Stellaris Dev Diary #279 / Stellaris Dog Diary #2 - 3.6.1, Holiday Beta, and More

[Metallichydra]

So we won't be able to make alloys out of thin air anymore?

 

[Eladrin]

So we won't be able to make alloys out of thin air anymore?

Correct, you'll need the barest minimum of resources rather than simply willing them into existence through the force of your cultural power.

 

[GloatingSwine]

You are aware that if you keep posting dog pics we will demand they be added to the game, right?

 

[Lorenerd11]

Obligatory "please let Rogue Servitors and Empaths pacify Amoebas" post.

Canine pets are great, but I want my Rogue Servitors to be able to have amoeboid pets too.

The final list of the changes planned for it are still being discussed internally. Changes we’re considering include significant refactoring to AI acceptance, especially those related to loyalty, economy, and subject : overlord relationships

Have you considered letting us buy some systems from our subjects, especially uninhabited ones?

It feels a bit annoying to have to release subject, wait 10 years, and then declare war on them just to get a couple systems from them. Especially when integration is set to allowed, which makes it easier to take their entire empire than a few systems.

Could make buying a system cost influence, so that it isn't too exploitable.

 

[fusei]

Correct, you'll need the barest minimum of resources rather than simply willing them into existence through the force of your cultural power.

I can see how this is an issue for materialists and their conservation of energy, but why do you inconvenience spiritualist for the materialist's silly believes?

 

[fourteenfour]

with regards to capping deductions, I would much prefer a game where bonuses and reductions are capped at a much lower value and instead the player chooses the best route on how to get there rather than just keep focusing on accumulating more and more increments. it gets incredibly silly at times and there are some really obnoxious bonuses out there.

the first step is just looking at what those who play multiplayer like to restrict or outright ban in games because.



on the note of galaxy generation. one of my favorite mods is called No Clustered Starts (https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=687226658) and why I like this is that it really does an incredible job of keeping down the clumping and distribution of empires feels so much better.

I really would like options that allow for equal distribution of primitives, wrecked megastructures, wormholes, and more. It really should be "do I want balance or just randomness" because nothing is fun about starting behind an iso fe and realizing its just best to restart the game; there are other conditions which invoke the same response. to be honest I still find moo cts to have better generation. Since I do not fully understand generation and a lot is in not in the text files can you answer one question.

would a fixed random seed create the same galaxy over and over? if so i would love to be able to save/set that value

 

[yarpus]

While you work on AI subjugation, could you give player an easier way to subjugate others? At least an easier way to get Subjugation CB as it’s fairly difficult to get on higher difficulties. I usually end up conquering and then releasing conquered land as subjects which feels counterproductive.
Maybe some mid game Ascension Perk could make it easier both for players and AI?

 

[pikasnoop]

Would the cost reduction cap be for net-reduction or total reduction? I.e. what would the job upkeep be if you had -100% from various sources, but also +30% from those society techs?

 

[Ryika]

Monster-Tofu

 

[fusei]

Monster-Tofu

It's just a baby!

 

[Rafss]

Will Hrozgar emergency FTL if you ambush it with defense stations? Because then you'll have to employ a big armada like with every other Leviathan.
I do enjoy the cordyceptic ambush strategy though, I hope we get a different workaround that lets it better scale in power with game progression rather than removing the strategy altogether, smashing player cleverness for balance is bad game design; we want it balanced but we don't want to ruin the fun.
Also please ease the penalties on ring world sections, maybe make some of the tech requirements for blocker clearing lower, the generator one specially is awfully late
Thanks for all the hard work though, it was a wonderful year for all the community and Tofu is the icing on the cake, we love him!

 

[Eladrin]

Will Hrozgar emergency FTL if you ambush it with defense stations? Because then you'll have to employ a big armada like with every other Leviathan.
I do enjoy the cordyceptic ambush strategy though, I hope we get a different workaround that lets it better scale in power with game progression rather than removing the strategy altogether, smashing player cleverness for balance is bad game design; we want it balanced but we don't want to ruin the fun.

Hrozgar's primary issue is that since they're currently using a Maintain Distance artillery combat behavior, they don't get their twelve secondary weapons in range of the enemy.

 

[SeraphAscending]

Super stoked about you guys trying risky changes in the beta now.
I think that will improve the game significantly in the long run, because you don't have to be as cautious as you are with patches - breaking stuff in the beta is obviously not a big deal (for the community) and can be improved upon through trial-and-error if necessary. Looking forward to the results of this. - can't participate with my gog version, though :'(

 

[currylambchop]

Hrozgar's primary issue is that since they're currently using a Maintain Distance artillery combat behavior, they don't get their twelve secondary weapons in range of the enemy.

Patch notes for 3.7
- Hrozgar gets a slightly bigger brain

 

[civ_v_freak]

Barring unexpected developments, this will be the last patch to the live branch of Stellaris for the year.

I have been a very good boy this year, Saint Eladrin... the only thing I ask for me and all my fellow space lovers is for a fix to AI species generating without negative traits... is that within the realm of possibilities before the holiday break? o_o_/\_

 

[Nis Baggesen]

Am I the only one who was expecting the sentence after "Are you a modder?" to be "Do you like jam?" or "Are you also a fruit?"

 

[rubert]

So when Tofupult is available in the game?

 

[Harkinian's Dinner]

Will Hrozgar emergency FTL if you ambush it with defense stations? Because then you'll have to employ a big armada like with every other Leviathan.
I do enjoy the cordyceptic ambush strategy though, I hope we get a different workaround that lets it better scale in power with game progression rather than removing the strategy altogether, smashing player cleverness for balance is bad game design; we want it balanced but we don't want to ruin the fun.
Also please ease the penalties on ring world sections, maybe make some of the tech requirements for blocker clearing lower, the generator one specially is awfully late
Thanks for all the hard work though, it was a wonderful year for all the community and Tofu is the icing on the cake, we love him!

Exploits aren't strategies. This wasn't player cleverness, it was just Hrozgar refusing to fight due to a developer oversight.

 

[Dr. B]

I hope we can still get around 100.000 free energy and 50.000 free alloys from trading away our favors to the high-difficulty AI.