Build a Better Space Empire in Stellaris: Utopia
The stars have called you for millennia and now you walk among them. A universe of possibilities is open to your species as it takes its first fitful steps into the great unknown. Here you can turn your back on the divisive politics of the home plane...
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Build a Better Space Empire in Stellaris: Utopia
The stars have called you for millennia and now you walk among them. A universe of possibilities is open to your species as it takes its first fitful steps into the great unknown. Here you can turn your back on the divisive politics of the home planet. Here you can build something new. Here you can unify your people and build that perfect society.
Only in space can you build Utopia.
Utopia is the first major expansion for Stellaris, the critically acclaimed science fiction grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studio. As the title suggests, Utopia gives you new tools to develop your galactic empire and keep your people (or birdfolk or talking mushrooms) happy. Push your species further out into the galaxy with new bonuses for rapid exploration or stay closer to home before striking out against all who would challenge you.
Utopia brings a host of changes to the core of Stellaris, including:
MEGASTRUCTURES
Build wondrous structures in your systems including Dyson Spheres and ring worlds, bringing both prestige and major advantages to your race.
HABITAT STATIONS
Build “tall” and establish space stations that will house more population, serving the role of planets in a small and confined empire.
ASCENSION PERKS
Collect Unity points and adopt Traditions to unlock Ascension Perks that allow you to customize your empire in unique ways. Follow one of the three Ascension Paths and achieve Biological Mastery, give up your biological forms in a Synthetic Evolution, or unlock the full psionic potential of your species through Transcendance.
INDOCTRINATION
Influence primitive civilizations and make them adopt your ethics through the use of observation stations, preparing them for enlightenment or annexation.
ADVANCED SLAVERY
Maximize the benefits of slavery by choosing specific roles for enthralled species. Have them serve other Pops as Domestic Servants, fight for your empire as Battle Thralls, or keep them as Livestock to feed your people.
ADVANCED GOVERNMENTS
Adopt unique civics and authorities for your government. Play as a Fanatic Purifier and shun all diplomacy, become a Hive Mind to avoid political strife or create a multi-species empire born of Syncretic Evolution.
This DLC adds essential gameplay mechanics, the Ascention Perk alone is something you can't play without once tried.
Simply put, all that this DLC contains should be in the game.
The price in an other hand, is quite high. But when compared to what the Apocalypse DLC adds, Utopia is worth its price.
Utopia improves the base game in a lot of ways. From meaningful political traits you pick at the creation of your Empire to interesting ascension perks you aquire during mid game and finally awesome mega structures you can build late game. As other reviewers said, if you're not sure which DLC to get, this should probably be your first choice. It's still not worth the price of a full fleged expansion in my opinion, so I recommend waiting for a sale.
It may not look like it brings in much new content, but it terms of new gameplay options, it's can really change things up, especially if you're the type that roleplays your empires in this game. Yes, it's expensive, if you have the patience then wait for a sale.
+ Go full zerg with a Hive Mind + Devouring Swarm species. You can largely ignore the claims system and war exhaustion and all the things that stop you taking over the galaxy without stopping.
+ You can also go aggro as a Fanatic purifier
+ Build 'tall' with habitats and ringworlds, letting you have a very dense empire if you so choose
+ Block out the sun with a Dyson Sphere
+ Psionic powers
In short, it really helps different species feel much more unique, rather than just having a different set of percentage buffs, and there's some cool things to build in lategame
Stellaris just isn't Stellaris without this DLC. So much of the game mechanics that make Stellaris famous and unique are part of this expansion. Utopia should just be bundled with the base game. If you have Stellaris in your shopping cart, add Utopia to the order. It's worth the price.
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