Rebalance

While waiting for the new DLC, I want to propose a fresh perspective on the old gameplay system.

Did you feel that the game doesn't offer much choice in tactics for building and conducting battles?... The main strategy is to churn out as many units as possible and overwhelm with numbers, regardless of losses (take the corvette spam as an example) the key is the first strike :(

Here, it is suggested to thoughtfully develop the fleet structure: (simply having DPS is no longer enough, the power of the fleet is more about defense than damage, and a fleet of 40k is unlikely to overpower the weakest Leviathan)

1. The number of weapon slots has been reduced. Buffs and debuffs for weapons have been changed.

2. The number of defense slots has been increased (ships are now more resilient) so there is a real purpose for a parameter like shield regeneration.

3. The technology tree has been revamped. At the start, machine guns are given — kinetics, lasers, and missiles still need to be researched (there's a reason to use mining drones' lasers and amoebic weaponry)

4. Assault ships are a real imbalance — but the AI primarily uses air defense (you won't be able to sneak in, but it takes down NPCs easily — Aircraft Carriers dominate)

5. To prevent the temptation of jumping into the Precursors mid-game and overwhelming them with your 200k fleet, a surprise awaits: they have also bulked up :)

6. You can research all Precursors (if you can beat the AI to it)

7. The size of the galaxy does not affect the randomness of Leviathans and Destroyed megastructures; everything is generated 100% even in a 200-star galaxy. To research the restoration of megastructures, it is enough to research "Star Fortress" (and to build it yourself, you also need to study "Zero Reactor" and "Titan")

8. Terraforming of planets has been removed :).... you can only terraform "terraformable" ones like Mars. Now the suitability of a planet is a VERY important factor

Recommended difficulty level Commander and above + set AI development to maximum. If you don't push the AI too hard in technology development, an interesting game awaits you, filled not just with ship spam, but with thoughtful tactical calculations and choices in waging war (defensive play under a base is IMBA)

Installation instructions: (BE SURE TO COPY AND SAVE the original common file)

Unpack the rar archive, take the common folder, and move it to the root of Stellaris\ confirm the replacement.

Enjoy the game and conquering the galaxy!