I don't know if this is a known issue, but when loading a custom race, some strange things do happen. I created a new custom race called 'Gardians', spent my 10 ability points and my 200 tech points, everything seemed all right.
But the next time I loaded this race, they had some extra abilitys and some extra techs ! My ability point reserve was at -18, while my tech point reserve was at -50. While these boosts are nice for the 'Gardians', I'm pretty sure that isn't the way it's int ended to be. Any comments on this issue ?