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Me seeing montu actually considering picking xeno compatibility be like: “NOOO, YOU ARE THE CHOSEN ONE, YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BRING BALANCE TO THE FORCE, NOT…oh wait he went colossus project, false alarm guys”
“You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Right back to me. I thought by eliminating half of all meta builds the other half would thrive. I see now that’s impossible.” - Trade builds.
I really wish Shattered Ring gave you a way to repair the Irreparable Damage. Its such an unnecessary eyesore. Hell, I'd be fine even if it costed a lot more than repairing a normal damaged ringworld segment. Personally I just prefer planet cracking my homeworld and building a Ringworld there from scratch.
Finally, thank you. I've been trying to find good builds for my Trader Mercantile Guilds Empire. I've always enjoyed playing Megacorps and basically being a bank for my allies.
@@MontuPlays Yeah, I don't do a lot of PVP in this game, I'm usually doing runs with friends against strong AI and high crisis strength, so I always try to do a build that helps my allies with making tons of resources for fleets and buffing the federation fleet. Many of my friends say I'm the Sugar Daddy of the Galaxy when I play this empire. I went with Free Traders and Brand Loyalty for my Civics. I used to do Voidborne but a friend said they nerfed habitats in the game. I'll have to try Shattered Ring next time I play with them.
Repairing a trade ring is interesting. If you run nothing but trade districts/segments you'll have 50 traders, 25 artisans on the shattered ring segment and 40 traders, 60 clerks on the repaired ring segment. Very different loadouts and kind of strange that there's actually less traders on the repaired segment.
I hve tested the Shattered Ring origin with trade builds a few times and found that not repairing the ring is superiour if you wish to keep it as a trade planet. Only upgrade to ring proper if you wnt the other districts more
noooo, not remind me of how they butchered void dwellers, I am crying uncontrollably. WHY DID THEY MAKE HABS SMALL AND OVERLY EXPENSIVE PLANETS!?!??! Where are my trade districts? where is my merchant spam? WHY WHY WHY
I'm so glad to see you playing on 1x tech cost Montu. The game goes a little slower, but it feels better for roleplay or something. Also with a little vassal contact wrangling, you can get unfathomable amounts of science
Lol starts with Tronald Dump being a principled politician clearing the swamp, to insulting an "eastern nation" about china, right into praising an authoritarian leader. Living in Canada, watching all that to the south has been a comedy horror show. You've managed to borrow the feel pretty spot on though :p
I think most of my Love for this Game comes from watching you and E3PO do some Shenanigans like this :p I will await the Day when they put Ou Guys in one of the Trailers for the Game :p
I mean, my aquatic, ocean paradise megacorp was making BANK for the entire game. Literally never went into the red for energy credits, and was able to throw money at all my resource problems, just like uh... certain potential real life organizations that definitely do not actually exist, no sir!
Charisma would fit better. Would've went with plain xenophile over fanatic too. Tronald put up some high immigration numbers but not quite as high as Boe Jiden.
I was was watching... various places and I saw... Montu Plays! The great Montu Plays! And he talked about the famous Machine Age expansion! He said it'll be out when it's out. It'll be out when it's out... and we like that. Great work ethic.
with virtual ascension my trade planet was generating 16 k+ commercial value on its own. Make trade great again, with robots. :) (size 24, +2 from ascension perk + 4 from orbital ring with orbital market and orbital stock exchange / all made of urban district eucumenopolis, and only the best possible commercial buildings of the extension)
shattered ring and relic start are always good relic worlds in general are always good shattered ring as a base world leaving it unupgraded in some builds is actually a great boon for basic resources ive always been a shattered ring and relic world origin stan and now my loyalty my faith has been rewarded
I'm imagining ruined ring will be good for the digital ascension. One of my favorite silly RP empires was "Kroll Peaceful Eaters" They were a Teravore hivemind who just couldn't understand why everyone hated them for eating all the planets.
Loved the humor on this one. Do an RP as Boe Jiden. Have him constantly praise himself despite his entire empire failing. Call it a democracy but make it authoritarian. Also supply and provide the prospect crisis aspirants with resources and tech. Open borders and focus on creating instability in your pops. 😅
Statecraft tradition for regular organics nowadays is stronger than has ever been. Nice choice. Montu, can you explain how "commercial pact efficieny" bonuses work? During playthrough i always try to form commercial pacts with states, which have equal or stronger economy comparing with mine, but i don't see any differences in numbers when completing agenda and etc etc. Am i just doing smth wrong?
A commercial pact gives you 10% of the other party's trade value, pact efficiency increases that, so +20% should give you a total of 12% value. It's a very minor bonus
I think that we should overthrow this CEO and become a worker's co-op. Trade Value covering all our basic resource needs thanks to the power of teamwork.
@aeronothis5420 The first time my Drill Sergeant said that to me, I literally hit myself in the face. Drill Sergeant called me "Special K" for a while after that.
How do you get so much resources? Is this all from vassals? On 20:33 there is clearly shown the amount produced by planets and research points for example not even close to 3k
"...and I leave it as an exercise for the federation..." Classic! I forgot you have a background in physics and likely despised that sort of comment in textbooks as much as I did.
@@MontuPlays That's just cheating if they do it on a proof. I mean, they could have at least hand waved their way through the stupid parts where you inevitably have to subtract some quantity from itself written differently.
I feel like learning the game made me want to know what best builds are. Now that I know how to win, I can try all the other stuff and try to make it work.
After watching this awesome video featuring the best leader for the best galaxy ever, one question still remains, Montu: Are you tired of winning yet? 😉😇
You could've taken permanent employment for a lot more fun jokes. Also didn't they fix the... Feature of megacorps creating other megacorps when making subjects? I thought they made regular empires with the merchant guilds civic.
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Do Joe Biden next 😂
Who? Never heard of him.
I hear Boe Jiden is pretty old though
You know, when you think about it...a ringworld/habitat IS technically building a wall to keep space out, and making space pay for it.
Lmfao
This is great
hahahaha, omg I needed that laugh.
@@shinkicker404 It is my pleasure and duty to serve the Almighty Melon Lord of the Fire Nation.
@@ultramarine2418it's great, again
The Prethoryian Queen came up to me. Big bug, strong bug, tears streaming down its mandibles and floating off into space in little teeny tiny bubbles
You sir/madam are the real hero
I read that and instantly could see it in my head. Hahaha
I could hear that in my head. I can actually SEE him making that speech.
Me seeing montu actually considering picking xeno compatibility be like: “NOOO, YOU ARE THE CHOSEN ONE, YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BRING BALANCE TO THE FORCE, NOT…oh wait he went colossus project, false alarm guys”
I was tempted ... Very tempted. My immigration pop growth was Yuge
@@MontuPlays but you have the hardware to endure the lag from it?
@@Shadow.24772
Hardware isn't the issue, the game engine is the limiting factor.
Lol, I love how planet crackers are universally viewed as less evil by the Stellaris community than breeding with aliens.
“You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Right back to me. I thought by eliminating half of all meta builds the other half would thrive. I see now that’s impossible.” - Trade builds.
I really wish Shattered Ring gave you a way to repair the Irreparable Damage. Its such an unnecessary eyesore. Hell, I'd be fine even if it costed a lot more than repairing a normal damaged ringworld segment.
Personally I just prefer planet cracking my homeworld and building a Ringworld there from scratch.
Huh maybe it's a mod of mine but after I fix up the ring I get a decision to remove the interloper and fix that segment
@@xlair378 It is a mod but that does sound nice.
@@xlair378what mod is that?
@@robguy8501 proably stellaris evolved one of my personal favorites.....it kinda comlacates the game further
@@Nihoolious "Fix Shattered Ring Decision" I think
Tronald Dump: "I don't want to live on this planet anymore."
They're smelling, they're old, they bring crime and some of them, I assume, are good mudballs
@@MontuPlays Must be nice not having the Cartels in your backyard.
@@COCCOMOJOE it is a joke
@@COCCOMOJOEthis is where you should've put criminal syndicates instead of cartels. That way, you would have made a nice joke.
@@COCCOMOJOE Worse, I have islamists in mine, and that doesn't keep me from having a sense of humor, or make me a snowflake lmao
Finally, thank you. I've been trying to find good builds for my Trader Mercantile Guilds Empire. I've always enjoyed playing Megacorps and basically being a bank for my allies.
Glad you enjoyed! Though this build is mainly for fun, not fully optimised wrt civics for example
@@MontuPlays Yeah, I don't do a lot of PVP in this game, I'm usually doing runs with friends against strong AI and high crisis strength, so I always try to do a build that helps my allies with making tons of resources for fleets and buffing the federation fleet. Many of my friends say I'm the Sugar Daddy of the Galaxy when I play this empire. I went with Free Traders and Brand Loyalty for my Civics. I used to do Voidborne but a friend said they nerfed habitats in the game. I'll have to try Shattered Ring next time I play with them.
I have totally mentioned this build to you in the past! But Montu did a version of it well.
@@VitaminMaxer187 ^ True
*watching this video while taking a dump*
*breathing heavily* Tell me you're in Dump Tower
@@MontuPlays He's building Dump Tower.
24 seconds and no views? Montu has fallen a lot
Ruh roh, I've been rumbled!
Ikr? ever since he got on the Dump Train I just can't like his content in less than 24 seconds anymore.
This video's view count is greater than any video in history. People didn't even think it was possible. Mr. TH-cam said, "SIR, this is amazing."
Billions must be purged
I must have Dump Bucks!!!! Take my Dark Matter!! It’s gonna be YUUGGEEE!!!
Repairing a trade ring is interesting. If you run nothing but trade districts/segments you'll have 50 traders, 25 artisans on the shattered ring segment and 40 traders, 60 clerks on the repaired ring segment. Very different loadouts and kind of strange that there's actually less traders on the repaired segment.
I hve tested the Shattered Ring origin with trade builds a few times and found that not repairing the ring is superiour if you wish to keep it as a trade planet. Only upgrade to ring proper if you wnt the other districts more
The leader sounds awfully close to Donald Duck
Crap... We've been rumbled!
isn't that the Truth (social)
Missed a trick there could've said employees learn the Art of the Deal at dump tower :P
Sad, many such cases
"I will sue sue you! I will sue you so bad, nobody sues like me, I am the best at suing for defamation!"
-An Orange somewhere, after seeing this Video
Check the description 😉
@@MontuPlays With a name like Tronald Dump youre fooling no one.
@@MontuPlays You do not seem to grasp how good he is at suing, nobody is better then him. And he is not saying this all others are :3
@@MontuPlays You'll get sued for defaming the quality of his imagination! lol
When you put a ring on it but it's worth the hassle...
Suggestion for future videos: 1) all councilor position ranked, 2) all leaders traits ranked, 3) basic modding guide + modding rules
😿
Working in it currently, should be out before the DLC and good idea but I haven't looked into that yet!
Trade rings are the best trading planetary option in the history of trading planetary options
There needs to be a rival Megacorp ruled by Boe Jiden. It's the law.
33:36 “cheating death once more” ohhhh boy 🤣
Called it in the origin video!
Trade ring is best ring.
Only 2 minutes in and this video is hilarious
"tiny hands" 💀💀
YUGE!!!!
The gameplay, amazing as expected. But the commentary!! Very well done sir! Trade has indeed been made great again.
Love the idea, I was brainstorming all day for a single, mini tall build all day, might try this.
If you went to the loo at Tronald's company, is it called "Taking a Dump"?
Giving a Dump?
Donating a Dump?
More likely, 'time theft' now get back to work!
Make Trade Great Again?!?!?! Ohmahgaw that's so xenophobic! I love your channel! Thanks for the awesome vid!
"Emperor? Do you have any idea how much power I'd have to give up to become Emperor?!"
- Tronald Dump (probably)
I see Tronald Dump and just think "why, it's Reanu Keeves, ladies and gentlemen!"
Take this new sub and like it.
noooo, not remind me of how they butchered void dwellers, I am crying uncontrollably. WHY DID THEY MAKE HABS SMALL AND OVERLY EXPENSIVE PLANETS!?!??! Where are my trade districts? where is my merchant spam? WHY WHY WHY
VD habitats are pretty big tbh since they get 3 jobs per district and you can make the habitats bigger over time. Dunno what you're complaining about.
I'm so glad to see you playing on 1x tech cost Montu. The game goes a little slower, but it feels better for roleplay or something. Also with a little vassal contact wrangling, you can get unfathomable amounts of science
Lol starts with Tronald Dump being a principled politician clearing the swamp, to insulting an "eastern nation" about china, right into praising an authoritarian leader. Living in Canada, watching all that to the south has been a comedy horror show. You've managed to borrow the feel pretty spot on though :p
4:06 "make that like button great again !"
There fixed it for you :)
"Dump forever" XD sooooo fitting! Love you, mate! 😅
Brilliant video as always Montu :D keep up the good work
I think most of my Love for this Game comes from watching you and E3PO do some Shenanigans like this :p
I will await the Day when they put Ou Guys in one of the Trailers for the Game :p
Can we get more of these rp empires? I love stellaris timelines but these types of videos are a genuine delight. Please make more of these.
MDGA - Make Dump Great Again.
We need hats with that on with laughing Emojis.
I mean, my aquatic, ocean paradise megacorp was making BANK for the entire game. Literally never went into the red for energy credits, and was able to throw money at all my resource problems, just like uh... certain potential real life organizations that definitely do not actually exist, no sir!
Charisma would fit better. Would've went with plain xenophile over fanatic too. Tronald put up some high immigration numbers but not quite as high as Boe Jiden.
I was was watching... various places and I saw... Montu Plays! The great Montu Plays! And he talked about the famous Machine Age expansion! He said it'll be out when it's out. It'll be out when it's out... and we like that. Great work ethic.
I just started a megacorp shattered ring playthrough yesterday and now I see this vide, perfect timing for me xD
with virtual ascension my trade planet was generating 16 k+ commercial value on its own. Make trade great again, with robots. :) (size 24, +2 from ascension perk + 4 from orbital ring with orbital market and orbital stock exchange / all made of urban district eucumenopolis, and only the best possible commercial buildings of the extension)
This is some very good satire. And thanks for it. Its awesome
As I mentioned to e3p0, you don't need to play games with staircases for the sectors. Just use the edit sectors function.
I just started playing Stellaris and I barley understand anything you did, but I am here for it.
could you make a video using the politics of Hamala Karris? that would be awesome
shattered ring and relic start are always good
relic worlds in general are always good
shattered ring as a base world leaving it unupgraded in some builds is actually a great boon for basic resources
ive always been a shattered ring and relic world origin stan and now my loyalty my faith has been rewarded
I'm imagining ruined ring will be good for the digital ascension.
One of my favorite silly RP empires was "Kroll Peaceful Eaters" They were a Teravore hivemind who just couldn't understand why everyone hated them for eating all the planets.
This was hilarious, thank you!
Loved the humor on this one. Do an RP as Boe Jiden. Have him constantly praise himself despite his entire empire failing. Call it a democracy but make it authoritarian. Also supply and provide the prospect crisis aspirants with resources and tech.
Open borders and focus on creating instability in your pops. 😅
Nah he only does right wing people he won't do his own side.
I will push the like button from that opening joke alone.
"The Trade Federation is neutral!"
Statecraft tradition for regular organics nowadays is stronger than has ever been. Nice choice.
Montu, can you explain how "commercial pact efficieny" bonuses work? During playthrough i always try to form commercial pacts with states, which have equal or stronger economy comparing with mine, but i don't see any differences in numbers when completing agenda and etc etc. Am i just doing smth wrong?
A commercial pact gives you 10% of the other party's trade value, pact efficiency increases that, so +20% should give you a total of 12% value. It's a very minor bonus
This was honestly a really funny and great vid. If it wasn't to much of a hustle I'd love to see more of these.
Keep it up and #moretrafficformontu
Timestamp at 18:08 is a bit off :)
TH-cam asked me if i was happy with this suggestion then I saw Tronald Dump I had my answer
Tronald Dump and Melon Tusk are my two favorite leaders.
Should have said the Dump Bots were gold plated.
Tronald Dump 2224!
💰 Make Trade Great Again! 💰
I think that we should overthrow this CEO and become a worker's co-op. Trade Value covering all our basic resource needs thanks to the power of teamwork.
I'm gonna be honest, I saw "trade" on this video in my feed and assumed it was an Ep3o video until Montu started talking
Thumbs up barely two minutes in. I love your sense of "role play."
Megacorp scion, if its still there has a unique interaction that commercial pacts cant be broken
I am the Oracle of Radical Truth. That's why I did so many push-ups in the Army ... because I couldn't keep my big mouth shut.
So you're very familiar with the phrase "beat your face" then. A man of culture.
@aeronothis5420 The first time my Drill Sergeant said that to me, I literally hit myself in the face. Drill Sergeant called me "Special K" for a while after that.
i really like the worker co-op ringworld build just make trade unity and science
I was just playing a trade ring empire. I just cant get enough of it.
What about Tronald Dump Jr and Irec Dump? You put Irena Dump on the council but not them? Does nepotism means nothing to you?!
Just you wait, Tronald Jr. gets his greasy fingers on the wheels of power 😉
Please never nerf trade, Paradox.
Tronald dump being fanatic xenophile is an interesting thought lol
President Oarack Bumma the ruthless despot. King of Democracy.
How do you get so much resources? Is this all from vassals? On 20:33 there is clearly shown the amount produced by planets and research points for example not even close to 3k
That Scottish golf course, must be a dream to live there. But our president would never let his duty slip für a pice of that right?
Finally trade is back, let the money flow!!
Xeno Compatibility turned on again... Rapid Breeders gotta breed I guess.
Take a shot every time he says “Dump”
I'm disappointed that there was never a Lar a Mago Resort World that had the Capitol relocated to it every so often.
"...and I leave it as an exercise for the federation..." Classic! I forgot you have a background in physics and likely despised that sort of comment in textbooks as much as I did.
Once had a professor do that for a proof. We tried to work out the derivation. It took 2 pages. DAMN YOU BIGGINS!
Important note, he also said it was a 'trivial derivation'
@@MontuPlays That's just cheating if they do it on a proof. I mean, they could have at least hand waved their way through the stupid parts where you inevitably have to subtract some quantity from itself written differently.
I feel like learning the game made me want to know what best builds are. Now that I know how to win, I can try all the other stuff and try to make it work.
Tronald Dump has too much hair.
After watching this awesome video featuring the best leader for the best galaxy ever, one question still remains, Montu: Are you tired of winning yet? 😉😇
You could've taken permanent employment for a lot more fun jokes. Also didn't they fix the... Feature of megacorps creating other megacorps when making subjects? I thought they made regular empires with the merchant guilds civic.
That''s nice! And now challenge to have max immigration pull and give utopian level of living to everyone from start.
God emperor has my vote, make the galaxy great again.
"Repugnant because of their tiny hands" 🤣🤣🤣
This is what I keep trying to do ! Set up a mega trade ring
Tronald dump - the best leader Ive seen!
I've recently discovered your channel, already subs, but THIS video, made me comment haha that's great content man. Have a nice day
Can't wait for the Stormy expansion
Man, virtual pop with ring world full trade build really making Dysion sphere look like a joke.
THE ENXOS WOULD NEVER ATTACK OUR EMPIRE IF I WAS CEO!
Can’t wait for new DLC. I’d love to see robot trade
You should keep Cosmogenes and make them pay for a gravity
I'm an American and this made me uncomfortable.
Question: how do I unlock more building slots on corporate offices? You only get one at first...
ahhahham this was hilarious. Thanks Montu
It has begun
The real wall were the stars the blew away
I love these series :D ❤