update · November 10, 2023
Stellaris Update 3.10.0 Pyxis Overhauls Leaders and UI
Stellaris update 3.10.0 Pyxis consolidates the leader system into three main classes, rebalances traditions and civics, and introduces a tabbed outliner.
The Stellaris 3.10.0 Pyxis update arrives alongside the Astral Planes Narrative Expansion, bringing major changes to how leaders, civics, traditions, and the user interface work. The Custodian Team has completely overhauled the leader roster, replacing hundreds of traits and updating core mechanics like the outliner and council legitimacy.
Leader Roster Consolidation
Admirals and Generals are now merged into the Commander class, while Governors and Envoys become Officials. Scientists remain the third leader class. Each class splits into specific veteran foci, such as Admirals focusing on fleet combat and Commissioners handling planetary martial law. Leader caps are now strictly per-class, meaning exceeding a cap only affects that specific group. Hundreds of leader traits have been rebalanced or replaced with a general reduction in power levels, and trait choices during leveling now bias toward a leader's current assignment.
Universal Planetary Governance
All leader classes can now govern planets and sectors. Officials suit resource extraction and industrial worlds, Scientists manage research worlds, and Commanders handle newly conquered or high-crime planets. Most governor traits apply at full strength to the governed planet and half strength to other planets in the same sector if assigned to the sector capital. Planetary governors always override sector governors when present.
Council Mechanics and Legitimacy
Council legitimacy now directly affects agenda speed, granting up to a 25 percent bonus at full legitimacy or up to a 50 percent penalty at zero. For owners of Galactic Paragons, the Minister of Defense, Head of Research, and Minister of State council positions are no longer mandatory. Leaving these positions vacant incurs specific penalties, such as a 25 percent reduction in naval capacity, research speed, or diplomatic weight.
Traditions and Ascension Perks
Tradition trees and ascension perks have been adjusted to match the new leader structure. Aptitude, Discovery, Domination, Enmity, Politics, Statecraft, Supremacy, and Unyielding traditions now grant leader pool size, capacity, or initial level increases instead of old cost and upkeep modifiers. Ascension perks including Archaeo-Engineers, Galactic Force Projection, Eternal Vigilance, Imperial Prerogative, Transcendent Learning, and Universal Transactions now provide targeted increases to leader capacities and specific empire bonuses.
Outliner Tabs and Quality of Life
The outliner now features four separate tabs for Government, Ships, Politics, and Structures. Notification bubbles on these tabs highlight important events, using green for non-urgent updates and red for urgent calls to action like leaderless ships. Additionally, event chains now feature manual subtitles in the situation log for easier tracking.
Why this patch matters
Update 3.10.0 restructures empire management by streamlining leaders into distinct classes and adding organization tools like the tabbed outliner.