Gamestar - Video Impressions

[Johan]

http://www.gamestar.de/videos/gamestar-tv,1/stellaris,84230.html

 

[Zoft]

Great summary. Only thing Im worried about is the limit of 16 major "nations" which seems quite small when compared to 1000 systems (with multiple planets in each one)
I was hoping for a much greater limit such as 30 or even 50!

They just happened to play with 16 during the demonstration, we regular play multiplayer with 32 players. We do however suggest a number of empires from the start, but that is constantly being tweaked and no limit for the amount of empires that could appear during a session.

 

[MrNibbles]

Just how do minor empires become major empires? Is there a criteria for it? If I create a race of slaves as others have suggested can be done, can they rebel? If I conquer a major empire and have their population can they rebel and join back in to the main game? Can one of the minor players become a major player?

I'll keep it short by simply saying.. yes, minor powers can become a major player.

 

[MrNibbles]

Alright I have a followup question:

Dead empires (Those empires with super-good technology but an inability to reproduce it, who sound like MMORPG raids where you go and raid them for awesome technology) are actual entities in the game. Because I assume you'd have to declare war on them and use warscore to enforce demands that they'd also have a diplomacy option. Will there be more interactions with them than raiding them for loot? If I'm, for example, an ultra-rich merchant empire can I hire them to fight a war against a military invader against me? Can I ally them? They won't expand on their own, but what are the limits of their interactions with the rest of the game?

If I was crazy enough could I help them rebuild their technology and create the Borg?

Yeah I would like to know the deal with these dead empires

I would love to share this with you all, but there is a time and place for these things (most likely in future dev diaries, unless Doomdark or Zoft jumps in and tells you).

Patience is a virtue young grasshoppers!