Physics Core

Robotic species trait

1 pointMechanical

MachineThe Machine Age

Physics Core is a robotic species trait in Stellaris 4.5.2 that costs 1 trait point. It is for Mechanical and Machine species and can be picked when a species is created. It gives +15% Physicist Workforce. Opposite of Sociology Core, Engineering Core and Structural Awareness.

Cost: 1
At species creation: yes
Random species: yes
Species: Mechanical, Machine
ID: trait_robot_artificial_physicists

What Physics Core does

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

Species

+15%Physicist Workforce

Opposite traits

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

Sociology Core

Engineering Core

Structural Awareness

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 droid traits
  - from
    - Technology: Artificial Specialists
    - Not: Policy: Outlawed
- 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

In the game

Bespoke processing units and memory subroutines for physics research reduce the reliance on external computation.

Physics Core: questions

How many trait points does Physics Core cost?

Physics Core costs 1 trait point (common/traits, Stellaris 4.5.2).

What traits are opposite to Physics Core?

Sociology Core, Engineering Core and Structural Awareness: a species cannot have both.

Can I pick Physics Core at species creation?

Yes, for Mechanical and Machine species.

What is the ID of Physics Core?

trait_robot_artificial_physicists

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