Snakes on my Planets!

[TrotBot]

Last time I finished that event chain, the "poor quality minerals" debuff stuck around until at least 2350 after which I stopped looking at that planet quite as often.

Didn't see a timer on it, lasted over 100 years at least, so I figure it's permanent.

It's not supposed to be permanent I don't think, that seems like a bug. Has not been permanent for me yet.

I do wish the event would spawn a new empire or something interesting. And I do wish it would not fire again the same game if you already had it. Unless they do something interesting with it coming up multiple times effecting the end result of the event. Like the empire gets as many colonies as snake ships that you let leave.

 

[vladerag]

I got it once or twice per game for the past 7 games.
I think a mod broke it for you. I do think it should be capped to no more than 1 per playthrough. and would be nice if it was made less bad

I am playing with vanilla. No mods at all >.<

 

[ZomgK3tchup]

I assumed this event would have spawned a new empire or would have let you settle the snake people on one of your worlds.

Strange that it doesn’t.

Not sure the point of this event chain other than being mildly negative.

 

[taltamir]

I assumed this event would have spawned a new empire or would have let you settle the snake people on one of your worlds.

Strange that it doesn’t.

Not sure the point of this event chain other than being mildly negative.

I also assumed it would spawn a new empire, it would have been cool if it did

 

[taltamir]

I also assumed it would spawn a new empire, it would have been cool if it did

Oh, I completely misread. I blame forgoing sleep to play stellaris all night.

 

[Franton]

Does each ship they steal crashland into the next planet I colonize

That must be it: their history is one of waiting for their planet to be colonized, stealing a ship from the colonists, and then crash into the next planet, in an endless loop!

 

[TrotBot]

That must be it: their history is one of waiting for their planet to be colonized, stealing a ship from the colonists, and then crash into the next planet, in an endless loop!

i would honestly be down for them to make that canon

 

[taltamir]

i would honestly be down for them to make that canon

add an event where an ophidian ship was seen crash landing into a planet before it starts the regular chain.

 

[Vorpaliminal]

... and a permanent mineral penalty.

The penalty was never permanent (at least not that I've seen). It originally added Poor Quality Minerals for 8 months or so, and in 3.4 they changed it to a new Abandoned Mining Tunnels modifier, with the difference being that the latter won't take away any mining district capacity.

 

[vladerag]

The Worm loves you.

It loved my fleets Tachyon's Lances even more.

Also, let this reply serves as un update: It is now 2370 and I have just gotten the event again. That is number 5.

 

[sillyrobot]

It loved my fleets Tachyon's Lances even more.

Also, let this reply serves as un update: It is now 2370 and I have just gotten the event again. That is number 5.

Yeah, I got my second in 2251. There was no permanent modifier to the world this time either.

 

[TheRevanchist25]

I got the event 3 times at least during my current game. It's honestly a terrible event, and I don't often say that about storylines in this game. But there is just nothing interesting or engaging about this one.

 

[zachariebd]

I want a continuation of this event where, years later, you learn that the fallen empires are now midly annoyingly plagued by the snakes and even the xenophobe empire debases itself into calling you to ask you how you got rid of them

 

[RELee]

For once I agree. This event ssssuckssss.

Seriously. I hate it too.

 

[SirBlackAxe]

I wonder if this is a bug?

in 3.3 this event was limited to once per galaxy:

    trigger = {
        habitable_planet = yes
        owner = {
            NOT = {
                has_ethic = ethic_gestalt_consciousness
            }
        }
        NOT = { has_global_flag = snake_infestation_fired }
        num_pops > 0
    }

    is_triggered_only = yes

    immediate = {
        set_global_flag = snake_infestation_fired
        set_planet_flag = colony_event
    }

But in 3.4 it seems to have been changed to once per planet:

    trigger = {
        habitable_planet = yes
        owner = {
            NOT = { has_ethic = ethic_gestalt_consciousness}
        }
        NOT = { has_planet_flag = snake_infestation_fired }
        num_pops > 0
    }

    is_triggered_only = yes

    immediate = {
        set_planet_flag = snake_infestation_fired
        set_planet_flag = colony_event
    }

It also appears possible for snakes to trigger on planets that have already had another colony event or which have been terraformed, since NOT = { has_planet_flag = colony_event } is missing from the triggers.

 

[GuildenSpur]

I haven't checked yet but it might be in Ariphaos Unofficial Patch, if it contains the fix and you don't mind playing with a mod to fix stuff.