The Apocalypse DLC is lots of fun for building bigger ships like Titans and Colossus (Colossi?). There's nothing quite like the disturbing act of clicking on a planet you're about to destroy and seeing the population, the diverse species who call that planet their home. And then you wipe it out in an instant with your world cracker. Somewhere across the galaxy, Obi-wan Kenobi is beside himself at your own monstrosity.

But even more fun than that for me is the Great Khan. It's always fun to have some surprise disruption to the status quo in the middle of your game, and a great ravaging horde of space pirates add to the color of the moment. Defeating the Great Khan feels like vanquishing a mob kingpin, and I couldn't help but pump my fist as I watched his flagship explode.

The Ancient Relics DLC is... fun? It's a good new game mechanic of discovering powerful artifacts that provide empire-wide bonuses, and I like the archaeology process, especially the stories at the dig sites. But overall it felt like there weren't enough relics? Or at least I wasn't able to capture as many as I'd like. If another empire gets a relic before you do, there's no way to capture it. If you conquer them, the relic vanishes from the game, which is disappointing. Hopefully they'll address that, because I do like the idea behind the relics DLC, but I'm not sure if the DLC is worth it as is.