Console:Game Settings

Version

This article has been verified for the current console version (2.6) of the game.

Game Details are the various settings that the player can alter before starting a new single or multiplayer game. These settings can be used to make game sessions shorter or longer, simpler or more complex, as well as to increase the difficulty if desired.

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  Stellaris Console Edition - Game Details

Galaxy

When starting a new game, the player may choose which type of galaxy they are to play in. An empire's expansion is limited to the galactic plane, so the shape of the galaxy will affect play. Which galaxy types are accessible at the start of the game is determined by how many stars the galaxy is to have.

Galaxy shape

There are 3 different types of galaxies available, with 2 variants of the spiral galaxy for a total of 4 possible galaxy shape options.

Type		Min Galaxy Size	Description
	Elliptical	Tiny	Elliptical galaxies have the stars placed in a ellipsoidal pattern , resulting in an evenly distributed geography. Expansion is mostly unhindered. It is also the Default map.
	Spiral (2 arms)	Small	Spiral galaxies have the stars placed in arms that extend out in a spiral pattern. A spiral galaxy provides an interesting geography as the galactic arms are sparsely connected to each other.
	Spiral (4 arms)	Medium
	Ring	Tiny	Ring galaxies have the stars placed in a ring shape around the galactic core, making it easier to cut other empires off from the rest of the galaxy than it is with any other shape. Expansion is limited to a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction. An inner ring surrounds the galactic core

Galaxy size

In addition to the galaxy shape, the size of the galaxy can also be chosen at the beginning of the game, ranging from 200 to 600 stars. The size of the galaxy affects the number of stars, as well as how many AI Empires, Fallen Empires and Marauder Empires can be generated at the start of the game.

Size	Number of Stars	Maximum AI Empires	Maximum Fallen Empires	Maximum Marauder Empires
Small	200	6	1	1
Medium	400	7	2	2
Large	600	10	3	2

Game Details

Hyperlane Density 0.5X

Hyperlane Density 2.75X

Hyperlane Density Full

• AI empires - Determines the number of AI empires that spawn at the same time as human players. Number ranges are dependent on galaxy size; minimum can be set at zero.
• Advanced AI starts - Determines the number of Advanced Empires. Can range from 0 to all of the AI empires.
• Fallen Empires - The max number of Fallen Empires that can spawn. There can be no more than 5 Fallen Empires, one of each kind. (Ancient Caretakers is only available with Synthetic Dawn DLC)
• Tech/ Tradition cost - Determines the costs of technology, traditions and ambitions for regular empires. Ranges from 0.25X to 5X.
• Habitable Worlds - Increases or decreases the chance of planets being habitable. Ranges from 0.25X to 5X.
• Primitive Civilizations - Increases or decreases the chance of Primitive Civilizations spawning. Ranges from 0X (no primitives) to 1X (3% chance per system) to 5X (15% chance per system).
• Crisis Strength - Determines the fleet power (i.e., the opponents', not yours) of endgame crises. Ranges from 0X (no crises) to 5X.
• Mid-Game Start Year - Determines earliest year whereby mid-game events can occur. Default is 2300.
• End-Game Start Year - Determines earliest year whereby end-game events can occur. Default is 2400.
• Victory Year - Determines when the empire with the highest Score is declared winner. Default is 2500.
• AI Aggressiveness - The overall AI aggressiveness can be increased or decreased and determines how likely the AI is to declare war on empires if they have negative attitudes.
• Empire Placement - Determines whether empires will be placed in clusters to increase the likelihood that you'll have some neighbors or placed at random.
• Advanced Neighbors - Determines whether Advanced AI empires can spawn next to human players or not.
• Hyperlane Density - Determines number of hyperlanes in the galaxy. Ranges from 0.5X to 2.75X to Full. Full density removes clusters and choke points. Has a large effect on Empire Cohesion.
• Abandoned Gateways - Determines number of abandoned gateways in the galaxy. Ranges from 0X (no gateways) to 5X.
• Wormhole Pairs - Determines number of wormhole pairs in the galaxy. Ranges from 0X (no wormholes except the one leading to the Sealed System) to 5X.
• Guaranteed Habitable Worlds - Creates up to 2 habitable planets of the same class as the homeworld close to every empire's starting system. Will not create Gaia or Tomb worlds.
• Marauder Empires - The max number of Marauder Empires that can spawn.
• Caravaneers - Determines whether the Caravaneers will spawn.

Advanced Empires

Advanced empires are AI empires that start with an advantage over human players. They get the following benefits to have a head start:

• 1000 Energy Credits
• 1000 Minerals
• 500 Alloys
• 200 Influence
• 1000 Food if not Machine Intelligence
• 500 Consumer Goods if not Gestalt Consciousness
• Planetary Unification technology
• 3-7 extra corvettes
• 2-5 extra systems with stations built
• 0-3 extra Starport-level starbases
• 75% of habitable planets in their systems colonized and developed

Game Phases

The following events take place after Mid-Game:

• Fleet Maneuvers event
• Fallen Empires offer better gifts
• Spectral Wraith can emerge from the germinating pulsar
• AI Rebellions can take place
• Marauder mercenary fleets become available
• Marauder empires can become The Horde
• Ancient Tomb Archaeology Site can appear

The following events take place after End-Game

• Endgame Crises can trigger
• Fallen Empires can awaken
• Marauder empires can no longer become The Horde

Difficulty

Increases the difficulty of the game for a greater challenge, with higher difficulties granting bonuses to AI empires. Higher difficulty also increases the strength of the endgame crisis. Vassals of human players do not gain difficulty bonuses.

Scaling Difficulty causes the AI (or human) empires and spaceborne aliens difficulty bonuses to start at zero and scale up over the course of the game, reaching the bonus defined by difficulty level at the End-Game year.

Difficulty	AI bonuses	Spaceborne Aliens bonuses	Player bonuses
Cadet	None	None	+50% Resources from Jobs and Stations +50% Naval Capacity +10 Stability
Ensign	None	+30% Weapons Damage +30% Hull +30% Armor +30% Shields	None
Captain	+25% Resources from Jobs and Stations +15% Naval Capacity -10% Ship Upkeep -10% Starbase Shipyard Cost +5 Stability	+35% Weapons Damage +35% Hull +35% Armor +35% Shields	None
Commodore	+50% Resources from Jobs and Stations +30% Naval Capacity -20% Ship Upkeep -20% Starbase Shipyard Cost +10 Stability	+40% Weapons Damage +40% Hull +40% Armor +40% Shields	None
Admiral	+75% Resources from Jobs and Stations +45% Naval Capacity -30% Ship Upkeep -30% Starbase Shipyard Cost +15 Stability	+45% Weapons Damage +45% Hull +45% Armor +45% Shields	None
Grand Admiral	+100% Resources from Jobs and Stations +60% Naval Capacity -40% Ship Upkeep -40% Starbase Shipyard Cost +20 Stability	+50% Weapons Damage +50% Hull +50% Armor +50% Shields	None

Ironman Mode

Determines whether Ironman Mode is turned On or Off. Default setting is Off.

• Ironman Mode - Games are automatically saved regularly to a single file. Games played with this setting cannot be changed during gameplay. In order to earn Playstation or Xbox achievements this setting MUST be enabled (On).

References

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