Plasma Technology

Plasma Technology is both a military and economy research. It unlocks the Plasma Turret, increases resource production empire-wide, and reduces building construction time.

Quick Stats

Property	Value
Main unlock	Plasma Turret
Production bonus	+10% Metal, Crystal, and Deuterium production per level
Building time bonus	-10% building construction time per level
Research cost growth	`×2` per level

Requirements

To research Plasma Technology level 1, you need:

Research Lab level 4
Energy Technology level 8
Laser Technology level 10
Ion Technology level 5

If you are missing one of those, Plasma Technology stays locked.

Research Cost Formula

Metal      = 2,000 × 2^(level - 1)
Crystal    = 4,000 × 2^(level - 1)
Deuterium  = 1,000 × 2^(level - 1)

Example Costs

Level	Metal	Crystal	Deuterium
1	2,000	4,000	1,000
2	4,000	8,000	2,000
5	32,000	64,000	16,000
7	128,000	256,000	64,000

Production Bonus

On live s2, Plasma Technology gives +10% per level to the final Metal, Crystal, and Deuterium production calculated for each planet.

The formula is:

plasma_bonus
  = base_resource_production × (0.10 × plasma_level)

final_resource_production
  = base_resource_production + plasma_bonus

Plain-English Version

The game first calculates your normal production using:

mine level
planet temperature
planet position effects
economy speed
current production factor from Energy

Then Plasma Technology adds its bonus on top of that finished number.

Bonus By Level

Plasma Level	Bonus
1	+10%
5	+50%
10	+100%
15	+150%

Building Time Bonus

Plasma Technology also shortens building construction time:

final_build_time
  = base_build_time × (0.90 ^ plasma_level)

What This Means For Players

Level 1 = 10% shorter building times
Level 2 = 19% shorter than base time, because the second level applies to the remaining time
Level 10 = about 65% shorter than base time, not instant

This bonus applies to building upgrades, not ship construction and not research time.

If you want faster ship and defense construction, that comes from Material Physics, Shipyard, and Nanite Factory.

Why Plasma Is So Strong

Plasma Technology is valuable because it helps three different goals at once:

stronger defense through Plasma Turrets
stronger economy through a universal production bonus
faster infrastructure growth through shorter building times

That makes it one of the best mid-to-late game multiplier researches.

Strategy Tips

Research it earlier if your empire is economy-focused and already energy stable.
Research it earlier if you plan to defend heavily with Plasma Turrets.
The production bonus scales best on worlds that already have strong mines.
Plasma gets even better after expansion because the bonus applies empire-wide, not just on one planet.