check to make sure you start with a colony, even if it's on a pirate base. games aren't won by defeating enemy ships, but by removing all colonies from your opponent. look through the scenario file that comes with Galaxy Forge if you want to know how to set up home planets for players, then add the ships you wish everyone to start out with. make sure you cover each race when you add in the new ships, and if your map is just for one race, make sure other players know that too.
hmmm, im trying to understand, sorry if i sound dense, haha 
sometimes, but modding is relatively new to me, and im not used to all the jargon yet. Anyway, galaxyforge, yes, i will have to look at the tutorial again to see, but i remember it saying what you are saying about setting up what starts with each player. Thank you.
-T
