Paint a Galaxy

Make your own custom maps and scenarios! Features Paint the galaxy in broad strokes, no need to individually place each star and hyperlane Then manually tweak the galaxy to get it just right Solar systems, hyperlanes, wormholes, and nebulas System names Unique systems Spawn locations Reserved spawns submod - choose where each player / custom AI starts Save and load multiple projects Instructions This mod does nothing on it's own. You use it alongside a separate map mod (see this collection) or create your map with the Paint a Galaxy web app. Subscribe to and activate this mod Paint, generate a map, and download the txt file in the web app Add your map to this mod (easier) or create your own mod (better for sharing) Start a new game, select "Elliptical" as the galaxy shape and your map as the size (it will be listed after "Huge" / before "Tiny") Known Bugs (will fix) Minor issues where vanilla checks for named galaxy sizes Caveats (minor issues, won't fix / not fixable) 1700+ star galaxies require a mod that adds more star names (such as Just Star Names) Sol doesn't get Sol-specific neighbors, eg Alpha Centauri, Barnard's Star You can use Local Cluster for a home system that contains Sol and neighbors The "Advanced Neighbors" setting has no effect; advanced AI can neighbor the player All precursors are "on" regardless of settings (but Precursor Selection does work) Nomads with random home systems do not start in a designed-for-nomads system Some things additional solar systems, so you'll see some in-game that were not in-app (guaranteed worlds, marauders, fallen empires, some events). Compatibility For Stellaris 4. 4 Should be compatible with most mods Modded starting systems must set the "empire_home_system" flag, or they will not work Modded origins that change planet classes sometimes have minor issues; please report If you are using a modded galaxy shapes, you must select a vanilla shape (eg elliptical). Modded precursors are not directly supporte