Stellaris 4.5 “Cygnus” is now available with over 350 fixes and tons of new features

Paradox Interactive has launched 4.5 “Cygnus” update for 4X spaceship Stellariswhich according to the developers is the largest bug and bug fix patch ever made for the game. The team counted a total of 525 changes, 46.7% of which came directly from community reports collected through the forums, Reddit, Discord, bug reports and, most importantly, the Open Beta that started in July.

The latter was updated nine times before its final release, allowing developers to Gradually intervene in various problems reported. The results include over 350 fixes, as well as stability fixes, desync issues, AI, and many other community requests.

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Paradox emphasizes that this approach is part of the work of the Custodian team, which has been active for five years and aims to maintain Stellaris and gradually improve the experience through discussions with players.

The most important changes are pop group review. Starting from version 4.5, population groups are no longer divided according to factions and ethics. Instead, the percentage of the population belonging to different ethics and factions is recorded. This change should significantly reduce the number of teams in the advanced stages of the game and make the planet management screen less crowded. The system that determines the transition of pops from one morality or faction to another has also been revised, with new tooltips that more clearly explain the factors involved.

Not even faction Has been reworked. Related screens now show the appeal of each faction within the empire and what factors determine its popularity. Actions to suppress or support a faction will also have a more pronounced impact on its growth rate.

Update content It also expands the content available for Nomad Empireunlocks three community-requested items: Cosmic Origins Ambition, Poison Knight Origins, and Storm Chaser Origins. To use them, you need the Machine Age, Toxoid Species Pack, and Cosmic Storm DLC respectively.

Other new features include new government policies Control ship auto-designer preferences, letting you determine which weapon configurations you prefer. Starbase defenses have also undergone a similar intervention, with new preferences and redesigned defense mods.

Nomad Empire’s AI behavior has also been overhauled, and improvements to economic planning, system selection, and other parameters should make these opponents more effective.

Paradox warns, however, that the 4.5 “Cygnus” Broken compatibility with previous versions of save games. Therefore, anyone wishing to end a campaign they have started must back up their saves and use the “Stellaris 4.4 Rollback” version on Steam before updating. Once you enable saving in 4.5, you will no longer be able to use it in 4.4.