The BEST Stellaris Build 

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Everyone since Overlord came out: "Guys i have this new strongest origin!" Me: "Is it abusing imperial fiefdom again?" Everyone: "Its abusing imperial fiefdom again!"

I'm playing on Xbox and my Overlord simply doesn't want to trade anything. I've tried it on multiple saves and it doesn't work. Can you please explain what should I do in this case?

While i do like the voice over after the recording instead of during, i do recommend removing/rerecording the webcam

Thank you for showcasing this. I feel honored a professional such as you that is so much better at this game has given this build a try. I quite enjoyed your video on the galactic doorstep origin where you get a Titan with a legendary paragon on year 20 and have been playing around with it !! Cheers from Bulgaria.

Don´t sleep on Scholariums, they are better than ever since the Tech Nerf. Played yesterday and i was building as many Techworlds as i always do and before i knew it, they made more than 2/3 of my total Tech. Plus you can form a Research Agreement with them on Top, giving you even more Bonuses. Also take a Megacorp as Prospectorium if you dont play as one yourself. You wont need a Dysons Sphere anymore.

This build is actually a really fun roleplay build if you max out difficulties and go full HFY (humanity f yea). There are so many stories of earth being vassalized and the new owners realizing humans make great mercenaries and use them to fight thier wars, only for humans to get REALLY good at it and overthrow them empire. yea, ive been dicking around with this recently. FIrst as a sort of megachurch build, then I tried a parliament reform into coporate build (which resets your vassalage and is actually really harmful), then I realized just going mercenary materialist is just way better than anything else. I'll be straight, any tier list that doesnt have fiefdom (going bulwark) at the very top is just wrong. You get so many resources AND tech that its crazy.

I have found joy in the fact that the tech nerf has basically buffed diplomatic needs through friendships or vassalizing. Tall having more and more fun

Bro i just learned you can restrict systems, ive been playing since this game came out and have lost so many fleets from careless auto pathing. Fml but thanks for traching me somthing bro

WHEN DID THST RESTRICT SYSTEM WAS IMPLMENTED? IVE LOST SO MANY FLEETS OVER THR YEARS BECAUSE THEY INSIST IN GARBAGE PATHING AND ITS BEEN THERE ALL ALONG??!?!!!?

Cool video, though saying things will happen by a certain year ( X fleet power by Y year) while not running standard settings for Science might make people new to your channel that don't know about your settings feel cheated

Your new audio settings are much nicer and more clear. I like them.

Me playing Gigastructure mod with over 15k research and still...... over 100 months

I would say that for what I already experiencied, I would recommend you voicing over the original video, has you could with calm and on your own time, being diferent of just rushing the explanation on just playing and recording. I think it would be better if you could do some video's with voicing over and other with just straight recording. It would be fun :D Sorry if the English is bad, Im not really good writing english just reading and hearing :P I at least can say that, Im Brazilian and I enjoy your videos ❤

Honestly if it weren't for the webcam in the footage I would not be able to tell the difference at all between your post commentary and normal recording. Clearly Stellaris is a game where live commentary is not needed.

1k research was still a lot 40 years in, in the old versions, for me and my friends 😭

Oh yeah merc enclaves are really nice because they just give out so much stored research. Never thought to be a bulwark though. Usually just went prospectorium for the govenor traits since the bulwark traits dont help on the offensive.

A little tip about the Imperial Fifdom: The other vassals are not random, but are determined depending on the size of the galaxy.

You talk to fast. To people that don't speak or have difficult to understand talked English language (my case), it's impossible to understand what you are saying.

With 0.5 Tech/Unity cost ANY build is strong but I recon that Merc/militaristic megacorp is pretty fun to play...glad to see that the "meta builders" are trying/showing new things

Love mercenary enclave spamming megacorp, some of my best games in almost 4000hs have been playing merc megacorp. Fun to RP and insanely strong when min-maxed.

Honestly, a long form playthrough in this editing style would be cool to see

Ive had it to where the other vassals will reform to megacorps later on when I play as a megacorp fiefdom lmao Don't know if its a mod or something but watch out, usually occurs after 5 years or so.

it has been patched, overlord does not want to trade, the second megacorp subject does not want to trade for credits, besides branch offices of the other mega corp are already setup on overlord's planets

I am a simple man, I hear Phantom Hourglass' theme on your intro, I give a like.

Won't accept the day 1 trade deal...

I play like this, but I go Rogue Servitor and go Prospectorium. The mineral spawns really help you make alloys, which I sink into starbases after taking Unyielding. This helps me roll bigger starbases. I used to rush habitats before year 40, but with how they've been nerfed, my build is kinda meh now.

Did anyone test to see if the Merc Enclaves do disappear/go independent if you lose the capacity by changing your civics?

I tried an iteration of this build some time ago and it felt simply gross. I had the constant feeling that I was cheating xD

Don't these empty ship designs still stick when you found a new mercenary enclave based on a starter fleet of these empty designs? When you then hire their fleet to fight for you, you'll be in for a nasty surprise, no?

Megacorp, when played without this specific origin and build, kind of needs the massive sources of Science because of the huge penalties to Empire Size they have and the changes to costs with size.

I tried this build earlier, but I went with criminal heritage and letters of marque, doing raids on anyone near my overlord. When the war kicked in, I had two mercenary fleets and used them to win the civil war for the overlord, but it was a whole mess and even the "win" was debatable, economy crashed three times and by the end even if the Overlord had survived and gained control of the vassals again, the whole thing was a border disaster. AT least the overlord could still pay the bills!

do you perhaps have any videos where you aren't talking in fast forward? It is so hard to keep up with you because you rush. Does anyone have suggestions for videos where they aren't in a hurry? I like the game but suck at it and would like to be able to follow along with out having to stop and rewind 40 times in the first 5 minutes.

kinda felt like ur voice over was on fast forward at 0.75 speed it was much better

This is such a cool build! Might give it a try, or at least something similar. I'm not too much a fan of megacorps.

Everyone knows the best build in Stellaris is the one that creates the most interesting story.

Finding some design error is not the same as strategy. Figuring out how to maximize the advantages while minimizing your risk is. Thx for tips, but this approach would make me feel like i was gaming the game.

Wait… Since when has Grand Admiral been difficult to survive on, exactly? The AI is pathetically incompetent at maximum difficulty…

If you start with another megacorp just restart cuz they built holdings on the overlord on day 2...

I chose mercantile first so I don't have to worry about consumer goods and make ur 2nd planet a unity planet

can i just mention that your overlord capital was a fucking pulsar which is really just unfortunate

You should keep doing the voice over

Voice over of the voice over. Btw I think it's a goof idea how you need extra time to say something so you do it with a cutscene

no longer works as even 1 energy credit tips it over to -1000 trade acceptance now 😢

Can you do something similar with a criminal syndicate?

Of course a tech rush build is going to be the strongest when you double the rate at which you can acquire technology and put planets at .75.

Bro literally made this build. It’s OP

"Massive economy" shows the most basic economy

How are you able to choose from the selection of traits when your leader's level up? Was wondering about this back on your Machine Build video but wasn't sure if it was from a setting or DLC difference.

wow. who know joing a discord could be so invasive.

Well, could you repeat that but slowly. Newbee here. The build looks great but it's quite challenging to follow all the steps needed. 😶 Got a hard copy of the transcript. Thanks, let's see how this works.

Is it even possible to become the overlord of your overlord before it falls apart? Through the console I realized that this was the only way to prevent this.

One of my favorite things to do early game is find a pushy militarist/xenophobe neighbor, antagonize them, and then become their vassal. Oh no, you made me your vassal and the terms are harming my economy, whatever will I do?! *Fast forward 50 years after I became a bulwark and drained them dry* Feels good

Matbe instead of tech rushing you could unity rush. Unity is not affected by bulwark penatly. Also you can quickly get the ascention perk that nullify influence penalties for branch offices. Alternatively you could be authoritarian for extra influence, xenophobe to make claiming space easyer or the nationalistic zeal ascention perk, for again make claiming systems easyer

I have an issue where not even 10 days in other megacorps have already claimed the multiple branch office of the overlord, how is this happening?

not really massive economy however, very stable thank you very much sir! maybe it snowballs who knows, personally a stable economy is still very nice, no copium so all good!

I keep getting a game with megacorps and while I know that's not the worst thing i. The world I don't like being rushed into branch offices lol

What dlc is that letter of marque from coz it doesn't show for me, and i can never set up on my overload as they never accept my trade deal fast enough, how do i remedy this?

My build finally reached YT hahaha ! I even go Criminal Heritage sometimes for more fun, but it's better as it.

The speed of everything is a bit tough to follow.. I don't like rewinding over and over...

yo commenters does this one still work

You look like a man worth trustworthy when it comes to this game. I'm giving you sub for more build guides :P

BTW Ep3o, what are the perks that your Humble Bundle link can give?

I dont have dlc so I usually just end up getting as many vassals as possible and getting them all to pay 45 percent research tax. And then I make them go to war to get more vassals.

Why can I not get this to work? I managed to get the trade deal once but then I restarted and it won't work again. It either won't agree to the trade or it just doesn't do it at all. What am I doing wrong?

Some of this is not on ps5

One thing that might help, having your naval capacity filled even if you use 0 power ships like the empty destroyers generates power projection that gives you extra influence.

Resurrection

I have been messing around with very similar builds before this, but I didn't know about the Trade Deal you can do right at the start. Thanks for the tip.

4:06 wtf are those ship names 😂

Never thought of combining that build with fiefdom. That's a game changer

I’m so glad I was able to figure this out by myself

amazing

What editing software do you use?

FULL PLAYTROUGH!

Good musoc backgroumd ocsrina of time

Nepo Baby Meta

post commentary is way better.

Letters of Marque and Psychological Infertility aren't in the console build, any idea when they were added to PC? What update? Other than overlord added these?

So is letters or morque another pc mod? Because it isnt showing up for me on console. Seems like every single build in existence includes a pc mod. Why does console get no love lmao

The empty destroyer thing didn't work for me. The enclaves didn't upgrade the modules on the ships so I had a bunch of fleets with 0 power.

I am speed

Why did you kill Bubbles?!

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So it's not on par with this but in testing tech rush options I tried Overtuned Void hive with +30% on scientist output for all three sciences and 20% pop growth speed. Pros - You can tech rush like a madman, expand like a madman and still have not just a stable but quite a strong economy. Cons - Any leader without resilient will die the same year you recruit them. You basically have to accept that only leaders with resilient are worth recruiting at all and limit them accordingly until you get some traditions/techs or do some gene modding. This also makes running it as a non-hive just impossible - your council and leader would be constantly dead.

I can't wait to try this. The Honourable East India Company will bring peace and happiness for the whole Galaxy!

ugh facecam is gross

When I got the galatron it was one of the first reliquaries of the run I believe in you it will happen