Psionic
MachineNot at creationPsionic 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 +10% Researcher Workforce, +10% Bureaucrat Workforce and +10% Telepath Workforce. Opposite of Virtual and Virtual.
What Psionic does
Modifier lines by where they apply, as the game prints them; then the trait's own effect text.
- +10%Researcher Workforce
- +10%Bureaucrat Workforce
- +10%Telepath Workforce
- from
- Not: Gestalt Consciousness
- +5%Happiness
- from
- Gestalt Consciousness
- -10%Psionic Pop Amenities Usage
- owner
- Any of
- Modifier: Psionic Supremacy Agenda Job Efficiency:20%
- Any of
- +20%Job Efficiency
- from
- Country flag: transcendent_government
- +10%Job Efficiency for Elites
- +10%Specialist And Complex Drone Cat Bonus Workforce
- -10%Worker And Simple Drone Cat Bonus Workforce
- from
- Tradition: tr_psionics_shroud_telekinesis_gestalt
- -20%Psionic Pop Amenities Usage
- from
- Machine Intelligence
- Country flag: transcendent_government
- +15%Robot Upkeep
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
All units of this species possess powerful psionic hardware. They can manipulate both the physical and immaterial realms by cognitive processing alone.
Psionic: questions
How many trait points does Psionic cost?
Psionic costs no trait points (common/traits, Stellaris 4.5.2).
What traits are opposite to Psionic?
Virtual and Virtual: a species cannot have both.
Can I pick 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 Psionic?
trait_robot_psionic
Source: common/traits/05_species_traits_robotic.txt, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776).