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I'm completely new to this game, but can I dump my starting dudes entirely and replace them all with robots/androids? 
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Truga posted:I'm completely new to this game, but can I dump my starting dudes entirely and replace them all with robots/androids? Yes. And in 1.5 you can even transform your "starting dudes" into robots themselves, so replacing them isn't necessary anymore!
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Jan 20, 2017 18:10
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Though I wonder if you can still have spiritualist robots who hate you because you allow the existence of robots.
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Jan 20, 2017 18:15
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Baronjutter posted:Dont think Wiz is going to care for the title though. They're really trying to distance them selves from that (and it was already the title of the first stellaris thread) Yeah, except what other title is more appropriate for a thread started today?
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Jan 20, 2017 18:22
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Truga posted:I'm completely new to this game, but can I dump my starting dudes entirely and replace them all with robots/androids? Yup, that's entirely possible. And between the new ascension system and new purging mechanics, it should be easier in 1.5 than ever before.
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Jan 20, 2017 18:25
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Do we know when 1.5 will be released? I really hate this about Paradox games, I want to play them but then I see all the cool features they are going to add soon so I just want to wait for those 
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Jan 20, 2017 18:27
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Patrat posted:Though I wonder if you can still have spiritualist robots who hate you because you allow the existence of robots. I'm not sure, the Ascension perks allowing your people to become first cyborgs, then robots are probably not available for spiritualists, since you have to be materialist to even unlock them. But maybe it's possible to have spiritualist pops in your empire, which you can transform into robots against their will when you reach your ascension? That would be a way to get spiritualist robots.
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Jan 20, 2017 18:30
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Chuck Buried Treasure posted:One thing thing I'm not clear on: is authoritarian vs. egalitarian just a find-and-replace rename of collectivism vs. individualism or a full-on reworking of the ethics? And either way, are our space capitalist trading empires still going to be based on the egalitarian ethos because that seems like a weird fit. The ethos system is so close to good, it's great at making a bunch of types of empires but has some huge missing types. Currently it's really easy to make all sorts of space monarchies from god-kings to benevolent enlightened monarches. It's really easy to make a corporate dystopia oligarchy, with caste-system that's going to perfectly model a society with a huge class divide between the mega-rich and their wage-slaves. All sorts of generic dictatorships are easy to model too. Typical capitalist/liberal democracy and social-democracy have their bases covered more or less. What's missing is any sort of communal system. Both the terrifying hive-mind sort of communal society due mostly to genetics, or the utopian democratic-communism style due to economics/government. I don't know if we just need a few more government types or some sort of "social values" pick or something. Just wanna have a space society without class and with democratic ownership and control of production man.
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Jan 20, 2017 18:34
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Game good. New features good. Thread title bad. Like really, just make it something generic like Stellaris: Paradox in Spaaace, it'll be better than that old-rear end joke while we wait for someone to say something totally rad and wacky that makes for a good new title.
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Jan 20, 2017 18:48
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Well the previous thread generally agreed on a new title. Then, when the new thread was posted, the OP decided to zig instead of zag and went with the Trump joke.
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Jan 20, 2017 18:51
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God forbid a Games thread not have the correct lame pun/tired meme in it's title.
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Jan 20, 2017 18:52
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Chomp8645 posted:God forbid a Games thread not have the correct lame pun/tired meme in it's title. Forums Contrarian Chomp here to tell you that the poo poo you're saying is wrong. Well, cya. *peels out*
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Jan 20, 2017 18:54
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stellaris - it means "star is"
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Jan 20, 2017 18:55
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I'd just be happy with a title that doesn't make the paradox staff cringe and shed a single tear of regret every time they read it.
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Jan 20, 2017 18:55
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Chomp8645 posted:God forbid a Games thread not have the correct lame pun/tired meme in it's title. I mean I was going to go for "Stellaris: Feed Your Urge to Purge" but I don't think anyone wants anything other than a title that is interesting and might make people click on it.
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Jan 20, 2017 18:57
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Baronjutter posted:I'd just be happy with a title that doesn't make the paradox staff cringe and shed a single tear of regret every time they read it. I am sure there some people at Paradox that are not ashamed of Stellaris.
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Jan 20, 2017 18:59
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Stellaris: Absolutely No Pleasure Slaves
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Jan 20, 2017 19:01
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So here's a fun tip. Do you want to get to the "Crusader Kings" political stage of the game without playing on fast forward for a full real life day? If so, open the console and type "mature_galaxy". It simulates 100 years of history. Note that the game might lock up since it's...Y'know, simulating 100 years of history.
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Jan 20, 2017 19:01
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Baronjutter posted:I'd just be happy with a title that doesn't make the paradox staff cringe and shed a single tear of regret every time they read it. Stellaris: A Safe-Space 4x by Paradox
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Jan 20, 2017 19:02
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oddium posted:stellaris - it means "star is" Not really. quote:Translation and Definition "stellaris", Latein-English Dictionary Online:
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Jan 20, 2017 19:02
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Rakthar posted:Forums Contrarian Chomp here to tell you that the poo poo you're saying is wrong. Well, cya. *peels out* I'm just saying honestly who cares what the title is. It's the stupidest thing to argue about it. Call it "Stellaris: Grand Strategy in Space" or whatever it doesn't matter.
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Jan 20, 2017 19:02
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that website's wrong for what it's worth
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Jan 20, 2017 19:05
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Kitchner posted:I mean I was going to go for "Stellaris: Feed Your Urge to Purge" but I don't think anyone wants anything other than a title that is interesting and might make people click on it. Stellaris: refugees from other 4X's welcome.
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Jan 20, 2017 19:16
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We should get back on arguing what Authoritarian/Egalitarian really mean
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Jan 20, 2017 19:17
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Baronjutter posted:The ethos system is so close to good, it's great at making a bunch of types of empires but has some huge missing types. The utopian direct-democracy style does exist as one of the government forms - it goes from a basic Swiss style "everyone votes regularly on issues" to the upgraded "everyone has a brain implant that lets them vote in real time". I feel like a real hive mind type thing would need to be more than just another ethic/form of government, though, since it wouldn't really fit with the core game's setup of pops having their own ethics and (limited) autonomy. Hive minds would probably make for a good focus for an expansion down the line.
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Jan 20, 2017 19:19
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Bholder posted:We should get back on arguing what Authoritarian/Egalitarian really mean Stellaris: To Serve Man and argue about political definitions
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Jan 20, 2017 19:21
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sa forums > games > stellaris: the first duty of every stellaris poster is to the title. whether it's the meme title, or the educational title, or the in-joke title. it is the guiding principle upon which this thread is based. and if you can't find it within yourself to stand up and suggest a good title... then you don't deserve to post in this thread
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Jan 20, 2017 19:29
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oddium posted:sa forums > games > stellaris: the first duty of every stellaris poster is to the title. whether it's the meme title, or the educational title, or the in-joke title. it is the guiding principle upon which this thread is based. and if you can't find it within yourself to stand up and suggest a good title... then you don't deserve to post in this thread
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Jan 20, 2017 19:32
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It's true. The title defines the culture of the thread, and the thread cannot continue until the title reaches consensus.
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Jan 20, 2017 19:33
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Truga posted:I'm completely new to this game, but can I dump my starting dudes entirely and replace them all with robots/androids? You can, but it's a huge pain in the rear end, because sectors seem to get extra retarded when they have only robot pops in them.
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Jan 20, 2017 19:38
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Yes, it's like a lava lamp.
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Beer4TheBeerGod posted:It's true. The title defines the culture of the thread, and the thread cannot continue until the title reaches consensus. Consesus implies a collectivist leaning, but I believe the thread to be quite individualist.
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Jan 20, 2017 19:41
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Stellaris: The substructure of the thread regresses infinitely towards smaller and smaller arguments. Behind genocide we find political ideology, and behind ideology, thread titles. Each layer unraveled reveals new secrets, but also new mysteries
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Jan 20, 2017 19:42
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The Cheshire Cat posted:The utopian direct-democracy style does exist as one of the government forms - it goes from a basic Swiss style "everyone votes regularly on issues" to the upgraded "everyone has a brain implant that lets them vote in real time". I feel like a hive mind should be a species trait, maybe tied to a unique form of government. -100% ethics drift for affected species to ensure conformity...But some kind of other downsides, like severely restricted leader skill growth or something.
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Jan 20, 2017 19:42
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Good OP. Good game. Can't wait for the next patch. Ian M Banks is probably my favorite sci-fi author, so I'm glad his expansion is looking so sweet! But ugh, what a gross thread title.
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Jan 20, 2017 19:50
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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Games > Stellaris - Star War Criminals
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Jan 20, 2017 19:50
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Yeah, I'd love to see more race picks the tie into ethos/culture/government/mechanics. Like have hive-mind an actual biological trait that locks their pops to a certain smaller window of ethos and some in-game mechanical changes. Have it so they basically can't deal with non-hive pops or have to enslave them, while when conquered will never assimilate in any way. Think about trying to conquer and integrate the bugs from starship troopers or tyranids or something. Could even have 2 levels of it, one for a limited hive like some insect society where there are still individuals but they're simply biologically extremely communal and under the influence of pheromones or what ever, and then a 2nd level that's a straight up hive-mind like tyranids. No individuals, entire race functions as one. No factions, no ethos drift, no happiness, and pops fight to the end and can not be conquered. You could also have a lithovore traits that skips the entire food system, having them eat minerals instead and treating all planets as their ideal. Let's get some sillicoids. Or weird energy creatures that skip food and eat energy instead, could be interesting. Just want to see more traits that actually change the mechanics, more asymmetry.
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Jan 20, 2017 19:54
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Kitchner posted:* Star Citizen in Chris Robert's Coke Addled Brain I fixed it for you
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Jan 20, 2017 19:58
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CURRENT STATE OF STELLARIS: A video game.
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Jan 20, 2017 19:59
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the ethos system feels like the old dnd alignment system where it's fun flavor and i have more fun ignoring it for the most part but sometimes the game pulls me aside like "y'all weren't thinking of ignoring the ethos system were you"
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A paladin would never condone slavery. But he would definitely condone purging, so long as the purgees were evil.
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