Prologue | Antares Confederacy | Stellaris Invicta Season 2

[@kyletitterson-barry1892]

Their first mistake was naming a long range trip after Amelia Earhart.

[@piotrd.4850]

and I bet that at least one ship was called Pegasus, Iracurs or Phaeton ;)

[@Afrancis16]

@@piotrd.4850 or titanic

[@SephirothRyu]

And Kamchatka.

[@alexandermackie7621]

@@SephirothRyu Ah, a fan of Drach I see

[@downwindfish1]

@@Afrancis16 or hindenberg

[@EGRJ]

>the Earhart flotilla Just go ahead and name it "Icarus" or "Hindenberg". Couldn't doom it much more.

[@dylanchouinard6141]

“We keep throwing champagne bottles against the hulls of the ships but it just won’t break!”

[@jesseberg3271]

She seems a fairly minor figure to have it named after her, especially for an endeavor that is not heavily sourced from the US.

[@placeholdername3887]

I remember how Stargate: Universe named the base that tapped into the radioactive core of a planet to produce an unparalleled amount of energy “Icarus Base,” and then acted surprised when it exploded.

[@jesseberg3271]

@@placeholdername3887 Star Gate had at least a fig leaf's defense for things like that, in that they were literally fighting against the ancient gods, so it made a little more sense for them to name things after mortals who had defied the gods in mythology. It just so happens that most of those myths were built around the moral of not opposing the gods, so most of the people in them met dismal ends.

[@EGRJ]

@@placeholdername3887 Exactly what I was thinking of.

[@TaeTy45]

"Why do we even need a military?" And then the evil space turtles arrived.

[@peterjumper1039]

Fanatic Purifiers tend to make one suddenly want Defensive Pacts and a military.

[@pll3827]

These friendly space rocks seem too friendly. We should be cautious of xeno influences. A defense pact is too far! *a few moments later* DEFENSE PACT! DEFENSE PACT NOW! Let it be recorded that this was one of the fastest diplomatic reversals in Confederate history.

[@vincegalila7211]

@@pll3827 well few days bit of time between the Offer and the Contact with the Doomsday turtles.

[@JDothan]

@@peterjumper1039 Cabal again?!?

[@samueltrusik3251]

Luckly, they had a few friendly religious rocks for help.

[@zaron5242]

Antares Confederacy "Here we remain most excellently, but not here alone."

[@ZephLodwick]

Hic manemibus optime, sed non hic soli.

[@Wildstrawberry296]

@@ZephLodwick what does that mean

[@Wildstrawberry296]

@@ZephLodwick sorry that was a stupid question

[@Jeff-tw7jk]

Star flower Spell, poor guy

[@WindWalker666]

@@Wildstrawberry296 no stupid questions, just stupid answers. And maybe occasionally questions asked too quickly. 😁

[@CataciousAmogusevic]

I saw a guy on live chat asking how the Muslims prayed if they don't know where Mekka is, if you don't know where the Kaba is (and if you don't have the means to determine it's place) you can just select a direction and pray while facing it.

[@dashiellgillingham4579]

Islam does something beautiful when it's practitioners are beyond Earth. If you can't reasonably pray towards the Kaaba itself, you prey towards the planet. If you can't find the Earth, or it would be impractical to keep pointed towards it for the entire duration of the ceremony, prayer is directed towards Sol itself. If even that cannot be done, than to close one's eyes, and imagine oneself praying toward the Kaaba, is enough. If I ever write a sci-fi story, I'm going to incorporate that. It's such a powerful and genuine thing- It's just beautiful.

[@jesseberg3271]

I know this leads down controversial roads, but religions aren't static. Cut off from Earth, unsure if it even exists anymore (even without the secret messages only the leaders have) Antaren Muslims might have founded a new Mecca, as a center for prayer and pilgrimage. Likewise, with so many predominantly Catholic nations represented, there could be an Antaren Vatican with its own Pope.

[@aguspuig6615]

@@jesseberg3271 could be but i personally dont think so, wasnt the mecca built arround a meteorite? so its not like a christian cathedral that is just built there i assume that antaren muslims either still think about earth when praying or if they have founded a new site theres a very specific reason for it

[@thomas.02]

@@dashiellgillingham4579 wait that's officially written down say in the Quran?? the writers sure are far sighted if that's the case...

[@dashiellgillingham4579]

@@thomas.02 No, there was a big debate about it back in the 2000's. Malaysia's space program made it official, printing booklets with the guidelines they'd worked out with a team of 150 Islamic scholars, and thus far (as is typical of Islam) those practical guidelines have been generally accepted as standard.

[@cjrbread5928]

crazy to think that skylines invicta is in the same videogame as the one I sent a tsunami of sewage water into poor innocent civilians and slowly let them die of water poisoning and lack of electricity.

[@cjrbread5928]

@@olafjansowidz Skylines Invicta as in the project in the game Cities: Skylines, yes.

[@ondrejpapuk707]

Alright

[@KuramaKyubi9]

Different strokes for different folks?

[@CathrineMacNiel]

Country roaaads, take me hoooooome.

[@Azwarrior94]

How do you send a tsunami of sewage roaring through your city?

[@rhodes3983]

One telltale sign that this is in fact Stellaris Invicta is that at the end of the video I get goosebumps

[@aguspuig6615]

undeliable proof, i will conduct further study

[@imperialfist2304]

Yes.

[@lukehawkins3607]

FORWARD ANTARES!

[@duo496]

FORWARD ANTARES!

[@dr.disappointment8400]

FORWARD ANTARES!

[@dirzydoo2785]

FORWARD ANTARES

[@Segregationist]

FORWARD ANTARES!

[@fumarc4501]

*FORWARD ANTARES*

[@MrEstaporqueria1]

Some people really don’t care too much about the cultural and political make-up of Antares but I think is gonna be pretty fun to see a ragtag group of colonies at various levels of autonomy trying to stay organized long enough to form a functional structure and find a way back home

[@nicholaslypps2808]

And it would also be interesting to see that even if they do find a way, would they want to rejoin the rest of humanity or retain their sovereignty, and what would earth think about that?

[@jacobdenness8659]

Yeah it's all that story stuff I'm here for

[@JohnShepherd117]

Same man I wish I was this creative when playing stellaris

[@danielkron2513]

Fanatic egalitarian, pacifists

[@AndoCommando1000]

I’m not even a gamer and didn’t even know of the existence of Stellaris Invicta until I randomly stumbled onto it just a few days ago. Honestly, I couldn’t care less for computer gaming generally. But this storytelling side - it needs to become its own tv show

[@mstevens94]

I wonder when the mod for the Antares Confederacy hits Steam Workshop like how the GTU mod hit.

[@awesomegamer4254]

What the mod

[@derekneese9497]

The moment that theoretical mod drops, I'm absolutely doing a GTU/AC crossover campaign

[@greatertexanunion8662]

It will be available near the end.

[@hafann]

Does the GTU mod ever updated to fit the current version of the game?

[@CorsetLebelle]

@@hafann sad not it seems it still crashes when I try to use it with the current build

[@Linterna001]

I love how the flag is composed by one big star in the center representing the star of the system, eleven medium size stars representing the eleven founder colonies and eight small stars near the big star, representing the fallen colonies.

[@aguspuig6615]

thats a really cool explaination but didnt the antares system have 3 stars?

[@Linterna001]

@@aguspuig6615 Ohh, I didn't hear that part. Maybe they simplified three stars in one only? I'm probably wrong.

[@Bruh-hq1hx]

And notice how for the fallen colonies there is one space for a extra star which was the 20th site the one that is classified

[@cjrbread5928]

The Centre star represents the way back to earth, which is why it’s sort of an arrow

[@Linterna001]

@@cjrbread5928 Ohh, thanks for the other interpretations.

[@regretfilledexsistance6330]

“Mathematical patterns” Oh god it’s Determined Exterminators isn’t it?

[@vincegalila7211]

Or Rouge Servitors.

[@d0d0birdiexd78]

What would be terrifying would be finding earth with the driven assimilationists or however tf you spell that

[@saundersriley6310]

I kinda wanna see them go up against Eternal Kreventum

[@ravager2-636]

@@d0d0birdiexd78 by the yr 2,200 I think a large chunk of earth born humanity would be more machine then men anyway, so what’s wrong with a little assimilation into a superior collective. >;)

[@fumarc4501]

I hope they run into nice robots

[@grimm_plush]

origin: lost colony authority: democratic civics: parliamentary system and shadow council/cutthroat politics ethics: pacifist, egalitarian (not sure which one is fanatic)

[@peterjumper1039]

Its Pacifist + Egalitarian + Materialist

[@grimm_plush]

@@peterjumper1039 yeah that sounds about right

[@vincegalila7211]

Also they start with Multiple Colonies as a Civic.

[@kjj26k]

​@@vincegalila7211 That is one hell of a civic.

[@vincegalila7211]

@@kjj26k these Days it'd be an origin.

[@cncmne7404]

A random guy in the Senate : This institution is being buried in burecratic nonsense and our chancellor is incompetent to say the least. I think that there must be a new and strong leader , someone how will bring a safe and secure society to Antares. Saying that i would choose no other than senator... umm whatisname umm.... Shaav? Shoov? Sheev?

[@Alexthealright]

I Am The Senate

[@vincegalila7211]

You mean Prime Minister right?

[@alexdagaziev5608]

My thoughts exactly, senator. We will watch your career with great interest

[@jonathanmyatt9426]

a suprise to e sure but a welcomed one

[@JSrises]

Senator, uh... *checks smudged writing on hand* Shiv Palanquin.

[@dehavillandvampire]

The internal structure and culture (especially military culture) of the Confederacy honestly sounds like it's going to be Austro-Hungarian levels of a pain in the arse to govern. In other words perfect for some good old fashioned fun

[@alekmiloy8166]

Good observation

[@gearf8910]

I wounder if the Confederacy will suffer the same problems as the Austro-Hugarian Empire , that would be cool.

[@risymian3374]

Gotta wait for a fleet commander ordering torpedo salvos but 1/3 of the corvettes doesn't even have torpedoes installed by their republic.

[@exudeku]

it just all one take of a wrong turn and a certain headshot to make it go wild

[@sionsmedia8249]

IMO Seems more similar to the EU.

[@imperialfist2304]

“I can’t see are we boned?” “Yeah, we’re boned” -Conversation between 2 Earhart Flotilla officers

[@rommelcheah87]

"Without resupply, the flotilla could survive for no more than 6 months, it is testament to human optimism that attempts to reach them only ended after 5 times that" Can I just give a slow clap to this line. Amazing story writing to capture the emotion felt by those on earths. Onion ninjas appeared.

[@Dan19870]

Now THIS is world building.

[@masterthiefesq2440]

"Far away, hidden from the eyes of daylight, there are watchers in the skies." -Euripides, *The Bacchae* c. 406 BC Time to finish those first contact and defense protocols, fellow Senators...

[@namngo6195]

it's rare to see Vietnamese mentioned in science fiction, let alone being a major factor. Thank you guys for choosing my nation.

[@kerzariz8717]

As a Filipino, It's my fav nation. Idk I might be obsessed

[@thechromeassasin9517]

What other ethnicity's where there I forgot.

[@gearf8910]

that is nice to hear Nam Ngo (sorry I have and english style computer), so does Vietnam allows youtube or are you in USA (or other countries that allow youtube)? Just curious.

[@AnInkPot]

@@gearf8910 vietnam is not china. We are free to use facebook, youtube, instagram,... You name it.

[@gearf8910]

@@AnInkPot good to know, now I am less ignorant.

[@caipira-mor7931]

- One of the lenguages used is Portuguese - One of the regions were the colonists came from is South America So... There is a Brazilian colony, isn't it?

[@ZMW7]

You’re going to the Brazilian colony

[@Mateo-oq7ui]

>the fate of one of the dead colonies remains sealed They went to Brazil

[@caipira-mor7931]

@@Mateo-oq7ui Or did Brazil go to them?

[@hafann]

All of you are going to brazil.... BUT IN SPACE

[@fumarc4501]

I’m having Bobiverse flashbacks

[@occultatumquaestio5226]

"Lost. That is what we were. Not just in space, or time, but in soul. Not, any, more. We shall regain contact with Earth, our old home. We shall build furthermore upon these worlds, our new homes. We shall progress evermore into the stars as a symbol of the triumph of human resolve. And we shall do this together. _Forwards Antares!"_

[@KEVMAN7987]

Everytime I hear Latin uttered in reference to sci-fi my immediate thought is: "Ex Astris Scientia" "Knowledge from the Stars"

[@Stukov961]

Same, but for me it's "Liberate Tutame Ex Inferis" "Save yourself from hell"

[@a.morphous66]

For me, it's "I Learn Through Suffering". Or in Latin, "Disco Inferno".

[@gwest3644]

For context, this is the motto of Starfleet Academy in Star Trek.

[@fumarc4501]

Burn baby burn

[@kjj26k]

I myself am partial to Ad Astra, simple, effective.

[@thisisanalt]

"Non-interference in domestic affairs." Ah, the old lie.

[@eternalelysium4944]

Tbh most of the federations and confederations will slowly lead to unitary republics since they are much more efficient. Most federations on Earth are federations in name.

[@bencox3641]

​@@eternalelysium4944 Thank you for saying that! You won't believe how tired I am of people complaining about "big government" or how bureaucracy slows everything down and how centralization somehow ruins the economy. Because letting every county or province more or less run themselves is totally the most efficient way to run things.

[@Amoth_oth_ras_shash]

@@bencox3641 not to mention , assets its always more efficiently used when you can share them according to the needs of them rather then the local ability to produce them. its why in real life for example social welfare is efficient it might cost a lot...but it also reduces or outright removes several high costs in the long run for a society....then agen its always the struggle to keep it clear what is sharing and what becomes despotism ,the super nations of today is good examples of that if nothing else.

[@zacharygustafson8714]

@@bencox3641 Well it would certainly reduce resentment towards each other. Scotland and England, for instance. Lots of resentment there. Texas and California too, actually. And then we have the Quebecois

[@bencox3641]

​@@AmericanCaesarian How will a decentralized economy with a centralized nation even work?

[@maxwelljw8400]

I touched down on a small planet spaceport On a waiting bench an old man was sitting there, I said, this old spaceport is kinda run down He said, naw it’ll do for our little system I said, your old flagpole is leaned a little bit And that’s a ragged old flag you got hanging on it. He said have a seat, and I sat down Is this the first time you’ve been to our little town? I said, I think it is He said, I don’t like to brag But we’re kinda proud of that ragged old flag. You see, we got a little hole in that flag there when our founders took it across the Missouri, And it got laser burns the time that the national council sat watching the fighting with the Rixians And it got a bad rip in the outer rim With the the compact and the Union tugging at its seems And it almost fell at Yeedru but she waved on though, She got blasted with a plasma beam on Nimerium, and she got blasted again on Tlalocan, There was the Tyrum, Rixians, and Klaris, and the Florian wind blew hard on that ragged old flag In the Gadaxus system, she got a big hole from a Florian ship She turned blood red during the NEX war she hung limp and low a time or two She was in Halifax, Prophet’s Retreat, she went where she was sent by her national council. She waved upon our ship among the starry cosmos, And now they’ve about quit waving her back here at home In her own good land here she’s been abused She’s been burned, shot, vandalized, and soaked And the government for which she stands is seen bad throughout the land And she’s getting threadbare and wearing thin But she’s in good shape for the shape she’s in ‘Cause she’s been through the fire before And I believe she can take a whole lot more So we raise her up every morning Take her down every night We don’t letter touch the ground and we fold her up right On second thought, I do like to brag ‘Cause I’m mighty proud of that ragged old flag

[@cheeserabbit8564]

I see you're a man of culture as well.

[@cstains5543]

All hail the GTU

[@nahu9838]

Terra Invicta!

[@m4sherman926]

That ragged old flag

[@ulisesguzman8574]

He who comes by the sword shall die by the sword! o7

[@Emanon...]

Suggested planet and ship names in keeping with the "earhart theme" Titanic, Hindenburg, Vasa, Ikaros, Challenger, Troy, Carthage, Tenochtitlan, Magellan

[@supernukey419]

Oof

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

Bellerophon? Hannibal? Drake? Franklin?

[@SephirothRyu]

Kamchatka would have been a fitting one for a planet you just KNOW will cause everyone else problems.

[@windoverwaves6781]

"Do you see torpedo boats?"

[@SephirothRyu]

@@windoverwaves6781 **whispers** "They are in the trees!"

[@ZoorWhisker]

The skies are green and glowing, Where my heart is, where my heart is, Where the scented lunar flower is blooming: Somewhere, beyond the stars... Beyond Antares. I'll be back, though it takes forever. Forever is just a day. Forever is just another journey. Tomorrow a stop along the way. Then let the years go fading, Where my heart is, where my heart is, Where my love eternally is waiting Somewhere, beyond the stars... Beyond Antares.

[@thetenorsaxman32]

If Canada was the EU but in space.

[@mastertadakatsu]

Feels more like Australia/New Zealand to me

[@mastertadakatsu]

Heck, their description of the demographics of the Eirhart Fleet nearly perfectly described Metropolitan Sydney Region.

[@Thought_Processing_]

sounds more like revolutionary USA to me.

[@InFamou5Killer]

westminster system

[@jansonison6283]

Regardless of what country, it's definitely inspired by Anglosphere politics.

[@soulreaperiix_x8477]

The first series was a fascistic state where order and unity is sorta the focus, while the current one series seems to be a warped mirror of our world, seems like people might have unconsciously wished for unity hence the first series while after living the dream, they now turn to their reality and seek to find ways to fix it.

[@kylehankins5988]

Usually once people get a taste of fascism or Bolshevism they are inspired to return to good old liberal democracy

[@soulreaperiix_x8477]

@@kylehankins5988 kinda saw the opposite, make fascism sexy like starship troopers or solve some of the kinks and its pretty appealing given the order and unity it provides especially given the chaos of unrestricted capitalist democracies are prone to. I guess its cyclical, reign long enough and order turns to tyranny and democracies rot from within

[@kylehankins5988]

@@soulreaperiix_x8477 perhaps all governments do have a shelf life, but tbh I’m not sure if fascism is particularly well oriented towards stability, a lot of the times fascist states do end up taking bold and decisive action but it’ it’s oftentimes pretty dumb because there’s nobody to stop them. there’s no legislature to deliberate on a concencus and any potential opposition has already been obliterated.

[@BeepBoopFriendo]

This is a fantastic set-up; the tone of the Antares Confederacy is so different from the GTU, but stays just as inspiring. I can't wait.

[@andrewdiaz3529]

Please Raise your voices for the Antares Confederacies National anthem: In the vastness of the skies, our native birthplace bathes in Sol's light Our cradle turned aged, our brave ancestors took leave The bright sunlight and wounded garden did weep Yet the children, brave and grown stood strong Tears in silent eyes as they faced destiny headlong From the injured island into the black expanse they did part The remaining to heal and rekindle the spark Even building second homes, the true forever calling to their hearts On Earhart's wing, the pioneers multitudes did soar For the future Frontier belonged to all Sol does Adore Past the islands and ports and rings Bathed in Sol' love and spirits joyous as the Earth did sing For her promised children at last spread their wings Yet as the void gave way to a new star's fire Their hopes faded as sights soon grew dire The island sailed to was not to be found And the harshness of the brutal untamed worlds would teach lessons profound That the Vagrants lost would be crushed in the gloom The children of their homeland, in the Cold depths were dust and doomed Yet courage raised as Diego's rings past Unyielding resolution that the home worlds children would last Solemn they broke apart for safety in pain With promise to survive, tame the wilds, and come together again And so reunited, their dream lights the spark Forever undivided, set forth to the garden and rejoin the flock The lost sons and daughters to rejoin the fold Voyaging from renamed Antares proud and bold And so children of Antares they do call, turning homeward for deliverance for all Onwards! Upwards! Forward Antares!

[@black-uh1df]

Good work!

[@ronin3381]

Forward Antares!

[@black-uh1df]

@@ronin3381 Fowards!

[@Linterna001]

Forward Antares!

[@lawrenceblade4437]

FOR ARTANNNNIIISSSSS!!!!!.....Wait wrong call.

[@dionemoolman]

Weird idea for a theory: Since it’s mentioned that they could have gone back in time, what if they landed up a few centuries ago elsewhere in the Milky Way? And once they’re a galactic nation, they discover Earth in the 22nd century. They decide to leave Earth alone for the time being (as they were never there in the first place), but accidentally send some radio broadcasts, becoming the very radio signals intercepted on Earth all those years ago (or now, depending on how you look at it). Then they wait until a few years after their initial expedition left, and then travel to Earth to give the people in the solar system a real shock.

[@Jesus-jz6ll]

That's a great idea bro

[@zagreus1249]

HMmMmMmM

[@antares0597]

Hmm I was thinking this was possible. We just have to wait and see what happens.

[@trla6505]

I dont know how true it is, but according to doctor who u can calculate the time bt looking at the stars

[@robertthompson4393]

@@trla6505 the only problem with that is they have no idea where they are in relation to earth and its knowable constellation so therefore they wouldn't be able to get a good price on that for probably centuries

[@peterjumper1039]

So, we can presume that Earth got invaded. Oh, and I really love the story you gave for the motto and its historical parallel.

[@fieldy409]

I think Earth has gone fascist. Isn't the game mechanics that a splinter colony will have the opposite ethics of its origin empire? They'll be bigger and stronger but hostile.

[@kyrerymmukk7446]

I'm astounded by how well thought out and unique this is.

[@pashauzan]

There is 2 two types of people here. The stellaris guys and the Cities Skylines

[@raidermaxx2324]

what about the stellaris skylines peeps?

[@pashauzan]

@@raidermaxx2324 you mean, skylines invicta?

[@SephirothRyu]

Ah, yes, the people who commit atrocities of design, and the people who play skylines and just flood their cities with poop.

[@pashauzan]

@@SephirothRyu based

[@mcpuggles1234]

It’s kinda of interesting how this somewhat parallels America’s articles of confederation (we got rid of it, around 1789)

[@42ndmechbattalion44]

I think it’s more like the pre civil war era American government, where the Federal government had to balance their power with state power, and it seems that many people in the confederacy have an attachment to their individual republics

[@skysthelimitvideos]

It has similarities to both the Articles of Confederation and the early interpretation of the US Constitution (since is has a bicameral legislature with a state appointed Senate and a directly elected lower chamber).

[@cmdrblaze6487]

@Dilet Well it has many similarities to the antares confederacy the american articles of confederation where terrible, to the point where pretty much everyone assumed that america would collapse EDIT: i realized i may have miss-interpreted your comment, i'l still leave this though cause i find history interesting

[@gearf8910]

And we know all too well the flaws in that piece of paper.

[@robertthompson4393]

Well technically America is by all right a constitutional republic we were founded as such and should have remained at such. If anyone weather inside or outside America refers to us as a democracy they are ill-informed we are a constitutional republic as stated in our Constitution and other founding documents oh, and don't give me that BS that a democracy is a form of a republic because a Republic and a democracy are opposing ideologies

[@pudlordtynan919]

The diversity both Stellaris campaigns have demonstrated is magnificent. This faction especially, much appreciated! Also can't wait to see what Homeworld's up to, what's going on in Sol?

[@shaftoe195]

Getting strong United Colonies of Kobol vibes from this new faction's history.

[@livendus]

But a United Colonies where Caprica doesn't get to bully everyone else

[@d0d0birdiexd78]

“...and their memories of a world... Called Earth”

[@fumarc4501]

*[Men of Iron Intensified]*

[@David_Blake91]

That was the point right from the get-go with the initial pitch, and thats why Irooted for this Civilization to be the focus of the 2nd Season!

[@gearf8910]

I hope we don't get you know nuked and hunted to extinction.

[@scottgrey3337]

Ngl, the Antares Confederacy is some of my favourite worldbuilding so far. I loved the GTU, but this was some really interesting backstory that tells a tale unlike most others but also full of hope. Stuff like the Non-Aligned Movement prevailing as the dominant force and unexpected victory of democracy in the face of a gridlocked system meant to benefit its strongest members echo enough elements of our history to be real while adding an optimistic spin. The story of the colonies fighting against an alien world, their history before contact was reestablished, and the period of uncertainty before the Confederacy's founding all sounds like they could be full-length stories of their own. Imagine how many people worked nonstop for the dream of a united but fair system, whether out of memories passed down to them or dreams of a better future. It's just so full of... hope. Not to mention that each of the member states sound like they could be unique parts of one whole, united in their common past but distinct enough to have their own unique identities. I just love seeing so many different people united behind a cause, and it feels so much more interesting than a relatively universal or homogenous identity. The background of their ancestors, and how that's evolved with their people also feels pretty unique. This is a level of fluff writing that'll only impact the game so much, but I love Antares for it more than I think I can explain. So yeah, I wish the best for Antares and hope humanity sees a place like it one day, though more as what it has become than what it was.

[@occultatumquaestio5226]

I just realized that like the GTU's "Terra Invicta", The Antares Confederation needs a national rally cry. (I know it has a national motto but "Hic Manebimus Optime" doesn't have that patriotic kick to it.) In case one does not appear in the Prologue, some ideas can be considered. "Antares Iunctus", "Antares In Foedus", "Simul Astra", "Praemisit Antares", etc.

[@essex3777]

HUMANITY LIVES! *STOMP STOMP*

[@justinpatton1091]

@@essex3777 this in either Latin Greek or English.

[@cjrbread5928]

Forward Antares!

[@essex3777]

@@justinpatton1091 HOMINES VITAE *STOMP STOMP*

[@jesseberg3271]

Once the secret is out: *Homeward bound!*

[@MDFification1]

Huh, the government structure of the Antares Confederacy is eerily similar to how Canada works. Especially the senate functioning as a house of 'sober second thought' and the right of its constituent units to secede.

[@scorpioninpink]

So where is their Quebec?

[@lukesalvidge5451]

@@scorpioninpink not present...yet

[@raymondbenedict]

though Canada has an governor general as head of state, not sure many Canadians would welcome the idea of having the prime minister as head of both government and state

[@elvimartinez5629]

@@scorpioninpink see one there is one

[@Kronos_LordofTitans]

The dutch have a similar system. Our senate or 1ste kamer as it's called is elected by the regional governments. If got the feeling Antares uses a typical parlementairy system.

[@__0-0__]

Antarres Confederacy: Non-aligned-movement if their leader able to assert their dominance during coldwar

[@essex3777]

HUMANITY LIVES! *STOMP STOMP*

[@advanceddog5163]

I see you watch TTS

[@essex3777]

@@advanceddog5163 there's another one on the update video with moe likes

[@tententononce2570]

Humanity is dead! Again!

[@BugraBasgan]

I am so glad that this one is picked instead of others surely its gonna be a great one.

[@bobbybaratheon1230]

I’m sad that the Holy Solar Empire didn’t get picked but I’m happy to serve my Confederation. For Antares!

[@jesseberg3271]

@Furret Furret I just don't see how that idea could fail to be pulled under by the 40k fans (of who I am partially one). I think it wouldn't have the freedom it needed to be fully developed.

[@walterhaider869]

yeah

[@clash3583]

@@bobbybaratheon1230 holy solar empire: not holy, solar, nor an empire

[@manticorephoenix]

Also to be fair the confederacy is somewhat similar to StarCrafts origin, so while I enjoy the possibility of story for the Antares Confed, I can't help but think that it's partially because of my love for StarCraft

[@thomas.02]

questions so far: what did Earth transmit that the Antares Confederacy receive? why did it spook the Confederate leadership? (what are those signals of mathematical patterns?) what happened to the final, 19th colony? what caused the wormhole anomaly? where's the Confederacy on the galactic map? how's Earth doing now?

[@shadowtheme96]

I'm gonna take a shot in the darkness and guess the 19th colony descended into cannibalism. As time went by the inhabitants devolved into feral beings with little intelligence. Add in genetic defects from consuming human flesh and a hundred years later there might be no recognizable humans left.

[@vincegalila7211]

You mean the Secret 20th. I think they're going to be the Confederacy's "Section 31"

[@Runetrantor]

They probably have plans for each of these mysteries, but leave them open for now to us so they can reveal them during the run, or tweak if the situation fits it different. (like maybe the 19th colony did some weird experiment that made them vanish without a trace and they tie it in with the Unbidden if that crisis happens)

[@Orapac4142]

It's gonna be Tyranids

[@heomji7216]

@@shadowtheme96 I was thinking the same, it reminds me a lot the Reavers from Firefly (great TV show if you didn't watch it) and the far lost planet of Miranda which they talk about in Serenity (the movie that realeased after the show was canceled). Humanity came in an enormous star system to go away from overpopulation on Earth, and started to terraform every planet and moon in that system. But since the Alliance was founded, it has always refuse to recognize the existence of the one and only thing that it fears since its creation : the Reavers. Humans who live and who are navigating at the borders of the system, and who are basically devastating all form of civilization when they go inside the colonies. They are known for four things they do : they plunder, they rape, they kill, and if that was not enough, they eat most of their victims. If they don't do that to you, their madness will invade you, and you will become a Reaver as well.

[@rakshithanand8262]

>Multiple uneven colonies united >Shared origin as fleet from lost homeworld >Life here began out there ...has all of this happened before?

[@domm138]

yes, all of this has happened before and it will happen again

[@maxfieldjoyner5244]

So say we all.

[@aidanfurst8512]

> Colonists primarily come from Asia, the Middle East, and Africa > Still chooses a Latin motto

[@andrewdiaz3529]

Scientific names are in Latin, it's touched alot.

[@aidanfurst8512]

@@andrewdiaz3529 Yeah that's definitely true. I dunno though, the premise for the motto was its historical context, which isn't the historical background of most of these peoples. I think it would've been more fitting to have an ancient chinese or arabic saying as the motto, everything in science fiction uses bloody latin as the base.

[@HypnoticChronic1]

Latin makes sense in the fact its a dead language and does not show favoritism to any of the predominate languages that come from those areas formerly inhabited and that lack of favoritism is a primary tenet in which the Confederacy had been established, along with it being used in the scientific/law/governmental fields three things any nation needs to reestablish itself. Also if you look at it from a historical standpoint many of the regions and languages from which the colonists came from either have their root in Latin or had Latin spoken in the region during the Empire. To give you a few examples South America almost all countries there speak Spanish aside from Brazil, Guyana, Suriname and French Guinea are respectively Portuguese, English, Dutch and French now consider that French, Portuguese and Spanish are Romance languages having their root in Latin. Now to the Middle East which is home to Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey all of which had been under Imperial rule as a unified Roman Empire or later the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire despite the latter eventually switching to Greek as a primary language it can be assumed Latin had been spoken there by either colonists, government officials or the Legions. Now if we look at Africa particularly the northern part Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, and Libya also had been under Roman rule thus had Latin spoken there as per the aforementioned reasons, as for the rest of Africa Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Gabon, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Togo all speak French while Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe all speak Portuguese and Equatorial Guinea, (while not a offically recognized county) Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic being the only ones that speaks Spanish and if you want to throw Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia all once had Italian spoken in them. So out of the 54 countries in Africa that only leaves 22 that had been touched by Latin or derivative language in some way. If we move onto Oceania and Asia French Polynesia, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu speak French while places like Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam had French spoken in them for a time, Carolines, Guam, Marianas, Palaos and Philippines had Spanish spoken in them, Portuguese is spoken in East Timor (while this is no longer the case) Macau and Goa also had spoken Portuguese. TL:DR So to sum it up if you consider that Latin is considered a dead language thus cannot whole be claimed as a mother tongue by any of the colonists as to not show favoritism or its use in scientific/law/governmental fields and the areas and people that spoke Latin directly or one of its off shoot languages and compare that with the colonists of the Confederacy former home nations Latin is a logical choice.

[@aidanfurst8512]

@@HypnoticChronic1 Christ what a write up, good job. Definitely good stuff to think about. I think the key factor you're ignoring is the cultural association between Latin and imperialist colonialism. The whole "let's put a Latin motto on everything" trend was a big part of exporting European culture during the period of European imperialism. This was something which was widely despised in the Middle East, Asia, and Oceania. I can understand the historical links you're making between these places and Latin, they're well reasoned. But just because Latin is a dead language doesn't mean it has no historical meaning. It's possible that the confederacy would have adopted it, but I just find it very hard to believe that a coalition of the very nations that were most adversely effected by European imperialism would choose Latin for their motto. But hey, I'm just being pedantic because I enjoy the series.

[@HypnoticChronic1]

@@aidanfurst8512 That is a fair assessment no doubt however, I would like to clarify one thing the reasoning I pointed out Latin specifically as a dead language was not due to its historical context but, because that none of the countries that the colonists had once called home could claim it as their own language if they had chosen one of those from the former countries it could have been interpreted as a sign of favoritism, which by what I took from the prologue the Confederacy was attempting to avoid at all costs. This was just me putting myself in the shoes of a politician in the Confederacy thinking what would cause the least amount of friction between the member states and yet be a somewhat uniting factor. I can see the point your making as well with Latin being a reminder of the colonial past, but to my mind I would have to think the colonized people would hold more resentment to the spoken language of the occupiers themselves rather than a language of a people long since passed which those occupiers merely had revered, despite that train of logic many of those same people still actively use the language of their former occupiers as I had pointed out be it for efficiency sake or just viewing it as a non issue. We could also speculate that this is far enough in the future and resentment has all but died out, to give a real world example of such a case take a look at the relationship between US and British citizens neither view the other as "the enemy" so to speak nor do their respective governments despite fighting two wars with the other, but go back just a 120 years and that hatred and resentment is still alive and well so much so that the British had been seriously concerned that the US may well have sided with the Central Powers in WWI. So this line of thinking leads me to conclude that the citizens of the Confederacy would take a stance similar to the stance the US took during its infant years and try not to concern themselves with "old world problems" and focus on the here and now and the future. That being said this is merely speculation on my part I could well be 100% wrong, hell both of us could be and that is perfectly fine as well, it will be interesting to see what direction Templin takes it I remember during the GTU campaign the chat really latching onto the whole water conservation narrative and that becoming probably more than it was ever meant to be. This could be another one of such moments and say a Confederate historian runs across some old archives that mentions the Roman occupation of Egypt for 600 years which triggers a series of riots and defacing the motto on public institutions and monuments or some such which itself leads to a system seceding from the Confederacy, Templin has always been good with putting narrative spin on in game events and I don't believe they will let us down this time either. Also apologies for the read yet again when I enjoy a discussion I tend to get on a roll well... you can see for yourself what happens, again sorry.

[@warmongerx4520]

Anytime I get bored of playing Stellaris I just watch this series or the GTU to make me crave it again

[@Hemdael]

Can such a politically unstable state survive a hostile galaxy? They're going to need a Cincinatus, but I fear they may get a Caesar instead.

[@TemplinInstitute]

Skylines Invicta Episode 1 | November 21st, 2020. 1pm MST | kzbin.info Skylines Invicta Behind the Scenes | November 21st, 2020. 1pm MST | kzbin.info

[@haneulcheong4132]

FORWARD ANTARES! HIC MANEBIMUS OPTIME!

[@d0d0birdiexd78]

*Points gun at screen* WHAT. HAPPENED. TO. THE LAST. SETTLEMENT?

[@irishspartanstudios]

So ready for this series!!! *F O W A R D A N T A R U S ! ! !*

[@Spyro757]

When ever you get this do you think you well put this on youtube

[@julonkrutor4649]

I would love to, but its to late in my timezone ^^

[@philipbourhill6879]

The lost colony start always reminds me of the Dragonriders of Pern books by Ann McCaffrey, one of my favourite book series, I'm looking forward to following this series.

[@presfunk2028]

The voice actor definitely needs some credit! He’s done a fantastic job with this whole series!!

[@guillermofernandez1047]

Hell yeah I was waiting for this a lot time LONG LIVE THE CONFEDERACY.

[@The_Murder_Party]

Uh... be careful how loud you shout that... :)

[@KnightDraco]

"Of the 19 original sites, 11 had survived" oh so 8 "of the fallen 8, 2 had starved, 4 had succumbed to disease" 2 and 4 okay so that's six "1 had frozen, while 1 had flooded" oh rip so that's what happened to the eight of the- "while the fate of the last was sealed" wait that's more then eight. Either there were 20 or ya did a mess up there lmao.

[@chinhnguyenbui1787]

I think he means that the last one doesn't even publicly existed, as they censored any traces off the record. So though there are originally 20 sites, the republic lied that there only 19 of them.

[@rupertgarcia]

@@chinhnguyenbui1787, I thought so, too.

[@702Jamy]

You’re not allowed to be asking those questions Citizen!

[@chinhnguyenbui1787]

@@702Jamy ha, joke on you, we aren't in the GTU anymore, so you can't do sh*t without causing a conspiracy theory, and I'm not even a citizen.

[@Bruh-hq1hx]

@@chinhnguyenbui1787 have you heard of the antarean CIA

[@kevinkellyantonio3040]

THE RECLEMATION OF EARTH BEGINS

[@kananisha]

Damn that shit is epic. BETTER than most movies in the last number of years.

[@robertm.8653]

The departure of the colony ships to their sites, the fact that survival was uncertain and doubtful, it somehow reminded me of the words of The 100: " May we meet again. " A sort of silent prayer, a hope that whatever comes and happens, we will find our way back to each other.

[@andrewbragwell2022]

I listen to all stellaris invicta about twice a year, it’s like rewatching a miniseries and it’s so good

[@Discotekh_Dynasty]

I was kinda hoping for Eternal Kreventum but this one was my second pick 💚

[@starwall8755]

They played as the Eternal Kreventum over on their Twitch channel for a Halloween event, go check it out! 😉

[@Discotekh_Dynasty]

@@starwall8755 thanks!

[@Sophie-mv7bd]

For the confederacy! Forward antares!

[@cooldude333]

“My dad told me this story one time. Apparently it’s been passed down for ages or something. One of my ancestors was in charge of the colonization efforts on one of the flotilla ships. It was the night they would disembark and tear down everything for the colony, everyone had gathered on the flight deck and were scared out of their minds. So this ancestor of mine got up in front of everybody and said something like ‘Alright everyone, I know this is nowhere near what we were promised. So we got a choice: We either stop right now or wait to die, or we just start. That’s it. Just start. Begin. Do the work. Now I don’t know about you, but I’m here to live. Who’s with me?’ If you ask me what the Confederacy means to me, that’s it. We just chose to survive. We did the work. It wasn’t pretty or perfect or all good or whatever. But what’s the other option?” -Citizen during an interview for the Documentary “Voices of the Nation”

[@jamesallen1563]

Yep I am bingeing this again.

[@Sieur_du_Helles]

Same here

[@jesseberg3271]

So, a quirky constitution, a host of newly made traditions, limits on the national military, a Senate that represents territories rather than people, no official language, and what you might call a wall of separation between mosque and state: so basically _totally_ not not the USA in space.

[@FuzzyFace56]

All I heard was USA in space. Am sure the founding fathers of the confederacy would spin in their graves at what it becomes as well! ha

[@BrianHall33]

Early US at least

[@fallout44454]

EU?

[@danielsan901998]

@@fallout44454 the EU have 24 official languages and dont have Senate.

[@igncom1]

With the possibility of a troubling britian/earth who sent them, by the sounds of it.

[@thegamingsentinel9238]

Diverse population you say multiple languages you say Independent military forces that might be more loyal to there republic then parliament I’m hearing a yougoslavia style civil war posiblitys

[@thewarlock539]

Oh God please no

[@thegamingsentinel9238]

@@thewarlock539 ANYTHING FOR THE CONTENT

[@heathjohnson2698]

Suddenly Yugoslav war era music starts playing

[@randomka-52alligatorthatis34]

@@heathjohnson2698 With some Technoness in it

[@h4xorzist]

Meh it's just the EU on steroids

[@nielsdejong9460]

You truly deserve more praise for the perfect storytelling!

[@zodiaktaalon2463]

This universe already seems so arduously crafted it's truly inspiring. I'm really excited to experience its unfolding history

[@fumarc4501]

Oh Come, oh Come You lost tribes of Earth Oh Hear, oh Hear Our cries from the world of your birth Be brave, be strong, be together you must For the trials ahead will prove your worth Go well, go well Into the unknown with trust Go Forth, go Forth That you may Return to Us

[@nazreenpg]

That's............. beautifully done.

[@Ender7j]

I spent the first half of the video trying to figure out exactly when the story meshes with when you start your game… This is awesome and makes me want to play again

[@GreatGreenGoo]

This is some good fluff. I cant wait to see the Stellaris mods for this. I WANT that Atares system start.

[@dilangonzalez8740]

One would think that with the importance of that mission and the novelty and apparent strangeness of that FTL system, Earhart's fleet would have some emergency protocols in case that unforeseen arose. Anyway, this season looks promising and I can't wait for the mystery of Earth to be solved. Forward Antares!

[@alfagamingnl1815]

I just had a realization what if Invicta season 2 takes place in the same universe as season 1 but in a different galaxy and it may be possible that at the end of season we will encounter the colonization fleet from the GTU that was send to colonize a new galaxy at the end of season 1. Hell the fleet could arrive earlier that i may think and act like a fallen empire as time travel was mentioned. So the Confederacy may not have to liberate earth but instaid encounter a massively powerful interstellar empire. What do you guys think.

[@marcog.verbruggen674]

both the GTU and the flotilla that became Antares are explicitly from earth, with a different history. GTU was modern day earth got attacked by aliens and survived, Antares is that same earth but in the future started exploring in a "normal" way and antares is a lost colony. so if anything, it would imply some multiverse shenanigans.

[@alfagamingnl1815]

@@marcog.verbruggen674 I am a bit rusty on the GTU back story but was i really modern day earth or was it one that had technologically regressed to the point that it looked like modern day (in this theory GTU earth had regressed its technology because of the grief the loss of the colony ship caused). But still this is why i asked what you guys think its nice to see different perspectives.

[@shadowtheme96]

@@alfagamingnl1815 I suppose it is somewhat plausible? Though if memory serves, in Invicta Season 1 prior to the devastating attack by the Byrum that almost wiped out Humanity, Earth's space programs were still in its infancy. I remember the United Nations organizing a ragtag screen of orbital defense satellites in an attempt to intercept the Byrum space ships in orbit but were swept aside. In Season 2, Earth's space programs were already advanced enough that we have warp gates and flotilas of space exploration vessels. Heck we've even managed to reach Alpha Centauri and other solar systems. Regardless of how much technology might regress as a result from the grief of losing such a massive colonization fleet, it doesn't seem possible for it to fall back THAT far to the point that we can't even field anything but satellites. Sure advancement might stagnant, with riots and civil unrest erupting around the world. At the very least I'd imagine Earth in Season 2 will at least be able to maintain their existing fleets and various research outposts in space. So even if an entity such as the Byrum were to show up there'd be a bigger fight in space. Whether we can beat back the Byrum invasion fleet is a different matter, but Earth will almost certainly fair better in Season 2 than in Season 1.

[@jovalin5939]

plot twist, the monsters that have undoubtedly attacked Earth in Season 2 are that GTU colonization fleet from end of Season 1, and they've decided that this Earth is theirs as well.

[@hunterthefirstslayerv.2769]

Late in the conversation... But I think I recall a colony group of the GTU disappearing with the use of the jumpdrive or something. Idk I just started on season 2.

[@commissarcactus1513]

The Templin Institute is amazing at making you feel patriotic for countries that don't exist.

[@SeanstonVA]

Calling it right now, Earth is now the seat of power of Eternal Kreventum, the Confederacy vs the Space Vampires matchup is coming

[@SeanstonVA]

@FanOf Dueling Yeah this show was a whole lot more dissapointing than I was hoping it would be lmao

[@fourlamb1]

I've got to say, this was really compelling in its story and narration. Plus, some of the artwork is just fantastic!

[@curious5887]

Best The Templin Institute video since GTU prologue

[@Abidosify]

I am so so so excited for this! You guys have really out done yourselves! I have followed The Templin Institute since you started, will definitely be signing up to Patreon when I can! Keep releasing awesome content, you guys rock!

[@michaelbaker103]

Excited for this! You guys are the reason I got into stellaris might be on console but it's just soo much fun!!

[@AM-cx1ng]

Subscribed. Superb work, excellent writing, completing story. Very well done and engaging. I can't stop imagining what would happen of this series go to major production without sacrificing its spirit.

[@TemplinInstitute]

thank you very much!

[@casbot71]

7:35 "No recognisable constellations were found" Ok … let's *check for pulsars,* there are a couple in the Milky Way with known individual cycles that will give us our position, and if we can't find any of them then look for pulsars in Andromeda just to confirm we're still in our own Galaxy. Why did we let the astrology fan try the first position check… constellations - really??

[@vincegalila7211]

To be Fair Stellaris isn't exactly Hard Sci fi. They have Ground invasions for Shrouds sake.

[@shadowtheme96]

Somehow this reminds me of Mass Effect Andromeda. You travel to a possible garden world, only to emerge from warp in a foreign and possibly hostile star system. With supplies extremely limited you need to find a way to be self sufficient, else all is lost.

[@bruhfunnies3441]

I honestly love this much more than the GTU. The GTU, while interesting, just felt like the 1,000,000th "Xenophobic militarist authoritarian human stellaris empire" meanwhile the Confederacy actually feels more real and much more of an actual good-guy and realistic nation. Also the idea that christianity isn't the dominant religion and that they don't all speak english and are white is awesome too. Definitely more excited here than I am for the first season, which is saying something because I liked the first.

[@lhemnenn4713]

There is no such things as a "good-guy" nation, but i agree with you on the rest. Also if the French language is one of the mains use despite aving almost non européens colonists then those Francophe must be from west Africa, fine by me ...

[@kristijanmadhukar516]

I dont, It just doesn't make sense, if any nation would be willing to embark on an interstellar colonization program , it would be one of the great powers, of the five members of the security council, two of them speak english, and three are based in europe. And the other two were once under british control. And of the six biggest private spaceflight companies, 5 are american, and one is british. The specialist(people likely to be chosen as colonist) of the world would also congregate on the great powers. As they have better education systems.

[@kristijanmadhukar516]

Also its even called the Earhart colonization program, earhart was an american pilot.

[@lhemnenn4713]

@@kristijanmadhukar516 That really dépend, it seem that the Earhart fleet was the second wave of colonists to Antares système, so i would not be suprised if many of them came from poorest countries (especially from overpopulate ones). After all the Irish migration to the US in the 1840's was not from rich people, when you see a opportunity for your family to live better you will take it if possible.

[@bruhfunnies3441]

@@kristijanmadhukar516 Earth in Invicta S2 was already advanced, so clearly more of the world would be much more advanced, much more diverse, and much more globalized. Hell I'm pretty sure they even mentioned something about a unified earth for a second in the prologue.

[@mulelpi2151]

Thank you for the links to the various artists!

[@scorpioninpink]

If this is ever adopted into an animated series, I hope that they animate it properly.

[@reaxxionabyss9623]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate that building at 19:41, I mean good Lord that model is amazing

[@anothersettlementneedsyour1979]

i was thinking of some new rally cries for the series, here are some Ut ore et ultra(To the edge and beyond) A Terra venimus, ad Terram nos revertetur(From earth we came, to earth we will return) Terra nostra nos meae redemptor(Our earth we will reclaim) Simul, Terrenum Quidem(Together, Earthbound) Now some or maybe all of these might not be properly translated, but i thought these were some cool ideas; lemme know what yall think

[@benginaldclocker2891]

We already have a cry, which is "Upwards, Onwards, Forward Antares!" or just "Forward Antares!" (with this one used as salutations)

[@anothersettlementneedsyour1979]

@@benginaldclocker2891 ohhh, shit sorry

[@maxe3110]

On behalf of our Exalted First Oligarch, The Quivarian Union wishes you success, Antares. Our time in the annals of history may be over, but yours is just beginning.

[@duo496]

Glory be to the confederacy no not you dixie Edit: there's a rebel in the replies!

[@dashiellgillingham4579]

*Claps in Unionist* *Looks around at the dead-silent room* *Sits back down.*

[@TornadoADV]

*starts playing Dixie*

[@duo496]

@@TornadoADV *starts burning down Atlanta*

[@bruhfunnies3441]

*ahem* Away down south in the land of traitors

[@kffire12]

Oh you wish you were in Dixie

[@TM_AZ]

I can't be the only one who thinks that the stories of the early Antares colonies would be really interesting.

[@decus9544]

When war comes I think the inherent weakness of the military setup in place can be overcome by simple competition, i.e. the Interstellar government 'requests' xyz materiel, and far from acting as an obstacle to this, the individual states actually compete heavily to provide as much of this as possible, in order to maximise spending on their own planets, and to build up as much of the necessary industry as possible to maximise the odds of them acquiring even more contracts in the future. This could also be used as a plot device, i.e. those planets that 'traditionally' (after many decades) fulfil most of the military procurement contracts become more xenophobic and jingoistic when meeting new alien species in order to necessitate more military spending and thus more business for them, while the poorer ones without that industry argue for more diplomacy, less expansion, and more development on the home planets.

[@kevindu6343]

Would love for stellaris to have scenarios like this with pre-set events and stuff.

[@Sophie-mv7bd]

Here we will remain most excellently

[@jamesm8250]

This story was incredible! If this was a Sci-Fi book I would happily pick it up and read the whole thing, particularly if some of the artwork from this episode was the cover for the book

[@brycebuchanan1138]

I’m getting 12 Colonies of Kobol pre-Cylon war vibes off this nation.

[@Viguier89]

So say we all!

[@brycebuchanan1138]

So say we all

[@nazreenpg]

So say we all!

[@kostastevic4807]

As always you guys did an amazing video and i expect all the best to you guys and long fan here of the channel and greetings from serbia.

[@wellplyd8110]

Forward antares!

[@BT--xz5rq]

Yes! Stellaris Invicta is coming back, I've been waiting for this!

[@Freashskywalker]

Honestly... those 8 intended messages and the several hundret(-s) more that they recieved sound like desperate calls for help. As if earth was attacked and wiped out. cough cough DOOM ETERNAL intro cough cough.

[@Runetrantor]

I imagine the first 8 are normal stuff, and then the rest are increasingly frantic ones, starting from simple 'something approaches' all the way to screams and warnings to not return to Sol ever again, that its all lost.

[@Freashskywalker]

@@Runetrantor exactly. And then a final one: don't return to earth, there is nothing left here. Kind of like obi-wan's message not to return to the jedi temple.

[@gavinsmith9871]

From the stars we came and to the stars we shall return.

[@erwinzyx]

The Confederacy's parliament sounds very similar to that of Australia's parliament, which is based on the Westminster system.

[@TheRedname]

Yeah, except more polite and more cooperative 👍

[@Brakiros]

We elect our Senators though, much closer to Canada

[@1337-Nathaniel]

Fuck. I love everything about this. The details are amazing. And let's hear some appreciation for the AMAZING artwork.