Description
Catalytic Fuel Refining extracts more usable propellant from mixed feedstock while reducing contaminated waste. Turn superior surveying, extraction, refining, and energy conversion into strategic control of scarce materials.
Benefits
Rare minerals output Empire-wide+2%
Orbital Miner Unlocks
Strategy notes
Catalytic Fuel Refining develops the Fuel discipline within Resource Ascendancy. Turn superior surveying, extraction, refining, and energy conversion into strategic control of scarce materials. Its immediate value is +2% rare mineral output. The principal counterpressure is that extraction complexes are immobile, power hungry, and exposed to raiding or market isolation.
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 Fuel 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
1.5KRP
675Credits
300Common
225Rare
168Strategic
450Fuel