Give us the ability to declare a sub-species to be the main-species

[Aepdneds]

In the late game it often happens that there are no exemplars of a main species left in the galaxy, if this is the case you should be able to declare one of the subspecies to be the main species. This would for one shorten the species list and for the other allow this species to interbreed again if you have the xenocompatibility ascension perk.

 

[GhostDanny]

How do you lose ALL pops of your primary species and still be able to survive?!

 

[Aepdneds]

Not of my own, but if you conquer another empire and you make a new template of their original species and apply it to all pops none of their original species is left

 

[GhostDanny]

You should always be able to revert them back, as the base template is always available.

 

[Aepdneds]

But why should I do this when they got psychic by other means while I have the bio ascension? I can't add psychic to a template which does not has it, neither can I add the cyborg trait.

 

[GhostDanny]

But why should I do this when they got psychic by other means while I have the bio ascension? I can't add psychic to a template which does not has it, neither can I add the cyborg trait.

If your species got psionic or cybernetics, while in another empire.
You can take THAT template and add all the Bio traits you want on them.

Though do note, unfortunately they nerfed the holy trinity of Psionic, Erudite Cyborgs leaders.
Leaders can only get one of those traits, though pops do still gain all the benefits.

 

[Aepdneds]

Yes, but this would be a subspecies again because I used apply template, leaving my main species with 0 pops and the sub species with all pops and we are back at my initial request.

 

[GhostDanny]

Ah, NOW I see what you want.

I don't really see the problem.
The original template IS the original, you can't erase your history.
Even if you delete all the records, it won't change your history.

 

[Aepdneds]

The problem is that it does bloat the species screen, that you can't breed interspecies with subspecies. The history of humanities does also include several pre species, this doesn't make the homo erectus the main species, we have evolved and now the homo sapiens sapiens is the main species and if there are no homo sapiens sapiens in the galaxy anymore and because they go completely replaced by the homo superior the homo superior is the new main species. This isn't erasing history, this is accepting the new reality, the homo sapiens sapiens will be the history and not the future present.

 

[Bezborg]

The UI bloat is an issue that can and should be solved in itself. UI is bad, no doubt about it.

As for the original species template, I kina like it, as a sort of record to see where a species came from. I don't mind it. I agree, however, that the UI is abysmal and ridiculous.