Spiritualist Cybernetics Is Incredibly Fun

[@viorp5267]

Finally I can LARP as the mechanicus. After what? Like a decade?

[@williek08472]

8 years

[@chrissalt4903]

Recently passed 8 years

[@catscrath25alpha83]

Literally spend 2 hours trying to kitbash an Admech race together only to see this origin and... cursing Paradox under my breath, buy it.

[@FrozenPhoenix15]

Praise the Momnissiah

[@alexandruscarlat8026]

I have a build suggestion for a video that might surprise you, Shattered ring worlds and trade habitats are a thing of the past as a new super OP trait got added to the game without anyone noticing. I am talking about the OVERTUNED trait COMMERCIAL GENIUS. It provides +25% TV from jobs (probably the best modifier possible for Trade empires) at just 1 trait point and -10 leader lifespan By itself its mediocre at best BUT it can be stacked with the other TV from jobs traits ( both thrifty and trading algorithms) AND you can double it s effects with the Damn the consequences edict for +100%TV from jobs which is overall 33% more TV compared to last patch. To make this even better you could use the merchant guilds council position buuuuut theres a better option. With the cosmogenesis crisis path you can acces fallen empire buildings that provide MERCHANTS just like in the good old days . As a bonus you can use elevated synapses and augumented intelligence ( with the edict ofc) for +60% research which can dramatically boost tech from OP crisis computer

[@j0nasbs]

An early Trade League policy with that sounds really nice for Unity and Consumer Goods.

[@ecogreen123]

ooooo can't wait to see this around

[@69_Amogus_420]

CAPITALISM IS BACK BABYYYY

[@mogim815]

@@69_Amogus_420 I love how megacorp builds die and are reborn with every update like economic boom and bust cycles, really adds to the immersion

[@LAZERAK47V2]

I'm really hoping the factions with this origin are a precursor to the much-wanted internal politics rework.

[@markthompson6139]

Imagine multiple empires take the origin but go with different factions. Basically Space Middle East meets Space India/Pakistan

[@grandparagnar6709]

Ground combat rework: 💀

[@mango4554]

@@grandparagnar6709 I think very few people actually want a ground rework, I used to want one but then I gave it some thought and realised how annoying it'd be. I'm pretty sure even the devs themselves said it'd just be an unnecessary layer of bloat

[@noxu8296]

​@@mango4554some changes would be nice but a fully fledged ground warfare system unfortunately wouldn't fit well

[@Tyberzen]

I spent so much time trying to figure out why the robot plant, didn't make the cyborgs

[@Rith9789]

It's even highlighted in bold red letters 😅

[@bigguygamer733]

When I saw the species portrait you picked, I started getting horrible flashbacks. There was an FE in my last game that kept bullying me throughout the midgame, and they had that same portrait. I wish I could've heard their screams as I cracked their worlds and consigned their species to oblivion.

[@Bricriu-gj9dd]

If you take Dimensional Worship with this, you can get priests that given Engineering And Physics research. Its pretty nice.

[@themastamanhd4861]

Is that a civic?

[@noxu8296]

​@@themastamanhd4861yeah, in the astral planes dlc

[@Sea_Wheat]

@@themastamanhd4861sad you can’t get death cult so that you can get the whole deal for every research But i guess being able to sacrifice pops for every research would be too op

[@elchialde6318]

thoughts on using Arc furnace to boost every planet in a system, then slapping down a habitat for 40+ mining districts on a single habitat?

[@BAGELMENSK]

Interesting theory

[@elchialde6318]

Not a theory, tried it already You have to put down orbitals after the furnace has been fully upgraded to get the best effect It’s basicly an unlimited mineral world but you get more districts than you can use plus it gets all the alloys as a planet feature

[@kryptonianguest1903]

​@@elchialde6318More districts than you can use? Not if you go virtual.

[@The_Dork_Lord]

@Ep3o 12:43 I've always used 1x tech cost, and probably always will. Yes, games are slower that way, but it makes technologies more meaningful, and forces you to prioritise. Of course I also play fairly suboptimally, prioritising RP over min-maxing. The AI is terrible as is, you as the player have significant advantages over them because the AI is non-adaptive and terrible at managing their empires. It just isn't fun for me to steam roll them, I want them to have a chance, this way I don't walk away having played just another game, but I walk away with a story. Often times, the best ones are when I lose to the AI because I was playing suboptimally. That isn't to say you can't play the game your way, this is just me.

[@iRcoyote1]

I play at .5x because I don't like a single game taking more than 10 hours. Average game from start to 2450 on my computer takes about 8 hours when the tech cost is .5x, and that's with me playing most of the game on the fastest setting.

[@Aegis-_-]

.75tech the low tech difficulty is my preferred

[@brycedolishny4138]

I play the same way. It seems like cheating when I discount tech.

[@Sea_Wheat]

X0.25 tech

[@P3nnyArcade]

Honestly, I didn't realize that people *didn't* play on 1x tech

[@Helman114]

0.5 is much more enjoyable for me personally

[@defaultman5990]

I play in 0.75

[@defaultman5990]

0.5 with friends

[@tomisabum]

The unique megacorp civic that focuses on getting augmentations right off the bat seems like a fast avenue into this as well; tempted to try this with a voidborn origin and criminal heritage. Feels more cyberpunk.

[@taan1424]

Urgently need a mod for "servitorization" trait! How am I supposed to rollplay as Adeptus Mechanicus without the hordes of lobotomized cybernetic slaves?

[@heretic-668]

That'd be Permanent Employment. :-) Though then you have to rationalize branch offices, but that seems doable with the mass-market temple civic.

[@evanhuizenga8626]

I was very confused why my sacred implant species were totally un-moddable, kinda disappointing

[@rhoskii3308]

if i'm remembering right from when i played it. i think you can only modify your sacred implant species yourself if you go down the path of combining all the religious factions. If you just pick one it'll give you a pre-determined "set" of trait's based on the one you picked. I think and the reason why some pops have it and some dont is i think only spiritualist ethic pops will have it? or something like that

[@evanhuizenga8626]

@@rhoskii3308 Yeah I figured it was something like that, would be nice if it said that anywhere though lol

[@heretic-668]

Yeah, they REALLY needed to communicate this better. It was a shock to me as well.

[@Admiral-General_Aladeen]

If you play as driven assimilator and take cybernetic you can make a world that specialices in pop growth. But the effect is for all planets. I think that gives the highest pop growth in the game (ignoring virtual) i had around 30 for every planet.

[@Immemorian]

I have finally tried this origin and holy moly.... it is so damn strong

[@mageproductions827]

Anyone else notice how the background sound ep3o uses at the start is strait up from arcane Odesssy? 1:00

[@jasonpcrawfordauthor]

I play on 1x tech. It doesn’t feel too slow to me. It is definitely slower than before, but I enjoy it!

[@Chaoskye]

What I don't understand is why I can't create a colony ship with all the special cybernetic traits after picking your creed, surely you're filing those colony ships with the currently augmented pops, colonise the planet, then build your augmentation centre (or face growing pops without the special creed traits)

[@gumdrop_galaxy]

If a pop has the ritualistic implants is decided by if the poo is part of the creed faction or not so pops have to start without it ig

[@Rickus316]

I managed to put all the creeds under one umbrella so didn’t have to focus on just the one

[@Dark3nedDragon]

I facepalmed hard when I realized that I CAN modify the species, just not the special one that Spiritualist Pops use. On a side note, that feeling when you have a Divine Enforcer Colossus with this origin. They shall have holy fusion!

[@cupofjoe7900]

I didn't know I could delay cultist event spawns by not boarding their starting vessel, won't be doing that again.

[@waterenchantress7619]

What you guys think about the ultimate research robot Build? Civics: Dark Consortium + Technocracy + Meritocracy (Government Reform) Origin: Remnants Ethics: Fanatic Materialist + Authoritarian Traits: Research Assistants + Adaptive Frames + Mass Produced + Engineering/Physics Core + Luxurious + High Bandwidth. Tradition and Ascension perks: Discovery > Technological Ascendancy > Prosperity > Archaeo-Engineers > Supremacy > Synthetic Age > Modularity (Dark Matter Engines is OP) > Cosmogenesis.

[@викторавилов-ь8х]

Authoritarian? Meritocracy is egalitarian, is it not?

[@waterenchantress7619]

@@викторавилов-ь8х Meritocracy is Democratic or Oligarchic, the later only blocks fanatic auth

[@brycedolishny4138]

@Ep3o Do you need to be Cybernetic Creed to be spiritualist cyborgs or can regular empires get away with it too?

[@ВиталийКотиков-т5э]

I believe that tge Cybernetic Creed Spiritualist faction is unique in that regard - regular spiritualists will still loathe the implants to the point where they will ask you for a limited cyberisation option and still favour the psionics. Cybernetic Creed in a way mirrors the situation - in such empires spiritualist pop will get more advanced cybernetic traits instead.

[@brycedolishny4138]

@@ВиталийКотиков-т5э Thanks. I was hoping for a cyborg death cult but I guess not.

[@Kasaaz]

I think the game prioritizes Soldier Jobs for the AI so they get the Naval Capacity too? Just a guess.

[@FriendlyKrakenMusic]

"Ich esse Bratkartoffeln"? :D

[@Alpha99333]

Natürlich

[@DrGhoztz]

“Richuistic implants”

[@ErikaWeiss633]

"From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me..."

[@wrthfulhammer]

Ive only played on 1x tech so far. Didnt realize there was a different norm

[@Beerpowered]

Its CLAPS for Tech Rush! I Clapped the New Crisis no problem with it. Became the Emperor, became the Cosmogenesis Crisis, built the Horizon Needle, and Peace'd out.

[@Tribunat0r]

ich esse auch gerne Bratkartoffeln

[@ethan5915]

I prefer 1x tech cause it felt dumb getting megastructures by 2250. Each new level of tech feels important now (when's the last time getting destroyers or a higher tier of weapon actually felt impactful?)

[@Jonathan-yu9ui]

Can you do a quick playtrhough either the Halo Forerunner mod? It's got a ton of stuff in it

[@Jonathan-yu9ui]

With*

[@Dulahan-em]

You ask about the tech speeds... I honestly won't play on anything less than x3, and typically closer to x4. I want every level of tech to mean something, and not have new tech every few months.

[@AllenMoreno-Gonzalez]

I don’t know if I’m causing something wrong but it keeps stopping the situation at 990/1000 And will not count the next ascension slot

[@lucjanl1262]

Getting all the new cool cybernetic authorities is one of the best parts of cybernetic ascention, so imo it sucks that this origin gives you the dullest possible government type instead

[@Teyloune]

Very interesting!

[@SmallkellerReborn]

My understanding is you cannot modify the species cyborg traits if they have those divine implants. Kinda lame imo

[@lancewhite7165]

while doing this you should have gone for achievements

[@jaymack6981]

Dude, I mean no offense but watching you play I feel like you don't know much about this game.

[@LenzuMk]

You fool 😂