Paradox Interactive’s Stellaris has finally received the Asimov update, the update that promises to fix a lot of that problems that players ran into during the mid-game. Game Director Henrik Fåhraeus pointed out these criticisms not long after launch. Now the patch is finally here, so you can experience the huge changes to the Borders, Factions, Diplomacy and more.
The Asimov update changes several in-game systems, including diplomacy, warfare, and empire expansion. The changes include:
• Access through empires’ borders now open until closed by diplomatic actions
• Colonizing planets and building outposts now costs influence
• Embassies replaced by building long-term relationships with other empires via trustworthy actions
• Diplomacy interface includes additional actions and options – and diplomatic incidents.
• New possible goals for warfare
• Battles are clearer and have improved appearances
• New ways to view maps with a variety of data shown
• New nomadic fleets and varied population factions
Click here to read the full patch notes (warning, there are a LOT).
If you haven’t read our Stellaris review already, you should check it out by clicking here. Joe Donnelly scored the game an excellent nine out of ten! Here’s what he had to say about it: ” Stellaris is simply wonderful. If you enjoy grand strategy games then you’ll love this. If you don’t then this could be the one to change your mind. If you’ve been too intimidated to try the genre before now, then here’s your ideal starting point.”
