You guys looking forward to Stellaris?

>>14209459
I've heard about it, and I probably should be excited about it, but I haven't been paying much attention to it...I've been busy recently. Is it like Sins of a Solar Empire? I fukken loved that, so if it's similar I'll probably love it.

I'm just curious what the symbols for the Principality mean? I'd guess the crossed swords means something about them being warlike or offensively oriented, but I've no idea on the other two.

>>14209459
Nope. I've heard nothing about it's gameplay mechanics and only know it's made by one of Paradox's in-house Grand Strategy studios. I expect it to be buggy as shit.

>>14209459
If it's anything like GalCiv III or the other Space 4x's that have been released lately, no. They're just so fucking boring. There's no realy meta-plot to play with in the games, it's just KILL EVERYTHING or GRAB RESOURCE AND ASCEND.

At least CKII had the scoreboard and a bunch of crazy random events, plus noble relationships and shit.

>>14209479
It starts as a 4X, but after the initial expansion phase is done and there are no more prime planets free to take, it becomes CK2 in space, focusing on diplomacy and intrigue more than actual war.

>>14209468
Militaristisc, Individualist, and Spiritualist, which are traits you can apply to your species.

>>14209459
Except Zeon was literally right, and Gihren's plan to cull and maintain humanity's population would have prevented the inevitable collapse of all civilization in the Earth sphere.

>>14209502

I don't know that I'd classify Zeon as spiritual. There have been a few individuals who were within the ranks, like Marida - the faction as a whole never came across as very spiritual to me though.

>>14209509
If overpopulation is such a threat why haven't you shot yourself like a good citizen yet?

>>14209459
>intelligent

>You will never try technologies beyond you understanding and fuck over reality

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sN6LQykAdM

Fucking Karzu

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>>14209523
That combined with slow breeders is screaming "space autism" to me.
Maybe that's what OP was going for.

The different methods of space travel and weapon projectiles, plus the vast customization of your civilization kinda appeals me.

>>14209464

It's a Paradox game, it'll be space Crusadser Kings

>>14209519
Because I know you'll kill yourself first.

>>14209526
Man, I wish I could get into those Grand Strategy games, I find them so interesting but I get overwhelmed whenever I try playing any

Stellaris unlocks at 6AM local time for me tomorrow. Should I buy it, or wait until I actually get back from work to pirate it?

>>14210088
Europa Universalis IV is easy-modo, though it's really, really boring if you get screwed over by RNG and your tech level is too low to explore.

Crusader Kings II is probably the most popular GSG in the current era, though Hearts of Iron 3 used to be top dog. It's the most casual of them since it's like 80% GSG, 15% RPG, 5% citybuilder, and you have a lot more things you can do with immediate effect than other GSGs.

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>>14209459
>Somebody saved my picture
Neat

>>14210145
EU4 is great for MP, though. Makes sense since the devs seem to build their games (and DLC) around multiplayer.
CK2 I only play to fuel my singleplayer autism and to fuck my sister.

>>14210145
CK2 is basically marriage simulator + troop stacking

that said i really like it, didn't know paradox was making a space game but i'll probably pick it up now that i do know.

>>14210577
>read up that stellaris has tons of modability
LoGH Mod pls

>>14209526
Jesus fucking christ that unbidden growth.

>>14210577
I liked CKII before the 2015 updates and patches. Demesne, Retinue limits, and the Seduction system are all really annoying.

>>14210580
But how do you mod it?

>>14209459
No, but i'm going to get full nazi for HoI4

>>14210763
By editing files.

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I'm about to be the Amarr Empire up in this bitch.

>>14209479
But GCIII is fun as shit. I just wish it had a few more quality of life adjustments for the ship design system. Specifically for handling variants and the difference between fighter weapons and capital ship weapons (currently none).

>>14209526
>understanding
the map size is so disappointing

I know Spore kind of sucked, but the sheer amount of planets in the space stage was great, it made the galaxy feel massive.
Here, it just looks tiny, and you'd be able to, with ease, conquer the entire map in a campaign - which you almost never would have been able to accomplish in Spore. Maybe they're trading map size for game mechanics?

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>>14211123
>and you'd be able to, with ease, conquer the entire map in a campaign

Unless somebody accidentaly creates a hole in reality leaking demons from Hell
Or one of the Ancients decide to stop fooling around
Or Skynet becomes sefaware
Or the tyranids arrive from other galaxy

>>14211123
I heard that you can have around 1000 stars, though. Not as impressive as Star Ruler's 10,000 but it's bretty big.
That's too much even for my levels of autism, personally. If it's anything like CK2 it'll be hell managing even half of that, and knowing Paradox there's no way it'll run effectively after 10 years of gameplay.

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Get off /m/ Johan, we know its you.

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>>14211234
Please buy me a fucking chin
t. Johan

>6.3

topkek

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>>14211498
>IGN

>>14209509
>Except the Nazis were literally right, and Hitler's plan to cull and maintain humanity's population would have prevented the inevitable collapse of all civilization on Earth

>>14211529
IGN gave it a 9.3 the italian one thats it

>>14211548
>Except the Nazis were literally right, the Soviet Union needed to die
Trufax tho, senpai.
t. Patton

>>14209459
Not sure, does it play like Master of Orion 2?

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>>14211548
>hitler wanted to kill everyone who didn't have blue eyes and blonde hair
now that's a nice meem

>>14211852
Well he didn't like handicapped people either.

>>14211882
No one does

>>14211852
>Hitler didn't want to depopulate large parts of Europe for "living space" while keeping the rest as slave labor
Okay

>>14211054
But is it something you need coding knowledge for to import new textures and image icons, or is it drag and drop into mod folders?

>>14211079
I got so bored with GC3 that I'm really tempted to refund it. It plays a lot like GC2 but I'm just not getting hooked into it.

>>14209459
Just finished installing, time to spend the rest of my day in race creation.

>>14212830
Its farpoint!

>Want to add in Earth Federation Flag
>Have to download Maya and plugins for Photoshop
Nope, too much work.

>>14211131
Well shit I was on the fence about this game but now that I know you can have a Doom scenario I'm totally buying it.

if this is anything like CK2 or EU4 but in space I'm clicking buy

So if you want to put in something like the Free Planets Alliance, you need:

Autodesk Maya to make new 3D models of ships.
Photoshop to export files in the proper format for new flags.
A text editor to make new lists of names, commanders, planets. fleets, etc.
Some way to make custom star systems.

>>14213785
It is at late game, earlier on it's more like a 4X game

>Play as Earth Federation
>Be Materialist, Decadent negative modifier
>Survey Sirius
>Find first habitable world
We're LOGH now.

>>14211888
Yes goy

Keep watching history channel, goy

Every review ever is singing its praises about how cool and individual it is, but the great weakness of 4X games has always always always been a very slow late-game. All the smaller empires have been absorbed or fallen and the game turns to molasses because everyone is too large to effectively do anything, so you end up just chipping away at borders until you have enough mass to snowball a victory.

>>14209502

How involved is that diplomacy and intrigue though? I checked out the diplomacy screens and it looked very simple, like on the level of GalCiv3. Just a bunch of options to trade stuff, have a research agreement or form an alliance. Not even any options for espionage and certainly nothing on the level of CK2.

Don't get me wrong I know it's a Paradox game so good DLC is guaranteed to fix some of these problem, but Paradox fanboys seem to use that as an excuse for everything and ignore the problems that exist now.

>>14214503
But he can't be a goy, his post number is 88. That means something to you guys, doesn't it?

>>14214507
we'll just have to see how punishing the late game events can be, some are saying it shattered their empire

>>14214545
8 8 8
Heil Herr Hitler-sama

does this have carriers as one of the ship types?

I'd buy it if the combat wasn't such a clusterfuck.

>>14214786
No.

>>14214786
Yes. But you need a ton of research.

>>14209459
Real-time with pause just annoys me for big strategy games like this. Just make it turn based

unless i can make mecha ships im not interested

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This seems familiar

>>14218231
You can't.

>>14218192
It works really well for grand strategy games. If it were turn-based, online multiplayer would be worse than Civilization's. This way, it plays well in multiplayer which is what the game is balanced and designed for.

>>14221399
For good reason.

Modifying this game for /m/-based art sounds like it'll be super-annoying though, never mind the need for 3d models for things like LOGH starships or Gundam ships.