Description
Oxygen Generation and Distribution Technology develops systems to produce and distribute oxygen, ensuring breathable air for human colonies.
Benefits
Construction output Empire-wide+2.67%
Population growth Empire-wide+5.33%
Habitat Restoration Terraforming project
Climate Conditioning Terraforming project
Strategy notes
Oxygen Generation and Distribution 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 +30% Population; +15% Production. The principal counterpressure is that planetary programs mature slowly and expose expensive frontier infrastructure before it can defend itself.
Player hints
This tier begins to define an empire. Compare its resource demand with the other technologies competing for your laboratories. 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
6.4KRP
3.84KCredits
1.6KCommon
800Rare
320Strategic
1.28KFuel