Stellaris: Grand Archive
Stellaris Expansion Pack
Release Date: October 29, 2024
Strategy, science fiction, economic, RTS, 4X, sandbox, in space, grand strategy, multiplayer, singleplayer, internet
An expansion for the grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Stellaris: Grand Archive is a story add-on, allowing to construct the titular archive and to collect cosmic fauna, artifacts and relics. It also introduces new civics, origins and tradition trees.
Stellaris: Grand Archive is an expansion (or, to be more precise, a story pack) for the space "grand strategy" game from 2016, titled Stellaris. The DLC was prepared by the authors of the base game, namely the Paradox Development Studio team, and the Belgian Abrakam Entertainment.
Great Archive and other novelties
The biggest novelty introduced in Stellaris: Grand Archive is the titular Great Archive. We are talking about a powerful superstructure, allowing for the assembly of an impressive collection of specimens encompassing both living representatives of cosmic fauna and various geological artifacts or relics left by ancient civilizations. A total of 151 samples are waiting to be collected.
Additionally, the DLC allows us to capture space creatures using new technology – gravity traps. It is possible to catch these creatures alive. The specimens we obtain can be cloned and genetically modified to create powerful armies from them.
The DLC also offers:
- Two new species, namely the Cutholoids living on asteroids and the Voidworms traversing the galaxy, as well as the crisis caused by the plague of the latter;
- Previously unavailable origins - Treasure Hunters and Primal Calling;
- New civics - Galactic Curators and Beastmasters;
- Additional tradition trees - Archivism and Domestication.
Game modes
Just like the basic version of the game, Stellaris: Grand Archive can be played alone or in multiplayer mode over the Internet.
Technical aspects
Stellaris: Grand Archive is not a standalone add-on, so it requires the base version of the game Stellaris. Three new music tracks were prepared for this DLC.
Videos and Screens
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Stellaris: Grand Archive Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows
Developer: Paradox Development Studio / Abrakam (PC)
Publisher: Paradox Interactive
Age restrictions: none
Stellaris: Grand Archive System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core i3-530 2.93 GHz / AMD FX-6350 3.9 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTX 460 / Radeon HD 5870 or better, 10 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit
Recommended: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTX 560 Ti or better, 10 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit
Base Gamefor Stellaris: Grand Archive