Stellaris Cosmic Storms expansion will launch September 10

Might be time for another run in Stellaris with the Cosmic Storms announced today to release on September 10th. Developed in collaboration with Behaviour Rotterdam, it's set to expand space weather in a big way.

Not only have they totally overhauled the original Space Storm into an entire system of features, but there's also a new weather map mode for forecasting these storms and predicting their motion, with technologies and buildings to attract, repel, or with an Ascension Perk, even create storms.

While some storm may be bad, not everything will be, some may reveal buried treasures for you or leave planets with new intriguing effects. Check out the release date trailer below:

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What you get with the DLC:

NEW STORMS

This expansion adds 8 types of Cosmic Storms (Electric, Particle, Gravity, Magnetic, Radiant, Stardust, Shroud and Nexus) that replace the existing Space Storms, spawning randomly on the map. They travel the galaxy at various speeds, growing and shrinking with time.

STORM CHASER ORIGIN

The Storm Chasers are an empire made of people that seek to push themselves beyond their own limits. They believe enlightenment is found in engaging with the greatest force the universe has to offer: the Cosmic Storms.

3 NEW CIVICS

• Astrometeorology
• Storm Devotion
• Environmental Architects

2 PRECURSOR NARRATIVES

Discover the stories of the Ancients, vanished masters of the storms: Weather Manipulators and the adAkkaria Convention of Benevolence. The completion of these narratives will unlock a new relic for each.

On top of that, Cosmic Storms adds technologies dedicated to storms, Galactic Community Resolutions, Anomalies, Arc Sites, and Weather Forecast Map Mode. It also adds a new Galactic Weather Control ascension perk, that makes it possible to create cosmic storms with science ships.

You can pre-purchase for €12.99 / $12.99 / £10.99 or buy it as part of Stellaris: Season 08 - Expansion Pass.

Stellaris has Native Linux support and you can buy it from:

GOG

Humble Store

Steam