Thanks for the development diary once again. Really like the split of the strategic ressources. More content is always welcome and as promised – though with a week delay due to real life circumstances – here is a collection of mods that feature content I’d be overjoyed about if Paradox decided to add it to Stellaris somehow – be it via DLC or otherwise. A lot of it is into the feature/overhaul territory (If you want QoL improvements, click here ), but I figured it might be a neat little collection for some anyway: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=712991814 "Special Systems": Exploring and the early game are the strong sides of Stellaris atm and this mod enhances both in a great way by providing both interesting, yet dangerous modifiers that affect combat and exploration. The technologies to combat said dangers are also great for immersion imho. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=694492075 "The Belt"Colonizing asteroids is a nice fantasy trope and colonization in general a big part in the early game; I always enjoyed it and I feel this could add a pretty nice new aspect to Stellaris if a similar system could be implemented. There are also mechanics for this in the https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=704063182 "AlphaMod"Atmosphere generators, exo systems, ice rigs and the late game possibility of terraforming even better would be quite welcomed. It also features quite a few extra technologies, which is another thing that needs to be worked on: Make ethos and government matter a lot more by having lots of technology that is just available for certain combinations of those or maybe just create a few “fluff only” technologies that only unlock certain anomaly chains or building/planet/ethos/whatever related events.Speaking of new technologies… https://steamcommunity.com/workshop...edfileid=0&browsesort=textsearch§ion=home “CoFH – Stellar Expansion” https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=718529178 “Stellar Expansion (Main)” https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=718508159 “Stellar Expansion: Embassies(Add-On)” https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=719802418 “Stellar Expansion: Terraforming(Add-On)” https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=733386004 “Stellar Expansion: Terraforming Extreme (Add-On)”These mods do an extremely good job of adding new technologies to Stellaris:Reestablishing embassies as a limited features to improve the relations with some empires – putting it a bit closer to Eu4 mechanics – is a good reintroduction and the rest of the mod features a myriad of fun techs that can enhance early, mid and late game: Terrasforming Gaia, barren, etc. planets (once again: late game!), technologies for xeno interaction to improve diplomacy, techs that improve hyperlanes and give them the same attention as Wormholes or Warp engines, more unique buildings for each ethos, etc.Another thing I'd enjoy are superweapons, titan/leviathan ship classes and other lategame combat stuff along with a generally improved combat. I really enjoy this mod, makes the game feel a lot more scifi: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=693447055 "Improved Space Battles [Balance]". https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=720237457 “ISB Standalone: Doomsday Weapons & Ships” https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=723219794 “SBS – Micro Jump”Super carriers, plenty of crazy doomsday weapons, things that can literally destroy systems, etc. – I’d gladly pay a for a DLC that includes all of these things. The amount of amazing features in this mod is just insane and I can’t even begin to describe how awesome that is. Most of it is endgame, but I am pretty sure a lot of people agree with me when I say that this si where the scifi should really shine through! https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=719712462 “Megastructures”Another mod that enhances the scifi feel and could make tall empires a more viable playing style (Along with the already planned feature of ringworld construction, of course): The ability to construct advanced mega structures like Habitat zones, space elevators, etc.And now for something less mechanic and model intensive: http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=730333661 “Interstellar Immersion Series” http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=730326563 “Interstellar Essentials” http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=735686700 „Interstellar Options – Kel-Azaan & Paridni“Roleplaying is a lot of fun in Stellaris, but we need more mechanics to build upon it. For now, I think more options for prescripted empires (When will you finally add the Blorg to prescripted empires, paradox? ;__; ), flags, namelists, etc. would help a lot (I mentioned this on the first page of the last DD already). This mod, however, really takes the immersion aspect and wants to ramp it up a few notches which is very commendable. In the longterm I think we should be able to set not only our own messages at the start of the game, but also “forbidden” or “attractive” techs, policies, etc. for our created races, maybe even custom greetings and some other standard messages – Immersion is key and this would really enhance the roleplay aspect!And that’s it for my collection of mods which I would like to see in the vanilla game in one form or another. I don’t think we will ever see all of the big community ideas in the game since human imagination is an infinitely vaster space than even our universe and Paradox simply cannot please all of the 500k+ scifi fans with their very distinct ideas and expectations of what scifi is and how a game like Stellaris should look. However, we can try to raise awareness for ideas that get a lot of community attention and keep supporting Paradox, who have shown us that they are long-term champions who vastly improve their released product over time – or is there anyone here who prefers 1.0 CK2 and EU4 to their current iterations?Last, but not least, here are a few personal wishes I have regarding future content that aren’t really expressed by mods yet:1) A deepened spaceborn alien gameplay: More technologies related to them, (late game) possibilities to uplift them and turn them into pops, a few more spaceborn races in general. Maybe have a pool of 6-9 spaceborn races and randomize them at the start of each galaxy.2) More events and stranger encounters in space: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=727000451 „More Events Mod“ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=721416416 “Extra Events”Mods like these are a start and I certainly would like it if every patch got at least a few extra events, but those barely even scratch the surface. Where are the single, planet-eating, 100k+ strong entities that may or may not roam space? Where are special parts of the galaxy that make it necessary to research for maybe decades until you are able to explore them? Are there living ocean entities like in Lem’s Solaris? As I said before: There are no limits to our imagination and space should be even more wondrous than it already is.3) If some of the mods I outlined above indeed make it into the game somehow I’d like Fallen Empires to appropriately way to punish you in ways that fit with both their technological superiority and attitude. For example: Fanatic isolationists may just send over a death star and turn that sweet colony next to their influence space you just settled on into another "The Mistake". Or Holy World Guardians terraforming your capital planet into a less suited enviroment as punishment for taking one of their gaia worlds.4) Middle game crisis and events that are depending on your ethos and trait to trigger. For example: Plagues that may be harmless to normal races, but have devastating effects on physically "weak" races. Or political crisis that specifically happen in certain political systems like "the rise of a demagogue" for direct democracies.PS:I also found the quite extensive suggestions from Reddit user iehava useful. He made 3 very big posts that have a lot of good ideas in them: https://www.reddit.com/r/Stellaris/comments/4s9vwm/after_250_hours_my_thoughts_on_what_needs_to_be/ What needs to be changed part 1 https://www.reddit.com/r/Stellaris/comments/4seshy/after_250_hours_my_thoughts_on_what_needs_to_be/ What needs to be changed part 2 https://www.reddit.com/r/Stellaris/comments/4sm9r3/after_250_hours_my_thoughts_on_what_needs_to_be/ What needs to be changed part 3Plenty of discussions can be waged over these posts, I leave discussing the merits of his suggestions to the community though.