So what is the difference between the editions?

[e11]

I'm thinking of picking this game up on the holiday sale.

[キールス]

The Standard Edition gives you:

- Stellaris (game)
- Utopia (a major dlc)
- Apocalypse (a major dlc)

The Nova Edition gives you:

- Stellaris (game)
- Soundtrack
- Exclusive alien race (cosmetic DLC)
- Forum Icon Nova

The Galaxy Edition gives you:

- Stellaris (game)
- Soundtrack
- Exclusive alien race (cosmetic DLC)
- Forum Icon Nova
- Exclusive 130-page Digital Collectorís Book
- Stellaris: Infinite Frontiers novel by Steven Savile (ebook)
- Exclusive Avatar and Forum Icon Galaxy
- Signed Wallpaper

tl;dr

The standard edition gives you the game and 2 major dlcs. The nova and galaxy edition gives the game and a lot of miscellaneous stuff that does not give any additional gameplay mechanics.

I recommend going for the standard edition.

[Wazii]

think of them as extra support to the company. nova and galaxy both gives you 1 extra alien portrait to pick from both give you the soundtrack. the galaxy version gives you a e-book and a art book i believe on top of it.

better off buying expansions if your not into that stuff or don't wish to support the company more then that. like the starter pack that gives you 2 expansions. utopia and apocalypse.

(steam giving me a hard time here sorry for duplicate)

[mister_lobos]

Originally posted by Kirus:

The Standard Edition gives you:

- Stellaris (game)
- Utopia (a major dlc)
- Apocalypse (a major dlc)

The Nova Edition gives you:

- Stellaris (game)
- Soundtrack
- Exclusive alien race (cosmetic DLC)
- Forum Icon Nova

The Galaxy Edition gives you:

- Stellaris (game)
- Soundtrack
- Exclusive alien race (cosmetic DLC)
- Forum Icon Nova
- Exclusive 130-page Digital Collectorís Book
- Stellaris: Infinite Frontiers novel by Steven Savile (ebook)
- Exclusive Avatar and Forum Icon Galaxy
- Signed Wallpaper

tl;dr

The standard edition gives you the game and 2 major dlcs. The nova and galaxy edition gives the game and a lot of miscellaneous stuff that does not give any additional gameplay mechanics.

I recommend going for the standard edition.

i do believe that first one that says "standard edition" is actually the "starter pack" standard edition ($9.99) is just the base game itself.

[キールス]

Originally posted by mister_lobos:

i do believe that first one that says "standard edition" is actually the "starter pack" standard edition ($9.99) is just the base game itself.

Oopsie.

You are right it is the starter pack. It has been awhile since I've seen this store page:

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/7611/Stellaris_Starter_Pack/

[e11]

Hmmm...

[MattTheMat]

Dont pick this game up, or any paradox game up, if you're not picking up the at least SOME dlc with it. Like the major dlcs at least.

[e11]

So Utopia and Apocalypse add significantly to the playing experience?

[Wazii]

one thing to note with paradox games is if you play with someone who as expansions then you also have access to them to. so only the host needs them.


there expantions (big changes) (story packs) smaller changes and then species pack (what most games would call DLC)


major highlights of the 3 expantions is

utopia focuses more on megastructures (ring worlds dyson sphere)

apocalypse reworks pirates and add dooms day weapons (aka deathstar kind of stuff)

megacorp adds new goverment type that lets you be a major company that took over the planet or crime syndicate and the ability to turn planets into city worlds.

.

and for the smaller story packs
synthetic dawn story pack also lets you play as a AI empire. (like skynet)

leviathan adds a few more space stuff and a new crisiss (war in heaven)

distant stars i belive adds the L cluster a pandora box when someone opens it up it can ether have nothing in it. good stuff in it. or a crisiss in it.


species pack adds
race art ( about 10-15 species per pack)
usually 1 ship sprite set
and then i belive humanoid set also adds some music and a new announcer voice to choose from.








if you do decide to get it here something you should probably know.

the game as a few balance mechanics to stop 1 nation that significantly bigger from snowballing out of control.

the main one is empire sprawl (or empire cap depending on the version your playing) it increases the cost of research and a few other things as you grow bigger. you can safely ignore this until your expeirneced enough with the game that you want to experiment with trying to make a tiny nation.