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Utopia appears to be HUGE. Are there any new mechanics which we haven't heard of?

Also, there is a 9th ethic, which I believe is the Hive Mind. I cannot imagine the amount of hype there is going to be once Utopia is out.
 
Will achievements that depend on ethics check the starting ethics or your ethics at the time, e.g. will it be possible to grab Deus Vult if you ethics shift to Spiritualist aftet grabbing the holy worlds?
 
This all looks brilliant!

how randomised are the faction names? like just the species name changes of the whole thing is likely to be different?
are there factions to change empire primary species as well?
 
My question doesn' t really fit the dd, but since you most often answer questions here I thought I try it here anyway:
How does Purging conquered Species work in terms of newly conquered planets populated by that species. Generally it seems like the AI will just purge all of them at once, which makes the planet uninhabited and lost to your empire. The smartest way to handle this would be if the AI shifted one member of a species that should not be purged to the planet before purging the last pop there. Since this could cause problems with some players plans however, I could also very much live with an optional toggle for the AI to always keep at least one pop on each planet, undesirable or not. Then the player can migrate his pops there himself if he wants the species to be purged for good.
 
I'll be honest, it's hard for me to grasp what's going on from pure text. It sounds like a lot of fun, but it definitely requires a few playthroughs to understand it fully I think. All the new things will create so many more ways to play the game, can't wait!
 
I really hope that once a planet revolts, it might cause a cascade of similar uprisings empire-wide by other discontent POPs, so as to make rebellions actually dangerous and violent revolutions possible.
 
Wiz, will unrest always raise attraction towards Authoritarian, or will it raise attraction towards etics other than your own (e. g. Egalitarian if you're already Authoritarian)?
 
This faction thing looks really interesting.

I have a question: will/do revolters actively seek to ally with foreign powers like HOI4 civil wars?

Yes. Nationalists will typically try to defect back to their former empire, and other revolters will try to seek the aid of your rivals if they manage to take the planet.
 
Wiz, will unrest always raise attraction towards Authoritarian, or will it raise attraction towards etics other than your own (e. g. Egalitarian if you're already Authoritarian)?

It can potentially affect any ethic.
 
Will you be able to customize the names of the respective factions if you use a custom empire?

Likewise, are custom names for potential castes in the caste system, custom greetings/war declaration messages etc. features you consider for future patches?