Interview on Gamezone.com

[EP8410]

http://www.gamezone.com/originals/i...e-on-4x-space-exploration-game-stellaris-jzyn

Interesting read. Especially the below part:

"A: What does the future look like for Stellaris? Is there anything special planned?
H: Yes, the first expansion is pretty much done and we have a plan on what we want to do. The plan is to do with Stellaris like we have done with Europa Universalis IV (EU IV) and Crusader Kings II (CK II), this game is going to have a long lifespan and we want to release many expansions to it alongside with free content."

You know you're excited about a game when before you even play it, you're excited about an expansion.

 

[nottheface]

omgomgomgomgomg dlc me!

 

[Mordaith]

Thanks for the link. If I don't get a quota of new Stellaris related info each day... I get very very anxious.

No one likes an anxious Canadian.

 

[Joe Joerson]

And an old personal favorite, Star Control 2, a fantastic game.

Yes! Henrik is best person right now.

 

[VoodooDog]

so what is the expansion about?
espionage?
deeper Managementsystem?

 

[Beric]

so what is the expansion about?
espionage?
deeper Managementsystem?

I am going to guess trade.

 

[Thorbjorn42gbf]

I love how basically all the rest of the worlds gamers go "My god more dlc's? why?" while people playing paradox games go: "YES DLCs EXPANSIONS GIVE ME NOW"

 

[Es57]

Something I don't really get, though...

If the first DLC is already done before the game is even released, why not include it into the base game ?

 

[Veetor]

Something I don't really get, though...

If the first DLC is already done before the game is even released, why not include it into the base game ?

Yeah, I want to know how this works too.

 

[Tim_Ward]

autoplaying advert with sound = instant tab closure.

Anything interesting apart from the DLC thing?

 

[Beric]

Something I don't really get, though...

If the first DLC is already done before the game is even released, why not include it into the base game ?

"Pretty much done" from Paradox means they still need a few more months work on it.

 

[UpperLorraine]

Something I don't really get, though...

If the first DLC is already done before the game is even released, why not include it into the base game ?

This is kind of my question too.

 

[nottheface]

He says pretty much done so there is still work to go on it at a guess plus i should think balancing, if they put it in the game at launch then it would likely be delayed.

 

[HandicapdHippo]

Something I don't really get, though...

If the first DLC is already done before the game is even released, why not include it into the base game ?

Probably a mistake in the transcripttion, the very next line says they have an idea of what to do which wouldn't make sense for something that's already done. It was probably meant to say they are done with the basic designing of the expansion.

 

[ecololuc]

Maybe it's just the concept that is planned, and "only" the execution of everything is yet to be done.

 

[Quget]

Something I don't really get, though...

If the first DLC is already done before the game is even released, why not include it into the base game ?

It is probably the one we get from per ordering


"Creatures of the Void (Cosmetic DLC)
Five additional alien races exclusive to pre-order customers, each inspired by design suggestions from the community. These dark, creepy, and twisted creatures include: Hydra/Xenomorph, Evil Porcupine, Dinosaur Bird, Shadowy Anthropoid and Fungoid Infected Mammalian, with which to populate the galaxy."

 

[nitroholic]

Something I don't really get, though...

If the first DLC is already done before the game is even released, why not include it into the base game ?

"A: What does the future look like for Stellaris? Is there anything special planned?
H: Yes, the first expansion is pretty much done and we have a plan on what we want to do. The plan is to do with Stellaris like we have done with Europa Universalis IV (EU IV) and Crusader Kings II (CK II), this game is going to have a long lifespan and we want to release many expansions to it alongside with free content."

I took this to mean that the first expansion is planned out, not that they've already completed it.

 

[Es57]

It is probably the one we get from per ordering


"Creatures of the Void (Cosmetic DLC)
Five additional alien races exclusive to pre-order customers, each inspired by design suggestions from the community. These dark, creepy, and twisted creatures include: Hydra/Xenomorph, Evil Porcupine, Dinosaur Bird, Shadowy Anthropoid and Fungoid Infected Mammalian, with which to populate the galaxy."

Well, they say "the first expansion", so that rules out the cosmetic DLCs.

 

[Alucardex]

Something I don't really get, though...

If the first DLC is already done before the game is even released, why not include it into the base game ?

This is one of those arguments where I think most gamers are a bit spoiled.
If you buy commercial software you pay for the software license and each and every extra AND you usually have to pay for support.
Why? Because making software is expensive and because developers want to get paid for their hard work.

I mean you wouldn't go to a car dealer and expect a car with all sorts of extra equipment for the same price as the base model would you?

 

[13Foxtrot]

i have bought some select DLC from previous games, but not all. That may change with Stellaris.