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  1. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    Having a sufficient fleet strength can be a large mitigating factor on whether you will get declared war upon. Being the type to focus on infrastructure first, myself, I'm keenly aware of this. Generally, I can pop out a fleet/reinforcements in time, as a result of said infrastructure, though. Temporarily losing income from a planet or two doesn't lose the war, after all. The expansion making it so you don't have to rebuild space stations will be nice. [The following is filled with personal...
    Post by: Fenraellis, Jan 23, 2018 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  2. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    Weird... Haven't seen those bugs myself. You know I am generally up for it.
    Post by: Fenraellis, Jul 13, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  3. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    Honestly, after several games with Asimov, I haven't felt the need to diminish my scouting habits noticeably. In fact, I've only lost a single corvette due to needing to retreat, but needing to wait longer to do so, so far. Also, being a primarily wormhole player, it's pretty time-inefficient to split your fleet, but that's less important. In regards to expansion, like Aekiel, I tend to get my first colony ASAP. I don't utilize migration like he does, though. Just usually get more ships to...
    Post by: Fenraellis, Jun 29, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  4. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    Happiness is definitely a lot more difficult to get decent values of, and picking Fanatic Pacifist for the +15% has it's own massive play-style drawbacks that one has to deal with in exchange. ---------- Post automerged at 11:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:54 PM ---------- Well, I'll be checking in around the usual time...
    Post by: Fenraellis, Jun 25, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  5. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    Update: Patch Notes for the Asimov Beta Haven't read through it all yet, but some interesting things in the first section alone, with my favorite being: "Happiness is now a linear modifier, with levels above 50% giving bonuses and levels below 50% giving penalties."
    Post by: Fenraellis, Jun 23, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  6. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    Dev Diary Asimov Part 2 Interesting built-in non-mod combat computer and engagement range changes, Map Modes, Nomads, Slave Factions, Wargoals and Diplomatic Incidents.
    Post by: Fenraellis, Jun 21, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  7. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    I'm still game, as usual.
    Post by: Fenraellis, Jun 18, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  8. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    On a semi-related note... Some information about likely upcoming Ethics changes Not sure what to think about the Spiritualist changes, without further information on the changes to their governments, but with Happiness being shifted to scaling from 50%+, rather than hitting breakpoints(80/90% as now), makes the current Happiness bonus... somewhat less important? They might still be the sole source of +5% empire-wide from Void Clouds, though, which is a minor benefit. Pacifists getting a...
    Post by: Fenraellis, Jun 13, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  9. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    I am a fan of the Edict you can get from Pacifist(and Xenophile, I believe?), though, for +15% Minerals/-5% Energy. At least for Early~Mid game when Mineral income is quite important. Aside from a couple of other factors, I do agree that Pacifist's policy limitations are definitely something to consider.
    Post by: Fenraellis, Jun 8, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  10. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    Well, be fair to Materialist, Aekiel. They do get an awesome unique building. Also, when they can afford to get 90%+ Happiness, they would likely end up "strictly better" on larger planets where the loss of a building, or two, for the Happiness, is made up for by their relative bonuses. Of course, that only applies to research income and speed, so... I still prefer Spiritualist myself, though. I like happiness, and Moral/Irenic Democracy + Grand Design's +25% Happiness neatly counters the...
    Post by: Fenraellis, Jun 7, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  11. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    Spiritualists can still use the first +Lifespan/reduced-recruitment-cost policy without penalty. It's just the second tier of it that they don't like.
    Post by: Fenraellis, Jun 7, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  12. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    I'm not stabbing the AIs. I'm welcoming them into my community. As irony of ironies, though, while the AIs didn't make a faction, randomly one of my 95% happiness citizens made a "Loyalist Insider" faction. 0.2% chance to gain support per month... I guess I have a use for my energy, at least, if they do gain any support before fading away?
    Post by: Fenraellis, Jun 5, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  13. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    Nevermind, the Sensor Accuracy bug has been confirmed as fixed with the patch, but was previously undocumented. Now for Offensive Combat computers to actually apply their Damage and Fire Rate bonuses... (they currently don't, despite similar bonuses, such as from Admirals, working fine) Note, this has also been mentioned in the patch thread several times, and is likely to be fixed with the release patch. On a side note, Sensors having an unlisted accuracy bonus made me really undervalue...
    Post by: Fenraellis, May 26, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  14. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    Clarke 1.1 Beta Patch is now available(in "Properties" -> "Betas" tab after right clicking on the game in the Steam list), and here are the Patch Notes.
    Post by: Fenraellis, May 26, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  15. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    My thumb was for that last quote section, and the second question therein, in particular.
    Post by: Fenraellis, May 24, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  16. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    Stellaris Dev Diary #34: Clarke Patch Details So, it doesn't give real numbers on specific changes, but what it does list is quite appealing. To roughly summarize: UI: - Sector Management now also via Outliner (handy) - Diplomatic and Combat notifications more detailed (meh) - Galaxy-view Habitability tooltips include planet size (yay) AI: - "Greatly improved sector AI handling of pops, buildings, spaceports and mining stations." (!!!) - Various AI improvements, including fleet management...
    Post by: Fenraellis, May 24, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  17. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    I know that there already is one that's been made, from when I was browsing. Honestly, I think it's kind of odd that Alliances cost Influence, but Federations don't, considering their relative strengths. If anything either it probably should be the opposite, or Alliances shouldn't cost anything, or somewhere in between, logically. Hmm, based upon the big + button on the left side, after clicking on it: "Create: Create a new server and invite your friends. It's free!" So, that shouldn't...
    Post by: Fenraellis, May 22, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  18. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    The pink blob in the middle was Salt/Flame's vassal, so their 'Independence' really wasn't. Also, there was an even larger Fallen Empire, pretty much a perfect circle shape, in that blank area of the Northwest.
    Post by: Fenraellis, May 22, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  19. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    Hey now, I never planned to enslave anybody. Just use a mix of happiness and Ethics Divergence to get other races' people thinking my way before they rebel against me. That, and lots of bribes with my absurd energy stockpile and income.
    Post by: Fenraellis, May 22, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  20. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    Addendum: The Fallen Empires are the real winners this day.
    Post by: Fenraellis, May 22, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  21. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    Congratulations to the Collective for winning by the Fallen Empires defeating us. :(
    Post by: Fenraellis, May 21, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  22. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    Hah, kind of amusing, although as the main poster even mentions, being a counter-design, it's sub-par against other large ships hitting them for heavy weapons due to the focus on sustain. Burst>Sustain>Tank>Burst, or something like that, is a general concept for many games. Unfortunately Sustain and Tank often meld a bit too well sometimes, and often make Burst a less viable playstyle(it's often a reviled playstyle when it is viable, to be fair). ---------- Post automerged at 09:06 PM...
    Post by: Fenraellis, May 20, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  23. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    This is the only actual failing, the fact that despite being credited as countering Point Defense do to being a, well, swarm, they are actually a single object for the sake of Point Defense. This is kind of like the weapon that is credited as being able to Chain(I believe 100% accurate and chaining, and Large mount only?), designed to counter Corvettes, you know, not actually being able to chain in the code, despite the description. :(
    Post by: Fenraellis, May 19, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  24. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    Oh, that was a nice post you linked to. Thanks, Belra!
    Post by: Fenraellis, May 16, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  25. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    I've spent a few hours browsing through the mods section to see if there was anything worth sharing. A decent amount of gems, actually. There are 26 pages, though, and a whole lot of duds! I'll probably share the cosmetic mods as a collection to peruse(supposedly multiplayer compatible without the other players even needing them...?), with a mix of icon, color, and even a nice little Ethic selection tooltip mod(lists Ethic-specific tech unlocks during Faction creation). There are a few...
    Post by: Fenraellis, May 16, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  26. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    Having not min-maxed, nor researched into min-maxing, I didn't really know about the current supremacy of Corvettes, personally. As such, I've got a mixed fleet when it comes to ship sizes at the moment... It feels more appropriate, I suppose. Anyway, I'm hoping the first main update has noteworthy changes to sector mechanics and I suppose fleet mechanics as well. I generally agree with the idea of: Corvettes < Destroyers Destroyers < Attack Cruisers Attack Cruisers < Attack Battleships...
    Post by: Fenraellis, May 16, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  27. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    For the record, the (presumed treacherous) Oment never actually joined the Federation, although I did make an inquiry to the other members(Jon and Flame at the time), their past experiences colored their decision-making. He just tried to gift us his systems when the Collective looked set to destroy him. Also, nice picture Palindrome.
    Post by: Fenraellis, May 15, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  28. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    No galactic log as far as I've seen. Anyway, a nicely detailed post with ideas about sectors.
    Post by: Fenraellis, May 15, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  29. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    Vote Hyperlanes and remove our only 100% vote category!? Monster. On a game-related note, what's the feeling on AI? (and Advanced Start AIs?) a) None b) Default c) Default minus number of players above one d) Arbitrary number Random Fallen Empires are mandatory anyway, I believe. Well, signing off for now. See you guys in a little bit before eleven hours from now, to finalize the details, and get the the temporary Discord code to join the channel.
    Post by: Fenraellis, May 14, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  30. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    Basilisk, Gizmore means, just looking at the actual Hyperlanes, he is baffled how they even reached those systems. That being said, there is the technical possibility that they Vassaled, then Integrated, an empire with Warp Drive equipped ships, and then used a lucky Colony Ship to colonize, or Constructor to Observation Station -> Enlighten in both systems. Since Integrating a Vassal gives you all of their current ships, including their particular FTL drives. I imagine this is most useful...
    Post by: Fenraellis, May 14, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  31. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    I was curious about this too, and found this while searching for an answer: http://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/265305/will-sector-administrated-planets-ever-upgrade-their-colony-ship In short, Sectors ignore Influence costs, so they can still upgrade the base tile, and potentially build stuff like Power Hubs and other such buildings. I would at least get it to Planetary Administration to remove the Ethics Divergence, before Sectoring, in most cases, though. Since you can't be sure...
    Post by: Fenraellis, May 13, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  32. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    That's 11am for me. I'm definitely game.
    Post by: Fenraellis, May 13, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  33. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    Well, after playing a multiplayer game for a few hours with a friend and his friends(totalling about 18 players + around 17 AIs) earlier, I'm looking forward to the DLP game. We were on Fast speed, so got about 85 years in, and it was decently active. Also, I've been playing an excruciating game with just a single different friend + AIs on Normal speed for the last five and a half hours. Fairly bothersome to hear him still complain about things being too fast sometimes and generally being...
    Post by: Fenraellis, May 12, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  34. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    Just got wiped out(well, not really, but as good as) myself =/ Subjugated my neighbor to the southwest, then tried to do the same to my east when I saw his 'Pathetic' rated military. Unfortunately, I forgot to take note that his pathetic-ness was backed up by a four-man alliance... and it didn't turn out so well. Wiped out his navy at least! It was his friends that got me. The game was going pretty well, too =/.
    Post by: Fenraellis, May 10, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  35. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    The key came two minutes before the hour. Installed and launched a few minutes ago. :3
    Post by: Fenraellis, May 9, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
  36. Fenraellis
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    Stellaris

    Randomly clicked that link to the stream, and lots of people are commenting on the game being available in 3 minutes... Looking forward to it.
    Post by: Fenraellis, May 9, 2016 in forum: Gaming and PC Discussion
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