Finally started a new machine campaign with the new expansion, which is fantastic, btw. So far so good. Playing machines now feels more like playing Stellaris rather than cheat-mode alternative Stellaris, and there are a lot of new ways to do it. The power curve and investment / reward balance feel just right. The new ascension trees / traditions alone are gonna be good for several more exploratory campaigns, for sure. As robot people, some things never change, however ๐โก๐ค