What's going on, Paradox?

[Wabbajack]

Your game is riddled with gamebreaking bugs. I've had SEVERAL in my past few playthroughs. You really want us to pay?

First, you set DX11 as the standard despite it being buggy and running on average with 50% less FPS than DX9 on my system with an RTX 3080 and powerful Intel octacore processor. It's not optimised. Why would you do that? Why would you not fix something that'd been in beta for years and just 'launch it' in an unfinished state? Why isn't it fixed despite constant player feedback?

Secondly, the "pending event" progression timers often get stuck when it ends and it can brick saves. The event does not reset and there is no way to get it to start again. This is most easily reproducible with shroudwalker events but it recently happened with my beta universe event and gave me -30% science FOREVER. This has been going on for a long time if you google it. Why isn't it fixed despite constant player feedback?

Thirdly, the assimilation rights is buggy. Being a technocratic empire and converting to full machines, I wanted everyone within my borders to follow suit. I put assimilation on as standard rights and nothing happens. I then manually set every single species as assimilate and about 30% gets assimilated before it reaches a standstill. Nothing I do gets it to start again. This has been going on for ages, google proves this. Why isn't it fixed despite constant player feedback?

Lastly, you want 15€ for a simple council mechanic and a handful of civics, with traits many whom are repurposed. Are you building a moonbase with our money? I suggest you do an Elon Musk and clean up your bureaucracy because we consumers are evidently paying for something NOT game related.

TL;DR: Game is unplayable, DLC are overcharged. Why do I continue to have the patience for this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥? I got nearly 1000 hours played but I'm nearing my limit. Why isn't your game fixed despite constant player feedback?

WHY ISN'T YOUR GAME FIXED DESPITE CONSTANT PLAYER FEEDBACK??? IT'S UNPLAYABLE.

[Mazey]

*Plays game for 1000 hours.*
"IT'S UNPLAYABLE."

[Wabbajack]

Originally posted by Mazey:

*Plays game for 1000 hours.*
"IT'S UNPLAYABLE."

Don't be coy. It is now. DX9 was better and doesn't explain the decision to implement something as standard that's not finished.

The even progression timer bug is self-explanatory. I have no power over it and it destroys entire games and has done so in my past 3 saves. Same with assimilation. Feedback was given, nothing fixed.

[steven1mac]

Does it causes your game to freeze when it is initializing the game? Me and a few others have their game freeze at loading at 5 percent, and I suspect the direct x upgrade is the cause.

[Wabbajack]

Originally posted by steven1mac:

Does it causes your game to freeze when it is initializing the game? Me and a few others have their game freeze at loading at 5 percent, and I suspect the direct x upgrade is the cause.

Thanks for mentioning it. I haven't experienced this but it reminds me that the latest patch also forces my game into 4K resolution regardless of how many times I set it to native in settings. Every time I boot the game up, I must manually set it to native before starting or it completely messes up my computer by glitching windows icons and it doesn't revert until I restart.

Another bug. Keep 'em coming.

[DirishDevil]

yea this is the first DLC i did not buy,, i have had enough of money gouging,,
I was going to but the new CKIII dlc but the price is crazy.. i can buy entire other games for the price that would give me many hours of entertainment

[Dark Sun Gwyndolin]

Can someone explain to me how DX11 is 'not finished'? Hasn't DX11 been obsolete for years since the introduction of DX12?

[Mazey]

Originally posted by Fear Denies Faith:

Can someone explain to me how DX11 is 'not finished'? Hasn't DX11 been obsolete for years since the introduction of DX12?

I know, right.
"I'm using a computer from the 90s, why do I have problems?"

[Wabbajack]

Originally posted by Fear Denies Faith:

Can someone explain to me how DX11 is 'not finished'? Hasn't DX11 been obsolete for years since the introduction of DX12?

DirectX is a general purpose software tool to run games. The devs have not optimized the version for the functions of this game, it was optimized for DirectX 9 and not DirectX 11 and that's why it runs worse now, especially lategame. Hence "it's not finished".

Originally posted by Mazey:

Originally posted by Fear Denies Faith:

Can someone explain to me how DX11 is 'not finished'? Hasn't DX11 been obsolete for years since the introduction of DX12?

I know, right.
"I'm using a computer from the 90s, why do I have problems?"

Why are you being dumb?

[wildlifeluvr]

re "First, you set DX11 as the standard despite it being buggy"

I have quite a few hours into 3.8 with ZERO bugs ... and I am having tons of fun.

Get a new computer.

Delete your mods. Go mod free.

[Dark Sun Gwyndolin]

Originally posted by wildlifeluvr:

re "First, you set DX11 as the standard despite it being buggy"

I have quite a few hours into 3.8 with ZERO bugs ... and I am having tons of fun.

Get a new computer.

Delete your mods. Go mod free.

Telling a veteran grand strategy fan to play without mods is like telling a Formula 1 driver they need to use a Toyota Corolla in the next race.

[Wabbajack]

Originally posted by wildlifeluvr:

re "First, you set DX11 as the standard despite it being buggy"

I have quite a few hours into 3.8 with ZERO bugs ... and I am having tons of fun.

Get a new computer.

Delete your mods. Go mod free.

Originally posted by Fear Denies Faith:

Originally posted by wildlifeluvr:

re "First, you set DX11 as the standard despite it being buggy"

I have quite a few hours into 3.8 with ZERO bugs ... and I am having tons of fun.

Get a new computer.

Delete your mods. Go mod free.

Telling a veteran grand strategy fan to play without mods is like telling a Formula 1 driver they need to use a Toyota Corolla in the next race.

The only mods I use are the UI mods everyone use and a few cosmetic mods, nothing that affects gameplay. I only play ironman. Thought you were being smart? You're not.

[VoiD]

Originally posted by Fear Denies Faith:

Originally posted by wildlifeluvr:

re "First, you set DX11 as the standard despite it being buggy"

I have quite a few hours into 3.8 with ZERO bugs ... and I am having tons of fun.

Get a new computer.

Delete your mods. Go mod free.

Telling a veteran grand strategy fan to play without mods is like telling a Formula 1 driver they need to use a Toyota Corolla in the next race.

tbh it would be really funny if OP was playing with any mods right after a major patch & a DLC and complaining about bugs, nothing veteran about that.

But yeah, the only bug I found so far was a random quest mark that wouldn't go away from my screen until restart, and it might be caused by mods so I didn't complain about such a minor nuisance.

[wildlifeluvr]

re your, "IT'S UNPLAYABLE."

I go outside and trim around the base of the flowers and shrubs in my garden ... clean up, then PLAY STELLARIS. And play. And play until the NBA playoffs came on. then watched the Miami Heat beat the Knicks and then LA beat Golden State (yea!!! two wins for me) then came back into my computer room and PLAYED STELLARIS some more until bedtime.

Thursday, I had to backwash the pool, brush the walls, then when I was done, I PLAYED STELLARIS four hours and hours.

This morning, woke up a few hours ago, took the puppy outside, came in, watched the garden for about 40 minutes doing a species count of birds for Cornell Lab's eBird (the world's Largest science project}, then just came into my computer room to PLAY STELLARIS as I wait for the wife to make breakfast. And, I will PLAY STELLARIS for hours this Saturday.

IT'S PLAYABLE. IT'S A BLAST. I"M HAVING MORE FUN THAT I EVER HAD WITH A PARADOX GAME.

[Wabbajack]

Originally posted by wildlifeluvr:

re your, "IT'S UNPLAYABLE."

I go outside and trim around the base of the flowers and shrubs in my garden ... clean up, then PLAY STELLARIS. And play. And play until the NBA playoffs came on. then watched the Miami Heat beat the Knicks and then LA beat Golden State (yea!!! two wins for me) then came back into my computer room and PLAYED STELLARIS some more until bedtime.

Thursday, I had to backwash the pool, brush the walls, then when I was done, I PLAYED STELLARIS four hours and hours.

This morning, woke up a few hours ago, took the puppy outside, came in, watched the garden for about 40 minutes doing a species count of birds for Cornell Lab's eBird (the world's Largest science project}, then just came into my computer room to PLAY STELLARIS as I wait for the wife to make breakfast. And, I will PLAY STELLARIS for hours this Saturday.

IT'S PLAYABLE. IT'S A BLAST. I"M HAVING MORE FUN THAT I EVER HAD WITH A PARADOX GAME.

Yeah, let me just forfeit ~100€ spent on a game and wait even more than the +1 year that they haven't fixed the event progress bug that can give you -30% science for the rest of the game, just because some bozo online tells me to. I'd sooner report Paradox to the European Commission for fraudulent consumer practices than do that. How much are you paid by Paradox, shill?

[Moon-and-Star]

Unfortunately, they do it for free.
Also, I had that same bug, lmao. The beta universe event is busted and the situation stays there forever.