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Posted September 10, 2024
In the vast expanse of the galaxy, the elements themselves are in flux.

Stellaris: Cosmic Storms, the latest expansion for Stellaris, is now available on GOG!

It’s a Mechanical Expansion where the skies teem with eight new storm types filled with peril and promise. From Electric Storms harnessing the power of lightning to the formidable Nexus Storm, a galactic tempest of unparalleled magnitude, these natural phenomena challenge you to make skillful choices to steer your empire safely and profitably through the chaos.

You can expect 8 dynamic new storm types, a new origin: "Storm Chasers", 3 new Civics, the Weather Forecast Map Mode, new technologies, resolutions, and Edicts designed to maximize strategic gameplay.

Now on GOG!
Posted September 10, 2024
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Wow! I'd have never expected Stellaris to get a DLC. Oh well, the times they are a-changin'.
Posted September 11, 2024
Stellaris; everything AND the kitchen sink.
Posted September 11, 2024
I usually criticize DLC, but this one actually seems promising and reasonably priced as well.
Posted September 11, 2024
I read in some reviews that if you run games with all the dlcs, you need pick a small Galaxy, else the game will start experiencing performance issues towards the mid to late game.

When it gets to the point where some folks start advocating judiciously picking which dlcs you want to play the game with, I start questioning my life choices given that I bought this game and many of its dlcs initially.
Post edited September 11, 2024 by Magnitus
Posted September 11, 2024
This was free with Space Empires. :P
Posted September 11, 2024
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Magnitus: I read in some reviews that if you run games with all the dlcs, you need pick a small Galaxy, else the game will start experiencing performance issues towards the mid to late game.

When it gets to the point where some folks start advocating judiciously picking which dlcs you want to play the game with, I start questioning my life choices given that I bought this game and many of its dlcs initially.
Well, the CPU I got was decent/goodish more than ten years ago. It's got some upgrades on the side (memory, GPU) but the core of the system is now surprisingly old.

I play Stellaris on a medium galaxy with all DLCs enabled (although on Linux for the last year or two). Does it get slower? Yes, but so does any other strategy game as the map fills up, regardless of whether it's turn-based or real-time with pause.
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Syphon72: I usually criticize DLC, but this one actually seems promising and reasonably priced as well.
That's an interesting opinion. For me, Machine Age was a clear case of "take my money and shut up". The Grand Archive at least looks promising theme-wise. Back then and even after the dev diaries and playing it a bit, Cosmic Storms really felt like the absolutely weakest and least inspiring of what was on offer this year. Without the season pass I probably would have skipped it.
Post edited September 11, 2024 by BitMaster_1980
Posted September 11, 2024
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Magnitus: I read in some reviews that if you run games with all the dlcs, you need pick a small Galaxy, else the game will start experiencing performance issues towards the mid to late game.

When it gets to the point where some folks start advocating judiciously picking which dlcs you want to play the game with, I start questioning my life choices given that I bought this game and many of its dlcs initially.
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BitMaster_1980: Well, the CPU I got was decent/goodish more than ten years ago. It's got some upgrades on the side (memory, GPU) but the core of the system is now surprisingly old.

I play Stellaris on a medium galaxy with all DLCs enabled (although on Linux for the last year or two). Does it get slower? Yes, but so does any other strategy game as the map fills up, regardless of whether it's turn-based or real-time with pause.
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Syphon72: I usually criticize DLC, but this one actually seems promising and reasonably priced as well.
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BitMaster_1980: That's an interesting opinion. For me, Machine Age was a clear case of "take my money and shut up". The Grand Archive at least looks promising theme-wise. Back then and even after the dev diaries and playing it a bit, Cosmic Storms really felt like the absolutely weakest and least inspiring of what was on offer this year. Without the season pass I probably would have skipped it.
Would you say it's something I should skip! Have you played it?
Posted September 12, 2024
Now, this is the trailer I expected to get from Paradox. Watched it 3 times(bec. short and good) -- bravo!
(the previous one (announcement teaser?) was a pretty week one)
Posted September 12, 2024
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Magnitus: I read in some reviews that if you run games with all the dlcs, you need pick a small Galaxy, else the game will start experiencing performance issues towards the mid to late game.
Sadly this information is wrong. Playing on big galaxies tends to cause performance issues during late game (not really during mid game) even with the base game, the amount of expansions enabled has no measurable effect on that.
Post edited September 12, 2024 by vv221
Posted September 13, 2024
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Syphon72: Would you say it's something I should skip! Have you played it?
Difficult to say. I'm currently a bit distracted and find it difficult to see it sparking with me. If you want a more in-depth opinion, take a look at the official forum instead. As I said, i priced it in as the red headed step child of the season 8 pass and for that I'd slightly grumble without making a scene.

It's possible things make more sense when the Custodians finish their hinted greater work in the background. The storms interact with planet features and fleets but it's just too fiddly and random at the moment.

Machine Age certainly showed there is an audience for taking a good, deep take of something (even if it was already existing in principal). Maybe instead of a large expansion and two smaller thingies a year they should instead aim at something like three Machine Age-style expansions over a two-year-period.
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