For the Planet Cracker see the post of u/ErrantSingulatity above. Additional comment actions. Report. How great it is as a weapon depends on what and how you play. No, only planets killed which belong to normal (default), fallen, awakened and primitives count. You could even put the planet destroyers to some use. I also tried to use the divine enforcer but the game wouldn't allow me to. 6 Gun batteries and the modules that slow down enemy fleets, increase the star bases weapons range, reduce enemy shields. . If you want to bombard a planet into oblivion you need the "armageddon" orbital bombardment option, this is available to fanatical purifiers or the crisis, it wipes out all pops and turns it into a tomb world, alternatively if. Like our existence, they just got extremely lucky. I am playing a Driven Assimilator empire and when I researched the colossus at about 50% through I was given an inital choice of 4 possible weapons (nanobots, neutron sweep, world cracker and global pacifier). The nanite swarm requires you to be assimilators. Planet cracker: much faster shooting. See my comment on an official bug report of it here. Buy yours from your nearest Branch Office today!” -Vanoan Pacification Services advert. Not enough, world cracker needed. I've always used world crackers because they're more fun. By Chris Hammer. After I nuked the 3rd planet or so treaties and embassies started disappearing every couple of seconds. Or if you wish to go for "meta style", then you can go for the shielder stuff. Planet cracker can be used on any planet. Collossus vs Habitats = ??? i think in the past iterations of the game, a colossus could attack a populated habitat or ring world. Nanobot diffuset is the best one. Those you mentioned are the World Cracker and the Pacifier. Your army implodes, the invading army kicks you in the dick. Evey person beside my robot race was grid amalgamated an after that they broke free from my matrix. the preserved planet is more productive than a shattered or shielded world. research_technology <Tech ID>. So it's basically just research or minerals. No weapon at all in the design panel, and now that I've built one, it doesn't have a weapon equipped. A planet is very important, because it gives to you lots of resources and space for your pops. i can only use neutron sweep, planet cracker and the troll shield, so my ethic and ascension perk dont. If the world relied on external sources of power, habitats will begin to fail. Global Pacifier: Makes the world not useable + The world will gain a deposit of 10 Society Research. I feel awful. Step 2: Release it as a vassal. Arcvalons Field Marshal. I am playing a Driven Assimilator empire and when I researched the colossus at about 50% through I was given an inital choice of 4 possible weapons (nanobots, neutron sweep, world cracker and global pacifier). Cracker does kill them. Neutron sweep is the way to go. Yet when I attempt to use it…The interview is on the Tim Ferris Show, episode 106. I've always used world crackers because they're more fun. Planet Cracker - War type. If there are no robots are tomb world habitability pops, one pop survives and is given the lone survivor trait. More posts you may like. use a world-cracker colossus. While both "judge" an entire world, the cracker gives the mercy of a quick death. Reply yanhamu. For speed speed we'll go with 99% sublight for thrusters per Stellaris novel (This cuts down significantly in the presence of high gravitational waves such as Black Holes and Neutron stars as stated in the tooltip) and 160ish light year per day for tier III drives. Your fleets are better off cleaning station and fleets. Impending doom swept are empire as we knew The Atha would surely attack. ago. I chose nanobots, because assimilator, then after it was completed I was able to immediately select neutron sweep and global pacificer in. When I cracked my first world, it was one affected by prethorians. is that so much to ask lmao. FogeltheVogel Hive Mind. Phew, one less planet to deal with the scourge festering. Reply Hamelmania. Feb 9, 2023; Add. Mar 25, 2020 2. The game automatically armed it with a neuron sweep and no matter what I'd I can't use any other component. Still telling that world to piss off. Neutron Sweep: Kills all pops, planet remains intact. Robots have nanobot diffuser. It doesn't have to be all the different from a planet cracker: instead of a. The Hubs of the Contingency were always heavily fortified, and that was a real problem for hit-and-run tactic: even if you are strong enough to quickly overpower the defence station, the chance of nuking the world out of existence is pretty small. Neutron Sweep: Kills all pops and reduces habitability by 20% for a few years. I prefer using divine enforcer or neutron sweep… though I’m not sure if DE is effective on organic hive-minds let alone prethoryn scourge. If it's too early for. I use neutron sweepers as weapons and world crackers as tools (mainly to build megastructures that can't be built in systems with habitable planets)Bierbart12 • 4 mo. If you just want to clear the system Planetcracker, if you want the planet but not the populace Neutron Sweep, and if you want both the planet/populace Doomstack. The second weapon that is initially available (you get your choice of weapons as the Colossus project ensues) is the Neutron Sweep. Do you honestly think this one planet means anything to me? All you have accomplished is inconveniencing me, and therefore, I shall simply render your beloved world unto glass. Yeh it's just a way of avoiding becoming a genocidal pariah to the rest of the empires. But to each their own. Either type of bombardment will turn a planet into a tomb world if you kill all the pops on it. Played this game quite a bit, and I keep coming back to the conclusion that planet killers are mechanically only useful for total war cb; it’s always better to conquer, because Pops. ago. No problem, thinks I, I'll build one and follow others' advice. Kills all hivemind and machine pops. Toggle signature. . . Different W weapons for different jobs. [deleted] •. Felt good to have the last laugh. 35. HOWEVER, the latest Pretorhyn swarm brought to my attention this wonderful thing called Neutron Sweep. 0 game however i cannot attack the my enemy. Other than Machine Empires, where it's basically a Neutron Sweeper (which IIRC does not work on robots) IMO it's more about maintaining empire cohesion: blast a planet with it and they will all become spiritualist, which will move them all into the Spiritualist faction which (hopefully) will be a lot happier than whatever faction they were a part of. their fleet was destroyed, their entire empire was ruined, they when from equivalent to Pathetic, i even neutron. I deleted my World Cracker and am now replacing it with a Global Pacifier, depending on how much research it gives you I'll probably replace that with a Neutron Sweep which just kills all the pops on the planet but leaves the planet intact. I detest orbital bombardments. One of them being *checks list of sci-fi tropes* um, galactic superweapons, which an upcoming expansion is sorting. A planet is very important, because it gives to you lots of resources and space for your pops. Once I was able to build one, there was nothing. Available to non-Pacifists. I like to imagine they realize how badly they fucked up insulting the only galactic empire with a world cracker. Why Would You Use a World Cracker Collosus? Global Pacifier has reduced diplo penalties, Neutron Sweep opens the planet up for habitation, Nanobot. 3] [9d15] The Neutron Sweep Colossus weapon is very temperamental Game Version Cepheus [3. Available to non-Pacifists. I chose nanobots, because assimilator, then after it was completed I was able to immediately select neutron sweep and global pacificer in. i want to use the divine enforcer as a massive propaganda weapon on my own planets to make everyone spiritualist, but don't want everyone else to…I am playing a Driven Assimilator empire and when I researched the colossus at about 50% through I was given an inital choice of 4 possible weapons (nanobots, neutron sweep, world cracker and global pacifier). Neutron sweep kills the entire colony, but leaves the planet intact and habitable. I also tried to use the divine enforcer but the game wouldn't allow me to. It may be due to your. This weapon destroys material and biological life on the planet, but it does not blow it apart. I chose nanobots, because assimilator, then after it was completed I was able to immediately select neutron sweep and global pacificer in. May 30, 2023; Add bookmark #8 I see Expansion Node got renamed to Legion Node? And Deviance Suppression Node to Regulatory Node, which definitely seems like an. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. I chose nanobots, because assimilator, then after it was completed I was able to immediately select neutron sweep and global pacificer in. steam page: posted by rob. The world cracker, the neutron sweep, the shield generator, the Spiritualist laser (only available to Spiritualist), and the assimilation beam (only available to Driven Assimilators). I chose nanobots, because assimilator, then after it was completed I was able to immediately select neutron sweep and global pacificer in. Average World Cracker fan vs Average Neutron Sweep enjoyer. Last are planet cracker and the bubble of. Kills everything that's not a robot or has tomb world habitability. " Since you know abouts where to look, I'm looking for the tech id's for the world techs. The galactic community. F for my world conquest slave mega state, the dream of invading China and enslaving it’s millions prospective merchandise will have to go unanswered. Neutron sweeper en route. Settling on a holy world does not awaken the FE. And of course there is the classic [[EarthShatteringKaboom World Cracker]] which is basically the [[Franchise/StarWars Death Star]] superlaser. On stellaris wiki I can see that usage of "Neutron sweeper" gets "Colussus Victim Empire Modifier for. This command will research the technology type with the specified ID. 7; Reactions:. Pacifier:Makes no sense for a Xenophobic Aquatic FE to use the World Cracker, or for the Spiritualists to use the Neutron Sweep. Fanatic Egalitarian Militarist Just don't be cringe pls. *sips space rum made on a planet with 123 species and 0% crime with one enforcer's office*. J. That's why you use a neutron sweep. Stinking meat, grease, and disgusting meat juices everywhere. Is the Colossus useless? Galaxy yellow explorer. Plantoid colossus is odd, but also kinda cool. Neutron Sweep = Sapuan Neutron. “Destroy the xenos, spare the planet for repopulation with alpha species. World Cracker: Shatters a planet, leaving behind a broken debris field that can be mined for resources. Cracking planets gives a random amount of mineable minerals while pacifier grants + 10 society research. Colossus with Neutron Sweep & Juggernaut;. Several flavors of planet killers are present: World Crackers, Neutron Sweep, Divine Enforcer, and Nanobot diffuser. Hope they fix this soon. Planet Cracker: – Can now target planets owned by you. JephSoulstar Private. 0 unless otherwise noted. Strongest verse they can beat. Then I’ll just have to switch my colossus over to a world cracker and finish the job. Hilarious, but not much different than the world cracker. It's my personal headcannon that my. ; About Stellaris Wiki; Mobile view Neutron Sweep. 28 Badges. Global Pacifier has reduced diplo penalties, Neutron Sweep opens the planet up for habitation, Nanobot Diffuser instantly assimilates the inhabitants, Divine Enforcer converts pops to spiritualist. Nanite Transmutation. If an empire is going to use a world cracker they would probaby be just as willing to nuke it from orbit. I am playing a Driven Assimilator empire and when I researched the colossus at about 50% through I was given an inital choice of 4 possible weapons (nanobots, neutron sweep, world cracker and global pacifier). Obviously you can use planet cracker on uninhabited worlds too, but neutron sweep's only purpose is immediate genocide, like it's the same thing as the old "purify" wargoal. Planet Cracker - Retribution Class. Thanks for the correction. 21:56 · MON November 13, 2023. There's 5 vanilla options. I would love to co op vs AI but i doubt it can be done. Felt good to have the last laugh. If you can, research more advanced. Never really had a use for the Global Pacifier. " I was able to send my world cracker over and obliterate the planet. Fallen empire pops usually are very good anyway. Haha world cracker go brr Reply [deleted] • Additional comment actions. Its a simple thing to implement as its simply swapping tags on a planet based on an actionable event. Instant planetery control. Report. 23 Badges. In regards to World Cracker and Global Pacifier mechanics. NANOMACHINES SON Nanobot diffuser: exclusive to DA machine empires. So I tried to use a global pacifier on it and got another unique message. After all, if I remember correctly, the only W-Modules you can use on the Contingency's AI worlds, another version of a Machine World, are the Global Pacifier and World Cracker modules. That's right, destroying a Habitat I controlled, which contained nothing but a bunch of dead xenos, in the only way a Habitat can be destroyed, put me in violation of the law. (I skipped Enforcers and Diffusers for obvious reasons. A world cracker totally destroys a planet, leaving behind a cracked world you can build a mineral station around for I believe 6-8 minerals a month. Divine enforcer is. Global Pacifier has reduced diplo penalties, Neutron Sweep opens the planet up for habitation, Nanobot Diffuser instantly assimilates the inhabitants, Divine Enforcer converts pops to spiritualist. Those are "empty" machine worlds, and thus the neutron sweep cannot be used on them. #1. If anything it makes neutron sweep less useful given how long it would take to repopulate a planet. I am playing a Driven Assimilator empire and when I researched the colossus at about 50% through I was given an inital choice of 4 possible weapons (nanobots, neutron sweep, world cracker and global pacifier). I wanted to put some pops back there too, and was debating whether to build a bunch of habitats or go for a ringworld. Divine Enforcer: Turns the pops to spiritualists. World Cracker: Shatters a planet, leaving behind a broken debris field that can be mined for resources. The Galactic Community is a governing body where each member empire can vote on laws that affect all other member empires. With an ascension perk, it also destroys all robot or machine pops and armies. World cracker would be less useful given that planets are now the sole source of minerals, which are in turn more important to sustaining an economy. It destroy's robots and brainwashes people. Neutron sweep does not seem to work because it requires a"settled planet" which the hub is not. 4. Neutron Sweep is the only way to stop the buildings from being destroyed. Available to non-Spiritualist, non-Pacifist empires. Use Neutron Sweep. Available to non-Spiritualist, non-Pacifist empires. However, for current times, I would point to the treatment of people being held in the concentration camps at the border, where people have been sterilized and children have been stolen from their parents and given away to new. Several flavors of planet killers are present: World Crackers, Neutron Sweep, Divine Enforcer, and Nanobot diffuser. 7 the Hyperlane Registrar helps you to build a well protected sector trade hub sooner without advanced base tech. Normally i would say neutron sweep, because it let you re-colonize the planet, but if you have no interest in that, then planet cracker for the lols (and minerals). (rule #5 post, i think. UNS. A neutron sweep kills the population but leaves the world itself standing, so you can colonize it after you sweep all the bones off the porch. Neutron Sweep is next for me as it let's me settle the planet myself. God Ray:. Neutron Sweep. Destroying a perfectly good planet with something like the Planet Cracker is a waste of resources. But javorian pox would be way faster. Yes, now crack that planet for a mineral deposit and call it a day having to colonise it. I tried to see if it was a bug with just picking neutron sweep so I picked planet cracker once instead and. Average World Cracker fan vs Average Neutron Sweep enjoyer. If you could scoop a spoonful's worth of material from the surface of a neutron. That planet is too impure to exist. Neutron Sweep - Purity Class. I love the Devine Enforcer when playing Spiritualist. (rule #5 post, i think. Planet cracker is always useless or sub-optimal. There is a coolness aspect to the world cracker, no doubt, but i feel like destroying worlds is self inflicting wounds for hives. And more pops = more power in the latest meta game XD. Still, it's fun roleplay wise to utterly decimate a world with the sheer force of the world cracker, or to burn the world to the ground with a neutron sweep, or encase the xenos in an impenetrable barrier, either protecting them. If you destroy or shield it you cannot use it anymore. World cracker is cool and nice with your galactic imperium but doesn’t do anything. Planet Killers Should be able to destroy mega structures. Some ethic exclusions make sense: Pacifists can't crack planets or neutron sweep (obvious reasons), Divine Stimulus is only accessible to Spiritualists (duh, nobody. Maybe cracking will be enough to destroy the ring in the resulting explosion. It doesn't have the low diplomatic penalty of the Pacifier (it's the highest of all 5; -100 everyone, -1000. 5 growth instead of the 4. but lag is the bigger issue, so I wanted to use neutron sweep to clear up some some pops. Global Pacifier: Encases the planet in an impenetrable shield, permanently cutting it off from the rest of the galaxy. I personally don't use the colossus very often, which I honestly think is a shame because its a very cool idea, but outside of its total war it ends up just being a pointlessly destructive super weapon. Eventually I unlocked the neuron sweep and the global pacifier. Crazy_Ball_9131 • 2 yr. guymanthefourth • 9 mo. Imagine an espionage mission that allowed you to crash orbital rings or habitats into planets. Collossus vs Habitats = ??? i think in the past iterations of the game, a colossus could attack a populated habitat or ring world. Ooh, nice. While I do think it should retain its. Deluge- seems great but i have never tried it so cant comment on it. Reply. So why would you ever use a world cracker? Cracking a habitable planet for a measly 4-16 minerals just isn't worth it when compared to neutron sweeping. . I am playing a Driven Assimilator empire and when I researched the colossus at about 50% through I was given an inital choice of 4 possible weapons (nanobots, neutron sweep, world cracker and global pacifier). Remove any Armor and put as many Shields on your ships as you can - the Contingency only uses energy weapons, so Shields are your best defense. steam page: Originally posted by rob. I really enjoy it. The Neutron Sweep can not be researched or used by Pacifist and Spiritualist empires. All that live or will live there will bear the judgement of this one action. Available to non-Pacifists. I mean, the colossus is overall just pretty lights make planet go boom. Reply. Diplomatically, similar story with Neutron Sweepers, but ALL spiritualists really hate that stuff. Only spiritualists get the god ray, but also don't get the sweep. Or one could cripple the enemies economy for a while, by disabling one of his main production planets with a shield. inconformista: In 2. Neutron sweeper en route. 509 10. Calvax General. It can do this either by destroying the planet–the World Cracker–or destroying all. If you watch the animation of the planet cracker or neutron sweep, they do not instantly effect the whole planet at once, you can see it travelling across the planet, and. I really enjoy it. I used to just go for world cracker, as those pesky habitats the AI spams really annoy me. All of the information about colossus and global pacifiers is stated above. Can i change the weapon system installed on Colossus?I am playing a Driven Assimilator empire and when I researched the colossus at about 50% through I was given an inital choice of 4 possible weapons (nanobots, neutron sweep, world cracker and global pacifier). That's because the planetary housing limit comes into effect for growth. I am playing a Driven Assimilator empire and when I researched the colossus at about 50% through I was given an inital choice of 4 possible weapons (nanobots, neutron sweep, world cracker and global pacifier). I am playing a Driven Assimilator empire and when I researched the colossus at about 50% through I was given an inital choice of 4 possible weapons (nanobots, neutron sweep, world cracker and global pacifier). Leaving the Galactic Community costs between 100 and 500 influence, depending on. The dark side of the force is a pathway to many atrocities some consider to be disappointing. It seems that even when the universe is united against a Fanatical Purifier, you get about 2 shots with the Colossus (World Cracker) before friendly relationships start to really deteriorate. Reply Auctoritate • Additional comment actions. Maybe I should reconsider always getting the world cracker *wheeze* there is one Planet-Destroyer that is supreme, and that is the Neutron Sweep. It can do this either by destroying the planet–the World Cracker–or destroying all biological life – the Neutron Sweep. 0 unless otherwise noted. Global Pacifier: 1/10. Then comes the: World Cracker. Thrall, resort, penal. Reply. Any empire that established communications with a Galactic Community member is able to join or leave. And now I realize it has other uses too. World Cracker: Why use it over the pacifier if the pacifier gives you the same outcome + society + less rep penalty - minerals? That late I rarely have a mineral issue. Neutron Sweep: Kills all pops on the planet and gives -30% Habitability for 10 years. The two uses of a colossus weapon are the colossus CB and increase enemy WE faster from planetary destruction. Jan 27, 2018. Borging a planet with the DA colossus not only bypasses huge and powerful Militant or Spiritual FE armies like the Neutron Sweep, it instantly pacifies the planet, making everyone unaffected by happiness, uncaring of being assimilated, and fully productive immediately. The only thing that fixed it was refitting my colossus to neutron sweep/world cracker/pacifier and hitting the planets. game. Every non-xenophile empire can use a Displacement purge, where pops will be resettled to other empires. Either with bombardment, or world cracker. Neutron sweep just removes pops from the planet, cracking makes it a. i don't know if its allowed you to blow them up with a planet cracker, because i would primarily use the neutron sweep armament instead. Not only do all of these not help with the consumption of other races, they actually hinder it. Kenneth of House Griffin, First of His Name, King of the Dark Pools, The Illegal Short Seller, The Financial Terrorist, The Market Manipulator, The Congress Perjurer, The Cellar Boxer, The Lord of Bedpost Throwing, The Mayo Hoarder, The Constitution Scalper, and The Destabilizer of the Realm. Weakest and most worthless of colossus weapons? Yes. . Is there any tactical point to cracking a world, rendering it uninhabitable instead of just clearing all the pops off of it with a neutron sweep besides the minor mineral deposit left behind and potential roleplaying?So I have two questions about the colossus 1 if I use the colossus (world cracker neutron sweep or global pacifier) do my federation members or… Coins 0 coinsI am playing a Driven Assimilator empire and when I researched the colossus at about 50% through I was given an inital choice of 4 possible weapons (nanobots, neutron sweep, world cracker and global pacifier). Godray: exclusive to spiritualists with telepathy tech. Can i change the weapon system installed on Colossus?Neutron Sweep or World Cracker. If you have a lot of enemy planets to take over and all of them are heavily fortified with a lot of defense armies, just using the neutron sweep is a good strat if you don’t care about others opinions. I am playing a Driven Assimilator empire and when I researched the colossus at about 50% through I was given an inital choice of 4 possible weapons (nanobots, neutron sweep, world cracker and global pacifier). And a cracking first post it is, too! Not literally: no planetbusters in sight. Using neutron sweep turns the planet into a giant graveyard which can then be colonized, which means people living in a graveyard, which spiritualists don't like (see spiritualists and tomb worlds). 4. This page was last edited on 7 April 2018, at 14:35. Global Pacifier and World Cracker both make the target lose a planet instantly, but then you don't get the planet. This bad boy can purge so many xeno scum. Convert the pop, preserve the infrastructure, get the planet, and make coffee. And I used neutron sweep and that really crosses out the "occupation" and "world cracker route" and I'm just doing resistance missions to end the crisis. It’s useful from a RP perspective, but gameplay and strategy wise it’s very situational. Cheats. That's my go to on the rare occasion I get a colossus too Reply definitelynotSWA Maintenance Drone • Additional comment actions. With a sizable section of your empire living on a neighboring world, your research alternatives and choices for leaders are reduced. Everytime I unlock a new ship type, I make it a point to go in and make my own designs and delete the auto-generate ones, because they're just not any good. They all showed up when I was in the ship designer though. I just finished researching World Cracker, so I can give it that, but where is my sweeper?Pacifier: everyone. Jul 1. Also, complaining about the neutron sweep not being scientifically accurate is silly. . I haven't noticed the grace period, hence me posting the question. It does everything you want a colossus to do. I love the game, play it heavily modded. When I look in the ship menu, the neutron sweep is the one and only option there. Scyldari Logic: “I’m pacifist until someone turns out to have opposing ethics to mine or to be a clanker-loving atheist, in which case I’ll spread my progressive religion of peace by force- totally in self-defense. 24 Badges. Pacifists would instead opt for a Cruel Mercy : The Global Pacifier , which encases a planet in an impenetrable shield that only lets light through, trapping the population on that world. Make no mention of Neutron Sweeper. 1. A place to share content, ask questions and/or talk about the 4X grand strategy…I am playing a Driven Assimilator empire and when I researched the colossus at about 50% through I was given an inital choice of 4 possible weapons (nanobots, neutron sweep, world cracker and global pacifier). Once the Neutron Sweep is finished all that remains of the planet is a barren rock with no life at all left on it. Snoipah. 4-16 minirals and no worry about the world. It may be due to your. Deluge Machine = Mesin Banjir. 35 times greater than our sun, all crammed into a tiny volume. Global. World Cracker: Destroys the planet, leaving a mineral deposit. I guess for the same reason god ray and nanobot might not work either. Warning! Blowing up yourself will kill you. Neutron Sweep: Destroys most higher forms of life on the planet but leaves the infrastructure intact for colonization. Divine Enforcer = Penegak Ilahi. They can only be destroyed entirely. Doing a run on x25 crisis and I left the last ascension free until now jic I needed it to deal with them. Feb 21, 2010 3. What sort of mechanics could be built around that? As Paradox explained in a recent dev blog, there are five World Devestator weapons: a World Cracker that'll smash a planet so the debris can be mined; a Global Pacifier putting a planet in a bubble so you can study it with a research station; a Neutron Sweep wiping out life but leaving infrastructure; a God Ray making everyone spiritualist and. inconformista: In 2. Expand user menu Open settings menu Open settings menuColossus without weapon. This thread is archived. It can do this either by destroying the planet–the World Cracker–or destroying all biological life – the Neutron Sweep. With a Neutron Sweep you can conquer the planet without the land. World cracker, Global pacifier and Neutron sweep would be actually pretty useful against a flood that overruns every world in the universewas going off the wiki, admittedly haven't tried using a colossus outside of a total war so very easily could be outdated infoIf you neutron sweep them twice they may start produce mangas and other wired stuff. May.