Can you submit fully developed ideas for Stellaris somewhere?

[fabeto]

I know this may sound as a dumb question, but is there a place other than the forums, where you can submit fully fledged ideas? I like developing in my free time, game mechanics for a sci-fi pen n paper RPG that we play with friends on weekends for quite some years now.

Some time ago I proposed a "First Contact" DLC with ideas on how to expand the first contact policy and the game as a whole. Since then I got this into more details and it feels more and more as a good addition to the game. My friends think it would be nice, so this gives me confidence that I am on the right track.

Apart from that I have other ideas for ground combat, ship combat, diplomacy, espionage... I mean my ideas might be bad, I understand. But I think the game needs more quality mechnics like the planet rework paradox just did, and not as the caravaners...

I mean apparently I love this game if I'm so passionate and want to help somehow in the development.

 

[KingAlamar]

Intellectual Property [IP] issues can get tricky even with the best possible intentions of all parties. This makes it difficult for the DEVS to set up forums to exchange ideas, to incorporate other people's ideas [or mods] into the base game, etc.

For now just post it with a title SUGGESTION: <topic> and hope that it informally catches someone's attention.

 

[Mitchz95]

There is a Suggestions subforum: https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?forums/stellaris-suggestions.943/

 

[AlphaAsh]

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Learn to mod. Make mods.

"Can you submit fully developed ideas for Stellaris somewhere?"

Steam Workshop.

 

[Ezumiyr]

Yeah if you don't want to mod it yourself, Suggestions are exactly what you want. But be aware that you're far from being the only one to propose ideas about First Contact - some people even made mods. So be sure it adds something to the topic, please.

 

[Ryika]

Modding is somewhat limited though. You have to stay within the framework of what Stellaris offers right now, while really ambitious ideas probably aim to expand the scope of what exists within the game.

 

[methegrate]

Don't listen to them, @fabeto. There are no problems with IP here, for a great many reasons but we'll just go with the fact that you can't copyright a game concept. And telling someone "if you don't like it, mod it" is simply dismissive. People who didn't invest the hours learning to work within Paradox's niche engine can still have great ideas.

And posting "SUGGESTION" in all caps will just get people ticked at you for yelling at them. Good rule of thumb? Never post anything in all caps.

Take your ideas to the suggestions forum: https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?forums/stellaris-suggestions.943/

If you can't see it, I believe you need to register your game with the forum first. Then it should appear along with the other sub-forums.

Don't expect much feedback since there are thousands of posts there, but you're who they made that sub-forum for. Have fun!

 

[Badesumofu]

Post in the suggestions subforum. Posting a detailed suggestion in this forum even with the word suggestion in all caps (I have no idea why someone would suggest that) is not a good idea. Posting in the suggestions forum means you'll get fewer but more considered replies and the post won't drop off the first page so quickly. Also that actually is where the devs look for suggestions.

There is also no issues with IP if you do this. Paradox own the Stellaris IP, end of story. You can't own the IP of a game mechanic - for example Stellaris lifted its tradition system wholesale from Civ 5 and there's been no issue with that. There will not be any issue with them implementing a suggestion made on their own forums either.

 

[Ashantai]

As others have said, the suggestions forum is your best bet.