RNG loves me...

[Dustman]

Started as F.Militarist Xphobe Extremely Adaptable Repulsive specie w/ Tundra preference and BD and Distinguished Admiralty.

Three jumps away a home system of F. Militarist Authoritarian Extremely Adaptable Repulsive Decadent Natural Physicist w/ Alpine preference and BD and Distinguished Admiralty.

Almost syncretic evolution and convergence of bugs and humanoids...

 

[Stars_and_Bars]

Started as F.Militarist Xphobe Extremely Adaptable Repulsive specie w/ Tundra preference and BD and Distinguished Admiralty.

Three jumps away a home system of F. Militarist Authoritarian Extremely Adaptable Repulsive Decadent Natural Physicist w/ Alpine preference and BD and Distinguished Admiralty.

Almost syncretic evolution and convergence of bugs and humanoids...

If you don't want to be a slave to RNG, the easiest way is to fill the galaxy with empires that you custom created. Maybe even fill them with empire builds that you've played before.

 

[RoverStorm]

Best part is when fallen empires use an empire you created.

I will never forget the Geico Gecko Guardians.

 

[Stars_and_Bars]

Best part is when fallen empires use an empire you created.

I will never forget the Geico Gecko Guardians.

That can happen? How? Aren't fallen empires limited to being fanatic materialists, spiritualists, xenophiles, xenophobes, and machine empires?
Doesn't that mean that any empire which doesn't use of those fanatic ethics can't spawn as a fallen empire?

 

[BlackUmbrellas]

That can happen? How? Aren't fallen empires limited to being fanatic materialists, spiritualists, xenophiles, xenophobes, and machine empires?
Doesn't that mean that any empire which doesn't use of those fanatic ethics can't spawn as a fallen empire?

It just sometimes grabs your species portait and name.

 

[RoverStorm]

That can happen? How? Aren't fallen empires limited to being fanatic materialists, spiritualists, xenophiles, xenophobes, and machine empires?
Doesn't that mean that any empire which doesn't use of those fanatic ethics can't spawn as a fallen empire?

It seems to be that normal empires you create, their species can be randomly used for a fallen empire. Hive species will never be used, and I don't think the custodians can use machine templates either.

Possibly it may check for if the empire it's taking the species from has the matching fanatic ethic. E.g. An empire you create that has Fanatic Materialist can be used for the keepers of knowledge, but not any other fallen empire.

Either that or "Geico Geckos" is just a possible random species name.

 

[Dustman]

From wiki:

"A Fallen Empire's species is randomly generated, but there is a 5% chance for them to be picked from any of the pre-made species if the species in question have not already spawned on the map and are marked with "Spawn as Fallen". For example, it is possible for a human Fallen Empire to be generated."

Every empire you create and save can show up as an opponent or a Fallen. If you got specie portrait, it might be randomized. Dunno if planet preference is retained or not.