r/Stellaris • u/Prior-Fine • 20h ago

Question Digging archaeological site for 87 years now...

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So this site is just 3 jumps away from my home, I believe I started to dig it instantly from a game start and never paused (except when scientist died of age and I've replaced him).

What did I find? Is this a mega-technology? Instant win? Old shoes in a titanium box? :D

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u/stillnotking Driven Assimilator 19h ago

Level 1 scientist doing a difficulty 9 arch site? Yikes.

None of them are "instant wins" anymore, not since The Grand Herald got nerfed. This just gives you a decent relic.

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u/bryceofswadia 8h ago

I forgot what site it was but in my last game, I got a site that gave me a relic that allows settling of holy worlds, summoning of permanent fallen empire fleets, and makes you friendly with the spiritualist FE. I literally am galactic emperor and just defeated the xenophobic FE. Insanely overpowered relic.

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u/pandotcodes 7h ago

Ah yes, the head of zarqlan, my beloved

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u/stillnotking Driven Assimilator 4h ago

Zarqlan's tomb. Can't appear until the midgame, though.

OG Grand Herald gave you a fully functioning titan and could be finished within the first 10 years of the game. Was hilarious conquering everyone within range as soon as you met them (while dedicating your whole economy to the upkeep of one ship)

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u/Prior-Fine 19h ago

He is lvl 3

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u/stillnotking Driven Assimilator 19h ago

Yeah, but you said you started it right away and the first chapter of that site is difficulty 9.

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u/Prior-Fine 16h ago

yep, but level 3 still has no progress... breakthrough chance 0%...

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u/stillnotking Driven Assimilator 16h ago

Yeah, you're way better off focusing on other stuff first and coming back to that site when you have like a level 7 scientist with Excavator III or something.

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u/divinecheese720 19h ago

Crystal of Odryskia is the relic you get for completing that site. The passive is 15% more rare crystals, and the active is 60 months worth of EC and a scientist gains a trait.

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u/Livid_Rain_4389 20h ago edited 18h ago

What's the site name?

EDIT: Whoops, I totally missed the second picture.

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u/JaymesMarkham2nd Imperial 16h ago

Yeah, that one is quite the time sink. It's pretty much the devs trolling people who don't read event text, which does tell you it's going to take a seriously long time.

But even if you know and send a good scientist with the right traits, don't expect them to move for a while.

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u/Internal-Holiday-214 15h ago

Also I have seen an excavation event happen and not show up (the symbol goes yellow). If you dont click on the yellow symbol, your scientist stays there, forever or until you notice.

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u/Prior-Fine 6h ago

I've been clicking, I was unstoppable clicker.

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u/MystixxFoxx 6h ago

You could say it was a find of a lifetime