Stellaris Reveals Details of Major 6th Anniversary Update

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Stellaris is approaching its sixth anniversary and is gearing up to launch a new expansion along with a major update to celebrate. The free update, entitled «Cepheus,» will bring Stellaris up to version 3.4. In addition, it will revamp several systems, add new features, and improve the game in many other areas.

Stellaris, the sci-fi 4X strategy game (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate) by Paradox Interactive, the team also behindstrategy giants like Crusader Kings, Europa Universalis, andHearts of Iron, has been a staple of the genre since its inception. Featuring numerous interlocking systems from diplomacy and espionage to colony management, government policy, and military strategy, the game is a favorite among strategy gamers thanks to its sandbox approach on a galactic scale. Players can imitate their favorite sci-fi empires' policies by becoming a ruthless galactic empire, a peaceful federation of allied systems, a starfaring megacorporation, and endless other possibilities.

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As Stellaris' sixth-anniversary approaches, so too does its next major free update and a new paid expansion, Overlord. The 3.4 update, available to all players, reworks numerous systems and adds some new ones. A new Situations system is being implemented, which faces players with progressive story events, Situations, and allows players to choose their favored Approach, with each Approach potentially affecting the Situation's outcome. Running an economic deficit can now lead to a Default, which imposes harsh penalties on empires failing to meet their obligations. Numerous features have been implemented to help reduce micromanagement as well, allowing players to decide which aspects of their