Latent Psionic
MachineNot at creationLatent Psionic is a robotic species trait in Stellaris 4.5.2 that costs no trait points. It is for Mechanical and Machine species, added later, not at species creation. It gives +5% Researcher Workforce, +5% Bureaucrat Workforce and +5% Telepath Workforce. Opposite of Virtual and Virtual.
What Latent Psionic does
Modifier lines by where they apply, as the game prints them; then the trait's own effect text.
- +5%Researcher Workforce
- +5%Bureaucrat Workforce
- +5%Telepath Workforce
Opposite traits
A species cannot have this trait together with any of these.
VirtualWhen 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
This species has latent psionic processors, which are dormant in most of its units. Although quite rare, these powers can activate in some leaders.
Latent Psionic: questions
How many trait points does Latent Psionic cost?
Latent Psionic costs no trait points (common/traits, Stellaris 4.5.2).
What traits are opposite to Latent Psionic?
Virtual and Virtual: a species cannot have both.
Can I pick Latent Psionic 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 Latent Psionic?
trait_robot_latent_psionic
Source: common/traits/05_species_traits_robotic.txt, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776).