No Research Challenge

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Жыл бұрын

Stellaris No Research Challenge, in this video we will try to without researching a single technology. This is a no tech challenge! Instead we will crusade against technology and science, to save the galaxy! The Othari Crusade will reclaim it's lost empire. Oh, an the crisis is going to be 100 years early and 25x.
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@yousaidthusly461 Жыл бұрын

“I use red lasers because red is cool and all other colors of light are heresy” Gigachad Crusader

@KatyaAbc575 Жыл бұрын

"I use Red Lasers, because I reject science. You use Red Lasers, because you like the colour. "We are not the same."

@Rhino-Prime Жыл бұрын

I use gamma lazers to give my enemy's cancer You use use them for higher dps We are not the same

@yousaidthusly461 Жыл бұрын

“Nooo! You have to use Neutron Launchers! They have the highest damage output! You’re not optimizing your fleets economically!!!” “Haha Large Laser Turret goes Peeeeeeewbzzzzzzzzt!”

@kalimatronix Жыл бұрын

You use Red Lasers because you think it's cool. I USE DA RED LIGHT 'CUS IT MAKES LIGHT GO FASTAH!! WE ARE NOT THE SAME, YOU DUMB HUMIE!!

@alecdeter1999 Жыл бұрын

This fucking thread is the memeiest of memeory

@lq4322 Жыл бұрын

There should be a "declining empire" origin, where you start with all tech and have to choose which ones are unlearnt, starting with more advanced techs. Once unlearned, you would not have access to components and buildings. So by lategame, you would only be able to build inferior ships and would have to guard the early game advanced ships, as they would be irreplacable.

@damonedrington3453 Жыл бұрын

Definitely sounds like a fun RP thing for single player

@johnroach9026 Жыл бұрын

Age of Strife moment

@bonogiamboni4830 Жыл бұрын

Maybe make it like the clone army and have the interactive narrative pop ups that let you decide whether to pull your empire back from the brink and become kind of a (less powerful, obviously) awakened empire or to fully fall from grace and get locked out of your tech but in exchange get massive discounts as life becomes cheaper than armour.

@christophebedouret9813 Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the Imperium of man, gentlemen...

@nicksonnek7641 Жыл бұрын

I have also an idea where you Start as a strong empire in the beginging but After a while interna factors and Events weaken and weaken your empire untill it collapses into Civil war. If you win the war you would get a very good permanent buff

@alexhaffley3876 Жыл бұрын

It is made 100 times better by having the cybrex as a precursor

@kalimatronix Жыл бұрын

And it would've been 1000 times better with Contingency being the Crisis.

@TechNinjaSigma Жыл бұрын

@@kalimatronix Right?! If only

@bromosome8049 Жыл бұрын

8:46 I like the idea of some empire with x-rays lasers and auto cannons seeing these guys like "alright, you've made us use our secret weapon" and it's blue lasers

@glenmcgillivray4707 Жыл бұрын

I had visions of this empire refusing to use lasers beyond red. Because that would be heresy. But choosing to use all available kinetic weapons as they don't outwardly look any different from each other, so they can claim them as an engineering modification instead of a new technology. A shame the Awoken empire didn't set off a war in heaven or fight back the scourge. At this point I wonder if the Sentinel faction needs a considerable buff. The scourge seem to overwhelm the Galaxy a bit too easily.

@sunso1991 Жыл бұрын

I used to mess around and put one of each type of laser and point defend on battleships. And name it Disco. It is pretty cool to watch 40 of them in combat

@glenmcgillivray4707 Жыл бұрын

@@sunso1991 how do you fit both Particle lances I dunno. But it sounds fun. I built a fleet with mixed spinal mounts just to watch the beams beaming.

@sunso1991 Жыл бұрын

@@glenmcgillivray4707 no Lance. I need the bow section for hangar/PD, 3 mid L laser, and 2 tail M laser too. It is a laser light show!!!!

@glenmcgillivray4707 Жыл бұрын

@@sunso1991 if you prefer that. Go ahead. I just happened to build 3 battleship classes so I could enjoy both Lance colours and still enjoy the Heavy Mass Driver to peel off shield systems.

@actuallogic6411 Жыл бұрын

"Removed from the position of living" is my new favorite way to describe political executions.

@Snoogen11 Жыл бұрын

"I'm sorry, you didn't get enough votes, we have to vacate you from office... via the airlock."

@owencarroll9878 Жыл бұрын

@@Snoogen11 lmao

@CaptainFirespitter Жыл бұрын

@@Snoogen11 Javec approves ^^

@Noctazar Жыл бұрын

The most hardcore spiritualist roleplay... "We don't need tech, we have unity". Materialists would say they're united in ignorance...

@Sir_Lagg_A_Lot Жыл бұрын

Deus Vult!!!!!!

@twojstarypijany3182 Жыл бұрын

Next challenge should be only tech, no traditions

@coel3572 Жыл бұрын

@@twojstarypijany3182 that's pretty easy

@GarrulousHerald Жыл бұрын

Fanatic materialists wondering why the populace doesn't appreciate science when they neglect to feed them for the sake of efficiency.

@trolly4233 Жыл бұрын

Don’t need to feed a synth

@Ep3o Жыл бұрын

Research? Never heard of her

@amirali4428 Жыл бұрын

You did something similar i think.

@Ep3o Жыл бұрын

@@amirali4428 Yeah! I couldn’t build labs, Montu took it to the next level 😅

@BAGELMENSK Жыл бұрын

Researcher? I just met her!

@chrisramsteck5866 Жыл бұрын

Yeesss. Unlimited collabs

@quackhead1661 Жыл бұрын

@@BAGELMENSK heresy

@rattled6732 Жыл бұрын

This is more of a showcase of how absolutely terrible the A.I is at living

@scorpixel1866 Жыл бұрын

AI being given 2x production bonuses though process: Oh no i'm missing 0.2 consumers goods, must convert 20 power districts into factories. Oh no, my already weak energy balance due to compulsively making warships mean i'm in the red and the entire economy went down. Oh no, my century long spiral of bad decisions combined with no scientific investments mean all i have is an horribly outdated fleet i cannot replace but also kills my already anemic Empire if it ever leaves port. Hey, let's insult the player!

@hexstick Жыл бұрын

@@scorpixel1866 he is playing with scaling difficulty

@TheSpectralFX Жыл бұрын

@@scorpixel1866 I lost it at that comment, so freaking true! *LEt's InSuLt ThE pLaYeR*

@badger_ninja8681 Жыл бұрын

@@scorpixel1866 I'm a brand new player and have already seen this first hand. I control .1% of the Galaxy exactly and I just sit around watching the empires destroying themselves. Might not be everyone's cup of tea but I've been amused by it. None of the AI war with me either. 100 years of peace after 1 butchered science ship. No empire comes close to my technology though because of that.

@theeshyguy Жыл бұрын

Finally, a proper Imperium roleplay

@bobross9581 Жыл бұрын

The Imperium and The Mechanicus still have technological advancements. Don't believe the memes. It's just on a much slower pace because A: The galaxy was ravaged by The Men of Iron during The Cybernetic Revolt so they have to be careful because any and all AI will be corrupted by The Void Dragon, that's why they stick souls in machines. B. Instituting technological advancements across the millions of worlds of The Imperium takes a long fucking time. But it does happen, just look at the hundreds if not thousands of variants of Lasgun.

@TheArklyte Жыл бұрын

Where is AdMech megacorp that has you as their prospectorium while you are a hegemony president?

@VaygrX Жыл бұрын

This is more like the Kushan from Homeworld. Specifically, Kiith Gaalsien, who believe that going to space will bring armageddon to their planet (Spoiler alert: They were right). The Kushan themselves were a very powerful empire, before they were exiled, and settled the world of Kharak, a mostly desert planet. The planet itself has tons of spaceship wrecks around its surface that are thousands of years old.

@Spitfire66906 Жыл бұрын

I love these roleplay scenarios. I appreciate that you spend the time to make these and weave an exciting intricate tale from the events in game.

@DavidELD Жыл бұрын

Othari Crusade: "People of the Galaxy, we have come to save you!..." "Hooray it's the Othari Crusade!" Othari Crusade: "... From YOURSELVES!" "Oh no it's the Othari Crusade..."

@Jdne199311 Жыл бұрын

I understood that reference hahahah the Catholic Church! :D

@onehuman4853 Жыл бұрын

“The heresy is strong with these people” made my day

@Digitaaliklosetti Жыл бұрын

I will NOT be building a research lab! Up yours, woke materialists!

@MalcadorTheSigilite Жыл бұрын

Based

@javelin1423 Жыл бұрын

Lets see who cancels who!

@badkite8279 Жыл бұрын

@@MalcadorTheSigilite And fanatic authoritarian pilled!

@romanticlizard Жыл бұрын

Lol I read that in his silly little Kermit voice.

@Digitaaliklosetti Жыл бұрын

@@romanticlizard wash your robots, bucko

@chrismastrorocco4945 Жыл бұрын

Tbh you got farther in the game than I expected. Amazing it took an awakened empire to take you down. Loving the story telling you do as well!

@dev2410 Жыл бұрын

The role-playing and storytelling that went into this video is really impressive keep up the good work.

@Ristaan Жыл бұрын

Nuu, not the lack of science! How barbaric!

@szadun Жыл бұрын

The most ironic part, for me at least, is that my current game is the Othari Technocracy. Synth ascension, technocracy and masterful crafters. 10 years out from the endgame and comfortably in the lead.

@lukeingle5587 Жыл бұрын

You are what caused the Fall you heretic.

@RuslanLagashkin Жыл бұрын

Well, you know the future of Othari in some sort of way.

@nicholasavasthi9879 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like Othari empire are your descendants then.

@godsavethequeen4675 Жыл бұрын

I’m sorry for your lose

@planetfall5056 Жыл бұрын

5:37 "Each of them have been permanently removed from the position of living." Amazing line. XD

@cp1cupcake Жыл бұрын

I started one of these beforehand as a hive mind. My rule was I cannot build science districts and have to remove all of the ones I capture. Basically, the only ways I could get science was through scanning wreckage for better ship components.

@cosmosyn2514 Жыл бұрын

Always liked the idea of playing as some sort of dumb space-weeds that grow a lot but are incapable of much if any original thought, going for void dweller or remnants would make sense for this idea.

@AAhmou Жыл бұрын

@@cosmosyn2514 The Beast from Homeworld Cataclysm gameplay.

@TheNN Жыл бұрын

The Xran Labs anomaly must've been seen as the End Times with how anti-tech the Othari are.

@alirezabhmanabadi4235 Жыл бұрын

Now it's time for the No Unity & Tradition Challenge as the materialists. A True Purposeless Progression Playthrough.

@berlindude75 Жыл бұрын

And this, kids, is why you do not neglect technology and research in this game called Stellaris.

@mariotcarreon Жыл бұрын

Holy shit! The very idea of not going for any technology in a 4x game is such an alien concept! Good job with the narration, I really got a feel for the mindset of the crusade.

@PinataFreaks Жыл бұрын

If you want another roleplay idea you could do what I did in my last playthrough. I played as a void dweller that hated planets. So they cracked every habitable planet and terraforming candidate in the galaxy. Habitats and ring worlds were the only acceptable living spaces. I was actually a fun way to play. Because with every war I won the entire galaxy got weaker since I never left any planets for anyone to conquer, only habitats that I was uniquely suited to inhabit. My economy skyrocketed while everyone else's collapsed.

@jacobhoover1654 Жыл бұрын

I've never researched planet crackers before I either won or lost. How long is it supposed to take?

@edwardking9359 9 ай бұрын

@jacobhoover1654 you need titans technology and at least 4 ascension perks, so a decent while

@The_Lute777 7 ай бұрын

Atleast the prethoryn scourge cant expand

@Sylva9724 Жыл бұрын

You should try a UNSC game - No shields and no laser or plasma weapons.

@Cyberbro665 Жыл бұрын

Also no jumper drives/tier 2 or above drives

@wargriffin5 Жыл бұрын

"MAC rounds..." *"IN ATMOSPHERE!?!"*

@apexfenix9623 Жыл бұрын

I actually usually do that, as I like kinetic weapons more anyway

@uncannyresemblence8918 Жыл бұрын

This is the best storytelling I’ve seen in Stellaris, I can firmly say that this is right next to the legends of Star Washington.

@thegamingallosaurus7281 Жыл бұрын

Star Washington?

@chriscross7830 Жыл бұрын

Who tf is Star Washington

@bigfatstupidfish2397 Жыл бұрын

God bless space America

@shadowstalker1857 Жыл бұрын

This physically hurts me, but god the challenge sounds so interesting.

@sunso1991 Жыл бұрын

this hurts you Shepard!

@Pullapitko Жыл бұрын

One day Montu will write a book, and we shall read it.

@keenirr5332 Жыл бұрын

that would be awesome.

@dev2410 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree I think Montu has a lot of potential as a writer

@wargriffin5 Жыл бұрын

Books are a technology banned by the Otharian Council. 😉

@TiminyCrickets Жыл бұрын

And we will read that like button

@ashwynlentini1317 Жыл бұрын

Dude the story you’ve created is amazing

@MrDeath2iPod Жыл бұрын

This is Top Tier story telling. I was engrossed every step of the way. A great video!

@GrandAdmiralCommieCat Жыл бұрын

i just realized this is kinda the imperium in 40k

@molnarandrassandor3448 Жыл бұрын

wow this was great, moar!

@MontuPlays Жыл бұрын

How? how could you have finished already? It's over forty minutes long and been out for less than 20. Reveal your secrets!

@drunkpidgeon2052 Жыл бұрын

@@MontuPlays They were playing on [Fastest] lol

@matman8246 Жыл бұрын

I'm imagining his empire uses ships barely functioning mostly made of wood and uses ballistas

@Redsauce101 Жыл бұрын

It would be interesting to have empire types that can only get science research tech from conquest(a sort of bestial empire like zerg) or subterfuge(like a scientifically backward romulan).

@sunso1991 Жыл бұрын

That would be pretty cool. And organic ships and unique starting weapons like acid blast and mini arc lightning. They don't even use alloy. They build ships with food resource and minerals!

@Kjf365 Жыл бұрын

Biological crisis. You get it being the necrophage. Your menacing ships are made with food rather than minerals and you genetically modify pops to be able to interface with your biological technology. Maybe this happens at crisis lv 1 automatically. Instead of blowing up stars, you Instead convert them into food which you use to build a weapon that will convert everything in the universe into you.

@DerFreiegedanke Жыл бұрын

PDX needs to step up their game and remove the dominating part Tech has in Stellaris. A Quantity over Quality gameplay style needs to be a thing.

@sunso1991 Жыл бұрын

that would be a pretty cool official expansion a biology only race type like Zerg, or the starwars Yuuzhan Vong

@szadun Жыл бұрын

That's called Catalytic Processing civic. They just need to add an option to use food in place of minerals.

@sunso1991 Жыл бұрын

@@szadun i meant they wouldnt use Alloy nor Energy at all, everything is grown, organic spaceships like spacewhale and Prethoryn, all building and ships require food (sustenance) and mineral(vitamin and raw fuel) as upkeep instead of alloy and energy this bio race would have very high corvette production rate, and slow Battleship production, (imagine how fast mosquito grows compare to whales) unable to build ringworlds, but have a organic version of the Habitat that is massive. all ships comes with passive regen

@rabbitofd00m Жыл бұрын

Im gonna be honest, this is one of the most funniest and interesting versions of Stellarris gameplay. Pls do more like this. I love your Roleplay and your commitment, its always awesome!

@neillindgren8992 Жыл бұрын

Interesting play-through, and I’m honestly surprised you did as well as you did, though in the end things ended as I figured they might. Still, fun video! 👍👍

@XanderDraft Жыл бұрын

10/10 thoroughly enjoyed it. Was rooting for the science leader for just a moment before he was "permanently retired". IF you ever want to redo this I would have something like the Kaiser wormhole event as your leader returns to his people at an earlier time to warn of the coming disaster. Have the leader come back and turn the tide maybe (25-50 years post start date?) You may have been defeated but at least your got the last laugh as the swarm ate them all.

@dragonlfwgaming6008 Жыл бұрын

Ludd's Will is being carried out. Good work sir!

@raffaeledivora9517 Жыл бұрын

Praise be the Church of Ludd!

@fnutarf2085 Жыл бұрын

YES! cleanse the galaxy with the bright burn of antimatter

@JimPekarek Жыл бұрын

These roleplay playthroughs are my favorite Montu content. I appreciate all the work you put into them!

@Trashloot Жыл бұрын

This video was incredible. You are an amazing story teller. I love the artworks you add to enhance the mood.

@sytela6346 Жыл бұрын

“This means that our best minds will be put to the sword” lol why even have best minds

@marioleggiero215 Жыл бұрын

This was so cool lol Both your narration and the story were so freaking good

@executor0145 Жыл бұрын

Introducing: the aggressive space Amish

@jsr9617 Жыл бұрын

I love the RP. Quite immersive, and also entertaining. I can tell you put a lot of thought and effort into this.

@KomradTruck Жыл бұрын

You are ascending to the next level of content production for Stellaris. Really loved the narration!

@SuouDiar Жыл бұрын

sounds kinda familiar.. warhammer 40k hello? no complains

@arminpain6343 Жыл бұрын

Love the story videos, keep them coming please

@jaysherman9138 Жыл бұрын

This was awesome!!! I love the flavorful style and narration, the images, etc. For other videos on this fashion I would also love for those to have a tiny bit of tactical or strategical advice about the build or playstyle, just to learn about your approach (besides the build I mean) 🤔

@getfreur2458 Жыл бұрын

You made the alien equivalent of the luddic path. Good job.

@FuelDropforthewin Жыл бұрын

My boy going up against an awakened empire without researching anything... that takes some serious bravery.

@kompav5621 Жыл бұрын

Montuwu sounds like he's straight out of V for Vendetta - screens across his empire of his face ranting at people and executing anyone remotely competent

@amirali4428 Жыл бұрын

Love the idea and the story👏👏

@MontuPlays Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@supersix209 Жыл бұрын

This is why I love sandbox games. Great story, and the twist is superb! Well done!! The Kingdom of Heaven references were just brilliant. RPing is top-notch, I doff my cap to you, sir. I simply love this video, you're doing the Lord's work ;)

@dominov Жыл бұрын

Really great job dude. I loved the storytelling.

@evilsilly6795 Жыл бұрын

Loved this video, thank you. I hope you do more stories like this. ❤

@chillandgrilltillenddays69 Жыл бұрын

Out did yourself with this one. You've worked hard on this, you have a narrator's voice, and your story telling is fire. Keep it up!!!

@ThatCrystalityGuy Жыл бұрын

"Gigachad" mod is perfect for such challange, really recommending it.

@owencarroll9878 Жыл бұрын

this has got to be montus best video yet, so many amazing jokes too

@alexram184 Жыл бұрын

Amazing story telling

@sethierot7067 Жыл бұрын

Superb as Always Montu, i especially enjoy these Story Runs :)

@mr.admr1016 Жыл бұрын

“And this..is why the earth is banana shaped” -science guy from monty python

@thiagooshiro4857 Жыл бұрын

Great storytelling man! Trully engaging

@jamiebuzick4911 Жыл бұрын

Your roleplays are amazing!

@222anon222 Жыл бұрын

Love all of your roleplay videos. A lot of those new achievements announced are begging for your storytelling too. Robot rebellion especially

@crzy1gs Жыл бұрын

Incredible video Montu!

@ratzfatz6880 Жыл бұрын

I really love the RP-potential Stellaris-games can unfold. Hell, Hollywood authors could play a couple of rounds and could easily produce some top-of-the-line tv series out of it.

@Kommerzman Жыл бұрын

I watched the whole thing. Pretty damn good story telling, it was really entertaining. Damn those Pashati!!

@ckdotdotdot Жыл бұрын

Loved this video, the roleplay added so much to it!!

@Jdne199311 Жыл бұрын

Montu would make a great Inquisitor. The Passion, the energy, the light of Truth

@stwlord5119 Жыл бұрын

Ah who doesnt love the extremist adeptus mechanicus role play

@penguinsrockrgr8yt216 Жыл бұрын

Corvette spam it is…

@Wears-Many-Hats Жыл бұрын

bro that photo of the astronaut chimp wearing sunglasses really caught me off guard

@poeticartist2nv Жыл бұрын

Your a great story teller, i enjoy the RP so much

@moritztabor1678 Жыл бұрын

Bro, I enjoyed this Video so much 😂 thank you for your work

@luciusbright Жыл бұрын

Amazing story! Well done!

@peterhayward1553 Жыл бұрын

Great stuff Montu

@mauricioos2294 Жыл бұрын

the Luddic Path gameplay

@maybe1day373 Ай бұрын

I ADORE the RP you put into this one:] ❤

@TheNo15 Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of when I used 0 researchers in an MP game with a few buddies. Should be an exciting video, good stuff!

@teddyhoffman8391 Жыл бұрын

This was super cool, and just fun! You went a LOT further than I thought would be possible. As a side note this makes me feel like Tall play needs a bit of a buff if you can get that far without researching anything ;)

@rufust.firefly6352 Жыл бұрын

LOL! The RP story was great! Reminds me of my thoughts as I play various empires.

@RocketPropelledMexican Жыл бұрын

Well this was kinda like the ork challenge I asked for a year or so ago where you do no research and only survey debris to get ahead and waaaaaaaaaaagh

@dimitrihafner8748 Жыл бұрын

Please more of the roleplay videos they are great and hilarious !

@xKaAnoRx 2 ай бұрын

More stories like this! It was like listening to a war drama.

@longethdayv770 Жыл бұрын

the "empire defeated" quote of the hive mind is hum i'm never goign militaristic ever again

@foolsgold6533 Жыл бұрын

I do really like this, you should do more of these kinds of videos

@deanwilliams433 Жыл бұрын

Very fun RP. I think if you at least did Tier 2 tech it would vastly improve your chances.

@TheNavyShark Жыл бұрын

You are speaking heresy!

@sunso1991 Жыл бұрын

blasphemy! GUARDS!!! take him away to the researcher pit!

@Jdne199311 Жыл бұрын

We dont talk about the Dark Age of Technology, it is an evil time, where our ancestors were blind to the ulitmate truth of the Emperor.

@dustinselig8886 5 ай бұрын

I don't have the patience to role play at this level, so these videos are gold.

@delmarclapp3350 Жыл бұрын

Heavy inspiration from 40k. Love it.

@DonRaynor Жыл бұрын

I like the Hypocricy of this playthrough

@BlackReshiram Жыл бұрын

man i love ur roleplay game vids

@amirali4428 Жыл бұрын

@Montu Plays Suggestion: try teachers of the shroud-mega corp- budding-finish transcendence- the go for genetic ascention U can have 2 ascentions and a lot of pop growth and i think budding overrides the zombie trait

@MontuPlays Жыл бұрын

Genetic ascension requires research so... HERETIC!!!

@amirali4428 Жыл бұрын

@@MontuPlays as a fellow spiritualist, I have to say that even the most evil and heretical technology, can not stain the glory of our HOLY LORD and can be made use of, to spread his name to the lost and the forgotten. Fellow believer, I fear that your fears have made you stray from the one, true path.

@amirali4428 Жыл бұрын

Sorry it seems that my game had gitched out, i reinstalled it and now its no longer possible to go with 2 ascentions. It was probably a weird interaction between some mods i was using