Sci-fi grand strategyStellarishas grown steadily since its 2016 release, as developers Paradox Interactive have kept up a steady stream of updates, reworks, and DLC expansions. Each new expansion forStellarishas been focused on a different aspect of the game, from the forming of a Federation to the subjugation of the entire galactic community.
One of the most powerful features introduced by the Utopia DLC are the Ascension Paths, unique Tradition Trees that allow players to focus on enhancing their population rather than their Empire. Ascension Paths can be as powerful as thebest Civics inStellaris, but players will have to work to achieve them.
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How to Unlock an Ascension Path in Stellaris
The first step onto an Ascension Path inStellarisis to pick theassociated Ascension Perk. Players can pick one Perk for each Tradition Tree they’ve completed, although the Ascension Path Perks have additional prerequisites before players can select them:
Once players have met the prerequisites for one of these Ascension Perks, it will appear in the list for them to select. This will unlock that Ascension Path Tradition Tree, as well as grant a specialized Technology for the Path.
How to Complete an Ascension Path in Stellaris
Once players have unlocked an Ascension Path, it will act just like any otherTradition Tree inStellaris. The next time they gain enough Unity to select a Tradition, they can begin the new Tree, granting first an Adoption Effect, then 5 Traditions to complete, and finally a Finisher Effect for doing them all. Compared to the normal Tradition Trees the Ascension Path trees are not only more powerful, but also unlock or boost a way to enhance the Pops in the player’s Empire:
Stellarisis currently available on PC, macOS, PS4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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