AI Empires and force spawn issues

[Knotz]

I haven't played the game in a while, since before the fleet overhaul I think. It used to be that I could pretty easily set my custom empires to force spawn, select the appropriate number of AI empires (12 AI empires for example and one player empire) and it'd work. It'd force spawn some empires, like lost colony ones but otherwise all was well. Now though, for some reason, it generates like 16. Some of these are necessary, like Minimar and the Payback empire but the others are just random. Sometimes it'll also kick out some of the forced spawn empires.

Anyone know what's up? Or is it just bugged?

 

[forbiddenlake]

If you used auto-generated empire names, then try deleting and retyping one letter in them, and re-saving

 

[Knotz]

If you used auto-generated empire names, then try deleting and retyping one letter in them, and re-saving

Thanks! That appears to have worked. What a weird issue.

 

[TimeMask]

Wait this is a thing? So if you use "generate name" button, you need to edit name or empires won't spawn even when they are set to spawn?

 

[forbiddenlake]

Yes it's a thing, probably a bug.