Thanks for the feedback, has this happened in any of your other sessions?

Have played many games largest map medium start sector far proximity no minors and TWO AI and both AI were in the next sector or second one when there was at least 6 sectors in the chains.

Of course IMHO the largest map should have 8 to 10 chains of 8 to 10 sectors with sector size averaging medium.

Would not cry if the map had 300,000 hexes to explore

As a Discord and Steam moderator I hope this happens in Supernova. As this is what happens in the base game.

Huge.

7 other civs.

Prox far.

But when is soon, because i dont want to play the game if its bugged like this and that just makes me feel like ive spend money on something i cant enjoy.

It is fine, we all make mistakes

As for the question - "how soon" - early access for supernova begins on 27th of April. So I'd say very soon

I've actually had the same problem my last 3 sessions. It *never* happened when I had the overall game set to 'beginner' difficulty, but now that I've ever so cautiously moved up to 'easy'? It happens every time. Two -- once three -- AIs either in 'my' sector or right next door and spilling like a vast horde of tribbles out of the bulkheads and onto my head. 

Proximity: Far

Galaxy Size: Huge

Number of Sectors: Gigantic

I hope this point of data helps?

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I am also encountering this issue in the latest version (EA version on Steam).

Galaxy Size: Large
Number of Sectors: Several
Civilization Proximity: Distant

I tried to create a new game several times with different opponent numbers, ranging from 12 to 22. When opponent number was set to 22, I've started only once in a small sector with 4 others; most of the time everyone simply started in the same big sector.

When there are less opponents, it seems to work a bit better. But if that number is high, it feels like the game just ignores starting options.

What I'm trying to create by the way is a galaxy where there are roughly equal number of players in each sector; maybe even one or two is just empty, depending on the number of sectors.

Any feedback is much appreciated.

I thought the galaxy size setting set the size for the entire galaxy in the game but some of the responses here seem to indicate it sets the size of your starting sector. Is this the case? Does galaxy size set your sector size and number of sectors sets your overall galaxy size? When I hover over that setting the tool tip says overall galaxy size.

Either there is something wrong with the galaxy generation, or I interpret the map settings very wrong.

Large galaxy size, many sectors, 9 players including me. Distance is set to far, so I expect at least some of my opponents to start in a different sector since there is not enough room in this sector for everyone to justify that "far" setting. Yet here we are, all starting in the same sector.