Happy to help. This is one of my favorites, so was high on my testing list today

Thanks you verry much ! Was wondering ! <3

@Inerael Here's the best part, the mod doesn't appear to need an update, so you can go ahead and use it in 4.0. If you do actually find a problem with it, post about it.

this mod is amazing ! Could someone update it one day ? <3

Could the ethics, flags and names be prevented from changing once they advance to space-faring societies? That would be great.

Or just use it because it works fine in 3.13

I think it would be cool to tie these in to the Distant Origins Mod, Lost Colony Style or Regressed Home-world (similar in aspect to the Shoulders of Giants Origin)
They're both Essential Mods in my games.

Does this take a 'slot' regular empires would take, or does it replace species that would've already been Pre-FTL without the mod installed?

@0zzymandeus I believe the name changes when they become spacefaring, so yes, that could happen. :P

Forgive me for asking rather than trying to find out myself:

If the customized civilization reaches the space stage after its ethics and/or civics were altered by events or outside influence, will it retain the same name you gave it?

Would be hilarious if the Voor Technocracy became the Voor Theocracy, for instance.

Thank you for your time.

@Annarreati thanks! Sometimes it can be hard to find a mod to do a specific thing with Steams search functions. It’ll locate every single mod that has that even just one word in the description.

@tilarium, I discovered a mod that does this via origins and/or civics. I was looking for something like this for ages!

Advanced Starts & Civics
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2559730608

@Mzilli As I'm building new empires to be pre-FTLs I got to thinking. Is it possible to make a companion mod that will set a pre-defined Empire as one of the advanced ones?

Amazing mod, it's become one of my essentials. Is there any way to stop the ethics, flags and names from reversing to vanilla though?

love this mod

Could we have Customizable FEs and Customizable Maurauders as well?

Thanks you verry much !

Brilliant. Thanks a lot, great mod and thank you for your hard work.

@Azlok Fixed now, sorry for the long wait!

@XavierMace No problem!

@mzilli I'd like to use this mod as a base for a mod I'm working on for primative's based story lines. Would you object to me using your mod as a base? I'm happy to give you credit for it.

I really like this mod but it appears to have some issues. I've tested it a bit and it seems that with the new first contact DLC, the customisable primitives don't have portraits unless made aware. If you try and engage in diplomacy with unaware primitives you customised, you no longer get text from other normal empires when clicking on their contact screen.

There also seems to be an issue where the customised primitives do not advance technologically at all, so it's only possible to, as prior to first contact. Observe them forever or invade them. I've also had an issue where sometimes insight interface just disappears after the first insight event.

I have taken off and added multiple mods to test what causes these and I believe it's this mod. I may be wrong, and mean no insult if I am but I'd love you, the creator to also test these issues and tell me if I'm wrong.

same issue

@Ishkabeebee Are they set to use the "Random" starting system? Using the premades can sometimes cause issues with force-spawning. If that's not the problem, try reinstalling again.

I also am having problems spawning custom primitives -- I tried a couple times, making 3 customized primitives, setting them as forced to spawn, and setting the AI empire number to 3 as well, but random non-primitive empires spawned instead, both times I tried.

I recently reinstalled this mod, and it's first time I've ever had issues with it after months of error-free play.

Okay, this issue with the empires not all spawning wasn't a problem with the mod. For some reason the game is having issues using custom empires with randomized names. Naming each one manually ensured they all spawns. The only problem is the L-gate thing, but I imagine that's just a matter of updating.

Also using this mod seems to force L-gates to spawn even if you have that set to off, but I can't figure out why since it doesn't seem to actually touch those files, even though it was fine before using this mod?

I'm having an issue where I have 7 primitive Empires, but only 1 or 2 of them spawn. No matter what settings I use as far as AI Empires and Primitives, only two of them max spawn. The Solar Systems are all set to random. I thought maybe it was because some of them had the same Primitive Origin, but then at least three should spawn - and I even went into the files to change "max_global", it didn't make a difference.

Ohh, but this mod allow you to customize the primitives that spawn in the game, but transform empires in primitives instead.
It is interesting but could be improved. I think it would be much more helpful if you could actually establish the true primitive civilizations.

Would it be possible to add option for the primitives to spawn close to me?

Would it be possible to make FEs and Marauders customizable?

I'd be happy with a simple script to change their portraits.

nvm i figured it out

@liam Can you be more specific?

it does not work

@TequilaSe'lai There are special civics that cover Post-Apocalyptic and Life-Seeded. Will see about adding others but no promises.

Would it be possible to enable custom primitives through just civics rather than origins? It'd be nice to be able to use this mod alongside other origins like syncretic evolution.

Custom Spawn Fallen Empires [3.2] Hey DeltaCortis ive never used but maybe what you are looking for

@DeltaCortis: But such a mod was in Steam, but for some reason I can't find it.

Would love to see a version for Customizable Fallen Empires if thats at all possible.

I would like a mod or maybe have paradox do themselves that you can do more than just study or conquer. That you can exploit them for resources as well.

This is one of the features I'm surprised hasn't been added in via patch yet.

Primitive Mechanists? Syncretic evolutions? Oceanic paradise?

@mzilli Awwww i really wanted to play as a primitive. well then its sad

Great, glad to hear!

@Pamparampampamparam Marauders would be easy, Fallen Empires would be tricky but probably doable. I'll see what I can do.

@michelbosman They won't be primitives if you play as them, and the origins don't do anything in that case.

Primitive is actually one of my top tier favorite part of this game so thank you very much! This will add even more variety to my rping indeed. :)

can i play as them?

Would it be possible to make an origin for Marauders and Fallen Empires as well?

Just what I was looking for, holy shit!

A very interesting mod, thank you. :D
I wonder if similar mechanism could be applied to customize fallen empires.

Now all we need is playable primitives