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[selo]

Hey guys, been out of this game after about 3 weeks after launch. Is the mid/late game still weak'ish?

 

[Tacitus_]

Oh my

 

[Ragnar Blackmane]

Oh my

You do realize that you are turning your people into these guys:

The Emperor have mercy on the species sharing the galaxy with you.

 

[Tacitus_]

You do realize that you are turning your people into these guys:

The Emperor have mercy on the species sharing the galaxy with you.

You may say, it is impossible for a man to become like the Machine. And I would reply, that only the smallest mind strives to comprehend its limits.

-Fabricator General Kane, lord of Holy Mars, M31

 

[bjaelke]

Stellaris Dev Diary #56 - Ascension Perks

Ascension Perks are related to the Traditions and Unity system, but is a paid feature in the (unannounced) expansion accompanying the 1.5 'Banks' update, rather than a part of the update itself.

 

[Uzzy]

Oh my

Later:

What began as a conflict over the transfer of consciousness from flesh to machines escalated into a war which has decimated a million worlds. The Core and the Arm have all but exhausted the resources of a galaxy in their struggle for domination.

 

[Purkake4]

Stellaris Dev Diary #56 - Ascension Perks

Nice to see a DD with some content.This should go some way towards fixing Stellaris. I would personally like to see a bit nuance in the endgame. I want an AI hivemind global consciousness thing as well not all robots, but I'm sure they'll expand it in the future.

Still waiting for more interesting combat, civil war mechanics and a huge diplomacy overhaul.

 

[LurkerPrime]

One step closer to the Borg. Just need a framework for the Zerg now.

 

[Poodlestrike]

I'm a little worried about traditions, unity, and ascension, tbh. The various empires already lack diversity, and the way this thing seems to be structured seems like it might exacerbate that by further funneling empires down optimal pathways, especially since none of it (aside from the final step, if I'm reading that right) is mutually exclusive.

Thing I'm most looking forward to is the increased tech pool, maybe well start to at lest see empires forced to specialize there a little.

 

[LurkerPrime]

I'm a little worried about traditions, unity, and ascension, tbh. The various empires already lack diversity, and the way this thing seems to be structured seems like it might exacerbate that by further funneling empires down optimal pathways, especially since none of it (aside from the final step, if I'm reading that right) is mutually exclusive.

Thing I'm most looking forward to is the increased tech pool, maybe well start to at lest see empires forced to specialize there a little.

I think it was saying the three paths are mutually exclusive with eachother, both first and second steps. But it's not 100% clear either way.

It sounds pretty good to me. If there's twenty or so and they give a boost to make an empire more unique, that would be welcome. By the late game empires will have their own handful of them, and have chosen a path, which will segment the galaxy up nicely for galactic wars or end-game events. One in particular was focused on Fallen Empire warfare, and they mentioned that events are related to the perks, which should help specialise empires in a good, sci-fi way.

If the events can fork perks even more, that would be ideal, I think. To help give even more variety to empires between games. On top of ethics and techs, and those pop changes they allude to, it will go a long way to giving each empire an identity (and not just a progression path).

 

[Anno]

It also seems like the kind of thing that could be particularly suited to modding in lots of fun new stuff.

 

[Tacitus_]

One step closer to the Borg. Just need a framework for the Zerg now.

There's controlled evolution as a biological equivalent and a psychic one as well. So just get a bug race and get going.

 

[Mugsy]

There's controlled evolution as a biological equivalent and a psychic one as well. So just get a bug race and get going.

So we have Zerg and Protoss then. I guess the Xel'Naga would count as a fallen empire?

 

[LurkerPrime]

There's controlled evolution as a biological equivalent and a psychic one as well. So just get a bug race and get going.

Oh geez, those are excellent points.

It makes me wonder if the spiritual/psychic one will lead to functional collective consciousness or hive minds.

 

[Tacitus_]

Oh geez, those are excellent points.

It makes me wonder if the spiritual/psychic one will lead to functional collective consciousness or hive minds.

The Psionic Path focuses on developing the psionic potential of your population. The first level unlocks new psionic technologies and benefits, while the second level allows your empire to reach a higher level of existance and communicate with the beings present there.

And then you were the Unbidden.

I mean probably not, but I wouldn't count it out either.

 

[Tacitus_]

Bumping with more patch teasing from Paradox

Yes, that's a livestock option under slavery.

 

[undu]

Stellaris Dev Diary #57: Species Rights

Species Rights (Free Feature)
The big new feature we'll be talking about today is Species Rights. Previously, what rights your species had were controlled through a set of policies that could only discriminate between 'your founder species' and 'everyone else'. We felt that this was an area in need of more granularity, both to make playing a multispecies empire more interesting and also to create more of a sense of distinction between your pops. Thus, in Banks, it will now be possible to individually determine the rights and obligations of each species in your empire. In addition to setting rights for a species currently in your empire, you can also set rights for species outside your empire (for example granting species you would like to attract to your empire via migration Full Citizenship and a good living standard) and have a default set of rights that is applied to any species you have not specifically configured the rights for.

Purge and Slavery Types (Paid Feature)
In addition to the free species rights given to everyone in the Banks update, there is also a paid element, namely the special Purge and Slavery policies that allows you define in which manner your empire utilizes slavery and purging vis-a-vis specific species. The default options (Chattel Slavery and Extermination) are always available even without the expansion, and those without the expansion can also make use of Displacement via a policy, but the rest are only for expansion owners.

 

[Anno]

Things are gettin weird lol.

 

[jajas2]

With this new path Stellaris is turning into what I always hoped it would be.

Not that I didn't have a lot of fun with Stellaris but i've always enjoyed internal management of empires in Paradox games over war, so i'm super happy they're really digging into the politics of running a space empire.

 

[Uzzy]

I hope there's a way for species to earn citizenship through military service.

 

[Skyzard]

Ever since the Giantbomb video with Austin (which I've watched a few times now - something I don't usually do (re-watch GB vids)), I've known I want this....and that was a good steam sale price but I definitely don't have the time to sink into this as much as I'd like (going by how long I spend on civ games). One day though. One day.

 

[cyress8]

Bumping with more patch teasing from Paradox

Yes, that's a livestock option under slavery.

The fuck? So empires can become cannibals?

 

[Tacitus_]

The fuck? So empires can become cannibals?

It's not cannibalism if you're eating the xenos ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

 

[RedSparrows]

That's some fucked up empire.

Love it.

 

[One Foul Note]

A few months back I had a very successful game with an alien race called the Tyranots (any similarities to existing sci-fi alien races is purely coincidence). If they have made it so their is now rules for purging through the medium of eating all your opponents then I might have to bring them out of retirement.

 

[Tacitus_]

A few months back I had a very successful game with an alien race called the Tyranots (any similarities to existing sci-fi alien races is purely coincidence). If they have made it so their is now rules for purging through the medium of eating all your opponents then I might have to bring them out of retirement.

Processing: The species is processed into food for the consumption of other Pops. Pops being Processed generate a fixed amount of food and die off at a fairly fast pace, but cannot be put to use producing any other resources.

Go for it

 

[Purkake4]

Nice, this is the kind of stuff that your average 4x won't have. They really need to spice it up with some events and really rework the diplomacy system to fully integrate this.

 

[Kumquat]

I hope there's a way for species to earn citizenship through military service.

 

[CloudWolf]

The fuck? So empires can become cannibals?

To serve man, indeed

 

[GECK]

Civ VI steals casus bellis, Stellaris steals social policies, we even now.

Vicky had social policies, so no.

 

[fanboi]

The fuck? So empires can become cannibals?

Cannibals? Pfft, they taste like chicken and look like one!

 

[Quixzlizx]

The new development diary about orbital habitats is out.

 

[LurkerPrime]

They tease a "very big" Dev Diary next week and mention that the expansion's release will be "a bit of a wait," in case anyone's wondering.

I've never been so excited for something without a name.

 

[ThoseDeafMutes]

The new development diary about orbital habitats is out.

Seems silly that you can just build something equivalent to a class 12 planet lol. Just casually building orbitals that can sustain 2/3 the population of earth like it ain't no thing.

 

[Quixzlizx]

Seems silly that you can just build something equivalent to a class 12 planet lol. Just casually building orbitals that can sustain 2/3 the population of earth like it ain't no thing.

And they're smart enough to only build them around uninhabitable worlds. Suck it, Zechs.

 

[spiritfox]

Seems silly that you can just build something equivalent to a class 12 planet lol. Just casually building orbitals that can sustain 2/3 the population of earth like it ain't no thing.

Yeah I feel like it shouldn't be bigger than size 9.

 

[Frozenprince]

Next update needs to be Diplo. The game is desperate for variety in the mid and late game.

 

[Tacitus_]

Seems silly that you can just build something equivalent to a class 12 planet lol. Just casually building orbitals that can sustain 2/3 the population of earth like it ain't no thing.

It's still kinda weak compared to the other option: waging war on your neighbours and taking their 18+ slot planets with tile modifiers to yourself.

 

[Shengar]

Reading the dev diaries, so the game basically setting up to be Imperium of Man Simulator 40.000.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Seems silly that you can just build something equivalent to a class 12 planet lol. Just casually building orbitals that can sustain 2/3 the population of earth like it ain't no thing.

It's apparently pretty far into the tech tree, plus you need an ascension trait to use it, and it's STILL gonna be inferior to just arming up and taking your neighbors' worlds. 12 seems reasonable to me.

 

[Steel]

It's apparently pretty far into the tech tree, plus you need an ascension trait to use it, and it's STILL gonna be inferior to just arming up and taking your neighbors' worlds. 12 seems reasonable to me.

Yeah, seems like a good option for empires that want to build tall late game, though.

 

[Tacitus_]

Reading the dev diaries, so the game basically setting up to be Imperium of Man Simulator 40.000.

The game launched with this:

 

[Deleted member 231381]

The game launched with this:

Actually, that was in the second wave of achievements, not launch.

 

[Uzzy]

Reading the dev diaries, so the game basically setting up to be Imperium of Man Simulator 40.000.

Just wait until they add planetary destruction into the game.

 

[GrandHarrier]

Please tell me you'll be able to blow up habitats. I want to commit mass genocide.

 

[CloudWolf]

Just wait until they add planetary destruction into the game.

That will be a glorious day.

 

[Shengar]

The game launched with this:

Just wait until they add planetary destruction into the game.

Please tell me you'll be able to blow up habitats. I want to commit mass genocide.

That will be a glorious day.

We've got too many servants of the Emperor here lol

 

[Carcetti]

Seems silly that you can just build something equivalent to a class 12 planet lol. Just casually building orbitals that can sustain 2/3 the population of earth like it ain't no thing.

Well, the update is called 'Banks'. If anything those things should be better than planets.

 

[Uzzy]

We've got too many servants of the Emperor here lol

Are you saying you're not a servant of the Emperor? Choose your next words with exceptional care.

 

[fanboi]

Habitats is also very end game stuff it seems?