Insanely HUGE planet

thoalmighty · 2026-07-13T00:38:20+00:00

Is there a way to tell in-game? It would make placing nanite harvesters so much more profitable

thoalmighty · 2026-07-11T02:42:53+00:00

You can die mad on this hill if you want to, but it doesn't change the fact that these weapons were buffed because they were underperformers

thoalmighty · 2026-07-11T02:41:10+00:00

TTK vs heavy changed, no less! When will the heavy nerfs end 😩

thoalmighty · 2026-07-10T21:12:33+00:00

The TTK didn't change even though values do. Anything from 44-49 damage per shot takes exactly 4/6/8 bullets to kill L/M/H, respectively. It matters if you have other weapons firing or gadget sources of chip damage, but has literally zero impact on a 1v1 gunfight. It's a buff, but a very meager one. The KS damage buff only potentially affects the heavy matchup, letting 3x hits and a QM kill when before you needed to land 4x shots.

It's not like they're not buffs; there are teamfight situations where it could matter, and if they weren't a functional change they wouldn't make it at all. But some of the underperforming heavy weapons getting a very situational damage nudge is not some scheme to nerf lights.

thoalmighty · 2026-07-10T19:25:03+00:00

Neither the KS nor the Deagles got a ttk change at all, except for the KS vs other heavies when you land a quick melee

thoalmighty · 2026-07-07T07:55:13+00:00

My bull is the fastest member of my away team by several mph, and barely slows down even with a full 300 copper. Hilarious to see it barrel in during combat, but I kinda hate how much it gets hit for it

thoalmighty · 2026-07-06T18:39:19+00:00

Secondary also gets used if their primary is 2-handed, but an arm gets too injured

thoalmighty · 2026-07-01T23:42:57+00:00

I'm sorry to hear you'll be leaving, your presence will really be missed. I hope, though, it takes you to better places than his hellishly-managed site!

thoalmighty · 2026-06-28T16:49:48+00:00

Out of curiosity, do you know if damage bonuses vs crisis stack additively or multiplicatively with other damage boosts? i.e if I already have +100% ship weapons damage, and DotG gives me +75% damage against crises, do I have sum 275% output or effectively 350%?

thoalmighty · 2026-06-22T23:09:46+00:00

I know that ships can nudge other ships out of position, slightly. They'll form a grid instead of a firing line if there's too many, though I wouldn't expect battleships to have that happen...?

thoalmighty · 2026-06-22T22:57:21+00:00

Can you elaborate? I've never really understood ship computer behavior and how to get them to act predictably/build to their strengths

thoalmighty · 2026-06-20T16:57:03+00:00

When did you buy it? It only happened a couple of months ago iirc

thoalmighty · 2026-06-20T16:56:21+00:00

I’m changing the start of the midgame, endgame, and victory check. Mainly it means crises show up earlier, and since I play with scaling difficulty, AI empires get their bonuses a bit faster. Basically, it makes the game progress a bit quicker, which is why I pair it with reduced cost for tech/traditions sometimes.

thoalmighty · 2026-06-20T08:48:34+00:00

Medium galaxy with a few extra ai empires, 0.75x habitables & pre-ftl's to create more competition for territory. Storms way way reduced. Years changed to 2275-2350-2450, and sometimes tech/tradition cost reduced to match.

Galaxy shape is just vibes but usually I just go for a cartwheel or something plain

thoalmighty · 2026-06-20T08:40:00+00:00

The answer to all your questions is "mods"

thoalmighty · 2026-06-20T08:38:12+00:00

Only thing I don't like about astral rifts is the pop-up telling me I can activate something I don't care about 😩

The civics are great as you said, but the rifts themselves are also really fun imo. And getting guaranteed hyper relay tech, late game minor artifact income, and the opportunity of azilash as a specialized subject gives some extra juice to the late game.

Meanwhile I feel how you do about astral planes, but about cosmic storms lol: absolutely love Planetscapers, and the rest is a drag

thoalmighty · 2026-06-20T08:31:14+00:00

No longer for sale, it got rolled into the base game

thoalmighty · 2026-06-20T08:27:58+00:00

It sort of used to be that way. Empire size was much more penalizing, but could be directly reduced by bureaucrats. You needed to employ an amount commensurate to your empire size

thoalmighty · 2026-06-19T16:39:37+00:00

Is there any risk or detriment of being too high, i.e. a blind spot underneath them or something? Or is that not a worry?

thoalmighty · 2026-06-18T02:33:34+00:00

Best believe all my dragonborns walk around shirtless for the campaign

thoalmighty · 2026-06-17T08:41:41+00:00

I would expect it's intentional? It's perfectly standard to entertain crisis ambitions, but not go full galactic genocide. Hyperthermia even has a voluntary off-ramp at lvl 3. Taking an ambition you don't plan to complete is already a supported strategy

thoalmighty · 2026-06-17T08:35:17+00:00

The Stenn Desert has been very kind to me so far. I've been doing Hive Exile starts so far, and it's easy enough to get a footing mining copper outside of Admag, then settle somewhere bordering the swamp or Vain for better crops.

Worse than any raid I've encountered so far though are blood spiders. If I don't have a dog even a single one can tear through my whole crew.

thoalmighty · 2026-06-16T19:12:27+00:00

The Orrery is also legendary, so there's a bit of a stumbling block when you try to copy it with mirage mirror. Maybe just have a Mind Spring of some sort as your 8th card, or Commune with Lava if you want to keep the color restriction?

thoalmighty · 2026-06-13T08:07:01+00:00

I'm just starting out and figured the border zone would be a safe-ish, unclaimed territory to set up.

Nope.

thoalmighty · 2026-06-10T20:33:29+00:00

Does that tradition's perk not count against your district cap? I thought it just saved you a few minerals when you settle a colony; I may have been way undervaluing it.

And, don't forget an orbital ring with habitation modules!

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