Synaptic Lathe Preference
BiologicalPre-sapient
Lithoid
MachineMechanicalNot at creationSynaptic Lathe Preference is a biological species trait in Stellaris 4.5.2 that costs no trait points. It is for Biological, Pre-sapient, Lithoid, Machine and 1 more species, added later, not at species creation. It gives +1 Synaptic Lathe Habitability.
What Synaptic Lathe Preference does
Modifier lines by where they apply, as the game prints them; then the trait's own effect text.
- +1Synaptic Lathe 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).
- Never (switched off)
In the game
The species is unfit for survival outside of the life support pods of a Synaptic Lathe. They crave a blissful coma, not the relentless assaults of reality.
Synaptic Lathe Preference: questions
How many trait points does Synaptic Lathe Preference cost?
Synaptic Lathe Preference costs no trait points (common/traits, Stellaris 4.5.2).
Can I pick Synaptic Lathe 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 Synaptic Lathe Preference?
trait_pc_cosmogenesis_world_preference
Source: common/traits/01_species_traits_habitability.txt, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776).