Stellaris - Paradox new sci-fi grand strategy game

[The Brazilian Slaughter]

Patch 2.2.4 seems to have some pretty big performance and AI fixes.

Personally, think I'm gonna wait for 2.2.4 to get Performance, AI and the Prethoryn finally fixed.

 

[Olinser]

2.2.4 FINALLY has SOME performance and AI fixes.

It's utterly ludicrous that it took them 3 full patches to get their update to the state where you can actually finish a game.

 

[Agame]

Okie, you boys convinced me. I'll go with LeGuin, despite it's many daunting new micro-management features that will probably turn my brain into one giant single wrinkle instead of the many. I prolly won't even make it to mid-late game where the lag supposedly makes it unplayable on 2.2.2. As for the brain dead AI in LeGuin, that's good! I need all the help I can get

Your biggest fear should be falling asleep while playing, and possibly damaging your face as it impacts your keyboard/desk...

 

[ThisNameIsFree]

Just loaded my old ultra lagging 2500+ save in 2.2.4 test branch - it's actually playable now. Now i wonder about AI improvements. Maybe i will need to start using ecumenopolis vs AI?

 

[Fedora Master]

 

[GrainWetski]

Should be really fun to control the game with cuntpads after about 10 years.

 

[IDtenT]

AI has definitely improved. But has it improved enough not to micromanage sectors?

 

[Olinser]

AI has definitely improved. But has it improved enough not to micromanage sectors?

It will NEVER be good enough to not micromanage.

Their AI couldn't handle the sectors efficiently before, when they only had FOUR resources to worry about (mineral, energy, food, research) to worry about. They were still incredibly inefficient, but it was manageable by putting down all buildings yourself immediately and turning redevelopment off. The AI still made stupid choices with pop placement when it was growing, but you could basically ignore a world after you had put down all buildings.

They couldn't get the AI in an acceptable state for that much simpler system, and now they have to manage ELEVEN resources (mineral, energy, food, commercial goods, alloys, housing, amenities, exotic gas, crystals, motes, research), and with the idiocy with complex/menial jobs further gumming up the works planets are effectively never going to be in a state where you can ignore them, and the sector AI is never going to be able to manage them.

Given their track record there is absolutely zero chance they ever get sector AI to work with the new sector and resource system. Welcome to micro forever.

 

[razvedchiki]

should i begin a game with 2.2.3 and wait for the late game 2.2.4 patch improvements?
also a space dwarf empire would be imperial/militaristic/materialistic?

 

[Space Satan]

wait

 

[The Brazilian Slaughter]

should i begin a game with 2.2.3 and wait for the late game 2.2.4 patch improvements?
also a space dwarf empire would be imperial/militaristic/materialistic?

My suggestion is to wait, because 2.2.4 is the patch with the big performance and AI improvements. From what I heard, it has 2.1-tier performance.

You will be pretty much playing Megacorp as it should have been released in December.

They just a micro-patch to fix the Crisis micro-issues (only 1500 micro-issues remaining!), also a bug with planetary features.

 

[razvedchiki]

muh space dwarfs!
i started a game and it has changd alot last i played,still the same 0.5% design shit though.havent been into battles yet.

 

[razvedchiki]

life seeded/inward perfection are good combinations for tall 1 planet games?

 

[IDtenT]

life seeded/inward perfection are good combinations for tall 1 planet games?

I've played both with relatively good success (inward perfection of course allows colonization, which makes it even easier).

The only issue is that you'll always end up lacking something. Gotta work around that.

 

[razvedchiki]

You mean colonizing with robots?

 

[IDtenT]

You mean colonizing with robots?

No, inward perfection only doesn't allow wars of aggression.

 

[razvedchiki]

Well i colonised with robots and its going quite well this far,got 3 planets with robots that make all the stuff i need.also got one planet with pops i got from a trader caravan.

 

[razvedchiki]

the ai is super duper passive,all my neigbors hate my guts but they never ever declare war on me even when they can crush me.this is with the AI mod and 2.2.4.

link to multiple crisis mod?

 

[Nimble Dick Crabb]

Just bought the game, any must have mods?

 

[MadMaxHellfire]

alphamod and then look for all the compatibles.

has it been updated to the latest patch?

 

[Olinser]

Just bought the game, any must have mods?

Glavius AI mod.

Without it the AI is basically worthless and zero challenge.

 

[Storyfag]

Is the good build out yet? The one fixing performance when gates open up?

 

[Nimble Dick Crabb]

Settled for just Glavius AI, seems there aren't many mods for 2.2.4.

 

[The Brazilian Slaughter]

Got back on this game.

I think the AI needs to get more aggressive and opportunistic. Its bizarre to border an AI with Overwhelming Fleets and Economy and Superior Tech, and not get rushed. A fucking Devouring Swarm can only sit there and keep insulting me because I have two 2k Starbases on its two paths to my domains. Then agian, it was kind of busy battering another pretty strong civilization.

How to prevent Ai attacks:

1. Build chokepoint Starbase.

2. Fortify it to about 1k or so. Should make the AI leave you alone for decades. Add more fortification if the AI is insulting you or doing more claims.

Is the good build out yet? The one fixing performance when gates open up?

Yeah 2.2.4 is out. I noticed a good performance enhancement, but it needs more.

Also 2.2.5 beta is bugged right now. The AI is building fuckloads of precincts again.

 

[Space Satan]

Should AI breach your chokepoint you are in real trouble. A lot of players overrely on starbase defences but once they fail, they tend to collapse. If starbase with defense platforms aredestroyed then once you capture it it will not have buffer of platforms, which are super-expensive.