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Xlorp
Jan 23, 2008


Looking at Endless Space 2 to supplement my Master of Orion habit.

Can you set up your own, stable Private Idaho using different strategic styles? Each session I try to stay focused on a pre-identified approach to see how far it can take me. If I can only succeed within the game using one The One True Path then the urge to replay goes away fast. I'm happier with a BIG sandbox so I can play in different moods.
Can you mostly auto-run game mechanics until if/when I decide to try my hand at optimization?
Is the narrative content quickly stale or have enough variety that replays aren't ho-hum here we go again?
How much DLC do I have to buy up front to have stability and variety and minimized avoidable frustrations?

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Xlorp
Jan 23, 2008


Xlorp posted:

Looking at Endless Space 2 to supplement my Master of Orion habit.

Can you set up your own, stable Private Idaho using different strategic styles? Each session I try to stay focused on a pre-identified approach to see how far it can take me. If I can only succeed within the game using one The One True Path then the urge to replay goes away fast. I'm happier with a BIG sandbox so I can play in different moods.
Can you mostly auto-run game mechanics until if/when I decide to try my hand at optimization?
Is the narrative content quickly stale or have enough variety that replays aren't ho-hum here we go again?
How much DLC do I have to buy up front to have stability and variety and minimized avoidable frustrations?

Having bought it, I'm not liking ES2 much at all. If feels less like riding bikes and more like hastily navigating a room full of traps while hating the AI competitor personae.

Stellaris is potentially next on my list to try. But the DLC is pricy so I need to know the bare minimum to get to give the game a fair shake.

Xlorp
Jan 23, 2008


Joe Chill posted:

So what were they needing exactly?

Hugs from the Commissar

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