Stellar Monarch

i am very pleased with this game. It plays like you really are the emperor, dealing only with high level decisions, and the AI is good enough to allow this to happen. The game is different from others, so it takes a couple of tries to get the AI to work for you. Start at the easiest difficulty. I keep Fleet #1 at Terra, manually controlled and set the fleet to about 10 squadrons. Fleets 3,4,5,6 are defensive Autonomous fleets for each of the directions, N E S W, with 8 squadrons each. Fleets 2, 7 ,8, 9 are Autonomous offensive fleets, able to attack in all directions, 8 squadrons each. Be sure to check the box allowing the fleets to retake lost planets. In the Budget section, set the Defense to 4. In the Court, try hard to maintain balance, but also, in general, you want your highest Competence people shifted to the left (Defense and Treasury). I colonize as quickly as I can, always leaving a reserve of 10,000 in case a bad event occurs. Early on, I review Loyalty of admirals and governors more than other choices to delay the rebellions somewhat. To shorten the rebellion, mark the rebellious planets for conquest when you get to that part of the game. In this game, you must plan on expansion through conquest, because the aliens seem to get stronger as the game goes on. You can handle this any way that you like. But a peaceful and diplomatic game does not seem possible to me. There is much more to tell, but I won't spoil it for everybody. Hopefully, this helps some new players get started.

Solid little strategy game. Very chill gameplay which is unusual, and nice, for this sort of game.

As I played, I enjoyed several elements of this game... elements that can be found in other games, the thing is, this game does some things badly, annoyingly. The ui/ux isn't that great, but can be overlooked, except there is Space Empires IV and FreeOrion that do all this and more, their ui/ux is also bad... but if I'm already going to invest time in a game where I have to overcome the ui/ux, might as well go back to playing Space Empires IV or FreeOrion. You can't really customize the world you are playing in, you just start in the middle and have to defend all of your borders. There is never a way to get that for free. (In Space Empires or FreeOrion, you can eventually level up a tech to destroy worm holes between planets to free up a frontier) I want an epic fight against numberous enemies, have ships that I feel I made awesome, perks that mean something, and that can stack to epicness.

A nice, simple game that's great for relaxing while leading an interstellar empire without the hassle of managing every single ship in your fleets or planet in your nation. Choose fleet & planet priorities, declare empire-wide edicts and laws, and manage your court as you lay back to watch your underlings toil in the endless micromanagement hell. For in this game, you'll use your brain for actual strategy instead of dumb logistics.

It's ok!

Good game for Emperor

This is a pretty fun game. The systems are maybe a bit unelegant, it would have been cool to have some more stuff (economy management for example) done via the audience mechanic, where you decide how to react to issues presented by courtiers, rather than through ugly and a bit annoying menus (where is the xy menu again??). Graphically is a bit of an eyesore. Usually this would be a dealbreaker to me but I made an exception because this is a fun concept. Def worth giving a shot.

Very Good Game.

In Conclusion, Stellar Monarch delivers on its promise; a game free of micromanagement. Even the element I managed, the movement of fleets, can be automated. But what does this leave the player? With no action to take, and a database of unnecessary information to absorb, the emperor occupies their time with chess, or a similarly trivial distraction. The only necessary duties include granting audiences, designing fleet compositions, planning wars, signing truces, while overseeing the research, finance, industry, and budget of the empire. As emperor I never needed to look at a planet. Didn't have to think about any individual official. I rushed through the audience choices. Ninety percent of my time was dedicated to fleet maneuvers. The enemy isn't challenging or tough, but they maintain a massive, passive fleet that requires a grinding war, centuries long. [url=https://awkwardmixture.blogspot.com/2024/03/stellar-monarch-managing-automated.html] Stellar Monarch: Managing an Automated Empire [/url] [url=https://awkwardmixture.blogspot.com/2024/03/stellar-monarch-history-of-birth-of.html] Stellar Monarch: A History of a Birth of the Empire [/url]

Takes getting used to it all. Learning curve. Micromanage your galaxy to the glory of Sparta!! https://youtu.be/DTPN9N6ntq0