Introduction to DLC and buying guide for The Swarm - Stellaris

The DLC for Gunstar has these types: Expansion Packs: add important content, have a large impact on gameplay, and are highly recommended, Story Packs: add story content, have a relatively small impact on gameplay, and are recommended, and Species Packs: mainly provide new species images and ship designs, etc., and are optional.

Original Soundtracks and eBooks: all the music included in the game body and DLC; original novels based on the Ultramarines worldview, setting sets, etc., which are available to get, but not necessary.

There are currently five purchase options on Steam:

Body: Stellaris

Galaxy Edition: Stellaris-Galaxy Edition

River Edition Upgrade Pack: Galaxy Edition Upgrade Pack

Starter Pack: Stellaris: Starter Pack Bundle2023

Ultimate Pack: Stellaris: Ultimate Bundle

After learning what each type of DLC is, take a look at the individual versions and the components of the bundle, and with your own needs in mind, you'll have a good idea of how to buy it.

Body

There's not much to say, this is a must, the difference is whether you buy it separately or in a bundle.

Galaxy Edition, Galaxy Edition Upgrade Pack

Galaxy Edition is not recommended to get into the game, you can just buy the body to try it out, or buy the Starter Pack

Galaxy Edition has no difference in game content compared to the body, it just comes with some soundtracks, novels , source material, and other content.

Groups game body

Digital soundtrack

Arachnoid avatar pack (material pack)

Groups art set collection (ebook)

Background novel Stellaris: Infinite Frontiersnovel (ebook)

Forum Avatar and Galaxy Forum Medal

Developer Signature Wallpaper

The Galaxy Edition Upgrade Pack allows you to upgrade from the game proper to Galaxy Edition.

Starter Pack Entry Recommendations

Groups of Planets game body

Story DLC: Synthetic Dawn (Synthetic Dawn Story Pack)

Story DLC: Distant Stars (Distant Stars Story Pack)

< p>Expansion DLC: Federations

Expansion DLC: Utopia

The Ultimate Pack

The contents of the Ultimate Pack are as follows

Groups of Planets Game Body

Galaxy Edition Upgrade Pack

Expansion DLC: Utopia

Expansion DLC: Apoca lypse

Expansion DLC: Mega Corp

Expansion DLC: Federations

Expansion DLC: Nemesis

Expansion DLC: Nemesis

Expansion DLC: Nemesis

Expansion DLC: Nemesis

The Ultimate Pack contains the following content Nemesis

Expansion DLC: Overlord

Story DLC: Leviathans Story Pack

Story DLC: Synthetic Dawn Story Pack

Story DLC: Distant Stars Story Pack

Distant Stars Story Pack

Distant Stars Story Pack

Distant Stars Story Pack

The first DLC to be released was the Nemesis Story Pack. （Distant Stars Story Pack

Story DLC: Ancient Relics Story Pack

Species DLC: Plantoids Species Pack

Species DLC: Humanoids Species Pack

Species DLC: Humanoids Species Pack

Species DLC: Lithoids Species Pack

Species DLC: Necroids Species Pack

Species DLC: Aquatics Species Pack)

Not including the latest three DLCs

Species DLC: Toxoids Species Pack

Story DLC: First Contact Story Pack

Expansion DLC: Galactic Paragons (Galactic Paragons)

List of DLC

Here is the complete list of DLC as of May 9, 2023 (Galactic Paragons), ***21 (excluding Galactic Paragons Upgrade Packs), in order of release.

eBook InfiniteFrontiers (eBook)

Deep Star eBook:

Release date: July 12, 2016

Steven Savile) writes an original novel based on the Ultramarine worldview.

Original CompleteSoundtrack

Original Music Collection:

Release date: July 12, 2016

All music is available in mp3 and flac modes. More music will continue to be added to this soundtrack as the game's music continues to be created!

Species Pack Plantoids SpeciesPack

Plantoids Species Pack:

Release date: August 4, 2016

The Plantoids Species Pack brings players a new look, accompanied by unique traits and civil administration, new ships, and a new series of player portraits and cityscape artwork.Plantoid gives players the opportunity to take on the role of a plant-like species that has developed sentience and begun to spread its tendrils across the galaxy, planting the roots of a new civilization on a new planet.

From new species traits that allow for the growth of racial numbers, to the lightward resources needed to transform Gaia's worlds, players can carefully cultivate their empires and expand outward in new ways.

Contents:

New species avatars representing a variety of plants;

Plant-themed ship models, space stations, and city backdrops;

Preset nation of Maweer Caretakers.

StoryPak. LeviathansStoryPack

Leviathan Story Pack:

Release Date: 10/20/2016

Space is beautiful, dark, and deep, and it has its own secrets it wants to keep. The ferocious creatures, the enemies that threaten your civilization, and the Leviathan that sleeps in the cosmos, a lost empire that is being awakened. In the Leviathan Plot Pack, the intergalactic world will once again be filled with new adventures and challenges, and the childlike empire you've just built will face the dangers or opportunities of the universe.

Contents:

Guardians: Commonly known as Wild Daddies, these are mysterious and powerful space creatures that can be killed or rewarded for completing event chains.

Enclaves: also known as city-states, neutral forces made up of aliens, *** there are 3 types: curators, traders, artists. Players can communicate and trade with enclaves.

War of Heaven (Warin Heaven): the game has the possibility (not certain) of two awakened empires, both of which are hostile to each other, and at a certain point in time the War of Heaven will break out, and the player can either choose one of the sides, or go to war with both sides at the same time.

Other: Cuties avatar packs (material packs); added new events, 20+ minutes of new background music.

Expansion Pack Utopia

Utopia Expansion Pack:

Release Date: April 6, 2017

For over a thousand years, the call from the stars has never ceased, and now you're strolling through it. The mysterious and enigmatic universe is full of possibilities, and in the face of it all, your race has taken a timely first step to explore the unknown.

Here, you need not heed the fractured political landscape of your home planet. Here, you can build entirely new worlds. Here you can unite your people and create the perfect society. Only in space can you build utopia.

Contents:

Megastructures: the Dyson Sphere, Ringworld.

Orbital Habitats (Habitat Stations): space stations can be rated in planetary orbits that can hold larger populations, and mining, power generation, and research precincts can be unlocked based on the planet's output.

Ascension Perks: Mechanical Ascension, Psychic Ascension, Genetic Ascension.

Other: indoctrination of natives, special origins, hive mind, fine-tuned population policy, etc.

Anniversary Portraits

Species Portrait Pack:

Release date: May 9, 2017

Free

Contents:

Includes all five portraits within the Creaturesofthe Void Portrait Pack.

Anniversary Free Portrait Pack that includes three new species images of the Fairy Dragon, Peacock Avian, and Larvae.

Story PackSynthetic DawnStory Pack

Synthetic DawnStory Pack:

Release date: September 21, 2017

Players can choose to play as a machine empire (a society composed entirely of robots) society) to start the game. Fueled by unique gameplay features and a chain of events, the Synthetics continue to expand, forming a robotic swarm of consciousness and building a network dominated by AIs that will eventually become the masters of the galaxy.

Contents:

The Intelligent Mechanical Empire: an empire whose population is all robots, a mechanical hive mind.

Three special kinds of Smart Machine Empire: the Assimilator, the Runaway Machine Servant, and the Stoneheart Exterminator.

Choose a side in a civil war that may break out between organic beings and machines.

New Ascension talents: the Age of Wise Mechs, and the Mechanical World.

10 adjutant voices: including 8 Civ counterparts, Swarm, and Intelligent Mech.

Species PackHumanoids Species Pack

Humanoids Species Pack:

Release date: December 7, 2017

Humanoids Species Pack for. players of the never-subdued humans (or at least more or less human-like races) with a range of new portraits and ship models, along with the addition of brand new gameplay options.

The most popular manifestation of the Humanoid race is now more diverse, with a unique civilization and a new origin story that allows players to create decadent hedonists, master craftsmen, and even galaxy-conquering clone armies. Now that they have unique exclusive ship classes, new portraits, there's no better time to explore the future of humanity.

Contents:

Two new civilizations: play as a master craftsman or a decadent hedonist

New "clone army" origins

Ten new portraits of humanoids with a variety of hairstyles and outfits

New ship models

Three new VIR narrations

Three new VIR narrations

Three new VIR narrations

Three new VIRs

These are the first of their kind. Three new sets of VIR narration

Three remixed music tracks newly added to the Stellaris soundtrack

Expansion Pack Apocalypse

Apocalypse Expansion Pack:

Release date: February 22, 2018

The Stellaris-Apocalypse is a complete expansion pack that reimagines interstellar warfare for all players, featuring a host of new offensive and defensive options. Destroy entire worlds with terrifying new planet-killing weapons, fight against (or alongside) ferocious space pirates, and possibly discover some non-violent gameplay features as well.

Contents:

Colossus: a.k.a. Star Shatterer, a superweapon that can destroy entire planets, cannot participate in fleet battles.

Titan: serves as the fleet flagship and can provide powerful bonuses to the entire fleet.

Ion Cannon: a powerful long-range defense weapon that can be deployed at starbases.

Ravagers: an unmanipulable force that loots ordinary empires from time to time. Fleet Admirals and Army Generals can be hired from them.

New Ascension Talents: mystical engineering, forcible acquisition, and giant divine soldiers.

Story Pack Distant Stars Story Pack

Distant Stars Story Pack:

Release date: May 22, 2018

Distant Stars is a new exploration-themed story pack: players will discover new anomalies, unfold new storylines, and encounter strange new life in the unknown depths of space. Ambitious explorers will feel new surprises or fears.

Contents:

L-Cluster: an extra-river cluster that requires completing the chain of events, collecting clues and traveling to it using the L-Stargate on the map.

The Sky Beyond: a new legendary deep space giant.

New anomalies and events.

Expansion Pack Mega Corp

Mega Corp Expansion Pack:

Release Date: December 7, 2018

Stellaris: Mega Corp is the first installment of Paradox Development Studio's latest full expansion pack for the iconic massive sci-fi strategy game. This game allows players to lead the galaxy into a new era of prosperity and profitability. In this economy-centered expansion pack, players can become the CEO of a powerful corporate empire and make their way among the stars.

Contents:

Corporate Polity: a new type of empire with state-sized corporations, oligarchs.

Trader fleets: merchant fleets that roam the galaxy and can be traded with.

New megastructures: matter decompressors, giant art facilities, galactic assembly halls, strategic dispatch centers.

Pan-galactic slave market: buy and sell on an industrial scale.

New Soaring Talents: ideal city, fae compatibility, galactic trading.

Story Pack Ancient Relics Story Pack

Ancient Relics Story Pack:

Release Date: June 5, 2019

Stellaris: Ancient Relics Story Pack is an all-new storyline pack for Paradox Development Studio's most iconic sci-fi grand strategy game, Stellaris. Uncover the remnants of ancient civilizations that remain on lost planets and piece together the history of their rise and fall. Unearth the truth buried beneath abandoned cities and ships, find relics of powerful civilizations, and use them to build your imperial supremacy.

Contents:

Ancient Relics: powerful artifacts with passive and activated effects.

Archaeology: new scientific events, ancient artifacts and excavation mechanics.

Heralds: two Herald civilizations, Zroni and Boal.

Species Pack LithoidsSpeciesPack

Stone Creatures Species Pack:

Release Date: October 25, 2019

The Lithoids Species Pack Contains a new series of stone species portraits and ship models for players who enjoy the drip-drip-drip approach to uncovering a civilization with a closer relationship to the earth. The Lithoids are a large, exclusively Wisdom Stone species that feed on minerals, are long-lived, and can establish colonies in almost any environment.

Contents:

Unique mechanics for the Lithoid empire

Fifteen new Lithoid portraits and one Lithoid robot portrait

New mineral-based ship models

New voice packs

Expansion Packs Federations

Federation Expansion Pack:

Release date: March 17, 2020

The pinnacle of war is to give up without a fight. With this Stellaris: Federations expansion pack, players can extend their diplomatic power across the galaxy like never before. Employ every possible method to gain an advantage, using a range of new options to influence, manipulate and dominate your opponents without going head-to-head.

Contents:

Federation: richer diplomatic system, star-sea **** homogeneity.

Origins: dramatically affects the game's opening conditions.

New megastructures: Mega Dockyard, Mobile Fortress "Juggernaut".

Necroids Species Pack

Necroids Species Pack:

Release Date: October 30, 2020

Necroids are a highly intelligent undead species that maximizes their ability to remain undead. This species allows players to build thriving empires in zones where other species may be dying out.

And bring about the demise of other species where they thrive! The Necroids Species Pack features a range of new portraits, civil affairs, ship sets, and decorative objects for those who don't fear the afterlife, as well as a unique "Corpse Eater" origin.

Contents:

New Corpse Eater cultural origins.

Three new national philosophies: the Order of the Dead, the Army of the Dead, and Memorialism.

Fifteen new necromantic avatars, plus one necromantic mechanical avatar.

New ship models, advisor voices, city backgrounds, named lists and room backgrounds.

Expansion Pack Nemesis

Nemesis Expansion Pack:

Release date: April 16, 2021

Nemesis is an expansion pack for Stellaris that will allow players to determine the future fate of a turbulent galaxy. Add the Spy Tool, which will become a powerful combat tool as the Stellaris overseers take on endgame threats, or utilize the "Threat" option to make themselves an endgame threat.

Nemesis offers the most powerful combat tool in Stellaris to date. Ultimately, you'll have to choose between chaos and stability to take over a galaxy in crisis. Will you find a way to take over the power through diplomacy or trickery, or will you just sit back and watch as the stars are destroyed one by one?

Contents:

Incarnate Plague: unlock powerful gains that can threaten the existence of the galaxy.

Starsea Regulator: participate in the general election of the Starsea **** homunculus to become the Regulator.

Spying: utilize new spying tools to spy on your enemies.

New ship models.

Species Pack Aquatics Species Pack

Aquatics Species Pack:

Release date: November 22, 2021

Utilizing Stellaris' most immersive content pack to date, the Aquatics Species Pack, navigate the vast galaxy and embrace the life of a seafaring civilization! Let a wave of new Imperial customizable options join your Ste llaris, featuring new species portraits, ship sets, origins, and more.

Content:

2 brand new Origins: Dancing with Dragons*** and Ocean Paradise.

New Fisherman Nation concept.

New Heart of Water Ascension talent, turn every world into your ocean.

New Aquatic species trait, accompanied by brand new characteristics.

15 new Aquatic portraits, and 1 new Aquatic mechanic.

New ship models, advisor voices, cityscapes, name sets, and room backgrounds.

Expansion Pack Over lord

The Four Seas Expansion Pack:

Release date: May 12, 2022

Overlord, the new full expansion pack for Ste llaris, gains access to new features that unlock empires to a whole new level. Guide a galaxy full of potential subjects to glory, or conquer it. The new mechanics offer many ways to specialize in vassal roles within your empire, bring new planets and subjects under your rule, and new megastructures to further protect your power at a faster pace.

Contents:

The new vassal mechanic allows you to refine vassal agreements with your vassals or suzerains and bring new and unique specializations to vassals.

Five new origins: the Imperial Fiefdom, Shooting for the Stars, the Undergrounders, the Void Realm Mentor, and the Beginning Hive.

Three new city-states: Voidwalker, Mercenary, and Salvager.

Three new megastructures: the Star Ring Base, the Hyperspace Repeater, and the Quantum Slingshot.

Toxoids Species Pack

Toxoids Species Pack:

Release date: September 21, 2022

Flying all the way up from native sludge all the way to the Swarm! Toxoids Species Pack gives players the opportunity to gamble their planet's future for immediate gain and make the difficult sacrifices necessary to survive in a galaxy in crisis.

Contents:

2 new origins: Stronghold, Toxoids Paladin.

3 New National Ideas: cold industrialist, scavenger, mutagenic spa.

4 new species traits: incubator, inorganic respiration, virulent poison, and alien metabolism.

15 Poison Class Portraits, plus 1 Poison Class Machine Portrait.

New ship models, advisor voices, cityscapes, named lists and room backgrounds.

First Contact Story Pack

First Contact Story Pack:

Release date: March 15, 2023

You are not alone! The galaxy is vast, full of mysteries, and a myriad of alien empires you may encounter that you'll have to face whether you're ready or not.FirstContact is bringing a set of new origins and mechanics to the table, giving players the chance to tell the story of their civilization's early stages of contact with interstellar outsiders. Those people probably didn't come to make friends!

Contents:

3 all-new origins: blood for blood, shattered shackles, and dark horrors.

New pre-FTL interactive content, including observed events, espionage and diplomacy.

4 all-new national concepts: one for the Common Empire, one for the Universe Enterprise, one for the Hive Mind, and one for Mechanical Intelligence.

Invisible Technology.

Expansion Pack GalacticParagons

GalacticParagons Expansion Pack:

Release date: May 9, 2023

The Galactic Council is large in number and varies in personality! Add GalacticParagons to your empire and experience a whole new level of characters and storytelling as they are the great leaders who have ascended to the heights of power and will follow your lead in exploring the stars.

With the exclusive addition of a new Council mechanic, leaders who can shape themselves to reinforce the vision of your empire, a new National Philosophy, and much more, GalacticParagons are set to shape the future in ways the galaxy has never seen before.

Content:

140 + New Leader Traits.

4 Legendary Leaders.

16 Famous Leaders with their own unique characteristics.

Expanded Cabinet seats and more optional agendas.

New Origin: King's Landing

2 new Tradition Trees: Talent and Rule.

8 new national concepts.

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