How to Play Stellaris 2.7 - Getting Started

[@cashelmcelhatton6914]

the realization that it was a robot hand the whole time has rocked my whole world

[@erikbarber1821]

I’m too high for that right now why can’t I see the ship no more

[@frustriert]

"now you see it and it´s amazing" :D

[@eacey]

I never saw it as a spaceship and I’m trying really hard to see it and can’t.

[@benikenbenniken760]

This is awesome, Aspec! I introduced Stellaris to my friends recently and I couldn't find a good current tutorial video. This series is perfect for them and they are already learning much faster than I did when I first got into this stellar game!

[@Jacl11]

I’ve been playing Stellaris since Utopia dropped and I still have no idea what I’m doing most of the time.

[@maryjames8433]

Been playing since ancient relics. I tend to say screw it after about two years, press '~' and type in research_all_technologies.

[@rpcheesman]

Been playing on an off since day one. I'm still learning stuff, as this series is showing me :/

[@SchmokinJoe]

Oh thank GOD, I thought I was the only one!

[@charlesrogers1471]

@@maryjames8433 TIL how to win. TY mary lol..

[@tonikaycheney7120]

I’ve only had the game for about a week, and a lot of the stuff is relatively simple. But, let me tell you... Ship design sure as shit ain’t simple.

[@matejcech2500]

I bought this game in a sale few days ago and you are my guru! Thx man!

[@A_Spec]

No worries, enjoy.

[@LordDivine1]

Stick with it... So much to learn, giving it depth and actual reason to keep playing.

[@xZippy]

You made the right choice.

[@jameshunt5500]

Dito

[@amargasaurus5337]

I'm watching a 40+ minute video explaining how to play a game I don't even have, idk if I'm just a giant instructions nerd or a hypnosis victim to ASpec's voice

[@Raycheetah]

It *does* help understanding what's going on and why when you're watching a game being played. That's why I'm watching, anyway. =^[.]^=

[@songoku4552]

Nah,your just gay🤣

[@MooShaka89]

What brought you to the channel then? You should probably buy it it's a great game.

[@ThijmenTheTurkey]

@@Raycheetah Wtf is that “emoji”

[@Raycheetah]

@@ThijmenTheTurkey It's a "Cheetahmoticon." I've been using it (and numerous variations) for over twenty years, now. =^[.]^=

[@JDBlack3347]

Me: Well I have over 100 hours of Stellaris play time better watch the new players videos. And now I'm actually learning a whole bunch of stuff, thanks ASpec!

[@A_Spec]

Learning is fun!

[@Basmhor]

Same O.O

[@rcruz2008]

@@Basmhor Me too, I'm a newbie so I play a little then watch how to video, then play a little and then back to another how to on this game... I have learned so much every time and its fun and exciting to me

[@mariposakedi]

Thanks ASpec I learned how to move a ship with your video 😅. I’m a newbie with this game and I found myself stareing at the monitor for 30 min not knowing what to do. I am learning a lot, now that I’m understanding some key points about thinking before I act. One thing though, in one part you went to fast for me that I had to slow down the video to .25 and I almost died hearing your voice at slow speed. It just made my day 😂

[@AdamSider]

Holy shit this game is complicated. I Just bought the game and this is really overwhelming at first.

[@matthewzumbo9868]

it is... ive been through 13 different playthroughs and i still feel like i have no clue what im doing despite finally having a playthrough where im the dominant empire in the galaxy

[@kevinwilson455]

I tried it yesterday for the first time and yeah, didn't have a clue what to prioritise. If you have the advisor on max you do get tooltips for everything you click on, and it tells you what each thing does....... the problem is information overload lol

[@ZombiGamer1679]

@@kevinwilson455 I spent a couple hours playing for the first time recently, getting a similar impression and what helps is to ignore like 90% of the things on screen. There is a lot of information overload with the UI clutter, but a lot of it is there for a reason it's just not relevant to you at the moment. Think about what you want to do, you want to build things on your planet so go to that screen and ignore everything else. Look at what you can for that specific screen to orient yourself and familiarize with that one system. Through that you can go at your own pace to see how things connect. Instead of overloading yourself with all the systems, focus on one thing at a time that you currently want to do and as you discover you *need* to find new things then that's when you go looking for them. It helps to set up a game without any AI too like a sandbox, keep it on pause as much as you want just give yourself as much freedom as you can to figure out what you can do

[@kevinwilson455]

@@ZombiGamer1679 Yeah...... since posting this I have spent a few hours watching more beginner videos, and even been on Reddit checking the difficulty settings to try and tailor the best game. I have settled on Captain difficulty with no scaling and experimented with both the UNoE and the CoM....... I haven't hit 2300 yet but I am just experimenting at this point. Not sure why? but with games like this I often go so far and then realise I have not been optimal, and so make a new game knowing a little more than I did before. Trial and error basically. I think I have a good grasp now after persevering and am enjoying trying out different ethics and civics....... currently doing a CoM run and have got 50 years and it's looking good so far and I think I'll try to hit the end :)

[@2wongsdontmakearice588]

These videos are... not that great. He tries to over explain and is all over the place. Plus he gives terrible advice

[@JORGESTORM21]

Nice, i will enjoy some nice tea while watching this video!! Thanks for the guides Aspec

[@Koshak87]

Thanks for the instructive vid. I’m not a min-maxer by any stretch, but I gladly pick up tips here and there from you explaining your thought process and reasoning.

[@CarlosEduardo-sm6cy]

Man, just started playing Stellaris, and the market edit thing there that transforms energy to consumer goods, would have helped a lot in the start of the game.

[@fredhurst2528]

I appreciate the detail in which you explain your decisions and will help me understand why I might want to chose this or ignore that for now, especially getting my empire started. Anything to help me break those choice block moments where I question what will jump start me or hamper my later development. I will certainly pay more attention to research boosts and leader skills.

[@galacsinhajto]

I haven't played this game for years, and now I popped back in, and it was like playing an entirely different one. Nice to have an up to date tutorial!

[@aaronalbertson1245]

Coming back after they changed the way the planet management worked/looks. Had just gotten the hang of things and then logged in one day and was like, "Uhhhhduhhhwhaaattt?" I'm glad I found someone who is clear and concise with explanations =D Thanks mate. Subbing for sure.

[@e4gail]

Thank you for this series. Got me going with a complex title I really wanted to sink my teeth into.

[@A_Spec]

Do it, it makes for a fun time.

[@ScottSmith-me4nt]

Finally decided to take the leap. It is a daunting game! Makes Galactic Civ 3 look a bit light. Much to learn and I think I'll be watching your channel for some time.

[@uglytuco3079]

this is what 2020 needed.

[@thenneklkt7786]

19:33 Yep. Always thought the picture in the dialog box for anomalies was a spaceship flying through a desert. I recognised it was a hand last year, three years after I started playing. Now I can't unsee it.

[@unscwarsaw1497]

I have 500~ hours and I still have no idea what I’m doing.

[@meinnase]

Tbh, when it comes to paradox games this is one of the simpler ones (although that kind of applies to all of the newer titles, hoi4, ck3 etc) mostly because you cant completely fuck yourself in the first 5 minutes of playing (trucebreaks in eu4 anyone?) You can play a whole evening and while you might fall behind, you wont loose outright unless you spawn next to exterminators and no friendlies within reach. On default difficulty you can even fall behind however far you want and still catch up by midgame easily.

[@meoff7602]

@@meinnase My first play though I didn't know I could upgrade builds until after mid game and yeah, I still won. The easiest setting is too easy.

[@popeq3922]

Isn't that sad? I have Hearts of Iron IV in my library and I have no fucking idea what to do or how to play that game. I don't understand. There games are probably awesome but the learning curve is very fucking steep.

[@Pkroc138]

Thanks, I was waiting for a video like this. I started to play recently and it's a pretty hard game. I just had a 12-hour match and I got stuck due to I didn't have enough influence to do anything. I want to conquer all the galaxy. Ty again uwu

[@B1nChicken]

Brand new player to Stellaris - Thanks for doing a Vanilla tutorial - most of the recent ones have all the expansions attached making a very different game.

[@charlesschneider7769]

Love the tutorial! Just got the console edition and your videos have been very helpful! Also, great way of getting people to subscribe by naming one of your planets to like and subscribe. Very clever sir haha

[@Elrakis_Gaming]

This helped me a lot as i just got the game and thought, "wow there is a lot here i better find a vid to explain whats going on in this game." So thank you for your indepth explanations in all for game guides!

[@TheTaurus502]

I thought this was a concise an well done lesson, on the opening phase of Stellaris, as a brand new player I found it be a very useful intro to key points. Science ship exploration, choke point access an general starting concepts.

[@grimsprice]

19:45. My brain still slips back into seeing it as a ship.

[@NO122221]

I didn't realise this wasn't a spaceship up until now. Or should i say, i never bothered enough to look closely at it

[@LordDivine1]

Mind blown

[@n4gauge]

now i cant see the spaceship back

[@incognito-px3dz]

omg ive been living a lie

[@tgagaming3104]

I've always seen it as a hand

[@russell6270]

Loving your videos. They got me with the free weekend and I bought the starter pack before finishing a game and then starting a new one. Civ and Surviving Mars brought me to Stellaris.

[@mealyaUrtem]

500+ hours... Still listening Aspec vids' maybe he will stop me from using Inward Perfection xD

[@godlessgod6609]

Ikr lol

[@wfp9378]

21:50 thank you. This is really essential stuff. I bought Stellaris and several of the expansions you recommended and have always found this area of planetary management a total black hole that made me loathe and hate this game. I think the developers maybe crippling their sales because of this. ALSO: Now that we can SCALE the interface to make it larger it is MUCH easier to read and understand what had been until now like reading the fine print in a legal document. You didn't touch on how to do this, but having noticed how legible (and larger) your interface is compared to mine a web search helped me find how to change mine easily.

[@personanongrata4419]

Thank you so much for doing this series! I just got stellaris and it seems a lot has changed from when most of the other guides went up and the 2.7 update, so THANK YOU!

[@spacesh1p583]

Greetings from 2021. I’ve just started to play Stellaris and your videos are very useful for me so far. Thanks a lot! Keep up the good work!

[@korenth9034]

Just starting playing Stelaris and stumbled across this and all I can think 9 min in is that you sound exactly like the tutorial bot "Our second science ship has just rolled off the factor floor. Isn't that exciting?" Thanks for tutorials...there is so much to wrap the head around!

[@petergriffin5450]

Omg it is a robot hand, how'd you know I thought it was a ship? xD

[@JohnnyBsKillz115]

This has been extremely helpful. I bought the game on sale recently because a few friends were playing and I can't wait to jump into a game tonight and actually know what the hell is going on! :)

[@terrancebragg327]

I've been plating the console edition since it was released on PS4; took a 4 months but I became...competent. After the recent move to 2.7 I'm TOTALLY LOST. Thank you for this beginner's guide, its a start. Helps make my vacation less stressful and I can start to map out how to find my groove.

[@johan3595]

Just wanted to drop a line as a newcomer to Stellaris your videos are extremely useful, thank you for making them

[@Contevent]

After several attempts (I think around 20), and Reddit people saying my set up was sub optimal and that I shouldn't worry about efficiency if I'm doing RP, I finally come to this and THANK YOU. I have deep affection for the species I created and want the best for them, but every time stuff happens I can't deal with them. I tried to learn on my own, and did a decent job I think, but there are tips and tricks, and things not to do that I still don't know. This series already has taught me much, and I can't wait to understand how Stellaris works even more so that I finally get the feeling that I'm going somewhere and not screwing myself over because I didn't know what the hell amenities were, or because I didn't know how trade works. Worst part for me is dealing with other alien civilizations.

[@vvbr2372]

1.200 hours and i still enjoy your videos, also I'm way to lazy so i just put scientists with "spark of genius" in research

[@nielslassen5220]

Liked and subscribed because the way you asked for it was smooth AF

[@kevinwilson455]

Thanks for this, really good video and gives me a start. I tried to play this yesterday and had the max advisory on, so tooltips were popping up every click, and I quickly got overwhelmed with information overload...... I didn't have a clue what I was doing and was tired at the time. I'll check out your videos on the game and give it another go today.

[@EnkiSvohden]

As a new player who discovered this game on Xbox Game Pass, I have to say, this video was really helpful. I'm enjoying this game so much I bought it AND all the dlc!

[@shrimpersfan100]

Just started playing this yesterday and these videos are super helpful!

[@miss_bec]

Even though I have no issues playing Stellaris or knowing how things work, I still wanna watch to see just how wrong i am when it comes to my strategy.

[@alanhoff89]

"He's an expertise in computer person" That's how my family describes my work

[@kineticconsular2689]

Returning player who never really understood the game at a decent level, thanks for these being updated, it would be appreciated if you could do an in depth tutorial on everything to do with fleet combat, weapon types etc. thanks.

[@ghyutin]

Using SHIFT to Queue is literally the only thing I needed from this video. I can't believe it's not clearly stated in the game.

[@partingofthecelery8504]

I went back to early in the vid because I missed a detail, and realized that your vocal volume slowly ramps up over the course of the video. By 30+ minutes you sound like you're casting an intense sporting event, lol. Also a bit late but thank you for everything, ASpec!

[@tolak68]

Great work Aspec, thanks for the guides

[@tonysommer2220]

I've played a lot - but a huge thank you for reminding me about policies. Totally missed the trade policy choices. That's a game changer. I want to boot up right now and go explore!

[@billyh864]

i appreciate you so freaking much lol thank you for taking the time to give me an idea what in the world im doing

[@thedoruk6324]

Pick *Fanatic Purifiers* and the *ExTermiNatUs* option is ready(!)

[@SimberLayek]

Thanks a lot for taking the time to create these, and good job at that~

[@kylelakowski94]

Has played for hundreds of hours. Ah yes Aspec tutorial video always good for a refresher

[@spikey556]

glad to see I wasn't the only one who saw a ship on that artifact artwork. my goodness, has this game changed. I really have trouble wrapping my head around the new planet/pop screens and systems. Looks like the updates have balanced out devouring swarm steamrolling and make different playstyles more viable and interesting

[@obanvar1]

Just starting today. ASpec is king.

[@ashgrim7077]

This tutorial was... very exciting!

[@saltaiaw]

Remember when we could pick what ftl we wanted and what weapon tech to start with?

[@20catsRPG]

I miss my wormholes :(

[@tommypiette2480]

You are doing great guides! Thanks!

[@danielhavoc889]

Simply watching this to see if it's a good video for my friend, who I'm introducing the game to, and the biggest thing I've gotta say is... THANK GOD IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO SAW A SPACESHIP AND NOT A HAND FOR THE LONGEST TIME.

[@Smile_Inside_Facts]

I prefer to go for unity instead of consumer goods but nice guide, finally some updated, GJ

[@Raycheetah]

Especially since you can buy consumer goods on the market, while you can't buy unity. =^[.]^=

[@Usual_User]

Really good tutorials

[@Rhukzy]

Is there a list of everything that is “King” 😂

[@kereminde]

"... or you've just arrived from the academy of Civilization or Total War..." Me: (MoO2 player) "... I'm in trouble, aren't I?"

[@Vish-Maria]

Thanks so much for this series! It's so helpful.

[@sharkman4698]

I usually prefer going lab-clear slum-lab (or lab-clear slum-temple if spiritualist) asap, before building any orbital stations. Disable the enforcer job (as it does almost nothing at the start of the game) right before the lab finishes (I just disable it at the start though as I always forget to do it before the lab finishes otherwise). The now unemployed enforcer + one worker will move into the lab once it's done, clearing the slum will fill the spot the worker left behind. Then disable 2 farmer slots when the 2nd lab/temple is done to force 2 farmers to move up, most species will have a food surplus at this point which isn't really needed. Wouldn't say I'm particularly good at the game so I could be wrong, but I just think building slots (which typically equate to specialist jobs) are simply way more valuable than a few mining stations or keeping every worker slot filled, and will fill them asap unless doing so would put me into a serious deficit on my primary resources.

[@sr.lontra]

NOW I undertand how Trade Value works lol Thank you

[@IAmTheRealBill]

Regarding the outliner: are there any mods that add your mega-structures to it, like terraforming planets can be? I’m annoyed whenever I have to hunt down where I started building that kugeblitz.

[@juliankirby9880]

Bill Anderson I try to build as many of my megastructures as I can near my home system; or to cluster them around the ones that spawn on the map and need repair. Any that can share a system, share a system.

[@esteban1820]

"Robots Baby!" Every time I build a robot factory...Every. Single. Time. Why? Because, "Robots are wonderful." Thank you for theses amazing videos they are ... wonderful. :)

[@axeljensen3399]

Ok! Let me tell you some… it would have really handy to have seen this vid first… I fucked up really good by spending the time, and trying to overbuild every single system… that I now know I was dead wrong… nice guides! I will continue learning from it a little more! Thanks!

[@Dirsmuutio]

You are my oyster, ASpec!

[@snickle1980]

OMG...I just learned somewhere else that Research is somewhat random. That's why i couldn't find a tech tree. This is pretty amazing.

[@wlopwlopwlopwlop]

I'm a new player (just bought the game on sale less than a week ago) and I've been puzzled about starbase strategies. I've been a little hesitant on building them - especially early on in the game. It would be interesting to hear about the overall strategy of placing them and what to build in them! At 29:30 you build a starbase to protect the initial star cluster from potential attacks at the chokepoint. Isn't it possible that the actual chokepoint is going to be further in the unexplored territory in which case this base will be in the middle of your empire? Or should one build many different points of defense inside one's empire in case an enemy strikes through your territory further ahead? Or is it in the end a not very big deal to have an "extra" starbase near your core system? Thanks for this series! It's just what I've been looking for as it seems to be quite difficult to find guides and videos that aren't outdated - especially one's which are tailored for beginners like myself :)

[@juliankirby9880]

Ardeni I’ve started making dedicated shipyards, and anchorages. And putting a hydroponics bay, and a deep space black site on each station; I also only put stations in systems with colonized planets, needed rare resources I can’t make, and mega structures. I’ve not yet played multiplayer, and I’m just starting playing on hard w/ normal aggression. So idk how good that strategy actually is

[@glenn_r_frank_author]

I am pretty new to the game and I understand the idea of getting to and establishing presence at choke points first, but it also seemed odd that you would not move down to the two systems one more system south of where you were building choke point holds. those looked like you could hold more systems at those than the ones you chose. also it looked like there might be another entry to that constellation up to the north east. Wondering if having three science ships to start and search out choke points nearby is too costly or a good way to secure your home sector early.

[@jamesmeeks6111]

This guy sounds like a muppet. A very helpful fonzie.

[@Busboss1811]

Your a muppet

[@hodarov1564]

@@Busboss1811 your a muppet, i'm a muppet, everyone's a muppet.

[@Busboss1811]

Waka waka waka

[@Cheesecake98734]

The robot hand with the brush has just baffled my brian more than anything in this game... I THOUGHT IT WAS A SHIP

[@Monduras]

How do you decide that those nodes were the bottle neck? Can’t ships come to any node from outside?

[@Tukab2007]

After watching this video I only had one question come to mind: I don't exactly understand how the research bonuses are added from the science leaders specifically. I also didn't know that science ships could assist research, or what that does. My specific question is this: How do the leader bonuses affect current research? Are you intended to have a couple extra and trade them out for what is optimal, or do all of their bonuses accumulate as long as they have a job? I think I might be missing a detail, somewhere. So far in the only playthrough I've done, I just set them to research whatever matches their quirk but I never trade them out. Thanks for the video

[@tobiaswesseler5741]

Great video, thank you! This really helps me play more efficiently. I would describe myself as a casual semi-min-maxer, if that can be a thing... :) So your explanations of decision making are really helpful. When would be a good time to get "Map the Stars" as opposed to another Outpost/Starbase? About what time would you suggest a second construction ship should be built?

[@dierbloodrose5178]

Thanks for the refresher you were spot on

[@ZeroX1986]

Thx ASpec.... I can't unsee the brush... I miss my spaceship lol

[@benjamincormalleth9706]

New player. This was extremely helpful! Thank you.

[@Sierra026]

@3:20 "WE REQUIRE MORE MINERALS."

[@A_Spec]

Something about Pylons/Vespene Gas/ ect.

[@keitadarkwolf2591]

In your previous videos, you mentioned the size of planets and that certain sizes are not worth colonizing. What's the usefulness cut-off? I kind of expected you to talk about that when you colonised this one. Could you explain what makes one world more worth it than another?

[@A_Spec]

I'll cover that in the next video.

[@thirteenpro1]

Your videos are very helpfull big thanks!

[@Hy5st77]

Still watching your content, and even though I think I know a fair amount, there's always more to learn right. But I do miss your regular play through videos ❤👍 Also, I have currently a good amount of hours in Stellaris these past two weeks, wanted to check out if you had grazed us with your own play through or if your only just updating your lesson videos instead.

[@SoccerBoyAP]

8:11 - Woohoo, unpaused!!! "How very exciting!" -ASpec, May 2020

[@computerkitsune]

I’ve always been garbage at the game since 2.2 came out so thank you so much for these guides Aspec

[@A_Spec]

You're not garbage bud, you're learning.

[@computerkitsune]

ASpec Well it mostly has to do with my economy and research hemorrhaging within 50 years, don’t know what I keep doing to do that

[@Krtica78]

Nice video. Im a newby and was usefull to watch it until the end.

[@rendstung1665]

OH MY HECKING POOPY GOODNESS IT IS A ROBOT HAND WITH A BRUSH AND NOT A SPACE SHIP

[@jayburn100]

Dude that robot hand thing blew my mind too! I looked at that picture like 100+ times and saw a space ship. Now that I see the robot hand. I cannot picture what the spaceship looked like before 🤣😅

[@mildlymaliciousbanana2700]

I’ve never seen it as a spaceship, what does it look like to you?

[@casperjnsson7283]

@@mildlymaliciousbanana2700 Looked like a ship was crashing into something. I never really studied the art piece, just scim and story tajm. After the first time I read it, I just noticed the crashing ship and blitz'd "first league" in the dialog and move on in my games. But now that I had a chance to look at it, and also get pointed out its a freaking robot hand drawing, its almost impossible to see how I saw a ship. I think the name especially coupled with explorer and space, quick glance and you just assume its a ship - they are dead so its obviously crashing. I dno, I'm guessing here ;D

[@NAnanawow]

I start a few plays to check beginnings to compare and in my starts only 2 choke systems to a constellation is pretty nice. Would you still try to claim all 3-5? Some of them 2-3 planets away?

[@eagleeye5397]

Hey ASpec. I am brand new to Stellaris. Got it with the Federations DLC. I have the 3.0.2 build. I can't believe they don't have a better tutorial system with how complicated this game is. So here I am trying to learn how to play. Obviously you devoted quite a bit of time to 2.7. I like playing along with a youtube guide and duplicating what they do. Its the easiest way for me to learn. I don't see a playthrough for 3.0 yet, just you talking about the patch and a bunch of stand-alone videos talking about different mechanics. So what I am looking for is how much can I learn from 2.7 and have it still make sense in 3.0? I know this is not an easy question to answer but any thoughts would help.

[@BoJack_HorseFly85]

Very nice! So about building outposts: in in my first game i built them in pretty much every system around my starting system. I am not really a min-maxer, but I don't want to do stuff that isn't required either. What systems would you expand to? Just the ones that have the valuable stuff in them and leave the others be?

[@meoff7602]

It's more about prioritizing resources you need, getting to a habitable planet, or locking down a choke point. Then just gobble up whatever you can. Even +2 is good, because that is just the base number.

[@aagaaadagg]

New buyer here thanks for making this less overwhelming

[@Colossuss02]

Hi! I'm new here and trying to figure out the massive basics of this interesting game. What does science ship exactly do when it 'assists research' in the end of the video? Does it give bonuses for the each 3 sciences?

[@A_Spec]

It boosts all science output op a planet, the higher the level of the scientist involved, the higher the boost.

[@pilosopotasyo5043]

i heard like and subscribe planet needs to repopulate. sign me up captain!

[@shoganflamemasta3975]

When I first started I immediatly found a hive mind civilization. I saw that the diplomatic options had a minus 30 because of hive mind and they had gestalt consciousness. My plan was a peaceful run because I am very new and don't know how to fight, but eventually I declared war on them. I thought it would be impossible to form an alliance because they just want to expand and had a trait that says "bullies weaker empires into submission". I waited until our fleet power was equivalent and launched an attack. I lost one starport/system, and they lost one too. But I lost my economy because I paid for the alloys for the ships with energy credits. On top of that, some pirates from another empire started attacking the opposite frontier of my empire that I was neglecting because I was focusing on the hive mind. I thought I was safe as long as I haven't found another empire frontier. Long story short, I was so eager to go to war I rushed ships, my economy went to shit and got attacked from two sides simoultaniosly. God damn, I guess I'll be more careful next time.

[@rizdizla]

Very useful, thanks

[@Shamsyoutubification]

Good sir! Most epic! Question planet deficit Vs empire deficit? Is that even a thing?

[@chess4572]

A question not quite related to the video: How many mods should be used when playing? I have about 270 hours in stellaris and still don't quite have the hang of it, but the one thing I cannot figure out is the right balance of mods.

[@silveredgamer6893]

I only run a few achievement friendly mods. In my humble opinion less is more

[@thomaslacroix6011]

Mods that "upscale" the games, such as adding technologies, more megastructures and more buildings, tend to greatly advantage the player. It can be fun to make a super-empire or challenge x25 crisis with a high tech empire, but the AIs won't be a challenge. Other mods like gulli's planets modifiers, dynamic difficulty or more archeological sites adds more variety to the game without changing the balance radically.

[@rhael42]

The right balance of mods is whatever you want it to be

[@bruce6749]

i jave 728 hours on civ 6 and around 420 hours on civ 5 and now apparently i have graduated, ive spent more time graduating from the "university of civ" then police officers spend going through police academy

[@tejasparkar9119]

I have a question? I can't seem to see the line which connects the clusters. It would be really helpful if I could know that!