This mod is a continuation of XVCV's "Machines & Robot Expansion" , which is/was loved by many. A great addon for Machine empire enthusiasts which I loved playing.

Unfortunately, since XVCV has left the Stellaris modding scene, the M&RE mod became unsupported.

This adaptation/continuation will continue to make the Machine & Robot Expansion compatible with the latest versions of Stellaris. In addition to bug fixes, new things are being planned!





This mod adds a variety of ascension perks, new playstyles, civics, traits, and much-needed love for Machines & Robots!

- Start as non-gestalt Robots (Mechanical Origin)
- Edit ruler traits, councilor traits, build leader with traits you pick
- Automated machine worlds that don't require pops to run, with 4 special planet types
- Switch from gestalt to non-gestalt Machines via AP, and back again
- Switch to/away from Driven Assimilator / Rogue Servitor / Determined Exterminator
- Machine Leaders revive after dying (backup trait)
- Ascend to a new bio-mechanical hybrid species
- Declare total war on the galaxy
- Psionic ascension; touch the Abyss ...
- Non-gestalt robots boost trade and empire-wide amenities with Virtual Reality servers planets
- Malware civic makes spy ops easier and adds new infiltration
- Boost your gestalt empire with Machine Learning civic
- Split open planets and mine them with Orbital Crackers

Added in Continuation:

- Release Machine vassals
- Automated Ringworlds
- Dismantle habitats (if your empire has any habitat tech)
- Extended Machines traits & Overclocked origin (thanks Legit Rikk)

And more!

- 15 Civics
- 15 Ascension Perks
- 4 Origins
- 30 Technologies
- 45 traits



WIP: Read the full overview of features here



**Minimum DLC Requirement: Synthetic Dawn**

If you have **GALACTIC PARAGONS**:

- Unlock Leader-Building GUIs and Ruler-Building GUIs

If you have **UTOPIA**:

- Unlock Mechanical Origin (non-gestalt Robot)




I will do my best to make sure no further DLCs are **required** as more content is added to this mod.

But some DLCs provide new things for modders to play with and as such some additional mod features may depend on those DLCs.




🐛 Add your bug reports here 💭 .



💡 Add your suggestions here 💭 .



To chat anytime and follow development updates, and ask questions, visit the machines-robots-expac channel in the Stellaris Modding Den discord. Look for me, "Openly Retro"




Ongoing:

- Carefully catalogue existing issues and develop fixes
- Address balance issues & player-reported issues

Planned:
- New origins and playstyles
- New storyline
- Adopt abandoned machine-based mods and assimilate them

I am currently organizing the work into milestones on Github. These will be future releases of the mod. Check out the milestones here.

Update schedule is 2-3 weeks based on bug reports, feature development, my stress levels afer my day job & other life stuff.



I'm very grateful to the artists below for permitting use of their art in this mod!

- Digital Circuit, by XxAries1970xX , used for the Source Code Reprogramming event-related banners.





- Not backwards compatible with 3.11 or earlier, sorry :(



Known issues with other mods:

- Orbital Cracker doesn't block megas from Gigastructural Engineering
- This mod contains an updated version of mute's Extended Machines, if that mod is active, the version in this one will be disabled.



Stellaris\common\economic_categories\00_common_categories.txt

Overwritten Codes:
- pop_category_drones
- pop_category_workers
- pop_category_specialists
- pop_category_rulers

Stellaris\common\game_rules\00_rules.txt
- can_release_vassal_from_species
- can_colonize_planet