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So, basically Genemoding is remaining the terraformation mechanic in Stellaris... Sad.

Just wanted to know, when have you planed to remove planet terraformation of the game exactly?
 
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We should impose a rule that for every horrible evil thing you guys come up with you have to add something cool hip and groovy to balance it out.

so Nerve staples for the authoritarians, with all the -% production but no unhappiness - flip side being, free performance enhancing drugs which increase production % but over time make you addicted making it more expensive in consumer goods or something.
 

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We now also have an image of their species icon showing up, could this mean we may get the ability to change that with genemodding soon?
 

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Have you seen that short film that released on Steam recently?

It's an invaded earth scenario. One of the scenes shows an alien performing some gruesome procedure on a person's head. A couple of scenes later you see the person with growths on his face being paraded by the aliens announcing that the aliens have built a conservatory for the remains of humanity.

That's how I envision nerve stapling.

Nasty
 

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Ok, "templates", but for what is that good in regards to the genetical modification of a species ?
 

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So, basically Genemoding is remaining the terraformation mechanic in Stellaris... Sad.

Just wanted to know, when have you planed to remove planet terraformation of the game exactly?

So many dislikes. Maybe those who have disliked can say me why terraformation need to be in the game if it's a pointless mechanic? Genemoding climat change is just faster and cheaper so why do we need to terraform planets? Just genemod everyone and bypass the need of habitability with ease!

Terraformation always was a strong mechanic in 4X and a needed one for optimisation of production and happiness. Why do we need to have it in Stellaris is you can freely and for near nothing genemod everyone you want for adapt to your climats needs?
 

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Ok, "templates", but for what is that good in regards to the genetical modification of a species ?
I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that it means that you can save those templates in case you want to make the same modification to other pops later.
 

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So many dislikes. Maybe those who have disliked can say me why terraformation need to be in the game if it's a pointless mechanic? Genemoding climat change is just faster and cheaper so why do we need to terraform planets? Just genemod everyone and bypass the need of habitability with ease!

Terraformation always was a strong mechanic in 4X and a needed one for optimisation of production and happiness. Why do we need to have it in Stellaris is you can freely and for near nothing genemod everyone you want for adapt to your climats needs?

As I have said before, changing climate type has a (fairly significant) cost attached to it in 1.8. You can stop posting about this everywhere now.
 

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changing climate type has a (fairly significant) cost attached to it in 1.8
I personally love this! The problem is... now I can't play again till the new update is out, because it feels, like every update and cheers for that, like a different and better game, hehe! :)
 

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Ah, I cannot wait for my next playthrough of NERVE STAPLE EVERYONE.

YOU GET A NERVE STAPLE.
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EVERYBODY GETS A NERVE STAPLE.
Securing intergalactic peace and love through systematic removal of everyone else's instinctual need for violence, greed and other sins that would get in the way of neverending peace.