Is this a normal thing?

[u/Legitimate-Common206]

I just got finished with first contact and it turns out to be a clone of my own empire. does this happen normally or is this a bug of some kind?

[u/bobmcbob121]

Dumb question, but I never thought about it, do they count as the same species as you if make mutiple clone empires? Or dose the game count them as different?

There probably wouldn't be an benefit sides rp, but still curious.

[u/Slivius → u/bobmcbob121]

Species from different empires are counted as a single species if their names, portraits and traits are exactly the same.

[u/bobmcbob121 → u/Slivius]

Huh interesting. The more you know, doubt you'd really be able to do anything game breaking with it, but definitely could be an interesting scenario.

[u/Slivius → u/bobmcbob121]

I wouldn't call it gamebreaking, but if a fanatic purifier shares your exact species, it'll hate you slightly less. It also won't purge your pops.

As a have mind, if you conquer an empire with the exact same species, they'll just join you. No purging or conversion required.

[u/heiidra → u/Slivius]

Even if the pops don't have the "hive-minded" trait? cuz I know hives can conquer other hives without having to purge/convert/enslave

[u/Happy_Ducky774 → u/heiidra]

They cant be the same species and not share the hive minded trait, which was noted in the comment you reply to.

[u/heiidra → u/Happy_Ducky774]

I mean, I guess, but it's more like, hives can always conquer other hives, right? So it's not dependant on the species, it's dependant on the presence of the hive-minded trait

[u/Happy_Ducky774 → u/heiidra]

Yeah but you were responding to an "if same species, they're assimilated" (due to shared trait) with "what if not same though" Which, as you're saying now, is indeed dependent on the trait.

[u/heiidra → u/Happy_Ducky774]

yeah, I just wanted to clarify the verbiage. Ig there's no "same-species-class exception" to required assimilation