This was the best mod I played. So good paired with Gigastructures as Idk if I'd have been able to beat em w/o the Systemcraft as they destroyed my moons I had left over. Multiple systemcraft is a must. Well done this was the most difficult challenge even more so than the Blokkats. Thank you so much for this awesome mod.
This is the best mod that I played for Stellaris. If its not updated, I just wait until it does, since I can't play vanilla anymore. There's one thing I wish for it though. If it took itself a bit more seriously, lots of dead memes kinda ruin the atmosphere sometimes, I just wish ACOT would be a bit more serious. It was fun at first, but after some time, I kinda wish it had a more dark, gloom or scarier text flavour. Besides that, this mod is a must for me. The end game seems so bare without it its crazy.
If they are doing this for lore videos, note that AoT is *not* canon or lore accurate to ACOT. Nor does it have any lore of its own. it's just memes and more OP stuff to add on.
We constructed a gate to another dimension, a place we thought was the well of souls. We would touch the the face of god, and in doing so become gods ourselves. But we forgot a gate my swing both ways... We were so consumed with getting out, we never thought of what we may let in. They are a power beyond comprehension, a hunger beyond understanding, they are anti-life itself.
Hooray we have Ancient Cache of Technologies stories coming in. I assume the hyper powerful Ai character lady will be making her appearance very soon. It's time to show some forces who rival and surpass even the Gigastructural Engineering factions like the Aeternum and the Blokkats. Those are some giant gateways by the way.
I ran a game with acot and giga enabled the stekllaborne killed the aetermum and then the next game killed the blokkats because for some reason stellaborn are unkillable their ships have inf hp and dmg and wipe out everything. The only way i have ever killed anything of theirs even when fully reserached alpha stech and stellaborne was to open console and type kill on their fleets they even killed the corporation too
@@TAKIZAWAYAMASHITA No wonder they stomped you if you only had Alpha tech. You should have Stellarite by the time you face them or you have little hope of getting anywhere.
I just wish there are some good ways of dealing with Gigastructurals absolutely horrifying amount of lag in the endgame The lags makes it very hard to play with every single game, but I absolutely do enjoy it
This story reminds me of the Dresdenverse by Jim Butcher. The Outer Gates are the boundary between this reality-- the material world and the spirit world -- and somewhere else, and for the whole series, the Outsiders have been fighting to get in.
oh hell yeah!!! ACOT content. I was wondering, are you going to make a series of videos on ACOT lore like you did gigas? If so I'd heavily appreciate a video on the Phanon Corps, they seem so cool!!
I love the modded lore of Stellaris! Great to see you're covering stuff like this as well! The Lore of Zenith of Fallen empires (especially the great Crusade) is great aswell. Maybe you could cover it sometime in the future? I'd absolutely love it!
Hey. Glad to see some Chiru finally get some love for his mod. 😄 I am the Vel in question for the mod page, but all I really do is... Numbers & math. Most of the game code is Chiru.
I think you should make a lore video about the "Synthetic Gods" origin from the DarkSpace mod. You could make it to where it's from the point of view of the human empire you use in some of your other lore videos, like how you did in your TX-130 lore video (really love that video super unique and cool)! You could also make a part two where it's the perspective of the synthetic gods, but it's instead it's about their rise and fall (similar to how you did your TX-130 video but with a different storyline)! But of course these are just ideas you can execute it however you want, that's if you do make a video about it.
@@guilhemraboud7808 They are but, they are more dangerous, and he has yet to talk about a crisis empire, and it would be very interesting to know more about the empire that he has been using to give us his videos, it would also be interesting to see how his empire and the other empires of his galaxy would handle a crisis of that magnitude.
Super hyped for part 2, was close to opening one my last play through but the scourge and the Katzin emperor broke the galaxy :( Full Combat build next time and ignoring all the gates until later…knowing my luck the blokkats will invade when I try this next time.
I have played this mod and it is interesting and fun as long you get a load of systemcrafts from Gigastructures mod. The only trouble is when you win against the Stellarborne you get all their tech and it makes you disgustingly overpowered. You’ve basically beaten the game at that point and you’re in no danger.
My Determined Exterminator empire comprised of psionic powered robots with a fleet comprised of the entire dragon population of skyrim and several system sized ships: But there could be organics to exterminate.... ehhh worth it *Unleashes literal hell*
Well thank you very much. By the way, do you think stellaris should get it's own franchise because of the lore, like where they have their own movies and TV series? Just like the other franchises.
First stellaris playthrough: im gonna do good for everyone Seventh playthrough: .... Are we the baddies? Hundredth playthrough: oh boy here I go opening gates to eldritch horrors again!
Hmm maybe it’s time for a reinstall, maybe it’s time for the robot Space Spiders to once again strike out and exterminate another huge galaxy… maybe if a federation doesn’t form in 30years and just death stack curb stomps
May I ask what kinds of ships and infrastructure does Ancient Cache of Technologies have that is different from Gigastructural Engineering? I am aware there are atleast some big ships and platforms and one structure that is almost like a Birch World but not quite such as what the Stellarborne possess in their arsenal that are almost the size of arkships. Though nothing quite up to the same scale of a Qaesarcraft visually from what I been able to see.
Nothing playable like Gigastructures, at least from what i've experienced. There are additional tech levels, this is what makes you stronger, they're essentially stat sticks. There arn't planetcraft etc. like in Giga
@@thorshammer7883 It becomes stronger with tiers, the delta one might be a bit worse since you don't get any unique Herculean components at that point, whereas the systemcraft already gets its existential erasure beams. But at Alpha and above (which is where the herculean is most likely to be built), you get the special herculean components (weapons) and also a W-slot that can delete empires. The ordinary Herc weapons although their base numbers are lower than the existential erasure beam, benefit from all three repeatables as they count as Energy, Kinetic and Explosive weapons. They also do extra damage with ship size like torpedoes. There's also a single Spectral Projection weapon that you can put in a single T-slot, which is much stronger. At Sigma you can put both the Sigma version and Alpha version on the same herculean, so it gets better. The only way Systemcraft keeps up with that, if you use another mod (ACOT Celestial Reactors) that gives them ACOT tier star reactors to power more erasure beams, but I think that is just unnecessary. Herculeans are still take longer to build and are more expensive upfront (although they can eventually repay that cost back through their resource production.), and require all the reimaginations first, so systemcraft which are much easier to build shouldn't be buffed to keep up with herculeans as they are already good with much less investment.
I opened a gate once before not knowing what would happen. Holy fuck, the starborne do not screw around. I was able to beat them, but damn, my fleets fought to the last
"Ah yes what an Insightful video. I look forward to what more Insights you bring to the masses so the glory of Light Bringers may be brought to all others." My dumbass joking and having fun aside, Glad to see some content on ACOT~ (And now I can troll you comments pretending to be someone from ACOT. lmao. lol. xD even.)
@@TheRedKing you're welcome, I was worried your channel would stagnate with videos being produced only when Stellaris recieved updates, but I'm glad to see you can also bring modded content to life
Damn cliffhanger! :D Is the Outer Gate stuff something newish? Haven't seen that before in a game with ACOT active. Although I never get far into any endgame. That's probably where this would all happen?
@@samfaber5378I completely forgot there were submods. :D Never tried any past the base mod as there were to many conflicts. Well, back then anyway. I'll have a look at it now, thanks!
From beyond the gates: Please extend your ship warranty.
#imdead
I ran into a ship in Starfield that has been trying to contact me about my ships extended warranty 😂
@@GodWorksOut I'm here to talk to you about your ships extended auto warranty
Oh hey, my mod gets highlighted. Thanks for the spotlight!
Thank you for making it :)
This was the best mod I played. So good paired with Gigastructures as Idk if I'd have been able to beat em w/o the Systemcraft as they destroyed my moons I had left over. Multiple systemcraft is a must. Well done this was the most difficult challenge even more so than the Blokkats. Thank you so much for this awesome mod.
its brutal if your not ready for it man but dude...so much fun!
This is the best mod that I played for Stellaris. If its not updated, I just wait until it does, since I can't play vanilla anymore. There's one thing I wish for it though. If it took itself a bit more seriously, lots of dead memes kinda ruin the atmosphere sometimes, I just wish ACOT would be a bit more serious. It was fun at first, but after some time, I kinda wish it had a more dark, gloom or scarier text flavour. Besides that, this mod is a must for me. The end game seems so bare without it its crazy.
Thank you for mod 😁
Say now that you dipped into Ancient Cache Of Technologies, Make sure not neglect the submod Acquisition of Technologies.
If they are doing this for lore videos, note that AoT is *not* canon or lore accurate to ACOT.
Nor does it have any lore of its own. it's just memes and more OP stuff to add on.
We constructed a gate to another dimension, a place we thought was the well of souls. We would touch the the face of god, and in doing so become gods ourselves.
But we forgot a gate my swing both ways...
We were so consumed with getting out, we never thought of what we may let in.
They are a power beyond comprehension, a hunger beyond understanding, they are anti-life itself.
This reming me Babylon 5 - Third space ;-)
@@TheMarilith It is a direct quote unless my memory fails me :-)
Anti-Life?!
*Darkseid would like to know your location*
but.. like.. they seed life?
Hooray we have Ancient Cache of Technologies stories coming in. I assume the hyper powerful Ai character lady will be making her appearance very soon.
It's time to show some forces who rival and surpass even the Gigastructural Engineering factions like the Aeternum and the Blokkats. Those are some giant gateways by the way.
SOFIA is cool, she gives us god damn Phalanx, lmao
@@TheBaronEssen
It's the Herculean class vessel if I am being accurate correct? If it is that ship makes the Phalanx look like a ant to a mountain.
I ran a game with acot and giga enabled the stekllaborne killed the aetermum and then the next game killed the blokkats because for some reason stellaborn are unkillable their ships have inf hp and dmg and wipe out everything. The only way i have ever killed anything of theirs even when fully reserached alpha stech and stellaborne was to open console and type kill on their fleets they even killed the corporation too
@@TAKIZAWAYAMASHITA No wonder they stomped you if you only had Alpha tech. You should have Stellarite by the time you face them or you have little hope of getting anywhere.
@@Llortnerof i played with stellrite tech and still got pwn3d so again explain how they aren't a literal cheat button
Gigastructural Engineering, Ancient Cache Of Technologies and the submod Acquisition of Technologies.
Are mods I just don't play Stellaris without.
Thank you, I subbed these three and gonna try playing with them today.
I just wish there are some good ways of dealing with Gigastructurals absolutely horrifying amount of lag in the endgame
The lags makes it very hard to play with every single game, but I absolutely do enjoy it
@@adamxue6096 There is. If you have the cash for a 600$ plus X3D CPU.
ROGUE SERVITOR WHEN
YES WHEN ADVISOR?
Seconded! Justice for the Nanny Bots!
There is one technically. Watch the XT-489 driven exterminator one.
that vid is fantastic@@lordav6960
This is why I always max out a space station defences in the system and park my fleet in orbit. Just incase something bad is on the other side.
This story reminds me of the Dresdenverse by Jim Butcher. The Outer Gates are the boundary between this reality-- the material world and the spirit world -- and somewhere else, and for the whole series, the Outsiders have been fighting to get in.
this sound like a civilization that ether type 3 or type 4 civilization beyond this gate
it's like, type 3.75 or something. Comparable to the level of control the Blokkats hold.
oh, i remember when this broke the game’s ability to save because the people from beyond the outer gate had fleets that were too numerous and OP
what was the average fleet power
@@ysff0710 overflow, this was before the defines, was either one of many nines, this was back in and around 1._, back when synth dawn was new
oh hell yeah!!! ACOT content. I was wondering, are you going to make a series of videos on ACOT lore like you did gigas? If so I'd heavily appreciate a video on the Phanon Corps, they seem so cool!!
Another coming on Sunday :) I may do more, see how it goes
Bro, this is unrelated, but, why does Stellaris arts and trailers go so fucking hard? Holy shit
Agreed, they're very good.
I love the modded lore of Stellaris! Great to see you're covering stuff like this as well! The Lore of Zenith of Fallen empires (especially the great Crusade) is great aswell. Maybe you could cover it sometime in the future? I'd absolutely love it!
It is on the list :)
Paradox should replace the astral planes makers with the acot makers because this was awesome! (unlike astral planes)
Hey. Glad to see some Chiru finally get some love for his mod. 😄
I am the Vel in question for the mod page, but all I really do is... Numbers & math. Most of the game code is Chiru.
I think you should make a lore video about the "Synthetic Gods" origin from the DarkSpace mod. You could make it to where it's from the point of view of the human empire you use in some of your other lore videos, like how you did in your TX-130 lore video (really love that video super unique and cool)! You could also make a part two where it's the perspective of the synthetic gods, but it's instead it's about their rise and fall (similar to how you did your TX-130 video but with a different storyline)! But of course these are just ideas you can execute it however you want, that's if you do make a video about it.
I'll look into it
@@TheRedKing Thanks bro your a legend!
@@TheRedKing lore wise they are similar to a crisis Empire.
@@guilhemraboud7808 They are but, they are more dangerous, and he has yet to talk about a crisis empire, and it would be very interesting to know more about the empire that he has been using to give us his videos, it would also be interesting to see how his empire and the other empires of his galaxy would handle a crisis of that magnitude.
that is if he takes the approach I offered.
Super hyped for part 2, was close to opening one my last play through but the scourge and the Katzin emperor broke the galaxy :(
Full Combat build next time and ignoring all the gates until later…knowing my luck the blokkats will invade when I try this next time.
Thank you for doing ACOT content. I always knew that mod needed some content love.
More to come!
I haven’t done much with Beyond the Gate, so this was really interesting! I’ll definitely start using it in game some more
ACOT lore is really interesting, i hope you do more
That's the plan!
I have played this mod and it is interesting and fun as long you get a load of systemcrafts from Gigastructures mod. The only trouble is when you win against the Stellarborne you get all their tech and it makes you disgustingly overpowered. You’ve basically beaten the game at that point and you’re in no danger.
Just get blokkats and put them on max difficulty for a battle truly of the ages.
Excellent video! I'm glad ACOT is getting featured more on youtube
Thanks Michael, glad you enjoyed it
hell yeah. only ever got to open the gates like once or twice because of my low specs PC.
My Determined Exterminator empire comprised of psionic powered robots with a fleet comprised of the entire dragon population of skyrim and several system sized ships: But there could be organics to exterminate.... ehhh worth it *Unleashes literal hell*
Director: “no the robots will not be free”
My machine intelligence empire: 🗿
By the look if it, the gates are used to warp in Protoss Carriers.
I feel like I'm watching a movie from the lore of the mod, and it leaves out a scary feeling at the end. 😨 🥶
Happy to hear it :)
Well thank you very much. By the way, do you think stellaris should get it's own franchise because of the lore, like where they have their own movies and TV series?
Just like the other franchises.
Maybe, depends on the direction - the galaxy is full of stories :)
Okay then.
This gives me warhammer 40k halo stars vibes.
They are just a titanic DO NO CROSS signs
Also the Ghoul Stars for truly unfathomable horrors in 40k
The hive fears nothing but the lag
*Spoilers*
It doesn't matter if you choose not to open the gates because when what's inside is ready for you it's coming whether you like it or not.
First stellaris playthrough: im gonna do good for everyone
Seventh playthrough: .... Are we the baddies?
Hundredth playthrough: oh boy here I go opening gates to eldritch horrors again!
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!!
For the Algorithm!!! - Love the videos
Thanks!!
Great Video 👍🏻
Glad you enjoyed it :)
Hyped for part 2
They are really fun and i beat dem but att the cost of my frame Rait by having a FLEET off 40k not fleet power but just Fleets
Naturally upon seeing something that says do not open, I open that is my style sir!
Unless you mid max, it's funny to let them out. Sometimes they can cook up some fun situations.
I love this mod but this mod making the late game lag, even high end pc, used once never use again,same with gigas 😅,
Beyond the gate, our divinity awaits.
I like the mystery, keep this up!
What you mean don't open the Outer Gates? Worked out alright, plus got some sweet upgrades.
Let's the tournament begin!!!!
Indeed ;)
sounds like that one babylon 5 movie.
Great video. You are very eloquent and a great storyteller. Subbed.
Happy to hear it, thank you!
I dont think I've once run into these gates at all. I've seen much from the mods, but never the gateway.
It's from an add on mod to ACOT called secrets beyond the gates.
Ayyy ACOT video! I called it
Your lore videos made me buy this game 😃
Happy to hear it! Hope you enjoy the game!!
And just because you said so, I 100% will now
Do it
Don't dead
Open inside.
Yeah i had about 35 million fleet power and was crushed
These stories give me Halo vibes.
We need a second Galaxy that is empty and we can explore
We could do something like Colonys and explore many dead world
:) thanks red king for keeping your word
I do my best :)
@@TheRedKing and it shows! Cant wait for part 2
Hmm maybe it’s time for a reinstall, maybe it’s time for the robot Space Spiders to once again strike out and exterminate another huge galaxy… maybe if a federation doesn’t form in 30years and just death stack curb stomps
Oh its my favorite fleet training simulation
May I ask what kinds of ships and infrastructure does Ancient Cache of Technologies have that is different from Gigastructural Engineering?
I am aware there are atleast some big ships and platforms and one structure that is almost like a Birch World but not quite such as what the Stellarborne possess in their arsenal that are almost the size of arkships. Though nothing quite up to the same scale of a Qaesarcraft visually from what I been able to see.
Nothing playable like Gigastructures, at least from what i've experienced. There are additional tech levels, this is what makes you stronger, they're essentially stat sticks. There arn't planetcraft etc. like in Giga
@@TheRedKing ACOT has the Herculean, which is ship made as a megastructure, and is similarly powerful or stronger than Gigas systemcraft.
I stand corrected!
@@samfaber5378
The Herculean is stronger then a Systemcraft? Wow that is surprising.
@@thorshammer7883 It becomes stronger with tiers, the delta one might be a bit worse since you don't get any unique Herculean components at that point, whereas the systemcraft already gets its existential erasure beams. But at Alpha and above (which is where the herculean is most likely to be built), you get the special herculean components (weapons) and also a W-slot that can delete empires. The ordinary Herc weapons although their base numbers are lower than the existential erasure beam, benefit from all three repeatables as they count as Energy, Kinetic and Explosive weapons. They also do extra damage with ship size like torpedoes. There's also a single Spectral Projection weapon that you can put in a single T-slot, which is much stronger. At Sigma you can put both the Sigma version and Alpha version on the same herculean, so it gets better.
The only way Systemcraft keeps up with that, if you use another mod (ACOT Celestial Reactors) that gives them ACOT tier star reactors to power more erasure beams, but I think that is just unnecessary. Herculeans are still take longer to build and are more expensive upfront (although they can eventually repay that cost back through their resource production.), and require all the reimaginations first, so systemcraft which are much easier to build shouldn't be buffed to keep up with herculeans as they are already good with much less investment.
What else could be beyond the gates other than more space friends!
The power of friendship!
Is the lore for the stellerborne done? last i checked they weren't
Not as far as i'm aware
Love it💙
Thanks!
Very fun, Stellaris lore is so interesting
Glad you think so!
Is the galaxy prepared for the Blog-Ultra?
AYOOOO ACOT LORE!!!!!!!!!!!!
All i see is a great Business opportunity
More like friends we haven’t cuddled yet
Seals? Let me guess, seven seals?
Not quite 7
❤
I opened a gate once before not knowing what would happen. Holy fuck, the starborne do not screw around.
I was able to beat them, but damn, my fleets fought to the last
"Ah yes what an Insightful video. I look forward to what more Insights you bring to the masses so the glory of Light Bringers may be brought to all others."
My dumbass joking and having fun aside, Glad to see some content on ACOT~ (And now I can troll you comments pretending to be someone from ACOT. lmao. lol. xD even.)
The SOPHIA?! 😂
Spoiler but it's me
I'm on the other side of the gate with baby back ribs and sweet baby Ray's bbq sauce
9th, great work as always
Thanks!!
@@TheRedKing you're welcome, I was worried your channel would stagnate with videos being produced only when Stellaris recieved updates, but I'm glad to see you can also bring modded content to life
i whant to know the lore from the light side ! (if there is one YET)
Great storytelling!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Damn cliffhanger! :D
Is the Outer Gate stuff something newish? Haven't seen that before in a game with ACOT active.
Although I never get far into any endgame. That's probably where this would all happen?
You need the Secrets Beyond the Gate submod for it. It is not new, in fact it is one of the oldest modded crises still around.
As Sam mentioned, you need the submod Beyond the Gate
@@samfaber5378I completely forgot there were submods. :D
Never tried any past the base mod as there were to many conflicts. Well, back then anyway. I'll have a look at it now, thanks!
Babylon 5 Third Space.
Is the Imperium of Man a fallen empire?
CoM can spawn in as an FE, as can UNE
This is very halo inspired.
Forunner and precursers
make a video about LEX please.
make sure you set the mod so the AI cant open this gate either...i had a good game going until that happened haha.
you can temporarily withdraw from the tournament of power
Epic spoiler king, thanks
It's what I do!
YOO !! :D
Could that thing beyond the gates be... a new DLC? And the giant thing the readings pick up is its price?
This is modded content, not in the game normally
Name of the music?
Timepoint? There's several tracks
@@TheRedKing 0:00
What DLC is this?
Not dlc, a mod
@@shadowwarrior1003 ah k
Details in description
@@TheRedKing thanks you are my favorite stellaris UA-cam
While awesome
NOT Canon.
There is no such thing as multiple universe. Our universe is everything, and all there is.
I don't care about mods' lore. I care about Stellaris lore.
Plenty of other videos on regular stellaris lore