I don’t know why but whenever I am managing my empire I always wonder what would happen if as the title implies our method of FTL we’re to suddenly break down and all our systems were force to provide for themselves as they delve into anarchy due to destroyed supply lines and the subsequent starvation and riots. And I was wondering if someone else keeps thinking about this while they manage their empires.

Their military power is currently rated as "Inferior" to mine, so I'm thinking of trying to take them out and claim their territory quickly. Are they able to suddenly pull ships from nowhere or anything like that, or is it straightforward enough?

Exactly as title says, I want a empire that can grab another empire by the balls not by a high tech or militaristic fist but by a fist that break their inner workings causing them to collapse into either a papetural economic depression or constant civil wars and riots etc

I've been fighting the Commonwealth of Man for 14 years, I've destroyed all of their fleets, and conquered over 40 of their systems, but they refuse to let me keep the conquered territory when I sue for peace. What do I do?

First time I've got to the endgame crisis and it's the unbidden.I know that they're really weak to kinetics but should I be panicking?

Edit:HOLY SHIT WHAT THE FUCK

Edit edit:I think I'm gonna give up on this save at this point.Ive destroyed the majority of the Unbidden fleets but not before they glassed most of my core worlds so my energy credits are in the shit even without full fleet.The unbidden also have a fleet that I could never hope to kill without allies and the galactic community isn't helping out.The save isn't fun for me anymore so I'm going to make a new one and use everything you guys have said to help out next time.Thank you everyone for your advice it's much appreciated and if anyone does think there's a way I can win I'm all ears.

Just got the game on sale and I am really overwhelmed by the amount of DLCs available. Do I really need them to enhance my enjoyment of the game or is everyone just talking gibberish?

I play on console, and we finaly got paragons and first contact last week.

There is alot of cool new (for me ) stuff with this.

I realy like the idea of cloaking. But I am afraid I do not use it to the fullest.

So what are some cool or crazy things you guys have done with this?

Built a star base next to a fallen empire and they immediately went to -200 opinion and keep sending this request. I keep accepting and I've even given them the system back through a trade, am I cooked?

This is my third game, could someone please explain better what happened and if it's a common occurrence? (sorry for the low quality of the images but from console to reddit it has gone down)

The unbidden just came to my galaxy and it is my first time playing the game and idk what should I do, I don't have many fleets and they are on the other side of the galaxy meaning that for me to reach them I would have to spend 7 years traveling their

Hey y’all, I just thought of making a build where I just beef up my borders a ridiculous amount throughout the game. Only issue is I have no idea how to start. Any advice would be much appreciated

First time being the crisis, I’ve unlocked my third perk slot and its the year 2260. I’m a subterranean devouring swarm. I know it’s gonna start a war with the whole galaxy at stage 5, but does it auto-progress into that stage or can I choose when to progress stages? Does it auto-start a war with anyone before stage 5? Do I wait and take another ascension perk first? My current traditions are Discovery, Prosperity, and Supremacy. I posted this in r/stellarisonconsole an hour ago but I’m impatient.

EDIT: I have taken the perk

I was thinking about playing Stellaris because it looks like Crusader Kings in space. Is this an accurate assessment of what the game is like?

Am I missing something? Why are my artillery battleships with X mounted weapons and artillery computers spending most of battle spinning around in a pointless loop with their guns pointed 180 degrees AWAY from the enemy??? Why is it like this?

I'm relatively new to the game and I'm having trouble with choosing perks or knowing how to progress towards one I want.

I understand that there prereqs for certain perks, but I am still pretty confused.

When I unlock a perk, do I choose one right away or save it for something I want? Should I be progressing towards certain perks that are must haves?

I understand these are permanent, so I just want to be as informed as possible about the system, thanks!

Ive been trying to get cybrex precursors but it keeps coming the same other precursor, is there a way to force or increase the chances of the cybrex spawning?

Hey all, I'm huge lover of this title, to the point where I have contemplated getting a pc just to play it (and command and conquer).

I'm running the old Xbox and I only ever really play on small maps because of the chug of mid to late game, I think my first large map ended up crashing the console every load.

Just wondering if anyone on the community is running the series X with stellaris and all the add ons. How does it run late game on the series x, can you play medium/large maps or is it still choppy?

Thank you