CK3 Player Tries Stellaris…

[@thespiffingbrit]

damn the combo of space lasers and phonk is a strong one

[@lrdhsy]

Hyperventilated a bit when I saw ur comment 👍

[@lrdhsy]

Thanks for watching im glad u enjoyed the space phonk

[@thespiffingbrit]

@@lrdhsy haha apologies for the heart attack

[@DappyFroggy]

Damn didn't expect you here, good to have you here

[@DBT1007]

🤯🤯🤯

[@zola1780]

Crazy good roleplay firing the councilor from the nation you declared war on, very thematic.

[@lrdhsy]

Thanks I felt quite bad for him hahaha

[@zola1780]

Stellaris in our heads: 0:26 Stellaris in reality: 3:45

[@SwitzerIand_Stronk]

This comment is actually perfect

[@Vox_Popul1]

And we love it either way

[@Nestmind]

Welcome in the galaxy. What was will be. What will be was

[@commodoresan7275]

The Worm loves us.

[@Konzon]

Gravity. Is. Desire.

[@zabaszatana6319]

🪱🪱🪱

[@ArmitageShanksuk]

TIME IS SIGHT

[@caleb972]

THE TRINE THE QUINE THE TRINE

[@lordnesh2]

Okay. That 'Stellaris Phonk' fucking slapped.

[@DM-Sym]

As somebody with a LOT of hours in Stellaris, seeing the game from fresh eyes is really fun. Liked and subscribed!

[@Proxima_Livion]

Yes! This video reminded me so much of my first Stellaris game, when everything felt fresh, you had to take the AI serious because you had no idea what you were doing and what they were actually capable of. So nostalgic.

[@igorthelight]

How much did he saw? 5%? I never played Stellaris but I'm planning too!

[@igorthelight]

@@Proxima_Livion I'm sure that some mods could give you the same feelings! Again ;-)

[@Proxima_Livion]

@@igorthelight Yes, Stellaris certainly has a lot of awesome mods. Gigastructural engineering and ACOT are my all time favourites. But its hard to take it seriously after a couple of playthroughs, since more mods doesnt make the AI much better and once you've defeated the crisises a few times, they stop being that threatening. But for the newest dlc that came out last week for example I have not read anything about it to make it feel as new as possible and its actually fun. This is coupled with the fact that it is genuinly a good expansion. Another important thing is, that I've learned about the Stellaris graphic processor coupleing issue, where the game is being slowed down by your graphics card for some reason, even though your proccessor is more than capable to go faster. To fix that, you need to play the game in fullscreen settings and disable V-Sync. Dont ask why that is, that issue apparently has been in the code since the beginning and never got noticed or fixed. But playing with the new settings has improved the endgame performance dramatically. If you want to know more about it, there is a reddit post somewhere where everything is explained.

[@igorthelight]

@@Proxima_Livion Thanks!

[@paulcatindig2260]

Pls play more stellaris in the future! This game has so much content and the discovery can feel endless for new players!

[@lrdhsy]

Definitely planning on playing more!

[@paulcatindig2260]

@@lrdhsy noice

[@KovCapyWizz]

And old players. Might have forgoten but i still keep finding new things

[@dopeydoom]

holy moly, phonk over intergalactic space battles goes so hard nice vid big man 👌

[@olivierswanepoel]

The only reason why we don't have Ratmen in space is solely due to some Moroccan dude in the 12th centaury 😭

[@lrdhsy]

So true 😭

[@RedMetamorthosis]

Yaymouse weeps for the sins of his kin😔

[@erkinmilani3268]

enlighten me pls

[@Doing-Goods]

Explanation??

[@turnleft8645]

need more info lol

[@Sephiroth144]

The Apocalypse expansion trailer- the best ad for a game I've seen in a long time

[@lrdhsy]

Yeah it goes pretty hard

[@then9779]

For all the real ones: 0:26 Roonin - Our Wxrld 10:01 Azucares - Crosh 10:24 STRLGHT - Godspeed let's go to the sunshine...

[@lrdhsy]

Think the other one is backtoback

[@then9779]

@@lrdhsy nah its our wxrld, all phonk sounds the same goofy ahh runway music

[@ThatBasedGuy]

“I decided to cleanse the galaxy of their presence” *Sums up the game in one sentence*

[@aza7866]

That was so fun to watch! Hope you continue this series. It's very rare to see such a well-made video about a newcomer trying stellaris. I still remember my first stellaris playthrough, I was so careful about the great unknown. It is to this day def in my top 5 playthroughs. I remember my robots becoming sentient and demanding rights or they would revolt and me going "WHAT ARE RIGHTS??" frantically searching through all the menus trying to find it before my empire implodes 😂. Good times

[@David-bf2cg]

This video was one of the best and most enjoyable videos i have seen in a while, in general, and especially stellaris videos. This was so good, please play more/do more videos on Stellaris. Also that music over the space battles were epic.

[@lrdhsy]

Thank you man glad u enjoyed :)

[@David-bf2cg]

@@lrdhsy No problem. If CK 3 doesn't work out, you definitely have a career in Stellaris videos, lol.

[@Edarnon_Brodie]

In CK3 you can colonize Finland with Nigerians. In HOI 4, you can destroy the whole world being Luxemburg. In Stellaris, you can blow up the Galaxy, playing with evil collective mind who likes Gaia worlds and uses alien races as their food, or creating a large slave worlds being an overlord of many other empires.

[@Yourmom-fd2rv]

first ones very realistic if you've seen Finland recently

[@zhangjeff238]

Or just use every biological "thing" as your processor and get the hel'out of there

[@pass6749]

Please do more! I love your story telling and i love stellaris. perfect combo.

[@lrdhsy]

Thank you man glad u enjoyed the vid

[@Baulderstone1]

Good video. I'm a CK player who played a little Stellaris when it first came out, got bored, and stopped. I've revisited over the last year and found it has gotten a lot more interesting. You mentioned that you wish CK3 had more things to discover, like Stellaris. I do feel that it's worth pointing out that Stellaris has many more years of events that have been added to the game. Also you are new to Stellaris but have been playing a lot of CK3. Once you've been playing Stellaris a while, having the event where you move the aliens off the gas giant or discover an atomic age civilization come up once again loses some of the same thrill, much like the way you get familiar with events in CK3. Granted, good events should be providing you with interesting choices whether you have seen them before or not. There is also the point that Stellaris is a game about discovery, while CK3 largely isn't. That might change though. Playing landless characters wandering around the map will have a very different dynamic. I would like to see more detailed pop and economy mechanics in CK3. On the one hand, I understand that nobility are not merchants. They let the little people handling all the grubbiness of business and simply skill off the top in the form of taxes, so I understand why it isn't essential. On the other hand, we are on the cusp of having unlanded characters in the game, which should lead to a much wider range of approaches to the game. Assuming the landless mechanics work you, it should really open the door to playing merchant families in a way that CK2 never really achieved. That would give them a good reason to really expand the economic side of the game. Looking the other direction at what I wish Stellaris could take from CK3, I wish Stellaris had actual characters. NPCs in Stellaris are basically just buffs you plug into a slot. Even factions feel largely lifeless. Speaking of factions, it's always annoyed me that factions only emerge over the course of the game. It seems like the empires of the game should be a lot more factionalized before you encounter other species. I find the early game can be pretty slow, especially once you seen most of the anomaly events a few times. Having actual internal politics in the early game would make the early game more interesting, and make empires more interesting overall.

[@vcash6014]

Thank you for this video. I appreciate you.

[@Hare-and-Bear]

I've been eyeing coming back to Stellaris lately too. I just might take finding your video as a sign! Awesome stuff!

[@Bloodirongeneral]

Gigastructures and Stellaris is an S teir addiction.

[@spiffyusername]

The paradox UI / Mike Tyson comparison just got you a sub

[@gordyrroy]

the video is pretty cool :y I also tried out Stellaris some time ago. It's.....different than CK3, but as you said, the discovery part is very thrilling. And the customization is very cool too. I have some optional advice for your potential future videos: When filming the ship battles, you could try to either have slow camera movements and zooms; with cuts in between the shots to redirect the points people look at, rather than jumping around with the camera like you'd do in the standard gameplay. That way it would be a bit more cinematic and easier to watch :3

[@lrdhsy]

I’ll try get some better shots next time glad u like the vid

[@fastjimmy6167]

I am in almost the exact opposite boat - I have been down deep on the Stellaris rabbit hole for years and started firing up CK2 and EU4 after not touching them for years. The exploration and discovery of Stellaris keeps me super engaged, even years later, but the same kind of random turns of drama in the CK games makes it really fun as well. I honestly would love to see a fusion of the two - a space 4X where you play as a single character/dynasty, not just an empire.

[@DennisDelav]

As a stellaris player it's funny to see these edits over mining drones and corvette/destroyer wars. I enjoyed the video of course

[@lrdhsy]

Hahah they were big achievements for me

[@DennisDelav]

@@lrdhsy don't worry I get that. Especially on your first game. I just recommend that you keep playing, you'll find much bigger achievements :)

[@murkorus7147]

Having played enough of this game to know pretty much every event off the top of my head, it's so refreshing and interesting to see it from a new player's perspective. Quick tip about the difficulty: Ensign is the default, where you're just playing the game as normal. I'd recommend that one. If you go below it, you, the player, will get bonuses to almost every part of your empire. At the lowest difficulty, civilian, you get for example double resources and fleet capacity compared to AIs. It is the opposite the higher you go, with the AI getting stupidly high bonuses to their economy and military at the grand admiral difficulty. If you want to try higher difficulties, there's a setting called "Difficulty scaling", which makes it so their buffs aren't applied in full right from the get-go, but is instead slowly increased as the game progresses, to try and match an experienced player's snowballing. It's a good setting, I'd recommend setting it to late game if you wanna try going higher difficulty at some point. Anyway, pretty nice video. The Stellaris expansion ads go so hard in those edits, very cool. :)

[@noahnemec5711]

Heck yeah! It’s great seeing new Stellaris players showing up to find something great! Would love to host a game with you sometime.

[@lrdhsy]

100% I’d love to do some games with this community

[@comb-t]

The focus on how cool the battles look through this is a banger decision. The battles in this game look so insane, its just a shame that watching the big ones can massively lag out your computer..

[@arepupu]

This was a great watch! Nice humour and editing :)

[@lrdhsy]

Thank you 😁

[@lavasurfer6548]

I was honestly surprised to see you didn't have more subs, amazing video I'll definitely check out your other stuff!

[@lrdhsy]

Thank you hope u enjoy

[@Pyrokan]

"Getting hit with any new Paradox UI is like getting hit by Mike Tyson" - oh, I felt that. I came back to Stellaris recently after a few years and just developing the muscle memory to navigate around was a process. That being said I must admit that I adore the simple, yet effective use of keys - WASD obviously let's you move around, but E allows you to quickly move out to galaxy map, while Q will focus camera on whatever you have selected, wherever in the galaxy it might be. Mastering E and Q really was the key to comfortably zooming around the map.

[@olivierswanepoel]

1:34: It's at this moment I realised that LrdHsy has no DLC for Stellaris 🤯😱 (The number 1 mistake when it comes to Paradox games is playing it in Vanilla 😂)

[@lrdhsy]

No I didn’t give paradox my life savings this time

[@olivierswanepoel]

​@@lrdhsy I'm currently battling the urges to buy First contact and Astral planes For a few starts and a few civics that I want to test out in a few (MANY) build idea I have😬🤣 The wallet curse is strong 😅😂

[@derpidius6306]

To be fair, unlike other PDX games, no DLC Stellaris is barebones compared to DLC Stellaris but is still very enjoyable, I had around 200-300 hours before I decided to get the Utopia DLC

[@theonlylauri]

Utopia is a must-get, but other than that, grab what looks interesting when it's on -50%. If the sense of discovery is what you like, Ancient Relics is a good one too.

[@peterknutsen3070]

@@lrdhsyYou can just pay for a subscription to all DLC.

[@sin4193]

If you like Stellaris you should try the Ethics and Civics mod, it adds way more options for empire creation. Personally I cant play without it.

[@commodoresan7275]

The bug branch? Or are you talking about some other mod?

[@lrdhsy]

Thanks for the suggestion I’ll check it out

[@sin4193]

​@@commodoresan7275 yeah bug branch

[@commodoresan7275]

@@sin4193 Yes Iike that mod too, it adds so much more roleplaying potential

[@wrydfell3932]

Based on the date at the end of the vid you've got a lot more game coming, i'd love to see the next 150 in game years played too

[@lrdhsy]

Part 2 perhaps?

[@wrydfell3932]

@@lrdhsy Assuming the save doesn't corrupt with the new update, I'd definitely watch it

[@RubyNerdd]

honestly, i think having a chance of the community choosing to defend a beloved member of the community even if theirs no defensive pacts would be an incredible addition!

[@mikearmstrong1632]

This video needs a list of track IDs, nothing but bangers

[@lrdhsy]

I’ll look into that

[@avsbes98]

Hope to see more Stellaris Videos by you in the future :)

[@Seer_Of_The_Woodlands]

Great Video !

[@madrooky1398]

Don't know how you get around in live, but congrats, you made it another day. 😝

[@lrdhsy]

Thanks

[@MoontasticoSonata]

That was a great video, I would love to see you play more! Wait until you see the dimensional horrors and open the L gates... 😏

[@lrdhsy]

I look forwards to the horrors that await me

[@deffdeff9520]

Dang I completely forgot about this game, I should go back and play it again, thank you for reminding me 🥰

[@olivierswanepoel]

Great Video 😁👍

[@alcatraz160]

I'd say playing until you defeat your first crisis would be a good end goal.

[@tunakx]

Nice video, you should definitely check out the Ship Designer in your next video!

[@lrdhsy]

Thanks for the suggestion I will

[@aplex8957]

I started out with Stellaris and then learned CK3. I definitely think theres a lot of good Stellaris economic systems that they should port over but I'd also love to see more roleplay aspects in Stellaris like what CK3 has

[@lrdhsy]

I agree both games could take from each other

[@VollstandigErleuchtung]

I play ck2 and stellaris, from what i feel from the two games i can say ck2 is more focused on the character, and other characters around you, whereas in stellaris the empire is you're character vs the other empires. I enjoy both in their own way, but stellaris is my favourite of the two, mostly cause being an empire over an individual gives you a lot of freedom, and i like blowing up planets.

[@Nuggets75]

Generally a really enjoyable video. Although seeing your character "blocking" the screen almost 75% of the video was quite annoying

[@lrdhsy]

Thanks I’ll try adding more gameplay next time

[@eligoldman9200]

With the current state of crusader kings 3 I think stellaris is better. It’s been better balanced. The developers really made the game soooo much better over the years.

[@StarboyXL9]

The reason why the other nations had awful military strength is because recent AI changes the devs made incorporated some community suggestions or contributions. Since that time the AI has been terrible with managing their economy, and thus terrible at being able to fund a strong military. Not two patches ago I remember being scared to death to play a run on Ensign (the base difficulty) now if I don't set difficulty to Commodore the run is a cakewalk. PDX AI...

[@lrdhsy]

Ahhhh okay I was wondering why they were so useless

[@uiashduhsauduasdsuh]

he finally uploaded!!1!!1!1

[@lrdhsy]

sorry for the wait

[@uiashduhsauduasdsuh]

@@lrdhsy it doesn't matter as long as the content is good

[@lordcaedus8713]

1st playthrough: Welcome to the federation! Have some complimentary cookies! 2nd playthrough: LET THE SEAS BOIL! LET THE STARS FALL! LET THE GALAXY BURN!

[@RabbaDooDabba]

Funnily, a week after this video was uploaded, The Machine Age DLC was released which comes with two slug portraits.

[@lrdhsy]

We are expanding 😈

[@synthetic240]

Honestly, the Intel system that was added a few expansions ago was a great addition to the game. Originally, when you met a new empire (and there weren't First Contact events either) you knew exactly who they were, how strong they were compared to you, and what their borders were. Having to set up a spy network to gain intel to remove the fog of war was a distinct improvement. The only downside is that the actual spy missions are pretty useless most of the time.

[@jesucristobostero3287]

you literally discovered a new galaxy of oportunities

[@Mr.DalekLK]

Meanwhile, in my multiplayer campaign, the wars look like the First World War where the smallest fleet has a strength of 30k

[@lrdhsy]

Sounds like I would perish 👍

[@ZyradosPlays]

I played Stellaris for like 800 Hours. Than people came to me and told me that CK3 is basically Stellaris but in Medieval Age. So i bought it and man, my disappointment of CK3 is without limits 😅

[@homemadesocks]

I’m new to your channel and loving your content, but if you want something in depth, have you tried EU4? That game is something else

[@lrdhsy]

I’ve tried it but I found it very confusing m. Maybe time for round 2?

[@Konzon]

That edit at the beginning goes hard. Post?

[@andrewgreenwood9068]

6:57 the true stellaris experience

[@garmr2512]

236 hours of stellaris and I never found the automatic construction button.....

[@samu999]

nice vid man

[@barryevans791]

It is a very long game, but if you stick with it the late game allows you to build some excellent sci-fi stuff and gives you a galaxy wide crisis that you have to deal with.

[@Order-66.]

Once you get into the late game, the lights from the lazers Lazer are so bright you'll barely see the ships 😅

[@Laydralae_Joy]

I have nearly 2k hours in the game, I've been playing it since launch, and let me tell you; once the game starts to feel old and stale look to the workshop. New portraits, new planets, new civics, new origins, new tech, new megastructures, new policies, and most importantly new events. The base game and its DLC has a massive wealth of content, worthy of the Great Lakes. Add in mods and you're dealing with the Pacific ocean. Wish you many hours in the game.

[@liampouncy7808]

It's cool seeing what Stellaris feels like to someone completely new to it. =] 1,600 hours, playing since release. There is no story, only power, and crushing the xenos under my boot.

[@lrdhsy]

Glad u enjoyed the vid

[@everetts9889]

dude banger video

[@lrdhsy]

Thank you man

[@EinFelsbrocken]

I DEMAND *MORE!!*

[@lrdhsy]

I WILL HAVE TO PRODUCE MORE!!

[@EinFelsbrocken]

@@lrdhsy SORRY FOR ADDING TO THE BACKLOG THEN; PLS DONT OVERWORK YOURSELF!!!1! 😁

[@matteorossi1172]

3:56 EU5 is gonna break this man

[@lrdhsy]

If it ever comes out

[@matteorossi1172]

@@lrdhsy Well Tinto Talks (developer diaries) are out already

[@lrdhsy]

@@matteorossi1172 i hope it comes out soon then

[@theodoremccarthy4438]

Stellaris is an absolutely gorgeous game. It’s far too easy for long time players like me to forget that or take it for granted. Thanks for the reminder :)

[@fish2213]

I have played this game alot and its great with mods you should try it love the vid

[@cringelord7776]

You really need to buy the dlc. The community agrees that Stellaris is pretty much an empty game without any dlc, so I’m guessing you’d enjoy it even more. Playing the game with friends that have the dlc would be a better idea now that I think about it

[@samfaber5378]

2:36 gigastructure

[@united_europe]

Ah yes, the funny space war crime simulation game.

[@clovisbernard]

really nice video

[@El_Presidente_5337]

5:10 The xenophobia pipeline.

[@oddtomato1049]

I hope this will be continued.

[@ApatheticNonbuynary]

Ah. The Jaynoecide simulator.

[@marangod2347]

I'm not sure how to feel about the fact that someone with virtually zero experience in this game did better than some of my games, given I have over 700 hours... XD

[@lrdhsy]

Slugmen are just op

[@pedrobrazon6610]

Another Stellaris enjoyer :) wait until you get a quantum catapult, they'll never see you coming

[@xess4168]

ah yes, the one paradox game with a genocide button.

[@richardembree1848]

U need all the dlc to make stellaris worth it. It’s an amazing game with soooooo many possibilities

[@lrdhsy]

Yeah but so expensive 😬

[@richardembree1848]

@@lrdhsy oh for sure.. ive been playing since day one so ive been able to buy them as they came out making it not as heavy on the pocketbook but when you can, if you really wanna enjoy everything the game has to offer, its worth it.. endless combinations and replay ability.. its one of my favorite games of all time... im thinking about getting CK3 and all its dlc but i find that one harder to get into. it feels like the diplomacy system in that game (at least vanilla) isnt all that great.. combat seems a little lack luster but maybe i just need to get the DLCs like stellaris.. ive only played it on gamepass where vanilla is "free"

[@lrdhsy]

I mean it’s on sale atm 👀

[@lordsqugm9722]

stellaris is an amazing game. its tied w ck3 for my fav paradox. id say ck3 has the stronger base game but stellaris has so so so many dlcs that are all so amazing i have to give it to stellaris if u can afford to shell out the extra money.

[@lrdhsy]

Might have to shell out 😬

[@dragonhorde9866]

i have palyd stellaries sense befor alloy was a ting god i feel old

[@icewolfwolfie173]

Feel powerful? Play with fallen empires. Itll change alot. Maybe with a crisis aswel. After thats easy just go pull up the difficulty

[@purplevonstein6494]

man, what is that tune from 2:00 - 2:28?

[@lrdhsy]

its Red Driver by Ben Elson

[@thomedenay3414]

@@lrdhsy What is the music in the intro edit?

[@willbordy]

Stellaris, the game where you cause space genocide without a problem but feel bad for removing a senator/governor or not agreeing with every degree of a minor faction that is responsible for 5% of your total influence. A game where you can have military power to conquer 50% of galaxy but doens't do, not because the war would be hard but because it would be too trouble to manage half the galaxy

[@xxmuffinsmannenxx]

Great video, love to see the perspective from a new players eyes! Now put the galaxy on the largest size and have a marathon >:)

[@AlexNovakim]

Damn, whenever I play I always end up the one with the shitty military

[@lrdhsy]

Just gotta mine extortionate amounts of alloy

[@boxlflox9094]

I am always genuinely sad when the atomic age aliens blow themselves up. Imagine spending your lifetime studying an alien culture with the distinct possibility that in the next couple decades they invent their first space craft, only to watch from orbit as they blow themselves up.

[@lrdhsy]

Probs the coolest thing I saw in the game was the pre ftl civs. Such a good concept and rly immersive

[@garrettord3304]

Didn't finish the game? Didn't even make it to a crisis? Part 2?

[@lrdhsy]

Part two is looking like it’s gotta happen hahaha

[@Darkheart9875]

I hope you enjoyed yourself! Next game ... Purge the galaxy

[@lrdhsy]

😈

[@Tathanic]

Stellaris is closer to EU4... and EU4 is closer to CK3 then it is to Stellaris "I found an automation button" ...oh no, oh god he clicked it yeap watching new players is agony

[@lrdhsy]

I hope u enjoyed the agony

[@Haldaemon]

Space genocide simulator go brrrr

[@tecnochilemapper4121]

VIVA STELLARIS

[@nurgleschosen8145]

Personally ck2 is one of the few paradox games i actually spend time on. Not a legal copy tho god knows i cant afford that as a inhabitant of the balkans with no localized prices. i refuse to pay them a dime anyway

[@Kipnuggetgod2]

hardest vid so far more of Stellaris rahhhh 😩

[@hardcorelace7565]

I would highly suggest continuing to at least 2450 before quitting :)

[@lrdhsy]

I guess I’ll have to continue 😁

[@MarlKitsune]

Thats locust... That 2.4k is a lie. I swear its really 4k power.

[@lrdhsy]

Ikr scared the shit outa me when it tanked my fleet

[@Darlf_Sevil]

As much as stellaris have insade wtf stuff,, it probady best paradox big strategy for new player... You will almost never lose at standard dif, you gona be weak as hell but more world you lose in rebelions ect, more stable you gona be, and only way will be to have very agresive ai near by... Even than you may just become vasals You leave that galaxsy just become you feel like you can do better nexst time and not becuse you was kick out ( if some fans of purge not spawn near by ) 😅

[@olivierswanepoel]

The first time I played Stellaris I played a Xenophobe Devine Ruler nation 🤔 My first neighbour I encountered was some hideous creature who was also a Xenophobe 🤯 But instead of having the planned/envisioned rivalry between our 2 nations we became best friends solely due to both of us hating our other neighbour for some reason🤣🤣 (I don't remember what their ethics were. I think they were like Egalitarian Xenophiles 🤣😅)

[@herbertschulz4313]

So... more stellaris please