It's like that meme where it's the guy saying he just needs that one piece, and the piece is labeled "a billion dollars"
I'm a big fan of Age of Steam myself. I plan on heading to Age of Steam Con come September.
In those cases, I buy it if I really, really like it, if there isn't anything similar in my collection, or if I think I can get it played outside the group that there's a copy floating around in. Usually takes a combination of those three factors, as I try to keep a lean collection since I've got friend who seem to own just about everything.
Looks like a Stellaris spin-off. I hope it's good, but to be honest the phrase "Star Trek Game" makes me think something more along the lines of Faster Than Light. Paradox spinoffs have a bit of a mixed record, (EU: Rome, March of the Eagles, Sengoku), though I think it's more that those games were decent but forgotten.
New Mandela effect just dropped.
No, I always remember it being a forge mod, since the 1.15 days at least. Not sure what to tell you. Maybe they discussed Fabric but went with Forge in the early stages? Maybe you're thinking of being frustrated with it not being a Fabric mod and having to install Forge? Maybe you're thinking of another mod entirely?