Stellaris Console Update 8.02 Patch Notes (Expansion Pass 6)

Stellaris update 8.02 is now available to download on PS4 and Xbox One. According to the official Stellaris 8.02 patch notes, the update adds expansion pass six and the Toxoids Species Pack for Stellaris Console Edition. Apart from this, Stellaris patch 8.02 adds new game features, species, story packs, and updates that significantly expand the gameplay and universe.

Recently, a major Stellaris Cepheus update 3.4 added new changes, bug fixes, AI, and performance improvements. Unfortunately, players are still experiencing several issues while playing the game.

Today’s Stellaris version 8.02 will address a few of these issues. Read more details below.

Stellaris Console Patch 8.02 Notes – November 21, 2023

In the Toxoids Species Pack, let the ends justify the ruins as you gamble your Empire’s future for immediate gains. Embark on a Quest to find the mysterious Toxic God, or Damn the Consequences and go all-in on Genetically Overtuning your Species. Ruin your planets’ ecosystems as an Empire of Relentless Industrialists, boost your population growth with Mutagenic Pleasure Spas, or Scavenge the wrecks of your defeated enemies for resources.

Features:

• New Toxoid Empire Art:

  • Species portraits

  • City set

  • Ship set

  • Colossus

• New Origins:

  • Knights of the Toxic God – In the depths of your homeworld, rumors rumble of a true power buried under the toxic sludge. Do you dare to dredge up the secrets of your past – and potentially unleash them upon the galaxy?

  • Overtuned – Damn the Consequences and forge ahead with rampant  genetic engineering, featuring powerful new species traits available only to Overtuned empires

• New Ascension perk: Detox

• New Traits

  • Exotic Metabolism

  • Noxious

  • Inorganic Breath

  • Incubator

• New Civics

  • Scavengers

  • Toxic Baths

  • Relentless Industrialists

First Contact Story Pack:

You are not alone! The galaxy is vast and full of wonders, but it’s also full of alien empires you’re going to encounter, whether you’re ready or not.

Features:

• New Origins

  • Broken Shackles: You didn’t take to the stars; you were taken to the stars as an alien captive! Now, you and your fellow prisoners have overtaken the ship and found yourselves banding together to survive and thrive as a diverse new community. Can you rise to greatness from this humble origin… and will your former captors take notice?

  • Payback: No one would have believed your world was being watched keenly by intelligences greater than your own — until they invaded. But you did not go quietly into the night! Your civilization has repelled a would-be conqueror from space, and with sudden access to their advanced technology, you’re about to discover just what else is out there beyond the stars!

  • Fear of the Dark: As you’ve explored your home system, you’ve always suspected you weren’t alone in the galaxy… especially when one of your planets suddenly suffered an “incident” a while back. A very large faction of your own people have long advocated against tempting fate out in the dark abyss of the unknown. What path will you choose as you find yourself needing room to grow?

• New Pre-FTL Interaction Options: What will your role be when the next member of the galactic community tells their origin story?

  • New mechanics allow for a broader range of interactions with pre-FTL civilizations, depending on their level of technology and their awareness of your presence. Will your arrival be celebrated, or met with violent panic?

• Cloaking Technology: Nobody saw this feature coming!

  • Equip your ships with cloaking devices to survey in secret or catch a foe unaware.

  • Keep subtle tabs on your pre-FTL neighbors with cloaked observation posts.

  • Just be sure your own scanners and intel are strong… you never know which of your neighbors might be lurking in the shadows!

Galactic Paragons:

Add Galactic Paragons to your empires and experience a new level of character and story as great leaders rise to positions of power and follow your lead to the stars. With exclusive additions to the all-new Council mechanic, leaders who you can shape to amplify the vision for your empire, new civics, and much more, Galactic Paragons will shape the future in ways the galaxy has never seen before.

Features:

• New Council Mechanics: Assign leaders to vital positions and set agendas to steer your empire as you see fit. In Galactic Paragons, find dozens of unique council roles based on your civics and government types, and unlock additional positions as your empire evolves!

• New Dynamic Leaders: Recruit, improve, and follow the leaders of your empire through the ages! You may shape them by picking their traits, selecting their veteran class, and guide them towards their destiny, up until they retire – or perish!

• Meet Galactic Heroes: Attract paragons of renown to your council: unique leaders with their own art, events, and stories may join your empire and bring their own benefits to your government. Or, discover four Legendary Paragons with intricate event chains and unique mechanics!

• New Traditions, Civics, and more: A new “Under One Rule” Origin that tells the tale of the leader who founded your empire. Eight new Civics focused on leadership, from immortalizing the personalities of leaders past in digital archives to heavily optimized council selection via corporate charter. 12 new Veteran Classes. Hundreds of new Leader Traits. Two new Tradition Trees, giving players new edicts and improved leaders. New ships, art, and story content

But wait, there’s more! Purchasers of Expansion Pass Six will gain access to use the C6 Portrait, the galaxy’s greatest space egg (and definitely not a fanatic purifier) to use in their games!

Download free Stellaris update 8.02 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.