Personal Fields is a technology on the Exploration and Expansion technology tree with a research cost of 14000 
. It unlocks one Star System Improvement and one Empire Improvement, requires research in Non-Baryonic Shielding, and allows further research in Complex Regulated Systems.
"By lowering the power requirements and toxicity of shields, and increasing their efficiency, it is possible to develop shields on a level that they can be worn by individuals and used to block radiation, noise, and light. The technology can logically be extended to do advanced insulation of any size environment."
Note[]
The Horatio refer to this technology as Shared Fields, and it has the following description: "By lowering the power requirements and toxicity of shields, and increasing their efficiency, it is possible to develop shields on a level that they can be worn by individuals and used to block radiation, noise, and light. Further development means that these can be mutualized between nearby beings, resulting in gains in efficiency and effectiveness."
Living Habitats[]
- +1
on Helium - +1 on Methane
- +1 on Asteroids
- +1 on Hydrogen
- -6 on improvement
Cost: 1800 
"Advanced soil and plant biology results in the creation of living structures that self-heal, increase in size, and provide nourishment and waste recycling. Advanced shielding further allows these environments to exist in the most inhospitable environments."
Stable Habitats (Horatio)[]
- +1 on Hydrogen
- +1 on Asteroids
- +1 on Methane
- +1 on Helium
- +1 on Tundra
- +1 on Jungle
- +1 on Terran
- +1 on Arid
- +1 on Ocean
- -6 on improvement
Cost: 1800
"Advanced soil and plant biology can potentially provide "living" structures that self-heal, increase in size, and provide nourishment and waste recycling. However, the addition of shared field technology to stabilize the atmosphere and insulate the populace from EM radiation gives these environments a higher level of security."
Virtualized Comms[]
- -22% Expansion Disapproval on System
"Networking and biotech are capable of placing any living being in a largely virtual reality. While the body and its needs cannot be ignored, much of what is play, work, and socialization can be done while tied to a network interface. As the effects of overcrowding, congestion, and noise are suddenly removed from daily life, Approval ratings increase notably."
Virtualized Comms (Harmony)[]
- -22% on Disharmony Penalty on Empire
"Networking and biotech are capable of placing any living being in a largely virtual reality. While the body and its needs cannot be ignored, much of what is play, work, and socialization can be done while tied to a network interface. As the effects of overcrowding, congestion, and noise are suddenly removed from daily life, Approval ratings increase notably."