Life-Seeded Start and Baol

[galadon3]

I had a game where I wanted to actually play a life-seeded empire without getting any other species and try to make do with poor habitability for a core of my pops + bots for basic ressource extraction and try to get to habitats soon.
First time I tried it I got the Baol as precursors (basically making the problem void since their artefact can just turn Worlds into Gaia-Worlds), so I restarted... SEVEN times till I got a game with a precursor race that was NOT the Baol.

Now I am pretty aware that it can be just a weird fluke, but I am curious, did other ppl have the Baol weirdly often when starting with the Life-Seeded Origin?

[Meewec]

haven't tried life-seeded recently. did try voidborn since 2.7 and got baol, suddenly i had a bunch of planets i could spread to every ten years

[The Guy with Lag]

ive never tested this but it seems life seeded origin has scripted that you always get the Baol. But why would you not want to ? It is very specific to your desires. And it makes sense you get the Baol.
Anyway if it scripted than i suggest you get "known precursors" mod so you can "select" anything other than that.

[galadon3]

Its obviously not scripted that you get them ALWAYS since in restart 8 I got somebody else, thats why I am asking for if other people had them often too when playing life-seeded. Since 8 games isnt a statistical meaningfull number so it could still be just RNG

As to why I didn't want them: as I said I actually WANTED that problem to deal with, it was more of an immersive game, so getting handed an artefact that makes it go away was exactly what I didnt want.

[The Guy with Lag]

Ok so it is not scripted but apperantly life seeded origin has a weight modifier to baol precursor. 8 games in a row is still significant. Anyway if you got what you wished it's ok then.

[CrUsHeR]

Perhaps check the file ancient_relics_events_2 .txt?

Under "Baol Intro", there are no conditions except not having any of the other precursor intros active. Same like all other precursors.

[Tiasmoon]

Originally posted by galadon3:

I had a game where I wanted to actually play a life-seeded empire without getting any other species and try to make do with poor habitability for a core of my pops + bots for basic ressource extraction and try to get to habitats soon.
First time I tried it I got the Baol as precursors (basically making the problem void since their artefact can just turn Worlds into Gaia-Worlds), so I restarted... SEVEN times till I got a game with a precursor race that was NOT the Baol.

Now I am pretty aware that it can be just a weird fluke, but I am curious, did other ppl have the Baol weirdly often when starting with the Life-Seeded Origin?

I got those giant people when I did a life-seeded start. That said, I did also use normal amounts of planets and I somehow ended up with 15+ planets inside a 4 jump radius (most of them Tomb worlds). Considering I had a Hivemind and +25% habitability I ultimately ended up with some 25 planets...lol.

(and huge upkeep in food, haha)

It just seems to be RNG. I think ive done 5 games now and gotten Cybrex 2 times. Twice I got useless ones that only offered a resource system, and once I got the League. (tho I didnt find their world in that game...not enough clues)

[Kapika96]

Originally posted by The Guy with Lag:

Ok so it is not scripted but apperantly life seeded origin has a weight modifier to baol precursor. 8 games in a row is still significant. Anyway if you got what you wished it's ok then.

It doesn't seem likely to even b e possible to script. Precursor discoveries are placed on specific planets and are fixed once the game starts. I guess the game could make them more likely to be planets near you, but that still wouldn't guarantee you'd get that one.

@op you don't actually need to restart for a different precursor. Just make a note of which planet gave you the discovery, go back to your previous autosave and don't survey that planet until after you've already got a precursor. I've found that precursor discovery spots are usually clumped together for the same precursors, so there will probably be a few planets you'll discover with that precursor nearby before you find a planet with a different precursor, but sooner or later you will find a different one.

[galadon3]

thx but given how early in the game I get them, its not really much trouble to just start over and usually I am not really picky, wich is ofc why it makes double sense that I got that weird RNG the ONE time I had a specific precursor I really didnt want.^^

[Meewec]

Originally posted by Tiasmoon:

I got those giant people when I did a life-seeded start. That said, I did also use normal amounts of planets and I somehow ended up with 15+ planets inside a 4 jump radius (most of them Tomb worlds). Considering I had a Hivemind and +25% habitability I ultimately ended up with some 25 planets...lol

there's 3-4 systems that are an event with something like 6-8 tomb worlds in them. can't remember the exact numbers

[mortache]

Did you reload the same game? Because the precursors spawn in specific locations of the map

[galadon3]

na clear new start every time with a new galaxy, likely just a sign how much RNG loves me

[Meewec]

Originally posted by mortache:

Did you reload the same game? Because the precursors spawn in specific locations of the map

didn't they change them to randomized instead of fixed locations a while ago?