Good. Now do no ships, no buildings, no systems, no planets, no starting new game, no starting Stellaris at all, no starting the computer, walk outside and relax and frolick the sun. You deserve it.
@@El_Presidente_5337 When you jump into a new system, you can either get there on time, or get there in 100 years, or instantly get a maxed out planet because you arrived 100 years ago.
Peak Stellaris: using the scant few moments you're going to control a capitol planet - given to you by your overlords who are at war with you, because you also happen to be at war with the former owners of the planet - to *smuggle every living being off the planet and sell them into slavery*. "Hello new citizens! I'm your new ruler! Now get in the van, hurry hurry, we don't have much time."
@@heitorpedrodegodoi5646 Back in the day u got to choose between 3 ftl methods, Warp, Hyperlane and wormhole, well I usually chose Wormhole and didnt get to see hyperlanes from the start. Nowerdays u Always See hyperlanes, so Not seeing them was nostalgic
The RP in this was so good. I especially like the part where people questioning the existence of the colonies were encouraged to pay a large fee to be shot into space.
This is just tole playing as Montu’s offspring. “Stay in your starting system!” Hope the larva is doing well! I can understand the schedule might be tight for a while. Best of luck uplifting him into sapience!
To all the people, not interested, in any references that were quite obviously not made during the video, Rama is the name of the title ship in the book, "Rendezvous with Rama" which you obviously should not look up.
This was great, as with all your role-playing videos. I'd like to have companion videos explaining what and how you do to, for example, get the highest diplo weight, as a single planet empire
@@ogluqqychess4452 You do realize that there are engines capable of taking Ships to 99.9998997% c, Right? There are many stars within 25 Light Years, so it likely wouldn't take more than a century to get to a System somewhat far away.
@11555Rambler going at 0.9 C would get you to Alpha Centauri in five years, so it would be perfectly possible to go to the nearby stars, and colonize them during the game. But, obviously, you wouldn't be going to the other side of the galaxy anytime soon, without, say, a Wormhole, or two, but even then, it would still take a while. But you would be able to go to more planets than you'd first imagine.
Ah yes, this, this is the good shit. I'd like to see you try a single system + single planet + no vassals challenge. It IS possible, though I've only managed to get good results by strongly relying on diplomacy.
You made me choke on my food when you presented Melon Tusk. Can't wait to choke again! 10/10 :D Edit: I wrote this comment at the start of the video and thouh i did not choke on my food again i did choke on my water, resulting in a cascading fountain of slimehydro all over the screen when you presented Beff Jezos. This is pure gold.
You know... I just realized that the space nation of 'SpaceZ' is more or less an interstellar version of Principality of Monaco: A tiny sovereign state (Only a single star system, which is only slightly above that of a primitive pre-FTL civilisation), with a population full of nothing but either ultra-rich people (megacorp) or police (the authoritarian ethic). Protected by and only existing thanks to the benevolence of a larger power. Yet, in the tiny bit of land that they do hold, the place will be super well developed (Habitats filling the entire star system), famous for its beautiful views (Homeworld being a Gaia planet), and have its financial tendrils spread way beyond their boarders (All the branch office buildings).
I love the story roleplaying videoes like this. Although you gave it a good shot i fear that you are joining ep3o in losing challenges😂 If you didnt try to go for custodianship, you might have been able to even survive the crisis like you did the 1 system challenge
If you don't research FTL you might also find a no thruster mod to really slow down your ships. Also, for a one planet challenge, you might build a Dyson Sphere to really have massive pops and resources. But, this challenge should be taken after the bugs are worked out.
@@alekzanderor5489 Good point. I also forgot that if you lose all your planets/habitats/other settlements = you lose. So basically what I suggested is impossible. I wonder if Paradox would ever add the mechanics to actually play as nomads and never have any permanent settlements?
I do hope you retry this challenge when/if the problems are easier to solve/work around. I want to see you tackle a galactic crisis without actually doing anything to tackle a galactic crisis.
Always love how you make these more fun with the RP. Though the best part was researching the scientific method... after discovering "ftl travel" and shooting a science ship into space.
tried it myself and hated it instantly when I discovered there is no ability to queue multiple jumps, and no indicator on the interface when a ship is ready to jump. EDIT: nvm, misread the title as a no hyper drive challenge
I did something like this completely by accident, I spawned inside dead center a xenophobic fallen empires territory, couldn't expand at all, and the FE was always flying doom fleets through my territory and sending me harsh letters, something about getting off their lawn, fortunately I had a mod that lets one research a means of editing the hyperlanes (adding/removing them), once I had that I removed all lanes to my home system, cheered up the FE massively, of course I wasn't going anywhere but to my surprise it was fun from a RP perspective, not going to lie it was one of the best games of stellaris I've had in ages.
1:38 Yes, it’s not at all logical that only ships fitted with an FTL system can use Gateways, Wormholes, L-Gates, etc. I can see it making sense with Hyperlane Relays, though.
Little Question here, and actually question in general: HOW do Megacorps Branch Offices work? Do you phone in to the local governeur/crimeboss and ask him if some people are willing to use your name, Labels and whatnot to establish your branch office? If so, how the hell to Xenophobes do that while basically entrusting part of their assets to well, Xenos? Or do you send a few of your people like an embassy to set up shop, and they are just not enough to actually qualify as a pop and use local citizens as workforce? And if it is the latter, wouldnt your people still leave the planet, system and make use of FTL?
I'm thinking of doing a No intervention in research or "The Consumer God Challenge". No demanding what tech is searched, no controlling what a planet is colonized or built.
„Sir, that crazy mammals declared war of independence on us. Should we send our mighty fleet to restore order? 'Nah, it's not worth the energy, they never leave they Rock anyway.'
if it was only no FTL but multiple systems were allowed, you could go fruitful partnership for random planets, or the hegemony start and just have your federation do the exploring
I was made Custodian when i was still a scion of a fallen empire, you can't nominate yourself but if someone else does it's fine. Then you can nominate yourself to becoming an emperor and become the imperial core WHILE STILL BEING A VASSAL. Probably not intended, but it was fun.
Has anyone run into a Bulwark Hull Degenerator? It’s a mountable item. The note says it decreases daily hull regen by 30% but it actually does massive damage to the ship hull bypassing shields and armor. A little 700 power station made my 12k power fleet retreat.
Fun to watch - but I can't really call it a "successfully completed challenge" unless you set the goal up front. If the goal isn't set up front, I gotta assume it's the victory screen. I bet you could do it, too. Embrace the buggy war mechanics. Extort your overlo... vassal into claiming more worlds for you. Set up mercenary enclaves so that your power is available to your allies
Nice video I was wondering with the new updates could you do a video on starbse setups as with the hole counter to cloaking I am interested to see how you set up your starbases
One way of doing it (but very unlikely to do successfully without using low ai empires and a very large map, would be rush researching engine and sensor techs and then mathematically calculating how many years it would take to get between stars the conventional way. Iirc, it takes about 43 years with impulse drive to go 2 lightyears, so that's why you want high-powered sensors. You'd need to assemble basically a small fleet and send them on basically a 1-way trip...And by that I mean letting them sit at the edge of your system for 43 years until they finally arrive (in reality you finally let them use their hyperdrive) at their destination. If you have to make a 2nd jump because of how the hyperlanes were generated (I hope they bring back warp in 4.0) then maybe just factor an extra year in the calculation before sending the move command in game.
@@thetowndrunk4617 Ah that one... I couldn't bear to watch something that reflects the stupidity we so many people show everyday. 🙄 So I haven't watch it... But thanks for the reply. 😊
I've been wanting to do this, but every. single. time. Without fail, I get the most God rng galaxy. Then I go for a fun build that wouldn't work that well, and get a galaxy that would work out
Good. Now do no ships, no buildings, no systems, no planets, no starting new game, no starting Stellaris at all, no starting the computer, walk outside and relax and frolick the sun. You deserve it.
Thank you. Now i am lucky guy!!!
The touch grass challenge
Ahh, finally, a stellaris challenge I can handle 😂
Nice
@@cryolocker0224 (impossible)
Would have been funny if you could travel without FTL, but it would take ages just to go anywhere.
Would take decades to just get to the next system lmao.
There used to be a mod for that. I'm not sure if it's still updated, it was like 2 years ago I had it installed
@Krzysztof Mikosz
I kinda want to play a mod where traveling between system can take ages.
Kinda like 40K lol
Experimental subspace drive isn't FTL if I'm not mistaken. Only for science ships but you could explore ... Kinda
@@El_Presidente_5337 When you jump into a new system, you can either get there on time, or get there in 100 years, or instantly get a maxed out planet because you arrived 100 years ago.
Peak Stellaris: using the scant few moments you're going to control a capitol planet - given to you by your overlords who are at war with you, because you also happen to be at war with the former owners of the planet - to *smuggle every living being off the planet and sell them into slavery*.
"Hello new citizens! I'm your new ruler! Now get in the van, hurry hurry, we don't have much time."
I felt like the anti-Doctor Who
@Montu Plays You could say, you felt like a Master?
@@CrazyAjvar oh god yes.
Soon he will do the no everything challenge, which is just Montu sat in a room for half an hour.
drew durnil challenge
As someone with ADHD, that would be the most challenging challenge for me. lmao
The no empire challenge. use the console commands to play as space fauna
Then the victory screen still shows up.
@@davis3138 Use the console commands and play as a Pre-FTL. How far can you go?
'ate expandin'
'ate colonizin'
'ate the diplomacy
'luv me mining stations
'luv me orbital rings
'luv me habitats.
Simple as.
'luv mammalians
'ate fungoids
(not xenophobic just don't like em)
simple as
'abitats * lol
'ate other species
*Nom* *Nom* they are tasty *Nom* *Nom*
2 21:43 1:13 21:47 21:49 @@MinecraftConnected21:07
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Not seeing hyperlanes brings back nostalgia
Crazy how much the game has changed since release.
I miss wormhole stations
hell yeah, those were my favorite
How?
@@heitorpedrodegodoi5646 Back in the day u got to choose between 3 ftl methods, Warp, Hyperlane and wormhole, well I usually chose Wormhole and didnt get to see hyperlanes from the start. Nowerdays u Always See hyperlanes, so Not seeing them was nostalgic
I count this as a win. That you even survived is impressive, that you managed to lead the galaxy in so many ways is even more impressive.
Pretty soon we’re gonna have the No Stellaris challenge
hardest challenge for stellaris players:
*touching grass*
@@Epic24123*never*
As a result of this challenge failure, it is time for a Montu Meta Farmer/Food Challenge for 3.7, in honor of your favorite workers.
I'm talking Overtuned (more farmer traits) / Anglers / Catalytic Processing or Catalytic Recyclers / Baal Organic Plant / Bio Ascension Path
@@beaglejack2023 wouldn't the aquatic trait help that strategy further? You get +10% food, energy and mineral output on ocean worlds
Cloning vats everywhere
The RP in this just makes it so much better.
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
@@MontuPlays yeah I think it would’ve been boring as just a play report. This was more engaging to keep watching
The RP in this was so good. I especially like the part where people questioning the existence of the colonies were encouraged to pay a large fee to be shot into space.
I love how you include those movie clips. Montu I really like it. Keep up the good work chief!
Glad you like them!
This is just tole playing as Montu’s offspring. “Stay in your starting system!” Hope the larva is doing well! I can understand the schedule might be tight for a while. Best of luck uplifting him into sapience!
Loyalty circuit engaged. Like button pressed.
Montu speedruns a twitter ban.
Finest defenses he says, setting fleets to passive
Full Self Flying is just around the corner. Annnnnny day now our glorious ships will fly through the galaxy, exploring it on our behalf.
To all the people, not interested, in any references that were quite obviously not made during the video, Rama is the name of the title ship in the book, "Rendezvous with Rama" which you obviously should not look up.
I looked it up, now what?
This was great, as with all your role-playing videos. I'd like to have companion videos explaining what and how you do to, for example, get the highest diplo weight, as a single planet empire
There really should be a STL (Slower Than Light) option
1000 years round trip to our nearest star😂😂
@@ogluqqychess4452 You do realize that there are engines capable of taking Ships to 99.9998997% c, Right? There are many stars within 25 Light Years, so it likely wouldn't take more than a century to get to a System somewhat far away.
So a sub light drive then ?
So you can reach your starting planet’s nearest neighbor just in time for the game to end?
@11555Rambler going at 0.9 C would get you to Alpha Centauri in five years, so it would be perfectly possible to go to the nearby stars, and colonize them during the game. But, obviously, you wouldn't be going to the other side of the galaxy anytime soon, without, say, a Wormhole, or two, but even then, it would still take a while. But you would be able to go to more planets than you'd first imagine.
Now I understand your complaining in the Discord about the war mechanics. 😂
Im currently trying the same as you! Quity funny run! Im gonna do an update if someone is interested!!
The no FTL part to be exact. I never was good in playing tall.
@@AmonadaLP How do you play no ftl without playing tall?
@@darkithnamgedrf9495 You play small, its like playing tall but really badly
@@jeanmarc6517 lol same, it’s like I watch these videos and he has 20k science in a hundred years while I just got 2k
@@darkithnamgedrf9495 I meant by that that im not able to play as tall as montu, i had around 20 systems before i lost
This theme worked so well, you're funny! Good work man.
I can't believe how good you actually managed without venturing outside your home system lol
Codenamed: Rama. Liked! For many other reasons too, but that was a good book. Also, that RP!
Ah yes, this, this is the good shit.
I'd like to see you try a single system + single planet + no vassals challenge. It IS possible, though I've only managed to get good results by strongly relying on diplomacy.
That was a blast. I loved this!
"Melon Tusk" and "SpaceZ" made me lose it, excellent job
I didn't fully grasp the SpaceZ pun until Melon Tusk showed up. Had to stop the video to laugh. XD
I was just wondering when will your next video be an hour ago, and then voila
of course, it was Waldpole
I imagine a Tuxkan Public Relations Specialist would squeal rather than tweet
Investor. Reformer. Expansionist. Cyborg.
Now time for surviving the Become the Crisis bomb and recolonize a dead galaxy.
It's amazing! It would be cool if this timeline was explored in the next Stellaris Timelines
The 4X Name stands for "Explore, Expand, Exploit, Exterminate" by the way.
16:35 'Would you like to know more?'
You made me choke on my food when you presented Melon Tusk. Can't wait to choke again! 10/10 :D
Edit: I wrote this comment at the start of the video and thouh i did not choke on my food again i did choke on my water, resulting in a cascading fountain of slimehydro all over the screen when you presented Beff Jezos. This is pure gold.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Paradox: you can't play as pre-FTL civilization
Montu Plays: hold my bear
I forgot how insane the war system could be
You know... I just realized that the space nation of 'SpaceZ' is more or less an interstellar version of Principality of Monaco: A tiny sovereign state (Only a single star system, which is only slightly above that of a primitive pre-FTL civilisation), with a population full of nothing but either ultra-rich people (megacorp) or police (the authoritarian ethic). Protected by and only existing thanks to the benevolence of a larger power. Yet, in the tiny bit of land that they do hold, the place will be super well developed (Habitats filling the entire star system), famous for its beautiful views (Homeworld being a Gaia planet), and have its financial tendrils spread way beyond their boarders (All the branch office buildings).
I love the story roleplaying videoes like this.
Although you gave it a good shot i fear that you are joining ep3o in losing challenges😂
If you didnt try to go for custodianship, you might have been able to even survive the crisis like you did the 1 system challenge
This has to be the most cracked playthrough I have ever seen.
this video just recently became so much better, didn't think it could but here we are
If you don't research FTL you might also find a no thruster mod to really slow down your ships. Also, for a one planet challenge, you might build a Dyson Sphere to really have massive pops and resources. But, this challenge should be taken after the bugs are worked out.
I wonder when Montu will do "no homeworld challenge"
Sounds like a basic space dwellers playthrough
@@alekzanderor5489 they have 3 homeworlds
@@bizmasterTheSlav they have 3 habitats, their homeworld is dead
@@alekzanderor5489 Good point. I also forgot that if you lose all your planets/habitats/other settlements = you lose. So basically what I suggested is impossible. I wonder if Paradox would ever add the mechanics to actually play as nomads and never have any permanent settlements?
i love to think that hyperlane is just a lane that there no small rock or dust in it way so you can use FTL throught it
I do hope you retry this challenge when/if the problems are easier to solve/work around. I want to see you tackle a galactic crisis without actually doing anything to tackle a galactic crisis.
Information quarantine by Melon Tusk 😂
Always love how you make these more fun with the RP.
Though the best part was researching the scientific method... after discovering "ftl travel" and shooting a science ship into space.
tried it myself and hated it instantly when I discovered there is no ability to queue multiple jumps, and no indicator on the interface when a ship is ready to jump.
EDIT: nvm, misread the title as a no hyper drive challenge
I like that roleplay aspect in the commentary. :-)
Lots of vasals all over the galaxy, we have!
I did something like this completely by accident, I spawned inside dead center a xenophobic fallen empires territory, couldn't expand at all, and the FE was always flying doom fleets through my territory and sending me harsh letters, something about getting off their lawn, fortunately I had a mod that lets one research a means of editing the hyperlanes (adding/removing them), once I had that I removed all lanes to my home system, cheered up the FE massively, of course I wasn't going anywhere but to my surprise it was fun from a RP perspective, not going to lie it was one of the best games of stellaris I've had in ages.
26:58 war of independence
29:13that is what i call a true coslition
Pretty good how you can lore improv when stuff happens
the joke about the loyalty circuits and hitting the like button got me somehow, peak video
That was hilarious. Loving your videos!
LOVE the name Melon Tusk, love the joke on the meme
And Beth Jezos. Damn funny that as well. LOL!
In the conclusion to Rendezvous with Rama, we learn that Rama was in fact made by God
Alien goes commando, tells whole galaxy about it.
A fun video. The great Melon Tusk will go into the annals of the galaxies greatest! I think you won. You had the highest diplomatic power.
So Megacorps can't declare independence wars while they have branch offices open. That sucks. I hope they fix that.
1:38 Yes, it’s not at all logical that only ships fitted with an FTL system can use Gateways, Wormholes, L-Gates, etc. I can see it making sense with Hyperlane Relays, though.
I’m a fan of this new comrade Montu
I lowkey hoped you could pull a galactic imperium despite everything, and win by default
Little Question here, and actually question in general:
HOW do Megacorps Branch Offices work?
Do you phone in to the local governeur/crimeboss and ask him if some people are willing to use your name, Labels and whatnot to establish your branch office?
If so, how the hell to Xenophobes do that while basically entrusting part of their assets to well, Xenos?
Or do you send a few of your people like an embassy to set up shop, and they are just not enough to actually qualify as a pop and use local citizens as workforce?
And if it is the latter, wouldnt your people still leave the planet, system and make use of FTL?
"Me long tusk" has to be the best name ever
Ever consider reaching out to the Spiffing Brit? Your opener strongly reminded me of his meme patter.
Ironically the spiffing brit started his channel with stellaris videos too.
Man been a while since I laughed at anything tusk related. Good stuff!
You have to make sure the system has just tomb planets and there are no resources to collect through space stations.
This was hilarious thank you so much!!
Finally the challenge we all wanted!
I'm thinking of doing a No intervention in research or "The Consumer God Challenge".
No demanding what tech is searched, no controlling what a planet is colonized or built.
When I tried this, my overlord became a Crisis Aspirant. :(
You're a different breed of stellaris player
"secret call out" more like "SECRET TUNNELLLL"
Might be useful to be a criminal syndicate so you don't have to worry about branch offices preventing war declarations.
This is what happens when your Venician One city challenge civilization in Civ5 goes for the stars first :)
„Sir, that crazy mammals declared war of independence on us. Should we send our mighty fleet to restore order?
'Nah, it's not worth the energy, they never leave they Rock anyway.'
if it was only no FTL but multiple systems were allowed, you could go fruitful partnership for random planets, or the hegemony start and just have your federation do the exploring
Montu: It's absolutely terrifying.
Me: Have you considered acting Montu?
I was made Custodian when i was still a scion of a fallen empire, you can't nominate yourself but if someone else does it's fine. Then you can nominate yourself to becoming an emperor and become the imperial core WHILE STILL BEING A VASSAL. Probably not intended, but it was fun.
Has anyone run into a Bulwark Hull Degenerator? It’s a mountable item. The note says it decreases daily hull regen by 30% but it actually does massive damage to the ship hull bypassing shields and armor. A little 700 power station made my 12k power fleet retreat.
Was actually expecting Hegemony origin to go with megacorp, but okay ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Take away an x from the 4x? So Stellaris is now an xxx game
This would be a fairly easy challenge now, since you can take Fruitful Partnership and spread seeds on space whales.
i need a high budget scifi tv series of this one
Fun to watch - but I can't really call it a "successfully completed challenge" unless you set the goal up front. If the goal isn't set up front, I gotta assume it's the victory screen.
I bet you could do it, too. Embrace the buggy war mechanics. Extort your overlo... vassal into claiming more worlds for you. Set up mercenary enclaves so that your power is available to your allies
This is just Old Man’s war minus the CDF but still having the CDU
Nice video I was wondering with the new updates could you do a video on starbse setups as with the hole counter to cloaking I am interested to see how you set up your starbases
RP videos are my favorite from you mr space lizard man
Just realized the ship on the thumbnail is meant to be the Kestrel from FTL
The RP in this video is more relatable than ever before 🤫
To be honest, I was expecting you to heavily abuse mercenaries.
One way of doing it (but very unlikely to do successfully without using low ai empires and a very large map, would be rush researching engine and sensor techs and then mathematically calculating how many years it would take to get between stars the conventional way. Iirc, it takes about 43 years with impulse drive to go 2 lightyears, so that's why you want high-powered sensors. You'd need to assemble basically a small fleet and send them on basically a 1-way trip...And by that I mean letting them sit at the edge of your system for 43 years until they finally arrive (in reality you finally let them use their hyperdrive) at their destination. If you have to make a 2nd jump because of how the hyperlanes were generated (I hope they bring back warp in 4.0) then maybe just factor an extra year in the calculation before sending the move command in game.
I wanted to see how you handled the Crisis :P
As someone who spent the last week getting SOTS Complete Collection working, I would like to play Hivers in Stellaris some day.
5:36 Where's that clip from?
Movie called Don't Look Up.
@@thetowndrunk4617 Ah that one... I couldn't bear to watch something that reflects the stupidity we so many people show everyday. 🙄 So I haven't watch it... But thanks for the reply. 😊
Him: *Deletes science ship.*
Me: Assist research? 😂
I've been wanting to do this, but every. single. time. Without fail, I get the most God rng galaxy. Then I go for a fun build that wouldn't work that well, and get a galaxy that would work out
Close to the bone, right to the marrow!!