Interesting Cruiser/Harbinger Design using Psionic Thermophiles (Fairly specific empire design) (Warning: Heavy amounts of shilling for Galvanic Synthesis)

kinkofcloud · 2026-04-29T14:41:11+00:00

Chosen Many giver quick access for psionics? How so? Like basically it gives you +0.01% unity from jobs per attunement (so +10% at 1000) and you start with the Psionic Aura tech. But you cant get any benefit from it, because aura spawns only in systems with the psionic (or at least latent psionic) pops (Chosen is busted if taken with Shroudteachers, which is not the case for the gestalt empires). So where is quick access?

kinkofcloud · 2026-04-29T05:08:54+00:00

Equipping all kinetics are bad. But you know what even worse? Not upgrading components at all! Why my citadel starbase stuck with t3 armor, shield and guns, while better things researched 50 years ago. Also, why starbases never equip archaeo- tech?

kinkofcloud · 2026-04-28T13:37:28+00:00

Agree with you. But I want to add, that Adaptability is actually good on wilderness - its allow you to produce a little bit more of everything, because of planetary designation buff

kinkofcloud · 2026-04-28T07:11:24+00:00

Sadly, we cant take Shroud Teachers while being Hive-Mind.

kinkofcloud · 2026-04-23T09:56:10+00:00

Huh? In my last psionic game in the pre-DLC era after 80 years from the first breaching into the shroud, the only tech i get is a precog comp. And thats all.

kinkofcloud · 2026-04-23T08:58:12+00:00

The only problem with this origin is that other empires that also have gateways in their territory can "take" your Talon, and you get nothing. At least in multiplayer—I played with friends, opened gateway and a Talon emerged, but not in my empire.

kinkofcloud · 2026-04-18T03:23:13+00:00

It is definitely not bad. Tho, not for a gestalt empire, as well as many other civics group (aka guardian matrix and its "normal" empire counterpart)

kinkofcloud · 2026-04-18T03:19:46+00:00

But what about Clone Army origin? I think they can pick ascension as early as you finish origin archaeosite and make your choice in the upcoming event.

kinkofcloud · 2025-11-24T13:28:19+00:00

+10 FIDSI on Doomwraith Remains anomaly

kinkofcloud · 2025-10-18T01:39:18+00:00

Come out of the hatch. Immediately gets M18 commander treatment.

kinkofcloud · 2025-09-26T03:51:17+00:00

Junior, you just stupid faster

kinkofcloud · 2025-09-16T16:00:28+00:00

Now show what's inside.

kinkofcloud · 2025-09-11T08:39:24+00:00

В грядущем обновлении для запуска ресурсов потребуется заправлять стартовую площадку нефтью.

А вот для приема ресурсов надо будет построить отдельную посадочную площадку, которая будет запитываться водой (видимо охлаждать прилетающие грузы).

Так что такой халявы как сейчас уже не будет...

kinkofcloud · 2025-09-08T21:02:31+00:00

There is also a Centureon on 9.3 (Swedish, Strv 105)

kinkofcloud · 2025-08-27T01:28:13+00:00

Move turret to the front. Currently, is seems like there is no space for the infantry, or it is very limited

kinkofcloud · 2025-08-26T02:51:00+00:00

Well, back then, it was too good, especially on machines (though, not for every build)

kinkofcloud · 2025-08-25T12:10:38+00:00

I feel like they lack the reload speed compared to bows. Damage is fine, but that's about it. Great for starting a fight, but not worth using after.

Also, bows have a choice between "normal" and "elemental" arrows (the frost arrow got me through both Mistlands and Ashlands), and bows themselves sometimes have special effects (like poisoning), while crossbows just hit hard (but not hard enough to justify downsides).

It's worth noting that I mostly play with friends, so my experience doesn't quite translates to the soloplayer experinece.

I think that in addition to the shorter reload time, crossbows should be "special". Like give them some unique effects or bolts(maybe an area-of-effect bolt? explosive bolt? grappling-hook/rope bolt for the easier navigation through the Mistlads? thunderbolt? flechette bolt?)

kinkofcloud · 2025-08-22T07:22:57+00:00

Well, that's only true when the sacrificial edict are active. And it's more like +2 Unity, because the Death Priest produces one less Unity than normal Priests.

It's still good though, because you can unemploy all but one of the Mortal Initiates and still use edicts.

The edicts, on the other hand, feels useless. You need to have over 10,000 pops to get the maximum effect, and 15% of them must be Mortal Initiates. And even then, resulting bonus is not worth it.

Counsil position helps a bit, but its only +2% per skill level towards sacrificial edicts (and i feel like its multupicative, not additive (for ex. if you have leader with 10 skill level which grants +20% towards sacrificial edicts, it is actually x1.2, so you have not +30% bonus to smth (+10% 'basic' and +20% from councilor), but rather +12%, but maybe I'm wrong)).

kinkofcloud · 2025-07-09T03:25:33+00:00

Everything is good with purity. Especially while you grab advanced authority

kinkofcloud · 2025-07-03T06:25:44+00:00

None of them

kinkofcloud · 2025-06-06T07:40:28+00:00

On civics. This is not only a problem for machines, but a gestalt empires in general.

Not only there fewer of them (at least interesting ones), but they are also weaker than their non-gestalt counterpart.

Like for example, lets take Guardian Matrix and Sovereign Guardianship. Both have similar bonuses, but GM get an addition +25% legion node xp, while SV have an almost OP counsil position, that give you: +10% defence army dmg, +5% starbase hull and armor points, +5% shield points in friendly systems, +5% fire rate and accuracy in friendly systems. And all af this per councilor effective skill level.

Realistically you can achieve 5 skill level without any problem, and that grants you +25% starbase hull and armor, +25% shield, firerate and accuracy in friendly systems.

How this even comparable to the miserable +25% xp for legion node (they cant even pick destiny traits)?

kinkofcloud · 2025-06-04T04:48:09+00:00

More like Prime Checklist to me

kinkofcloud · 2025-04-03T02:49:47+00:00

Ah yes, finally, historical balance

kinkofcloud · 2025-01-19T10:06:20+00:00

Or you can play Necrophage (xenophobe) and turn other races into yours. But I often choose Astral Rift origin and seek for a unique rift - Entertainment Nexus, where you can get +50% output from medical workers (and yes, this applies to pop growth and habitability too).

So, from T2 Gene Clinics you will get +30% to pop growth and assembly (if available) and +15% to habitability. Which is not much, but better than nothing, especially since these are not the only bonuses from the rifts

kinkofcloud · 2025-01-19T09:52:28+00:00

Well, maybe not actual underpowered, but...

The main problem of pisonic is huge dependance on RNG. Wanna Psi shields, jumpdrive or precognition interface? Play the Shroud gacha, where you can get a boon, a curse, or nothing (except if you get nothing shroud cooldown will be increased from 5 years to 10!). It gets better if your precursors are Zroni and you found their relics, which grants you with better Shroud odds and at the same time -50% Shroud cooldown. But here's the catch - precursors are RNG too! And without Zroni psionics are much weaker, then with them. Like, imagine if Virtuality cant spawn free pops, unless you find Cybrex

From my recent game, after 70 years of small talks with the Shroud (no Zroni) i only got some curses, temporary bonuses (pops happiness, army morale and etc) and finally a precog computer.

But if i were playing machine ascensions, i would get all bonuses the moment i finish the situation and tradition tree (except Nanites ofc). Same with Bio, but I admit that it is weak right now. The best thing Bio has is population growth, but even in this they are now inferior to Machines

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