patch · November 3, 2025

Stellaris Update 4.1.7 Fixes Cybernetic Ascension and AI Orbitals

Stellaris patch 4.1.7 fixes cybernetic conversion bugs, lowers governor trait power, and forces the AI to build Orbital Rings.

Paradox Interactive has released Stellaris patch 4.1.7 on all platforms. This update targets cybernetic ascension errors, adjusts trait stats, and fixes missing crisis logic.

Trait and Ascension Fixes

The Cradle of Souls chosen trait now grants +30%/+15% Political Power as a planet or sector governor, down from +750%/+500%. Cybernetic and Cyber Commando traits allow species to live on machine worlds without a driven assimilator. The Hard Reset origin now features a size 25 Opus core world, and the Hard Reset origin and Tankbound civic are mutually exclusive.

AI and Crisis Improvements

AI empires build and upgrade Orbital Rings instead of leaving them empty. The Prethoryn scourge infests worlds after purging pops, and the Contingency purges pops and takes control of them properly. Exterminator empires with the chosen civic no longer select Cradle of Souls as a patron.

Economy and General Adjustments

Tankbound empires receive missing Production Overseers jobs and habitat rural district upkeep modifiers. Alloy megaforges require and consume volatile motes. The Visionary job swap combines Science Directors and Merchants for politicians, while the Broken Shackles origin tooltip clarifies that players must explore the Crashed Slaver Ship dig site before unlocking City District Specializations.

Why this patch matters

Patch 4.1.7 cleans up cybernetic conversion errors, rebalances over-tuned governor stats, and corrects crisis and AI behavior.