Stellaris

Ian C · October 21, 2016, 06:11:57 AM

I wish we'd get a patchlog like that for Hearts of Iron 4.

Freyland · October 21, 2016, 07:27:05 AM

There's giant space amoeba in HOI4? :o

O:-)

OJsDad · October 21, 2016, 08:22:40 AM

Yes, it's called the USSR!! ;D

Labbug · October 21, 2016, 09:41:00 AM

Stellaris is 25% off on Steam this weekend ($29.99).

jamus34 · October 21, 2016, 09:52:30 AM

See I wish devs would have some fun with causing misfortune to your colonists. Like space herpes.

"Dammit Jim what did a tell you about sleeping with green skinned aliens"

FarAway Sooner · October 21, 2016, 10:33:39 AM

Not to be confused with Space Harpies...

O0

Martok · October 21, 2016, 05:20:09 PM

Quote from: Ian C on October 21, 2016, 06:11:57 AM
I wish we'd get a patchlog like that for Hearts of Iron 4.

What's wrong with what I posted here? :(

Martok · October 21, 2016, 05:33:01 PM

Incidentally:

Jarhead0331 · October 21, 2016, 10:35:56 PM

Quote from: Martok on October 21, 2016, 05:20:09 PM
Quote from: Ian C on October 21, 2016, 06:11:57 AM
I wish we'd get a patchlog like that for Hearts of Iron 4.
What's wrong with what I posted here? :(

I think he means that he wishes they would release a monster patch like that for HOI4.

jamus34 · October 22, 2016, 08:07:45 AM

I think Pdox was always planning on the Heinlein patch to be huge. And I think it took them longer than they were planning.

ghostryder · October 22, 2016, 10:11:07 AM

Well forty years in. There was this space creature who my science ran across feeding on the sun. The ship was immediately destroyed. No hint as to it's strength when hovering the mouse over--but the overall popup message said the creature was eating the fusion in the sun...causing all the planets in the system (5) to become barren ice age useless ball. I got some information from one of the enclaves that was science based about it--and i even paid for information on how to defeat it--but the message was rather confusing and obtuse--I went overboard and created-using all my starbases--a 250 member fleet (way over my navy capacity but I figured it would be brought down in the fight) and barely defeated it. I re-upgraded so my corvettes and destroyers where torpedo based). Afterwards a message said-Study it--I did--and I had 2 choices--harvest a bunch of cash(energy) or try and research to bring those 5 planets back to usable condition. I choose the later. A somewhat success--they changed to Tundra--at least teraformable- but my science ship was destroyed in the process.

The 5 planets were worth it because my game setup of 800 stars was set on 25% habitable planets so there isn't but 2 others in my borders to go after. So a costly reward--took a decade to get through-but just one example thus far of these new super powerful creatures. It sucks to lose a science ship as leveling up a new scientist take forever- however I can buy a scientist off the enclave that already is ranked 5 stars and has a plus to anomalies risk as well as survey speed.

Also worth noting after a bit I got a chance to research GAIA teraforming. It takes an insane amount of time--14,000 days and costs 10,000 cash-but for 100 % hability (that equals a possible 100 hapiness) it's worth waiting over a decade to colonise them. Also note you do not have to build teraforming stations anymore. Once the tech is rearched and you have the required resources(and the planet is in your borders) you simply go to the planet and pick "Teraform" where all types are available to pick from a list.

edit: corrected spelling...kind of... :o

OJsDad · October 22, 2016, 02:26:00 PM

Quote from: ghostryder on October 22, 2016, 10:11:07 AM
Also worth noting after a bit I got a chance to research GAIA teraforming. It takes an insane amount of time--14,000 days and costs 10,000 cash-but for 100 % hability (that equals a possible 100 hapiness) it's worth waiting over a decade to colonise them. Also note you do not have to build teraforming stations anymore. Once the tech is rearched and you have the required resources(and the planet is in your borders) you simply go to the planet and pick "Teraform" where all types are available to pick from a list.

With just the patch you don't need terraforming stations anymore. Not sure if you can get the gaia test without the DLC. I do know the cost of terraforming has gone up though.

mikeck · October 22, 2016, 03:05:48 PM

Haven't had a chance to play. After the new patch, is there an option to "turn off" space monsters?

OJsDad · October 22, 2016, 03:43:38 PM

Quote from: mikeck on October 22, 2016, 03:05:48 PM
Haven't had a chance to play. After the new patch, is there an option to "turn off" space monsters?

No

mikeck · October 22, 2016, 08:21:47 PM

Quote from: OJsDad on October 22, 2016, 03:43:38 PM
Quote from: mikeck on October 22, 2016, 03:05:48 PM
Haven't had a chance to play. After the new patch, is there an option to "turn off" space monsters?

No

Whiny voice on: great, I'll be completely immersed in a believable future when the giant planet sized space slug sucks the energy from the 100 million degree star.

Whiny voice off.
Steam forum voice on: well, Im shelving this crap game...space monsters is a game killer and I'm not playing anymore until it's fixed. Thanks paradox!

Steam forum voice off

Yeah, jk...I'll be playing the hell out of it the next week. LOVE huge patches