CarbonatedFalcon
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Didn't see any talk of the stream today. I missed it. Is there anything worth checking out the VOD for?
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Stellaris - Paradox Dev Studios new sci-fi grand strategy game
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I am going to pick this up since i want to play these games but yeah learning curve is like playing EVE..a steep hill going steeper but this is a good welcome.
We learned a little bit more about how federations work (every member builds into a united federation fleet that each member controls in 3 or so year cycles), but other than that it honestly wasn't that interesting apart from the typically fun banter.
LurkerPrime
Member
I can probably out-weird you:
I'm wildly excited for... species designing. And I've already decided on what I'm making.
Robottiimu2000
Member
I have given in and pre-ordered the game.. GMG giving 25% surely did contribute to the decision...
Lister
Banned
Same here and I went for the Nova Edition too. Just 10 days guys! I can feel it in my cloaca.
motorised mallard
Member
Nova get.
Now we wait.
Now we wait.
"Genetically modified to appear as members of the native population".
I would love to see Riker in infiltration missions in a Blorg world.
And the natives in that episode were insanely paranoid of a Stellaris-style covert infiltration mission.
hobblygobbly
Member
eXplorminate (IMO the best review site/community for 4x and strategy games) just tweeted this out:
eXplorminate (IMO the best review site/community for 4x and strategy games) just tweeted this out:
Nice! eXplorminate is great
Lactose_Intolerant
Member
When is this getting released?
I'm pretty excited for this even though all I've seen about it is a brief stream that looked like the Eve influence map.
I'm pretty excited for this even though all I've seen about it is a brief stream that looked like the Eve influence map.
Forerunner
Member
May 9th, so we are getting pretty close!
LurkerPrime
Member
I'm torn on pre-release streamers covering the game. On one hand I want to see it, and on the other I want to experience it for myself.
eXplorminate (IMO the best review site/community for 4x and strategy games) just tweeted this out:
Thanks for posting this! I had never heard of these guys and the site looks right up my alley.
I'm torn on pre-release streamers covering the game. On one hand I want to see it, and on the other I want to experience it for myself.
In fairness, it shouldn't matter. There are so many permutations to the game, whatever they do is unlikely to be the same as what you will do. Also, I doubt in any small number of streams they'll even get through a whole game. I'm still trying to work out what to do for my first game. Do I go for a small scale somewhat short game, or full scale all AI that could go on for months at a time!?
Sounds like embargo is up on May 5th.
Octavianus
Banned
Only a little more than a week to go!
Can't wait to tell the fallen empires to 'get the hell out of our galaxy!' once I've grown sufficiently strong to be able to stand up to them.
Can't wait to tell the fallen empires to 'get the hell out of our galaxy!' once I've grown sufficiently strong to be able to stand up to them.
Yeah it seems like it will lot more like CK2 than EU4 where there is more of a role playing aspect so the stories the game creates will be a lot more personal.
Like above posters can't wait to see Arumba play, he got me into CK2 and I'm excited to see him take on Stellaris.
Octavianus
Banned
Haha, that Fanatic Xenophobe description
Damn.. I might just have to go Fanatic Xenophobe for my first game after all.
EU4, obviously. That is what I am playing, anyways.
I've actually backed away from all strategy games till May 9th comes along. That will make it all the more fun to mess with.
LurkerPrime
Member
That's great. The sort of thing I've come to expect from Paradox.
Their fact a day stuff has been amazing.
NandyRewman
Member
How's Mare Nostrum? I've only heard complaints about it and the recent patch, so I've been staying away. Worth picking up? Assuming you've got it, obviously.
Octavianus
Banned
I've been playing Star Control 2 / Ur-Quan Masters lately. Nothing like Stellaris other than being sci-fi set in space but it's making the wait more tolarable... it's a really good game.
I've tried many hours, but never understood a thing about EU4.
I'm with you- I had over 600 hours in EU3, adored the game, but could never really get into EU4.
Right now I'm playing through Metro to pass the time. Once May 3 hits, I'll switch to Tropico 5 off of PS+.
I've been trying to get into CK2 in anticipation of Stellaris. Is it usual in CK2 for years to pass early in with basically nothing happening? I'm waiting for a claim to be fabricated so I can become the Duke of Leinster but there seems to be very little for me to do while I wait.
For small countries there is often nothing particular going on since you don't have that many people to manage, and as a Christian you don't have that many expansion options.
If you have the expansions, you can while away the time choosing personal foci and discovering Copernican astronomy or whatever.
When you get a little bigger you can look for people with claims to marry into your family and expand that way.
I actually just picked up CK2 about a week ago for the same reason, and if you're starting off in a single county in Ireland then, yeah, it seems like there are going to be stretches of time when you don't have all that much to do. Don't be afraid to just crank up the game speed, though, if you're waiting for something to happen. You've got around 400 years to play with (or more, depending on DLC), so waiting a year or two to fabricate a claim, assassinate your uncle, or just wait for your levies to build up isn't the end of the world.
RedSparrows
Member
EU IV is God's own game.
In Ireland, yeah pretty much assuming you aren't in the old gods start. It will be slow going at first. Crank up the game speed and make preparations to press the claim once you get it. The bigger realms or those on the borders between the major religions are much more lively.
It's a fine game but I prefer EU3. Having a really tense EU4 run though as Grenada. It's holding me over for the time being.
motorised mallard
Member
Have you tried being a vassal in HRE or England? In CK2 you don't have to be the top dog in order to do anything and/or have fun.
LurkerPrime
Member
Agreed. I had hours of fun ruling Isle of Man and struggling desperately to hold onto my independence vs. the duchy of the isles. (I got halfway to turning the tables and then lost everything due to a poor inheritance decision earlier in the game...)
To pass the time before Stellaris I've been playing Thea: The Awakening, a 4X. It's currently annihilating my free time. I like it a lot.
Octavianus
Banned
7 days my god the wait is killing me... maybe I'll start watching Babylon 5 again, for the 2nd time this year.
Most fun I've ever had in CKII was while playing as a Duke in the Byzantine Empire. I basically spend the entire game trying to scheme my way onto the throne, blinding and castrating everyone who got in my way. It was the stuff of legends.
Most fun I've ever had in CKII was while playing as a Duke in the Byzantine Empire. I basically spend the entire game trying to scheme my way onto the throne, blinding and castrating everyone who got in my way. It was the stuff of legends.
Stream schedule for the multiplayer event has just been confirmed. Starting tomorrow we'll get a total of 14 hours of Stellaris multiplayer (4 sessions).
Tuesday (CEST)
11:00 - 13:30
14:30 - 18:30
Wednesday
10:00 - 13:30
14:00 - 18:00
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/paradoxinteractive
Tuesday (CEST)
11:00 - 13:30
14:30 - 18:30
Wednesday
10:00 - 13:30
14:00 - 18:00
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/paradoxinteractive
I don't have it actually, I find the add-ons to be very overpriced for what they offer. So I normally wait for a good deal on Steam or DLGamer or something before I bite.
Heh, YouTube tutorials are pretty much how I learned the game. So complex, but that's the whole appeal of it.
good. good.Stream schedule for the multiplayer event has just been confirmed. Starting tomorrow we'll get a total of 14 hours of Stellaris multiplayer (4 sessions).
Tuesday (CEST)
11:00 - 13:30
14:30 - 18:30
Wednesday
10:00 - 13:30
14:00 - 18:00
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/paradoxinteractive
No I haven't. I'm still very much learning the ropes. I've seen Ireland referred to as tutorial island so I've just been trying to take it over as a first objective.
Anyway sorry for dragging this off topic.
Stream schedule for the multiplayer event has just been confirmed. Starting tomorrow we'll get a total of 14 hours of Stellaris multiplayer (4 sessions).
Tuesday (CEST)
11:00 - 13:30
14:30 - 18:30
Wednesday
10:00 - 13:30
14:00 - 18:00
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/paradoxinteractive
Oh man this is good. I wonder will this all just be from
cknoor's perspective? If so I hope the other players will be streaming theirs as well or we get them some other way.
Stellaris - Developers Aiming for the Stars - Pt. 2
Stellaris Dev Diary #31 - Modding art
It will be from cknoor's perspective. Not sure if the others will be recording their experiences for the 5th.
Stellaris Dev Diary #31 - Modding art
It will be from cknoor's perspective. Not sure if the others will be recording their experiences for the 5th.