

Shady Contacts
Shady Contacts is a veteran leader trait in Stellaris 4.5.2 for Official, with an effect on the council. It gives +1 Codebreaking and +1 Encryption. It upgrades to Leader Trait Shadow Broker 2.
What Shady Contacts does
Modifier lines by where the leader applies them, as the game prints them; triggered ones with their condition.
- +1Codebreaking
- +1Encryption
Tiers
replace_traits: each tier replaces the one before when the leader gains it.
Who can get it
leader_potential_add and the other limits of the trait (the wording is ours).
- DLC: paragon
- Trait: Ambassador
In the game
This leader keeps a network of clandestine operatives at their disposal.
Veteran Leader Trait ()
Shady Contacts: questions
Which leaders can get Shady Contacts?
Official; it is a veteran trait of veteran rarity.
Does Shady Contacts upgrade?
It is replaced by Leader Trait Shadow Broker 2 at the next tier.
What is the ID of Shady Contacts?
leader_trait_shadow_broker
Source: common/traits/00_general_traits.txt, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776).
