Rookie questions

Okay just gettin started. I have had some good starts on normal, but haven't finished a game yet.
1) The dark lords have shown up and are usin my starbases and tiny ships for target pratice. It reminds me of the bad guys in MO2. My questtion is how do I communicate with them to ask for peace. I dont' get them as a option on my diplomatic screen but I get messages of other races reachin peace with them, also do they always attack ya when they see ya?
2) The 2 times I have done a custome race almost all the planets next to me are occupied from the start. I don't seem to have this problem the times I have chosen one of the 'set' starting races. Is there a reason for this, seems to make it alot tougher using a custome race if ya don't get any planets near ya.

Thanks in advance for any help:)

Outforblood
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Reply #1 Top
I dont know about #1. I've only encountered Dread Lords a couple times and it was late in the game. I killed them quickly.

for #2, i just found this out myself.

You got a "bad" map both times. After you setup the game, look at the mini-map for where the other civs are. If you dont like the setup, press CTRL+N to generate a new map!
Reply #2 Top
Hi!
1) The dark lords have shown up and are usin my starbases and tiny ships for target pratice. ... My questtion is how do I communicate with them to ask for peace.

You cant. The only way to get rid of them is to exterminate them, you or your allies. And don't build much of starbases in a game with Dread Lords. They have a sixth sense that leads them for target practice to every SB you build.

BR, Iztok