Graviton Technology

Graviton Technology enables construction of the ultimate weapon: the Deathstar, and makes Moon Destruction missions safer for surviving Deathstars.

Overview

Property	Value
Type	Ultimate Technology
Lab Notes	Research Lab level affects speed only
Effect	Enables Deathstar construction and reduces Deathstar self-destruction chance on Moon Destruction missions by 5 percentage points per level
Special	Resource-cost research (no energy requirement)

Description

Graviton research unlocks the field-control methods needed to build the Deathstar and its graviton cannon. Each level also reduces the Deathstar self-destruction chance on Moon Destruction missions by 5 percentage points. The exploration bonus work lives in Gravitational Navigation.

Requirements

Requirement	Level
Research Lab	12
Impulse Drive	1

Research Costs

Cost

Metal = 180,000
Crystal = 300,000
Deuterium = 260,000
Energy = 0

Graviton now uses a heavy resource investment, weighted toward crystal and deuterium.

Unlocks

Deathstar

Graviton Technology Level 1 unlocks:

Deathstar construction
Moon destruction capability
Ultimate firepower

Deathstar Stats

Property	Value
Metal Cost	10,000,000
Crystal Cost	8,000,000
Deuterium Cost	2,000,000
Structural Integrity	20,000,000
Shield Strength	100,000
Weapon Power	200,000
Cargo Capacity	5,000,000

Strategy

Graviton is now a straightforward military unlock:

rush it only when you are preparing for Deathstar
every level lowers Deathstar self-destruction chance on Moon Destruction missions by 5 percentage points
explorer progression now uses Gravitational Navigation instead

Moon Destruction

Deathstars can still destroy moons, and Graviton Technology now reduces the self-destruction explosion chance on that mission by 5 percentage points per level. At very high levels, the self-destruction roll can be reduced to 0%.

See Moons for the current live formula.