Stellaris Beginner Guide (4.5): What to Do First, Step by Step
In this guide, I want to take you through your first game of Stellaris 4.5, from the galaxy settings to your first colonies and the crises that wait at the end of the game.
Strategy games
Stellaris Federation Types Ranked: Best Federation (4.5)
The federation type is probably the most important choice you will make as the founder of a federation in Stellaris, since it sets the perks every member gets at each of the five federation levels and which laws you can pass later on.
Stellaris DLC Tier List: Which DLCs Are Worth It (4.5)
Every copy of Stellaris on PC now includes Utopia, Synthetic Dawn and the Humanoids Species Pack, and that changes which of the paid DLC are actually worth your money.
Bannerlord Troop Tier List: Best Troops for Every Role (War Sails, v1.4.8)
This Bannerlord troop tier list will rank the tier 5 and tier 6 soldiers of every culture by the job they do, from shield infantry and archers to cavalry and ship crews, and show you which ones are worth your denars on v1.4.8 with War Sails.
Stellaris Trait Tier List: Best Species Traits (4.5)
Species traits are the strengths and flaws you give your founding species on the Stellaris empire creation screen, and in 4.5 many of them decide how well a whole group of jobs will work for the rest of the game.
Stellaris Best Origins: Tier List for 4.5
What is the best origin in Stellaris right now, and does the answer change while you are still learning the game?
Stellaris Best Builds (4.5): Strongest, Beginner and Fun Empires
Most Stellaris build lists you will find were written before 4.5, and a good part of what they recommend has been nerfed, fixed or reworked by the 'Cygnus' patches since.
Bannerlord Best Armor: Top Pick for Every Slot and Where to Buy It (War Sails, v1.4.8)
The top armor pick for every slot in Bannerlord v1.4.8 and War Sails, from the Closed Huscarl Helmet to the Cataphract Scale Barding, with the towns that sell each piece and how Legendary armor works.
Bannerlord Best Ships: Every War Sails Ship Ranked + Where to Get Upgrades (v1.4.8)
When you go shopping for ships in Bannerlord's War Sails DLC, a bare hull will cost you anything from 9,000 denars for a Knarr to 120,000 for a Dromon, and the price tag tells you surprisingly little about which hull is actually worth your gold.
Bannerlord Best Weapons: Top Bow, Crossbow, Sword, Polearm and Lance (War Sails, v1.4.8)
Which bow, sword, polearm or lance should you actually be carrying in Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord now that War Sails has filled the Nord towns with new axes, atgeirs and shields?