complex foreign/domestic policy: here I would say stellaris wins.

The only form of trading stellaris has is in the diplomacy view where you can offer a deal to trade minerals/energy/food with ai empires, but no private ships flying around, and no local differences within your empire(with DW:U one planet can be well suplied, but another planet can still be lacking everything if there is no transport)

and DW:U has fuel, which I think works very well and really gives an exta strategic layer, not just to economic management but to fighting wars as well. there is also trade between empires, trade within your empire and a whole private sector with their own ships that takes care of all that trade. stellaris has just 2 main resources(energy and minerals) and some minor ones(food, unity, influence) and a few strategic resoyrces that give a certain stat-buff.ĭW:u however has a whole bunch of resources that can all be needed for building a certain ship component, lacking a resource means being unable to build it. complex economic managing: here DW:U wins. I think you could enjoy both based on the points you mention: I'm aware DWU has cartoonish graphics that aren't as appealing, gameplay is more important for me.įor people that have played both games which would you recommend for my style? Complex Race customization -In Depth influence mechanics Complex Economic managing -Complex Foreign/Domestic Policy managing -Complex Political management. I've been doing research on both of these games and it seems like Distant Worlds Universe is more similar to GalCiv, while Stellaris lets you get in the weeds of micromanaging foreign policy, economic policies, tourism policies and a better sense of managing a government. If I want to be spreading my way of life onto the map, I want my race to be very personal. There wasn't enough personality of the government types, economy, and policy. My preferred 4x title has been Galactic Civilizations by Stardock for years, but I always felt that my race wasn't mine. I've been wanting to get into Stellaris for a while, this seems like my perfect 4x title, but I happened to stumble upon Distant Worlds in Youtube recommended tab.

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