Stellaris Dev Diary #262 - Ringworlds, Reliquaries, Relics, and More:
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/developer-diary/stellaris-dev-diary-262-ringworlds-reliquaries-relics-and-more.1539348/Presumably, Ringworlds are mentioned in the title since megastructures will be getting their own section in the Outliner. This is one of of those features I never knew I needed, but I'm suddenly excited about. (Seriously, it can be a real PITA panning around the map trying to find that ruined Science Nexus you were planning to restore...)
Disappointingly, it appears Ringworlds themselves are not actually being revamped at this time. (Their previous nerf has greatly reduced their value, especially compared to Ecumenopolises. These days, I generally only bother with Ringworlds if I come across a ruined one; I never build them from scratch anymore.)
We're also getting a further balance pass to some of the Relics: In particular, the Khan's Throne, the Defragmentor, and (perhaps most notoriously) the Head of Zarqlan are being updated -- no longer will Zarqlan's skull be necessarily detrimental to hive/machine and non-Spiritualist empires!
In addition, all the previously proposed changes to Relics mentioned in
Dev Diary #259 will be implemented as well. The goal is for no Relics to be totally weak-sauce, and to be at least somewhat useful to all empires, regardless of type. This makes me happy as well.
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