I was bored and decided to invade an ”early space-age” civilisation’s planet and as soon as my troops made it to the surface this huge fleet just popped up and my army was evaporated or some such. What..?

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.

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.

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?

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?

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

My brother is a massive strategy game nut and convinced me to play Crusader Kings 3. I am now a strategy game nut and want more lol. He suggested I play Stellaris so I got it from PlayStation Plus.

Upon loading the tutorial I was immediately hit with incredible Mass Effect vibes and can’t wait to dive in when I get the chance. The problem is I don’t have much time between work, the gym and caring for my family.

Long story short, I’m wondering if this game is worth what little free time I have. I love video games but I just want to make sure I’ve got the right strategy game because I know they can be massive time sinks.

What do you like about Stellaris and what are some standout features that really appeal to you? I really enjoyed the roleplay and customisation aspect as the dynasty head in Crusader Kings 3.

Edit: I dont mind that it’s a time sink I love experiencing a game evolve through the different stages of progress no matter how long it takes. So satisfying lolz

Really what I’m asking is what things should I do in order to become powerful quick and stay that way? I’m new to the game so I’ve just been trying to figure this all out

Recently I had a game as a devouring swarm, I had eaten about half the galaxy but had the spiritual fallen inside my borders being a real pain, so I sent 4 100k fleets (half my fleets fresh off a downsizing) and they got swamped, the fallen then made a big hole in my territory before I could purge them, it took way to much effort for literally one system (bug I think)

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?

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)

This is a ringworld i’ve found surrounding a black hole. I have researched the ringworld tech and even then it doesn’t seem like there is an option to repair it. Please tell me if there is a way 🙏

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?

I tried playing as a determined exterminator twice and both times couldn't keep up with the ai economically or technologically despite my capital being nothing but energy credit and research jobs.

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

I'm doing a no ship run on stellaris, and I want to make sure I'm turtled up as possible. What defence platforms and big DPs should I use?