High Bandwidth

Cyborg species trait

+2 points back

Biological

Lithoid

High Bandwidth is a cyborg species trait in Stellaris 4.5.2 that gives 2 trait points back. It is for Biological and Lithoid species and can be picked when a species is created. It gives +10% Empire Size from Pops. Opposite of Streamlined Protocols.

Cost: -2
At species creation: yes
Random species: no
Species: Biological, Lithoid
ID: trait_cyborg_high_bandwidth

What High Bandwidth does

Modifier lines by where they apply, as the game prints them; then the trait's own effect text.

Species

+10%Empire Size from Pops

Opposite traits

A species cannot have this trait together with any of these.

Streamlined Protocols

Who can take it

Only with origin

Hard Reset

When modification offers it

species_potential_add and species_possible_add: when genetic or robotic modification shows and allows the trait (the wording is ours).

Any of
- Can add cybernetic traits
  - Trait: Cybernetic
  - Requires the Integrated Anatomy Tradition.
- Can add unplugged traits
  - Has unplugged positive trait
    - Any of
  - from
    - Origin: Hard Reset

In the game

Individual units send and receive a vast amount of largely duplicate data, causing exponential lag as the number of units attached to each central processing hub increases.

High Bandwidth: questions

How many trait points does High Bandwidth cost?

High Bandwidth gives 2 trait points back (common/traits, Stellaris 4.5.2).

What traits are opposite to High Bandwidth?

Streamlined Protocols: a species cannot have both.

Can I pick High Bandwidth at species creation?

Yes, for Biological and Lithoid species with the origin origin_unplugged.

What is the ID of High Bandwidth?

trait_cyborg_high_bandwidth

Source: common/traits/10_species_traits_cyborg.txt, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776).