Options for sythetic dawn?

[Eccentric Gentleman]

I've thought about getting the Synthetic dawn DLC but, from the way I've read the description, it's not possible to build a peacefull robotic society. That you had to pick the option to assimilate, kill or imprison everyone in the galaxy.

Is this a must or just an option? Is it possible to create a pecfull robotic society?
Also, do they get their own ship and building designs?

[Cato]

Well you sort off can actually - If you are a standard MI and mot a Driven Assimilator or Determined Extreminator

[ArcticISAF]

I've definitely played as a peaceful robotic society. Even conquering, I've just left them to vacant the planets slowly. Of course, conquering still generates threat with everyone... so when I conquered three empires near me with total war, the rest of the galaxy wasn't too happy, and was basically perma-pissed off at me. Before that though, everyone pretty much liked me, besides the spiritualists (and a couple others). Materialists and other machine empires love you.

No unique ship designs, but a few unique buildings.

[Brian (The Schmaltzy Cynic)]

You have to chose the Machine Intelligence option to build your own (it's a government type) and then you can tweak it, or you can alter the given options if that's easier to figure out.

[Endless]

with the utopia DLC it is possible to change your species to synthetics and having organics live peacefull in your realm.

gestalt consciousness as in synthetic dawn must enslave exterminate or deport organics as they dont have a use for them. except the servitors who gain unity from putting them into pampering.

also no new ship,building designs sadly...

[Eccentric Gentleman]

Originally posted by Cato:

Well you sort off can actually - If you are a standard MI and mot a Driven Assimilator or Determined Extreminator

MI? is that short for machine intelligence? So you can play as a machine empire that play like any other empire. One whose mission is NOT to conquer the galaxy?

[Jagore]

You can also be a generalist AI, an AI focused on science, or an AI focused on mining and industry. Also rogue servitors arn't really that aggrsive, or they don't have to be. Though egalitarians and the like won't like you much.

[Ryika]

Robots have their own way of coexisting with the fleshlings.

And it's very peaceful, too: All you have to do when you meet a new fleshling race is conquer all of their planets, kill all of their soldiers with your giant machines of death, and once that's done, put them all in tubes where you harvest their energy to fuel your robots for all eternity.

It's rather romantic if you think about it. A love story in three acts.

[Meewec]

i've made four different robot civs. an exterminator, an assimilator, a servitor, and a level up fast and extra

[Eccentric Gentleman]

I got the impression that exterminator, assimilator and servitor were the only options for a robotic civ. Is that the case?

[Shad]

Originally posted by Eccentric Gentleman:

I got the impression that exterminator, assimilator and servitor were the only options for a robotic civ. Is that the case?

You can also go for a generic Machine empire (neither assimilator, servitor or exterminator).

[ArcticISAF]

Originally posted by Eccentric Gentleman:

I got the impression that exterminator, assimilator and servitor were the only options for a robotic civ. Is that the case?

Your question has been answered 10 times over. The answer is no.

[Rhedd]

Originally posted by ArcticISAF:

Originally posted by Eccentric Gentleman:

I got the impression that exterminator, assimilator and servitor were the only options for a robotic civ. Is that the case?

Your question has been answered 10 times over. The answer is no.

Actually, it's been answered rather poorly, so I forgive him.

But the answer IS "no". ^_^ Those are three fancy options for playing machines, but you can create a machine empire that's more like a standard one if you prefer.

[Kitchen Gun (TM)]

I force in 6 vanilla MI's I made and as soon as I get Galactic Defender they all want to be my vassals/protectorates.

[CrUsHeR]

Originally posted by Eccentric Gentleman:

Originally posted by Cato:

Well you sort off can actually - If you are a standard MI and mot a Driven Assimilator or Determined Extreminator

MI? is that short for machine intelligence? So you can play as a machine empire that play like any other empire. One whose mission is NOT to conquer the galaxy?

Yes, the default empire type for Machine Intelligence is called "Intelligent Research Link" or something like that.

Means that you can totally coexist with other empires, build a Federation, whatever you want. Only major difference is that you have no use for Immigration, though you don't really need it since you have +200% habitability anyways.

[Eccentric Gentleman]

Thank you everyone, I just wanted to be sure before I bought it. And you have to agree, the trailer showed it only in a grim light.