Stellaris
| Stellaris | |||
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| Studio | Paradox Development Studios | ||
| Publisher | Paradox Interactive | ||
| Senior Developer | Henrik Fåhraeus, Joakim Andreasson, Daniel Moregård, Johan Andersson | ||
| composer | Andreas Waldetoft | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
May 9, 2016 | ||
| platform | Microsoft Windows , Linux , macOS , PlayStation 4 , Xbox One | ||
| Game engine | Clausewitz engine | ||
| genre | Global strategy game | ||
| Subject | Science fiction , space colonization | ||
| Game mode | Single player , multiplayer | ||
| control | Mouse and keyboard | ||
| medium | digital distribution , download | ||
| Current version | 2.7.2 | ||
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Stellaris is a real-time based 4X global strategy game from the developer Paradox Development Studio . The player has the task of exploring space, colonizing it and establishing and maintaining a star empire through diplomatic, economic and military measures. The game was released on May 9, 2016 for Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X, and Linux . A port for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One was released on February 26, 2019 . This makes Stellaris the first grand strategy game available for modern game consoles .
Gameplay
Stellaris does not give a story, but lets the player - after selecting and adapting a species and their behavior and technologies - start on their own with a small initial fleet in order to build up a star kingdom. At the beginning, in addition to the home planet and spaceport, the player has a small space fleet consisting of research ship, construction ship and a handful of military ships. With growing size, military and diplomatic tasks join the initial research and development management as soon as the growing empire encounters other populated worlds. Later in the game, galaxy-wide random events occur, such as an invasion from another dimension or from outside the galaxy, or a robot revolt that plunges the entire known universe into crisis and does not only affect the player's empire alone. The developers hope to eliminate a general shortcoming of strategy games of this kind through these crises: Later on, a faction can become so overpowering that motivation and fun suffer from it.
With the release of additional paid DLCs, game elements were introduced that are intended to add depth and complexity to some mechanics towards the end of a game play. A big focus of the development team is on the diplomatic aspects.
development
Stellaris comes from the Paradox Development Studios and is distributed by their parent company Paradox Interactive . The Clausewitz engine used in the game has been using Paradox since 2007, first used in Europa Universalis III . The game was first announced at Gamescom 2015. During the development of the main game, developer diaries were published at regular intervals, which highlighted various aspects of the game.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Andreas Waldetoft and recorded by the Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt (Oder) .
Extensions
The first expansion was Leviathans with patch 1.3 on October 20, 2016 . On April 6, 2017, Utopia followed in patch 1.5. Next came Synthetic Dawn on September 21, 2017 the patch 1.7 out. This was followed by Apocalypse , which came out on February 22, 2018 with the patch 2.0. The next expansion came out on May 22, 2018 with the patch 2.1 Distant Stars . The next big expansion was Megacorp , released on December 6th, 2018. The Ancient Relics expansion was released on June 4th, 2019. The so far last expansion "Federations" was published on April 10, 2020.
reception
Preliminary reviews were positive and expressed hope that Stellaris could become a milestone for the 4x strategy genre. After publication, the game mechanics were rated as excellent, but technical deficiencies, in particular performance problems in the later course of the game with medium to large galaxy cards, clouded the fun. In the meantime, were patches that with Asimov , Clarke and Heinlein , weaknesses famous names science fiction writers contribute corrected in the performance and added new features. Special attention was given to the test by Rowan Kaiser on the review page of IGN Entertainment , has been criticized in the especially the later game. Kaiser's review of Stellaris came under pressure after players accused him of harboring a personal dislike for Paradox Interactive due to the relationship between Paradox and game critic John Bain . Paradox Interactive published a statement on May 11, 2016, in which Kaiser's personal opinion was defended with reference to freedom of expression.
Modifications
As usual for games from Paradox Interactive, Stellaris offers easy modifiability . Players of the Steam version of the game can install mods via the Steam Workshop. Other platforms for Stellaris mods are the official forum, ModDB, and Nexus Mods .
Web links
- Official Stellaris Paradox Interactive (English)
- Official Wiki Game (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Charlie Hall: Stellaris: Console Edition arrives in February, the first grand strategy title on PS4, Xbox One. In: polygon. January 22, 2019, accessed March 18, 2019 .
- ^ Developer diaries - Stellaris. by Paradox Development Studios, September 21, 2015 - May 2, 2016, accessed May 12, 2016 .
- ↑ Stellaris Complete Soundtrack. Paradox Interactive, accessed September 29, 2018 .
- ↑ [Dev Team] Niven update (2.1.0) Released [checksum 01a9]. Retrieved May 22, 2018 .
- ↑ Stellaris: MegaCorp Available Now! Retrieved January 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Stellaris: Ancient Relics - Release Information. Retrieved June 4, 2019 (American English).
- ^ Adam Smith: Paradox's Space Strategy Game Stellaris Has Won Gamescom . Article from rockpapershotgun.com , August 6, 2015, accessed May 12, 2016.
- ↑ Peter Bathge: Stellaris put to the test with video review: Paradox 'fantastic space debut has a big problem - the performance . Article from pcgames.de , May 10, 2016, accessed on May 12, 2016.
- ↑ Michael Bonke: Stellaris: Updates for Clarke, Asimov and Heinlein announced . Article from pcgames.de , May 18, 2016, accessed October 20, 2016.
- ^ IGN Reviewer, Rowan Kaiser Low Ball Review Score of Stellaris, History of Bias. May 9, 2016, accessed May 13, 2016 .
- ^ Stellaris Reviews. IGN, May 9, 2016, accessed May 13, 2016 .
- ^ Publisher Defends Negative IGN Review Of Their Game, Shoots Down 'Supposed Conspiracy'. May 11, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016 .
- ^ Statement on the Reception of IGN's Recent Stellaris Review. May 11, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016 .
- ↑ Steam Community - Stellaris - Workshop. Retrieved May 13, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Mods. In: Stellaris Wiki. Retrieved October 4, 2018 .
- ↑ Mods - Stellaris - ModDB. Retrieved October 4, 2018 .
- ↑ Stellaris Nexus. Retrieved October 4, 2018 .