Ancient Dreadnought

Robotic species trait

3 pointsMechanical

MachineNot at creationThe Machine Age

Ancient Dreadnought is a robotic species trait in Stellaris 4.5.2 that costs 3 trait points. It is for Mechanical and Machine species, added later, not at species creation. It gives +500% Army Damage and +15% Metallurgist Workforce.

Cost: 3
At species creation: no
Random species: no
Species: Mechanical, Machine
ID: trait_robot_ancient_dreadnought

What Ancient Dreadnought does

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

Species

+500%Army Damage
+15%Metallurgist Workforce

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 synth traits
  - from
    - Technology: Artificial Administration
    - Not: Policy: Outlawed
- Owner is machine intelligence
  - from
    - Machine Intelligence
- Owner is individual machine
  - from
    - Is individual machine
from
- Technology: Leviathan Tech Genesis
- Country flag: harvested_dreadnought_parts

In the game

Equipped with miniaturized energy modules, there is a marked enhancement in industrial productivity and an increase in frame-integrated weaponry damage.

Ancient Dreadnought: questions

How many trait points does Ancient Dreadnought cost?

Ancient Dreadnought costs 3 trait points (common/traits, Stellaris 4.5.2).

Can I pick Ancient Dreadnought 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 Ancient Dreadnought?

trait_robot_ancient_dreadnought

Source: common/traits/05_species_traits_robotic.txt, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776).