Psionics is a tradition tree opened by an ascension perk in Stellaris 4.5.2 with 5 traditions. Adopting it gives Agenda: Psionic Supremacy and Starts a Situation to grant the founding species the Psionic trait.. Finishing it gives -10% Empire Size Effect and +1 Ascension Perks Unlocked. Traditions: Psi Corps, Great Awakening, Telekinesis, Clairvoyance and Psychometry. DLC: Shadows of the Shroud.
We shall unlock the power within the … mind.
Adoption bonus
Psionic Traditions
- Starts a Situation to grant the founding species the Psionic trait.
Unlocks agendaPsionic SupremacyAnother version — when Origin: Teachers of the Shroud
- Starts a Situation to grant the founding species the Psionic trait. Research option gained: Telepathy
The 5 traditions
In the order they open: a tradition needs the ones named under it (has_tradition in its possible block).
Psi Corps
- Unlocks Building: Psi Corps
Another version — when Not: Has breached shroud (Country flag: breached_shroud)
- During Psionic Ascension Unlocks Situation's Stage II Unlocks Building: Psi Corps After Psionic Ascension Unlocks Building: Psi Corps
As Cult of the Voice — when Origin: Endbringers
- Unlocks Building: Chamber of Silence.
Great Awakening
- All Latent Psionic species will unlock their full psionic potential. Allows Psionic Assimilation of other species, unlocking their latent abilities. Allows the Assimilation of Pops into or out of a Hive-Mind.
Another version — when Not: Has breached shroud (Country flag: breached_shroud)
- During Psionic Ascension Unlocks Situation's Stage III At Stage III of Psionic Ascension All Latent Psionic species will unlock their full psionic potential. After Psionic Ascension Allows Psionic Assimilation of other species, unlocking their latent abilities.
Telekinesis
- Psionic Pops Habitability: +$@telekinesis_mult|0%$ Psionic Pops Happiness: +$@telekinesis_mult|0%$
Another version — when Gestalt Consciousness
- Psionic Pops Habitability: +$@telekinesis_mult|0%$ Psionic Pop Amenities Usage: +$@telekinesis_amenities_mult|0%$
Another version — when Not: Gestalt Consciousness; Not: Country flag: psionic_traditions_unlocked
- During Psionic Ascension Situation Speed: +5% After Psionic Ascension Psionic Pops Habitability: +$@telekinesis_mult|0%$ Psionic Pops Happiness: +$@telekinesis_mult|0%$
Another version — when Gestalt Consciousness; Not: Country flag: psionic_traditions_unlocked
- During Psionic Ascension Situation Speed: +5% After Psionic Ascension Psionic Pops Habitability: +$@telekinesis_mult|0%$ Psionic Pop Amenities Usage: +$@telekinesis_amenities_mult|0%$
Clairvoyance
- +10Base Intel Level
- +2Codebreaking
- +2Encryption
Another version — when Not: Country flag: psionic_traditions_unlocked
- During Psionic Ascension Situation Speed: +5% After Psionic Ascension Sensor Range from Psionic Commanders: $@clairvoyance_sensor_range|0=+$ Base Intel Level: +10 Codebreaking: +2 Encryption: +2
Psychometry
- +5%Job Efficiency for Psionic Specialists
Another version — when DLC: grand archive; Country flag: psionic_traditions_unlocked
- +5%Job Efficiency for Psionic Specialists
- +25%Galactic History Specimens Output
Another version — when Without: grand archive; Not: Country flag: psionic_traditions_unlocked
- During Psionic Ascension Situation Speed: +5% After Psionic Ascension Crime from Telepaths: $@psionic_shroud_crime|0$ Job Efficiency for Psionic Specialists: +5%
Another version — when DLC: grand archive; Not: Country flag: psionic_traditions_unlocked
- During Psionic Ascension Situation Speed: +5% After Psionic Ascension Crime from Telepaths: $@psionic_shroud_crime|0$ Job Efficiency for Psionic Specialists: +5% Galactic History Specimens Output: +25%
Completion bonus
Psionic Traditions
- -10%Empire Size Effect
- +1Ascension Perks Unlocked
Who can pick Psionics
Read from the tree's potential block; our words where the game has no text.
- DLC: Shadows of the Shroud
- None of
- Has cybernetic ascension
- Ascension perk: Biomorphosis
- Has synthetic ascension
- Is natural design empire
- Has purity ascension
- Any of
- Country flag: Adopt Tradition Tree: Purity
- Origin: Wilderness
- Any of
- Has cloning ascension
- Any of
- Country flag: Adopt Tradition Tree: Cloning
- Any of
- Has mutation ascension
- Any of
- Country flag: Adopt Tradition Tree: Mutation
- Origin: Evolutionary Predators
- Any of
- Origin: Mindwardens
Console command
Typed in the game's console (the ~ key) as a script effect; achievements are off for that game.
effect add_tradition = tr_psionics_shroud_adoptEach tradition's ID is in its card's address on this page and in /raw/traditions.json.
Psionics traditions: questions
What does the Psionics tradition tree do?
Psionics is a tradition tree opened by an ascension perk in Stellaris 4.5.2 with 5 traditions. Adopting it gives Agenda: Psionic Supremacy and Starts a Situation to grant the founding species the Psionic trait.. Finishing it gives -10% Empire Size Effect and +1 Ascension Perks Unlocked. Traditions: Psi Corps, Great Awakening, Telekinesis, Clairvoyance and Psychometry. DLC: Shadows of the Shroud.
Which Psionics tradition comes first?
Psi Corps needs no other tradition of the tree; the rest need the ones named under each.
How many tradition trees can I adopt?
Up to 7 (TRADITION_CATEGORIES_MAX, Stellaris 4.5.2); every finished tree's completion bonus also gives an ascension perk slot.
Source: common/tradition_categories/01_psionics_shroud.txt, common/traditions and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776). Layout template in the game: tree_11_12_21.