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Stellaris |OT| Imperium Universalis
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ThoseDeafMutes
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I researched the xenomorph army tech last night, too scared to use it though lol.
It goes away over time, but I believe it happens when you bomb a world.
Wish you could just use orbital drop pods to plop them on a hostile planet and wish the poor natives good luck.
There seems to be a couple of bugs I can't get rid of the goddamn growling noise that happens when you're at the Unbidden Diplomacy screen.
Yes actually. They're a good substitute if you don't have any species specifically for it.
Red Arremer
Member
I don't think Droids can rise up, only Synths.
SkyTurnsRed
Banned
I don't see a lot of general impressions so far. Anyone want to chime in?
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
Later on I'm going to upgrade beyond Droids and see if giving the robots citizenship rights will prevent an uprising.
Then it's just a bug? It's happening too many times to other Droid pops now for me to think that.
I was thinking the same, at the very least maybe the Robots can stop the Unbidden. I personally think if I can force all the crises to happen at once, they'll just sort themselves out.
Red Arremer
Member
Them developing Individualist as ethos is just regular Ethics divergence.
You can get only one crisis per game. The second you get the AI revolution, the swarm and Unbidden can no longer happen.
Unless there's a mod that fixes that.
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
Incorrect according to people reading game files, what actually happens is the MTTH drastically increases to make a second late game crisis extremely unlikely, but still possible if the game goes on long enough.
Yeah, vassalization always being available for 60 warscore is broken. It makes expanding stupidly easy when you just have to beat them once and wait. Plus, in the mean time they fight your battles and give a buffer zone against your next war. I even took Weak as a trait ffs.
Red Arremer
Member
Fair enough. Thanks for the correction.
Shifty Capone1
Member
Play on hard? If you already are go insane! Anyone know why when you leave assault squads on a planet when they become a vassal they all of a sudden don't work. Yet you pay resources?
I've only reached midgame, but impressions so far:
- A solid foundation for PDX to work on; obvious that many aspects of the game could be improved and expanded upon via DLC.
- And on that note, I hope a focus for content DLC early on will be combat; ground combat is boring and quite lame, and space combat could be improved as well. More interactivity instead of just throwing stacks at each other.
- Graphics and especially music are top-notch, the variety for races is already good. Can't wait to see what the game'll look like after they start releasing those cosmetic packs. No performance issues either, think the earlier stuttering issue was just with AMD gpus.
- Event chains are super-cool, no idea how varied they are, though. I suspect there might not be much depth in terms of how tailored they are to your racial and governmental choices. Again, apply DLC here.
- UI is sleek but as has been mentioned already, sorely lacking in some more indepth accessible info. Fixable with patches.
- Tech research randomization is a neat idea, and adds to the replay value. Your government and race ethics doesn't seem to have an effect in terms of weighting which techs you get to choose from to research next, but maybe that would've been OP.
- Having only two victory conditions will probably annoy some, but I don't mind since I'm all about that warmongering anyway.
I feel kinda boned in my game. My empire is doing pretty well, but I'm cornered off pretty good and I can't get anyone into an alliance with me. If I wasn't a pacifist I would just declare war on the 2 systems blocking me in.
(I'm the blue blob, Unified Saganite Systems)
Despite most of the galaxy thinking I'm a cool dude, they won't ally with me due to our different governments, even when their opinion of me is 120+. I'm the only Science Directorate so far
The Diri right above me have been posturing for war for quite a while. I feel like I'm getting destroyers kinda early on so I'm hoping I'll walk all over them.
Is there any way to tell what type of weapons/defense systems an empire uses before going to war with them?
(I'm the blue blob, Unified Saganite Systems)
Despite most of the galaxy thinking I'm a cool dude, they won't ally with me due to our different governments, even when their opinion of me is 120+. I'm the only Science Directorate so far
The Diri right above me have been posturing for war for quite a while. I feel like I'm getting destroyers kinda early on so I'm hoping I'll walk all over them.
Is there any way to tell what type of weapons/defense systems an empire uses before going to war with them?
LurkerPrime
Member
It's very fun overall. Making your mark and discovering the galaxy, uncovering its secrets, and planning your next step are all core to Stellaris' successful gameplay loop. Randomised tech, events, and empires give life to the galaxy, and players soon realise just how small they are on a galactic scale. Then it becomes a game, not of unchecked growth, but planned refinement, that perfects your empire into a better, more worthy form, capable of facing whatever the galaxy can throw at it. Superb music and a decent tutorial will guide you through this immense process.
There are some issues, like UI or quality-of-life related, some mechanics that could be improved, and some bugs that need fixing. But it really pales in comparison to the sheer joy of playing Stellaris. And with how Paradox has treated its other games--CK2, EU4, etc--it has a very long, and healthy, lifespan ahead.
I'd give it a 2016/2016 on the yearly scale of fun. A very high score, indeed.
Sorta, can any of you scanners reach into their space? If so can it reach any of their planets? Mouse over their ships and it'll tell you a bit of intel about them.I feel kinda boned in my game. My empire is doing pretty well, but I'm cornered off pretty good and I can't get anyone into an alliance with me. If I wasn't a pacifist I would just declare war on the 2 systems blocking me in.
(I'm the blue blob, Unified Saganite Systems)
Despite most of the galaxy thinking I'm a cool dude, they won't ally with me due to our different governments, even when their opinion of me is 120+. I'm the only Science Directorate so far
The Diri right above me have been posturing for war for quite a while. I feel like I'm getting destroyers kinda early on so I'm hoping I'll walk all over them.
Is there any way to tell what type of weapons/defense systems an empire uses before going to war with them?
I'll give that a shot, thanks!
callsignkrogan
Member
I am really considering getting this game. Is there a way to build a civilization focused on accumulating massive amounts of wealth? That's my favorite way to play civ.
I feel kinda boned in my game. My empire is doing pretty well, but I'm cornered off pretty good and I can't get anyone into an alliance with me. If I wasn't a pacifist I would just declare war on the 2 systems blocking me in.
(I'm the blue blob, Unified Saganite Systems)
Despite most of the galaxy thinking I'm a cool dude, they won't ally with me due to our different governments, even when their opinion of me is 120+. I'm the only Science Directorate so far
I'm not actually sure, but try giving someone who likes you most some of your credits, you've got loads. That might improve their feeling toward you enough to get an alliance.
I don't actually know if you can do that to raise their feeling toward you mind!
EzekelRAGE
Member
I'm in the same boat atm. Hope Paradox/steam does a sale on their games.
Looking at quill's beginner series on EU4 atm. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs3acGYgI1-uWvHEhlIvx-vzsX0vhMOZj
Gives you a nice overview of what the game is like and everything.
EzekelRAGE
Member
Couldve swore I read somewhere in here that more victory conditions unlock with specific research.
I was thinking the same... what is max relation score? It just stuck at 150 for a while and I still wasn't having luck. Just kept saying our war philosophy is different.
The base game is great but there's obviously lots of areas they can expand on. Information is also not readily accessible and rather obtuse at times.
Oh, that's very cool if true!
Askherserenity
Member
Anyone have any luck playing a pacifist empire? That rivalry influence loss seems pretty big since there aren't many too many ways to increase your influence.
Not entirely sure since I've just started to get a grasp on things.
Some ethics just seem way better than the..."friendlier" ones.
Just want to be a friendly but knowledgeable empire of fox people.
Not entirely sure since I've just started to get a grasp on things.
Some ethics just seem way better than the..."friendlier" ones.
Just want to be a friendly but knowledgeable empire of fox people.
LurkerPrime
Member
Ironman Mode is need for achievements, I think. It's the same for other Paradox games.
It's a world trait, like Mineral Rich, etc. Even if you haven't met the Fallen Empire the trait is there, so you know not to unwittingly colonise it.
And yeah, Gaia planets appear elsewhere. I've found a tiny moon or two that are Gaia-level.
It's a world trait, like Mineral Rich, etc. Even if you haven't met the Fallen Empire the trait is there, so you know not to unwittingly colonise it.
And yeah, Gaia planets appear elsewhere. I've found a tiny moon or two that are Gaia-level.
No, there are normal Gaia worlds around.
Alright, I'm attempting the balanced fleet option in this game.
Started with lasers, researching Torpedos/Point Defense now, and that just leaves kinetic weapons.
In the new galaxy I spawned next to a race that immediately declared me his rival after we met, I'll test it out soon enough.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Stellaris/comments/4itolj/so_i_wrote_up_a_little_fleet_guide_for_anyone/
Started with lasers, researching Torpedos/Point Defense now, and that just leaves kinetic weapons.
In the new galaxy I spawned next to a race that immediately declared me his rival after we met, I'll test it out soon enough.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Stellaris/comments/4itolj/so_i_wrote_up_a_little_fleet_guide_for_anyone/
If you want to cheese the system, you can make two fleets; one with defensive options stacked up the ass and second with max weapons loadout - first one will take the brunt of the damage and the second will smack your opponent's fleet as long as you time the engagements correctly.
EzekelRAGE
Member
Royal_Phalanx
Member
I fought a war where their two huge fleets just sat on their capital doing nothing. It was a simple matter of mopping up their smaller ones and bombarding them. I would have lost if they actually did something. This game needs more time to grow, this seems like a serious bug.
call_kotaku
Member
What are the advantages to the smaller hull sizes in this game? I'm ending up with almost all battleships and a couple of cruisers just due to battle attrition, is there a reason to replenish corvettes and destroyers?
Is soaking up damage for my battleships just their purpose?
Is soaking up damage for my battleships just their purpose?
Forerunner
Member
Twelve hours into my first game still and I’m finally making progress. The alliance above the green/orange declared war on them, so I found this the perfect opportunity to backstab orange. Took all their worlds besides the capital after that I sued for peace. I wanted more, but green had an almost a 5k fleet and I know I couldn’t fight that atm. So I’ll let the other alliance wear them down and I’ll backstab again later.
Oh one part I'm finding rather annoying is trying to add a planet to a sector if there are ships there. The ship icon covers the addition icon, so you can't click it. That's why my sectors are all messed up.
Oh one part I'm finding rather annoying is trying to add a planet to a sector if there are ships there. The ship icon covers the addition icon, so you can't click it. That's why my sectors are all messed up.
I was tabbed for a while and instead of tabbing back in I was thinking ... why? What's the point?
I can tab back in now, send science vessels here, build something there, do quests that don't matter one bit, hit yes yes yes, be completely amazed by the stupidity of sectors, declare war on whoever and "play" with an AI thinking "Am I stronger than them? Attack, else don't attack". Like, the AI is literally braindead. It doesn't function.
The shell of the game looks polished as hell. Hell, it doesn't explain much and gives you that explorer feeling, finding something new all the time. Just look at all those "I have no idea what I'm doing" memes at the start. Sadly, once you're past that point there is 0 replayability. You're basically playing a Sim City stripped down to it's core element at that point.
I can tab back in now, send science vessels here, build something there, do quests that don't matter one bit, hit yes yes yes, be completely amazed by the stupidity of sectors, declare war on whoever and "play" with an AI thinking "Am I stronger than them? Attack, else don't attack". Like, the AI is literally braindead. It doesn't function.
The shell of the game looks polished as hell. Hell, it doesn't explain much and gives you that explorer feeling, finding something new all the time. Just look at all those "I have no idea what I'm doing" memes at the start. Sadly, once you're past that point there is 0 replayability. You're basically playing a Sim City stripped down to it's core element at that point.
Lister
Banned
They're great at evading medium and large weapons.