Standby Protocols
Machine IntelligencesCan be changed laterNomadsStandby Protocols is a civic in Stellaris 4.5.2 for Machine Intelligences. Requirements: authority Machine Intelligence. It gives +10% Leader Lifespan and +25% Regulatory Node Experience Gain. DLC: Nomads.
- Kind
- Civic
- Group
- Machine Intelligences
- Players can pick it
- yes
- Clashes with
- 0
- ID
civic_machine_deep_sleep
Standby ProtocolsWhat Standby Protocols does
The game's own effect text (the civic's description key), then its modifier lines as the game prints them.
- Initial 
Pops: +3000
- Starting and Future Arkships: Deprecated Cryo Pods: +3
- +10%Leader Lifespan
- +25%Regulatory Node Experience Gain
Requirements
Read from the potential and possible blocks (the game's list rules: ethics, authority, civics, origin, species); the wording is ours, the quoted rule texts are the game's.
- Authority: Machine Intelligence
- Nomadic empire
In the game
This nomadic Machine Intelligence optimizes its routes by turning off ineffective units, only booting them up when needed.
Try it in the empire builder →
Standby Protocols: questions
What are the requirements for Standby Protocols in Stellaris?
authority Machine Intelligence. DLC: Nomads.
What does the Standby Protocols civic do?
It gives +10% Leader Lifespan and +25% Regulatory Node Experience Gain, plus the effects its description lists.
Can Standby Protocols be changed after the game starts?
Yes — it can be added or removed later when a civic slot opens or the government is reformed, if its requirements still hold.
What is the ID of Standby Protocols?
civic_machine_deep_sleep (Stellaris 4.5.2).
Source: common/governments/civics/02_gestalt_civics.txt and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776).