The ending with the fleets of the entire galaxy coming together gave me some serious Mass Effect vibes, with Commander Shepard leading a united galaxy to Earth for the final confrontation with the Reapers. Amazing
It was very cool to see all the fleets of the galaxy coming together to fight the Scourge. I've never seen that before in Stellaris, and it's really great.
For the Declaring war on yourself bug, check your vassals defensive pacts. There may be a conflict with the "join vassals wars" because they may be getting pulled into the war against you which is pulling you in on the wrong side of the war.
Was looking for this comment. One of your vassals was probably allowed independent diplomacy and had a defensive pact with the empire you wanted to go to war with. This kind of entanglement has actually occurred in our history.
When I last played, my allies genuinely helped me multiple times; in one scenario they intercepted a marauder fleet in my territory, in other situations they actually joined my fleets AND attacked from various flanks on empires I was at war with. For some of the very first times in Stellaris, I honestly looked at some of my allies and wanted to defend and keep them as allies PURELY because I actually liked them
That always happens for me. The only time it doesn't happens when I play Mega Corp, Exterminatus, or Gestalt Mind. Normally, MC and GM I try to keep everyone near me neutral until I get choke points setup because if not I immediately get invaded. That's with Passive Ai setting as well. I like playing those three though so . . .
@@Dramn_ Bad luck I guess. I am far more of a expanding Turtle than offensive player because of that. It's literally the first thing I set out to do before anything else once all other priorities are set at the beginning.
@@xermasboo5401 Yowsi, I always push as fast as possible and focus purely on territory and eco for fleet until I reach places that I can't continue rolling through, then I become big defense boi :D and also then after to do a circus act managing everything ever
In one of my recent runs with my brother The Great Khan was beating the ever living crap out of everyone. The Khan themselves was about to single handedly annihilate my empire but then… suddenly… I was saved by the fallen machine empire. I had no idea that a fallen empire could send its fleets to fight a crisis without being awakened.
Hey lath, I'm gonna leave a comment and a like for the algorithm. I do have a request if you are looking at comments. If you are super super busy. It is fine, you do not need to do this buuuut... I demand pet content if you are working on long playthroughs. Bribe us with pictures of your exotic pets! We love the pictures :D I think what we have seen up till now has been frogs, snakes, turtle(?), Spiders... Perhaps your ant colony next? It's absolutely fine if you can't.
you know, that "A Broken Empire" event, I'm starting to think it's pre-determined by the game so that you always have a form to escape free from the overlord in the imperial fiefdom start
Most likely. But it would be more fun if you could play a part in it rather than passively wait. Or keep them intact, if that's how you want to play it.
@@itsuwu6435 Not possible unless you mod the game. The overlord is a special AI empire like a fallen empire. The Hegemon origin is probably the closest thing, but you won't be super overpowered. If you did mod it to play the overlord, it would probably get janky really quickly.
Scholariums are kinda op D: who knew in a game about technological superiority that allowing people to supercharge their technology while being safely protected by a number of empires would be so good!
Lol. Even with having to give up 30% of your science it is still very strong. Also your Overlord starts with quite lot of techs (maybe all T1 and T2s?), so if you get yourself a research agreement, you'll have almost the same progress as if you didn't have to pay that.
I love how Hyper Relays allow the road-building itch to be well-scratched. Getting them much earlier than Gates means they will get deployed abundantly. You can even lay out speedways to Gate sites so you'll have a proper hub-and-spokes layout, should you desire. Thank you for the playthrough, Lathrix!
I adore that they've added and expanded vassal mechanics, it was such a fun part of EU4 that you could start as an OPM amidst larger empires, or as a vassal of one to be safe but controlled, trying to break free and figure out how to overcome the Very Hard AI's inherent numerical advantages through good old human inventiveness.
Lathrix supreme Overlord of the Galaxy from vassal to Emperor long may he reign."I am Ozymandius King of Kings look upon my works ye mighty and despair."
I know your theme is being the 'good' guy Lathrix, but I've gotta say I was not prepared for "I love this portrait cuz it looks like they are in pain- and at the same time they're adorable :D!" and that really just fuckin sent me for a good minute
I've also had a bug involving the relay's where if a fleet jumps in during a war, they strangely don't attack and act as though they were a starbase and had shoddy accuracy when engaging in the fight.
I love how you can not only manage to turn the AI totally to your will Lath, but manage to make war on yourself, It is both Brilliant and Derpy at the same time, its what I love about your content :D
My first playthrough was Imperial Feifdom. Aquatic authoritarian slavers. I took over a machine empire to turn them into my own vassal scholarium. very fun
By the time it got to those battles near 1:48:00 in the video, it was getting impossible to tell which side was truly the Scourge, that flood of ships from the allies was crazy!
As someone who likes this series and would love to see it continued I'd still find it better for everybody to get some sleep And mabe straighten their posture and grab some water
Watching these are helping me get better at the game, grand strategy games were never my style but after watching you and playing more and more trying to learn, I have a lot of fun playing! Thank you for all the effort you put into your videos, you’re appreciated ❤️
They added some Mercenary Enclaves capacity to some underpowered civics ( Barbaric Despoilers and Warrior Culture both give 1 for example ), so you can really push them as a way to powerup your empire somewhat early depending on your style. Although, Paradox capped the research dividends they give to 5k, because that part was a bit silly.
Thanks for talking about your usual settings! I'd asked about that in a previous video's comment section and I appreciate your taking the time to go over them :)
I've been waiting for this one. You did pick the same start as MATN, but I can't blame you, since that's really the sensible way to dive into the new mechanics.
Ahh yes more stellaris to watch. Love watching your stellaris. Thanks Lathrix Not a good time to watch exams are on me and have no time.. BLOOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD
I was waiting for this video so much! =D Something funny about Bulwark subjects, if you build the Overlord building that syhpons basic resoucers, the subiside you need to pay them reduces significantly. Its very usefull
I wondered if Lath would find the exploits or play as the developers intended :) Didn't take long to find out. Nice to have a free bunker bot upgrade from the lord. Also I can imagine another Lath super defensive run using a bulwark 😁😆. Something in the spirit of the massive defence starbases which kept the crisis out.
Well hopefully the vassal system improvement will remain fun and interesting, seems like a good attempt at least to make them a bit more dynamic and variable.
In order for you to get the end of the scourge event you have to do the galactic vote for focus the scourge. Its the same for all the other end game crisis as well
Have to say, once the bugs were ironed out, this patch was astoundingly good. AI empires feel like actual contenders instead of just eye candy, and you feel like it's worthwhile to interact with them rather than just conquering everything.
Another great playthrough. I really enjoy all of them, and enjoying your continued commitment to create content - especially in the Stellaris universe. And another note - some of the most amazing playthrough for me have been the ones with the Mega Engineering Mod, which I also enjoy myself a lot. Have you considered after you completed a playthrough, to do another followup episode loading up either the final save, or multiple saves during your playthrough and explain a bit deeper or reflect on your empire build etc.? I think that could be interesting to see how you build the planets, which mega structures you have, the crazy output etc. Plus you will have an "easy" way of adding additional content on your channel of an already existing playthrough. You might also learn something from reflecting on your own playthrough 😊
man the war against the scourge it was beautiful the whole galaxy banning together against a common threat steeping aside differences gives me a very big smile watching this
When you landed ads backwards onto your Allies catapult, I was so effin confused, and then when you explained it I just about died laughing my ass off at the absurdity if it. Bravo, you managed ti make that dumb thing useful for awhile
this is such an interesting update for the game, Im so looking forward to seeing what kind of empires and role play you'll do with the new vassal system!
thank you very much for making these! I cant afford the game and obviously the dlcs too but i love the stories the game creates. I wont be able to play the game myself in a while but thanks to your full and well edited playthroughs iat least can be partly involved in the fandom. Again, thank you very much Lathrix!
There'll probably be a free weekend soon. Keep an eye out for Stellaris deals, sometimes the core game and perhaps older DLC is available inexpensively. I found it can run reasonably on old PCs
@@RobBCactive it's actually available for free right now I realize ! Though I will rather save up so I can enjoy the game without a time cap that's closing in, I know it sounds weird but it just feels uncomfortable to enjoy a game and suddenly not being able to anymore. But thanks for the pointer!
@@vegemarkr4582 Use that site that looks for game deals, it takes time to learn. The base game can be fun, most love the Utopia DLC though. I bought old DLC to save and a sale bundle initially
I hope Lathrix plays around with the Mercenary Enclaves feature. They have some pretty fun interactions. Also megacorps seem to REALLY like the imperial fief start; having homeworlds to slap down branch offices right out the gate is v nice. Might be funny being a criminal heritage megacorp and infect and destabilize the overlords empire from within!
That bag of skittles spilled fleet at the end, ha! A lot of people are discovering they like trains/railroads with the hyper relay, apparently, fun to see. Curious how you're gonna tackle the subterranian origin. I actually like it for hive minds still, but I can very much get the diggy hole squats mentality that it tempts out of folks. Offspring are still...kinda weird, and just don't smack as thematically neat for me still. Almost feels like a leader focused clone armies without the strong lore vibes.
An interesting thing you can do is put your vassals on restricted voting and them joining none of your wars, but then have them in a federation. They need to vote with you so you can always pass a war, but they don't get the big loyalty malus for joining all wars.
In my head canon the reason you are a vassal is because your dyslexia kicked in and you miss read the contract terms they gave you.
Head canon? Aint this canon?
@@frankieperson1275 he hearted it so its cannon now
there is a sci fi short film on youtube called "Final Offer" and the plot is exactly that kind of situation. I wont spoil it but its worth a watch.
hahaha
Remember
Paradox designing the quantum catapult: "I heard you like jump drives so we added some jump drives to your jump drives. Exept now it's system sized."
The ending with the fleets of the entire galaxy coming together gave me some serious Mass Effect vibes, with Commander Shepard leading a united galaxy to Earth for the final confrontation with the Reapers.
Amazing
Same. Albeit more parasitic.
@@kristiankepley5944 He just picked the Renegade path :)
@@DafuqModeOn true
I love overlord as a expansion of Vassals. Which I love
It was very cool to see all the fleets of the galaxy coming together to fight the Scourge. I've never seen that before in Stellaris, and it's really great.
For the Declaring war on yourself bug, check your vassals defensive pacts. There may be a conflict with the "join vassals wars" because they may be getting pulled into the war against you which is pulling you in on the wrong side of the war.
Was looking for this comment. One of your vassals was probably allowed independent diplomacy and had a defensive pact with the empire you wanted to go to war with. This kind of entanglement has actually occurred in our history.
When I last played, my allies genuinely helped me multiple times; in one scenario they intercepted a marauder fleet in my territory, in other situations they actually joined my fleets AND attacked from various flanks on empires I was at war with.
For some of the very first times in Stellaris, I honestly looked at some of my allies and wanted to defend and keep them as allies PURELY because I actually liked them
That always happens for me. The only time it doesn't happens when I play Mega Corp, Exterminatus, or Gestalt Mind. Normally, MC and GM I try to keep everyone near me neutral until I get choke points setup because if not I immediately get invaded. That's with Passive Ai setting as well. I like playing those three though so . . .
@@xermasboo5401 weird.
@@Dramn_ Bad luck I guess. I am far more of a expanding Turtle than offensive player because of that. It's literally the first thing I set out to do before anything else once all other priorities are set at the beginning.
@@xermasboo5401 Yowsi, I always push as fast as possible and focus purely on territory and eco for fleet until I reach places that I can't continue rolling through, then I become big defense boi :D
and also then after to do a circus act managing everything ever
In one of my recent runs with my brother The Great Khan was beating the ever living crap out of everyone. The Khan themselves was about to single handedly annihilate my empire but then… suddenly… I was saved by the fallen machine empire. I had no idea that a fallen empire could send its fleets to fight a crisis without being awakened.
So.... when are we getting an animated Lathrix? For future Lathrix.. I really would love to see it!
lathrix vtuber moment
That is a great idea xD
Naturally, the avatar has to be a gecko.
I onlt wish I had the skillz to do that for him, /Hint hint random Net person
as cool as it would be it would really just take up alot of room on the screen making it harder to actually watch what's going on
Hey lath, I'm gonna leave a comment and a like for the algorithm.
I do have a request if you are looking at comments.
If you are super super busy. It is fine, you do not need to do this buuuut...
I demand pet content if you are working on long playthroughs.
Bribe us with pictures of your exotic pets! We love the pictures :D
I think what we have seen up till now has been frogs, snakes, turtle(?), Spiders...
Perhaps your ant colony next?
It's absolutely fine if you can't.
I agree with this person we NEED some pet content
From what i remember, he does that on twitter. So if you are willing to go on twitter, you'll have all the pet content you desire.
@@Santisima_Trinidad his discord also has a bot that catalogs his Twitter. So you just need to hop on there for the pet pics.
@@Wormy_fren but pet pics are a bonus for youtube alg.
omg yes please pets
30:00 Cheerfully declares war: "Overlord, FETCH!"
This made me giggle.
you know, that "A Broken Empire" event, I'm starting to think it's pre-determined by the game so that you always have a form to escape free from the overlord in the imperial fiefdom start
Most likely. But it would be more fun if you could play a part in it rather than passively wait. Or keep them intact, if that's how you want to play it.
Yes, it is
what if you play as them then does it fire?
@@itsuwu6435 Not possible unless you mod the game. The overlord is a special AI empire like a fallen empire. The Hegemon origin is probably the closest thing, but you won't be super overpowered.
If you did mod it to play the overlord, it would probably get janky really quickly.
@@natural20_85 idk about pc but on xbox you can start a multiplayer save from a loaded save and choose any empire in the galaxy
Thank you for the Stellaris full playthrough
Scholariums are kinda op D: who knew in a game about technological superiority that allowing people to supercharge their technology while being safely protected by a number of empires would be so good!
Lol.
Even with having to give up 30% of your science it is still very strong.
Also your Overlord starts with quite lot of techs (maybe all T1 and T2s?),
so if you get yourself a research agreement, you'll have almost the same progress as if you didn't have to pay that.
I love how Hyper Relays allow the road-building itch to be well-scratched. Getting them much earlier than Gates means they will get deployed abundantly. You can even lay out speedways to Gate sites so you'll have a proper hub-and-spokes layout, should you desire. Thank you for the playthrough, Lathrix!
Stellaris is a series I wish to see continued in the future.
I adore that they've added and expanded vassal mechanics, it was such a fun part of EU4 that you could start as an OPM amidst larger empires, or as a vassal of one to be safe but controlled, trying to break free and figure out how to overcome the Very Hard AI's inherent numerical advantages through good old human inventiveness.
Also gives some nice CK vibes. It's almost against the spirit of that game to play as an independent Duke or whatever
Lathrix: Look at me, I am the overlord now. Look at me. LOOK AT ME. *I,* am the overlord, now!
With all of the mercenaries and vassal types, I’m exited as to the possibilities of a very feudal galaxy.
Lathrix supreme Overlord of the Galaxy from vassal to Emperor long may he reign."I am Ozymandius King of Kings look upon my works ye mighty and despair."
I know your theme is being the 'good' guy Lathrix, but I've gotta say I was not prepared for "I love this portrait cuz it looks like they are in pain- and at the same time they're adorable :D!" and that really just fuckin sent me for a good minute
I've also had a bug involving the relay's where if a fleet jumps in during a war, they strangely don't attack and act as though they were a starbase and had shoddy accuracy when engaging in the fight.
Weirder part? 3 nearly destroyed ships did all that damage at 14% remaining hull points and shields
Stellaris is *still* a series I wish to see continued in the future.
And Hyper relays really are a great inbetween of hyperlanes and gates
Man, who knew that Stellaris could be wholesome
YAY Lath has blessed us with new content. Was looking forward to how broken this can be.
1st of many full playthroughs for overlord I hope! Can’t wait!
Loving the new hyper relays and quantum catapults, makes travel that much more interesting and attainable
Gotta love the full playthroughs, even if the algorithm doesn't love them! Good luck to you and happy spacefaring
I love how you can not only manage to turn the AI totally to your will Lath, but manage to make war on yourself, It is both Brilliant and Derpy at the same time, its what I love about your content :D
Comment for the algorithm and to just say I love the full playthrough videos and appreciate the time and effort you put in to them.
My first playthrough was Imperial Feifdom. Aquatic authoritarian slavers. I took over a machine empire to turn them into my own vassal scholarium.
very fun
By the time it got to those battles near 1:48:00 in the video, it was getting impossible to tell which side was truly the Scourge, that flood of ships from the allies was crazy!
Always happy to see another full Stellaris playthrough. Definitely something I want to see more of in the future.
As someone who likes this series and would love to see it continued
I'd still find it better for everybody to get some sleep
And mabe straighten their posture and grab some water
Watching these are helping me get better at the game, grand strategy games were never my style but after watching you and playing more and more trying to learn, I have a lot of fun playing! Thank you for all the effort you put into your videos, you’re appreciated ❤️
As always Lathrix delivers a fun and engaging stellaris video. Thank you for the entertainment and for keeping up the full playthroughs.
Please keep the long-form videos coming! Also, I hope you and yours start feeling better soonest!!
They added some Mercenary Enclaves capacity to some underpowered civics ( Barbaric Despoilers and Warrior Culture both give 1 for example ), so you can really push them as a way to powerup your empire somewhat early depending on your style.
Although, Paradox capped the research dividends they give to 5k, because that part was a bit silly.
Hooray for further Stellar full playthroughs! Now this is the kind of content I wish to see on my feed!
Thanks for talking about your usual settings! I'd asked about that in a previous video's comment section and I appreciate your taking the time to go over them :)
I've been waiting for this one. You did pick the same start as MATN, but I can't blame you, since that's really the sensible way to dive into the new mechanics.
love to see new stellaris videos come across my feed! look forward to more videos on Overlord!
For the record, meritocracy fully works here. You show your scientific ability and merit, you get promoted.
So neat to see all the vessels come and support you! Thanks for a great video!
Ahh yes more stellaris to watch. Love watching your stellaris. Thanks Lathrix
Not a good time to watch exams are on me and have no time..
BLOOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD
I was waiting for this video so much! =D
Something funny about Bulwark subjects, if you build the Overlord building that syhpons basic resoucers, the subiside you need to pay them reduces significantly. Its very usefull
A new video of yours always makes my day. Thanks again for this.
I normally don't watch your Stellaris vids, but this was a true beauty - I watched in a single sitting which is rare for me and 2 hour videos
So the Hyper Relays and the Quantum Catapult are, as I currently understand, a variation of the Stargate from the TV series.
I wondered if Lath would find the exploits or play as the developers intended :) Didn't take long to find out.
Nice to have a free bunker bot upgrade from the lord.
Also I can imagine another Lath super defensive run using a bulwark 😁😆. Something in the spirit of the massive defence starbases which kept the crisis out.
Lath: “What’s your obsession with food? I’m going to change these…”
*10 minutes later*
“Oh a crisis. We ran out of food…”
The galaxy engages in jolly cooperation
Been waiting for another playthrough!!!! Thank you good sir!!!
I love all of these vids. Please keep up the good work man.
Enjoying the old content as much as the new
Yep. That united galaxy moment did make me smile.
i do love the overlord expansion. i have played 6 games now, and have been having consistent fun in Stellaris for the first time in an long long time.
Really enjoying these playthroughs and commenting for the algorithm. Keep it up!
Stellaris is a series, I wish to see continued in the future.
Well hopefully the vassal system improvement will remain fun and interesting, seems like a good attempt at least to make them a bit more dynamic and variable.
In order for you to get the end of the scourge event you have to do the galactic vote for focus the scourge. Its the same for all the other end game crisis as well
Lathrix video on my birthday? Well this was the best day I've had this year, now it is cemented as this decade
Thanks for the playthrough! Awesome as always!
Have to say, once the bugs were ironed out, this patch was astoundingly good. AI empires feel like actual contenders instead of just eye candy, and you feel like it's worthwhile to interact with them rather than just conquering everything.
oh dear, hope the sickness alleviated quickly, love this series
comment, interaction! love the playthroughs Lath, and I'm glad you're enjoy making them!
I was thinking this afternoon when is lath gonna post, always amazing with the long playthroughs. They are a pleasure to watch.
Gaslighting a galactic empire into thinking they own you whilst simultaneously using them as your contractually obligated slave army.
Another great playthrough. I really enjoy all of them, and enjoying your continued commitment to create content - especially in the Stellaris universe. And another note - some of the most amazing playthrough for me have been the ones with the Mega Engineering Mod, which I also enjoy myself a lot. Have you considered after you completed a playthrough, to do another followup episode loading up either the final save, or multiple saves during your playthrough and explain a bit deeper or reflect on your empire build etc.? I think that could be interesting to see how you build the planets, which mega structures you have, the crazy output etc. Plus you will have an "easy" way of adding additional content on your channel of an already existing playthrough. You might also learn something from reflecting on your own playthrough 😊
man the war against the scourge it was beautiful the whole galaxy banning together against a common threat steeping aside differences gives me a very big smile watching this
I love these full playthroughs I can only imagine how much work these videos need. So here ist a comment for the algorithm :)
When you landed ads backwards onto your Allies catapult, I was so effin confused, and then when you explained it I just about died laughing my ass off at the absurdity if it. Bravo, you managed ti make that dumb thing useful for awhile
this is such an interesting update for the game, Im so looking forward to seeing what kind of empires and role play you'll do with the new vassal system!
Lath is the only person where I watch stellaris keep it up lath
Loved the video! New DLC looks great.
Dude I love these videos keep it going i enjoy them immensely.
Stellaris is a series I'd like to see continued in the future =)
57:20
Love yelling at the screan so you reatroactibely hear me with the extra districts in the orbital ring
thank you very much for making these! I cant afford the game and obviously the dlcs too but i love the stories the game creates. I wont be able to play the game myself in a while but thanks to your full and well edited playthroughs iat least can be partly involved in the fandom. Again, thank you very much Lathrix!
There'll probably be a free weekend soon. Keep an eye out for Stellaris deals, sometimes the core game and perhaps older DLC is available inexpensively.
I found it can run reasonably on old PCs
@@RobBCactive it's actually available for free right now I realize ! Though I will rather save up so I can enjoy the game without a time cap that's closing in, I know it sounds weird but it just feels uncomfortable to enjoy a game and suddenly not being able to anymore. But thanks for the pointer!
@@vegemarkr4582 Use that site that looks for game deals, it takes time to learn. The base game can be fun, most love the Utopia DLC though.
I bought old DLC to save and a sale bundle initially
@@RobBCactive it's rn on a big discount on steam and it's still a bit out of my price range. Though I will check the site out! Thanks
Omg your still making videos you were my favorite TH-camr when I was young so glad to see your doing good man 😁🙂
I hope Lathrix plays around with the Mercenary Enclaves feature. They have some pretty fun interactions. Also megacorps seem to REALLY like the imperial fief start; having homeworlds to slap down branch offices right out the gate is v nice. Might be funny being a criminal heritage megacorp and infect and destabilize the overlords empire from within!
Love these full playthroughs
So let's see how imperial fiefdom origin is utterly broken :P
Hope to see more from the overlord expansion for stellaris let's play's here
Also, hoping to see a playthrough using (and abusing) the mercenary enclaves :)
Been waiting for a while for this, very fun to watch
Hope you and the Fiance get to feeling better. Love the content if you do another run soon or after you feel better could you do the new hive origin
The hyper relay silk road network you have going on just screams Mass Effect™
Commenting for the Algorithm! Love these Stellaris videos, always make my day to see these pop up in my feed
That bag of skittles spilled fleet at the end, ha! A lot of people are discovering they like trains/railroads with the hyper relay, apparently, fun to see. Curious how you're gonna tackle the subterranian origin. I actually like it for hive minds still, but I can very much get the diggy hole squats mentality that it tempts out of folks. Offspring are still...kinda weird, and just don't smack as thematically neat for me still. Almost feels like a leader focused clone armies without the strong lore vibes.
so that is how the frameworld came inot being: now you just have to weld all those ships together and you are basically done
This portrait is truly giga chad, well done lathland.
Watching your overlord break into 2 separate factions was very much an Isaac Asimov's Foundation type feeling.
Always love the unmodded playthroughs.
Ooooooh I've been waiting for this ! First Overlord ! 1st of many I hope
Always happy about more full playthroughs
I love your stellaris content!
Well, I'm pretty sure I should not have noticed a new lathrix video while at work. woops.
Really love these full playthroughs!
Can’t wait for this to come out on console in 2028!
Actually it will probably come out January or February 2023
Yeah it's part of the year 5 pass
Been waiting for a 3.4 playthrough!!
Finally have time to watch this through, I can't wait!
Long video for the long video god! I also love the 10 million ships all coming together to bomb one world. :)
An interesting thing you can do is put your vassals on restricted voting and them joining none of your wars, but then have them in a federation. They need to vote with you so you can always pass a war, but they don't get the big loyalty malus for joining all wars.