Wiz Tweets 3/11

[Foefaller]

Wiz has been tweeting his Democratic Crusader's playerthough, while there are more tweets than this, the following trio seem very interesting:

"The dominoes are falling! Soon all of the galaxy will be free!" - https://twitter.com/Martin_Anward/status/840522876646260736

"The Hissma just declared war to get their slaves back. Come and take them, I say!"
- https://twitter.com/Martin_Anward/status/840526379129147392

"They've occupied and killed half the population of the former slave planet, but the war is turning in my favor."
- https://twitter.com/Martin_Anward/status/840534741136920576

So, basically:

-Confirms that planets which rebel can join a neighboring empire, rather than always be a new independent nation.
-People will hate you for letting their rebels into their planet.
-While the last can kinda happen currently if you can intercept all the AI troops (they'll just keep bombing the same world at the most destructive bombing type the AI allows until the invasion succeeds or something takes higher priority), may be that bombing/invading worlds can cause more lasting damage than they do currently?

EDIT: Couple more interesting ones:

"Don't worry, leafy friends... freedom is on its way down." - https://twitter.com/Martin_Anward/status/840643211907465218

"Just look at those happy and free Pops :3"
- https://twitter.com/Martin_Anward/status/840648660564226048

 

[ashbery76]

That's a good thing.Unsually you get a planet rebel and then just take it back straight away as they offer no resistance.

 

[Playwars]

Good luck keeping your post updated, Wiz tweeting like hell right now XD

 

[Foefaller]

Good luck keeping your post updated, Wiz tweeting like hell right now XD

Yeah, there are a lot more tweets than these, I'm just focusing on the ones that have new/interesting tidbits in them.

 

[TheDeadlyShoe]

New tweet includes a Titanic life-form army... xD

 

[Caspoi]

I wonder how many similar events exist, I suppose that if the rebels are of the same species as you they might choose to join you for that reason. Some other potential ethoi to unlock similar events might be materialism/spiritualism and authoritarianism.

 

[Peko?]

https://twitter.com/Martin_Anward/status/840529298578636800/photo/1

Those fleets have different coloured exhaust. That's new right?

 

[The Founder]

https://twitter.com/Martin_Anward/status/840529298578636800/photo/1

Those fleets have different coloured exhaust. That's new right?

That is part of the "not really comfirmed but heavily hinted at" abiliy to have ships colored a bit by teh empire color.

 

[JMensch]

New tweet includes a Titanic life-form army... xD

I think titanic beasts are an army already. Unless we're talking about something new.

 

[Magnificent Genius]

Having seen Wiz's twitter posts, I'm kinda feeling like he should stream his playthroughs. He'd be epic.

 

[PalmettoExplorer14]

Very interesting. I've always felt a bit disappointed in the rebellion system especially since I've never experienced a single rebellion in my time playing Stellaris, so this is good.

 

[wthree]

Those ship types look new?

Are they new?

 

[Peko?]

Those ship types look new?

Are they new?

Nope. Reptilian.

 

[CocoCincinnati]

This looks promising. I wonder what modifiers, if any contribute to this happening or if it's just a random chance for any egalitarian empire within range. Might make migration attraction relevant for me again if that has an effect on it. Might also make some policies more attractive if we know they greatly increase the chance of this happening.

This also absolutely screams for an espionage system to be added to the game ASAP. Providing energy, materials or even ships to the slaves to help them break away and greatly increasing the chance that they join you afterwards. That would be awesome.

 

[Fourthspartan56]

This also absolutely screams for an espionage system to be added to the game ASAP. Providing energy, materials or even ships to the slaves to help them break away and greatly increasing the chance that they join you afterwards. That would be awesome.

I would be surprised if the next expansion/patch combo focus didn't focus on external empire mechanics which would likely include espionage.

 

[PalmettoExplorer14]

I would be surprised if the next expansion/patch combo focus didn't focus on external empire mechanics which would likely include espionage.

I've been longing for espionage and improved diplomacy system for a while now, so I'm hoping that it does include external empire mechanics and systems.

 

[Byamarro]

That confusing, American date pattern though...

 

[The Founder]

I've been longing for espionage and improved diplomacy system for a while now, so I'm hoping that it does include external empire mechanics and systems.

The Ethos and Faction rework is typical for Paradox:
"Why do a Win/Win Scenario, if we can do a Win/Win/Future Win/future Win Scenario?"

I thought up a few ways to solve some of the problems that the Ethos and Faction System does. They just solved the issues I noticed, plus a bunch I did not notice, plus adding development space for totally new mechanics (like Espionage).

It is still 3 DD's until the relase. 4 if you count the 6th himself. So they could even still spring something like a basic espionage system on us.

 

[Stoßtrupp Gold]

Would be interesting how large the malus on production from unrest on that planet: https://twitter.com/Martin_Anward/status/840643211907465218 is.
Looking at the production rate of the freed planet is, i´m worried that high happiness outproduces slavery. With the happiness boost from utopian living standards that egalitarian can use, i´m reminded at those happiness builds of early versions.
I hope that this doesn´t happen, that would make authoritarian quite useless.
And combined with the boni from pacifist and spiritual, egalitarian might become the powerhouse.

Anyone do know if pacifist are still only suffering a happiness malus as long as a war is raging?
And what happiness bonus the different living standards confer?

 

[henzington]

Would be interesting how large the malus on production from unrest on that planet: https://twitter.com/Martin_Anward/status/840643211907465218 is.
Looking at the production rate of the freed planet is, i´m worried that high happiness outproduces slavery. With the happiness boost from utopian living standards that egalitarian can use, i´m reminded at those happiness builds of early versions.
I hope that this doesn´t happen, that would make authoritarian quite useless.
And combined with the boni from pacifist and spiritual, egalitarian might become the powerhouse.

Anyone do know if pacifist are still only suffering a happiness malus as long as a war is raging?
And what happiness bonus the different living standards confer?

Wiz said in the stream that he was spending half his minerals on consumer goods so I bet it isn't better then just having slaves.