Is it time to revive the Cybrex from the dead?

[AxelinCG]

I have discover all precursor chains and at least completed three of them. Always feel like Cybrex is my favorite precursor, since the idea of a synthetic race that comes close to wipe out all organic life sounds pretty fascinating to me.

After reading multiple dev diary regarding Banks update and Utopia Expansion Pack. I realized the new features can allow me to actually recreate a Cybrex scenario in a certain extend.

I can create a species of any ethics and through combination of Synthetic Ascension and the new Faction Interaction I will be able to create a Synthetic Race as Fanatical Purifiers (Although I'm uncertain if a Faction Embrace towards Fanatic Purifier can work).
The new mega-structure in Utopia can allow me to construct Ring-World, which I believe is one of the essential trait of the Cybrex. Probably would name it Cybrex Omega or something.

Then I could just go on purging the organic lifeforms and maybe even some other synthetic lifeforms too... The difference is this time it won't stop...

Now I'm sitting here and getting extremely hyped over Utopia and Banks update!

P.S
The First League and Irassian precursor maybe can be recreated as well. But It's a little more complicated to simulate the events that caused their downfall.
AND sorry for grammar. Never been quite good at it.

 

[Alblaka]

Wasn't there a restriction on picking Fanatic Purifier civ at game start only? If not, yep, you could RP Cybrex.

 

[Me_]

I totally intend to!

 

[henzington]

The issue would probably be that fanatic purifier requires fanatic xenophobic and militaristic. I would guess that mechanist requires materialist (this is pure speculation) and the synch accession perk will also require materialist.

 

[Me_]

The issue would probably be that fanatic purifier requires fanatic xenophobic and militaristic. I would guess that mechanist requires materialist (this is pure speculation) and the synch accession perk will also require materialist.

But you don't need Machinist at all. It would only speed you up, but is not required.

 

[Alblaka]

The issue would probably be that fanatic purifier requires fanatic xenophobic and militaristic. I would guess that mechanist requires materialist (this is pure speculation) and the synch accession perk will also require materialist.

Machinist is not a requirement (just synergistic) with Synth Ascension.
You can switch governing ethos in Utopia. And given 'doing war' will give you Militarist attraction, it shouldn't be difficult to start out FanXenophobe-Materialist, war around, then start Synth Ascension and switch to Militarist consequently.

 

[henzington]

Quite true I was pointing out that fanatic purifier and the synch accession perk are quite likely to not be possible.

 

[MGoods]

you could start a fanatic purifier, embrace materialist so that you can go synthetic ascension (necessary to do so I think?) then once you've finished shift back towards the ethos necessary for fanatic purifier. The fanatic purifier civic should be disabled for the duration untill your ethics are right again, but it shouldn't go away if I understand the utopia mechanics correctly.

 

[henzington]

you could start a fanatic purifier, embrace materialist so that you can go synthetic ascension (necessary to do so I think?) then once you've finished shift back towards the ethos necessary for fanatic purifier. The fanatic purifier civic should be disabled for the duration untill your ethics are right again, but it shouldn't go away if I understand the utopia mechanics correctly.

You could save up 2 accession perks and then do the special project to convert your population. I wonder if the synchs would be considered your primary species because if not it would be game over.

 

[Gaen]

Fantic ethics get downgrades first on ethic switches so xenophobe, mil and mat then got up to fanatic and lose mat.

 

[AndragonLea]

Is there confirmation that you NEED materialist to do the synthetic ascension? Not that I would overly mind, I just found the idea of becoming the Reapers/Borg/Cybrex interesting, especially with the fanatic purifier idea.