This Empire Is the GOD of WIDE | Full Playthrough Stellaris 3.3

[@Lathland]

To play wide is to get lots of territory, worlds, space and all the potatoes you can find, this adds to your empire size and slows tech & tradition growth to compensate for your new potatoes. But what If there was an empire that just said 'No' to this empire size? Meet the hive mind! This video was recorded and edited a bit faster than my usual full playthroughs so there isn't quite as much detail on a few things within the game Itself as I am still working on the OTHER full playthrough and am insanely busy with real world obligations! That said, was a lot of fun and really really hope you all enjoy! :)

[@theculturedjinni]

These sort of long videos are awesome! Please Continue!

[@roadtrain_]

I was wondering where part 2 of that play through was

[@combatarcher3101]

Will be patient

[@codyreed717]

Comments for the comment algorithm

[@combatarcher3101]

@@codyreed717 words for the literature throne

[@LeafseasonMagbag]

It’s funny to see what even if the Hive Mind’e brain can handle all those worlds, _Lath’s_ brain seems to have gotten a bit fried

[@lechking941]

also with past him having the attention span of a potato rolling down a hill makes it worse XD

[@tobin1677]

So this is entirely glossed over, but has anyone else ever realized how messed up it is that the devouring swarm can sell food on the galactic market? Afterall what is their food?

[@andrewgreenwood9068]

They don't get access to the galactic market. Only the internal market. I don't know who is buying it though.

[@dodojesus4529]

@@andrewgreenwood9068 shush lets not talk about how selling shit as a hive/machine empire makes no sense at all

[@gregdrako]

I call it "creative" resource convertion.

[@FrostReave]

Normal empires can sell their slaves to other slavers. Besides Devouring Swarm can only sell to their own kind not others.

[@biggusplum]

I know it's 6 months late, but I like to believe the internal market is run by smugglers from other empires, but unfortunately the hives still have market in early game so that theory doesn't hold up

[@regular_tank104]

Sometimes you just gotta eat the galaxy for the fun of it, devouring swarms are always great fun!

[@gregoryreiser435]

Devour nom, nom, nom.

[@tartarussauce2498]

Terravore takes it to another level, world go nom nom nom

[@dodojesus4529]

50% cheaper ships go brrrrt

[@Veloxyll]

Chaos, in a hive mind playthrough?! That seems like it should be illegal. Nice to see the endgame start date is now the actual end game start date

[@Awesomewithaz]

Love stellaris content. The hive will devour all.

[@FonVegen]

A hungry hive playthrough is the perfect companion piece to a late breakfast. Feels really immersive that way.

[@fubar9629]

just finish up a devouring swarm, with ACOT/GIGA. Running with Infecting Hive origin... but my dumb butt didnt realise that i started converted planets to my prefered type after colonization. So mistakenly dove into habitats until terraforming... yeah that was a mistake. But then i blew up thanks to tech. 3 empires tried to become crises. I kinda just left the galaxy to itself and devoured the remants. Unbidden had absolutely terrible luck in their spawn... pinned against a fallen empire with my main fleets within jump drive distance... they didnt last long.

[@meeperdudeify]

How were the blokkats?

[@approximateCognition]

And then Lathrix looked into the abyss, and the abyss said *NOM*.

[@ikitclaw805]

Most of the time when I boot up stellaris, I tell myself I'll play a non-hivemind this time. 10 minutes later I've started another playthrough to assimilate everyone!

[@nstrangways]

There are few things as good as seeing a full Stellaris playthrough as soon as you check youtube.

[@CubeItself]

i love lathrix's personality and charm, instantly apparent specially with his intros like these where he goes "greetings you soon to be consumed organics" he's almost trying to hide his great ego and power

[@smoore6461]

Great video sir! I am really looking forward to part 2 of the other series, glad it's still coming. As always I really enjoy these long firm videos you do! They are far and away my favorite Stellaris videos on KZbin!

[@Nueman_Unity_Eldritch]

YAYYYYY!!! More Stellaris, I love when Lath plays this game. Its his playthroughs that made me buy the game. So many fun hours!!!!

[@sandrasrihari2242]

I absolutely love this channel, and I have been waiting for a hive mind video for awe so this was an unexpected delight!

[@andus4389]

These full playthroughs are some of my favorite things on KZbin. Shame the algorithm hates it. Keep up the good work!

[@rwp0079]

I hope they do some more adjustments, I feel like the handful of means that exist to reduce the sprawl penalties are all just too small to bother with, in particular Imperial Perogitive I feel like reduce it overall, not just from planets. Edict fund also needs tweeking because of how it scales up. In the past executive vigor got you 2 edicts, but now if you play wide it won't might not even fund half of 1.

[@synthetic240]

Well, the problem with the previous version was that it was way too easy for every empires, wide or tall, to stay under the admin cap for the vast majority of the game. And Wide empires had it easiest of all, except with Edict costs. In many ways, those old Bureaucrat jobs were more valuable than Researcher jobs until the moment you were under your empire cap. Personally I think the current patch is exactly where it needs to be. As long as you don't neglect Unity, you'll get all your perks before the final crisis and it's harder for large empires to become overwhelming tech gods. They'll be overwhelming military gods instead lol. So yeah, you'll never be able to play a Wide empire with no penalties, but anything you can do to reduce those penalties is more valuable than upgrading a Research Lab or buying a few pops. Reducing tech costs makes your existing researchers more efficient with almost no upfront cost and with no recurring costs.

[@foreignfat6009]

@@synthetic240 Void dwelers got fucked...

[@Harbinger_of_Doom146]

That panic you hear in his voice when the scourge announced themselves, that is the correct amount of panic for any crisis of that scale

[@Larzang]

I've never been good at Hive Minds or wide play in general, so these playthroughs are always an absolute delight to see. Thank you, Lathrix! Your ventures are greatly appreciated!

[@matthewklestinski7030]

Impressive job by the Hungering Mold, just as hardy and difficult to eradicate as the stuff we find back home.

[@offbeatflame]

I remember when you played with this portrait a long time ago. Glad to see you stick to Stellaris!

[@ZainDever]

Love watching you when I'm working. So relaxing while at work.

[@wrydfell3932]

Budding hives get some insane pop growth, especially with genetic ascension

[@koppi9278]

Ah yes my favorite ascension path thevgeneric ascension

[@andersonknick1115]

The funny thing is pirates in a devowering swarm makes sense militarily. You are a no fly zone for anyone, making you the perfect place for pirates to hide out in

[@matthewsmith9358]

Doing my faithful interaction so these full playthoughs keep coming!!

[@merilynnshark6144]

Thanks for doing the long vids lath! I love watching these, good background entertainment for anything I'm doing.

[@femurremover]

Love the content! Spread the mold, praise Father Nurgle.

[@benlanoue5764]

So happy for another video, you reignited my passion for the game!!!

[@warm_egg_salad5953]

Glad you upload these playthroughs, regardless of if they're poison. Always makes my day a bit better when you upload.

[@michaelbratcher8495]

I tried something similar and failed horribly did not think to use become the crisis, that would have helped a lot. That was a blast to watch thank you Lathrix. Keep up the amazing work.

[@AKvanguard]

Love listening to this as background noise for my current Soulash and Battle Brothers playthrough. So, thank you for your A++ content

[@earnestjenkins2775]

Thank you for these full playthrough's!

[@onehuman4853]

Thanks for another full play through!

[@cxember3352]

These are great I love watching these in the background I hope more of these are made on the Chanel

[@courtjester2564]

Love your Stellaris content. I really appreciate the effort.

[@wolfmark7243]

I love when he does full playthroughs!

[@rebeccablackwelder6014]

Keep them coming ( long format). Love the full playthroughs

[@kazrazin5508]

As long format + Lathrix is one of my fav videos to watch, KZbin be nice!

[@onemember]

I also feel it breaks the feeling when you need to pause in middle of the war and spend +30min just to do pass around your planets and stuff....

[@fizzyvods235]

42:30 I'm sorry wot. I usually have ur Stellaris videos in the background as their long and fun to listen to, but out of no where I hear that, and I'm just like "Sorry what, pffffffffffffffff". For a moment I thought you were directing it at me!

[@SAAAANEESS]

ive found the recent changes quite strange, but im glad it did something for devouring swarm

[@Unbid581]

I once RPed the Flood and took over every single system in the game (medium spiral Galaxy) just before the Contingency arrived, using a very similar build "We are a timeless chorus..."

[@cxmatxse5621]

I love these longer videos, and I hope that you keep making them!

[@Rosenzorn]

I love the long videos, they get me to interact, thank you.

[@ha2kon539]

Love these stellaris playhroughs :)

[@Lawso_]

This is the only type of content I can watch on both my 2nd monitor and my main! Love the whole process of building the insatiable hivemind!

[@kaidenjim7303]

This hive brings bad memories of a mold problem I had, keep it up

[@Fish_Priest]

It's always good to see old type of vid. Keep doing it!

[@bouncer6ix]

I of course love how much Lathrix knows about the game and can just roll with everything, but seeing him get thrown a curveball every now and then is great.

[@thefish8304]

Keep up the great work lath, these videos are my favorite on your channel!

[@spock_se]

Loved it, very good playthrough gave me a lot of ideas for my own games.

[@Alliegator93]

have you considered ever doing a starcraft zerg challenge, where you are a hive mind devouring swarm that sits in 1 system until you get genetics available, then you invade everything around you and consume everything, once you take anothers planet you adapt your race with one of their traits *should start with life-seeded origin for extra spice

[@reportertalia6201]

"Life is chaos, and we just have to get on with it" honestly a quote to live by

[@MindGuild]

Thanks for this. As a fairly new player of Stellaris, I've been playing mostly psionic builds and am anxious to try out hive empires next - so your videos are very helpful :)

[@trevorr994]

Great vid as always. New evolved patch tomorrow. I believe AI auths are coming out finally so you can have immortal AIs running your empires. It sounds cool, would love to see you run that one

[@slowcookedchaos]

I enjoy the longer form videos/playthroughs. Good stuff :)

[@Invizive]

Love all the Stellaris videos you make, thank you!

[@AshersAesera]

Ah, right! I had forgotten about the other civ types xD I should explore them too with these changes x3

[@spacebumpkin1565]

Man I can’t wait until console catches up to this level. Looks like so much fun

[@paradoxical7810]

Oh hey would you look at that, some user interaction! Truly enjoyed this playthrough!

[@notsureicare488]

I dont play Stellaris, but I find you and your content fun to listen to, and a nice inspiration to my TTRPG campaigns from all the different civs you run. Keep up the good work sir.

[@Nathan-en9zk]

Nice video as usual, always a pleasure to watch these full playthroughs.

[@SephirothRyu]

Repeat after me, Lathrix: "The galaxy is friends, not food!"

[@kristianthaler6525]

"Right, then. Today’s meeting is step five. Bring a Xeno Friend. Now, do you all have your friends?"

[@CubeBrik]

Love you and your awesome Full Playthroughs. Keep up the amazing uploads Lathrix, your the best.

[@imblackmagic1209]

thanks for the video, these are the only vids i consume in your channel, so youtube always recommends them to me

[@theholybob1407]

Great video as always, succes navigating your chaos life!

[@jackhedin9430]

I think the endgame crises were always able to spawn that early, you just kept getting lucky.

[@sharkk127]

I tried like 2 different times with a devourer empire and both times I expanded very well and got a pretty good start but then I got screwed over, first time because an empire was hiding in the area that I was planning on taking and the had like multiple 5k fleets and 2nd time there was a wormhole in the middle of my empire which a 15k fleet came out of, so I gave up with that

[@genesis3141]

I'm always happy to see a hive mind, even if I really like being a friendly mind.

[@edouardravenelle9543]

Keep it up man, love to watch hive mind as much as i love playing it

[@gamermthegreat8229]

Not what i expected in the morning, but at least now i have something amazing to watch at lunch break or during a lull in my work

[@hephsmith3738]

Lathrix makes long shifts bearable. Keep up the good work!

[@petrimal]

For Chaos! For Khorne! For the algorythm!

[@alexandersen1987]

love your stellaris content

[@mislavkrznaric1635]

I love the aesthetic of all devouring swarms but I also prefer to play tall in these sorts of games...

[@person7882]

I really enjoy these types of videos, keep up the good work!

[@beholderborn2561]

About to get my hands on a pc, and due to your videos I think the first game I’m putting on it is going to be stellaris! Love the content, please keep making it, doing great m8😄

[@theoverseer5720]

Love your playthroughs!

[@JabberwockOclock]

Not sure when the Relic Rails site was added to the game, but it was certainly before 3.0 and the Custodian Initiative, so not new. People just never really saw it because it only has a chance of spawning after you build a housing building (Luxury Residences, Hive Warrens, Drone Storage), which wasn't a very common move back in 2.8 and under when you were eagerly waiting for your next building slot unlock to get more specialist jobs going.

[@kayabaj]

I saw a Lathrix video come up, so I made a kilogram of baked potatoes to snack on while I watch. I feel like the Hungering Mold is directed at me for some reason.

[@kayabaj]

And it's all gone after twenty minutes ... oops.

[@kasper7574]

i think we've all been taken by surprise by the change to the end game crisis spawning...

[@JasonHawkins-v7c]

It's always good to see another Hive enthusiast.

[@JusticePowerAvery]

Keep these comming. Great podcasts for while I work

[@eugenelee83]

Lathland, I hope you know that these longform videos from you are the only videos of yours I watch

[@TheDeathlyG]

I really enjoy these more in depth videos that go into all the micro choices that can help slingshot players ahead of Grand Admiral AI's

[@TheNillaman]

I was just wanting to play a Hive Mind earlier today. Getting to watch this video should hopefully be inspiring.

[@Mbraund94]

Thanks for doing these long playthroughs

[@darrenfunk8798]

Uber late to the party here but when I ran across this video I'd been prepping ideas for a striking similar Devouring Swarm run. This video was informative. My main difference is that I'm planning to make the Shitake Collective (depicted as adorable capped mushrooms) a subterranean race. They love their neighbors. Neighbors make excellent compost. I don't know how well Subterranean will work in practice beyond covering over weaknesses with Hive Mind but it's partly done for the lols. I'm not sure how the meta's changed but the uber mineral eco and minimum habitability shouldn't hurt. I appreciate the video, Lath, and now I'm off to conquer a different galaxy so both of our fungoid peoples can eat their respective steamrolled galaxies in peace...

[@tharalter]

I know I'm new and late but thank you for these full play through vids, I'm binge watching them.

[@l0rf]

Time to show support for a great content creator. Take this sacrifice, oh Al-Go'rythm of the crimson halls of Yu'Tueb and bestow thine favor upon this video.

[@sindeon]

Love the playthru as always Lath keep it up.

[@pikpikgamer1012]

Great to see you play more Stellaris… hope you get back to mods (namely Gigastructres and ACOT)

[@adamguthrey6160]

my favourite thing to play in stellaris is what I call the vashta (vashta nerada from doctor who). They are post apocaylptic moths with extreme adaptability. every world is theres. I especially love hunting humans across the galaxy.

[@TheNerdinat0r]

the galaxy just tryna exist and you out here munching and crunching

[@alexanderbaber5157]

glad to see you stil do these dispite the algorithm's hate for them

[@DarthPandah]

Been a long time watcher, yet never really have I been a commenter, but I'll support your growth!

[@davidnoblett]

The only youtube channel where I will like BEFORE I watch the video. Lathrix = like. simple.

[@nagirok1]

Yay a new stellaris playthrough! loving these hope ya can continue making them!

[@daedalusdreamjournal5925]

Yeah keep them coming !

[@hombreg1]

Well, I'm leaving a comment cuz you're awesome Lathrix. I started watching your videos during a tough time. So, I appreciate it

[@AlliedMastercomputer1967]

Are people gonna ignore how he just fucking killed bubbles without a second thought?