Mind Over Matter

What Mind Over Matter does

Modifiers from the perk's modifier block, then the game's own effect texts (the custom tooltips its card shows).

Gain Access to Tradition Tree: Psionics - Requires an available Tradition slot Unlocks Agenda: Mind Over Matter, which grants Psionic technologies as Research Options.

Tradition trees it opens

Psionics5 traditionsPsionics5 traditions

Mind Over Matter requirements

Read from the perk's possible (to pick it) and potential (to see it) blocks; the game's own texts where it has them, our words otherwise.

Cannot be taken with

BiomorphosisThe Flesh is WeakSynthetic EvolutionSynthetic AgeOrgano-Machine InterfacingOrgano-Machine Interfacing

• Synthetic empires are incapable of starting down the path to Psionic Ascension.
• When Any of (Not: Is synthetic empire (Any of (Country flag: Synthetic Empire; Machine Intelligence; Is individual machine)); Origin: Shroud-Forged; Is chosen empire (Any of (Civic: Chosen; Civic: Chosen Many; Civic: Apostle Network; Civic: Chosen Executives)))
  • Requires two other Ascension Perks to be selected first.
• When a condition holds
  • Requires three other Ascension Perks to be selected first.
• May not have the Biomorphosis Ascension Perk.
• May not have the The Flesh is Weak Ascension Perk.
• May not have the Synthetic Evolution Ascension Perk.
• May not have the Synthetic Age Ascension Perk.
• May not have the Organo-Machine Interfacing Ascension Perk.
• Requires an empty Tradition Tree slot.
• When Origin: Hard Reset
  • Must be fully de-cyberized in order to embrace Psionics.
• When Origin: Shroud-Forged
  • When any situation (Is situation type: Forged by the Shroud)
    • Psionic Ascension is locked until the Forged by the Shroud Situation is complete.
  • Otherwise
    • We no longer require this knowledge for Psionic Ascension.

Who can see it (potential)

• None of
  • Country flag: ratling_country
  • Ascension perk: Biomorphosis
  • Ascension perk: The Flesh is Weak
  • Ascension perk: Organo-Machine Interfacing (base)
  • Ascension perk: Organo-Machine Interfacing (assimilator)
  • Ascension perk: Synthetic Evolution
  • Ascension perk: Mind Over Matter
  • Ascension perk: Synthetic Age
  • Origin: Teachers of the Shroud
  • Origin: Cybernetic Creed
  • Origin: Synthetic Fertility
  • Origin: Evolutionary Predators
  • Origin: Wilderness
  • Civic: Augmentation Bazaars
  • Origin: Mindwardens
  • Origin: Endbringers
• Any of
  • DLC: Shadows of the Shroud
  • Not: Gestalt Consciousness
  • Not: Is mechanical empire
    • Any of
      • owner species
        • Trait: Mechanical
      • Country flag: Synthetic Empire
  • Any of
    • Not: Is cyborg empire
      • owner species
        • Has cyber trait
          • Any of
            • Trait: Cybernetic
            • Has unplugged positive trait
              • Any of
                • Trait: Cyborg Soldiers
                • Trait: Cyber Shock Troops
                • Trait: Cyber Commandos
    • Origin: Hard Reset
    • Not: Country flag: is_cyberized
  • Not: Is individual machine
• Not: Is natural design empire
  • Any of
    • Civic: Natural Design
    • Civic: Innate Design
• When Origin: Shroud-Forged
  • Not: Country flag: finish_shroud_forged_control_flag

In the game

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Console command

Typed in the game's console (the ~ key); achievements are off for that game.

Mind Over Matter: questions