Stellaris Vassals Guide (4.5): Vassalize, Tributary or Conquer

A vassal is a subject empire in Stellaris that keeps its own planets but pays you what its agreement asks for, joins your wars on the terms you set and can be integrated later, which makes vassalizing a cheaper way to grow than conquest once your empire has more than a handful of colonies.

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Stellaris Endgame Crisis Guide (4.5): Spawn Years and Counters

Stellaris 4.5 has four endgame crises, and each one falls to a different fleet: shields and Kinetic Artillery against the Unbidden, armor and point defense against the Prethoryn Scourge, shields with artillery and an anti-armor weapon against the Contingency, and torpedoes against Cetana's flagship.

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