Two new crises leaked?

[tangled axile]

So, I was just watching the new stream, and I decided to pause a lot to try and see descriptions of all the Ascension Perks that Martin moused past.

One in particular stood out: Defender of the Galaxy. You can see this at about 10:11 here.

Now, this perk was about fighting Crises; it gave +20 Opinion to everyone, and +50% damage each against AI Rebels, the Prethoryn Scourge, the Unbidden, the Vehement, and the Aberrant. (of course, numbers are not final! )

I've been a bit out of the loop, but I think those last two must be new endgame crises that are being introduced?

 

[Arkangilos]

Unbidden, Vehement, and Aberrant are all the same Crisis. Unbidden come first, then Vehement, then Aberrant. They are all different factions of that species fighting.

 

[CabooseCorsair]

The Vehement and the Aberrant are part of the Unbidden crisis. They represent two additional factions of extra-dimensional beings that follow the Unbidden if you let the crisis reach certain points. The extra Unbidden factions also fight everyone, including each other.

 

[tangled axile]

Ahhh, shit, I hadn't realized that. Thanks for the info, sorry for spreading misinfo!

 

[General Retreat]

They're variants of the Unbidden that appear and attack one another if you take too long to deal with the situation.

Personally I think it would be nice if that perk also gave a damage bonus against the currently strongest empire once they passed a certain threshold - whether that be strength or percentage of the galaxy controlled.

After all, for most empires, what's the difference between a crisis and absolute hegemony by a galactic power that'll snuff out their independent way of life?

 

[Alblaka]

that follow the Unbidden if you let the crisis reach certain points

Hah, I've never even seen any of those two. Guess I'm doing the housecleaning right.