More & Bigger Galaxy types!

[Strager]

Two BIG requests (see what I did there?):

1.) Give us new galaxy types!

2.) Give us bigger galaxies.... The current "huge" isn't nearly big enough - I want even bigger ones!

 

[Zavaleta]

More galaxy types would be great. But bigger? Not until they further optimize the game so that some computers can play without crushing lag.

 

[ZomgK3tchup]

Bigger galaxies would be nice, but even high end computers struggle with a populated thousand star galaxy.

 

[TankRush]

Honestly, consumption of computer power by large galaxies aside, I don't really think we need bigger than 1000 stars... Maybe 1500.

But additional shapes would DEFINITELY be a nice thing to get.

 

[Mauer]

Maybe with obstructions in some parts so not all galaxies are basically the same.

 

[faljen_isus]

yup, but only when the lag is gone

 

[ashbery76]

yup, but only when the lag is gone

Which will be never on this old tech.

 

[Philadelphus]

Maybe Stellaris could have something like the Random New World system from EU IV that generates interacting or irregular galaxies. Those make the most interesting shapes in my opinion.

 

[Jerev]

Or the existing galaxies could be made more interesting. A nebula could slow down ships by a great deal or passing meteorite storms could make travelling between certain systems impossible. A slowly expanding supernova could threaten nearby star systems if technologies like e.g. planetary shields aren't researched in time.

Changes like these could make existing galaxies feel more unique while the performance is still optimised.

 

[Strager]

Or the existing galaxies could be made more interesting. A nebula could slow down ships by a great deal or passing meteorite storms could make travelling between certain systems impossible. A slowly expanding supernova could threaten nearby star systems if technologies like e.g. planetary shields aren't researched in time.

Changes like these could make existing galaxies feel more unique while the performance is still optimised.

Why not both? You don't HAVE to play the biggest possible galaxy - but for those of us with a decent rig (I played on a 2 year old laptop with only 16 gigs of RAM) there is no lag or slowdowns and the galaxies do feel very constrained.

Another idea might be a SECOND galaxy you can reach in late mid-game - totally different techs etc.

 

[faljen_isus]

Why not both? You don't HAVE to play the biggest possible galaxy - but for those of us with a decent rig (I played on a 2 year old laptop with only 16 gigs of RAM) there is no lag or slowdowns and the galaxies do feel very constrained.

Another idea might be a SECOND galaxy you can reach in late mid-game - totally different techs etc.

bro, for the love of the Maker, please dont say stuff like "only 16gigs of RAM"... my last 4 rigs dont have that much RAM combined, and believe me, i am not the only one in such a situation

 

[VshCord]

I would suggest a concentric rings type of galaxy. I would also suggest a colliding galaxy and a square galaxy (as a nod to older space 4x games like MOO).

 

[Strager]

I would suggest a concentric rings type of galaxy. I would also suggest a colliding galaxy and a square galaxy (as a nod to older space 4x games like MOO).

Like the idea of a square Galaxy! Now your uh..... thinking outside the box?

 

[Jerev]

Why not both? You don't HAVE to play the biggest possible galaxy - but for those of us with a decent rig (I played on a 2 year old laptop with only 16 gigs of RAM) there is no lag or slowdowns and the galaxies do feel very constrained.

Another idea might be a SECOND galaxy you can reach in late mid-game - totally different techs etc.

Well if you just want bigger galaxies there are plenty mods for that already. I bet there are some for shapes too.
I only have performance issues when really large fleets are meeting in one system and I am watching, but that is irrelevant. The majority of players doesn't have high end or expensive machines. So implementing much bigger galaxies would only cater to a very small number of gamers and therefore I can't imagine that it is a high priority for the devs.

 

[klopkr]

I would like to see a galaxy type that's just 1 quarter of a galactic spiral, with the galactic core in one of the corners.

That way it can imply a larger size to the galaxies without being that big.

 

[BPM]

Perhaps the ability to alter the average distance between stars. Fewer planets within wh/warp distance and fewer interconnecting systems vs web like interconnectivity and more systems within jump/warp distance.