

I played for an hour or so this evening, and wow does this update change the game. In its continuing quest to be every Paradox grand strategy game ever made ( …in SPAAAACE!), Stellaris has taken more than a few pages out of Crusader King's playbook with its latest 'Gemini' update and DLC Galactic Paragons. Stellaris is available from GOG, Humble Store and Steam. As usual they're quite extensive, with lots of overall improvements to many of the game's systems. The entire patch notes can be seen on the Paradox Forum. For those who are more competitive, empires can also be locked and require a password. This division of duties may be less overwhelming and reduce barriers to entry for non-competitive players. Cooperative PvP allows groups of players to join opposing empires and fight against each other.This more relaxed gaming environment is conducive to teaching others how to play the game or dividing responsibilities of empire management. Cooperative PvE allows players to join together to take on enemies as a single empire.The modes are classed as being in Beta, meaning there might still be some issues: The free 3.8 patch also brings with it the new co-op modes which sound very useful. YouTube videos require cookies, you must accept their cookies to view. Two new Tradition Trees, giving players new edicts and improved leaders.Eight new Civics focused on leadership, from immortalizing the personalities of leaders past in digital archives to heavily optimized council selection via corporate charter.


Unique Council Roles: Specialized roles and benefits are included in Galactic Paragons to expand upon the new Council Mechanics in Stellaris! Find dozens of unique council roles based on your civics and government types, and unlock additional positions as your empire evolves.Here's what Stellaris: Galactic Paragons offers: Stellaris: Galactic Paragons expands the political system quite a bit with some new features, allowing for a fair bit more role-play with specialized abilities. A big one for Stellaris is here with the Stellaris: Galactic Paragons expansion launched along with the 3.8 "Gemini" patch for all players.
