Stellaris - All hail Blorg, Space Friends #04

[@LordRunty]

I know the Blorg are apparently repulsive, but the moment the Sibulan reach space and meet the Blorg, they decide that all alien life must be purged? I don't think 'repulsive' is an adequate description.

[@xer0c]

The Blorg horrified them so badly it shaped their entire philosophy on life.

[@CptLolles]

This made me laugh harder than it should xD

[@XLHeavyD999]

+Chat The blorg may be repulsive but tast great on a piza :)

[@imacds]

+Alexander Ducaneaux Then the aliens conquer us and we say, "Welp, at least they're better than ".

[@VitaliiLavryk]

+Stu Bur lol exterminate! exterminate! Daleks are so funny ;)

[@lordmazzar8316]

THEY HAVE INFERIOR NAVY?! THEY HAVE MINERALS?! LOOKS LIKE THEY NEED SOME FRIENDSHIP!

[@Kaiser_Boog]

+Craig Furguson Sounds familiar... No clue why.

[@PelletProof]

+EliteWolf98 Did you mean: friendship?

[@AndragonLea]

+Rogem Let's free them back into the stone age!

[@lordmazzar8316]

Mike Litoris *hug

[@PelletProof]

Mike Litoris No no no. That is completely wrong. We must just take their technology away for a brief period of time so that they learn to be better friends.

[@sUpErTrEkKiE100]

We are Blorg. You will be befriended. Resistance is impolite ;D I love you for this, Paradox Guys :D nohomo

[@w.a.r4856]

Sounds like Facebook!

[@pedrojoao6790]

+sUpErTrEkKiE100 Friendship drive charging.

[@pele220]

36:45 we are blorg You will be befriended Resistance is impolite

[@HistoryNerd]

I didn't know what to expect when this series started, as I haven't seen much of Wiz, and only knew cKnoor from the Polaris Blood Bowl league, but holy crap, Paradox hit gold with this team. Loving every minute of the Blorg space adventures!

[@mermeoth7178]

+History Nerd Yeah this is really fun. I am enjoying to watching them making new friends so much :D

[@LegendaryMarvin]

at around 28:00 you upgrade your power plants one by one, maybe you could add a button to upgrade every building which can be upgraded to a tech, maybe attach it to the message saying the tech was finished.

[@ThePlayX3]

Kappa Aliens. *Chat flooded*

[@kyokyoniizukyo7171]

+ThePlayX3 Ya' think? * bites pocky * I mean really, this is Twitch we are talking about...

[@KarstenOkk]

+ThePlayX3 - Grande Stratégie

[@const1988]

"From our perspective this planet is clearly in our space", that was amazing!

[@Qirex2097]

not gonna lie, this is shaping up into one of the funniest lets plays i have ever seen :D the whole blorg roleplaying/friendship thing is just so great! and of course the gods of rng throw every obstacle in the blorgs way they can. i am realy looking forward to playing this myself

[@kyokyoniizukyo7171]

+Qirex2097 N-needs more space racists, b-baka! ^___^

[@AndragonLea]

+Qirex2097 I love how the entire universe seems hell bent on playing along with the joke - everybody takes a look at the Blorg and slams the auto pilot button before running to purge proteins in the lavatory. A new alien race ascends, sees the Blorg and decides to watch the universe burn, lol.

[@Redjoker96]

+Qirex2097 Actually it's gotten pretty fuckin annoying. I understand the need to be slightly entertaining but at this point it's moved beyond what should have been a one time joke refrence into a full hours long cringefest marathon. I just want to see the important features.

[@Bolteus]

Thanks Paradox, this series has taught me a lot of valuable life lessons about the importance of friendship!

[@aNytmare]

Comet sighted: -1 stability

[@Kaiser_Boog]

+Nyt Mare Comet sighted "Entire Fleet Rebels"

[@SteelFyire]

+Nyt Mare No, no, no, people in Stellaris (and Victoria 2) live in enlightened times, so comets are actually good instead of bad. Except when they're going to hit your planets.

[@kronasoosanork]

+SteelFyire The outcome that gave the positive result also had the fanatically xenophilic trait marker besides it, so I assume its only good if you're xenophilic and would be a negative thing if you are xenophobic

[@Senorankka]

WITH POWER OF FRIENDSHIP!

[@warspite1995]

Resistance is impolite... that made me crack up more than i can say... 36:40

[@deltav4461]

+warspite1995 It reminded me of the Vogons from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy books (or radio show); their battlecry to counter dissent is "resistance is useless"... which is incidently the first alien species I wanted to mimic in this game :) (also for clarity: I know that it's a reference to the borg in ST, but it's used in a similar joking fasion)

[@ufodeath]

I definitely like everything i'm seeing here.

[@gaven9763]

We need more Stellaris!

[@HvalatiKnitika]

+Gaven Demo :D

[@gaven9763]

+Branko Svetina Sadly they said no demo afaik =( Wish Paradox did early access =p

[@HvalatiKnitika]

no problem, it will come quick.

[@wilfriedsiems9658]

+Gaven You should intend to BUY Stellaris once it it OUT....as will I do ....;)

[@HvalatiKnitika]

+Wilfried Siems Yes.

[@DrJonez]

21:27 "We just found space Ted Cruz" hahaha

[@DeadlyDanDaMan]

That trading system is well thought out and easy to use and understand. Great job! Playing as a trading heavy faction will be a lot of fun:)

[@hakarthemage]

can't wait for this game to be released

[@sweetpotato1622]

+hakarthemage me too i will play this game so much

[@0ld_Scratch]

Blorg: "They hate us, cause they ain't us"

[@Maren617]

Not really: they hate themselves, as well!

[@Zerpderp0]

The United States of Friendship. We bring Friendship, and democracy, hold the democracy.

[@silvermarksman6834]

Primitive scientist: air, we have discovered alien ships above our planet Primitive leader: excellent, open communications Blorg: hello Primitive leader: My God those things are ugly, Quick, PURGE IT WITH FIRE! Blorg: :(

[@TheNipSnipper]

When he said "space Ted Cruz" I died

[@kitchy3518]

He almost made a Warhammer 40K reference everyone!!!!!

[@cabal_2]

+Jake TheDude And a Star Trek reference was spotted in-game, the Crystalline Entity :P

[@kitchy3518]

I'm so damn hyped for this shit!!! too bad GamesWorkshop will try to sue any 40k mods :(

[@cabal_2]

They legally can't sue people for it unless they were selling the mod though, but it's possible. In fact there's warhammer mods for games like Galactic Civ 3

[@kitchy3518]

they have done so in the past, even if it is not legal.

[@dhid88]

You both make a good tandem, i´m having a lot of fun with this series!

[@klanny22]

This game, this team of commentators, it's all perfect.

[@KrypticStudiosCorp]

"We are the Blorg, friendship is perfection"

[@GrandParzival]

I feel like this game was so underrated and unseen before any of these livestreams and actually seeing how it progressed from some simple Developer Diaries to a full on Gameplay just makes me giddy. I can't wait for the 9th of May, and I sure as hell can't wait for more Blorg.

[@seamusfinnerty5897]

that face when he heard the new aliens hate everything as soon as they got to space

[@karellen4913]

The Blorg Commonality has brought friendship towards the people of Sibulan League in the planet of T'Valdira. All hail Blorg! Resistance is Impolite!

[@philmcwonder8173]

Is it bad that I am so happy for the Blorg? They searched so far for so long just because they wanted a friend. They are like Papyrus from Undertale!

[@kristofferterbush2610]

@36:46 "You WILL be befriended." "We are Blorg resistance is impolite." ack that quote is hillarious!! makes me want to pound my head over and over to knock it in forever!! soooo good!!

[@jasonprozinski8347]

I'm really enjoying this stream. keep up the good work

[@GamjaField]

I WANT IT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW

[@LeeNTien]

Haha, I find the perspective thing so accurate to most modern day politics, it's amazing XD

[@ADDodger]

+LeeNTien Most politics in history I'd say :P

[@OrionTaltos]

Of course the Blorg have unhappier pops... you'd be unhappy too if you had to live with a planet full of Blorg.

[@snorri0411]

WE ARE THE BLORG RESISTANCE IS FUTILE HUG MEEEEEEEE

[@TunaBagels]

The Sibulan League ascendance into the galactic community could not have been more perfect. I'm loving this playthrough

[@sweetpotato1622]

yay more Sellaris!!

[@istvansipos9940]

the boss of Paradox guessed several times in different videos that humanity would be the most popular choice for gamers. But these Blorgs become so popular (by me not really, but in general) that perhaps they will be the first choice for many players Perhaps Paradox should reconsider some artworks in the game, especially that (probably) female human hand which is shown when fe. an ancient artifact is found. That hand is not too blorgish...

[@MegaOgrady]

ok, so far by what i've seen, the stellaris comunity is widelly diverse, you have the cthullu (dont know how to write this name...) humans, space cats, spiders and roachs, at least this is what i've ever seen

[@starwall8755]

I need this game, right now.

[@samuelcarter2624]

The Sibulan bird dudes launched into space, saw the Blorg, and just said "fuck it. If this is what space has to offer then we're gonna just destroy them all"

[@JuanPablo-xf4ps]

10:51 "In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only Blorg"

[@WabbitCrouton]

Thanks for the entertaining show!

[@sssppp4248]

Stellaris looks more and more like a visually refreshed Distant Worlds Universe, which is the nicest compliment I can think of for a Space 4X game. :)

[@survivor287]

The Blorg bring the party to you!

[@executioner8757]

MOR EPISODES OUR HUNGER MUST BE SATED

[@recklessgamers69]

lol "I feel like they want to be our friends and just don't know it yet"

[@kyrook]

There is an area called the Traxis Badlands. Are those randomly generated names drawn from a pool? If so that would add plenty of opportunity for AAR's to have more scope and storylines to them. And epic quotes akin to Khan's famous 'He tasks me'.

[@lukeherring9464]

I think I'm hyped now…

[@lucas6936]

i think they will find friends in the opposite side of the galaxy

[@Goraka91]

If the first alien you met was the Blorg I can understand why you'd want to purge the galaxy.

[@cjriches]

The reason the Blorg have such bad luck is the fact that they have broken so many mirrors with their hideous faces.

[@ScytheMassakur]

Ground Hug Day!!! HAHA!!

[@RiotHouseLP]

Congratulations on making your first friends!!!!

[@none5193]

i love watching these two guys

[@Ahura86]

We want peace - that's why we violently rebel!

[@Hodoss]

+Ahura86 That farm was an enemy of peace, it had it coming.

[@TwentyItaliansLS]

Martin be like: We don't need to read about a crashed Leviathan spaceship, nothing to see here.

[@KrypticStudiosCorp]

15:49 NO NUKES NO NUKES NO NUKES!!!

[@dragonballzgt1989]

you guys are awesome. Because of that I went and got the nova edition. plus this game is just awesome.

[@Theri4444]

was wondering something and not sure if it was mentioned but is there a mutual defense treaty - meaning that lets say for example the blorg and the zracon entered into a mutual defense treaty where if the blorg were attacked then the zracon would come to the blorgs defense or if the zracon were attacked the blorg would come to the zracon's defense

[@Hodoss]

+Theri4444 Mutual guaranteeing, the bilaterality isn't compulsory but you can do it.

[@SleepyInvestor]

I can just imagine the Blorg Hug forces dropping down the atmosphere and bum rushing friendly troops hugging them to death.

[@milokeogh2126]

* crushing them to death using their Exo skeletons and and massive murder tentacles

[@CptFoupoudav]

Can't wait for this game !!!!

[@emilsoderman3691]

The Blorg reminds me more and more of the Orz. They want to have a *party* with *dance* at your *house*.

[@nathandavis2386]

16:36: That is update material, right there!

[@redfedalpha24]

The Blorg are like the Founders arent they? Well.... I guess a hybrid of Borg and Founders... thats a terrifying thought...

[@kronasoosanork]

Has anybody noticed yet whether we can trade technology?

[@balthzar16]

cKnoor is certainly giving it his all, sporting that Blorg hairdo.

[@BigBlackGlock]

The Blorg conquer their enemies by subjecting them to Sarah McLachlan ASPCA commercials.

[@Krysnha]

thanks for sharing this game

[@FishersofMen68]

Is there a startup game setting that controls the speed of research? It appears that technology development is too fast. It could be caused by game running on "fast/fastest" speed, maybe?

[@federicocortonesi8409]

They just entered space, and they already decided to exterminate everyone else... is that planet Krikkit, by chance?

[@JoshSweetvale]

... ... It'll have to go.

[@allegedlycaleb]

Don't fly drunk, you could destroy a planet

[@SvenskaKrig1709]

We found space Ted Cruz. I lolled.

[@kael13]

No kidding. This game looks great.

[@cabal_2]

The Friendly Blorg Armada is on the march...er....slither?

[@angusbucany]

had to send in the ground huggers......... to cuddle......

[@TheJackHood]

16:34 Starship Troopers?

[@Dteos94]

Blorgs are so ugly they forced those guys to immediatly hate every space creature. The search of friendship continues.

[@towhomitmayconcernselah7410]

war = friends by force. Very entertaining guys. Make space a friendly place.

[@NotZero2]

Is there a way that the Ethos of conquered species will change over time? (like coring perhaps in EU3? ) Because right now it develops quite much unhappiness...

[@Caigul]

cant wait to play this

[@MenelikiGaming]

Lachium is clearly De Jure part of the Blorg empire.

[@speedybomb18]

Really nice Work ;)

[@subby201]

Am i dreaming, 2 video within 1 week. :')

[@Tupinamba77]

Very interesting. However, there really should be some sort of intelligence activity. I think it´s very important in any grand strategy.

[@natelehman8463]

for next army do feel team 6!!!!

[@Wailot6]

It seems like you can't actually do shit in No mans sky, so imagine no mans'sky meets Stellaris!!!!

[@rashisti]

Take my money already!

[@benjaminroy1984]

Space Ted Cruz, LMAO!

[@Kordanor]

Will the AI accept any trade deals as long as it's within the mechanical threshold even if it is of no use for them? Other games made this pretty problematic. Like in Civ you could just trade 10 gold for 10 turns for 100 gold, getting a nice credit. Or you could sell them any material they don't need and get money for it. Also how easy is it to make them do what you want? In Civ 5 a tiny amount of gold was enough to let an AI attack any opponent.

[@RobTzu]

+Kordanor Yeah, a key to beating Civ 5 on Deity was abusing the AI in trade deals.

[@jomatt456]

AND I THOUGHT THIS WAS DELETED

[@seltin1988]

i hope they make the land battle more intresting, i mean galciv has at least som soldiers and tanks running around.... would like that her too

[@taigness]

I would love to get an overview of who hates who. I think the only semi-friendly race are the other mushrooms?

[@yevonvanzarovitch5203]

okay ? after making that alliance , well ,,,,do the AI have unlimited amount of resource ? as your max ress is set , do the AI is same as player or not

[@erez87xp]

You didn't fade to black...

[@HoidingOn]

Poor Blorg, the galaxy hates them, they meet a new civilization on the verge of space and it turns out to hate everything. I think the only way this series can end will be the Blorg Friendship Force forcing the whole galaxy into friendship.

[@Schmeethe88]

Question on your infighting on Khersonia- when you assassinated their leader, the number next to them went up by one. I thought the number represented how many pop were a part of the subfaction? So there were two of them originally, you killed the leader, and there was three? That seems like a horrible solution, is there a way to wipe them out entirely?

[@Empmortakaten]

+Schmeethe88 You're right, it was a poor option at that point in time. The assassinate and bribe functions are best used when the faction is starting to get some real pull, it knocks down their influence. As there was zero influence it only served to increase their numbers. The way you wipe out a faction entirely requires either just time, edicts focused on controlling cultural/ethical drift or purging the population that has already drifted. Not all government types are capable of all of these options, the ones available will depend on what government type you have and what research you have done.

[@Marcus-kr5rr]

if you pick the trait Industrious, would your robots benefit from the +15% minerals? plz answer plzplz plz

[@ramonruijgt4532]

would it be goed it in diplomacy 1 can ask a AI about colonize idea'sof yours or them so dont they dont get mad of it 2 can you get a base on big asteroid

[@Leonick91]

They've made some odd art choices for the more unique stellar objects. The neutron star looks like a big blue star, it should be a tiny bright dot compare to other stars. They though it was a pulsar so they're probably in the game but how are they visualised if a regular neutron star (pulsars are neutron stars) are shooting light out of the poles which is how you often visualize them. Then there are black holes which look like actual holes with 'stuff' draining in to them, OK for a wormhole (which does look the same, just different colour) but odd choice for black holes :/ Game seems fantastic in general and I can't wait to play it but those just seem like some odd choices.

[@Demiurge13]

+Hampus Jensen a pulsar spins rapidly and those polar beams spin around like a beam in a lighthouse, so I imagine they would visualize it like that. As for them making it look too big, its a game, nothing is gonna be to actual scale cause that would be crazy. Its just a representation.