Leviathan Tech Genesis (2024)

Omega861 said:

So I inteded to start new machine empire and try some new guardian traits for the machines but... I failed. I don't know how I even unlock the tech to do it. I check the other sites and Apparently, I just have to beat some other leviathans like Shard or Voidspawn. I did kill Shard and waited another 30 years or so but the option for the tech never come out so I used the console to get it. I have an Enigmatic Fortress near me so I attack it and if wiki is correct I should be able to skip the event chain and just get the Enigmatic Fortress trait but it also never came out for me I only have the option to leave it be or dealing with the event chain. So now I don't know if the Leviathan Tech Genesisis just bugged or it's the fault of the console command. Anyone else have a problem with Leviathan Tech Genesis or can tell me if I'm doing something wrong?

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Have you gone down the modularity ascension? Also you need to kill a mechanically leviathan, the organic ones are for organic traits in biological ascension.

cryptkeeper said:

Have you gone down the modularity ascension? Also you need to kill a mechanically leviathan, the organic ones are for organic traits in biological ascension.

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You can get the tech and traits with the other machine ascensions too I think.

Omega861 said:

Alright I double check and go for the Scavenger Bot after completion of the Modulatiry Ascention Tree and it still did nothing.

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I wonder if it isn't a tech level thing. You may not be at the right tech level.

cryptkeeper said:

I wonder if it isn't a tech level thing. You may not be at the right tech level.

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I would need to check it out. Since Transgenesis is tier 5 tech...

Did you not get the popup that gave you the option of harvesting it for its trait, or did you not get the technology?

IIRC it just unlocks the technology. But it's still a rare tech, and you still have to roll it before you can research it. I might be thinking of e.g. Lithoid Transgenesis, though.

Every time I’ve done this, I complete modularity before killing leviathans. I think you only need to adopted though.

You must take the choice to get the leviathan transgenesis tech option. For machines, this is an engineering tech.

You don’t randomly roll it. Once you research that tech you’re get access to the relevant trait. Here's the tech definition in the files:

tech_leviathan_techgenesis = { cost = @tier5cost1 area = engineering tier = 5 is_rare = yes weight = @tier5weight1 category = { industry } potential = { has_machine_age_dlc = yes } ... weight_modifier = { factor = 0 # Awarded by event } ...}

You need to select "We salvage what we can and scuttle the rest.", which is an option that appears when defeating the Enigmatic Fortress and under the following conditions;

1. You own Machine Age.
2. You have either Neuro-Quantum Links, Synthetic Workers, or Binary Motivators.
3. You have the Integrated Anatomy tradition, you have the "Synthetic Empire" country flag presumably by finishing a Synthetic Ascension path, you have the Machine Authority, or your founding species is mechanical but not Gestalt.
4. You have not taken either Genetic or Psionic ascension paths.
5. You did NOT finish the Enigmatic Fortress event chain. You should be able to re-pick what option you choose if you let the Enigmatic Fortress repair itself and defeat it again, but if it dies or the puzzle is solved the trait is lost forever.

This is roughly how the rest of the mechanical Leviathan traits go too, if you meet the conditions you'll see an option regarding salvaging or reclaiming parts from it. Choosing it should allow you to research Leviathan Transgenesis and permanently keep the trait later, but it isn't always so clear compared to the other rewards.

Mr. Morague said:

This is roughly how the rest of the mechanical Leviathan traits go too, if you meet the conditions you'll see an option regarding salvaging or reclaiming parts from it.

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For the scavenger bot and automated dreadnought, you merely need to defeat them and it comes up as one of the options. You still get a parade.

The scavenger bot’s trait is easily the best - +50% assembly speed for 3 points.

Dreadnought gives you +15% fabricator output and +500% army damage. (Yes, +500%.)

Enigmatic fortress gives -50% amenities usage, which is quite good for a gestalt.

Infinity Sphere gives you -50% researcher upkeep. Meh for 3 points.