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Very kind words, thank you! I have moments where i feel like returning, but it quickly becomes a chore. And i'm like a baby when it becomes a thing i HAVE to do or I think I have to do. One day maybe :) I also wish you a wonderful day

@@zlorfik2428 Seconding @dimitrylicious, but I totally understand your point: better do nothing than do content as a chore... And TY for writing an updated vodyani guide, found your channel through that!

As the Vodyani, you don't need space. You need fodder for your Arks and pops. Sure you can just eco-boom, but it's so so sooo much slower with the Vodyani than with anybody else.

I have this design for my castle wall but more like a decorating purpose

Kind words, thanks. I may eventually get back to it. New saves though, steam cloud saves and ES2 dont get along 😅

I think i didn't play the UC very well in this series. I didn't turn my population into Umbral Shadows early/at all, which could have been a real boost. The over-expansion also really hurt me in the long run. As for the pirates, allying will not have an influence on the hacks being stopped. Any ally will still backtrace a hack since they dont know it's owner and cancel it if successfully traced. I am a big fan of SB's playthroughs of the endless games. If you dont find enough information/inspiration on my series, definitely check out theirs :)

How is Xeno a trap early on? I mean, isn't the industry important, even if you don't have a starting fertile planet? Isn't this *kind of* balanced by the fact you are ecologist, and can settle every planet on your home system early, such that you can get more +planet bonuses from xeno despite less fertile planets vs another race? I ask because i know I'm doing something wrong with my early Horatio, it feels slow, but maybe that's just from the fact that horatio have rough early game and subpar ships to pivot from.

Haha oh my sorry about that. I had to rewatch this video to see whether i had torches or sth in there that could cause smoke buildup xD Smoke is really weird. Sometimes your chimney works, other times you die of smoke xD But i take it as a compliment that you were so captured about the vid that you didnt pay attention to your char ;)

@@zlorfik2428 True! btw your watchtower design are awesome, but i keep my design... only one ideas i took from you is the fence with small gap so we can shoot arow when enemy are at the buttom. Thanks!!

Then it must have been bugged because it is supposed to give 2 influence per pop for Republics and 1 influence per pop for all other forms of government.

It is, isn't it ;)

I hope you find it interesting :)

Glad to be of help. I must say though, i didnt do a very good job at taking full advantage of the Ubral Choir. I expanded too much and didn't get my population upgraded as i should have.

It did, didnt it. Though i think it is still viable enough with proper use of track signals as well as a large enough track system.

Thanks! I hope to eventually conclude it.

Glad it helped :)

Man, now i want Pizza too xD

I am always open to critique, especially because I very rarely play Vaulters. Having a weapon on the scouts is technically a no-brainer and i think i only didn't because i thought it to be great to scout with lots of probes & speed. I can see that being a mistake. Scouting ahead with the argosy does seem like the right move. Dust is no problem for that approach? The argosy still costs upkeep afaik. Going for a unique planet system would definitely have been a smart move, especially with the access to Titanium. The lack of Titanium was a severe drawback in the early game.

Hey i never said i am smart xD

@@zlorfik2428 It's not that bad. It's hilarious how you went around and did the most convoluted calculations to fix it while having a solution so close.

Thanks :) yeah ES2 is a great game in very many aspects. I am okay with the Umbral choir. I like their aesthetics and their story. I am not a huge fan of the hacking system and since they rely a lot on it, that probably answers your question :) Many factions can become OP in the later stages of the game if one capitalizes on their strengths. Umbral Choir is definitely one of them. I mean, check out what you can do with the Hissho: steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1786219170354871108/D85F5D6F6CB1D248057E968040CF18E2AEDD873A/ The Umbral choir can get OP pops from sleepers, the Hissho can boost their home planet FIDS / pop to the stratosphere, the Vodyani can churn out one Ark per turn, the United Empire can have a whole fleet bought out with influence in a turn... It really depends how much you set up for it.

@@zlorfik2428 Thanks a lot for the insights ! 👍 I'm gonna continue watch your let's play in the days to come for sure ! 😁

@@PierreLeroy76620 I hope you'll find them entertaining :)

Yes it is generally always a good idea to do so. You just always have to keep the cost of the techs in mind. Sure, Ash colonization early could have helped us. But the benefit from it was relatively small (only one planet). Same applies to the other system we got where it would also only have been one planet each for a cheap colonization tech. And food would also have become an issue real soon so I went with that tech first.

For a couple of reasons. First and foremost, i was not having fun with it. I have played too much and got a bit fed up with it. Then also the biggest part of my audience didnt seem terribly interested in Satisfactory. Finally, the update 4 meant rebuilding many parts of my factory, which would mean more menial work. I am "burnt out" with Satisfactory for the moment. I have tried getting back ibto it, but didn't manage to keep myself interested and if i am not interested i can hardly produce a video that is enjoyable to watch. I do intend to do a playthrough when 1.0 comes out, because then it will also include a story and i might go less overboard in scale for the sake of my own sanity :) I appreciate your support for Satisfactory content and value your feedback. I hope you can understand.

Yeah the reactions are weird sometimes :)

Im glad you found it :) thanks for the kind words.

Well, i'll be honest all answers to this you'll get from me are biased because i love the game. Endless Space 2 is your classic turn based strategy 4X. If you like the core elements of a game like the Civilization series, you'll most likely also enjoy Endless Space 2. Where ES2 shines is with lore & distinction between factions. No faction will play the same way unlike in any turn based 4X i've ever seen. This allows you to replay the game over and over without ever getting bored. The art & music is outstanding. There are a few bugs unfortunately but most of them shouldn't have too much influence on your experience. In terms of DLC there are some good ones with Vaulters & Supremacy, an alright one with Penumbra, a bad one with Awakening and lots of small flavour packs. Ultimately whether you like it or not is entirely up to you. If you like what you see in my videos, chances are you will also like playing the game. I hope this helped a little :)

@@zlorfik2428 is the combat dificult?

No, at least not if you are smart about it. In ES2, you dont get direct control over your ships actions, instead you choose a battle tactic before the fight, as does the enemy. These battle tactics include ship ranges and varying buffs & debuffs. Your own ships you can also outfit with your choice of weaponry & defenses, so ultimately, whether or not combat is difficult depends on a lot of factors waay before the actual fight. In general, the AI tries to counter your designs after a few lost fights or whenever they have enough intel about your ships, but they lack in great ship design and can easily be cheesed. I highly suggest you watch some videos about the game to find out more on how things work. That way you get a good impression on the different aspects of the game.

I am always glad to see more people getting into 4X strategy games. You picked up a good one with Endless Space 2. The Vaulters is favourite of a big part in the player base, so you're not alone with that :) Let me know what you think of the Vodyani when you get to them :P If you ever look for recommendations for space based 4X, you can consider looking at Civilization Beyond Earth (taking the dry Civilization series to an imaginative new place), Stellaris (a real time strategy 4X with a steep learning curve) and while not strictly space themed, Endless Legend shares the same lore as Endless Space 2 (and also features the Vaulters) :) Finally, I think I am not a very good Vaulters player, so I don't know how much lerning potential there is for the Vaulters playthrough specifically. Thanks for watching :)

@@zlorfik2428 i saw endless legend on steam too, when i was checking what the devs made,i will try to get it after i get better at endless space, still dont play the Vodyani but i like their esthetics

Every faction has expansion disapproval by going over the system cap. First off, the minimum cap is governed by map size - larger maps grant you a higher cap. Then, the Hissho have a lower amount of colonizable systems before incurring penalties. Finally, some traits modify expansion disapproval. Off the top of my head (might be wrong): United Empire has less penalties from being over the cap, Umbral choir have double the penalties for being over the cap, Hissho have an additional, harsh penalty to being over the cap. There might be more than those, but those are the ones i remember. Generally, you want to make sure you have ways of managing approval via buildings, but also by leveling up systems to level 4 and building the autonomous administration. This improvement raises your cap by 1. So there is not really a cap for any faction, bare Umbral choir maybe. So if you want the faction that has the highest chance of expanding the furthest, look for the faction boosting luxury goods - the Horatio.

I'm sorry, i dont understand what you meant

Thank you for your kind words :) i am glad you find them relaxing.

Thank you for the kind words :) Yeah the Horatio are cool

Thank you for your kind words :)

I know right? xD

Sorry to disappoint you. I never claimed to have mastered the game. You are always welcome to leave constructive criticism.

Zlorfik lol has nothing to do about mastering the game. It’s lateral thinking that ought to have stopped you immediately to not allow lands to anyone.

I usually favour the small yet still useful gains from a hero assigned to the system

Depends on the hero, in this case this hero is much better as governor from turn one.

@@Finwaell If it was any faction but the Empire, I wouldn't disagree, but getting your starting counsellor to level 6 is invaluable for the Empire, as the difference after level 6 is over 70 influence per turn.

exactly, it's very useful in being able to see which nodes have systems that you can immediately send a colony ship to, or whether its a node w/o a system, like a nebula, e.g., w/o having to use a probe. If it's a node w/o a system, it will be blank and will not show a star. Without this ability, you waste turns having to send a scout ship (or probe) to lift the fog of war, or risk sending a colony ship to a node w/o a system. I'm playing Sophans myself right now for the first time.