Only Interesting Empires

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Author: Hentus

Last revision: 25 Apr at 13:04 UTC

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Description:

(This is the forced-spawn version of Interesting Empires. The original version of this file – where randomly generated empires will also appear on the map – is linked here.)

This mod adds 58 new custom empires to the game, using content from the DLC listed on the right (with only one mod used to make city sets for a few of the empires more interesting: Pre-FTL City Sets & Rooms (& Flags)). This also makes it practically universally compatible with other mods.

I have combined logos, portraits, rooms, cities, traits, name lists, and shipsets in different ways to create balanced and cohesive, but interesting and distinctive empires. They work interchangeably with one another while blending seamlessly with base-game content and Stellaris lore, although a few are mutually exclusive due to their choice of origin.

Unless you somehow have 45+ empires spawning on your galaxy map, only my empires will be chosen as AI-controlled empires in your game, with the same priority as any of your own custom empires that you force spawn. They can also be selected as a player empire from the bottom of the empire selection screen.

I do not recommend making changes to any of the new empires in this version of Interesting Empires, as you may end up with near-duplicates force spawning alongside your own changed versions. The one exception is the Imperium of Man human empire, which is disabled by default (so will never be spawned for an AI player).

Note that even if you don’t have some of the listed DLC or the Pre-FTL City Sets & Rooms (& Flags) mod, this mod will still work, but some species and empires will not appear due to their reliance on certain assets.

This mod will function perfectly as a standalone mod, but it has been designed to work effectively with Council Position Diversity, which adds additional flavour to your government by implementing custom councillor titles.

You may also be interested in my mod adding Interesting Fallen Empires, and as mentioned above, the original random spawn version of this mod is available here if you want to customise them to your own liking, prefer to have them spawn alongside randomly generated empires, or want to choose the spawn settings yourself.

Other mods that synergize well with empires in this mod include Dimorphism+ – Fox Portraits and Toxoid 02 (Machine Cult) Portrait. Please feel free to suggest others in the comments section!

I always welcome feedback, so if you liked Only Interesting Empires – or didn’t like it, and want to leave a downvote – I’d greatly appreciate any constructive criticism that will help me improve the mod.