There's ONE thing I didn't talk about in this tutorial that I wish I had - and that is *taking planets*. So while I said this is the final part of the tutorial series there miiiiiiight be one more video, or I'll lump it in with the FAQ at the end of the series. Also, did you see that I've been partnering with Paradox to bring a series of Top 10 videos for the official Stellaris RUclips channel? Check it out here! ruclips.net/video/ib3B_-9Cs-Q/видео.html
9:40 "G" is a naval classification code that stands for "guided missile." It designates that a ship has an armament of guided missiles. I'm assuming that's why they've used it for this game.
A question: Do i need to unlock Ship Designer through researching or some other way? Fairly new to the game and for some reason the option to design ships is locked for me in starbases.
Loved this series. As I said before, you are a natural teacher. If I have one criticism, it's that the series is too short. Any chance of any more? Any chance of a full playthrough with your excellent commentary? I'd love to watch that
I don’t care about the length, this video alone was integral for me taking over the galaxy for the first time. The war system seemed very intimidating and complex, but Max described it all very clearly and actually made me excited to try it out. This is the best in-depth mechanics series for this game and I 100% recommend and thank you, Max!
I purchased all the DLCs and felt overwhelmed from being new to this game style. I put it off for almost a year before deciding to get back into this game. This helped so much with getting back into this game and not giving up. Can't thank you enough!
Regarding Excess Power when designing a ship: The more excess power you have, the more evasion you get. So a "balanced" ship with no excess power is okay, but it's really not the end of the world if you have a bunch of excess power. It doesn't add much evasion but it definitely helps.
I've owned this game for quite a few years playing just under 100 hours. The detail of this series helped a ton figuring out the early game (my biggest struggle). Two big thumbs up Max, thank you for the work you put into this. As others have mentioned maybe a couple more video's on some of the end game stuff, and possibly some explanations into hive mind/robotics mechanics. Also looking forward to a dlc tier list!
Thank you so much for this series. It's really useful to have someone who knows the shape of the game to show me what game events I should (a) jump on right now, (b) schedule for dealing with later and (c) do if I feel like it. It was really useful seeing you fight a war "non optimally" (by "forgetting" to claim a system). It's always more useful to see how to recover from mistakes than to watch a game where the player knows from Day1 how to make the various parts of the Imperial machine mesh together.
I just have to say out of all the guides this guy just called a beginner's guide, yeah I've been playing for some time and it still helped tremendously thank you!
Oh, this is so amazing! It's very in depth but it's not at all overwhelming. It's fun, has good pacing, tells me lot's of stuff I need to know in such a light and entertaining way. Man, seriously, congratulations, I think this is the best tutorial of a game I've ever watched. It's not a chore, I haven't skipped a second of it. As suggestions, I'd love to see a video of this length about how to specialiaze planets. You mentioned in previous videos that this can be done but I haven't managed to make it right yet
Exhaustion: Why are we still here? Just to suffer? Every night, I can feel my leg… and my arm… even my fingers. The body I've lost… the comrades I've lost…
Holy cow, this game is complicated! My first attempt (before watching your tutorials) ended in failure, but my second attempt (after watching about halfway through these videos) is going MUCH better. Thank you for your patient explanation of... EVERYTHING. Also, your intro/outro music is a jam!
I can't be the only person who noticed the interesting shape that territory made when he settled the war and took the space from the opponent. Really gave 'em a hard time LOL New to the game and to your channel as I wanted some extra guidance the game doesn't provide very well. CK3 explains itself a lot better. Love your vibe, energy, and clear manner for explaining some fairly complicated concepts in a simple manner that's easy to follow. Oh, and your intro/outro tune is just jammin' haha earned this sub, max! Keep up the good work!
I searched for tutorials from all youtube, and found some tricks and tips, but never the explanations about the tatics, decisions and options. Thanks to share your videos, the game is very complex and is a lot of possibilities. So your content is very easy to get, thanks!
This whole series has been so helpful for me :) You are so good at communicating the proper information at the correct time. And just overall very enjoyable to watch. I really like your personality and sense of humor :) I just recently got into Stellaris and your guide has been so incredibly helpful and informative.Thanks so much for all of the hard work you put into this whole series :)
Awesome guide. Just got into stellaris. Had the game for years with less than 2 hours played... felt like an information overload. This guide has been really helpful...
Excellent timing, Max! I just got started on Stellaris, but I really had no idea what I was doing; it's quite an overwhelming game when you're new to both grand strategy and 4X (well, mostly new, I played Space Empires II back when we were all swooning over this shiny new thing called Windows 95). Most tutorials on RUclips seem to be geared towards advanced players, not absolute newbies, so this series showed up just in time and has been very, very helpful. Thank you, thank you, thank you, and keep up the good work!
This is a very cool guide I was missing in Stellaris for years now and solved a lot of the mysteries for me. Big thanks! :) I would love to have more tutorials here. Things I am kinda missing is: - Which paths to choose (Bilogical, Robotic, Psi) and how to apply them - Managing an huge empire (you kinda skipped the sectors part for me :D) - How research works when focusing on a specific goal - How pop grow works - More details on how espionage works and can be used! I really had fun when I tried this. - Some playthroughs with different empires but still explaining why you do certain stuff and finishing a game - IMHO I wouldnt try to focus on the vanilla game. I think everyone who is getting into the game will quickly get all the DLCs... I own now Stellaris for several years but never managed to finish a game. I am kinda stuck in the mid game where you wanna go down a specific path but I feel like I am lost in the details there.
Thank you so much for this great series. Definitely one more episode on taking planets would be great and perhaps also another one on general strategy tips for the later game.
pretty nice series of tutorial and relatively easy to understand. After watching hours and hours of other content creators' tutorials, this one helped the most in terms of explaining the fundamentals and remove the feel of being overwhelmed by all the stats and digits on the screen. criticism: i think what you meant by "if we scroll over this" is "if we hover our cursor over this". all in all, solid tutorial and you earned my sub. cheers!
Just found your channel/series and great narration and advice! Last night i learned the value of a chokepoint station in a neutron star (or pulsar) system. Early war won because oof the AI neighbor kept throwing destroyers against the upgraded pulsar station with a targeting building. But now I'm going to try defensive platforms. Thanks!
Max, you absolutely nailed it with this series. I watched the videos in turn after I tinkered around in the game (because that's what I like) and always found bits I missed and new insights. Also, love your intro and outro. Usually skip those but yours just set a great mood!
i just finished 2 days ago the first 6 episodes, but i had no clue wth am doing with warfare so this video is what I need best tutorial i ever watched I love you for this man
thank you, Max, for all these beautiful tutorials. they helped me from being totally clueless what i jumped into, when installed stellaris, to actualy enjoy "some" parts of it :P . well my questions probably fall into some kind of advanced training: when do you decide to upgrade building on planet, and why, and what are ascension tiers and how to use them.... i do experiment with all of these, but then wars happen on me, and i forget what i was trying to learn by experiment
Need more info on how to manage my planets. Specializing, dealing with pop, when to colonize and when not to, and so much more. Maybe a intermediate set of videos.
Let me say thank you from the bottom of my heart. You have been instrumental in much of my understanding of Stellaris. Since this game is going to be my new primary RNR activity, you have become my new best friend. Subscribed since January 1st 2200 - my very first day playing this unbelievable game.
This series is phenomenal and has finally let me get over the learning curve and enjoy this game! If you also play any other Paradox games, tutorials on those would be amazing!
Hey Max, you are so charasmatic and explain these systems so well that it makes watching this a real joy. I LOVE this game. I just discovered it after being turned off by endless space 2. Very glad to have joined this game (6 years) late.
I have had a hard time picking up Stellaris (started and stopped for several years), the game is VERY overwhelming for new players (and I have been playing Civ since the first game). All the tutorials (excluding this channel) have been very bad at explaining the game ie they go through the menu point by point and therefore overload the viewer with too much information. @MaxTheCatfish is a master storyteller. By telling the story of the building of United Nations of Earth we get emotionally involved in the game and the outcome. Superbly done. In an earlier episode you mentioned that you were maybe going to do a DLC breakdown. Is that still an option? 17 DLC is quite overwhelming for new players. I am into my first game, and I am loving it. Thanks for this great tutorial
DLC video is DEFINITELY coming. I've been busy with TwitchCon, then a Stellaris video partnership with Paradox, and now I'm fighting a nasty eye infection. But I'm working on the next few videos and the Stellaris DLCs will 100% be in there! So glad the series has helped you!
Watched this entire series. Wow. I've gone from some blithering Stellaris idiot, into my first war on two fronts in which I held my own. When they sued for peace, I (when the time was right) dec'd the weaker of the two and wiped the floor with them. Feels good, thankyou for doing this, epic series!
I am new to the game and your series really helped me a lot. Especially the tip with piracy. Some big questions I have are 1. How do I win a game of Stellaris? 2. Empires Size: Do I need to claim as many systems as I can/is it good to go to war for expanding my empire?
Fantastic video as always, Max - thanks so much! It would be great if you could do one more on taking systems where there are alien planets that they have colonized, and how armies need to be used to do this. Also, that video with answers to things like the DLCs would be hugely appreciated. Thanks again for this tutorial series, and rest assured that I will be watching anything else that you put out on this channel in future.
On the map, around 38:47, there's a dark blue border which is your border.. correct? But what is the white border within it that doesn't expand out to Faenov or Sugeylia? I feel like you had already explained it in a previous video, but there was a lot to take in from one watch of the series.
I actually explain that in the next video but I'll give you the extra sneak-peak. ;) That's a Sector border. Sectors are areas of space within your borders that divide up your space into smaller groupings around a Sector Capital. Sectors are at most 4 hyperlanes large extending from the chosen capital planet. And you can create multiple sectors by selecting a planet and pressing the "Create Sector" button on the right side of the planetary window. This allows you to recruit a Governor that will give a bonus to all planets within that sector, and allows you to further specialize your planets in a region of space.
SUCH A GREAT AND INFORMATIVE VIDEO. New to Stellaris and this was a real time saver and mistakes avoider lol. Thanks for taking the time to due such indepth guides!
Hey Max! LOVE the tutorials. I've been getting super into Stellaris recently and your guides have been a massive help. If you're planning a Q&A still, I'd love to hear more about armies and how to conquer/claim planets! Can't wait to see more and sending much love
Mentioned on previous episode, but I would love to see detail on managing Federations and interacting with the Galactic Government, but that might beyond the scope since these tutorials are DLC free for the most part.
This video is great. As a brand new stellaris player it really helped me know where I’m thinking about combat in the right way, and where I’m thinking about it in the wrong way. Biggest thing I learned so far was why build+pay for a very large fleet of ships at the beginning of the game if you’re not planning on fighting something? Just save the resources, and build defense platforms. I did not realize how reliable they could be. Thanks!
Thanks for this series - well explained basics. Is there a possibility to make one video dedicated to some "basic for experienced, not so basic for newcomer stuff" like why you make new sectors, why to designate it for one thing not the another, why and where do the Fortress World, maybe how to organize gates to swiftly travel through your territory, maybe the basics of automation (what is worth to set to auto, when, etc.), why producing food on star bases, habitat tips ... - all that stuff that is not going too deeply (so something that fits for a FAQ video), yet it's stuff that makes the game enjoyable :)
Love these ideas! Yes! I might make an "Intermediate-Advanced Tips" video that covers things like this because you're right, there's a slew of helpful tips in there that would be useful for players leaving the "beginner" gameplay.
Yes! I've been waiting for this! :D I finished watching episode 6 right before my current playthrough at that time was about to go to war since my empire was surrounded by aggressive douchebags and boy was i lost. I tried searching for another guides but none were as thorough and beginner friendly as yours. You're an epic teacher! If i might make a suggestion for the FAQ video, can you cover how to take enemy planets? Again, thank you for this series! I will def stay in the channel from now on!
Just starting those videos, but thanks so much, just “won” my first game l-gate style. Had no idea what I was doing until I watched up to now, and learning so much still. Thanks
Loved the series, would love a spin-off on how to play and take advantage of the different expansions like megacorp, nemesis etc. 10/10 tutorial series thanks
This is very very good tutorial. I have few hundreds hours in stellaris but I like to watch that kind of tutorials because I always learn something new and I'm still felling noob. You are explaining things very good. I listening and watching your video with pleasure.
Jumping around in the series and treating it a bit like an encyclopedia. You're that concise and clear. Really phenomenal teaching. Stellaris pedagogy. I love it. I know this is done to death, but you have such a good sense about this game I'd like to hear your opinion on it: Do you recommend any DLC? Do you recommend playing with DLC off? I played "vanilla" last night and some minor elements of the game seemed actually non-functional. What is your take? Again, really looking forward to going through this excellent series start to finish. Thanks for what I'm sure was a tremendous amount of hard work - to say nothing of the time and experience in the game itself.
I got this game on Steam "Free to Play Weekend" and it was so confusing with no tutorial that I was about to give up. Then I saw you video series and bought the game! It seems a very entertaining deep game. Thank you! You are a great teacher!
Thank you a ton for this fantastic series @MaxTheCatfish. I can just agree to all positive comments. Wonderful energy and clear presentations, then on top of it all that war declaration could not have been better timed so thanks to the Enlightened Kingdom of Spyr K'tah too :D This episode has prepared me for my first fight, I feel it very soon will happen.
The G in the ship designer stands for Guided munitions. Reinforcements using the 'emergency ftl' mechanic is really powerful. It used to be that the reinforcing ships would trickle to your fleet in 1s and 2s as they flew through half of the empire, and could be intercepted on the way. This is no longer the case.
Some more things I would love to see since you asked about it near the start of the video. 1. Diplomacy: I feel like the last video passed over what Diplomacy could really do for you since the first empire you ran into was so hostile. If you do discover another empire on the other side of the Spyr K'tath, I would love to see some Diplo with a more friendly empire, maybe even getting them to team up against your rival. 2. Anomalies: You kind of skipped these for when you had more time to actually go through them. I assume that we would be exploring these anomalies at some point but don't know the priority. Should you try to fully explore the space you can? Or will anomalies provide a big enough boost to hold off on exploring your space. Loved the series, looking forward to seeing more from you :)
Really enjoyed this series, your explanations were really well done. Was wondering why you chose not to add the afterburners. Do afterburners require a lot more energy? Or is that improvement just not worth having for your ships?
I was Like #500! So I just started playing Stellaris yesterday, 9/18/22 after thinking for years that I wouldn't be a fan of 4X games in general. But WOW was I proven wrong, I played this first match with all the tutorials on, taking it slow and just enthralled with all the different things going on, all the different random findings or intelligent species who are also out there in the stars, building, growing, and trying to expand even into YOUR own territory. I remember anxiously awaiting my first contact with another empire and it ended up being a super early 3k~ power bioships fleet compared to my 400~ power handful of unupgraded, non-manually crafted Corvettes lol. I really was not expecting such a huge difference in power so early in the game, but I guess if this was a unique event or other empires focus mainly on military might it might not be so uncommon. Anyway, I ended up playing this first game of Stellaris for literally over 13 hours straight, I had no idea how much time had passed, just the sun coming through the window and then boom suddenly it was 1pm the next day haha. I had to save and quit but holy cow I never would have expected having so much fun with this type of game. I can't wait to get some sleep, watch a few more of your Beginner's Guides and jump right back into that campaign! You genuinely are helpful with the way you explain things! :)
First I was like, maaan, I want just some quick tutorial video. But they really didn't work well. Then I watched your series which is like 4 hours of content haha, and loved them all, thank you so much for your detailed explanations :)
Fantasitc series. Few days ago when i first time heard about this game and bought it on sale i was thinking try it but i wasn't sure about that because it look complicated, it didnt look that interesting on videos that i watch on youtube and i never played simillar games before, but now after watching this series i'm glad that i bought this and now i'm realy realy interested in game and i think i'm gonna love it. So thank you for this awesome series, i hope you are going to make that one last video that you said that you miiiiiiight make.
Just started playing stellaris and as a ck3 player i always aim to achieve war goals just like enforcing demands since i didn't knew before that settle status quo gives you territories as well so thankyou for this tutorial.
So far I've created a defense pact, commercial and research with another neighboring empire and tensions are rising with an neighboring aggressive empire. I've hired mercenaries with 10k power to hit them hard and I've also bought a powerful admiral from them. Right now I need more resources so I can really expand my fleet and max out the capacity of 56 I have. This Is honestly good timing as I've watched all your other tutorial videos on this game (which helped a lot) and now watching this one about warfare Is gonna also help with the upcoming war with my aggressive neighbors. If they continue to raise the tensions between us I will hire more mercenaries and declare war on them so me and my ally can hit them where It hurts.
I've just started to play this amazing game and found this brilliant playlist! Thank you for such a great explanation of the game mechanics in general and fleet merging/reinforcement in particular! 👍
Something worth mentioning is that excess power on ships isn't necessarily a bad thing. Any power over 0 will increase speed and damage. It might make the ship cost more, but it isn't a complete waste.
Paradox games tend to scary lot of people that try to approach them, specially after some DLC are released, and the game mechanich get more and more deep, but you dude nailed it, so far is hand down the best stellaris series avaible. Would be awesome if in future you will consider some series on other paradox games. Thanks a lot.
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There's ONE thing I didn't talk about in this tutorial that I wish I had - and that is *taking planets*. So while I said this is the final part of the tutorial series there miiiiiiight be one more video, or I'll lump it in with the FAQ at the end of the series. Also, did you see that I've been partnering with Paradox to bring a series of Top 10 videos for the official Stellaris RUclips channel? Check it out here! ruclips.net/video/ib3B_-9Cs-Q/видео.html
Thank you very much sir for this video, 3days ago I bought stellaris and this video helped me a ton!
9:40 "G" is a naval classification code that stands for "guided missile." It designates that a ship has an armament of guided missiles. I'm assuming that's why they've used it for this game.
I've spent an entire weekend just watching these tutorials.
By Monday I might be ready to try.
A question: Do i need to unlock Ship Designer through researching or some other way? Fairly new to the game and for some reason the option to design ships is locked for me in starbases.
@@jimihuumonen4953 No, its available right away
Loved this series. As I said before, you are a natural teacher. If I have one criticism, it's that the series is too short. Any chance of any more? Any chance of a full playthrough with your excellent commentary? I'd love to watch that
Me too! I always try to catch Max's Twitch streams.
Drake's got the idea. My Twitch streams are pretty close in feeling to the RUclips videos here!
+1
I don’t care about the length, this video alone was integral for me taking over the galaxy for the first time. The war system seemed very intimidating and complex, but Max described it all very clearly and actually made me excited to try it out. This is the best in-depth mechanics series for this game and I 100% recommend and thank you, Max!
I purchased all the DLCs and felt overwhelmed from being new to this game style. I put it off for almost a year before deciding to get back into this game. This helped so much with getting back into this game and not giving up. Can't thank you enough!
Regarding Excess Power when designing a ship: The more excess power you have, the more evasion you get. So a "balanced" ship with no excess power is okay, but it's really not the end of the world if you have a bunch of excess power. It doesn't add much evasion but it definitely helps.
Didn't know that! Thanks 🙂
Probably one of the best tutorials I’ve seen on any game on RUclips. Particularly considering the size and complexity of Stellaris your a natural sir.
A series on each of the starter species that are pre made, and what they should be aiming for. Explanations of hive minds and machines, basic strats.
I've owned this game for quite a few years playing just under 100 hours. The detail of this series helped a ton figuring out the early game (my biggest struggle). Two big thumbs up Max, thank you for the work you put into this. As others have mentioned maybe a couple more video's on some of the end game stuff, and possibly some explanations into hive mind/robotics mechanics. Also looking forward to a dlc tier list!
Annnnnddddd my weekend has evaporated! Time well spent. Honestly great videos man, you're wonderful at this!
Naval capacity can be increased through technology, but it’s best to also use other means such as anchorages if you want to actually win any wars.
Thank you so much for this series. It's really useful to have someone who knows the shape of the game to show me what game events I should (a) jump on right now, (b) schedule for dealing with later and (c) do if I feel like it. It was really useful seeing you fight a war "non optimally" (by "forgetting" to claim a system). It's always more useful to see how to recover from mistakes than to watch a game where the player knows from Day1 how to make the various parts of the Imperial machine mesh together.
I just have to say out of all the guides this guy just called a beginner's guide, yeah I've been playing for some time and it still helped tremendously thank you!
Oh, this is so amazing! It's very in depth but it's not at all overwhelming. It's fun, has good pacing, tells me lot's of stuff I need to know in such a light and entertaining way. Man, seriously, congratulations, I think this is the best tutorial of a game I've ever watched. It's not a chore, I haven't skipped a second of it.
As suggestions, I'd love to see a video of this length about how to specialiaze planets. You mentioned in previous videos that this can be done but I haven't managed to make it right yet
Exhaustion:
Why are we still here? Just to suffer? Every night, I can feel my leg… and my arm… even my fingers. The body I've lost… the comrades I've lost…
Holy cow, this game is complicated! My first attempt (before watching your tutorials) ended in failure, but my second attempt (after watching about halfway through these videos) is going MUCH better. Thank you for your patient explanation of... EVERYTHING.
Also, your intro/outro music is a jam!
I can't be the only person who noticed the interesting shape that territory made when he settled the war and took the space from the opponent. Really gave 'em a hard time LOL
New to the game and to your channel as I wanted some extra guidance the game doesn't provide very well. CK3 explains itself a lot better. Love your vibe, energy, and clear manner for explaining some fairly complicated concepts in a simple manner that's easy to follow. Oh, and your intro/outro tune is just jammin' haha earned this sub, max! Keep up the good work!
Thanks for this videao. Just started playing and have much to learn. Very helpful.
I searched for tutorials from all youtube, and found some tricks and tips, but never the explanations about the tatics, decisions and options. Thanks to share your videos, the game is very complex and is a lot of possibilities. So your content is very easy to get, thanks!
This whole series has been so helpful for me :) You are so good at communicating the proper information at the correct time. And just overall very enjoyable to watch. I really like your personality and sense of humor :)
I just recently got into Stellaris and your guide has been so incredibly helpful and informative.Thanks so much for all of the hard work you put into this whole series :)
Awesome guide. Just got into stellaris. Had the game for years with less than 2 hours played... felt like an information overload.
This guide has been really helpful...
Great tutorial series, and still only scratches the surface :), but thank you!
Excellent timing, Max! I just got started on Stellaris, but I really had no idea what I was doing; it's quite an overwhelming game when you're new to both grand strategy and 4X (well, mostly new, I played Space Empires II back when we were all swooning over this shiny new thing called Windows 95). Most tutorials on RUclips seem to be geared towards advanced players, not absolute newbies, so this series showed up just in time and has been very, very helpful. Thank you, thank you, thank you, and keep up the good work!
This is a very cool guide I was missing in Stellaris for years now and solved a lot of the mysteries for me. Big thanks! :)
I would love to have more tutorials here. Things I am kinda missing is:
- Which paths to choose (Bilogical, Robotic, Psi) and how to apply them
- Managing an huge empire (you kinda skipped the sectors part for me :D)
- How research works when focusing on a specific goal
- How pop grow works
- More details on how espionage works and can be used! I really had fun when I tried this.
- Some playthroughs with different empires but still explaining why you do certain stuff and finishing a game
- IMHO I wouldnt try to focus on the vanilla game. I think everyone who is getting into the game will quickly get all the DLCs...
I own now Stellaris for several years but never managed to finish a game. I am kinda stuck in the mid game where you wanna go down a specific path but I feel like I am lost in the details there.
Thank you so much for this great series. Definitely one more episode on taking planets would be great and perhaps also another one on general strategy tips for the later game.
pretty nice series of tutorial and relatively easy to understand. After watching hours and hours of other content creators' tutorials, this one helped the most in terms of explaining the fundamentals and remove the feel of being overwhelmed by all the stats and digits on the screen.
criticism: i think what you meant by "if we scroll over this" is "if we hover our cursor over this".
all in all, solid tutorial and you earned my sub. cheers!
Just found your channel/series and great narration and advice! Last night i learned the value of a chokepoint station in a neutron star (or pulsar) system. Early war won because oof the AI neighbor kept throwing destroyers against the upgraded pulsar station with a targeting building. But now I'm going to try defensive platforms. Thanks!
Max, you absolutely nailed it with this series. I watched the videos in turn after I tinkered around in the game (because that's what I like) and always found bits I missed and new insights. Also, love your intro and outro. Usually skip those but yours just set a great mood!
The whole series was awesome! Please make more of these tutorials. Pretty please!
i just finished 2 days ago the first 6 episodes, but i had no clue wth am doing with warfare so this video is what I need best tutorial i ever watched I love you for this man
thank you, Max, for all these beautiful tutorials. they helped me from being totally clueless what i jumped into, when installed stellaris, to actualy enjoy "some" parts of it :P . well my questions probably fall into some kind of advanced training: when do you decide to upgrade building on planet, and why, and what are ascension tiers and how to use them.... i do experiment with all of these, but then wars happen on me, and i forget what i was trying to learn by experiment
Need more info on how to manage my planets. Specializing, dealing with pop, when to colonize and when not to, and so much more. Maybe a intermediate set of videos.
Have been waiting for this one! So excited
Let me say thank you from the bottom of my heart. You have been instrumental in much of my understanding of Stellaris. Since this game is going to be my new primary RNR activity, you have become my new best friend. Subscribed since January 1st 2200 - my very first day playing this unbelievable game.
This series is phenomenal and has finally let me get over the learning curve and enjoy this game! If you also play any other Paradox games, tutorials on those would be amazing!
Hey Max, you are so charasmatic and explain these systems so well that it makes watching this a real joy. I LOVE this game. I just discovered it after being turned off by endless space 2. Very glad to have joined this game (6 years) late.
I have had a hard time picking up Stellaris (started and stopped for several years), the game is VERY overwhelming for new players (and I have been playing Civ since the first game). All the tutorials (excluding this channel) have been very bad at explaining the game ie they go through the menu point by point and therefore overload the viewer with too much information.
@MaxTheCatfish is a master storyteller. By telling the story of the building of United Nations of Earth we get emotionally involved in the game and the outcome. Superbly done.
In an earlier episode you mentioned that you were maybe going to do a DLC breakdown. Is that still an option? 17 DLC is quite overwhelming for new players.
I am into my first game, and I am loving it. Thanks for this great tutorial
DLC video is DEFINITELY coming. I've been busy with TwitchCon, then a Stellaris video partnership with Paradox, and now I'm fighting a nasty eye infection. But I'm working on the next few videos and the Stellaris DLCs will 100% be in there! So glad the series has helped you!
Watched this entire series. Wow. I've gone from some blithering Stellaris idiot, into my first war on two fronts in which I held my own. When they sued for peace, I (when the time was right) dec'd the weaker of the two and wiped the floor with them. Feels good, thankyou for doing this, epic series!
thanks a lot for the tutorial. An episode on taking planets would be much appreciated!
I am new to the game and your series really helped me a lot. Especially the tip with piracy. Some big questions I have are 1. How do I win a game of Stellaris? 2. Empires Size: Do I need to claim as many systems as I can/is it good to go to war for expanding my empire?
An espionage tutorial would be nice, with megacorps as well
Fantastic video as always, Max - thanks so much! It would be great if you could do one more on taking systems where there are alien planets that they have colonized, and how armies need to be used to do this. Also, that video with answers to things like the DLCs would be hugely appreciated.
Thanks again for this tutorial series, and rest assured that I will be watching anything else that you put out on this channel in future.
Fantastic video series, so very clear and full of enthusiasm- the benchmark of how beginner guides should be!
On the map, around 38:47, there's a dark blue border which is your border.. correct? But what is the white border within it that doesn't expand out to Faenov or Sugeylia? I feel like you had already explained it in a previous video, but there was a lot to take in from one watch of the series.
I actually explain that in the next video but I'll give you the extra sneak-peak. ;)
That's a Sector border. Sectors are areas of space within your borders that divide up your space into smaller groupings around a Sector Capital. Sectors are at most 4 hyperlanes large extending from the chosen capital planet. And you can create multiple sectors by selecting a planet and pressing the "Create Sector" button on the right side of the planetary window. This allows you to recruit a Governor that will give a bonus to all planets within that sector, and allows you to further specialize your planets in a region of space.
@@MaxTheCatfish You da best :D
Good day, this series has been epic for learning this game. Love it.
SUCH A GREAT AND INFORMATIVE VIDEO. New to Stellaris and this was a real time saver and mistakes avoider lol. Thanks for taking the time to due such indepth guides!
Hey Max! LOVE the tutorials. I've been getting super into Stellaris recently and your guides have been a massive help. If you're planning a Q&A still, I'd love to hear more about armies and how to conquer/claim planets! Can't wait to see more and sending much love
What a fantastic series, well done and thank you.
Thank you so much for this series man, I bought Stellaris in the steam summer sale and with your help I've had a ton of fun already!
Mentioned on previous episode, but I would love to see detail on managing Federations and interacting with the Galactic Government, but that might beyond the scope since these tutorials are DLC free for the most part.
This video is great. As a brand new stellaris player it really helped me know where I’m thinking about combat in the right way, and where I’m thinking about it in the wrong way. Biggest thing I learned so far was why build+pay for a very large fleet of ships at the beginning of the game if you’re not planning on fighting something? Just save the resources, and build defense platforms. I did not realize how reliable they could be. Thanks!
Really great series mate, i dont understand why you dont have more subs. I love your enthusiasm. You’ve def earned a sub from me!
Thanks for this series - well explained basics. Is there a possibility to make one video dedicated to some "basic for experienced, not so basic for newcomer stuff" like why you make new sectors, why to designate it for one thing not the another, why and where do the Fortress World, maybe how to organize gates to swiftly travel through your territory, maybe the basics of automation (what is worth to set to auto, when, etc.), why producing food on star bases, habitat tips ... - all that stuff that is not going too deeply (so something that fits for a FAQ video), yet it's stuff that makes the game enjoyable :)
Love these ideas! Yes! I might make an "Intermediate-Advanced Tips" video that covers things like this because you're right, there's a slew of helpful tips in there that would be useful for players leaving the "beginner" gameplay.
Yes! I've been waiting for this! :D
I finished watching episode 6 right before my current playthrough at that time was about to go to war since my empire was surrounded by aggressive douchebags and boy was i lost. I tried searching for another guides but none were as thorough and beginner friendly as yours. You're an epic teacher!
If i might make a suggestion for the FAQ video, can you cover how to take enemy planets?
Again, thank you for this series! I will def stay in the channel from now on!
I just released a video tutorial on Warfare Part 2! This explains taking planets and the mechanics around those!
Just starting those videos, but thanks so much, just “won” my first game l-gate style. Had no idea what I was doing until I watched up to now, and learning so much still. Thanks
absolutely loved this series, i played together with this, thank you SO very much!! ; love your enthusiasm
Loved the series, would love a spin-off on how to play and take advantage of the different expansions like megacorp, nemesis etc. 10/10 tutorial series thanks
Thank you for the excellent series! Your enthusiasm was very engaging and this series has made a very intimidating game much easier to get into :)
30:54 you repeatedly didn't mention, that humiliating wargoal also give you your claimed systems. Can be seen in the text at that time
Excellent Guides. Thank you.
that's a hell of a good tutorial serie!!! thanks a million times over for the awesome work you did!!!
Love your energy, bless your soul. These videos are superb.
This is very very good tutorial. I have few hundreds hours in stellaris but I like to watch that kind of tutorials because I always learn something new and I'm still felling noob. You are explaining things very good. I listening and watching your video with pleasure.
Jumping around in the series and treating it a bit like an encyclopedia. You're that concise and clear. Really phenomenal teaching. Stellaris pedagogy. I love it. I know this is done to death, but you have such a good sense about this game I'd like to hear your opinion on it:
Do you recommend any DLC? Do you recommend playing with DLC off? I played "vanilla" last night and some minor elements of the game seemed actually non-functional. What is your take?
Again, really looking forward to going through this excellent series start to finish. Thanks for what I'm sure was a tremendous amount of hard work - to say nothing of the time and experience in the game itself.
Nothing to say, good tut, supporting algorithm. Thanks for the tut
Hey Max, thank you so much for this series! Your videos are awesome and helped me to understand the various game mechanisms. What a great game!
I got this game on Steam "Free to Play Weekend" and it was so confusing with no tutorial that I was about to give up. Then I saw you video series and bought the game! It seems a very entertaining deep game. Thank you! You are a great teacher!
Best tutorial online!!!!! Keep up the good work
Thanks for this guide, you really transmitted the live for the game
Thank you a ton for this fantastic series @MaxTheCatfish. I can just agree to all positive comments. Wonderful energy and clear presentations, then on top of it all that war declaration could not have been better timed so thanks to the Enlightened Kingdom of Spyr K'tah too :D
This episode has prepared me for my first fight, I feel it very soon will happen.
Thank you so much for this video, really helpful. It’s so difficult to find up to date guides on this game and this was brilliant 😊
G stands for Guided Weapons @9:37
i watched all the tutorial episodes as i am new to stellaris. Thank you so much for the detailed and passioned guides you put out.
Thanks for this series, brilliantly explained. Subbed
We need more like this! :)
Nice work and it was really helpful to get me started in the game!
This was super clutch !!!
The G in the ship designer stands for Guided munitions.
Reinforcements using the 'emergency ftl' mechanic is really powerful. It used to be that the reinforcing ships would trickle to your fleet in 1s and 2s as they flew through half of the empire, and could be intercepted on the way. This is no longer the case.
Some more things I would love to see since you asked about it near the start of the video.
1. Diplomacy: I feel like the last video passed over what Diplomacy could really do for you since the first empire you ran into was so hostile. If you do discover another empire on the other side of the Spyr K'tath, I would love to see some Diplo with a more friendly empire, maybe even getting them to team up against your rival.
2. Anomalies: You kind of skipped these for when you had more time to actually go through them. I assume that we would be exploring these anomalies at some point but don't know the priority. Should you try to fully explore the space you can? Or will anomalies provide a big enough boost to hold off on exploring your space.
Loved the series, looking forward to seeing more from you :)
Great Video, I am going to go back and watch the series now. I am new to Stellaris, this was helpful.
This is amazing please do similar series for other 4x and grand strategy games.
I'm SO glad there's another video! Have U ever played /seen FreeOrion Max?
Really enjoyed this series, your explanations were really well done.
Was wondering why you chose not to add the afterburners. Do afterburners require a lot more energy? Or is that improvement just not worth having for your ships?
Great question! I think I answered this in the next video. ;)
I was Like #500! So I just started playing Stellaris yesterday, 9/18/22 after thinking for years that I wouldn't be a fan of 4X games in general. But WOW was I proven wrong, I played this first match with all the tutorials on, taking it slow and just enthralled with all the different things going on, all the different random findings or intelligent species who are also out there in the stars, building, growing, and trying to expand even into YOUR own territory. I remember anxiously awaiting my first contact with another empire and it ended up being a super early 3k~ power bioships fleet compared to my 400~ power handful of unupgraded, non-manually crafted Corvettes lol. I really was not expecting such a huge difference in power so early in the game, but I guess if this was a unique event or other empires focus mainly on military might it might not be so uncommon. Anyway, I ended up playing this first game of Stellaris for literally over 13 hours straight, I had no idea how much time had passed, just the sun coming through the window and then boom suddenly it was 1pm the next day haha. I had to save and quit but holy cow I never would have expected having so much fun with this type of game. I can't wait to get some sleep, watch a few more of your Beginner's Guides and jump right back into that campaign! You genuinely are helpful with the way you explain things! :)
Maybe one on the state of the DLC's and what it brings. Love the series!
Yes! That's on my list for sure! Thanks so much for watching!
First I was like, maaan, I want just some quick tutorial video. But they really didn't work well. Then I watched your series which is like 4 hours of content haha, and loved them all, thank you so much for your detailed explanations :)
Thank you so much!
Best Stellaris tutorial series out there
The timing in that war decoration was impeccable!
Fantasitc series. Few days ago when i first time heard about this game and bought it on sale i was thinking try it but i wasn't sure about that because it look complicated, it didnt look that interesting on videos that i watch on youtube and i never played simillar games before, but now after watching this series i'm glad that i bought this and now i'm realy realy interested in game and i think i'm gonna love it. So thank you for this awesome series, i hope you are going to make that one last video that you said that you miiiiiiight make.
Just started playing stellaris and as a ck3 player i always aim to achieve war goals just like enforcing demands since i didn't knew before that settle status quo gives you territories as well so thankyou for this tutorial.
Great video! Feels a little more than an absolute beginner’s but I think it will help many people! ❤️ Cheers 🍻
So far I've created a defense pact, commercial and research with another neighboring empire and tensions are rising with an neighboring aggressive empire. I've hired mercenaries with 10k power to hit them hard and I've also bought a powerful admiral from them. Right now I need more resources so I can really expand my fleet and max out the capacity of 56 I have. This Is honestly good timing as I've watched all your other tutorial videos on this game (which helped a lot) and now watching this one about warfare Is gonna also help with the upcoming war with my aggressive neighbors. If they continue to raise the tensions between us I will hire more mercenaries and declare war on them so me and my ally can hit them where It hurts.
I've just started to play this amazing game and found this brilliant playlist!
Thank you for such a great explanation of the game mechanics in general and fleet merging/reinforcement in particular! 👍
Great video dude!
Thank you!
I just started playing and these videos have been great bro... its such a complex game to learn! Thanks for sharing this info :)
I learned SO much from this tutorial on strategy.
Something worth mentioning is that excess power on ships isn't necessarily a bad thing. Any power over 0 will increase speed and damage. It might make the ship cost more, but it isn't a complete waste.
"G" in a weapons slot stands for Guided as in Guided Missile or Guided Torpedo.
Paradox games tend to scary lot of people that try to approach them, specially after some DLC are released, and the game mechanich get more and more deep, but you dude nailed it, so far is hand down the best stellaris series avaible.
Would be awesome if in future you will consider some series on other paradox games.
Thanks a lot.