Utopia is the first major expansion for Stellaris, Paradox Development Studio s 4X, grand strategy space hydra. It s a term that normally conjures up images of a perfect society, all green and chill and maybe a little like Star Trek s United Federation of Planets. That s nice, I guess, but what if your idea of perfection is building a civilization on the backs of robotic slaves? And what about a monstrous hive of ravenous beasties that won t rest until all matter in the universe has been consumed? What would its utopia look like? I ve been experimenting with a galaxy-sized petri dish to find out. … [visit site to read more]