Hello Stellaris Community!
Stellaris: Nomads - the first installment of Stellaris: Season 10 - is available now!
Stellaris: Nomads is available now alone, or with a discount as part of Stellaris: Season 10!
The Galaxy is not a trophy to be seized, but a path to be taken. In Stellaris: Nomads, you will survive the void by staying in motion. While the great powers of the Galaxy squabble over lines on the map, your civilization has realized a fundamental truth: life flourishes on the move.
Chart Waylines across the stars, linking your Waystations into living networks of trade, influence, and opportunity. Your strength lies in motion, in presence, in the relationships you build from system to system. Your people do not look up to the stars. They gaze at them through the viewports of Arkships: massive, self-sustaining habitats that serve as your capital.
But even those who call the void home cannot ignore the coming darkness. Will you take up the mantle of Defender of the Galaxy and stand in service to all who share the stars?
Stellaris: Nomads contains:
Nomadic Empires
Create empires that are not bound by claiming systems or colonizing worlds. Instead, you will navigate the stars with massive Arkships.
The Arkship: Your capital, your cradle, and your fortress. This massive, fully upgradable wonder replaces traditional Worlds for your empire. Choose between three different options to fully reflect the vision of your government:
Military Class: A mobile flagship designed to project power.
Scientific Class: A roaming laboratory dedicated to the discovery of the Galaxy’s secrets.
Civilian Class: An industrial hub capable of unparalleled resource extraction.
The Wayline Network: Your trail through the void. By constructing Waystations, you create Waylines - lasting interstellar trade routes that harvest resources you can claim with a simple pass through. These routes benefit both you and settled empires, making you the pivot point of mercantile possibilities in the Galaxy.
The Contract System: As a nomadic empire, perform task-driven interactions with other empires to earn favor, resources, and influence. As a settled empire, issue these Contracts and get things done!
New Origins
Voidfarers: The standard origin for Nomadic Empires. A flexible, streamlined start for you to define your own nomadic journey.
Heirs of the Khan: Play as the successor of a murdered Khan, as you evade marauder hit-squads through trickery and bribery until you are strong enough to return to reclaim your throne.
The Sacred Path: Guide a fleet of pilgrims towards ancestral holy sites in a galactic pilgrimage. Your journey is a spiritual odyssey fueled by faith.
Forever Cruise: Manage a society split between a pampered elite demanding new entertainment and sightseeing opportunities from their vista lounges, and an overworked crew keeping the dream afloat.
Nomadic empires support many existing Origins as well.
New Ambition: Defender of the Galaxy
While a Galactic Nemesis (available in Stellaris: Nemesis) threatens the Galaxy, the Defender of the Galaxy will rise and try to save it.
New Megastructure: The Stellar Cannon
Why simply power a civilization when you could fire at one? This Megastructure allows you to weaponize your entire energy stockpile, discharging it into a devastating beam capable of striking enemy systems across the galaxy.
Nomadic Enclave: Champion’s Forge Live!
Experience the Galaxy’s most extreme spectacles with this nomadic enclave! Answer the call and participate in gladiatorial fleet combat all across the galaxy. The winner gets to hold the Trophy relic and glory until the next tournament, with the losers looking on with envy.
Wanderlust Ascension Perk
New Civics
Caravan Masters: Trade is the lifeblood of empires, and trade blooms best when growing on a steady network of relays and caravansaries.
Deep Sleep: Experts in cryonics, waking the crews of their Arkships only when they would be most productive.
Void Reavers: Freebooters of the stars, this society has only vague notions of property. They respect the right of the strong and the cunning to seize ill-protected riches for themselves.
Flight Schools: Pilots have always been heroes of the people, inspiring many to strive to become just like them. Before long, becoming a pilot was considered a symbol of status, creating generations of ace pilots whose results speak for themselves.
Star Seekers: Explorers and Travellers of the sea of stars. Each new star, each new creature or oddity found, fuels your peoples desire to celebrate this marvelous galaxy.
New Renowned Nomadic Paragons
New Tradition Swaps
New Music Tracks by Andreas Waldetoft and Batzorig Vaanchig
Getting started with Nomads
Playing as a Nomadic empire is pretty different from playing a regular empire. From Waylines to Embarking, SimasTV is here to run you through how to do play as a Nomadic Empire.
For Mod Enjoyers
Hello fellow Mod enthusiasts!
When you load up the game, you might notice that your mod playlists have been deactivated. Deactivating Mod Playlists is a new feature in the launcher, to try and reduce the chances of loading an un-updated mod that would result in crashing or other issues. But never fear! Your mod playlist are all still there, you just need to select the Playlist from the dropdown menu in the launcher.
Don’t forget on Steam you can also roll-back to 4.3.7 while you’re waiting for your mods to update:
Right-click Stellaris, go to Properties, click the Betas tab, and then choose “4.3.7 rollback” from the dropdown menu.
We also have a selection of Mods that will be updated on release day:
If your mod isn’t on the list, join us on the Official Stellaris Discord and keep an eye on the #updated-mods-feed forum channel, where recently updated mods are posted directly to discord for your convenience.
Thank you all for playing Stellaris, and we hope you enjoy playing Stellaris: Nomads!