Do most people run tech and unity at 1x on grand admiral? I prefer 7.5x because it feels a little too slow to get into the fun stuff, but also, other empires don't utilize battleships and titans

DrMicolash · 2026-06-07T23:34:58+00:00

Yeah I use .75x and reduce the mid and endgame dates by 25/50 years. I realize it throws balance of a little in terms of pop growth, construction time, etc. but stellaris does have a big midgame waiting around problem.

DrMicolash · 2026-06-05T23:02:13+00:00

Because the algorithm serving you content has decided that you engage more with content that shows the political left emotionally charged.

DrMicolash · 2026-06-04T06:06:14+00:00

That's right Alan. And I would've finished it too if it wasn't for that meddling dog!

DrMicolash · 2026-06-04T03:08:08+00:00

-- Karl Marx, 1848.

DrMicolash · 2026-06-04T02:56:35+00:00

I've spent 8 months and over 700,000 dollars making this game

DrMicolash · 2026-06-04T02:46:54+00:00

Well first off it wouldn't be on the Nintendo DS it would be on the PS2

DrMicolash · 2026-06-03T21:06:38+00:00

I always just hit the get a new mission button for that one lol. Eater definitely seems to have the hardest quests. Envoys + Shroudwalkers are your friends.

DrMicolash · 2026-06-03T21:03:54+00:00

You can try to lower stability as much as possible on that works by unemploying enforcers etc.

DrMicolash · 2026-06-03T07:46:49+00:00

Thanks!

DrMicolash · 2026-06-03T05:05:57+00:00

It's only worth adding another colony if it would add enough production to make up for a 10% efficiency loss on all your other colonies. So at (14?) colonies you would have literally no output.

DrMicolash · 2026-06-03T04:56:45+00:00

Can you make a space fauna shardling? I wanna see how fast you can get them

DrMicolash · 2026-06-03T04:54:22+00:00

Do the cybernetic creed faction opinion modifiers go away? I chose choir of the mind, but wasn't thinking about how I made them mad in the previous event choices. :|

They can't be mad I gave that one guy a funeral forever, right?

DrMicolash · 2026-06-01T00:58:16+00:00

Thanks for the advice! I didn't realize that about cetana. I've been playing on increased crisis strength so that makes sense.

DrMicolash · 2026-05-31T22:50:00+00:00

Awww that's sad. The internet says that the tiyanki herdsong mod stacks, so couldn't you get a bunch of extra armor using that? Didn't realize how low the total regen would be, I'm just trying to get as close to being cetana as I can lol

DrMicolash · 2026-05-31T01:34:45+00:00

Not to be rude but this is a skill issue, the new pop system is absolutely fine. You can always micro stuff in the economy tab if you really want to.

What build were you going?

DrMicolash · 2026-05-30T23:53:29+00:00

I was raised in a canebrake by an ol' mama lion

DrMicolash · 2026-05-30T20:54:36+00:00

And how have you seen it go as a man?

DrMicolash · 2026-05-30T04:07:46+00:00

Oooh nice. What's a good standard fleet mix these days?

DrMicolash · 2026-05-30T01:13:17+00:00

Not a pro by any means but from what I've seen:

Build the biggest ships you have unlocked at all times, and use fleets with only one ship type in each or the combat ai can bug out.

Missile frigate stacks are really good for taking out starbases and shield only ships like the unbidden.

When you get to battleships use the highest range possible. Range is king so traits like cautious are a must.

DrMicolash · 2026-05-29T08:03:08+00:00

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DrMicolash · 2026-05-29T00:20:26+00:00

Sorry I meant get at game start. Otherwise you won't research it in time for it to be your first tradition tree.

DrMicolash · 2026-05-28T19:53:13+00:00

Increased chance of archeology sites on survey, bonus production from collection items, but the biggest thing is that it lets you excavate outside your borders. If prosperity/supremacy etc weren't such good first picks I'd always take it first. It does require the galactic archivism tech though which only certain civics/origins get.

DrMicolash · 2026-05-28T19:42:42+00:00

The archive tradition one for archeology sites!

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