update · May 2, 2024
Stellaris Update 3.12.1 Andromeda Patch Notes
Stellaris update 3.12.1 Andromeda introduces mechanical overhauls for machine empires, new ascension paths, and balance changes alongside The Machine Age expansion. Machines now operate under revised lifespan and habitability systems, opening up restricted origins.
Stellaris patch 3.12.1 Andromeda arrives alongside The Machine Age expansion, bringing mechanical adjustments to machine empires, robot species, and game balance. The update changes how machines handle habitability and lifespan, adds mid-game structures, and reworks civic and ascension options.
Machine Empire Mechanics
Machines and robots use a habitability floor of 50 percent instead of a flat 200 percent bonus, gaining specific traits for Dry, Wet, or Cold worlds. Lifespan rules replace old immortality mechanics with a base lifespan of 100 years for machines and 80 years for robots, while leader ages reset upon completing synthetic ascension. These changes allow machine empires to access origins including Life-Seeded, Ocean Paradise, Post-Apocalyptic, Void Dwellers, and Subterranean.
Ascension and Civics Updates
New ascension paths arrive for machine empires, featuring Modularity, Nanotech, and Virtuality. Synthetic ascension requires synthetic workers rather than synthetic leaders. Numerous civics receive buffs or adjustments, including Diplomatic Corps, Pleasure Seekers, and Functional Architecture. Materialist and Spiritualist primary species on fallen empires now receive Cybernetic and Psionic traits.
General Balance and Economy
Starbase trade collection and protection receive buffs, while empire size penalties from colonies are adjusted across various civics. Industrial districts automatically split jobs to produce consumer goods if a specific planet designation is absent. Mid-game crises and the Great Khan receive greater difficulty scaling.
Why this patch matters
Update 3.12.1 restructures machine empires to integrate with standard empire mechanics while expanding customization options.