the worm-in-waiting: signals

[ringworm]

HI all,

I have just finished this and it end up will all my pops changing from Pacifist, Fanatic Materialist to Individualist ,fanatic militarist. But my government ethics remain the same.

I dont really want to change to this so I will save from an older game. But I was wondering are there any other outcomes from this?

Also is there anyway for future reference to change your governing Ethics?

 

[henzington]

I believe if pops are fanatic militarist then they will switch to pacifist.

As far as I know you always get repulsive and intelligent along with tomb world preference.

 

[Mitchz95]

I just had this happen in my game. My pops changed to Individualist/Fanatic Militarist and gained the Resilient trait, but that was it (aside from the new appearances). Still continental preference, still retained my old traits.

 

[BlackUmbrellas]

I just had this happen in my game. My pops changed to Individualist/Fanatic Militarist and gained the Resilient trait, but that was it (aside from the new appearances). Still continental preference, still retained my old traits.

There are multiple stages to the changes to your POPs.

Spoiler

1. You can spread the retrovirus or halt it before it gets off your homeworld- the first option gives you the Intelligent trait, the second the Resilient one.
2. If you ultimately Accept The Worm, all POPs on the Homeworld gain the Natural Physicists, Repugnant, and Tomb World Preference traits.

 

[Magnificent Genius]

If you have negative empire ethics divergence, the ethics problem will take care of itself(because they are in your home system, they suffer the full effects of the negative divergence modifiers.)

 

[terrycloth]

I also got a system with 9 inhabitable planets since it makes every planet in the system inhabitable. Change your capital appropriately beforehand!

 

[BlackUmbrellas]

I also got a system with 9 inhabitable planets since it makes every planet in the system inhabitable. Change your capital appropriately beforehand!

Has anyone confirmed if changing your capital works?

The descriptive text says that the Worm will emerge in your home system- "It is fond of beginnings, and this is ours."

It might target based on species homeworld.