Spontaneous hive-minds

[forfor]

I think it would be really interesting if (when invested in the biological ascension tree, or even an outcome of psionics) there was an event which could spontaneously generate new hive-minds in your empire the same way pops sometimes spontaneously adapt themselves to planets. Maybe it could even take root as a faction in the new faction system. Let's say some charismatic person convinced a few pops that the ultimate way forward was to join in a huge mental consensus.

 

[SolarGuy]

the same way pops sometimes spontaneously adapt themselves to planets.

Actually, that exact event could cause such hive minds to appear. It would be problematic because of how they would get purged instantly if they stay as pops in your empire though, so it should instead create a seperate empire. BUT they could get a special ability: They can, without having the biological ascension perk, still assimilate the pops ONLY of their original species.
So this would make them slightly different from normal hive minds, and turn that event into a larger threat for the empire that gets it.

 

[Fourthspartan56]

This is a great idea, and I don't think that it's beyond the abilities of modders if the devs don't have the time/inclination to do it.

 

[AvalancheZ250]

Actually, that exact event could cause such hive minds to appear. It would be problematic because of how they would get purged instantly if they stay as pops in your empire though, so it should instead create a seperate empire. BUT they could get a special ability: They can, without having the biological ascension perk, still assimilate the pops ONLY of their original species.
So this would make them slightly different from normal hive minds, and turn that event into a larger threat for the empire that gets it.

So, basically an armed rebellion only with a new Hive-mind empire forming instead of a normal one? Could be nice, but would require some awkward code tweaks. I think.

 

[I am Sovereign]

I want to embrace that hive mind faction to finally turn my people to be real Borg.

 

[Crissa]

It would be problematic because of how they would get purged instantly if they stay as pops in your empire though,

Why would that happen?

 

[I am Sovereign]

Because of the mechanics they would "die off" because they would live with the hive mind genitical trait in a non hive mind empire.

This of course would have to be disabled.

 

[Funk Biscuit]

Actually, that exact event could cause such hive minds to appear. It would be problematic because of how they would get purged instantly if they stay as pops in your empire though, so it should instead create a seperate empire. BUT they could get a special ability: They can, without having the biological ascension perk, still assimilate the pops ONLY of their original species.
So this would make them slightly different from normal hive minds, and turn that event into a larger threat for the empire that gets it.

Or, if you want, allow them to assimilate other species pops and make it a crisis.

 

[forfor]

I admit I forgot about the hive-mind pops dying. Maybe some kind of proto-hive mind which only evolves to a true hive mind if you cave to their faction demands? That way they all fall under the hive-mind inside your empire, but don't die off.

 

[Rip Off Productions]

Why would that happen?

Hive Mind POPs can not live inside a non-Hive Mind Empire, or vice versa, go reread the Dev Diary on Hive Minds.

 

[Crissa]

Because of the mechanics they would "die off" because they would live with the hive mind genitical trait in a non hive mind empire.

This of course would have to be disabled.

That just seems non-sensical; it's not that they're cut-off from their home. Their faction is all that there is.