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Multi-Empire Starting Systems

DUE TO HOW SYSTEMS ARE HANDLED IN 2.0, THIS MOD IS UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION BY 2.0 USERS AND PROBABLY WILL NEVER BE.

This is a fairly simple mod, that adds 3 custom starting systems that the player shares with AI empires.

First one is Sol, but you start on Mars. Mars and Earth are a bit out of proportion (Vanilla Mars is too small to serve as a home world). Mars also has its own unique look, so I recommend using one of the dry climate planets as a starting planet, to avoid discrepancies between cityscape/outliar and in-universe view.

Two other, called "Double Start" and "Triple Start" let you start in a generic system populated by 1 or 2 other empires.

Finally mod features three new perscripted empires - Free Martian Congregation, Nakesh Missionary Authority and Unified Tiffle Directorate that utilize the new starting systems. All are allowed to spawn in game as AI empires, so I think it's possible for Martians to spawn alongside another Sol-using empire, but so far I haven't seen it. I hope to find a way to prevent it.

Due to how 2 guaranteed habitable planets mechanic works, it can't actually pick the right class in contested space. Sol would still has its two, but they won't necessary have any habitable planets. The other two won't have anything at all.

Thanks to /u/ageorgeformangrill from Reddit for the idea.