Honestly, I thought that it would be an interesting departure from the default Stellaris set-up. But, yeah, you pretty much hit the nail on the head. I really wanted to focus on exploration, navigating the slippery slope between uplifting/enlightening and subjugating, tackling leviathans, and the eventual awakening of the 4 fallen empires - all while trying to roleplay a relatively peaceful, progressive, and benevolent human civilization.Really enjoying this, keep up the good work
One question though - what was the rationale behind having only one AI - trying to make the game more about exploring and integrating pre-FTL rather diplomacy?
It get definitely takes a healthy chunk of time to break into the new content - especially since the leviathans are /really/ hard to tackle without late-game technologies.I figured. I only got about an hour(ish) with Leviathans and have been busy with other things. Will get to it soon enough.
Quite an eventful series of events. Damn natives! All those new civilizations...surely one of them should be on the testing end of your new military technologies!
I've intentionally been stagnating the Terran Union's military growth a little bit. The advanced start AI out there should be a noteworthy opponent, once I manage to find them!
In 2274, Erica McGillis began her second term as Chancellor of the Terran Union. For Erica, her call to action had been the awakening of The Wraith of Obskyke and the financial mismanagement of the Nakagawa administration. By the end of her second term, not only would the budget deficit be remedied - but the number of research institutions would be expanded as well.
Keisuke Nakagawa was back to exploring and Radoslav Dragomirov was once again leading a research team.
While all four of these new races showed potential, the already space-faring Fevarians were given the immediate priority for technological enlightenment.
The Twax'Ihdar, being pacifists, were expected to capably handle the responsibility of atomic power.
The Hulfir, fanatic collectivists, took excitedly to the regimentation that accompanies industrialization.
As expected, the Sejethari League made an excellent addition as a protectorate of the Terran Union.
The Union of Pash were more resistant and resentful of their limited role, especially given how close they were to developing FTL capabilities on their own.
Failures, unsolicited mapping
In human history, there had long been stories about fountains of youth and other mystical life-extending artifacts. Strangely, to find a real one it required humanity to travel into space - and halfway across the galaxy.
The Pleeturi Tree would become a subject of furious study for generations but, for the immediate future, remained impossible to reproduce and impossible to explain. Still, its' excretions were distributed across the Terran Union as fairly and equally as possible - despite the temptation of benefiting the ruling elite by keeping it a secret.
Although it took two years, the TUN Philippines settled safely on Gatana Prime - making it the third "Primitive Colony" of the Terran Union.
Attempts were made by all available survey vessels to find a safe path to the system designated by the Dathnak, but with no success. By the time an armed escort could be summoned from closer to Terra, the deadly radiation had spread too far.
The curators of the Sigma Enclave would become very dear friends and allies of the peoples of the Terran Union. Although the tutelage and insights of the Curators came with a hefty cost, the resulting benefit to the Terran Union's sciences was astounding.
The Terran Union's relationship with the Muutagan Merchant's Guild would be slower to develop, as there was no immediate need for the buying/selling of mineral or energy resources.
Although beautiful and inspiring, it was these Crystalline Entities that blocked the path to the new world for Dathnak.
Far to the galactic 'northern' rim, the Terran Union discovered the Bos'Pachtux Republican Holdings. Brilliant scientists, but stubbornly xenophobic, the Bos'Pachtux responded to first contact by: signing a non-aggression treaty, declaring the treaty null and void the following day, and closing their borders to Terran Union ships.
The remains of destroyed ancient mining drones offered a potential, but limited, source of energy resources - if the Terran Union ever found itself sliding into financial deficit again.
Sejethari League - Terran Union Migration Treaty
Although very recent additions to the galactic community, the Sejethari approached the Terran Union to abolish migration restrictions between the two civilizations.
Terran Union - Hydari Cartel Migration Treaty
Following the treaty with the Sejethari, Terran Union diplomats serving in every foreign civilization were encouraged to seek similar treaties with their hosts. The Hydari were receptive, given that Fia Nita Prime was now suitable to their physiological needs.
Between 2274 and 2284, seven new technologies were developed. None of these technologies could be directly used for destructive purposes.
Courtney Shoebottom | Survey Captain
Erica McGillis | Current Chancellor
Guo Liang | Particle Physicist
Song Ouyang | Former Chancellor
Arjun Shastri | Loyalist Bloc Candidate
Avani Potti | Survey Captain
Keisuke Nakagawa | Former Chancellor
Marcel Giroud | Admiral
Oliver de Montaignac | Rocketry Expert
Radoslav Dragomirov | Former Chancellor
GDP: 153% of 2274
Expenditure: 115% of 2274
Population (Human): +22 Billion
Population (Orassian): +1 Billion
Population (Total): +23 Billion
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See that new civilization, "Khessam Watchers"? I never got a notification about contacting them. They just popped up one day without me noticing. I'm assuming that it was because one of my protectorates wandered into their space.
Also: I'm considering changing the colonies' names to something a little more interesting than "(system name) prime". Honestly, I'll probably just retroactively name them after the colony ship that settled the planet and use that same naming scheme going forward.
Also: I'm considering changing the colonies' names to something a little more interesting than "(system name) prime". Honestly, I'll probably just retroactively name them after the colony ship that settled the planet and use that same naming scheme going forward.
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