Description
Regional Climate Control stabilizes inhabited zones while leaving the wider planetary system under observation. Open marginal systems early, then turn fragile settlements into durable and populous worlds. Unlocks Climate Conditioning projects in owned systems.
Benefits
Construction output Empire-wide+3%
Class O systems Colonization access
Habitat Restoration Terraforming project-
Climate Conditioning Terraforming project
Strategy notes
Regional Climate Control 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 +3% construction throughput. 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. Open a system’s Terraforming window to begin Climate Conditioning.
Research cost
8KRP
4.8KCredits
2KCommon
1KRare
400Strategic
1.6KFuel