This probably says a lot about the psychology of achievements but since I heard that Stellaris only awards achievements on ironman I've been thinking about playing that mode for my first run. Normally in these games I never play ironman to ward myself from fuckups due to not understanding the game fully and bugs. However tying all achievements to this mode sends a clear message: if its not in this mode it doesn't count.
I like my first runs of these games to have a proper narrative which Stellaris more than most is perfect for. Wrinkle is if a single locked save that narrative can easily become "and then they overspent on fleet upkeep and never fully recovered the end". While I totally get the appeal of even that being the arc of your faction I feel like the first run is special and having it go out like that is a bit of a bummer.
I'm pretty decent at games like these but that said that has always been with the ability to reload a save. Is Stellaris the kind of game where things can go unrecoverably bad if you don't know the system?
Typing this out makes me realise I don't think I'd have as much fun in an ironman run even with the shame of the devs hanging over normal mode.
When you did your first game of Stellaris did you do ironman and without spoilers (I am trying to go in blind either way) how did it go? What are the odds of a freshfaced run ending in a win condition?
As a second point what do you think of my assessment of how crazy achievements have made me. Would any of you ever consider playing a different way than what you'd normally do because of it? I'm nuts for not just playing on normal aren't I?
Edit: If I want people to give me a proper assessment I'd better lay out my start:
Pacifist/materialist/xenophiles (goal: become The federation basically. Aiming for the dominant victory condition rather than exterminate). Warp drive ftl. 1000 stars. 4 arm spiral (I know this can make expanding tougher but I want to "simulate" the milky way) Max civilizations (although not sure if I should put this on max or leave at the default). Everything else normal (Ai aggressiveness/difficulty at normal)
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