Expanded Preset Empires (Ironman compatible)
This version of the mod is Ironman compatible. For the original mod go here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1907002610
Expanded Preset Empires aims to increase the richness of your galaxy by adding a range of new and interesting empires that each have a chance to spawn upon galaxy creation. Battle the fearsome Risen, kowtow before the mighty Scorching Kingdom or befriend the enigmatic Scintillating Entity, this mod adds 47 new preset empires to the galaxy, each with a range of ethics, civics and government types.
Do you find that the computer-generated empires blur together or feel undeveloped? I wanted to add flavour to my Stellaris playthroughs by supplementing generic auto produced nations with a choice selection of hand-crafted empires. This mod follows the Stellaris Plus design philosophy with the aim of a small change that keeps the heart of the Stelaris experience but builds on top of it in regards to character and personality. Expanded Preset Empires brings the list of preset empires up from 28 to 75.
No, none of these empires are guaranteed to spawn. This means for the most part your galaxies will look the same except with one or two hand crafted empires mixed in. It is possible none of these empires will spawn upon galaxy creation.
No, these empires are prevented from spawning if another empire shares the same species model.
No. While this mod was built with all DLC’s in mind it will still work no matter what you own as the empires requiring the unowned packs will just not spawn. As example if the "Humanoids Species Pack" is not owned the "Pact of Ice and Stone" empire will not appear in game as its main species uses a humanoid model from this pack, however both "House Khublen" and "Refuge", who use the humanoid ship set will still appear but will use the mammalian ship set instead.
The Ironman version of this mod only contains the additional preset empires with no other additions, while the non-Ironman compatible version contains some additional code that mildly augments galaxy generation for increased flavour.
As an example, the three empires of ‘The 2nd Quul Empire’, ‘Birthright’, and ‘Quulimar’ are all the Remnant successor states of a once great Quul empire that dominated the galaxy before eventually falling into a dark age. If the Ironman compatible version of the mod is used these empires will spawn like any other standard empire with the Remnant origin.
However, if the non-Ironman compatible version is used, if any of the three empires spawn (whether selected by the player, or spawned in randomly as part of normal galaxy generation) then each of the other two empires will also spawn in the galaxy, as well a number of primitive worlds of the Quul species (dependent on the selected game rule for pre-FTL civilisations).
“This civilization once populated much of the galaxy in a near mythical Golden Age of Science and Technology, then Old Night descended. Now, many dark millennia after the fall, their race lie scattered and broken, spread out across the vast stretches of an unfriendly galaxy.”
This mod should be compatible with anything, all this mod does is add some extra preset empires to the folder. It should be 100% compatible with all other mods, including those that also add extra preset empires.
To help maximise flavour this project was designed around several additional mods, to increase accessibility these mods were limited to those of high popularity. Required mods include:
- Ish’alak Blood Empire
- Dictatorial
- Barbaric Despoilers, Slaver Guilds
- Authoritarian, Xenophobe, Militarist
- Prosperous Unification
- Children of Flesh
- Oligarchic
- Warrior Culture, Exalted Priesthood
- Fanatic Spiritualist, Militarist
- Prosperous Unification
- Iron Host
- Dictatorial
- Warrior Culture, Technocracy
- Materialist, Militarist, Xenophobe
- Mechanist
- Risen
- Hive Mind
- Devouring Swarm, Organic Reprocessing
- Gestalt Consciousness
- Prosperous Unification
- Gralsh Trade Republic
- Corporate
- Free Traders, Gospel of the Masses
- Fanatic Xenophile, Spiritualist
- Prosperous Unification
- Refuge
- Oligarchic
- Free Haven, Idealistic Foundation
- Egalitarian, Xenophile, Pacifist
- Prosperous Unification
- Pact of Ice and Stone
- Imperial
- Imperial Cult, Mining Guilds
- Fanatic Authoritarian, Spiritualist
- Syncretic Evolution
- Vrath High Command
- Democratic
- Distinguished Admiralty, Meritocracy
- Fanatic Egalitarian, Militarist
- Prosperous Unification
- S.O.V.E.R.E.I.G.N.
- Dictatorial
- Byzantine Bureaucracy, Functional Architecture
- Fanatic Authoritarian, Materialist
- Prosperous Unification
- SiO4 World Eaters
- Hive Mind
- Terravore, Subspace Ephapse
- Gestalt Consciousness
- Calamitous Birth
- Ark Strongholds
- Oligarchic
- Inward Perfection, Meritocracy
- Fanatic Xenophobe, Pacifist
- Prosperous Unification
- Scintillating Entity
- Hive Mind
- Ascetic, Empath
- Gestalt Consciousness
- Tree of Life
- House Khublen
- Imperial
- Aristocratic Elite, Cutthroat Politics
- Fanatical Authoritarian, Materialist
- Prosperous Unification
- Galg Revolutionary Republic
- Democratic
- Shared Burdens, Citizen Service
- Fanatic Egalitarian, Militarist
- Prosperous Unification
- Gore Pack
- Imperial
- Fanatic Purifiers, Warrior Culture
- Fanatic Xenophobe, Militarist
- Prosperous Unification
- Prosperity Initiative
- Machine Intelligence
- Rogue Servitor, Rapid Replicators
- Gestalt Consciousness
- Prosperous Unification
- Carnival of Thorns
- Democratic
- Warrior Culture, Environmentalist
- Fanatical Egalitarian, Militarist
- Prosperous Unification
Required items:
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Diverse Rooms — Steam Workshop
Expanded Colours [180 Colours] — Steam Workshop
Revisions:
Old revisions of this mod are available below. Click the link to download.
