Just like in the movie Stargate, empires will need to research them extensively to determine how they work. Gateways are being added to the game as a compliment to wormholes. Titan-class mega ships will clear a path for colossus’ to bring their weapons to bear. Starbases have received a lot of attention since the game’s launch, and will now be able to be built out as specialty installations suited as shipyards, trading hubs or defensive bastions. Now they’ll need to build a starbase in order to exert influence, which should slow expansion somewhat in the early game.
The free 2.0 patch will fundamentally change how players take control of star systems. On the other side of the spectrum, the “barbaric despoiler” perk will allow players to abduct a planet’s population during orbital bombardments. This will give an extra level of complexity to those players who opt for the “one-planet challenge,” a particularly hardcore way to try and complete the game. However, every single other planet in the galaxy will be uninhabitable for their species. An empire with the “life-seeded” civic perk will be able to start the game on the largest, most vigorous world available. Ion cannons are defensive structures intended to be the check against these new offensive systems.įinally, Apolcalypse adds two new perks to the game. They are complimented by titans, huge warships capable of taking out opposing battleships with a single shot. Each of the game’s empires will have its own colossus design, each with its own assortment of mega weapons.
The colossus is basically a Death Star, a huge ship capable of destroying entire planets. Image: Paradox InteractiveĪpocalypse will also add a couple of new weapons platforms. A colossus opens fire on an inhabited world. If players are lucky, they might even be able to hire on marauder admirals or hire them as mercenaries to attack their foes. The only path forward will be to fight them off or pay them tribute. Game designer Daniel Moregård likens them to “space moguls, a squabbling and warlike society with powerful fleets.” So, less like the Klingons and more like an irascible Elon Musk.įor the most part, marauders will stick to themselves, but every once in a while a great leader will rise up and the marauders will migrate across the map destroying everything in their way. One of the most exciting changes is the addition of a computer-controlled faction called the marauders. It finally deals with some of the issues I had with the game’s combat system and mid-game pacing when I reviewed it back in 2016. 22 alongside the game’s much anticipated 2.0 patch, which will go out free to all owners.Īpocalypse is a military-themed batch of content that includes new units and rules that are shuffled into the existing game. Called Stellaris : Apocalypse, the expansion will arrive on Feb. Sounds of Destruction: To accompany your planet-shattering expedition, three new musical pieces have been composed by Andreas Waldetoft for your listening pleasure.Paradox Interactive released a video detailing the next expansion to Stellaris, its space-based grand strategy game.Some Non-Violent Features: New Ascension Perks and Civics are added in the expansion, along with new Unity Ambitions that provide new ways to spend Unity and customize your development.Hire them as mercenaries in your own conflicts, but take care that they don’t unify and trigger a new mid-game crisis! Pirates of the Constellation: Watch out for Marauders – space nomads who raid settled empires and carve out their lives on the fringe of civilization.Meanwhile, fortify key systems with massive orbital installations and secure your homeworld as an impenetrable bastion among the stars. All Your Base Are Belong to You: New enormous “Titan” capital ships can lead your fleets to conquest, offering tremendous bonuses to the vessels under their command.That’s No Moon, neither is That One, That One Might be a Moon, Wait, No: Keep the local systems in line with fear of the new “Colossus” planet-killer weapon – a technological terror that eliminates entire worlds from the universe.Destroy entire worlds with terrifying new planet-killer weapons, fight against (or alongside) ruthless space pirates, and maybe discover a few non-violent game features as well.
Stellaris - Apocalypse is a new full expansion for Paradox Development Studio’s iconic sci-fi grand strategy game, which redefines stellar warfare for all players with a host of new offensive and defensive options.