, Fleet.DestroyReason)
• techachievement_cyber_security_link twice in Backend.Civilizations.MajorCivilization.GetStartingSpyLevel() andBackend.Espionage.SpyAgent.OnCyberLinkAcquired()
• techachievement_advanced_navigation in Backend.Galaxy.NavigationNode.CacheCanTravelRegion(NavigationNode, Civilization), VerifyPath(Civilization, List<NavigationNode>, Civilization), VerifyPathForFleet(Fleet, List<NavigationNode> path, Civilization), and Backend.Galaxy.Warpgate.IsAvailableTo(Civilization)
• techachievement_biomorphic_fungi in Backend.Galaxy.ProductionGrid.GetTotalTilesForBiome(Planet, PlanetBiomeType, Civilization), in Backend.AI.T_Explore.Run()
• techachievement_virtual_reality_network thrice in TooltipGenerator.GetTooltipColonyMorale(Colony), and once in Backend.Civilizations.Civilization.GetMoraleBonus()
• techachievement_hyperspace_communications, techachievement_subspace_communications, and techachievement_tachyon_communications thrice each in TooltipGenerator.GetTooltipEmpireCommandPoints(Civilization) and once each in Backend.Civilizations.Civilization.GetFleetSupportBonus()
• techachievement_universal_antidote and techachievement_microbiotics both in Civilization.GetPopulationGrowthMultiplierBonus()
• techachievement_megafluxers in Civilization.GetShipSpaceMultiplier()
• techachievement_troop_pods in Civilization.GetTransportInfantryCapacity(ShipBlueprint)
• techachievement_microlite_construction in Backend.Settlements.Colony.GetProductionCost(IBuildable)
• techachievement_advanced_damage_control in Backend.Fleets.Fleet.RepairFleet() and Backend.Settlements.Settlement.OnTurn()
• techachievement_hyperspace_sensors, techachievement_tachyon_scanner, techachievement_neutron_scanner, and techachievement_space_scanner in Backend.Civilizations.MajorCivilization.CalculateBaseScannerRange()
• techachievement_telepathic_training in MajorCivilization.GetExperienceModifier() and in MajorCivilization.GetOffensiveEspionageTechBonus()
• techachievement_stealth_suit in MajorCivilization.GetOffensiveEspionageTechBonus()
• techachievement_neural_scanner, techachievement_psionics, and techachievement_omnitron in MajorCivilization.GetTencologicSecurityBonus() (yes, it is spelled "tencologic" in the code)
• techachievement_advanced_city_planning in Backend.Galaxy.ProductionGrid.GetAvailableTiles(Planet, SquareType, Civilization) and twice in ProductionGrid.MakeSquares(Planet, Civilization)