This is a small hotfix to address some common issues.

Please report any problems in the bug report forum

Click details below to see the changes included.

Changelog

##############################################################
######################## HOTFIX 1.3.2 ########################
##############################################################

###################
# Balance
###################

#General
* Particle Lance damage increased from 74-213 to 144-273
* Tachyon Lance damage increased from 85-232 to 169-331
* Arc Emitter damage increased from 1-170 to 1-184
* Focused Arc Emitter damage increased from 1-190 to 1-221
* Mega Cannon damage increased from 111-249 to 92-300
* Giga Cannon damage increased from 133-265 to 121-350
* Shield Capacitors now increase shield regeneration by +50% instead of a fixed +15.0

# Guardians
* Infinity Machine rewards are now distributed more even-handedly
* Now possible to get the best result for helping Infinity Machine regardless of ethos

###################
# AI
###################

#War
* Federation AI is now better at picking wargoals for non-conqueror federations, will focus on retaking planets and liberating larger countries

#Sector
* Fixed some more cases of Sector AI removing +happiness buildings from planets
* Fixed a budgeting issue that was causing sectors to sometimes not build buildings when space construction was toggled on

#Diplomacy
* Fixed an issue where AI would guarantee and then almost immediately revoke their guarantee towards a nation they are protective of
* Fixed an issue where the 'Wary' and 'Receptive' attitudes would sometimes not be used
* AIs that are in Federations are now more likely to stay neutral during the War in Heaven
* Slowed down AI requests for federation membership/association status to cut down on message spam

#Misc
* Fixed a bug where AI would not rebuild depleted navies while at war because it prioritized armies first
* Fixed a bug where AI was not budgeting for buildings and colonies in some circumstances in early game

###################
# Bugfixes
###################
* Fixed a bug where the first federation member would leave, if any player tried to leave a federation, instead of the player leaving
* Fixed auto-generated ship designs getting wrong combat computers
* Ships and weapon components targeting logic now correctly accounts for evasion
* Fixed armor absorbing too much damage if the ship also had shields left
* Pops working on guardian buildings no longer appear unemployed
* No longer possible to guarantee an empire while at war with them
* Fixed missing localisation key FEDERATION_ACCEPTANCE_FACTOR
* Fixed a bug where the Non-Aligned League winning the War in Heaven could result in endless event spam
* Enclave governments now get a new ruler when the first one dies
* Non-playable countries can no longer win the game
* Fixed an issue where Awakened Empire subjects would not join the War in Heaven if they became a subject before it started
* Fixed a case where declared wars would become invalid due to attackers' subjects guaranteeing the target
* Fixed an issue where some Awakened Empires would have their 'crisis fighter' AI kick in during a War in Heaven
* Fixed some cases where Diplomatic Incident events were firing inappropriately
* Infinity Machine interaction events should no longer fire if the Infinity Machine has been destroyed
* Fixed Enigmatic Fortress event chain not reacting appropriately when special projects time out
* Fixed Drake Egg Incubation project not timing out properly
* Fixed Infinity Machine destruction event triggering after destroying non-Infinity Machine fleets in some circumstances
* Fixed Terraforming achievement not working
* Fixed Continental, Savanna and Alpine worlds not being used for primitive civs
* Fixed CTD that could happen when building tooltip for relative power in the diplomacy screen
* Fixed rare CTD that could happen when changing policies
* Fixed rare CTD related to anomalies
* Fixed CTD when completing a certain Special Project

This is a small hotfix to address some common issues.

Please report any problems in the bug report forum

Click details below to see the changes included.

Changelog

##############################################################
######################## HOTFIX 1.3.2 ########################
##############################################################

###################
# Balance
###################

#General
* Particle Lance damage increased from 74-213 to 144-273
* Tachyon Lance damage increased from 85-232 to 169-331
* Arc Emitter damage increased from 1-170 to 1-184
* Focused Arc Emitter damage increased from 1-190 to 1-221
* Mega Cannon damage increased from 111-249 to 92-300
* Giga Cannon damage increased from 133-265 to 121-350
* Shield Capacitors now increase shield regeneration by +50% instead of a fixed +15.0

# Guardians
* Infinity Machine rewards are now distributed more even-handedly
* Now possible to get the best result for helping Infinity Machine regardless of ethos

###################
# AI
###################

#War
* Federation AI is now better at picking wargoals for non-conqueror federations, will focus on retaking planets and liberating larger countries

#Sector
* Fixed some more cases of Sector AI removing +happiness buildings from planets
* Fixed a budgeting issue that was causing sectors to sometimes not build buildings when space construction was toggled on

#Diplomacy
* Fixed an issue where AI would guarantee and then almost immediately revoke their guarantee towards a nation they are protective of
* Fixed an issue where the 'Wary' and 'Receptive' attitudes would sometimes not be used
* AIs that are in Federations are now more likely to stay neutral during the War in Heaven
* Slowed down AI requests for federation membership/association status to cut down on message spam

#Misc
* Fixed a bug where AI would not rebuild depleted navies while at war because it prioritized armies first
* Fixed a bug where AI was not budgeting for buildings and colonies in some circumstances in early game

###################
# Bugfixes
###################
* Fixed a bug where the first federation member would leave, if any player tried to leave a federation, instead of the player leaving
* Fixed auto-generated ship designs getting wrong combat computers
* Ships and weapon components targeting logic now correctly accounts for evasion
* Fixed armor absorbing too much damage if the ship also had shields left
* Pops working on guardian buildings no longer appear unemployed
* No longer possible to guarantee an empire while at war with them
* Fixed missing localisation key FEDERATION_ACCEPTANCE_FACTOR
* Fixed a bug where the Non-Aligned League winning the War in Heaven could result in endless event spam
* Enclave governments now get a new ruler when the first one dies
* Non-playable countries can no longer win the game
* Fixed an issue where Awakened Empire subjects would not join the War in Heaven if they became a subject before it started
* Fixed a case where declared wars would become invalid due to attackers' subjects guaranteeing the target
* Fixed an issue where some Awakened Empires would have their 'crisis fighter' AI kick in during a War in Heaven
* Fixed some cases where Diplomatic Incident events were firing inappropriately
* Infinity Machine interaction events should no longer fire if the Infinity Machine has been destroyed
* Fixed Enigmatic Fortress event chain not reacting appropriately when special projects time out
* Fixed Drake Egg Incubation project not timing out properly
* Fixed Infinity Machine destruction event triggering after destroying non-Infinity Machine fleets in some circumstances
* Fixed Terraforming achievement not working
* Fixed Continental, Savanna and Alpine worlds not being used for primitive civs
* Fixed CTD that could happen when building tooltip for relative power in the diplomacy screen
* Fixed rare CTD that could happen when changing policies
* Fixed rare CTD related to anomalies
* Fixed CTD when completing a certain Special Project

Hi and welcome to another Stellaris dev diary. Today we’re going to talk about some of the things we’re adding in the upcoming Kennedy update.

The Extradimensionals didn't work quite as we had imagined them. Players were more or less forced to throw everything they had at their dimensional portal, but there was no way to slowly push them back. The mechanics through which they received reinforcements also felt a bit too arbitrary, so we decided to shake things up a bit.

As before, the Unbidden care little for planets (aside from harvesting their populations). They are an entirely space-based civilization, but now they will also build a new class of station: Dimensional Anchors. These Anchors increase the ability of the Unbidden to bring in reinforcements from their portal. The more Anchors they have constructed, the shorter the time between their reinforcement waves. In addition to that, they will also bring in a new fleet from their portal every time an Anchor finishes construction.



Anchors are very large stations, and they take a long time for the Unbidden to build. They also function as Frontier Outposts, in that they generate borders. If you see one under construction, you may want to consider a preemptive strike before it comes online…

Overall these changes mean that the Extradimensionals can no longer simply be defeated with a single surgical strike once they have had time to establish themselves in the galaxy, but also that they don’t get unlimited and instant reinforcements, so you can wear them down in a war of attrition.

Our illustrious Art Department has not been idle while we worked on these changes. They have added new death animations for all Extradimensional ships and stations:



Extradimensional Constructors have also been given a new effect when they are building stations:



We have also revisited the Precursor anomalies. It was much too difficult (sometimes impossible) to collect all six artifacts needed to finish their chains. As you approach the mid-game now, there is a chance that you will get a new event that spawns an additional anomaly somewhere inside your space.



That’s all for today! Next week we’ll be talking about new Achievements coming in the Kennedy update.

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Hi and welcome to another Stellaris dev diary. Today we’re going to talk about some of the things we’re adding in the upcoming Kennedy update.

The Extradimensionals didn't work quite as we had imagined them. Players were more or less forced to throw everything they had at their dimensional portal, but there was no way to slowly push them back. The mechanics through which they received reinforcements also felt a bit too arbitrary, so we decided to shake things up a bit.

As before, the Unbidden care little for planets (aside from harvesting their populations). They are an entirely space-based civilization, but now they will also build a new class of station: Dimensional Anchors. These Anchors increase the ability of the Unbidden to bring in reinforcements from their portal. The more Anchors they have constructed, the shorter the time between their reinforcement waves. In addition to that, they will also bring in a new fleet from their portal every time an Anchor finishes construction.



Anchors are very large stations, and they take a long time for the Unbidden to build. They also function as Frontier Outposts, in that they generate borders. If you see one under construction, you may want to consider a preemptive strike before it comes online…

Overall these changes mean that the Extradimensionals can no longer simply be defeated with a single surgical strike once they have had time to establish themselves in the galaxy, but also that they don’t get unlimited and instant reinforcements, so you can wear them down in a war of attrition.

Our illustrious Art Department has not been idle while we worked on these changes. They have added new death animations for all Extradimensional ships and stations:



Extradimensional Constructors have also been given a new effect when they are building stations:



We have also revisited the Precursor anomalies. It was much too difficult (sometimes impossible) to collect all six artifacts needed to finish their chains. As you approach the mid-game now, there is a chance that you will get a new event that spawns an additional anomaly somewhere inside your space.



That’s all for today! Next week we’ll be talking about new Achievements coming in the Kennedy update.

Read the original post

Useful links
Official Website
Stellaris Wiki
Stellaris Development Diary Archive

This is a small hotfix to address some common issues.

Please report any problems in the bug report forum

Changelog

##############################################################
######################## HOTFIX 1.3.1 ########################
##############################################################

###################
# Features
###################

#General
* Fleets that go MIA will now prioritize retreating to spaceports they can repair at or where there are rally points
* Disabling the tutorial now recycles the Advisor's RAM, granting 2 Minerals (once per game)
* Returning MIA fleets will now appear at the edge of the system's gravity well, with an order to orbit a friendly colony queued
* Removed restriction on moving pops in sectors, as it caused some issues with resettlement
* Empires get high intel level in systems with Enclaves they have communications with
* Purging now prevents all population growth

#Diplomacy
* It is no longer possible to offer Non-Aggression Pacts while at war

###################
# Balance
###################

#General
* Scaled spawn chance of the second Enclave station of each type has been doubled, resulting in 24/64/96/100/100% spawn rate in Tiny/Small/Medium/Large/Huge galaxies
* Scaled spawn chance of the third Enclave station of each type has been increased, resulting in 18/48/72/96/100% spawn rate in Tiny/Small/Medium/Large/Huge galaxies
* Civilian fleets can now emergency FTL much faster than military ones
* Reduced frequency of planets with Stone Age Primitives
* 'Alien Overlords' happiness modifier is now affected by policy happiness modifier

#Diplomacy & War
* Reduced the extra warscore cost for taking Capitals

#Encounters & End Game Crises
* Unbidden Escort ship base evasion reduced from 80 to 20
* Swarm orbital bombards
* Swarm changes bombardment stance
* Swarm only builds stations within borders
* Swarm sends fleet if it's small but can't be merged
* Swarm can now use Full Orbital Bombardment

###################
# AI
###################

#War
* AI no longer uses torpedoes until cruisers are available

#Sector
* Fixed bug causing sectors to destroy empire and planet unique buildings when redevelopment is toggled off
* Fixed a case where sectors would not properly keep pops enslaved
* Sector AI now only builds military stations in systems with colonies, outpost stations and wormhole stations

#Diplomacy
* AI countries who join the League of Non-Aligned Powers will now always stay in it for at least 20 years
* AI will no longer ask you to become their vassal multiple times in a row

#Misc
* Fixed bug causing AI not to build stations
* Fixed bug causing AI to build empire and planet unique buildings just to destroy them a second after
* AI does no longer know that player is building a Spaceport
* Fixed bug that caused AI not to build armies sometimes

###################
# User Interface
###################
* Save game incompatibility is indicated by gray text
* Expansion planner shows colony ship type

###################
# Graphics
###################
* Added new environment for Gaia planet, added new surface tiles for savannah and alpine, and fixed the LUT for alpine and savannah planets
* Stellar Devourer spawn VFX duration reduced to 1 day
* Added missing tech icon for tomb world adaptation

###################
# Bugfixes
###################
* Frontier Hospital technology now properly requires Frontier Health
* Fleets can now attack during warp drive wind-down
* Added missing localization for Kicked from Federation notification text
* Added missing localization for Federation Association Request
* Added missing localization for Federation Association Ended
* Added missing component set for Enigmatic Disruption Field which broke localization
* Display all DLCs enabled by the host for clients in the multiplayer lobby
* Fixed Fallen Empires spamming threats and remove flag effect being shown in tooltips
* Transports now also showing fleet status
* Fixed some events attempting to spawn removed ship designs
* Slaver mandate is no longer valid if the country's policies disallow slavery
* Fixed a bug where Colony Influence Cost would sometimes be too high
* Fixed Alpine and Savannah worlds not counting towards the Habitable Worlds Survey event chain
* Fixed CTD caused by ships trying to shoot at entities that did not exist
* Fixed an issue with a slave faction tooltip
* Fixed CTD when an event timed out without any valid options
* The event window will now properly close when the event times out
* Fixed visual artifacts on pulsar and neutron stars
* Added missing localization for Plantoid 4 name list
* Launcher DLC tab scrollbar appears with correct position and size when content overflows container
* Founder species now changes when no pops of that species exist after gene modification
* No longer possible to generate infinite resources by trading non-existent resources
* No longer possible to trade last resource via multiple trade deals
* Tooltip for sector settings was missing localization
* Fixed bug causing ship designer to choose components that haven't yet been researched by player
* Rebuilding Automated Dreadnought now gives you a ship with the same FTL system you have
* Fixed a bug where robots could sometimes get ethics
* Don't send double notification messages when notifying all communications
* Fixed mapicons showing 100% habitability after building a robot pop
* Colonization orders only cancel if player lacks resources when resources haven't yet been allocated. Canceling colonization order for colony ship built via expansion planner returns allocated resources.
* Special projects in the same option group which time out on the same day no longer get blocked from failing properly
* Fix an Infinity Machine event bug where a Spiritualist empire modifier from the Infinity Machine would be removed from one empire if the Infinity Machine killed a fleet from another empire
* Second Infinity Machine contact event will no longer occur if Infinity Machine is hostile
* Wrong event will no longer fire if fleet is destroyed by Infinity Machine
* Dimensional Horror special project now appears in system view
* DPS calculator and military power now take ship firing speed modifiers into account
* Fixed missing graphics on sanctuary guardians
* Fixed conflicting traits for Kel-Azaan
* Fixed materialist Fallen Empire task not giving opinion boost
* Fixed bug causing wrong player to get removed from federation in multiplayer
* Fixed CTD when using polish or russian on Linux/OSX
* Fixed CTD caused by game not having write privileges to its cache files

This is a small hotfix to address some common issues.

Please report any problems in the bug report forum

Changelog

##############################################################
######################## HOTFIX 1.3.1 ########################
##############################################################

###################
# Features
###################

#General
* Fleets that go MIA will now prioritize retreating to spaceports they can repair at or where there are rally points
* Disabling the tutorial now recycles the Advisor's RAM, granting 2 Minerals (once per game)
* Returning MIA fleets will now appear at the edge of the system's gravity well, with an order to orbit a friendly colony queued
* Removed restriction on moving pops in sectors, as it caused some issues with resettlement
* Empires get high intel level in systems with Enclaves they have communications with
* Purging now prevents all population growth

#Diplomacy
* It is no longer possible to offer Non-Aggression Pacts while at war

###################
# Balance
###################

#General
* Scaled spawn chance of the second Enclave station of each type has been doubled, resulting in 24/64/96/100/100% spawn rate in Tiny/Small/Medium/Large/Huge galaxies
* Scaled spawn chance of the third Enclave station of each type has been increased, resulting in 18/48/72/96/100% spawn rate in Tiny/Small/Medium/Large/Huge galaxies
* Civilian fleets can now emergency FTL much faster than military ones
* Reduced frequency of planets with Stone Age Primitives
* 'Alien Overlords' happiness modifier is now affected by policy happiness modifier

#Diplomacy & War
* Reduced the extra warscore cost for taking Capitals

#Encounters & End Game Crises
* Unbidden Escort ship base evasion reduced from 80 to 20
* Swarm orbital bombards
* Swarm changes bombardment stance
* Swarm only builds stations within borders
* Swarm sends fleet if it's small but can't be merged
* Swarm can now use Full Orbital Bombardment

###################
# AI
###################

#War
* AI no longer uses torpedoes until cruisers are available

#Sector
* Fixed bug causing sectors to destroy empire and planet unique buildings when redevelopment is toggled off
* Fixed a case where sectors would not properly keep pops enslaved
* Sector AI now only builds military stations in systems with colonies, outpost stations and wormhole stations

#Diplomacy
* AI countries who join the League of Non-Aligned Powers will now always stay in it for at least 20 years
* AI will no longer ask you to become their vassal multiple times in a row

#Misc
* Fixed bug causing AI not to build stations
* Fixed bug causing AI to build empire and planet unique buildings just to destroy them a second after
* AI does no longer know that player is building a Spaceport
* Fixed bug that caused AI not to build armies sometimes

###################
# User Interface
###################
* Save game incompatibility is indicated by gray text
* Expansion planner shows colony ship type

###################
# Graphics
###################
* Added new environment for Gaia planet, added new surface tiles for savannah and alpine, and fixed the LUT for alpine and savannah planets
* Stellar Devourer spawn VFX duration reduced to 1 day
* Added missing tech icon for tomb world adaptation

###################
# Bugfixes
###################
* Frontier Hospital technology now properly requires Frontier Health
* Fleets can now attack during warp drive wind-down
* Added missing localization for Kicked from Federation notification text
* Added missing localization for Federation Association Request
* Added missing localization for Federation Association Ended
* Added missing component set for Enigmatic Disruption Field which broke localization
* Display all DLCs enabled by the host for clients in the multiplayer lobby
* Fixed Fallen Empires spamming threats and remove flag effect being shown in tooltips
* Transports now also showing fleet status
* Fixed some events attempting to spawn removed ship designs
* Slaver mandate is no longer valid if the country's policies disallow slavery
* Fixed a bug where Colony Influence Cost would sometimes be too high
* Fixed Alpine and Savannah worlds not counting towards the Habitable Worlds Survey event chain
* Fixed CTD caused by ships trying to shoot at entities that did not exist
* Fixed an issue with a slave faction tooltip
* Fixed CTD when an event timed out without any valid options
* The event window will now properly close when the event times out
* Fixed visual artifacts on pulsar and neutron stars
* Added missing localization for Plantoid 4 name list
* Launcher DLC tab scrollbar appears with correct position and size when content overflows container
* Founder species now changes when no pops of that species exist after gene modification
* No longer possible to generate infinite resources by trading non-existent resources
* No longer possible to trade last resource via multiple trade deals
* Tooltip for sector settings was missing localization
* Fixed bug causing ship designer to choose components that haven't yet been researched by player
* Rebuilding Automated Dreadnought now gives you a ship with the same FTL system you have
* Fixed a bug where robots could sometimes get ethics
* Don't send double notification messages when notifying all communications
* Fixed mapicons showing 100% habitability after building a robot pop
* Colonization orders only cancel if player lacks resources when resources haven't yet been allocated. Canceling colonization order for colony ship built via expansion planner returns allocated resources.
* Special projects in the same option group which time out on the same day no longer get blocked from failing properly
* Fix an Infinity Machine event bug where a Spiritualist empire modifier from the Infinity Machine would be removed from one empire if the Infinity Machine killed a fleet from another empire
* Second Infinity Machine contact event will no longer occur if Infinity Machine is hostile
* Wrong event will no longer fire if fleet is destroyed by Infinity Machine
* Dimensional Horror special project now appears in system view
* DPS calculator and military power now take ship firing speed modifiers into account
* Fixed missing graphics on sanctuary guardians
* Fixed conflicting traits for Kel-Azaan
* Fixed materialist Fallen Empire task not giving opinion boost
* Fixed bug causing wrong player to get removed from federation in multiplayer
* Fixed CTD when using polish or russian on Linux/OSX
* Fixed CTD caused by game not having write privileges to its cache files

Hello everyone and welcome to another Stellaris development diary. Today we'll be talking a bit about where the game stands, where we're going, and what we want to focus on in the future.

Where we stand
As anyone who regularly reads the Stellaris dev diaries should know, the intent for Heinlein changed quite a bit back at the end of the summer. While we had originally planned Heinelin to be an update accompanying a major expansion, we decided instead to scale back the scope of the paid content by making a Story Pack, Leviathans, and focusing most of our resources on the actual free update. Now that Heinlein and Leviathans are out, my conclusion is that this was the right decision on our part. By doing this, we gave ourselves time to iterate on some of our weaker features and add a great deal of UI and quality of life functionality. Heinlein ended up as a *huge* update that we feel moved the game forward in a lot of ways, and judging from the huge amount of positive feedback we have gotten, you guys seem to generally agree with this assessment.

So where *do* we stand? My view is that we now have a very solid base game to build on, and that going forward it's time to scale up our ambitions. To make space even greater, so to speak.

Where we're going
So what's next for Stellaris? I have talked a bit about the planned 'Banks' update, which will be a major update accompanied by a full-sized expansion. This is still the plan, but before we release Banks we have another update, dubbed 'Kennedy', which we aim to release before the end of the year. This will be a small update targeting a few specific key issues, such as precursor event chains and endgame crises, that we did not have time for in Heinlein. After that will be Banks, and while we will not be providing any details about the Banks update or accompanying expansion at this time, I will say that the author name chosen for this update may offer some clues. ;)

What we want
Finally, I just wanted to offer some insight into what we believe are the key areas of the game that we should focus on at this time. We have received, and continue to receive, an amazing amount of good feedback and ideas, and of course we have our own ambitions and ideas for where we want to take Stellaris, but at the moment there are three key areas that we aim to continually target with future updates and content, namely:

• Fleshing out the mid- and lategame through the addition of more interesting narratives and 'galactic events' akin to Awakened Fallen Empires that shake up the galactic scene.
  
• Improving the internal workings of empires, making pops and leaders more interesting, and making empires feel more alive.
  
• Expanding on the ethics system, creating more unique playstyles and enhancing roleplaying.

This is of course not the *only* things we aim to focus on, but they are what we consider to be the most important areas going forward right now. Just to give you an idea of what else you can expect in the future, here is a list of some features (in no particular order of priority) that we are looking into adding in the future.

NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE OR FINAL LIST, AND NOTHING BELOW IS CERTAIN TO HAPPEN!

• Ship appearance that differs for each empire, so no two empires' ships look exactly the same.
  
• More story events and reactive narratives that give a sense of an unfolding story as you play.
  
• More potential for empire customization, ability to build competitive 'tall' empires.
  
• Deeper Federations that start out as loose alliances and can eventually be turned into single states through diplomatic manuevering.
  
• Ability to set rights and obligations for particular species in your empire.
  
• Global food that can be shared between planets.
  
• Superweapons and planet killers.
  
• Ability to construct space habitats and ringworlds.
  
• More interesting mechanics for pre-FTL civilizations.
  
• Factions that are proper interest groups with specific likes and dislikes and the potential to be a benefit to an empire instead of just being rebels.
  
• A 'galactic community' with interstellar politics and a 'space UN'.
  
• Buildable Dreadnoughts and Titans.

Again, remember that the above is not a list of promises, that I can't answer any specific questions about future content, and that plans can and will change, but I hope I've at least given you some idea of where Stellaris will be going from here, and that you look forward to the journey ahead of us as much as we do here in the development team.



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Stellaris Wiki
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