Kek’s Origins (4.1*)

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RETURNING PLAYERS: The Synthetic Overseer origin is temporarily disabled as it undergoes reworks. Civics have been removed and will return in a separate mod: Kek’s Civics.

Marked by a powerful psionic presence, your empire begins with a natural Zro deposit on its homeworld and a ruler gifted with unnatural insight. Shortly after the game begins, you’ll be asked to choose a Shroud-born patron to guide your future.

Grants Latent Psionic to your species, the Chosen One trait to your ruler, and early access to Zro Distillation and Psionic Theory. Blocks all other ascension paths except Psionic Ascension.

This civilization was not built by domination, but through shared growth. Two species, one homeworld—united not by conquest, but by coexistence.

Starts with two organic species. One holds Full Citizenship and makes up half your starting population, including initial leaders. The homeworld features the Prosperous Unification modifier.

Grants +1 Available Envoy.

This origin forms a ruthless federation, united by the sole purpose of purging all who do not belong. You begin as the federation leader, with handpicked members that share your genocidal intent.

Grants leadership of a Genocidal Federation, replaces Guaranteed Habitable Worlds with allied federation colonies, and starts with Federation Code technology.

This hive has fully consumed its homeworld, reshaping every surface into pulsing biomass and synaptic growths. No identity remains—only the will of the collective.

Starts on a Hive World with the Neural Clot planetary blocker. Depending on species type, the capital also contains either Organic Slurry (bio) or Crystalline Slurry (lithoid) resource deposits.

This empire was born in isolation, its paradise untouched behind a lone wormhole. Now it emerges to face the galaxy.

Start on a size 18 Gaia World with rare planetary features, alongside a colonized Gaia moon (size 9) with similar traits. Your empire has Gaia World Preference and spawns within a secluded cluster linked to the galaxy by a Strange Portal.

Before discovering hyperlane travel, this empire began terraforming efforts on a nearby world after detecting signs of water below its surface. Though crude at first, the project endured—each generation pushing the process further.

Start with a size 16 Ideal Planet Class World with 400 pops, under an Ongoing Terraforming modifier. Habitability improves over time as the Terraforming Initiative Situation progresses.

This empire’s homeworld is a sprawling, interconnected network of cities, each a hub of industry, culture, and governance.

Starts on an Ecumenopolis with a Malfunctioning Arcology and 2 Subterranean Recycling Complexes. Gains a unique deposit based on empire type: Fast Food Industries (Organic), Edible Tectonic Industries (Lithoid), or Civilian Fuel Processor (Machine).

Begin in a trinary star system with three colonized worlds, each home to a distinct species united under your rule.

Start in a Trinary Star System with Three Distinct Planet Types. Each world has a unique, randomized native species with Full Citizenship. Empire Size from Planets: -15%

This civilization prioritized orbital defenses in the early stages of their spaceflight. A fortified ring was established around the homeworld to secure orbital space before any interstellar expansion took place.

Start with a Tier 2 Orbital Ring around your capital.
Additional Technologies: Orbital Rings
Orbital Ring Initial Build Cost: -30%
Megastructure Build Speed: +5%
Starbase Defense Platform Capacity: +4

From the beginning, this civilization stood apart—driven by vision, ambition, and the will to transcend. Their clarity of purpose shattered limits that others still accept, uncovering truths long hidden from the rest of the galaxy.

Start with Ascension Theory already unlocked.
Grants +30% Governing Ethics Attraction and +10% Monthly Unity.