Habitat Preference
MachineMechanicalNot at creationHabitat Preference is a biological species trait in Stellaris 4.5.2 that costs no trait points. It is for Machine and Mechanical species, added later, not at species creation. It gives +0.8 Habitat Habitability.
What Habitat Preference does
Modifier lines by where they apply, as the game prints them; then the trait's own effect text.
- +0.8Habitat Habitability
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).
In the game
Climate preference is determined by design.
Habitat Preference: questions
How many trait points does Habitat Preference cost?
Habitat Preference costs no trait points (common/traits, Stellaris 4.5.2).
Can I pick Habitat Preference at species creation?
No — it is not offered when a species is created (initial = no); it comes from genetic or robotic modification, events or other effects.
What is the ID of Habitat Preference?
trait_machine_habitat_planet_preference
Source: common/traits/01_species_traits_habitability.txt, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776).