[Phoenix-D]

" I copied, in various combinations, the original emp files and the tdm emp files into p&n's empires folder but SEIV gave me "unable to open"."

Can't do that. Any mod that adds additional racial traits, like P&N, makes the .emp files incompatable. Stick with random generation and make your own races, or use the AI patcher on the race in question.

You could also random generate and then go into the players menu, un-AI those players, and save their EMP files.

Phoenix-D