Humanoids Species Pack features a selection of new portraits and ship models for players who wish to forge their path among the stars as the irrepressible human race – or at least as a species that resembles humans to some degree. Humanoids, the most-played phenotype, now gain more variety and will finally get their own unique ship class, inspired by the classics of Western science fiction. The pack will also include three music tracks, remixed by at least one human, and will also add three new voiceover sets for digital advisor VIR that will hopefully humanize him at last.
I really don’t like how specific and restrictive the Technocrat and Diplomat advisors are, but their quality is for the most part okay. And aside from ship designs, "okay" is a word I can apply to the whole of the Humanoids Species Pack. The end result is kinda obvious, and something I alluded to at the opening of the review: it’s inherent value is based on your personal attraction to what is offered, and if you are attracted to the ships and races in display, you’re in luck.
It is tough to recommend this DLC, especially at the price point it is offered at. Most of it simply feels tacked on, and the lack of a full overhaul of the advisors is a major missed opportunity. The Humanoid species pack lacks perhaps what would be most obvious: more human faces. Even beyond all this, though, the general feeling for it could best be summed up with: Is this it?
January 23, 2019
Stellaris: Console Edition arrives in February 2019. Read more
October 25, 2018
Paradox announces the new Stellaris extension: MegaCorp. Watch video
April 24, 2018
Stellaris announces a new story pack called Distant Stars. Watch video
January 12, 2018
Stellaris presents its new expansion: Apocalypse. Watch video
November 24, 2017
Stellaris announces a new pack of content called Humanoid Species Pack. Read more
August 4, 2017
Stellaris reveals its new DLC: Synthetic Dawn. Watch video
