I click PLAY, it starts up, I see the ES 2 icon on the task bar and then it disappears and the play button turns GREEN again. I have verified the files with no indications of any problems.

I'm confused. In every tier, there are several items that lies just beside the tier number. For example, in the Economy and Trade sector, beside tier 1, there's a support module called Destructive Salvager. But when I look at the ship design menu, no such module ever existed. I've opened all ship class, but that support module does not exist. I've already researched all required technology for tier 1 in that sector, but why don't I get that specific module? My question is actually for all items beside tier...

which dlcs that enhances the base game. And this arent like paradox type dlcs right?

Never had this happen before that I can think of, but there are seven luxury resources absent from the galaxy entirely. Like jardonyx is still around but the other two industry related luxuries needed for system upgrades just aren't there. Likewise the upper tier one needed for research, forget what it's called. And the two upper tier for influence, I've got eden incense and nothing else. Not only that but I've noticed trying to reassign heroes to specific systems isn't working. Instead of going to th...

So far they just seem similar to the rest of the main race hulls, but don't get the extra slot upgrades. Is there more reason to use them other than making your fleet look like specific pirates? EDIT: I mean the "Universal Aerodynamics" tech gives me the option to create ships using the hulls of the minor races. I am using the ESG mod so maybe this is specific to that... I was just wondering if anyone knew if there was anything of note for these minor race hulls over the major race ones....