Stellaris

[bbmike]

Every time I go to start a new Stellaris game I see "new patch n.n is coming! It'll be the bomb!" and end up never playing 'cause I'm always waiting. That's actually true for a lot of my games.

[Barthheart]

Every time I go to start a new Stellaris game I see "new patch n.n is coming! It'll be the bomb!" and end up never playing 'cause I'm always waiting. That's actually true for a lot of my games.

Ditto.. so Wednesday night just said "F it" and started anyway.  \m/

[Nefaro]

Every time I go to start a new Stellaris game I see "new patch n.n is coming! It'll be the bomb!" and end up never playing 'cause I'm always waiting. That's actually true for a lot of my games.

Ditto.. so Wednesday night just said "F it" and started anyway.  \m/

Yes indeed!


Then there are those occasional games in which you have struggled like mad, for hours, but getting further than you ever have before.   And then a big update comes out, auto-updates, and makes your save game obsolete.   Then you have to start all over again despite not technically having lost yet.   

Therefore, when I even suspect a new update may show up in the next couple weeks then I get wary of starting a new one.

This has happened to me a couple times in TOME.  Steam auto-updates... love/hate. 

[OJsDad]

I think you can turn auto updates off.

[Nefaro]

I think you can turn auto updates off.

For Steam?

Yes, you can.  Even by game....

Until one of the Steam client updates resets it.  Which has happened to me more than once in the past.

[Sparhawk]

I think you can turn auto updates off.

Yes, you can.  Even by game....

Until one of the Steam client updates resets it.

OOhh, that's how those buggers reset auto. Sometimes just easier to uninstall if you won't be playing for awhile.

[Martok]

Every time I go to start a new Stellaris game I see "new patch n.n is coming! It'll be the bomb!" and end up never playing 'cause I'm always waiting. That's actually true for a lot of my games.

Same here.  ::) 

Although FWIW, it sounds like it's going to be a little while before the Banks update comes out, and now that the hotfix for Kennedy was released (earlier today), I'd say now is as good a time as any to fire up a new Stellaris campaign.  Which is what I did.  8) 

[DicedT]

No manual?

I don't want Wikis or videos that I have to sort through to find what I'm looking for, assuming it's even covered. I rarely find that fan-written manuals are complete.

That practically ruins a game of this complexity.

[mikeck]

More and more games are coming out without manuals...look at Hearts of Iron 4. It really doesn't ruin the game...just takes a bit longer to learn

[Ian C]

More and more games are coming out without manuals..

My ambition is to open a restaurant and invite game companies.

There will be no menu. They will have to guess.
The main meals, once traditionally complete, will be split into smaller parts and available as 'DLC' - Delicious Lovely Content - to be purchased separately.

The meals will also arrive half-cooked, with the promise of further updates.

[undercovergeek]

I work in a town with 3 restaurants without menus - you're asked what you like and don't like and are presented with a 6 course meal cooked ad hoc

[HoodedHorseJoe]

I work in a town with 3 restaurants without menus - you're asked what you like and don't like and are presented with a 6 course meal cooked ad hoc

This actually sounds pretty legit. Wouldn't mind trying something like that.

[Tpek]

More and more games are coming out without manuals..

My ambition is to open a restaurant and invite game companies.

There will be no menu. They will have to guess.
The main meals, once traditionally complete, will be split into smaller parts and available as 'DLC' - Delicious Lovely Content - to be purchased separately.

The meals will also arrive half-cooked, with the promise of further updates.

I've been to such restaurants.

[Nefaro]

More and more games are coming out without manuals..

My ambition is to open a restaurant and invite game companies.

There will be no menu. They will have to guess.
The main meals, once traditionally complete, will be split into smaller parts and available as 'DLC' - Delicious Lovely Content - to be purchased separately.

The meals will also arrive half-cooked, with the promise of further updates.

I approve this message.

[bbmike]

More and more games are coming out without manuals..

My ambition is to open a restaurant and invite game companies.

There will be no menu. They will have to guess.
The main meals, once traditionally complete, will be split into smaller parts and available as 'DLC' - Delicious Lovely Content - to be purchased separately.

The meals will also arrive half-cooked, with the promise of further updates.

Remember to let customers show up at the restaurant hours before it opens if they wish. Serve them bites of food that will most certainly not be in the main meals. No plates, cups or utensils as those will be added when the restaurant actually opens. Of course, charge them more if they choose to do this.