Note; The Enigmatic Fortress drop rates have changed. At the moment you only get one item. However it'll change again in 1.8. Updates on this subject are coming.

@Skorsis

6 жыл бұрын

I literally just did this chain, was so excited, then realised it only gave me one tech. Gutted :'(

@A_Spec

6 жыл бұрын

+storm626 :(

@wojtekk.8073

6 жыл бұрын

Hadn't had a single encounter since the beginning of the game and found the fortress XDDD

@DaniPaunov

6 жыл бұрын

it's entirely possible for the fortress to spawn just a mere few systems away from your starting position. (though in the newer updates, it (probably) won't spawn on chokepoints)

@CoderMonkeyNathan

5 жыл бұрын

Your video also missed the supply anti-matter option if you have it as a strategic resource.

This is one of my favorite encounters. The rewards are fantastic and give you an edge over every other civilization, including fallen empires.

@Cheesemongle

7 жыл бұрын

especially if you get lucky and do the best path (the one that also gives you the 30% bonus to the techs) (the middle), because somehow that happened the first i got the fortress what on -earth- galaxy

@kkkkjjjjjeeee

7 жыл бұрын

if u can defeat it, why u scare of FE/AE, this is nonsense.

@ryannguyen7466

7 жыл бұрын

idk why but in my game the last AE somehow get a 1 million fleet (there's a 40K dreadnought mix in). I saw that after my mega structure satellite up and running and that was "holy sh*t" moment for me. After finish the Enigmatic Fortress and research all special tech I manage to topple them with my 3 150K each fleet (450K total). I lost almost 70K for that.

@mrmemes170

3 ай бұрын

i love edging on other empires

You forgot that there's a fourth option after the tower event. If you have the strategic resource dark matter, you can insert dark matter into the enigmatic fortress and get all five techs from it (I think it's the same as if you use the black hole researcher)

@wolfschadow6399

6 жыл бұрын

Peter Wallace if you use the black hole way, do you get the techs already researched or not?

@will.s4893

5 жыл бұрын

Wolf Schadow no only 30% completed

@sirknight0700

3 жыл бұрын

Go with the Black Hole using the T5 Researcher if you desire all five techs, using dark matter will give you Encoder and Decoder only.

@q1w2e3621

3 жыл бұрын

@@sirknight0700 it only gave me encoder and decoder

@AaronPaulIbarrola

3 жыл бұрын

Did he forget? Or did it not exist at the time? I'm not seeing it on the KZread video.

If you have the tech and strategic resource you can "supply your own dark matter" during the third phase. this will give you access to all the tech plus 30% progress and finish the event chain. The enigmatic fortress is also the best encounter you can get. Those techs are really usefull and give you an edge over everyone else. If you're in a federation - leave it. You don't want that tech spreading to other species.

@A_Spec

7 жыл бұрын

Hmm, wasn't aware of that, though Dark Matter is pretty late game I doubt it's good to wait that long.

@ArtStyleJ

7 жыл бұрын

wait really? that I have never seen before, and I have tested this thing extensively myself as well. Then again i never had dark matter when testing it.

@tom92vdb

7 жыл бұрын

ASpec agreed. it ususally only happens when I discover the fortress super late in the game, either because it's literally on the other side of the galaxy and/or in the borders of an empire with closed borders (damn them!)

@EadTaes

7 жыл бұрын

I did it via dark matter. The station was on the opposite end of the galaxy from me.

@tuenurio2892

7 жыл бұрын

ASpec how do you tath cinematics? only with the camera?

SPOILER ALERT I lost my entire goddamn fleet of ~100k because I didn't expect this thing to explode >. Cool stuff.

@A_Spec

7 жыл бұрын

I did warn you.

@losttale1

7 жыл бұрын

does it always explode?

@huntrovherobrin

7 жыл бұрын

If you use force at the end, yes.

@jeaneljaylamputi2215

5 жыл бұрын

This happened to me during a war with an Awakened Empire with my fleet power at 400k to 500k and the AE at roughly the same. 🙃 Time to buy a new laptop.

@SloweBro99

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the warning

Honestly this video helps a lot since they added the new DLC for console

@Laurentxoplex

4 жыл бұрын

This is with utopia? Or is it already in the game?

@A_Spec

4 жыл бұрын

Leviathans

@Laurentxoplex

4 жыл бұрын

Ok

@compleatmass8199

4 жыл бұрын

I've had issues with it on console I complete either home system or black hole research and it just gives me the decoder and encoder nothing else and it's have a few times.

@chenling2937

3 жыл бұрын

@@compleatmass8199 Paradox changed it to only give out those two. The other ones were too powerful.

Heads up guys: If your ship has a mega canon, and a carrier combat computer, which suppisedly keeps the ship at 150 range, IT IS NOT FAR ENOUGH!! If that is 150, the fortress's weapons can reach that far too. I will update this comment as i try the other weapons too, including the Titan with it's supposedly 250 standoff range.

@74wf

Жыл бұрын

Yoo any updates?

@davecrupel2817

Жыл бұрын

Time to confess. Ive been far too occupied with my newfound career to take a moment to test it. Probably gonna take this comment down. Sorry guys

@yashkale5639

Жыл бұрын

@@davecrupel2817 no prob bro all the best for your future

@byproductofcheese

Жыл бұрын

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuiiii

As a little side note once I've defeated the fortress: With Gestalt Consciousness the whole event chain is skipped and you'll get 2 technologies with 30% completion

@icemanjr.5819

4 жыл бұрын

Jan-VGH Thats what happened to me, i had the “Driven Assimilator” Gestalt Consciousness

Want to go to war? This is the thing for you, don't get a baby dragon or extra research on a black hole, instead get super mega awsome techs even better than the FEs

@apathymanthemundane4165

7 жыл бұрын

ah, but combine the enigmatic shields with the artificial dragonscales, and you get something even greater.

@dutchtheguy849

7 жыл бұрын

Apathyman the mundane then you get the Wombo Warmongering Combo, the ultimate combo for wrecking shit up, luckily I got both.

@apathymanthemundane4165

7 жыл бұрын

I am envious

@dutchtheguy849

7 жыл бұрын

Apathyman the mundane don't be, the Zithorian Empire right now is in the might of an awoken Empire who has 160K fleet power, and I got an unbidden spawn right on top of me killing my entire fleet and I was only able to survive with a surgical strike. When it got into the AE's power I lose all of my Vassals and tributaries (1/4th of the galaxy) making me surrounded by them. now I got 1 and 1 thing to do : get minerals to get a fleet to kill them with superior shielding and evengually superior armor as I don't have the dragon yet as it's on the other side of the center.

@apathymanthemundane4165

7 жыл бұрын

The Ministry of Stars (my empire) wishes yours luck.

I really enjoy your video's man, you definitely earned this subscriber. Keep up the good work.

Infinity machine also isn't combat focused if I recall right.

Right as I finished the video I found the station and my poor science ship came out of the hyper lane right behind it

I got the last ending where I picked the middle... (after like the 10th fail when combined with all my other fails, because THERE IS NO WAY THEY PUT THE CORRECT CHOICE IN THE MIDDLE....(some time later)..... THEY DID, FUCK!) But, since I actually forgot all about my choice path, this video is sure to end up very, very useful sometime in the future. :D

@A_Spec

7 жыл бұрын

rekt.

@Helman114

7 жыл бұрын

ASpec ;_;

@MASTERMIND-mr6er

7 жыл бұрын

ha ha ha ha

The Commonwealth of Man will use this fortress to great advantage, I have to deal with it anyway since two terran class planets are in the same system as it.

Imagine staring with a system loaded with barren worlds with moon getting the Horizon signal event chain, then finding this in a neighboring system of your home world staring point. Broken start?

I finally found this in one of my games and...I discovered it's bugged since 2.0. Take it down the first time, get the initial message about sending a team, then no other options appear. The fortress then starts to regenerate every month, repeating the same initial message. I really hope they fix it soon!

@alexmcbride7563

6 жыл бұрын

Texarcana I noticed that too. Just beat it and had the same thing happen to me.

@akirawolf9828

6 жыл бұрын

This bug has saved my galaxy from an Awoken Empire. The AE is obsessed with destroying it before starting it’s reclamation of the galaxy. AE sends in a +100K Fleet. blows up the fortress, leaves, returns, then blows up the fortress again.

@jeremyb3991

6 жыл бұрын

Texarcana I had this bug and I just let it regenerate all the way then killed it again and that fixed it

@MegaGornix

6 жыл бұрын

It doesn't fix for me ;/ Still don't have option, It pisses me off because fortress in on other part of galaxy than my empire and repairing my fleet and returning to destination is very time consuming ;/

It has been years and Paradox hasn't yet fixed the army section of Stellaris. But stuff like this? Sure! Here you go. Imagine how cool it would be if you can edit devisions in stellaris: Choose the weapons (plasma, laser, kinetic, rocket), choose if give them shields or armor or leave them without, choose what strategem/tactic the army leader can opt for during an invasion. Heck! I'd settle for being able to change the icons of the armies just to distinguish which army is which.

YES FINALLY A TUTORIAL OF IT

With a 30k fleet outfited with giga cannons, kinetic weapons, and plasma cannons, the fortress shreds through destroyers.

@havel3364

4 жыл бұрын

Hey

I just realized the enigmatic fortress give your ships the ability to have enigma machines a 1930's encryption method.

theres actually a 4th method at the end. u can deploy dark matter if u have it in store. doesnt change much. it does almost the same as the black hole research. the only things different are that there are 3 drops with 16% and 2 with 33 % chance to drop.

*first time i saw it* Me: huh... thats a big fort *200 years later* Me: alright this for is in the middle on my empire and is blocking my transport way i need to take it down *sends in 2.2k fleet* *Fleet arrived* *2 seconds later* *the whole Fleet died* Me: . . . . OKAY! lets not fuck with that

@werften10

6 жыл бұрын

Why would you send in a 2k fleet in 2400 :)

@silentseth7231

6 жыл бұрын

werften10 cuz im stupid

Thanks for the info !

Thank you!

The rearrange thing is a reference to Tower of Hanoi.

Thank you ASpec.

@A_Spec

Жыл бұрын

No worries!

Can't say if it was possible back then, but you can't out range the fortress now; I set up ships with Tachyon Lances (Size X, 150 Range) with a carrier combat computer (fire from 150 range)- the fortress was firing as soon as the ships entered the system, and they had to fly half-way in to return fire

Huh, I actually know what that puzzle is for the third stage (the metal tori and the poles). I can't recall its exact name for the life of me (Google Search: Tower of Hanoi). Essentially, you move the rings, one at a time, from the left to the right, with the order being the same in the end as the beginning (largest on the bottom, smallest on top).

This video was really helpful as I have recently found this in my playthrough and had no idea what to do and was about to send a fleet of 10k power to attack it lol

@slavicity

2 жыл бұрын

a good idea would be to ask the curators if you're strong enough to take it on, it's a good way to figure things out

@Alex-nk7hv

2 жыл бұрын

@@slavicity really? I did not know that tbh, so thankyou i will ask the curators if im stromg enough

@slavicity

2 жыл бұрын

@@Alex-nk7hv yeah usually when you have a total fleet power of 50k they say smth like "you have some of the greatest fleets ever we are sure you'll win" so basically just stick with 30-50k before trying anything, preferably the higher option which is what I did

Hey, I really like your vids and I love the Stellaris, too. I see your series Mankind Prevails, AI Returns, etc., and thought that it would be a great series if the viewer could choose what to do (like wich ethics, perks, allies, war, etc.), so every day like a 10 min episode and at the end the viewer can make a desicon what do you do next. What do you think about the idea?

@A_Spec

7 жыл бұрын

Like a choose your own adventure? Interesting idea. I'll come back to this once KZread Backstage comes out.

@bluejaytwofoureight

3 жыл бұрын

@@A_Spec *sad this never happened(correct me if i'm wrong) noises*

For me this thing always just blows up without events.

ah thx i love you >3

Thank you ^_^

My fortress defenses were knocked down, then they'd pop back up in like 10 seconds so I'd break it again and id get dozens of pop ups about boarding it

i never get to see this like never

awesome

Do not try the outranging method, I set all of my ships to stay at 150 range and they got annihilated.

My ship that discovered it exploded and I didn't get a prompt

Yeah I guess it change a bit. Obviously. Right now they are 4 ways to finisz instead of 3 and from what I experienced the star research works the same way.

Well with gigastructural constructs mod I discovered it three times in same game. First was regular one, and the two others were in systems i discovered with the E.H.O.F Well got the fortress surpassment event three times was pretty good.

In 2.1 if you are Gestalt Consciousness (robot) you'll simply destroy the station and get some research points and Enigmatic Encoder & Decoder.

So, black hole research only allows you to chose the options, while research home stsr gives you all the options

Lowkey wished we could've taken over the fortress and turn it into like a star base...that would've been eppicc

I watch the video and suddenly one of the federation people had a machine civil war why? The worst things is i'm on ironman mode. My god another one

+ASpec So to clarify Black Hole Research is only available if you have a level 5 scientist who has previously researched a black hole?

Now all you gotta do is defeat it

This reminds me of arthur c clarke story

What should I use for defense when attacking the fortress? Shields, or armor?

The first time I was able to defeat and enter the fortress was very disappointing because it bugged out, showing a prompt every couple of seconds on what I would like to do with it. And the worst part was that this ruined my whole run because I was in ironman mofe. I’ve never dared to enter the fortress ever since

I was looking for anything on the "Destruction of The Enigmatic Fortress Construct opportunity" with more or less the full sentence or other enquiries. I could not find _anything_ on this _anywher_ on the _entire internet_ at least in what results showed up... And, as per usual, the Paradox wikis, bless them, are woefully inadequate for anything but the most basic info available - and this goes across _ALL_ of their games. I mean, I'm not going to wait for an answer here whether to let some of my pops die or not and whether there will be some cataclysm event like with the Dimensional Horror... just have to try and fail I guess... However I am leaving this comment here because maybe you'd like to update or make new videos based on what actually happens _AFTER_ because that's what really is interesting IMO, anything before that is kinda... trivial... Thank you

I did this today and I went with Black Hole Research, I only got 2 techs from it.

i got a extra robomod when i did the fortress

I shot a torpedo at the heart and I got nothing.

i just sent a battleship with just bombers and a giga cannon but it got in range of the fortress's guns, how do i make it to stay at long range?

Started a game and bam Enigmatic Fortress right in my territory not sure if that can happen without mods screwing with empire spawning or not but that"s really awesome that i have the broken tech near the beginning. Let me know if this is something that can normally happen or if it has to do with mods.

Wow. 7 years ago. Yeah. Shit has changed. I only got the encoder and decoder from the "correct" option. The deflectors and what-not dont exist anymore it seems, and yes the star system is extremely nerfed to just a couple of planets (one of which was inhabitable anyways)

Are you going to do anything with the horizon signal DLC? I tried triggering it in one of my saves, but the amount of options that exist, and the randomly occurring events are both ridiculously numerous. I might have to try it in some more test worlds, but it is definitely worth taking a look at.

@A_Spec

7 жыл бұрын

I haven't looked at Horizon Signal yet, mainly because it hasn't popped up and the scripts for it are very obscure. I may trigger it and see how it works.

@jacobklein-cohen3704

7 жыл бұрын

The command I used was event akx.8888. Make sure you are selected a science ship while in orbit of a black hole to trigger it. Also, never assume that it's over. That just means that the worm is taking a break. There will be more. Also, you can trigger it multiple times per save.

recently got a size 29 tomb world...

I'm having trouble activating the quest chain, in my past two play throughs I've defeated the Enigmatic Fortress but nothing happened, both times I went for around 20-25 years after defeating it and nothing happened. Am I missing something? Is there a console command I could input to maybe force the chain to start?

No idea whats all this is about. Have only the clean version :|

my curator is bugged I can get evrthing but when I ask about anything I get the bonus or in this case how to power it it shows the text for less then a second so I failed the enigmatic puzzle

If you're in a federation, can both of you get the research, whether through the event chain or with a research agreement?

Another question, do you have a tutorial for how do design your ship's weapons systems?

@BROODxBELEG

7 жыл бұрын

simple: use what fucks up your enemy the most

Great video I did everything as you said and now I have the technologies btw I found something strange The fortress' system has 3 infested worlds after the event chain's end, along with 2 tomb worlds and an arctic world in the new utopia expension. And no prethoryn anywhere in the galaxy. One question : Wtf??

@A_Spec

7 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a bug, they should all be molten if you've gone with ''Shot Through the Heart''.

@elekdanieltoth6671

7 жыл бұрын

ASpec no, actually, I used the black hole research option.

The fortress is disabled. I never interacted with it. WTF!? I've heard this is a bug, but I don't know how it happened or why.

@A_Spec

7 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you hit a bug, the thing should regenerate if attacked.

It really sucks that this event tends to bug out most of the time for me with modded Stellaris. The last 2 saves I've played I've had the fortress reactivate shortly after I defeated it and have to kill it 4 times before I can finally initiate hyperlane jump and GTFO

on my part the event chain is broken I have the first choice (start the event chain ou not) but ... nothing happened ... :(

I am annoyed now. I attacked the enigmatic fortress while it was just barely within another empires influence, and near the end of the fight, they sent their fleet to help. I think they got the last hit on the thing, because when the vault was disabled, I got no prompt or event chain whatsoever.

@apathymanthemundane4165

7 жыл бұрын

they were as big as I was, and we were both entrenched in federations, I would have had to goad both alliances into the fight, and I'm not sure I'd have won that, especially given the fact that I lost about half my fleet killing the damn thing, and the fact that they probably had the enigmatic tech.

maybe it is an update ? i found out that now you can use a LV 7 scientists at the last part just research the Fortress to end it and still get all the 30% research point

@A_Spec

7 жыл бұрын

it's covered in the video, part of the blackhole research chain. Also scientists only go to level 5.

@Mrpomarcus

7 жыл бұрын

no that is not what i mean at the last part myself with 4 thing that I can research at the log home system research ( lv 1 up scientist) with Force black hole research ( lv 5 up scientist) AND refill dark matter ( lv 7 up scientist) I think it will only show up if you have the strategic resource Dark Matter.

@Mrpomarcus

7 жыл бұрын

but still like your video great work

@StewOxThePower

7 жыл бұрын

You can't have lvl 7 scientist

Could you lure an enemy fleet or an end game crisis into the fortress's system and then trigger shot through the heart and blow the enemy to hell?

@A_Spec

6 жыл бұрын

You could do that, it would be a huge waste.

Might want to update this as it's no longer relevant as of 2.0

This thing just killed my scientist and is hostile like shit

Are you gonna make a horizons dlc video?

@Cheesemongle

7 жыл бұрын

>implying lovecraftian is bad cthulhu fhtagn you piece of garbage

As an exterminator species, I can’t talk to the curators

a enigma :(

when i use the dark matter option to cut of the supply it only gives me one tech?

@huntrovherobrin

7 жыл бұрын

They changed the mechanic.

I do have a question since i have not had luck to test it myself, ba! even to encounter said enigmatic fortress. Does the tech you get, enigmatic deflectors etc. can be salvaged from your ships or not. I have been looking through the forums but have not found anything. Thanks

@A_Spec

7 жыл бұрын

Ye, it can be salvaged from your wrecks.

bugged as hell

is the black hole in this quest meant to start the worm

And why does the link to Stellarite mechanics video not work? Oh, wait...

U could use the explosion as a trap against any pesky empires

If you go to war can other player's get it by researching the debri ?

First time it worked now ITS byggde and in every game it says the fortress is defeated and then i cant research it at all do eny one know how to fix this

Did they fix the missing enigmatic disruption field already? When you research it it doesn't appear anywhere.

@Haos51

7 жыл бұрын

I imagined that it was a fortress /defense item. So it doesn't appear when making them?

Hey Aspec there is another possibilty to do the last step. ... * insert Dark Matter* maybe you should check this out ! *no futher spoiler from me* YOu guys have fun with Stellaris ! *cheer*

ahhh 1.5. I ..actually cant remember it.

I fought the fortress and it exploded plus i didn't get any event chain

@sprybeatle3636

Жыл бұрын

Same

So I was a gestalt consciousness and I defeated the fortress but it just blew up and only gave me the encoder and decoder .-. I didn’t get any of the other researches and it didn’t let me go through the event chain.. any reasoning for this?

yo i destroyed the fortress but nothing appears in the situation log :c

Hello, I found this fortress quite late in game, I think IA took it down and there is trying to repair itself and its heal is 100% but now I can't atack it. What should I do?

@A_Spec

7 жыл бұрын

You've prolly missed the window where you could do something with it. :

holy shit 1.5? well this is ancient and i cant even work out how to provide it dark matter *shrugs it just wanted me to research its star*

Yea don't do the use force option, blew everything up and got no planets. I was thinking worse case the two planets would become tomb, but not literally destroyed the planets in the system and gave me 0 tomb worlds.

Did they change something in 1.6? I followed the event chain. Now it seems only offers you one of the tech not all

@huntrovherobrin

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, they nerfed the fortress rewards.

How can I view the properties of a fortress? And what is her ID number?

Has the process changed at all?

Can the A.I use these events and get the enigmatic techs?

@AAhmou

7 жыл бұрын

Technotron Yes.

Assuming you can terraform tomp worlds or inhabit then, can you have a system with 10+planets?

@A_Spec

7 жыл бұрын

+Arni Geir yes, that is correct. Though I doubt that this will stay in the game in 1.5

@arnigeir1597

7 жыл бұрын

it's tnot the same as the wonder techs but not really a bad obtion

Wait, whats that big ship at 1:20?

@tylan4life

7 жыл бұрын

automated dreadnaught. another guardian i think

since im early i should say something.

... Before I had wacht this video I had spended 3000 credits