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[Hanzoku]

Well, that's why my sectors were going so well. Each one had 50+ inhabited planets, which meant the AI had enough resources to upgrade buildings as soon as new technology came online. Their energy stockpiles were generally capped at ~24k each, which I would sometimes go through and raid before talking to the friendly local trade guild about their vast reserves of mineral wealth. 

[Ultimuh]

It is now downloading as I type.
The excitement is real.

[forsaken1111]

Curse my schedule. I won't be able to play until much later

[Ultimuh]

I am a bit sad that the game still don't allow Corporate Dominions to be able to have xeno livestock.
I just want to be able to play as RuptureFarms damnit!
Ah well, maybe by the next DLC/expansion/update.. I can at least have hope, right?

[Teneb]

I am a bit sad that the game still don't allow Corporate Dominions to be able to have xeno livestock.
I just want to be able to play as RuptureFarms damnit!
Ah well, maybe by the next DLC/expansion/update.. I can at least have hope, right?

You could maybe mod it. Doesn't sound like it'd be too hard.

[Ultimuh]

I am a bit sad that the game still don't allow Corporate Dominions to be able to have xeno livestock.
I just want to be able to play as RuptureFarms damnit!
Ah well, maybe by the next DLC/expansion/update.. I can at least have hope, right?

You could maybe mod it. Doesn't sound like it'd be too hard.

Yeah, I know. Maybe I should look into that.

[Urist McScoopbeard]

Well, that's why my sectors were going so well. Each one had 50+ inhabited planets, which meant the AI had enough resources to upgrade buildings as soon as new technology came online. Their energy stockpiles were generally capped at ~24k each, which I would sometimes go through and raid before talking to the friendly local trade guild about their vast reserves of mineral wealth. 

My god.

[Dorsidwarf]

Just played some new update and.... god this "build a space station at every single place you wanna scrape resources out of / you don't wanna leave as a hole in your space" change to territory is a w f u l. Especially since every stop gives you a 2% hit to unity. Construct five  stations? Your racial modifier is now cancelled out. It's just more tedious busywork in a game with too much busywork.

Most of the other changes seem nice, although I did spawn with three Slaving Despot neighbours with identical me-hating ethics as a pacifist federation-builder. That was surprising.

[Flying Dice]

Eh, I prefer it to the "lol gotta inflate my magic property bubble" approach. Had enough of that with GalCiv. The hyper-only early game also makes it pretty simple: find neighbors, build outposts out to block choke points, backfill later.

As for the cost: that's the benefit of going tall, eh? Besides, colonies are a 16% cost increase. You're not really meant to max the trees fast. I'm only a couple years in with two colonies and ~15 systems but I still have two trees and 4 nodes unlocked.

[Cruxador]

Just played some new update and.... god this "build a space station at every single place you wanna scrape resources out of / you don't wanna leave as a hole in your space" change to territory is a w f u l. Especially since every stop gives you a 2% hit to unity. Construct five  stations? Your racial modifier is now cancelled out. It's just more tedious busywork in a game with too much busywork.

Most of the other changes seem nice, although I did spawn with three Slaving Despot neighbours with identical me-hating ethics as a pacifist federation-builder. That was surprising.

Well that explains why my one planet inward perfection build wasn't really working.

I think it's as fun a mechanic as Stellaris ever has, though.

[Chiefwaffles]

I want to like it, but I honestly really dislike the new system of claiming territory. It adds yet another thing to balance minerals with, you have to constantly build new stations to stay competitive and to continue gathering resources.

Like, if the system was less “manual” or just more sparse I would prefer it, but right now it makes the early game “babysit your construction ships: the game”.

[Flying Dice]

Do keep in mind that because military construction and territory claiming has been shifted to stations, you no longer have to spam colonies, which effectively reduces early game resource strain and makes core planet limits much less annoying.

[forsaken1111]

Played the new update for a few hours last night. War is far far more entertaining. I was able to capture a large swath of enemy territory and get the income from it while still at war, using that income I was able to press the war further. It's interesting having to consider logistics of fleet reinforcement and repair. Fleets can repair at any starbase but can only upgrade at a shipyard. I had to build a new starbase close to the front with two shipyard lines in order to get reinforcements to the front quickly and give them a safe place to anchor for repairs. The shipyard was assaulted a few times but held as I had built 8 defense platforms around it and it could take on a medium sized fleet all on its own.

It's also really important to grab chokepoints and crossroads, maybe moreso than grabbing resources. I was able to completely isolate one empire by snatching an important chokehold, relegating them to stagnation in a little backwater hyperlane structure. I later made them a vassal and we became good friends once I had forced them to adopt my government.

[ZeroGravitas]

Do keep in mind that because military construction and territory claiming has been shifted to stations, you no longer have to spam colonies, which effectively reduces early game resource strain and makes core planet limits much less annoying.

yes, "core planet limits" are much less annoying while an entirely new mechanic has been created that generates vastly more amounts of micromanagement and annoyance.

having to individually build every starbase in every system is exactly the bullshit i thought it would be.

[Radsoc]

I like it and the pace is better now. Ships got more weight in some sense.

Yes, the expansion micro is a bit annoying, but it's basically not worse than manual mining, exploration etc. If you have a good flow of influence it's just a matter of right and shift-clicking.