Dont worry if you just fancy playing regular Stellaris; this is an opt-in thing.

you could find out more by watching the video below.

Paradox say the aims of the combat rebalance are to shake up the meta and improve space combat.

Artwork of a Dyson Sphere megastructure in space from Stellaris

Theyre aiming to produce more benefits for having a mixed-hull fleet too, and improve ship design options.

Among the changes are the new frigate-sized ships.

These are advanced corvettes that specialise in torpedoes, but are slower and not as evasive as corvettes.

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Space combat isnt the only thing changing in Stellaris Orion update.

The Orion update is introducing new galaxy shapes, too.

it’s possible for you to read more about the open betahere.

Orion hasnt got a date attached yet, but Stellaris3.5 Fornax updateonly arrived towards the end of last month.

I wouldnt expect Orion to arrive for another few months.

Stellaris is available onSteamandGOG, along with about a billion expansions and add-ons.

The open beta for the 3.6 Orion update begins today and runs until October 31st.