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Robotic Civilization Origin

Adds a new origin called Robotic Civilization which allows you to start as synthetic, non-gestalt robots. Also adds three ascension perks exclusively for robots.

The origin gives you the techs required for robots to work all jobs and replaces your starting farming districts with an extra generator and mining district. It also prevents guaranteed habitable worlds to somewhat counteract starting with 200% habitability.

Empires with the Robotic Civilization origin will be prevented from using the assimilation species right and have reduced organic population growth. They will also have a negative tech modifier to put them on par with other empires in the early game. Robotic civilizations have access to three new ascension perks as they progress through the game.

Enhanced Robotics
Modify Species Cost - 33%
Pop Assembly Speed + 10%

Robotic Mastery
Robot Modification Points + 1
+ 1 Roboticist job per 50 pops
Robot Output + 10%

Bio-Assimilation
Can assimilate organic pops
Can use Grid Amalgamation slavery type

I've also made a version that incorporates Silfae's brilliant synth portraits as playable robots. Unfortunately Silfae hasn't been heard from for a long time and they were out of date.
Available here: https://sp.zhabite.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2078117903
Only have one version active at a time.

Will assemble normal robots as well as your main species, make sure you set it to manual for now.

If you find anything weird or broken, please let me know.

Also adds a prescripted country with scripted ruler that can appear in your game. (must have lithoids or they won't appear)

Changes the robot species class, AI rights policy and assimilation species rights, so be careful when using other mods which alter these. This means it isn't compatible with robot portrait mods.

If you've tried this mod, please take a few seconds to leave some feedback.

Thanks to G_S_Palmer at the Stellaris forums for helping me out.
https://sp.zhabite.com/profiles/76561198316865630/myworkshopfiles/
I recommend using his machine namelist mod alongside this one.
https://sp.zhabite.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1848624670

Thanks to Jrant vanilla AI will now colonise.
https://sp.zhabite.com/id/Jrant/myworkshopfiles/