STELLARIS: New Paradox Game in SPAAAACE

[celedhring]

I will actually work today so I can take the day off tomorrow to play. 

[Tonitrus]

So the first one.

While being very cool...I also hope there is an option to turn off such uber-scourges.

There's also the opportunity of the machines rising against you if you have lots of robot pops and AI research, I have read.

I think those scourges are pretty cool. It makes the game less predictable, particularly once you get to the snowball point.

Replacing your own snowball with another AI snowball? 

And that game looked pretty non-snowballed.

But as said, I am not against the idea...just would be nice to make it optional.

I'm sure whoever does a good Star Trek mod will have a Borg scourge...just like how in Birth of the Federation, they could easily ruin a game for you. 

[celedhring]

That was a hands-off game, right? So no player snowball.

Now, I agree that if it's something that happens in almost every game I will be disappointed. But I like them coming up with stuff to make the game less predictable in the latter stages. I look forward ganging up with my former enemies to fend off an insurmountable external threat. That's so sci-fi   

Anyhow, even if they don't include the option to exclude them, they can be easily modded off.

[garbon]

I will actually work today so I can take the day off tomorrow to play. 

What a man child!

[celedhring]

I will actually work today so I can take the day off tomorrow to play. 

What a man child!

Hey! If I was a total man child I would take the day off without making up for it today

[Monoriu]

I want to get this, but I'm not sure if it is a good idea to buy a Paradox game on release

[HVC]

It annoys me a bit that it looks like only collectivists can purge.

[jimmy olsen]

It annoys me a bit that it looks like only collectivists can purge.

I believe Xenophobes can purge aliens. Collectivists can purge aliens and native species pops.

[Legbiter]

To get it out of my system, first species will be humans with xenophobia, collectivism and divine mandate. The Emperor protects!

[chipwich]

I will spread the seed of japanese-confederate slavery, on Earth or in Space

[celedhring]

RPS preview.

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/05/06/stellaris-preview-events/

Loved reading that. What attracts me from this game - which is something that was a huge part of CK2's appeal to me - is how Paradox are advancing down the path of procedural storytelling in their games.

[MadBurgerMaker]

I will actually work today so I can take the day off tomorrow to play. 

Where are you located?  I forget these things.  They've said it will be a "late afternoon" GMT release tomorrow: 

http://www.pcinvasion.com/stellaris-release-time-pre-load

[celedhring]

Spain. Yeah, I counted on it being an afternoon release. I'll do my groceries and go to the gym in the morning. I will need enough food to last me a few days. 

[Solmyr]

Excellent, that means I'll have it after I get home from work.

[MadBurgerMaker]

Spain. Yeah, I counted on it being an afternoon release. I'll do my groceries and go to the gym in the morning. I will need enough food to last me a few days. 

  Well that works out nicely then.