Summary

  • Video game Stellaris, developed by Paradox Interactive, has released a major update and a new expansion.
  • The expansion aims to address long-running issues with the game and attract new players.
  • Reviews since the update have been mixed, with some commenting that the updates have negatively impacted the game’s performance.
  • The major change in the update is that populations are now grouped by species, strata and ethics, which generate workforce who can then be assigned jobs on planets.
  • The expansion includes new ship sets, a new origin story, the ability to breed your own giant monster, new civics, a new megastructure and an overhauled genetic ascension.
  • Rock Paper Shotgun’s article on the expansion includes links to a YouTube video and Steam’s page for the expansion.

By Oisin Kuhnke

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