Now that Synthetic Dawn will get the Hard Reset origin, it will add two empire types with a focus on Cybernetics: Driven Assimilator and Hard Reset.
Because of that, it is starting to feel weird that both of them lack access to the ascension path central to their theme, requiring either Utopia or The Machine Age. Hard Reset without the Cybernetic ascension feels like you'll just be hitting a dead end. And Driven Assimilator without Cybernetic ascension leaves your cyborgs feeling lacking.
I think it could be a good idea to allow Hard Reset empires and Driven Assimilator to pursue Cybernetic ascension with just the Synthetic Dawn DLC, kinda like how you can research Habitat upgrades as Void Dwellers even though they normally require Utopia DLC.
Because of that, it is starting to feel weird that both of them lack access to the ascension path central to their theme, requiring either Utopia or The Machine Age. Hard Reset without the Cybernetic ascension feels like you'll just be hitting a dead end. And Driven Assimilator without Cybernetic ascension leaves your cyborgs feeling lacking.
I think it could be a good idea to allow Hard Reset empires and Driven Assimilator to pursue Cybernetic ascension with just the Synthetic Dawn DLC, kinda like how you can research Habitat upgrades as Void Dwellers even though they normally require Utopia DLC.