Editing Stellaris (section)

== Wot this? ==

As if creating [[Crusader Kings]], [[Europa Universalis]], [[Victoria]] and [[Hearts of Iron]] wasn't enough, Paradox Interactive decided that space literally was the limit. They set out to make a 4X game set in the vast reaches of the cosmos. It's relevant to /tg/ because one can fit almost any sci-fi archetype. Do you want to play as the [[Imperium of Man]] and purge all the filthy xenos for the God-Emperor? You can do that. Do you want to play as the [[Star Trek|Federation]], a noblebright union of alien species working together for the [[Tau|greater good]]? You can do that too. Do you want to buy out everything as a [[Disney|Megacorporation]]? You can do that too. Wanna just *nom* the entire galaxy as the [[Tyranids]]? You can do that too. Wanna make a haha-funny hive mind that names everything Steve and receives buffs from it somehow? You can do that too! A large selection of DLC and fan mods (including explicit 40k based mods) makes Stellaris an incredible sandbox for creating grand narratives of the rise and fall of interstellar empires. And as of today, the game has now Undead empires in the same vein as Forsaken or Necromancers from Might and Magic series. Paid DLC, of course.

On the downside, the cost of the paid DLC can be considered [[Games Workshop|almost criminal.]] They also have a bad habit of completely reworking things, usually when a major paid DLC comes out. Since said reworks include major game mechanics, there are basically several versions of the same game, all with different gameplay. This can be a major turn-off if one gets attached to a particular iteration of the game; but we're not /v/, we didn't come for the gameplay but for the memes.