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Artificial Moral Codes

Tier 2 society technology · Statecraft
SocietyTier 2Statecraft

Artificial Moral Codes is a tier 2 society technology (Statecraft) in Stellaris 4.5.2. Its base cost is 3,000 research. It has no prerequisite technology. It unlocks Relay Network Amenities and leads to 3 technologies. Console: research_technology tech_artificial_moral_codes.

Artificial Moral CodesStatecraft· tier 23,000
Base cost
3,000
Area
Society
Tier
2
Draw weight
75
Path from start
none
ID
tech_artificial_moral_codes

What Artificial Moral Codes does

Modifiers as the game prints them, from the technology's modifier block; then the unlock lines its research card shows.

  • -15%Crime
  • +5%Amenities

What Artificial Moral Codes unlocks

Everything in the game files that lists this technology as a prerequisite; “condition” marks objects that check for it in their conditions instead.

How to get Artificial Moral Codes

Research in Stellaris is drawn: each area offers 3 cards at a time, weighted by each technology's draw weight (here 75) and its weight modifiers. Tier 2 opens after 6 tier 1 technologies of the same area.

It needs no other technology.

Conditions (potential)

What Artificial Moral Codes leads to

Technologies that list it as a prerequisite.

In the game

It is circumstance that dictates what is moral. Define the circumstances, and ethics is like clay in your hands.

Console command

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

research_technology tech_artificial_moral_codes
Draw weight script, as in common/technology/00_soc_tech.txt
factor = 1.5

Artificial Moral Codes: questions

How do I get Artificial Moral Codes in Stellaris?

It has no prerequisite: it can be drawn as one of the 3 society research options once tier 2 is open. It also has conditions (see Requirements on this page).

What does Artificial Moral Codes do?

It gives -15% Crime and +5% Amenities. It unlocks Relay Network Amenities (edict). It leads to Penal Colonies, Resort Worlds and Synthetic Thought Patterns.

What is the ID of Artificial Moral Codes?

The technology's ID is tech_artificial_moral_codes. To get it with the console: research_technology tech_artificial_moral_codes (Stellaris 4.5.2).

How much does Artificial Moral Codes cost?

3,000 society research before modifiers. In game the cost grows with empire size (+0.2% per point above the base, common/defines) and the galaxy's tech cost setting.

Source: common/technology/00_soc_tech.txt and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776). Base numbers before empire-size and difficulty modifiers.

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