Finally figured out what was plaguing the AI - I didn't notice the ai_budget folder, so they would queue up my buildings, but would never allocate the resources to build them, causing infinite stalls and crashes.

Moved magic trait to an actual habitability thing to:
1) simplify my code
2) get more RP potential
^ Now, it more directly ties in that magical races need magical worlds

Leaving balance untouched for now. I've experienced more than one complete curbstomp at the hands of a magical AI, so I assume that it's good enough to play against. I'll revisit it again later.

Nota Bene: that was achieved using a personal mod to increase pop growth (which i think helps solve a lot of the AI's problems by simply giving them more stuff to work with faster)

Currently working on dealing with factions. I've set up two new factions available only to magic users that I've stolen the concepts of shamelessly from tropes:

Current conception of the two:

"Dark" = home of the traditional Dark Lord stereotype, favors extreme centralization of power. Might makes right here. Tends towards Imperial/Dictatorial rule, tolerates oligarchies.

- Likes noble enfranchisement (Aristocratic Elite)
- Is happier the happier the rulers are
- Favors hierarchical structures/policies (steal some traits from the autocratic faction)
- Likes Spiritualism, hates materialists
- Moderately dislikes the Light

"Light" = More liberal, favors more equitable power structures. By force if necessary. Tends towards meritocratic systems, likes democracies, tolerates oligarchies, slightly dislikes dictators.

- Likes universal employment (no unemployment, Byzantine Bureaucracy)
- Is happier the happier the worker/specialists are
- Favors egalitarian structures/policies
- Likes Spiritualism, tolerates materialists
- Hates the Dark

Having them get bonii/special features is planned. Also planned are boosts to attraction and faction happiness based on current ruler alignment, which will be generated. Probably in trait form so it's easily visible.

A lot of room to play around with stuff here. Might introduce the ability to force a "neutral"/independent third faction if the binary aspect is too annoying