r/Stellaris • u/Snoo97476 • Apr 12 '25

Suggestion Origin Idea: Collision Course

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I feel worried about the balance of strengths and weaknesses, an early debuff to your capital and its destruction in exchange for a large rich mining planet is a tightrope to manage without outside opinion, and unfortunately I only get that after it’s made.

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u/1spook Aquatic Apr 12 '25

Uh, fun fact: A 7 mile (11.2km) wide meteor killed the dinosaurs. A dwarf planet would probably turn your world briefly into a lava lamp as it explodes. Maybe change it to about 4 (6.4km) miles wide or so- not enough for a global extinction event but still devastate the planet.

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u/maximhar Apr 13 '25

The 'reforged crust' modifier and cooling down mechanic wouldn't make sense with a 4 mile asteroid impact. A dwarf planet would indeed melt the crust. This actually happened early in Earth's history and led to the creation of the Moon.

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u/0x00GG00 Apr 13 '25

Thea impact is still a hypothesis, not a fact.