NEW Stellaris 4.0 Origin, Empire Focuses, Timeline, Achievement Changes And More - Dev Diary

[@Ep3o]

What are you most looking forward to?

[@potato88872]

Hoping that it's either free or low in price, can not forget them when, less then two week after a major update, they release another one costing 15 euro ( archive )

[@TheRealTonie]

When they talked about timelines my first thought were also graphs with each empire, just like in Empire Earth.

[@RobBCactive]

You doing the achievements again!!

[@MatthewCenance]

The empire history sounds pretty cool for a feature. Also the notification system not showing up with as many icons I need to clear up might help out as a new player. I think I should be able to change the rare resource notifications to be those icon notifications instead of the corner alerts though, as the resources appear quite important for the future of my empire.

[@RobBCactive]

@MatthewCenance much less than they used to be, often you have events offering trades for them, or they are in mines and gathered before you have the tech you uses to need. They made it easier for the AI to make strategic resources from 3.0 and seem to take it further. I used to buy as much as I could from the trade enclaves to stockpile value as the synthetic output was very low.

[@mathhews95]

"and a huge change to achievements" Looks like you gotta run with the achievement hunter series then

[@Xahnel]

The death march must speed up.

[@tylergee1405]

"We decided a huge change for achievements. In doing so we reset all achievements". E3p0: YOU WHAT?!

[@westernbody]

Stay on target...

[@mariox204]

Or slow down since could follow the way of crusaders kings and make it so you dont need ironman

[@Viking_the_Viking-dm2cc]

Happy to see there putting extra content to already existent dlcs. Hopefully they’ll put more content in cosmic storms( also you instantly made this video gotta respect the determination)

[@NalyKalZul]

He is a Determinant Minmaxer empire builder. The larger the channel grows, the better is ingame rng he gets for challanges. Its youtube sprawl for better rng buffs.

[@arkorat3239]

i didnt think we would ever see a big update like this again. Giving me strong utopia vibes, and i cant wait!!

[@RobBCactive]

It would be very risky to redevelop Stellaris and sell it as a new game like City Skylines 2, rather than evolve, improving the engine, script and keep people playing and buying the new content.

[@TheCarloCarlone]

I've never been so much on hype for a game that I already own

[@Nikola_M]

I hope the empire timeline will have mod support. There should be milestones for things like the first attack moon or first neutronium megaforge (both Gigastructures mod)

[@vo1dstryd3r44]

less goooo!!! now we gotta relearn the game! so looking forwards to this XD

[@deeplerg7913]

Ep3o managed to milk a dev diary longer than Montu, that's impressive

[@Ep3o]

@@deeplerg7913 tbf I went back a and looked at the old ones comments D:

[@vo1dstryd3r44]

the traits for the empire of 16:!8 are cybernetic shock troop, unplugged, very strong, streamlined protocols, integrated weaponry, deviants, high maintenance

[@anj929]

3:14 I love to see how there’s only 3 months between first contact and first war, peak of Stellaris player.

[@Erased_UnityXDX]

Focuses?! This game is now Hearts of Hellium

[@grandparagnar6709]

Hearts Of Neutronium

[@KingRoyal98]

5:44 I would say you want a multiplicative cost for consecutive use like first one free, second one 100, third one 200 and keeps going up but add a cost cooldown like after every use there is a timer (x amount of days) timer reset after every use but once it's done it resets the cost back to 0 cost. prevents excess spamming but doesn't restrict you to like a small amount per cooldown as well as the cost doesn't stay high forever.

[@zacharybecker8228]

Im excited for that origin

[@Skyfire2275]

Thanks for going through the comments on the previous dev diary!

[@MothXia]

the only thing im excited about is pop rework to reduce lategame lag, others are extra but honestly extras looking amazing

[@seanmatthews5124]

Subscribed today, thought I was already but apparently not, so apologies for not being subscribed sooner. Love your vids, I normally learn of a new dev diary because you have posted a vid on it. I go read the diary then come to watch your vid on it. Keep up the great work!

[@Ep3o]

No worries! Glad you enjoy :D

[@Bashnudel]

What i would Love that Stellaris would do is to put Origins into 2 Kategories which you choose one of each that are... Species Living Conditions like all the Different Planet Start Origins like Machine World // Ocean Paradise and so on... and the Other Part would be Species Playstyle like Clone Army Progenitor Hive and so on... for Example... Having a Progenitor Hive living on a Ocean Paradise or having a Clone Army living on Habitats... it would Open up so much Interesting Builds.. which yes are or can be Powerful but it also would give the Game alot more Interesting ways to make your own Empires

[@mausanj8395]

His achievement grind is eternal

[@ryangolden2280]

We need the graph that is in sins of a solar empire 2. So many numbers such beautiful graphs. Hell I would pay $10 for a graph dlc

[@Sletchman]

I think for Dream Loop / The Ruined Cradle event as part of that new Hard Reset Origin that the ruins of the pre-FTL civilisation are actually the ruins of your civilisation. It seems like you start as a reverse machine uprising, having been taken and cybernetically enhanced on one of their planets, and when you rebel and fight they basically nuke the everliving hell out of your planet as they realise they can't beat the combat cyborgs they build to do all their fighting. Also explains the radiation signal coming from the planet in the previous event window. Just my take, super interesting and potentially challenging sounding Origin though.

[@oliveguitar]

Been playing scince 3.7 this'll be the first time I have to re-learn the game.

[@Alfha_Robby]

there used to be three type of FTL like wormhole, hyperlane and warp drive before developer axe them to only hyperlane drive FTL then there used tile system on planet where each pop work on said tile witht he maximum 25 tile being available at 25 size planet, and then they remove tile replacing it with district. now we got population rework as well instead of 1 pop per building we got multiple pop as strata instead, time sure fly i guess.

[@ryangolden2280]

18:56 I bet that dream loop is our home planet. We are the pre-ftl’s before we where assimilated

[@crocodilehole]

Might be weird but I'm really looking forward to empire timelines.

[@rylorthreev1353]

I really REALLY hope the paperclips cosmogenesis achievement will be added to the list of non ironman required I lost count of how many times I got the "will hit quota" mark on the situation log only to find out I messed something up and ended up not hitting the target

[@taari1]

I REALLY REALLY want a map timeline like in eu4 where you can see how the map changed over time.

[@vi6ddarkking]

6:15 honestly this would be absolutely gold with something like Mega Engineering. I'm had more than one run with Gigas screwed over because RNGesus refused to let me have the bloody option.

[@bravalloy]

What would work in managing a plantet? Bars. Just like the og Master of Orion. At any time you change the focus among: 1. production 2. defense 3. research 4. population growth 5. planet maintenance (by cleaning industrial waste) There are pops. Their numbers multiply the aforementioned bars. And can invade other planets.

[@vi6ddarkking]

I can't wait to use AI voices to narrate my Timelines. I wonder how close I can make it to a Templin Institute Video.

[@Rickus316]

I’ve had to put Stellaris on the back burner while I complete my qualification lol 😂 but I’m low key excited for 4.0 I hope they can really nail it 👍

[@Ep3o]

Good luck!

[@Rickus316]

@ thanks man!

[@deutchecheems7678]

i remember when i play in 1.8X damn a lot of things changing.

[@zacharybecker8228]

Im only 1 achievement left but its not an rng one so the no more iron man doest really affect that. It will be easier for you to try and get clash of the titans to actually count if u can save right before. I think i had to load someone else's save file off the forums in an older version of the game cus it wasn't bugged in an earlier version.

[@rickcarrixdo8167]

In 10:35 it says @spawn_system_max = 99,999. Does that mean we could do 99,999 star worlds?

[@ryangolden2280]

I hope not for my computers sake. Because if it is a setting I will try to run it

[@thomasator1139]

I’m not a fan of the focuses. I don’t mind having a system where things to do are suggested to new players but I don’t like them putting techs or something as rewards. I feel like that kinda railroads you into playing a certain way and doesn’t let you customize your empire as much as

[@Ep3o]

I do have that worry too, if it’s only unlocking techs it may actually be not that bad!

[@thomasator1139]

@ it’s not as bad but I still don’t like anything that feels like it restricts you. I think randomness is an important part of the game. And your example with rushing arc furnaces means it kinda makes the arc welders origin worse if it’s easier to get otherwise. I also don’t think those three paths cover enough. It makes things like unity rushing or being super diplomatic worse imo

[@blankspace178]

*As someone who exclusively plays Hive Mind on shattered ring world, I desperately want the option to always have the Cybrex precursor. I can't count the number of games I've ended just looking for an RP setup.*

[@DaDeadDuck]

Out of all the changes coming, the ones I’m scared of with my 3,100+ hours of gameplay would be the changes to trade and the adding of logistics. Those are going to fundamentally change the game’s economy by a lot and likely make it harder to fight the AI, as they only need to take a choke that blocks off resources and then wait as your empire begins to crumble.

[@Abtin05]

Can’t wait until 2027 for this to come to console!

[@eliminatorvr1350]

it would be very cool if they added more formables to galcom, like galactic federation, alliance of autocracies, etc.

[@markkennethc.ferrer6931]

Oof, I’m imagining how the developers of ACOT, AoT, Giga, or any big mods, reactions be like . New features in Stellaris meaning more coding and more overhauls.

[@heroguy9025]

I hope this is a breath of fresh air for the game. I love stellaris, but it seems to be the same through out most games, especially when you enjoy a certain play style. I am hoping that if they implement these changes correctly each game will feel more unique and streamlined.

[@matrick1356]

I'm concerned with the small unity cost to switch focuses. If I'm min maxing, focus rushing to say lock out tech options to get arch furnaces as you said, could I just spam through all the available focuses, switch when i cant do them, and get a bunch to techs guaranteed? Seems like a... new way to play, at least.

[@MatthewCenance]

What changes do you suggest to the empire history viewer? I think empire firsts should have like a rounded border to make it obvious at a glance that they're empire firsts.

[@AlecFortescue]

hard reset be like post combine earth or smtn

[@Bean-boi]

20:36 why does this give Holy Russian Empire vibes?

[@briwanderz]

for galaxy generation i was thinking i don't have any problem with that, with the options we are given it usually comes out good, or i find the problem quick (besides getting the wrong precursor, which is already addressed) so i tuned out a bit, then realized one of my bigger annoyances is why do i always start right next to the fallen empire?????? why?!? would love an option for them to be far away, they can even contact me in 2250 if i don't' find them, i don't' care, but i really don't want to always start with them right next to me.

[@Zathurious]

I'm thinking about how I play and how it will affect tasks and timelines. For example, what happens to empire tasks when I research all technologies at game start?

[@Kroq-gar]

Man…so many things are changing. Right when I got Stellaris on the computer aswell. But it does add some intrigue and a challenge. Speaking of which, I managed to get some DLC but not all, which do you think I should get for now, Grand Archive, Machine age, Overlord, Cosmic Storms, Federations, Galactic Paragons, or Astral Planes?

[@aliasjones6381]

I think Nemesis is good, especially in multiplayer. Federations, too... Astral Planes seems more of a story DLC, which don't get me wrong, I enjoy, but can easily be dropped.

[@nicnuyster18AS]

How can you satisfy CS persone? Exel spreadshit, also multicolor graph.

[@ryangolden2280]

Yessssssss

[@RobBCactive]

Even the most peaceful empire wants starholds, destroyers and cruisers. The hostile militarist empires have an edge, until economy and tech leaves them behind. Trading empires want vassals too and it's the belligerents who are a PITA early game who make the best candidates for partition, they may even be taunted into declaring war unwisely.

[@azazelreeds]

Exactly what I was thinking. I usually focus heavily on development and keep to myself most games, but I also always take supremacy and build up a huge fleet to defend myself and my interests throughout the game

[@RobBCactive]

@azazelreeds right it's a question of founding that strength on tech & economy, it's very annoying if a hostile forces premature fleet building but a war tends to be worse. Playing on huge, you mostly can expand without early contact but sometimes empire capitals are just 3 hops distant and most likely they'll be hostile and uncooperative.

[@jam5sore]

lmao watch this video while montu editing the same topic of video,,, 🤣🤣........i hope the update got late-game optimize after official channel talk about it on tech pope series

[@ryanstewart5727]

When are they going to let me design starbases in the ship designer? I'm pretty sick of the AI putting a bunch of shield components on my starbases over neutron stars, and the weapon selection is always atrocious.

[@worldboxvn8214]

I have a feeling development route will insanely overpowered because it could give mega-engineering ,or arc furnace as reward,or even just option. And exploration route will be absolute dogshit and no one will take it

[@andrewgubin6307]

Adds every two minutes ?

[@MatthewCenance]

How did you get this post out within the hour of the announcement release?

[@AntonsVoice]

Call me annoying, but im stuck on console. I hope tantalus gives news soon too.

[@Adidas_der_schwanger_war]

We definitely need graphs like military power, monthly income, number of pops etc.

[@Gruke09]

What if the Hard Reset origin is hinting at a new war based dlc?

[@JohnnyCash-tw8ps]

I hope you can switch off some of these features, I’m not liking the direction this game is going which is shame, I’ve played over 3500 hours, and enjoyed most patches and dlc. I don’t what direction in what to do, for me stellaris is canvas for me to create whatever I like.

[@Ep3o]

What exactly do you not like the look of?

[@ryangolden2280]

If you really hate it you can always play on an earlier version

[@JohnnyCash-tw8ps]

@ for me it’s the empire focuses, I can understand it’s there to help new players etc which is important as stellaris has many complicated mechanics but it’s not something I want to deal with or invest in. I really enjoy this game but they are adding things which for me don’t add value to gameplay, for example I didn’t enjoy the storm dlc, most of the time I switch them off. Love your content btw :)

[@rifffamily5591]

[|87 I'm dying to play new version

[@secret0fsecrets739]

They need to add a platinum type Achievement called "The mad robot" after Ep3o and it needs you to unlock all other achievement in the game to complete

[@RubberToeYT]

Very glad that there is a move away from the random research techs

[@ecogreen123]

aren't you so glad you will probably get all achievements before they change them lol.

[@Bill-2203]

Stellaris is getting exciting again

[@RigbyWilde]

As a HOI4 player, I find these empire focuses a absolute win

[@gabrieldu3474]

why does we even need a 4.0 ? :/ Just go further in 3.xx

[@slipknottin]

Because it’s a huge change

[@hebbu10]

Because they change the pop system, same happened when 2.0 dropped

[@RobBCactive]

​​@@hebbu10except it was 2.2 Megacorp where pops were introduced, I think they had Ascension and hyperlane galaxy to make the warring more strategic first but pops followed on.

[@RobBCactive]

The developers want a break, so no early DLC and make deep underlying changes. Similarly they're calling for play testing in an open beta, so drawing a line and calling it 4.0 makes sense.