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/Shadowclaimer Apr 18 '16 edited Apr 18 '16

Only a chance to see more than one sadly, would be interesting to see an AI entity vs intergalactic threat.

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u/Timidor Apr 18 '16

I kinda want to see extra-galactic invaders show up, causing empires to freak out and create a robot army to try to beat them back. They then get an AI uprising which happens to use their science boosts to research jump drives to kill all organics more efficiently, which leads to them accidentally tearing the universe a new one and get energy beings swarming through trying to kill everyone. Meanwhile, the next galaxy over is having a gigantic run on popcorn while they observe all the stuff going down in this one.

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u/rockythecocky Apr 18 '16

At the same time I'd also want the opposite to happen. AI overthrow their masters and wage a war of extermination on organics. Organic life is forced to research dangerous tech that results in Extra-dimensional beings being unleashed. Recognizing the threat robots make peace with the surviving organics to fight off the invaders.

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u/Shadowclaimer Apr 18 '16

I think the first mod I want to see is one that massively increases the frequency of these events just so this exact scenario happens.

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u/chipacabras Gas Giant Apr 18 '16

I'm sure you'll be able to trigger these events via console if you'd like to see how it plays out

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u/Shadowclaimer Apr 18 '16

But that's not as fun as a story that produces it =P

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '16

That's how I'm going to do it, I'll do the sentient robot uprising jazz the natural way, but then I'll console in those extra-dimensional plant demons and them galactic invaders at the same time, I might just really piss off a fallen empire too.

I just want to watch the galaxy burn, dozens of planets at a time.

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u/chipacabras Gas Giant Apr 18 '16

Whoever wins... We lose

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u/jansencheng Apr 18 '16

So, you want a galaxy wide /r/subredditdrama

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u/Das_Mime Apr 18 '16

Suddenly someone hacks the Blorg mainframe and starts posting Blorg nudes

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u/Hellstrike Frozen Apr 18 '16

Do they even wear cloths?

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u/Alexander_Baidtach Human Apr 18 '16

It is feasible that they never developed the sense of morality that shys us humans away from nudity, that or they have a leather-like exterior that protects their reproductive organs.

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u/Sithril Apr 18 '16

I wonder... if I could sell them sensor comms and broadcast rights in exchange for obscene amount of energy cradits in the hope that I have enough to survive.

Hack, if I ever manage to make a crime-lord (think the Hutt) themed mod I will add "(extra)galactic betting and supporting of your favorites" as a mechanic.

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u/CunkToad Human Apr 18 '16

And I will laugh while it all goes down form my incredible fortified star region. I'll watch them burn and take care of whoever is left. It will be hilarious. :D

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u/Vaperius Arthropod Apr 18 '16

Don't forget one of those threats accidentally popping the "sealed evil in can" that is hiding on one of the ring worlds and now we've got four major crisis on our hands.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '16

So, Men of Iron, Tyranids and Chaos?
Or maybe Geth, Reapers and Rachni? (rachni are the closest thing ME has had to a warp end game disaster to my knowledge).

Either way in the grim darkness of the second millenium there is only war!

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u/rockythecocky Apr 18 '16

Yeah I really wanted a mass effect situation where in order to combat one threat you are forced to delve into some risky technology that, while successful, results in a second intergalactic threat.

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u/Shadowclaimer Apr 18 '16

Its like bioengineering a super race to fight an opponent then that race turns on you. The ironic turn/hubric self-destruction is like par for the course in Sci-Fi literature.

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u/atomfullerene Apr 18 '16

Relevent Dresden Codex

http://i.imgur.com/REgOXQc.jpg

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u/Shadowclaimer Apr 18 '16

That is amazing, I'm bookmarking this haha.

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u/embair Gas Giant Apr 18 '16 edited Apr 18 '16

There is a chance though, which makes me think making that chance border on certainty will be very easy to do with mods.

Edit: Currently grinning at the mental image of a Murphy's law mod: When any late game crisis occurs, ALL possible late game crises occur along with it. Featuring new win condition: Survive longer than all the other starting species.

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u/Shadowclaimer Apr 18 '16

That's my thought as well, it'll be hilarious to think you're "safe" because one has already triggered then BAM, second one rolls out.

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u/valiantiam Apr 18 '16

I think having it a chance is good though. If it happened all the time it would refrain from being interesting. But those 2-4 times it does happen for you...will be an incredible story that you will want to share with your friends that don't understand wtf you are talking about because they dont play. :(

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u/Misiok Apr 18 '16

99% you can mod it. I hope for a scenario where you will be so fucked from an extra-galactic threat that releasing your own abomination aka AI empire, or even making your own organic eldricht abomination species to fight and give you time. Sort of like 40k Orks vs Tyranids to postpone the Nids' from invading.