Description
Soil Enrichment Technology enhances the fertility of planetary soils, enabling robust agricultural development and biodiversity.
Benefits
Common mineral abundance Empire-wide+3.6%
Rare mineral abundance Empire-wide+2.4%
Habitat Restoration Terraforming project
Strategy notes
Soil Enrichment develops the Terraforming discipline within Expansion and Terraforming. Open marginal systems early, then turn fragile settlements into durable and populous worlds. Its immediate value is +15% Common Mineral Abundance; +10% Rare Mineral Abundance. The principal counterpressure is that planetary programs mature slowly and expose expensive frontier infrastructure before it can defend itself.
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 Terraforming 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.
Research cost
1.65KRP
990Credits
412Common
206Rare
82Strategic
330Fuel