I am a huge Crusader Kings II fan. Can’t wait for CK3 in the Fall.
I picked up Stellaris a couple of months ago because I needed a fresh strat fix, and OMG I fell in love with it. I have yet to complete a full play through, because of constant restarts as my learning curve constantly shortened. Then all of the sudden I lost my itch to play, so it’s back on the shelf until I feel like going down that rabbit hole again. I haven’t gotten the Federation expac, yet, because I haven’t earned it, heh. I need to master the base game before I spend more money on it.
But I am a total supporter of this studio. They make quality games, and I have not been unsatisfied, yet.
Last game I left off on I was sitting at 6 fleets of 220 each, and mid game crisis had not happened yet (I fudged that slider from default). Right now I’m in a colonizing phase because my neighbors are not threats to me anymore. So it’s time to grow then swallow more territory once everything is stable.
If youre a fan of HOI 4 and the Fallout games, you have to try the Old World Blues mod by Zapdude. It’s a massive overhaul that puts the game in 2278~ with the factions from the West Coast side of the games. Its getting relatively consistent updates and has several submods to add in new factions or options to existing factions. Currently playing as New Vegas and man the NCR once they lock eyes on you get pissssssed.