So I tried a Vodyani game on endless speed after a long time and noticed that they need a ridiculous amount of food, which brutally capped my game and was just bad. After some back and forth and some cross-testing and looking at other races I had rough numbers. Vodyani Food consumption at game start Normal speed: ~ -10 food for ark with 1 pop - 30 for food debuff with 1 planet Endless speed: ~ -29 food for ark with 1 pop - 30 for food debuff with 1 planet Other Races Food consumption at game start (Uni...

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Looking at Endless Space 2, it seems to be more complex than other 4x games I've played. That's been making me hesitate starting it. At this point, all I can do is ask if there is anything else worth knowing before I dive in. Important things the tutorial doesn't teach, any essential mods, which factions are good for beginners, DLC to turn off, etc I picked up Endless Space 2 in a bundle a few years ago and have all the DLC except Dark Matter and Awakening....

I am able to build the Nakalim-version science improvement from Pev-Scale Accelerators, which needs cold planets or planets with anomalies, in a system that has neither. IIRC the default version of the improvement benefits from anomalies or gives science per pop. I am unable to build the Nakalim-version science improvement from Climate Engineering, which provides science per relic and science per fertile planet, in systems that do not have a fertile or cold planet. IIRC the default version of the improvem...

Right, so first off: This is NOT a rant. In fact I'm actually having a lot of fun. So here's the deal: I got zero experience with 4X games. I usually don't even like this type of game, but I decided to test the waters anyway and to my surprise the game's actually pretty fun. So, being the complete noob that I am, I went along with the tutorial. So far so good, everything's going smoothly. I did some light reading on the game before, so I know that some factions are bigger threats than others for example...