Description
Resource Recycling Technology introduces methods to recover and repurpose materials from used products and industrial waste. By implementing recycling processes, your empire can reduce its dependence on raw material extraction, lower production costs, and foster a more sustainable economy. This technology ensures nothing goes to waste, turning potential losses into valuable resources. +10 percentage points cancelled-building material recovery (60% total).
Benefits
Common minerals cost Empire-wide-0.95%
Rare minerals cost Empire-wide-0.95%
Fuel cost Empire-wide-1.43%
Strategic materials cost Empire-wide-0.95%
Credits upkeep Empire-wide-0.48%-
Common minerals output Empire-wide+0.48%
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Rare minerals output Empire-wide+0.48%
Trade capacity Empire-wide+0.29%-
Building material refund percentage points Empire-wide+10%
Strategy notes
Resource Recycling develops the Construction discipline within Industrial Megastructure Empire. Concentrate minerals, automation, and orbital capacity into unmatched construction throughput and system-scale works. Its immediate value is -15% Fuel Cost, -10% Strategic Materials Cost; -5% Produce Cost; +5% Rare Material Recovery. The principal counterpressure is that its fixed yards, long supply chains, and visible projects are vulnerable to blockade and sabotage. This milestone deliberately joins completed material, industrial, or colony infrastructure research.
Player hints
This is an inexpensive path entry. Research it early when you want to test this direction without sacrificing strategic flexibility. Favor this technology when its Construction benefits reinforce your current economy, fleets, or frontier. Pause the branch if its expected RP per tick is too diluted or its resource costs would stall higher-priority projects. Every Construction prerequisite must be completed before research can begin. +10 percentage points cancelled-building material recovery (60% total). Recovery applies to actual paid construction materials only; credits, fuel, and ships retain 50% refunds. Material recovery is capped at 75%.
Research cost
1.2KRP
900Credits
450Common
120Rare
75Strategic
60Fuel