update · June 13, 2024

Stellaris 3.12.5 Andromeda Update Rebalances Empires

Stellaris patch 3.12.5 adjusts Fallen Empire opinion penalties, rebalances job outputs, and resolves multiple crash bugs ahead of its June release.

Paradox Interactive has shared the preliminary release notes for Stellaris update 3.12.5 Andromeda. The patch reworks mechanics for Fallen Empires, adjusts resource outputs for specific jobs, and implements numerous stability fixes.

Empire and Mechanic Adjustments

Acquiring Fallen Empire tech now incurs a stacking opinion penalty with them unless you are a Scion, with the penalty doubled for the materialist Fallen Empire. Democratic Crusaders no longer hate Worker Coops for being oligarchies. Constructing an Arc Furnace in a system now removes all trade deposits to clear space for mining stations. Haruspex job output increases to 3 Unity and 2.5 Engineering Research, while Technophants now produce 6 Unity and 5 Engineering Research.

Stability and Bug Fixes

The update resolves multiple crash issues, including errors in the federation fleet UI entry, resync crashes in federation member UI items, and a CTD when processing technology without a tech area. Planets with anomalies present during Arc Furnace construction now correctly inherit deposits once anomalies are cleared. AI empires will now properly check for assigned emissaries before making new assignments to the galactic community.

Why this patch matters

Version 3.12.5 cleans up remaining mechanical friction in the Andromeda cycle, tightening empire balance and squashing stability bugs before the next release.