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Distant Stars is a new discovery-themed story pack, where players will uncover new anomalies and storylines, and encounter strange beings in the depths of space
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About Stellaris: Distant Stars Story Pack
About this DLC
Distant Stars is a new discovery-themed story pack, where players will uncover new anomalies and storylines, and encounter strange new beings in the uncharted depths of space. Distant Stars will also feature new surprises that may help or harm ambitious explorers.
The Distant Stars Story Pack will include:
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Discover hidden traces of an ancient gateway network unlocking a sealed path to a constellation outside our own galaxy. But is this door holding something out, or keeping something in?
SENSORS ARE PICKING UP… THAT CAN'T BE RIGHT
Encounter dozens of new anomalies and events for your intrepid scientists to observe and analyze, and a galaxy of wonders for them to discover.
BRAVE NEW WORLDS
Plot unexplored unique solar systems, each with their own story to tell. Gain technology, resources, and valuable worlds to colonize
THERE'S ALWAYS A BIGGER FISH
Come face to face with a number of unique gargantuan creatures that exist and thrive in the vacuum of space. But approach with caution, because whether gentle giants or something more sinister, these legendary behemoths have existed long before you and will do what it takes to survive long after.
DLC Details
- Platform:
- steam
- Release Date:
- May 22, 2018
- Developer:
- Paradox Development Studio
- Publisher:
- Paradox Interactive
- Rating:
- Supported Languages:
- English
- Steam Deck Support:
- Unknown
- Franchise:
- Stellaris
- Genre:
- Strategy
- Features:
- CrossPlatform Multiplayer
Downloadable Content
Steam Achievements
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Workshop
Steam Cloud
Singleplayer
Multiplayer
Product Requirements
Steam account is required for game activation and installation.
This content requires the base game Stellaris on Steam in order to play.
Windows Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: Windows® 7 SP1 64 Bit
- Processor: Intel® iCore™ i3-530 or AMD® FX-6350
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 or AMD® ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 (1GB VRAM), or AMD® Radeon™ RX Vega 11 or Intel® HD Graphics 4600
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 410 GB available space
- Sound Card: Direct X 9.0c- compatible sound card
- Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection
Recommended:
- OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit
- Processor: Intel® iCore™ i5-3570K or AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2400G
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 560 Ti (1GB VRAM) or AMD® Radeon™ R7 370 (2 GB VRAM)
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 10 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card
- Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection
Mac OS Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: OS X 10.11 (El Capitan)
- Processor: Intel® iCore™ i5-4570S
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GT 750M or equivalent AMD® card with 1GB Vram
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection
Recommended:
- OS: OS X 10.13 (High Sierra)
- Processor: Intel® iCore™ i5-4670
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 780M with 4GB Vram or AMD® Radeon™ R7 370 (2 GB VRAM)
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection
Linux Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: Ubuntu 14.04 x64
- Processor: AMD Athlon II X4 640 @ 3.0 Ghz / or Intel Core 2 Quad 9400 @ 2.66 Ghz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD HD 5770 / or Nvidia GTX 460, with 1024MB VRAM. Latest available proprietary drivers from both manufacturers.
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection
Recommended:
- OS: Ubuntu 14.04 x64
- Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 850 @ 3.3 Ghz / or Intel i3 2100 @ 3.1 Ghz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 560TI, with 1024MB VRAM or AMD® Radeon™ R7 370 (2 GB VRAM)
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection
Product Requirements
Steam account is required for game activation and installation.
This content requires the base game Stellaris on Steam in order to play.
Windows Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: Windows® 7 SP1 64 Bit
- Processor: Intel® iCore™ i3-530 or AMD® FX-6350
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 or AMD® ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 (1GB VRAM), or AMD® Radeon™ RX Vega 11 or Intel® HD Graphics 4600
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 410 GB available space
- Sound Card: Direct X 9.0c- compatible sound card
- Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection
Recommended:
- OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit
- Processor: Intel® iCore™ i5-3570K or AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2400G
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 560 Ti (1GB VRAM) or AMD® Radeon™ R7 370 (2 GB VRAM)
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 10 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card
- Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection
Mac OS Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: OS X 10.11 (El Capitan)
- Processor: Intel® iCore™ i5-4570S
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GT 750M or equivalent AMD® card with 1GB Vram
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection
Recommended:
- OS: OS X 10.13 (High Sierra)
- Processor: Intel® iCore™ i5-4670
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 780M with 4GB Vram or AMD® Radeon™ R7 370 (2 GB VRAM)
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection
Linux Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: Ubuntu 14.04 x64
- Processor: AMD Athlon II X4 640 @ 3.0 Ghz / or Intel Core 2 Quad 9400 @ 2.66 Ghz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD HD 5770 / or Nvidia GTX 460, with 1024MB VRAM. Latest available proprietary drivers from both manufacturers.
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection
Recommended:
- OS: Ubuntu 14.04 x64
- Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 850 @ 3.3 Ghz / or Intel i3 2100 @ 3.1 Ghz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 560TI, with 1024MB VRAM or AMD® Radeon™ R7 370 (2 GB VRAM)
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection
Stellaris: Distant Stars Story Pack User Reviews
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Tim
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I love stellaris, and anything that adds more content to the already massive have is always good in my eyes!
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Tiyanki
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Some of the content in this DLC is great and is exactly what a space 4X needs to augment the experience: new anomalies, event chains, and space monsters. It even got content added after release, a rarity for DLCs.
Unfortunately one of the features that you can't turn off is the infamous L-Gates. They spawn around the galaxy and can be opened by you or the AI through research. There are different outcomes to the opening, but one of them spawns multiple waves of incredibly powerful fleets that proceed to destroy the whole galaxy, leaving planets uncolonizable. It was a pretty bad idea from the start, and random selection seems to have always been broken for some people who kept getting the world-destroying scenario outcome, but recently with versions 3.+ it seems to spawn earlier than ever with some AI beating you to it. For anyone except an expert player or perhaps someone playing at minimum difficulty with huge bonuses, this is the end of your run. The AI countries certainly won't help you, they are powerless in comparison, and the Galactic Council is tragi-comically unaware that everyone is getting destroyed: it keeps debating on recycling and preservation of space whales.
As is unfortunately often the case for Paradox Games Studios games, this is therefore yet another unfinished and unbalanced DLC with some good ideas they could never translate into actual interesting gameplay.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, you will need Stellaris: Standard Edition on the same platform to play Stellaris: Distant Stars Story Pack.
Available DLCs for Stellaris: Standard Edition include Stellaris BioGenesis, Stellaris Season 09, Stellaris The Machine Age, and Stellaris Grand Archive
According to PEGI, Stellaris: Distant Stars Story Pack is suitable for players aged 7 and above.
Steam account is required for game activation and installation.
This content requires the base game Stellaris on Steam in order to play.
Windows Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: Windows® 7 SP1 64 Bit
- Processor: Intel® iCore™ i3-530 or AMD® FX-6350
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 or AMD® ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 (1GB VRAM), or AMD® Radeon™ RX Vega 11 or Intel® HD Graphics 4600
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 410 GB available space
- Sound Card: Direct X 9.0c- compatible sound card
- Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection
Recommended:
- OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit
- Processor: Intel® iCore™ i5-3570K or AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2400G
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 560 Ti (1GB VRAM) or AMD® Radeon™ R7 370 (2 GB VRAM)
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 10 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card
- Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection
Mac OS Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: OS X 10.11 (El Capitan)
- Processor: Intel® iCore™ i5-4570S
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GT 750M or equivalent AMD® card with 1GB Vram
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection
Recommended:
- OS: OS X 10.13 (High Sierra)
- Processor: Intel® iCore™ i5-4670
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 780M with 4GB Vram or AMD® Radeon™ R7 370 (2 GB VRAM)
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection
Linux Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: Ubuntu 14.04 x64
- Processor: AMD Athlon II X4 640 @ 3.0 Ghz / or Intel Core 2 Quad 9400 @ 2.66 Ghz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD HD 5770 / or Nvidia GTX 460, with 1024MB VRAM. Latest available proprietary drivers from both manufacturers.
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection
Recommended:
- OS: Ubuntu 14.04 x64
- Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 850 @ 3.3 Ghz / or Intel i3 2100 @ 3.1 Ghz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 560TI, with 1024MB VRAM or AMD® Radeon™ R7 370 (2 GB VRAM)
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection
64% of Fanatical users recommend Stellaris: Distant Stars Story Pack. The average review score is 4.3/5
Stellaris: Distant Stars Story Pack was released on May 22, 2018
Yes, Stellaris: Distant Stars Story Pack supports MacOS.
Yes, Stellaris: Distant Stars Story Pack supports Linux.
Stellaris: Distant Stars Story Pack is published by Paradox Interactive
Stellaris: Distant Stars Story Pack was developed by Paradox Development Studio
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