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We’re proud to announce that signups for #MODJAM2024 are now open! This year our partners at Republic of Gamers are back, with some amazing prizes!



[h3]What is a Mod Jam?[/h3]

Modders will get four weeks to make… something. We don’t tell them what they’re making until the start of the working time and modders are not allowed to use any content they’ve previously published. At the end of the working time, we’ll put everything together in a package and release it. Interested in helping test the Mod Jam mod as we get closer to release? Join us on the Stellaris Official Discord!

Then the Community gets to vote on which something you like the best. At the end of the voting period, the top 10 modders by Community vote then get prizes from our sponsors and merch from the PDS Green Coffers!

[h3]Prizes, you say?[/h3]

This year we’ve paired up again with Republic of Gamers to deliver some great prizes to our winning Modders:

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4th - 10th Place: Stellaris branded Wallet and Keychain

* Exact specifications may vary depending on winning modder’s region

[h3]Well, tell us the theme![/h3]

We’ll reveal the theme on Tuesday, December 12th. Keep an eye out over the Holiday period, because the Mod Jam will be taking over the weekly Dev Diaries starting December 21st, and we’ll be using them to keep you updated on what exactly the Modders are up to as the event progresses, so stay tuned!

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Hello!

As has been the tradition these past few weeks, we've pushed an update to the Steam Open Beta with our next release, containing the 3.10.3 patch that has been sent on to certification for release later this week.

This week's update focus was primarily on stability.

3.10.3 "Pyxis" Beta Patch Notes
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Improvements
Now ‘New Entries’ notification on the outliner tabs is cleared, even when switching between tabs using keyboard shortcuts.
Ulastar is now an advisor
Vas the Gilded is now an ambassador

Balance
Pre-FTLs in Federation's End now have their technological progress frozen

Bugfixes
Fixed a number of event or paragon leaders not being generated with the correct traits
Fixed envoys passively gaining XP
Fixed missing subtitle for Scout trait
Pre-FTL Empires will now have a fully functional council when they ascend to the stars.
Released Vassals will now have a fully functional council when released.

Stability
Fix crash on startup for Linux (including steam deck).
Fix crash related to modifiers of recently destroyed empires updating
Fixed crash when surveying a planet that was just removed from the map

UI
Removed some empty space in the topbar

Modding
Added moddable_conditions_custom_tooltip parameter to civics modification statement to allow displaying a custom requirement key when no condition has been specified
Fixed civics modifications statements not always (not) allowing the correct civic changes
Improved error logging to know which federation perk is invalid
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We expect one more release next week to add localization for the various fixes during the 3.10 patch cycle and for a few more balance and bugfixes, but with this we feel that 3.10 has reached a generally stable point. If you run into any issues, please let us know in the Bug Reports forum.

[h3]Please note that the 3.10.3 "Pyxis" Open Beta is an optional beta patch. You have to manually opt in to access it.

Go to your Steam library, right click on Stellaris -> Properties -> betas tab -> select "stellaris_test - 3.10.3 Open Beta" branch.[/h3]

Stellaris Nexus hinges off one of the downsides of the Paradox space game’s epic scale - the amount of time it takes to finish a match - to present a bite-sized side dish of 4X nibbles if you only have an hour to play instead of, say, a day. Now that plate of nibbles is offering up, er, a basically identical plate of bite-sized nibbles that you don’t have to pay for right away, as the game has seen its early access release date - planned for tomorrow, no less - replaced by a last-minute week-long open beta.

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by Eladrin

Hi all!

With another busy week of bugfixing, the 3.10.2 "Pyxis" patch is now live on all platforms. So far, 689,121 Astral Rifts have been explored by you.

This release contains a fix to a common MacOS crash, fixes to ship build costs being applied, and adds full customization to the outliner tabs.

To those of you that read Monday's post about the Beta, some of this isn't news to you so you can skip to the end where I'll talk about the planned 3.10.3 and 3.10.4. The released patch is identical to the 3.10.2 Open Beta.

[h3]3.10.2 “PYXIS” PATCH NOTES[/h3]
Features

• Added custom tab functionality to the outliner
  

Balance

• Paragon leader Nasuz Demetor is now reclassed as Scholar and only has one Destiny trait (Vibrant Storyteller)
  
• Payback Origin: the "Declining Healthcare" modifier acquired during the "Out Of Warranty" event chain is now automatically removed after 5 years
  
• The Agrarian Upbringing trait can now be gained by all leader classes
  
• The Agrarian Upbringing trait is less likely to be rolled if another leader has the trait
  
• The Architectural Interest trait can now be gained by both officials and scientists
  
• The Army Veteran trait can now be gained by both scientists and officials
  
• The Army Veteran trait is less likely to be rolled if another leader has the trait
  
• The Enlister trait has been moved from officials to commanders and now gives soldiers to the governed planet (tier 1) and sector (tier 2)
  
• The Entangled Dark Matter astral rift now completely overwrites the personalty of the selected scientist if they are not psionic
  
• The Environmental Engineering trait can now be gained by all leader classes
  
• The Environmental Engineering trait is less likely to be rolled if the leader's empire has the Environmentalist civic
  
• The Environmental Engineering trait now requires a blocker removal tech to be researched
  
• The Foreign Consciousness trait is now a destiny trait
  
• The Kaleidoscope now has a chance of appearing anytime after midgame starts, instead of always appearing at the start of midgame
  
• The Mining, Farming and Generator focus traits have moved from officials to commanders
  
• The Planetary Analyst destiny trait can now be gained by both commanders and scientists
  
• The Retired Fleet Officer trait can now be gained by both scientists and officials
  
• The Retired Fleet Officer trait is less likely to be rolled if another leader has the trait
  
• The Righteous trait can now be gained by both commanders and officials
  
• The Traumatized trait now negatively impacts Astral Rift Exploration Speed
  
• The Unifier trait is less likely to be rolled if another leader has the trait
  
• The Xeno-Mediator destiny trait can now be gained by all classes
  

Bugfixes

• Astral Rifts now appear as not leading to anywhere when the player's astral rift pool is empty
  
• Blocked commanders for end-game crisis factions having non-admiral traits
  
• Corrected draw weight for Shipbreaker trait
  
• Corrected modifiers on Agrarian Upbringing
  
• Corrected some trait names
  
• Correctly locked a number of Delegate GalCom focus traits to require the DLC that unlocks their resolution category
  
• Dimensional Locks now forbid access to countries without communications
  
• Fixed a number of opposite trait pairs not taking into account their levelled versions
  
• Fixed a visible trigger check in the first contact description for Amoebas and Crystalline Entities
  
• Fixed all leaders in imperial empires using the regnal namelists instead of only the ruler and heir
  
• Fixed an error in the "Out of Warranty" event chain that occasionally left you stuck with a permanent "Declining Healthcare" modifier
  
• Fixed Ancient Rampart not applying its modifiers correctly
  
• Fixed astral rifts exploration UI getting locked when all narratives had been explored
  
• Fixed dimensional dump astral rift sometimes creating a leader with no name
  
• Fixed Dimensional Shrine not being buildable in Terminal Egress system
  
• Fixed discoveries tab not being displayed when tabs order has been customized
  
• Fixed heirs being able to have planar theorist trait despite not being capable of exploring astral rifts
  
• Fixed leader age staying frozen after leaving an Astral Rift
  
• Fixed missing 0 on Collaborator II's sector modifier
  
• Fixed outliner sometimes opening the astral rift view on the wrong rift when clicking on a ship exploring an astral rift
  
• Fixed reformating regulatory node agenda for machine empires
  
• Fixed Revolutionary Medi-Gel not affecting Pharma State civic production for Medical Workers
  
• Fixed ship build cost modifiers not being applied
  
• Fixed starting gestalt nodes not benefiting from initial leader level modifiers
  
• Fixed the Numistic Administration species trait
  
• Fixed the right-click menu not appearing for archaeology sites
  
• Fixed some modifiers with a multiplier not being applied
  
• Fixed the Surveyor relic trying to fire an effect on a habitat orbital when none exists
  
• The Ancient Ramparts Starbase Module now mentions what modifiers it has to Defense Platforms
  
• The astral rifts now correctly check for Chosen One traits in addition to the Psionic trait
  
• The empire created by the Animator of Clay now correctly spawns their council
  
• The Factory Focus trait is no longer blocked for gestalts, but instead checks that they have a use for consumer goods instead (ie it is valid for Rogue Servitors)
  
• The Sensor Array Power Surge event can no longer target Astral Scars, planets with deposits or planets that have a habitat orbital
  
• Updated science nexus events to check for renowned and legendary paragon scientists
  

Stability

• Mac crash fix (one of threads run out of the stack mem by alloca in a loop)
  
• Workaround for rare crash when rendering empire borders
  

Performance

• Fixed performance issues caused by outliner notification.
  

AI

• When adding council positions, AI will prioritize Head of Research, Minister of Defense and Minister of State if it doesn't have them
  

Modding

• Added @anti_synergy_weight_mult scripted variable for leader trait weights
  
• Added ai_priority to councilor type
  
• Added background_planet scope for leaders
  
• Added has_blocker_removal_tech scripted trigger
  
• Added Ship Class modifiers for armor and shield hardening, `shipclass__armor_hardening_add` and `shipclass__shield_hardening_add`
  
• Updated LEADER_GOVERNOR_MONTHLY_EXPERIENCE to LEADER_ASSIGNED_MONTHLY_EXPERIENCE
  

This release does not yet have fixes for two Linux issues, but we have workarounds for two of them:

• If you are crashing on startup, players have reported that starting Steam, disabling the internet, then loading the game bypasses the issue. Internet can be reenabled afterwards.
  
• If you are crashing while hosting a multiplayer game on Ubuntu 20.04, switching to Cross Platform multiplayer appears to resolve the issue. It is also not present on Ubuntu 22.04.
  

Players have also reported issues with certain event leaders missing traits and envoys convincing themselves they're real people, these will be fixed in 3.10.3.

[h3]Outliner Customization[/h3]

In 3.10.2, we've added the ability to fully customize your Outliner tabs. In your Outliner Options, there is now a toggle for Custom Outliner Tab, which will let you select any elements you wish to show on that particular tab. This should allow you to set up your tabs however you desire, including putting everything on a single tab or duplicating the same information across different tabs if you wish. (For example, if you want a "Peace" and "War" tab, with different information or sorting.)





[h3]So What's Next?[/h3]

We're continuing to focus on stability and bugfixing for the next few weeks.

3.10.3 is planned for next week, and we plan on continuing the pattern of releasing the build early as an Open Beta while it's undergoing certification.

3.10.4 is expected the week after that, and will include translated localization for the various changes made in the first three patches. (As well as further bugfixing as needed.)

[h3]And After That?[/h3]

The 3.11 "Eridanus" update in 2024Q1 will focus on stability, AI, and balance.

We're planning on running a balance related Open Beta over the holidays to collect feedback regarding some experiments around Research.

by Eladrin

Hello!

We've just released an update to the Stellaris Test branch on Steam, containing the 3.10.2 patch that is currently in certification for release later this week. Of particular note, this release includes a fix to a common MacOS crash (that also turned out to be affecting other operating systems, just not quite as consistently) and full Outliner customization.

[h3]3.10.2 “PYXIS” BETA PATCH NOTES[/h3]
Features

• Added custom tab functionality to the outliner
  

Balance

• Paragon leader Nasuz Demetor is now reclassed as Scholar and only has one Destiny trait (Vibrant Storyteller)
  
• Payback Origin: the "Declining Healthcare" modifier acquired during the "Out Of Warranty" event chain is now automatically removed after 5 years
  
• The Agrarian Upbringing trait can now be gained by all leader classes
  
• The Agrarian Upbringing trait is less likely to be rolled if another leader has the trait
  
• The Architectural Interest trait can now be gained by both officials and scientists
  
• The Army Veteran trait can now be gained by both scientists and officials
  
• The Army Veteran trait is less likely to be rolled if another leader has the trait
  
• The Enlister trait has been moved from officials to commanders and now gives soldiers to the governed planet (tier 1) and sector (tier 2)
  
• The Entangled Dark Matter astral rift now completely overwrites the personalty of the selected scientist if they are not psionic
  
• The Environmental Engineering trait can now be gained by all leader classes
  
• The Environmental Engineering trait is less likely to be rolled if the leader's empire has the Environmentalist civic
  
• The Environmental Engineering trait now requires a blocker removal tech to be researched
  
• The Foreign Consciousness trait is now a destiny trait
  
• The Kaleidoscope now has a chance of appearing anytime after midgame starts, instead of always appearing at the start of midgame
  
• The Mining, Farming and Generator focus traits have moved from officials to commanders
  
• The Planetary Analyst destiny trait can now be gained by both commanders and scientists
  
• The Retired Fleet Officer trait can now be gained by both scientists and officials
  
• The Retired Fleet Officer trait is less likely to be rolled if another leader has the trait
  
• The Righteous trait can now be gained by both commanders and officials
  
• The Traumatized trait now negatively impacts Astral Rift Exploration Speed
  
• The Unifier trait is less likely to be rolled if another leader has the trait
  
• The Xeno-Mediator destiny trait can now be gained by all classes
  

Bugfixes

• Astral Rifts now appear as not leading to anywhere when the player's astral rift pool is empty
  
• Blocked commanders for end-game crisis factions having non-admiral traits
  
• Corrected draw weight for Shipbreaker trait
  
• Corrected modifiers on Agrarian Upbringing
  
• Corrected some trait names
  
• Correctly locked a number of Delegate GalCom focus traits to require the DLC that unlocks their resolution category
  
• Dimensional Locks now forbid access to countries without communications
  
• Fixed a number of opposite trait pairs not taking into account their levelled versions
  
• Fixed a visible trigger check in the first contact description for Amoebas and Crystalline Entities
  
• Fixed all leaders in imperial empires using the regnal namelists instead of only the ruler and heir
  
• Fixed an error in the "Out of Warranty" event chain that occasionally left you stuck with a permanent "Declining Healthcare" modifier
  
• Fixed Ancient Rampart not applying its modifiers correctly
  
• Fixed astral rifts exploration UI getting locked when all narratives had been explored
  
• Fixed dimensional dump astral rift sometimes creating a leader with no name
  
• Fixed Dimensional Shrine not being buildable in Terminal Egress system
  
• Fixed discoveries tab not being displayed when tabs order has been customized
  
• Fixed heirs being able to have planar theorist trait despite not being capable of exploring astral rifts
  
• Fixed leader age staying frozen after leaving an Astral Rift
  
• Fixed missing 0 on Collaborator II's sector modifier
  
• Fixed outliner sometimes opening the astral rift view on the wrong rift when clicking on a ship exploring an astral rift
  
• Fixed reformating regulatory node agenda for machine empires
  
• Fixed Revolutionary Medi-Gel not affecting Pharma State civic production for Medical Workers
  
• Fixed ship build cost modifiers not being applied
  
• Fixed starting gestalt nodes not benefiting from initial leader level modifiers
  
• Fixed the Numistic Administration species trait
  
• Fixed the right-click menu not appearing for archaeology sites
  
• Fixed some modifiers with a multiplier not being applied
  
• Fixed the Surveyor relic trying to fire an effect on a habitat orbital when none exists
  
• The Ancient Ramparts Starbase Module now mentions what modifiers it has to Defense Platforms
  
• The astral rifts now correctly check for Chosen One traits in addition to the Psionic trait
  
• The empire created by the Animator of Clay now correctly spawns their council
  
• The Factory Focus trait is no longer blocked for gestalts, but instead checks that they have a use for consumer goods instead (ie it is valid for Rogue Servitors)
  
• The Sensor Array Power Surge event can no longer target Astral Scars, planets with deposits or planets that have a habitat orbital
  
• Updated science nexus events to check for renowned and legendary paragon scientists
  

Stability

• Mac crash fix (one of threads run out of the stack mem by alloca in a loop)
  
• Workaround for rare crash when rendering empire borders
  

Performance

• Fixed performance issues caused by outliner notification.
  

AI

• When adding council positions, AI will prioritize Head of Research, Minister of Defense and Minister of State if it doesn't have them
  

Modding

• Added @anti_synergy_weight_mult scripted variable for leader trait weights
  
• Added ai_priority to councilor type
  
• Added background_planet scope for leaders
  
• Added has_blocker_removal_tech scripted trigger
  
• Added Ship Class modifiers for armor and shield hardening, `shipclass__armor_hardening_add` and `shipclass__shield_hardening_add`
  
• Updated LEADER_GOVERNOR_MONTHLY_EXPERIENCE to LEADER_ASSIGNED_MONTHLY_EXPERIENCE
  

[h3]Please note that the 3.10.2 "Pyxis" Open Beta is an optional beta patch. You have to manually opt in to access it.
Go to your Steam library, right click on Stellaris -> Properties -> betas tab -> select "stellaris_test - 3.10.2 Open Beta" branch.[/h3]​

This release does not yet have fixes for two Linux issues, but we have workarounds for two of them:

• If you are crashing on startup, players have reported that starting Steam, disabling the internet, then loading the game bypasses the issue. Internet can be reenabled afterwards.
  
• If you are crashing while hosting a multiplayer game on Ubuntu 20.04, switching to Cross Platform multiplayer appears to resolve the issue. It is also not present on Ubuntu 22.04.
  

[h3]Outliner Customization[/h3]

In 3.10.2, we've added the ability to fully customize your Outliner tabs. In your Outliner Options, there is now a toggle for Custom Outliner Tab, which will let you select any elements you wish to show on that particular tab. This should allow you to set up your tabs however you desire, including putting everything on a single tab or duplicating the same information across different tabs if you wish. (For example, if you want a "Peace" and "War" tab, with different information or sorting.)