One of the problems is the massively inconsistent ways the overriding works. Where there is both mod-order, which works for some things and then file order, which works for others. File order being that if all the mods are combined together in 1, whichever ones file is named alphabetically first, or alphabetically last is the one that wins, irrespective of the mod load orders. I have to deal with this for certain vanilla overrides where i have to prefix my files "0_" or "z_" but my overrides for ascension perks just use aap_ so can be trumped by anything that comes alphabetically later.

Doing merge-patches using Irony mod manager is probably relatively simple, as the areas of code we are modifying in the ascension perks and tradition categories should be understandable even to a non coder with some time spent reading them.
Note you have to do the merge and manually select my files - by default with a merge patch Irony will follow Stellaris rules. You need to look for Ascension Perks and Tradition Categories which is where the conflict should be.

I am not getting into a modding war with other modders by prefixing all of mine zzz, that's just not cool.


Vanilla Files changed: (aka conflict areas)

• All Ascension Path AP's
  
• All Ascension Path tradition categories
  
• Synthetic Actuators Tradition in the synth ascension tradition tree (add the biological points if you are a cyborg)
  
• Most of the Ascension Path Council Agendas
  
• citizenship_assimilation
  
• scripted_effect: create_cybernetic_species_mod
  
• scripted_effect: assimilation_effect
  
• scripted_trigger: can_harvest_dna
  
• special_project: SYNTHETIC_EVOLUTION_PROJECT
  
• Leader Traits: Cyborg & Psionic
  
• event: action.64 (assimilate synths on yearly pulse)
  
• event: utopia.2509 (new leaders get erudite) - this is the only one of these events that does not play nice with the others
  
• event: utopia.2600 (mind over matter)