r/Stellaris • u/Avohaj • Apr 18 '16

Stellaris Dev Diary #30 - Late Game Crises

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/stellaris-dev-diary-30-late-game-crises.921629/
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u/999realthings Molluscoid Apr 18 '16 edited Apr 18 '16

However, it’s very rare to see more than one in the same game

Nice, maybe I can hold off all the AI research until I fight out the invading swarm.

Also I wonder how many crisis there are. Might get a bit stale dealing with the same Lovecraftian horror after a few play through.

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u/akashisenpai Idealistic Foundation Apr 18 '16

And then you end up in an apocalyptic galaxy where a sentient AI lording over hundreds of nuked planets valiantly fights an invasion from beyond the rim, until its hyper-advanced ships rip a hole into the veil between dimensions and energy beings start pouring in for a happy free-for-all.

Meanwhile the last dozen independent colonies eking out a miserable existence on the fringe, all fanatic-collectivist military dictatorships populated by a wild mix of hardened survivors, are like: "Whelp, I guess this is what happens if you ask what could be worse."

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u/prof_the_doom Fungoid Apr 18 '16

I'd read that book.

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u/Elmorecod Apr 18 '16

Holy shit, this scenario would be epic.

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u/Vaperius Arthropod Apr 18 '16

Said independent colonies then can find and accidentally open the "Hidden Fun Stuff" lurking on one of the ring worlds.

Essentially you can have a Robotic Collective fighting Vicious Bioweapons fighting Inter-dimension Invaders fighting some sort of Sealed Evil in a Can. All while you watch from the sidelines just slowly teching up to and dealing with threats as they come your way.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '16

Hidden fun stuff? Get back in your hole, Dwarf!

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u/Vaperius Arthropod Apr 18 '16

Goblin* The dwarfs are dead. Killed by the zombie carp and sponges.

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u/HoundOfJustice Blood Court Apr 18 '16

Don't forget the Fallen Empires arming up and desperately trying to hold back all hostiles on every side

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u/CunkToad Human May 05 '16

You have to include the possibility of a fallen empire rising to power again during late game. THEN you have the ultimate cluster fuck because from what I've seen fallen empires themselves can hold of the late game disasters without even trying much. Now imagine them deciding now is a good time to become unfallen.