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How is your space empire doing?
Stellaris thread!
>Pirates form on my homeworld and build a bunch of raider ships from converted civilian vessels
>their fleet is more powerful than my own
Pretty /comfy/. Got a nice and tidy empire with an enlightened vassal doing some expansion on their own. Got a fun 2v2 rivalry going on with my little alliance of capitalist atheist space turtles and mushrooms versus the spiritual and communist alliance of space foxes and space birds going on as well.
Unsure what to do with those new self-declared ULTRA TURTLES in my empire, but they are more adaptable than my core species so I feel the individualist way would be to let them become specialized colonizers for the trickier planets.
Should I give them a sector to prosper in?
Space Niggers unemployed Niggers
I don't know where you people see niggers in this game, it's all DESIGNATED SHITTING PLANETs
>Can't into alliance or federations as militant fanatics unless you seceed a part of your empire to pretenders
Just put the dick in my mouth famalam
>>337110195
Fuck this event.
>>337110480
Why would you want a federation anyway, so some pacifist molluscucks get to control your army whenever it's their turn to chair the federation?
Time for revenge!
Fuck you elite faggots, fuck you!
What's the advantage of creating a sector? What does that even mean?
>>337110615
You relegate it to an AI governor who determines what to build and such and you just gather taxes.
You do it because you can only control a certain number of planets directly without suffering penalties, everything else has to be relegated to managers.
>>337110615
AI controls them
You can only directly control the small amount of colonies
>What's the advantage of creating a sector?
Do you saw amount of systems on the middle map? Just imagine the horror of controling them all directly
How the fuck do you reset the camera?
>>337110615
You give x planets the autonomy to control themselves but they pay taxes to you. And most importantly they let you keep more planets than your planet limit.
Kind of like vassals in EU4 with regards to overextension and coring costs, or puppeted cities in CIV5.
>>337110795
Plus, the sectors are a natural segmentation of your empire for internal strife. Ethics divergence and faction formation are more likely around sector lines so it's done as a way for the game to guide space-Mongol empires into gradually breaking apart.
anyone else having problem with starting resources generation or is the start of the game supposed to be this slow?
Playing as a charismatic, peaceful Star Trek Federation type. Met like-minded molluscbros, and formed an alliance pretty soon after.
But then I got boxed in near the galactic core by some asshole lizards. No matter how much I tried reasoning, the relations didn't improve to really get anywhere. So I declared war, warped to their homeworld, destroyed their fleet, and bombed their homeworld until the vassalize wargoal ticked up. The enemy was pretty passive and kept sending individual ships against my fleet. Don't know how I feel about that.
The lizards are pissed about the vassalization, but that will change once I have the chance to integrate them. I have crazy happiness boosts from government type and buildings, so they'll turn around.
Overall, pretty comfy fun. Doesn't run that great on my shit rig, but playable.
>>337109917
Great all things considered. My only gripe with the game is the warscore. You have to completely dominate an enemy empire just to get two MAYBE three planets. Then it forces a 10 year treaty.
I understand what they were going for and I'm fine with it but I need a mod the lowers all this stat. If I completely grind an empire into the ground and destroy everything and invade most planets I should at minimum get half their empire.
Its even worse when the weak empires hide behind an alliance. Then you have to dominate two or more whole empires just to get two fucking planets.
I mean FUCK I'm invading one guy whose in an alliance of 4. The first invasion ended quickly. Tons of shit to blow up and I won. Now its just boring. Every ten years I invade and because I already wrecked everything they have NO FLEET. I cant even get points for blowing up ships because they have none. FUCK.
>>337110195
That happened to me. I just used it as a lovely excuse to build up my fleet. The pirates dont move or grow for quiet a while so unless you get really lazy you should be good.
>>337110606
>Named ships
i mean, is there a list of automatically generated names somewhere you could edit
i have autism about things like that yet going through naming each individual ship when their chance of getting destroyed might be high is just exhausting
promised hotfix for stuttering when?
>>337110975
Start with your home planet first. Space stuff is not worth it early game unless you luck into a really good rock to mine. Once your planet is full move to space. You should also have colonization by that point. Just find a good rock and go. Grab the frontier clinic ASAP. From that point just remember planets are better than space mines so focus planet side first then expand in space.
There will be a slow down based on luck. You need to get the building upgrade techs fast but normally you get one well before the other. I tend to use other empires for this. Plop an embassy on them and just throw handfuls of your dominate resource at them for what you need. If you try to giver them some and it stays at 0 no matter what or goes to -1000 it means they are full and cant take anymore. Move to the next empire. Once you get tier 3 or a special resource building like the basalt power generators you should be golden. Go play.
Vassalized by the Union, but I'm coming for them.
>>337111037
This is like in every other paradox game but you can always purge and enslave your opponents and take their stuff that way.
Quick fix
Only Europeans, no retarded names or haircuts
http://www117.zippyshare.com/v/QSXTjP5y/file.html
>>337111710
The difference there was the next county was a moment and a click away. Steamrolling in EU3 was easy and quick. Here its a long process. The other difference is its static in Stellaris. In EU3 if you did better you got more shit.
HERE WE GO.
The Union got DOWed by the Council, a big counter-blob up North. Now I will bite it on the ass in the South and liberty and copious amounts of bird blood will flow through the star lanes.
What do stored research credits do?
>>337112303
Stores them for when you are running a deficit or to trade with.
I'm fucking boxed in in the arm of a spiral galaxy. Sucessor State is a fallen empire. Fighting my way out of it , my only hyperlane exit node was colonized by the Bruggan who I'm slowly destroying and enslaving
>>337112303
You can store more than 2500
>>337110795
If I'm playing as a despotic god emperor that's intent on breaking the fourth wall, there should be an option to insert mind control chips into all my peasants so they -all- obey without question.
>>337112162
Bird skulls for the skull throne brother.
>>337112162
My home system is taking a bruising but it's at maximum garrison, so it should be able to hold out long enough.
Meanwhile, desperate Valdari engineers have cobbled together the Confederacy's first cruisers - these ships are far more powerful than Union destroyers. Hopefully they will prove their worth. The home system just has to buy enough time for the first fleet to come online.
>>337112569
There are techs for brain implants and orbital mind control lasers.
Can you put a mining station in a planet and then colonize it? Can you have both bonuses at the same time or does one overwhelm the other?
>>337109917
This game worth a pirate or are you missing out on a ton without multiplayer?
>>337112446
>what does credits do
>you can store 2500
are you fucking dense?
>>337110480
Federations have the benefit of getting to use all the members tech levels to build the federation fleet. That's pretty powerful, but you have to take turns using it. Still not worth it IMO.
>>337112676
The orbital bonus is derived randomly from one of the tiles on the planet. So you can't have a "double" effect, but you don't lose the bonus when colonizing. You just got to put a pop on it.
>>337111095
There's a list in the common folder you can change to create a pool of names it will randomly draw from.
>>337112621
The Council has peaced out, so it looks like the Confederacy must go it alone.
Fortunately the AI is fucking garbage, so I can still win ;^)
>>337112765
You can steal the fleet. Wait until its your turn then succeed. The federation fleet stays with you.
>space reptilians are near and they more advanced already
>they hate my values
Well, I guess it's time to restart game...
>Empire of bugs attacked and raped themir empire so much that they will never be threat for me ever again
>Me and bugs share same values
Is the maximum fleet size 3?
URAAAAAH.
The Council is at war with the Union again. This is exactly the good news I needed, because the homeworld has fallen and I lost my secondary shipyard. The primary is still fine, still churning out cruisers, but it's going to take a while for the others to come online.
We're still in this.
>>337113241
>Me and bugs share same values
Until they come to your house to rape your women and plant eggs.
>>337113372
Oh. I have a third fleet I created by accident with only one ship, is there any way I can make it rejoin my 2nd fleet?
What's the most fun way to play in terms of galaxy size/type/civilization amounts?
>Fanatic Material Individualist Reptile
>Surrounded by Fanatic Spiritual Collective Birds
>>337113442
Yes, just get both in the same system, select both of them with the draging tool and click on the merge fleets button in the top-right corner of the unit's info-box.
>>337113550
Thank you family
Wormhole or Hyperspace?
>>337113391
Start colonising that arm ASAP brother.
>>337113492
>Materialist reptilians having trouble gaining control of religious people
is this a joke?
>>337113614
I am surrounded on all sides by four of these fuckers, don't try and put your git gud may may on me nigger.
In other news, the Union has battleships and I don't.
They just took out my primary spaceport.
The good news is that because I reclaimed my homeworld my warscore is now nearly 60%. I just need to grit my teeth and hang on.
>>337113606
Can't colonize while I'm vassalized, sadly.
Hence the war.
>>337113696
well maybe ill draw some small comfort that for once /v/ didnt pick up on a jew joke
>>337113425
This should be in the game.
>>337113696
Just guilt trip them with you 6 borillion, and dismantle their native population from the inside
Freedom never tasted so good.
I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of ayylmaos.
So how's the game comparred to Endless Space?
>>337113779
>You will never play a bug race that survives by parasitizing other species
Modders are our only hope.
>>337113847
Forgot pic.
>>337113908
Hentai mod when?
When should purging xenos be considered a valid option
>>337109917
So is it harder or easier than Europa Universalis?
>>337113847
Liberate them all anon. Liberate their souls with fire and death.
>>337113763
What, you can't colonise things when you are vasalised? That's pretty shitty.
Pretty logical though
>>337113974
> not just having hentaitacle on in the background whilst you play
Step it up fampai
>>337114093
Depends on your Overlord. They can choose to let you or not let you.
>>337114107
But I do! I also have insect hentai!
>>337114004
I've found it easier. But maybe it's because Stellaris eases you in by starting you in a single system instead of running an entire empire.
>>337113974
>That profile
>with fanatic xenophile
cute
>>337114142
That makes it a lot more logical. Sou you have been freed now?
>>337113974
>Geneticly modified warmongers lolis that enslave all the men in the universe.
We can only hope.
>>337114246
Yep. Won the war and won my freedom. Now my unchecked expansion into the outer rim begins.
The search for home continues. We will find Sol and return triumphant to rebuild once more. I'm doing pretty good so far
>>337114286
I also want a gundam mod and maybe Code Geass
>>337109917
I already got bored
Its like extremely basic with no depth clearly made for people who don't know the genre
there are so little options for everything and there are so little restrictions for everything you choose
>>337114348
Sol is actually populated with giant cockroaches i bet.
>>337114490
Also it has tons of UI problems
>All resources aren't shown at all times which gets annoying once you have 10+ surveyed
>habitable planets arent show on the resource description
>Mining outpost icon looks very similar to the construction ship
>The galaxy map doesn't offer enough information, like all ships will show the same ship icon
>when something is selected there s no clear enough visual confirmation
>No formations or anything for fleet
>>337114541
Might be. My lore is that there was a Human level extinction event triggerd by outside forces (e.g. Alien scum) and one lonely colony ship made it out, drifting through space until the found the Star System which the survivors named Last Light.
>>337114490
It's like every gsg except something fresh. I enjoy it but more depth would be nice
How exactly do you get new pops on a planet you just colonized?
Does it just happen over time?
So am I just unlucky or what? There was exactly one planet near me that was colonizable. The next one was about 7 warp jumps away. After colonizing every planet I could I ended up with just four isolated spread out planets. It seemed the AI had a fine time blobing everywhere but I was stuck with frontier outposts to get absolutely anything. It wasn't until almost 5 hours later that I got desert colonization and that didn't open any planets at all. Them I got tundra which unlocked one planet and then finally at almost the 10 hour mark I got arid which opened up 3 planets. By the time I had to start using sectors AI blobs were some 20 planets strong.
>>337114726
>It's like every gsg
No. its a dumbed down 4x
I bet the cut half of the game to sell it as DLC
>>337114802
t. liquor lord :^)
>>337114721
> All resources aren't shown
> Habitable planets aren't shown
Anon, click the buttom in the left hand corner. Everything will be shown
>>337113391
is there a reason you used a screen shot with some retard messaging you?
>>337114490
It's the same with every paradox game on release
It'll be good after about 3 expansions/DLC's
>>337114914
Didn't even notice him.
>>337114240
I've changed it a wee bit but ethos and traits are still the same, I haven't given it a playthrough yet.
>>337114775
Yes ,as long as you have food
You can also build robot populations
>>337110606
wow what a horrible UI
why do people pretend to like paradox games? can't find a retail job? won't?
Another map-painting-simulator. You barely even notice that it's set space.
How the fuck do you upgrade your space port
I have level 2 researched but I don't see the option to upgrade anywhere
The Confederacy must grow larger.
>>337115645
It's in the build tab.
>>337115645
Click build like your going to build a ship.
>>337114781
Yeah. RNG is a bitch in this game
In 4X games, I usually go full war species who exterminate all enemies
Is this viable in this game or is it like EU4 where you will get slapped by absolutely everyone in the galaxy?
So I upgraded some of my Corvettes in the ship designing tab. Do I have to built new Corvettes?
The upgrade option on my existing ones is still greyed out, even when next to my space port.
>>337116115
Yes, this game is pretty realistic and no one wants to live near violent niggers
What exactly makes your border grow?
I know you can expand using stations, but they seem to slowly spread out by themselves..?
The Confederacy's first honest-to-God battleship rolls off the production line.
Never again will the Valdari be slaves.
>>337116273
But can I beat them on my own though
Iz tere propah Orky mod?
Can i change my travel technique?
I picked wormholes but they turned out to be total trash
>>337116521
It's been out for a day, what the fuck do you think
>>337116524
Research others then
>>337116115
>>337116273
You can be a violent nigger as long as you are cunning, resourceful, and cultivate alliances with key nations. Pimping ain't easy nigga.
>>337116589
Zog yes?
>>337116606
>and cultivate alliances with key nations
Having violent nigger traits already gives you huge as fuck penalty with relationships
It's like being muslim and shouting "Allah is great" in the plane, even if you don't plan to blow it, other people will still treat you with distrust
>>337116606
>cultivate alliances with key nations
I don't think so, I'm gonna be a fanatic militarist and xenophobe
>>337116479
>Canberra class
Ausies in space
>>337116820
Embassies help a great deal. Find other violent nigger nations (violent niggers like each other), get embassies running. Pimping ain't easy nigga.
>>337116903
>I don't think so, I'm gonna be a fanatic militarist and xenophobe
Don't be surprised if half the galaxy declares war on you.
>>337113614
>>337113696
I believe that's top quality David Icke Bantz my friend
How do I merge fleets? I did it before, but I thought I just dragged and dropped them and that apparently doesn't work
Can I get insanely rich and powerful by assimilating immigrants, like the USA in Vicky 2?
>>337109917
I just started. Going human male with full tutorial on a medium sized map.
I think i might be to stupid for this game but i will give it a try. Any tips?
Thanks to our wormhole drives, the Confederacy can prosecute a war against the Buhavilaa despite not having direct access.
Another glorious day for Valdari science.
>>337117472
Look here
>>337113550
>>337117706
>prosecute a war
That's not what prosecute means, right? I'm a foreignfag so I legitimately wanna know
>>337117709
Thanks anon
Is it ever worth it to terraform instead of just getting the suitable tech for colonizing?
>>337117806
It's an semi-uncommon but valid usage. Prosecute can be used to mean "engage in," but it connotes aggression.
I might prosecute an aggressive line of questioning if I were a Detective. I also might prosecute a set of strong budgetary reforms if I were in government. I would not prosecute a new line of perfumes, but I might prosecute a multi-tiered marketing campaign in their support.
The Confederacy is now the proud sovereign of the race that calls itself Buhavilla. This has led to fierce debate over what to do with them - it's clear that they cannot be allowed onto Valdari planets, but should they be allowed some degree of autonomy? Others are calling for stronger measures. Some even slavery, though thankfully Valdari law prohibits such barbaric excesses. The rights of the individual - all individuals - are sacrosanct.
Right?
>>337118132
kill em all
Good for her
wait what
>>337118007
>explanation with examples AND counter-example
Fucking noice. Thanks a lot bro
>>337118231
Regrettably, my governing ethics don't allow it. I don't know how to change them.
>>337118356
Space drugs
>>337118591
Is it a coincidence that she found a ceramic pot before getting that trait?
>>337118356
The spice must flow!
What do energy siphon weapons do? Are they supposed to heal my ships when they shoot enemies or something?
>>337118672
>There's a space race that leaves drugs in ceramic pots around the galaxy
10000 light years away from home and i thought things would be different.
>>337118705
but does it have to flow up her nose
How does bombardment work?
>>337118804
>>337118705
>cant find drugs
>cant sell those drugs on the black market to other species to destabilize their population by making them all addicts who dont work
Drug mod when
How fucked will I be trying to play this if I have never played 4X in my life?
>>337119081
I was in the same boat but im doing fine. It lubes you up and eases in real nice before buttfucking you into oblivion.
Unlike most 4x/grand start games that drop you ass first onto a cactus and expect you to know what to do.
>>337119081
Its actually simpler than most.
You always build your empire from the ground up, unlike HOI or Victoria or something where you just inherent 100 territories and have to figure out what the fuck is going on.
>>337119045
>cant sell those drugs on the black market to other species to destabilize their population by making them all addicts who dont work
Britshits pls go and stay go
>>337119438
>He doesnt want to be a drug empire
Puritan pls go
>>337119081
Its completely bare bones, utterly simplistic and the ai is extremely passive
>>337119081
Just watch the first episodes of a LP by youtubers like Marbozir if you're not sure, its really easier tout get into that way
>>337119548
sounds like someone's wickedness must to be stamped out
Anons, I have 34-38 fps on galaxy screen at the start of the game. How fucked my PC is going to be in mid-late game?
What is the point of food once you have max pop?
>>337119548
>t. Britshits
>>337119081
If Civilization isn't too mind blowingly complex and difficult for you then you can handle this game. Its exactly like Civ in a lot of ways.
>>337119821
There isn't any. You want food = planet size and no more.
>>337118929
you bombard shit and when everything is in ruins you land your space marines. dont forget to queue ther right music, or you might lose hard!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIGHCoVzqtk
Can you be peaceful in this game? Every 4x4 I've ever played, the AI has gone apeshit and gunned for me from the get-go.
I just want to explore space.
>>337119912
P.S. if you have tons of influence and spec for cheap resettlement you can have a fertility planet pumping out pops that you resettle to the colonies.
>>337119946
If your fleet isnt completely apeshit the ai wont bully you.
>>337119946
You may, if your neighbours can get bribed.
>>337119912
So you can just trash them all? Bit silly.
>>337119946
Entirely if you want. Iv gone fanatic xenophile and pacifist and havnt had anyone declare war on me. You just have to use your embassy's and trade agreements carefully. I dont even have a strong fleet.
>>337119925
Don't forget to send your titanic auxiliaries too, a.k.a 'I capture that planet myself and alone'.
>>337119946
Si vis pacem, para bellum
>>337120096
>So you can just trash them all?
You still need enough farms to feed your pops, you just don't need any surplus.
>Bit silly.
What do you think happens to overproduction in real life, anon?
>>337120046
Ah, so the military score will change it.
>>337120065
If they can't, I assume just build defensively in case they decide to fuck with me?
>>337120096
Good advice.
Thanks, folks. Appreciated.
>>337120218
It should get sent to other colonies, or be sell-able to other factions, or anything other than literally irrelevant the moment you hit cap
>>337119709
G-guys?
>be fanatical materialist
>get divine mandate research
wut. I thought you had to be spiritual to get that research.
>>337120381
Sent ;)
How do you manage happiness in this game? I've yet to come across any building or tech that improves it and now that I conquered an alien planet it has gone down the shitter with no way to do anything about it
>>337116479
>Canberra Class
Mate...
>>337120578
xeno zoo , but you need alien animals before that.
>colonised tropical planet
>scientist found some sort of alien plant life that has some sort of special pollen
>it got out of control and the entire planet becomes toxic
>lost my colony and their inhabitants
>10/10 would get killed by plants
tfw you take a factions home planet and have all those tiles of pops to enslave
>>337119704
t. lin zexu
>>337120702
>tfw Slave Army and conquer other planets with them before forcibly relocating them to a shithole planet
So when is /v/ going to set up it's first 32 player multiplayer match?
>inquisitor slugs
how often do fallen empires show up
>>337120819
at every game
>>337115243
The UI is fine on non shit displays
Well.
This is indeed not good.
The Confederacy will fight for its right to exist.
>>337120819
How often do mongols show up? :^)
Is it worth uplifting a species?
Also, is it worth chancing their planet preference to match the planets you're least compatible with, even if that mean they'd like their own home 20% less?
I've also got a trait point to add; thinking about communal or charismatic.
>>337121102
I will welcome our AI overlords.
The Valdari are officially the single largest race in the galaxy.
Situation deteriorating.
Fortunately the Valdari have no robutts, because they are fast breeders so never needed the additional hands.
>>337121726
Where do i sign up to become a synthetic ?
Does slave happiness affect anything?
Like I want to be a slaver race, should I not take repugnant, because it would make the slaves unhappy?
>>337121787
Right here.
>>337116126
Make sure to Save your design friendo.
>>337121102
Fuck fuck fuck.
Can you go to the centre of the galaxy?
>>337121726
WE MEN OF IRON
>migration policy
>primary species only
stay out beaner xenos
While I wish the ship battles were more intuitive (like a prettier version of MoO2's combat) it beats Endless Space's rock, paper, scissors card game bullshit along with other 4x roulette type combat.
I kind of like the lack of immediate aggression. A problem I dislike about 4X is that the AI always has some min/max algorithm for creating fuckhuge fleets with economy foresight without punishment. It's nice to see other civs farting around exploring over putting 500 warships up your ass out of nowhere when you have 20. Also kind of like how the big civs leave you alone until you get closer to their size.
Not that I don't like a challenge, but apart of 4x has always been learning that min/max shipbuilding process and I get burned out of the game everytime I have to focus on shipspam to win.
>>337122349
Do your own people migrate? Can you control the density of how much they do?
I want to make space Mexicans and win the game through breeding.
I just found a primitive civilisation that lives on a planet right next to a black hole.
Next playthrough is going to be a militaristic swarm bug race that enslaves everyone.
What traits and shit should I take?
Who Theocratic Oligarchy Fanatic Militists here?
How come our leaders can only be female or male? It seems strange that a molluscoid, fungoid or whatever can't be gender neutral or gender fluid
>>337122565
>Do your own people migrate? Can you control the density of how much they do?
they can if you permit them to, and you can also resettle or move them yourself. it is hypothetically possible to outbreed the galaxy by polluting it with illegal ayys if you get migration access or drop colonies everywhere. i populated most of the inner core of my galaxy with black science owls by stream lining colony ships. while that is happening, keep a couple science ships constantly exploring.
>>337111705
>playing the furry race
>>337122926
Best way to play. Shame I couldn't also take xenophobe so that unbeleivers could be purged.
>All these people playing as humans.
>>337123105
I was also sad that I couldn't purge heretics
How do I increase my army size?
>>337123172
more colonies
>>337123162
>All these humans playing as themselvs
>>337123162
>people playing their first game as self insert
How dare they
>>337123162
Fug humans.
Frill neck lizard race is best race.
Crab people
>>337123253
>Fanatic xenophobe
>pacifist.
>>337113492
I haven't seen this gif since age.
>>337122961
Get your SJW shit out here
How intensive is this? Can I put it on my semi toaster laptop?
>>337118705
> find planet named Arrakis
> not desert planet
>>337123346
I wanted to test what would happen if I just focused on being peaceful.
When I setup a sector does it automatically colonize new planets? Or do I need to micro manage that shit?
>>337121102
does this event have special concequences when you got robots as population in your empire? do they rebel or something?
Anyone got a general gist of what i should be doing in the game? I can't seem to find a use for all my excess energy (i have a rate of nearly 50/mo), and nobody wants to ever trade with me, even people who love me just go "you want 1 minerals for 10,000 energy? NO".
Also, how do i keep people happy in general? i converted some minor races with infiltration units, but they always end up maximum unhappy every time i do that, despite how much time and effort i spent trying to condition them to specifically NOT be that way.
>>337123517
Its a special fuck up, but highly unlikely to happen
I really want to get into this game but the amount of work and consideration you have to put into everything is so demotivating to me.
The idea of building something up from the ground conquering and enslaving your foes all seems so fun to me.
Please help /v/
Oh fuck, you have to play Tetris with your buildings and make sure they work well with the adjacent buildings.
This is too autistic for me.
>>337123346
>Don't touch me, you filthy alien.
I don't see any issue.
1. Can I focus on just making a trading empire?
2. I noticed there are xenophobes/xenophiles. Can I exterminate or enslave any race that isn't my own?
3. How is multiplayer?
>>337123404
It stutters on a 980ti and an i7. I shit you not.
Well that's something. I find some primitive slug people on a frozen planet, I uplift them: and they turn into humans.
>>337123592
honestly, i haven't seen a single building aside from the colony admin building that gives adjacency bonuses, and i've been playing for about 6 hours so far.
>>337123578
It is incredibly slow and comfy. It can take several hours before something dangerous is happening. You'll be fine.
>>337123605
Trade isnt that important, its more of a means to the end of diplomatic cooperation
yes
good
>>337123605
1. No. Diplomacy in this game is very barebones.
2. Yes.
3. Its shit. The power balance in this game snowballs in one direction the moment it is tilted. Whoever is in the lead 20 years in, will have steamrolled everyone 200 years in.
>>337123661
>have 760 and i7
>no issues at all
>>337110606
>Starwolf class
This from the black fleet trilogy?
>>337123162
I play as Liberators
>>337123661
I have an I5 and a shitty radeon 5800 HD and I have no problems whatsoever, even with medium battles, still haven't seen large battles but I have all graphics on max
>>337123605
>1. Can I focus on just making a trading empire?
No. You can trade, certainly, but there is no economic victory of any sort.
>2. I noticed there are xenophobes/xenophiles. Can I exterminate or enslave any race that isn't my own?
Yes. Don't expect this to be easy, and don't expect other empires (or even half the galaxy) to like you. A total genocide is hard - you are basically fighting the entire galaxy. But play well enough, and you can do it.
>3. How is multiplayer?
...
Fffffffffffffffffffff
the 10 leader limit is really fucking me since I like to have a couple fleets with admirals
also how do I into ground invasions. I mean step by step
>>337123719
>>337123786
>>337123886
Okay, I guess I can say fuck it to my mercantile empire and make a race of genocidal mushrooms.
>>337124025
build the armies in your planets, there's a tab for it, and deploy them from the same tab
>>337124010
build an outpost niqqa
>>337110606
>can build destroyers
>still has corvettes in his fleet
kill yourself senpai
>>337124082
do you need transport ships of any kind though
>>337124091I wish I could, but I build one already to get some special resources and need my second for expanding else where.
>>337124132
Corvettes do better against ships larger than destroyers. So its still useful to have them if you fight other factions.
>>337123550
Delete energy buildings and build whatever you need in their place
It have furries?
Why should an Ocean world be less pleasant than a Continental world for humans?
>>337124161
Armies come with transports. Build them on a planet click embark all. Transport fleet appears. Send into orbit over enemy planet. Bombard fortifications. Pick transport fleet right click planet land armies. Congrats
>>337124161
They get their own transports unfortunately. Having to actually build them and added to force limits would be better.
>>337124375
gotcha. Thanks
I just discovered someone's Ringworld around a star.
How do I get in on this?
Ok /v/ about to play my first game and I can't decide which style to play first.
>human plutocratic oligarchy who are basically a collection of big businesses exploring the stars to find resources to mercilessly and efficiently exploit
or
> xenophobic, spiritualist slug/fungus men who wish to conquer and purge/enslave the heretics of the galaxy.
>>337124351
you seen Water World with Kevin Costner?
>>337124351
Small island at most, 99% of water.
Industry is hard when your civilization is not used to have water everywhere. Habitats are difficult to come by. Basically, imagine Waterworld. Humans can live in Waterworld, of course, but can't thrive as easily.
>>337124489
Both
>>337124351
Because the landmass don't exist
People can't live on floating platforms or ships all day, we need ground on our feet
>>337124446
Get the tech for it.
So, what weapon type is best? Missiles, Lasers or Kinetics?
The soundtrack is fucking excellent, anyone have a DL?
>>337124489
I'm on my first game as xenophobe militarist humans. Everyone hates me from the start and I was strapped for minerals for a long time so for a first game I recommend going full Yiddish
>>337124446
How many tiles?
I sure as fuck hope they patch in survey and construction ship automatization in the future. Micro-managing this shit isn't fun in the slightest. In Distant World you could set all your scouts to automatic, and even set how they'd react to anomalies (always research / ask / never research) and building improvements was much less of a hassle too. The devs should just add a "build everything you can inside your empire borders until available resources run out" automatization option for construction vessels.
>>337124025
>>337124161
1. Recruit attack armies at your worlds.
2. Click Embark, they automatically get their own free transport ships and are formed into a fleet.
3. Attach general to the fleet.
4. Before actually performing a landing, have you other ships bombard a planet until its fortifications are 0 (your soldiers get a huge attack bonus this way)
5. Deploy your landing fleet. (right click planet and select "Land")
Also, what you actually get from a war depends on your war objectives. You could get planets just by attacking enemy ships and raising your war score enough, without even touching an enemy planet. Or, even if you capture a planet but that planet wasn't one of your war objectives you won't get to keep it. However, capturing planets during war gives big boosts to your war score.
>>337124590
Lasers beat armor
Ballistics beat shields, as do missiles
Strike groups beat large ships, countered by point defence as well
You have to figure out what is best vs your enemy. Early game lasers are good since no one has shields anyway.
>>337124670
it would need a lot of tweaking though because research stations are not cheap and scientists need to run away a lot. So it would still need player managing
>get random traits of fanatic militarist and xenophobic
>every interaction is 'fuck off, alien scum reeeeeee'
I am living the dream, vicariously
>>337124590
they all have their own uses, and ways to compensate for their shortcomings.
Missiles have good alpha, but suffer from countermeasures knocking them down (until armored munitions), lasers ignore armor, ballistics are fast constant damage but usually shorter ranged.
So, pick your poison, it doesn't matter as much as you'd think
bought the game and haven't played one of these in awhile but i want to make my own civ. help?
>>337124772
>research stations
*research and mining. really any stations
>>337124712
Whats a "strike group" a bunch of smaller ships?
Whats the point of larger ships then?
I started a game but haven't done anything in it yet because I need to watch quill18's series to learn the mechanics.
>be fantastic xenophobe spiritualist
>literally EVERY SINGLE alien I meet is a xenophile
>get -20 or -40 modifier instantly
>everyone fucking hates me
>thats okay thought because I hate them. goddamn bird and mushroom "people"
>begin purging primitive aliens in my space because they're disgusting
>-90 genocide modifier with everyone now
>bordering empire declares war
>its 2vs1
>I manage to crush one of their fleets thanks to a space station barely giving me an edge
>never see the other empire's fleet
>force a white peace after invading a planet
Was strange, always wondered where the 2nd fleet was.
This fucked me later on though.
>truce is up
>decide to remove aliens that attacked me earlier
>attack them
>2vs1 again
>their fleet blitzes to my home world, blows up my level 4 space station, and rekts my fleet
AI WHY ARE YOU SO GOOD SOMETIMES AND YET SO BAD AT OTHERS
>>337124772
honestly i'd just suffice to have a replacement option for constructors at the least, it's annoying losing a couple bits here and there then manually rebuilding them over and over.
>>337124789
What's the point of this image
How does /v/ like the game? Is it better than CK2? I tried to learn how to play CK2 but I'm such a filthy casual and I just couldn't do it. Would things be different this time with Stellaris?
>>337124974
it's really not like CK2. Very easy to learn IMO
>>337124865
Some ships can deploy smaller ones, which are called strike craft. They are great vs large because they can evade for days.
Large ships can simply overwhelm you though. And nothing beats a large ship like a larger one, so having bigger is normally better.
You have to experiment. Find what works for you against that enemy force.
Why would I pick xenophobe over collectivist? I just want to purge the other races from the planets I conquer but I don't want diplomacy to be off the table. Does xenophobia offer anything at all?
Can you colonize moons?
>collectivists tolerate slavery
>can't stand alien slavery
Goddammit.
OK, real talk now.
Why is this out BEFORE Heart of Iron IV?
>>337124712
Can you switch later down the road or are you stuck with your beginning decision?
>>337124974
Admittedly, Stellaris eases you into the deep end instead of just dropping you into it. You get plenty of time to absorb and learn stuff for the first good while of the game instead of it just chucking tons and tons of stuff at you right off the bat
>>337125031
Yes. If its habitable.
>>337125031
yes, my first colony was a moon Gaia which is a paradise world basically
>>337125073
HOI wasn't railroaded enough so they needed to fix it
>>337124772
They could make automatized construction ships work like planet sectors, except global; give them a separate resource pool they can utilize with the player being able invest or withdraw minerals as needed.
Whats the biggest ships can get in this game? Just starting so I only have puny Corvettes. Can I build capital ships that dwarf everything else?
How's the amount of management you have to put into your empire mid- to endgame?
I love these kind of games but I always get kind of tired towards the end because you have to go through dozens of mundane and repetitive tasks for every interesting one.
>>337125137
>>337125139
Awesome!
By the way, what happens if you colonize a planet with a mining station on it?
>>337125075
You can switch, or do all of them. Or focus on one. You can even have multiple different weapons on the same ship. Iv got ships with both missiles and lasers on them.
That isnt even all the weapons. Iv also found plasma, beam and disorientation lasers.
Is it possible to create a lizard race and control and manipulate other races via fabricated lies, economy, corruption and degeneracy and just have someone else fight my wars for me?
Anyone tried large map?
How is it? Amount of space is kinda scary even on the medium ones
>>337125031
yeah, my homeworld is a moon around a gas giant.
>>337109917
Anyone having problems keeping their monthly energy positive? I swear as soon as I get +energy I lose it almost immediately.
>>337125236
one letter off
>>337125172
Yes. There are even super large special powerful ships for military governments.
>>337125250
Nothing. You can do both at once.
>>337125236
>yiffnar
>>337125316
Space is pretty big anon
>>337125321
>Anyone having problems keeping their monthly energy positive
No, while I usually wait for something it keeps going up
>>337110234
enslave them and use them as a work force.
I uplifted a race of badass avian people and use them on the harder planets.
>>337125352
but if it's a 20% habitat can I build a research station and then when I get the tech colonize it and still get the bonus without the station? Don't want to waste energy credits
>>337125384
like your mom lmao
>>337124938
I just discovered that my powerful neighbour has a 3k fleet locked between 2 other empires.
I got myself cut in two because the AI settled a planet I thought they couldnt yet, had to go to war for it
>>337125321
>Anyone having problems keeping their monthly energy positive?
Space stations, especially higher level ones are huge hogs. Don't build them until you literally need them.
>>337121102
>that Cybrid rip off
praise <First-Thought//Giver-of-Will>
>>337125321
>Anyone having problems keeping their monthly energy positive
I hit energy cap fairly early while still starving for minerals. Even at +55 I have to wait a lot to build shit.
>>337125473
ah. all my planets have fully upgraded space stations so that's probably the issue. I have a huge stockpile at least.
>>337125454
Your mom is a black hole sucking in all the cocks in the universe
Anyone formed a Federation yet? They're stupidly OP, yes?
>>337125321
>Anyone having problems keeping their monthly energy positive?
Not since I started trading minerals for monthly energy
>>337121102
YER DEAD LAD
>>337125569
Yes, no
Just vassalized my neighbors who were being nothing but little cunts to me all game even though we have the same traits and form of government.
>wipe out their army above their homeworld
>orbital bombard that shithole into dust
>land 20 stacks of troops and wipe out their armies
>next turn they surrender
Serves you right you little bird faggots.
>tfw Betharian power station planet
>tfw ship capped and station capped and still +15 energy
>>337125008
>>337125098
Good to hear. How's the overall impression so far?
>>337125441
>I build a research station and then when I get the tech colonize it and still get the bonus without the station? Don't want to waste energy credits
You cant get the bonuses in space without buying the mining/research station. Colonizing has no effect on it.
>>337121102
Wait, shit, can you also play as robots? Because then I'll have a hard time deciding between them and the birds when I come back from work.
Is the spider race worth the extra money for the Nova edition?
>>337125648
It's actually mostly quiet on the robot front. The Valdari don't have any, so it's just a matter of waiting for them to get enough steam to split from their overlords so that I can smash them myself.
>>337125761
Nope, but there's already a mod that enables them.
Are the different prefered planets actually different? My first race has had Continental and all the planets of that type I found were 90% tiled and full of shit.
Are Tundras and deserts shit in comparison?
>>337125714
very pleasantly surprised because it doesn't seem like the regular Parajew shit. Seems like they had new people working on it. No bugs so far except science and construction vessels having a fleet name and a ship name so have to rename both for each one
>all these people getting into unplanned wars
Embassies. Use them.
You can recall them at any time, and the bonus you get from them (up to +100) decreases slowly. And if you have an embassy up that faction will not declare war on you unless you go -75
>Amazon said my copy would be delivered today
>It's 4pm
>Hasn't arrived yet
POOR
LITTLE
PIRATE
BOYS
>>337125818
nah, Paradox DLC is incredibly easy to pirate and it's usually just cosmetics
so is it worth $40?
Oh fuck, there's infantry as well. I thought your military was just ships.
>>337125964
Not if you're going to keep posting shit like that
>>337125235
I think I'm in mid-game in my current save.
Once you start colonizing, you can group your planets into sectors, that have one governor instead of every planet having their own governor. This is actually recommended, since there's a limit on how many leaders you can have at a time and how many planets you can directly control (though it's increased with new tech) and the governor gives their bonus to all the planets in the sector, instead of just one planet.
From there on the sectors in the planets are automated, though you can set their main focus (army, minerals, money, research). You can also see how much resources they produce, and you can set a slider changing how much of those resources the sector keeps themselves for further building expansion, and how much is put into your total empire pool that you can use in your directly controlled planets or construction ships. So the core empire management wise it's very macro.
However you can't automate scout or construction ships for some stupid reason, though the former is alleviated a bit by being able to trade star maps with other empires and in the latter case you won't be building *that* much shit at a time, plus you can queue up build or survey orders for entire stars systems.
>>337126015
what?
i play badminton with a 50 year old russian immigrant. he is one of the most sympathic people i know. keep triggering those sjws based russia, you are doing gods work.
>>337125869
no, they aren't, at all from what i've seen. It's mostly just to keep you from being able to colonize everything everywhere right at the start.
>>337126156
That gif is giving me nightmares i hope your happy with yourself
>>337125841
Dont wait too long or the robutts will murder everything.
Have you killed any fallen empires yet?
It's still kind of shallow at the moment.
I imagine it's going to get better once some expansions are out, like all Paradox games.
What are the odds of the first DLC focusing on diplomacy?
>>337126224
it's an ayy lmao man
>>337125874
Thanks, looks like I'm getting it.
>colonize beautiful lush planet
>turns out it's planet Australia
>poisonous kelp in the water
>deadly predators everywhere
>can only work like half the tiles
>>337125924
>those stockpiles with such shit per month increases
>3/7 planets
So cheat codes are already released?
>>337126308
you can check all that before you colonize you know
Who /GalacticEmpire/ here?
>>337126308
You can check the surface before you colonize, it's one of the tabs at the bottom of the planet screen.
>>337126308
>colonize a lovely desert planet
>the planet is entirely sinkholes and craters
>no literally
>enjoy the 2 free tiles to land that colony on despite being huge
>>337126423
Will they allow inter-galaxy travel?
>>337112701
With all due respect, this game shouldn't even have multiplayer.
Its fucking multiplayer cucks who force companies to make multiplayer components for what are naturally single player games.
This is not an arena shooter or moba that end within 30 minutes.
Each game in stellaris lasts for days.
Its not geared towards multiplayer at all.
>>337126479
First semi-expanion. $22.99
Oh, hey there Galactic Union. Remember that time you vassalized my people, burned my homeworld, and enslaved my citizens?
I remember.
>>337126238
I'm about to start carving a path. Haven't touched any Fallen, they're still "Ogrewhelming".
>>337126407
I switch my sector foci to research when I have big stockpiles and lower my taxes. I have about 40 planets across 4 sectors - I only directly control my major shipbuilding planets.
What are the victory conditions?
Can you win with science and politics like in CIV games?
>>337126026
Alright, that sounds great. Thanks Anon
>>337126538
>more features is bad!
I happen to like multiplayer. Getting a good 4 player game going with your friends that you guys play out over several weeks is fun as fuck.
>>337126479
Yes, after they put China in CKII.
>>337125670
>>337126612
Do vassals still give you half their income.
Are there any 40k Portrait mods in the works that aren't that lazy piece of shit on the Workshop?
I want to get into 4x, what should I start with, Civ V or Warlock master of the arcane?
>>337125670
What is it about birds that makes them such utter cunts?
>>337126725
Master of Magic
>>337121102
the reapers are here
do you have what it takes to stop them, Shepard?
>>337123162
>>337123162
None of the other fucking spcies are even remotely interesting
They either look like Chthulu memeshit or bipedal corgis (I've only seen one race fitting this description)
>>337125964
Is that the abyss corruption?
>>337126423
>Thought you meant Star Wars
>Looked at map
>Saw Trantor and Terminus
>mfw
>>337126795
yeah, Avians are cunts. Out of everyone in my game, the birds are the only ones who have rivalled me. I have found an industrial age species who I am considering wiping out because they are avian.
>>337126725
Civ V is both good and beginner friendly. Remember to get all the expansions, as without them it's too barebones of an experience.
>>337123346
Maybe aliens just aren't allowed inside but they don't murder them all
Is repugnant -1 per month or what? Is there a cap?
>>337126795
When have birds in video games NOT been total assholes?
>>337126725
Endless Legend
>>337118672
From what I saw that's a really strong event which gives 15% to all research speed when completed
>>337126795
If you had wings and had the ability to literally shit on everyone with no consequence I'm sure you'd be an arse as well
can i make cat aliens?
>>337123346
says xenophile though
>>337123430
>Find Lando
>it's not a man, it's a system
Is this just EU4 with animals in space or is it actually worthpirating?
>>337109917
Are some events bugged?
For instance, I finished one event on a planet but now I have a multi-part event with one of the projects being on that same planet, but whenever I try to order a ship to do it I can't because it just flags the already completed project instead of the new one.
Worse yet, I was on a "gather 6 precursor artifacts" mission and I had managed to get 4/6 after 50 years, but now 50 years later I've searched the entire quadrant of the galaxy in detail and haven't found the other two.
>>337127224
I couldnt stand EU4 but I'm enjoying Stellaris
>>337127224
I was actually wondering if there's already a torrent of it.
>shit trade
>shit diplomacy
>combat is typical boring paradox shit
How are people enjoying this?
How good are leaders exactly? I'm pondering how useful Venerable trait would be. I assume it obviously works best with empires without elections, correct?
>>337127307
there was a Codex torrent literally from the minute it released
>always get sandwiched early on
>Fallen Empire on my borders
>Flips it shit everytime I want to invade filthy xenos and keeps warning me to change
>Tell it to fuck off and I go about fucking up the weakest xenos to create vassal states
>Fallen Empire had enough of my shit and declares war, steamrolls to my homeworld and conquers it
I threw all my fleets at them to try and hold off all those 20k strength fleets and I only got one of their ships.
I`m still early on. I think it's going well, though.
The swarm will grow.
Should I buy this or Metal Gear Solid: The phantom pain?
>>337127404
Leaders also refers to scientists generals admirals governors etc
When they die it makes you spend influence to get more, having them live longer is nice
Plus they have more time to become really skilled
>>337127454
fallen empires aint nothing to fuck with
When does the grand strategy stuff start? Because in the early game it feels entirely like a 4X game.
>Start with one planet, one science/survey ship, and one constructor
>Automate your science ship to survey nearby systems for mining/research points, habitable planets, and random events.
>Create buildings on homeworld tiles to get your industrial base going.
>Get a small fleet to deal with pirates.
>Slowly expand outward until meeting aliens and fucking hope you have a big enough resource base to be on par with them when you do.
The above is the early game for GalCiv3 and this feels no different. Even the diplomacy feels basic, just trade agreement/research agreement/alliance/swap resources stuff.
I love Paradox games and I know that DLC will be coming regularly but on release, right now, this isn't doing much for me.
>>337127454
They warned you about the xenos bro
They warned you dawg
>>337127404
They provide substantial bonuses, if albeit usually in a niche way. The levels of their basic bonuses can be pretty decent if they live long enough. Some of my admirals are up to 8 stars now and provide a ton of boosts.
>>337127427
link?
>>337121102
This hurts you, Shepard.
>>337127703
just search on KAT, its not hard
>>337127012
Genocide modifier is -90, senpai.
>>337127703
https://thepiratebay.se/torrent/14572619/Stellaris-CODEX
seems like TPB is getting pounded by the Google phishing filter again
>>337117706
>>337117806
Just shows how dumbed down this game is. Even retards can play it well.
>>337125349
Literally the key right next to it.
How do I know when a faction is a fallen Empire?
>>337127514
This
>>337127920
You'll know.
anyone else build a listening post and use it to send spies to subvert their population. was way easier than i thought it would be to do
>>337128017
oh....ok.
>>337127920
your anus will pucker up on reflex, then you'll realize and either lube up in advance or just grit your teeth and get it over with
>>337118672
>>337118804
>>337127117
Thats a joke about the flying teapot.
https://robinhl.com/2012/02/15/nonsensical-but-irrefutable-bertrand-russells-flying-teapot/
It must suck to be stupid..Never understanding any references except when it comes to games or some shitty tits-and-dragons tv show..
Are there any games with the same spess/sci-fi setting as this, but <whatever genre Civilization is> instead of grand strategy? I am really bad at grand strategy.
I found them.
Now it's time for genocide.
>>337128089
*tips fedora*
>>337128173
Just play it. Civ requires as much learning to play well.
>>337128173
Gal Civ maybe?
>>337128173
well Civ Beyond Earth is basically a Civ space mod
Are fallen empires different from advanced start?
I want to disable advanced starts, but I still want to be able fight fallen empires late game.
>>337114348
I found Sol in my game with Earth in the Atomic Age, but before I had the tech to uplift them they destroyed themselves with nukes.
>>337128219
Its not even a fedora meme, its a fairly well known philosophical thing.
>>337128173
Endless Space
Anyone up for a MP game?
>>337128173
This game is surprisingly mild by comparison to other grand strategy games, but if it's still too much, maybe try Star Ruler 2 or something.
Since individualist increases ethics divergence, it only makes sense that collectivist should reduce it, right?
How am I supposed to make muh hive species if I get random pops that don't agree with my ethics?
Uncharted
-or-
Stellaris?
>>337127815
>This web page at thepiratebay.se has been reported as a web forgery and has been blocked based on your security preferences.
uhhhh....
>>337128219
Don't be a fucking retard
It's a philosophy thing
>>337128539
>movie or a game
Hmmm, I wonder
>>337128539
6 hour movie or countless hours of space autism?
Should I make a nigger the god king?
New government is better, but he is a fucking nigger;_;
>reached the maximum amount of energy
>decide to give some to my neighbors
>'DO YOU REALLY THINK YOU CAN RIP US OFF LIKE THIS TAKE YOUR SHIT DEAL OUT OF HERE'
What
>>337128545
just seach for it on KAT, it's the same torrent
>>337128539
Uncharted on Youtube with your hand on the doritos.
Stellaris with your hand on the mouse.
>>337128539
Both are pretty much movies
whats the point of vassalizing someone?
>>337128694
impossible, they always have +1 or more if YOU give them something
>>337128379
>>337128552
Tippetitiptip
>>337128729
>>337128718
>>337128620
Thanks senpaitachi
>>337128359
It literally says fallen empires have nothing to do with it in the tooltip.
Advanced starts just gives a few AI a leg up, its dumb.
>>337128757
I'm giving them 300 energy and it's at 0.
>Every empire I run into is full of pacifist squid people that hate my mushroom people for being repugnant despots
Wait until I turn you into slaves you hippie fucks
I've added a whole sector of conquered peoples, and now I have a forward position to establish wormhole devices capable of hitting the machines where it hurts.
Here come the guns.
>>337128718
>just about 25% of this is actual gameplay
>50% is just walking around while listening to some person talking to you
>other 25% are cutscenes
jesus christ
>>337128219
'sup leddit
>>337128545
>he hasn't turned off the Google "Safe Browsing" filter
>he's part of the botnet
>>337128089
>oh man oh jeez these fucking morons dont get my obscure meme reference oh god im so smart
kys
>Looking at wiki
>Warp drive tech took far too fucking long for me to upgrade in my first game
>Ended up hemmed in and fucked out of viable planets.
>You can research fucking Psionic Warp
>Literally Warhammer FTL
Is there any way I can force out the original occupants of a planet that I've won through warfare? I don't want Xenoniggers in my empire.
Purge seems to be it, but that sounds like it will piss off everybody around me. I also cant select it because I'm lacking a xenophobe trait.
>>337129092
it's not really all that obscure anon
>>337128927
Machines are friends not foe!
Indirect and I'm assuming all democracies need a overhaul. Their main method of accumulating influence is the mandates. The problem is in 15 hours of playing I have yet to be able to fulfill a single one.
>Build 4 research outposts
>Only have two in my borders and they are already built
>Build 4 mining outposts
>They are all already built
>Build 2 planetary outposts
>I have no influence to establish them since every other mandate was impossible
They seriously need an algorithm that determines what is actually possible to do. Or at the very least ADD MORE FUCKING MANDATES. Why not
>Generate 500 credits
>Mine 500 minerals
>Build 10 new ships
>Explore 4 planets
Fucking anything at all.
>>337129092
>obscure meme reference
Its a cornerstone of modern atheism.
>>337129092
>>337128219
>>337118672
>>337118804
>American education system
>>337129257
Nice try shillboto.
>>337129396
*tips fedora*
>>337129259
>slavery mandate
>slavery is outlawed
Hmmmm.
Lol, I really love this game
>>337126538
Fuck off, I play EU4 with my friends all the time. We can play one game for months.
>>337129543
>slavery mandate
>slavery outlawed
>fanatic individualist culture
>only 2 planets both of the same species
>>337129561
Send them your space jews, Anon.
Conquering others has led to me inheriting their robutts.
Not to fear though. Gun > synthetic brain.
>>337129510
trying_too_hard/10
>>>r/atheism
Whats the consensus about this game? Worth a buy?
is it like a 4x game? any unique 'gimmicks'?
>>337129893
tip tip fellow anon
>>337129821
>using warp/wormholes
People like you disgust me
>>337129910
Better than last big 4x games(mostly because endless space and galciv3 were garbage) but kinda lacks of depth, with 2-3 dlc easily will be best space 4x game on the market
>>337129910
I think it's most like GalCiv3, but with good writing and a lot more interesting random events. It has little quest-type-things to do too, sort of like Endless Legend. It's pretty unique in that it seems to blend the best parts of a dozen different games, but it does have some major shortcomings that we can only assume Paradox is saving to address in expansions like with all of their other games.
>>337129910
Its more 4x than other Paradox grand strategies and slowly transitions into grand strategy as the game progresses
>>337109917
My ottoman empire is doing pretty well.
I'm not the biggest nation but I have 5 planets with an energy income of 30 and mineral income of 70 and this while paying maintenance to a fleet with power of 15k.
Also I have conquered a one planet human nation which I enslaved and turned into an energy farm and vasalised a 4 planet alien empire which I'm planning to integrate.
But I'm a bit stuck because I have filled my planets cap and I can't build any more frontier outposts without getting negative influence income.
My genemodded shock troops prove their worth. These robots are hard to root out.
>>337130084
>using chokepoint lanes instead of deepicus strikicus magic
>>337130084
>endless space
God that was such a disappointment. I didn't have the DLC so maybe it changed later on, but the fighting systems was so boring that you could as well just auto resolve every conflict because you had no input anyway and it all came down to doing tedious maintenance of your planets
Man, I know planets continue to develop in sectors, but I really hate having to put planets in them when I'm not done building on them yet.
Once I have enough influence to take the hit, I'll disband my sectors, build everything I want on the planets and then put them back up.
So how does gene therapy work?
Do you get penalties for purging robotic or synthetic pops?
>>337130104
>but it does have some major shortcomings
Pondering about whether to buy the game at the moment, could you list the most severe shortcomings?
>>337130292
Yes, there will be synthetic protestors, aka the SJWs of your species
Still can't make the civ I want.
>make fanatic collectivist xenophile empire
>can't be a direct democracy, can only be a despotic empire
What the fuck
>>337130209
>deep strikes
Can you get drop pod tech? I want to descend upon the foe, overwhelm the foe and leave non alive!
>>337130434
>make an empire
>can only be an empire
woooooooooow
>>337130370
My humanity is decadent so theydon't give a shit about slavery and purges and shit.
>>337130434
>be a raging commie
>"why cant i be freedumb?"
The Machine Consciousness is no more. For all their tough talk they were a walk in the fucking park.
A fanatically individualistic society, the Confederacy prefers to focus on the individual accomplishments of its war heroes rather than the momentous mass of popular will it took to snatch victory, but if ever there was a time for flag-waving it is now. When all of us, as individuals, work towards the same goal then nothing can stop us. This is the power of a truly free people.
>>337130479
With wormholes you can teleport your fleet to anywhere in range of the generator.
With warp and hyperspace you have to actually travel there through systems.
Basically, two wormhole empires fighting each other is a massive clusterfuck.
>>337130114
Oh ok. So its not like CK2 with all the political intricacies? I was hoping it would be like political intrigue in space
>>337126965
tfw you will never have a comfy cubical home in trantor.
Meanwhile, where's my fucking genocide option.
I hate individualism so much.
>>337130723
It has leaders and political interfaces but its more like EU4 than CK2
I think influence needs to be tweaked. Most of my rulers and scientists are getting old and I don't have the influence to replace them.
REEEE STOP USING ROBOTS YOU STUPID FUCKERS
This game needs a galactic United Nations that you can use to ban technology, with optional UN investigators and skirting the rules.
>>337130829
>freedom society doesn't support genocide
wew
How is the combat in this? I never even bothered to think about it.
Jesus Christ space borders are so triggering, its like trying to paint water.
Do you think I can Jew my way through out space?
>>337130995
>This game needs a galactic United Nations
>Stellaris: Space Cancer DLC
>>337131127
Same old paradox I guess.
>>337131205
They're for maintenance.
Minerals to built it.
Energy credits to maintain it.
I'm not running my fleet anywhere near capacity, so I'm not using all my credits. During war I run a deficit and if I run out I trade minerals for credits. Not that you need to - not having enough energy credits just increases build cost and repair cost and reduces mineral production. You don't doomspiral into bankruptcy like in EU4, just a get a (pretty hefty) malus. Running out of energy doesn't put you out of the game.
>>337131225
Not with wormholes you cant. (Or maybe u can?)
>>337131226
As cancer as the actual UN is, treaties to ban tech is sort of a cool idea.
>>337131226
>he doesn't want to veto the rights of smaller species
>>337131404
What should be the best FTL option for goyims be then?
>>337130995
Stepping on Civ5 territory? I like it.
Fucking treasonous scum voting for birdpeople candidates.
I think democracy may have run its course.
>>337131225
oy vey, delete this!
>>337114874
>Doesn't show Alliances/Federations
>Doesn't show different shiptypes
Did you even read his post? Besides devs even admitted map modes were still being worked out. I just don't get you Paradoxcucks, if something's fucked, call out it. What are you getting in return for your irrational brand loyalty?
Is there a tech tree anywhere?
I want to colonise planets but I don't know what to pick to get the necessary tech.
anyway to relocate an established colony ship on a different tile?
What form of governments allow for purging/genocide right off the bat?
>>337131964
It's more like a tech roulette than it is a tree
>>337131793
Switch to Jump Drives so we can have more fun times.
>>337131809
Seems like we got good amount of credits here goy...
>>337131964
You should get the basic colonization tech as one of your first choices always. Most of the rest of the techs are pseudorandom though.
>>337129561
i did this to one planet, one of my agent betrayed me beacuse MUH DICK and started rebelling natives against me
>>337132149
Lel that's a thing? I'd glass the planet if that happened.
>having nice bird buddies
>influence is so extremely low and I NEED more
>had to piss off bird buddies by breaking off our alliance
I hope the leave alliance debuff goes away soon. I know I will need them again in the future.
>>337132073
The fun times are already here.
I have to carve my way to these robotic fucksticks through my old nemesis turned pathetic squabbling child, the Union. They refuse to see the bigger picture.
10/10 game love all the shit you can do
To new players I recommend fucking around with the civ-builder because it's fun, and it doesn't matter too much if you "fuck up".
Then start a game and do as much of the tutorial as you can, obviously fucking up as much as you can too. Learn for your mistakes.
Once you get it, start up a new game maybe with a better race and have a go. I hated the tutorial stuff since it's somewhat overwhelming with all the missions, but it helps you figure out the game.
I hated the first two hours of the game, then took a break - started up a new thing - and enjoyed every minute.
>>337132068
Xenophobe empire would do the trick.
Anybody know how i can change my empire color md game? Picked black can't see shit
Can you export food?
>>337131946
I was specifically adressing the two fucking points i mentioned you fucking autistic moron
Do you guys purge and repopulate or allow xenos to live in your empire ?
>>337132839
Don't think so.
>>337133207
Either enslave or integrate but they can't vote
>>337127069
Sword of the Stars Morrigi were alright, but they were less birds and more feathered crow dragons with psi abilities.
>>337130616
Go make youtube videos or something, who fucking cares.
>>337133412
You can make your own thread if you like and I promise not to post in it.
Xenophobic military republic is fun. I'm doing my part!
>>337132839
we need a putin mod to become a galaxy wide supplier of food.
>everyone becomes dependant on your export to survive.
>someone doesnt let you colonize a system
>stop export of food.
>rivalry empire sucumbs to revolts and starvation.
