[mac5732]

Each member has their own ideas and many are similiar. you may try some of the following

1 High aggressive
2 High Bonus (real tough if your new to the game_
3 TDM, P&N, Proportions, Delv or some of the other mods
4 download the mount mod to increase mounts sizes
5 starting racial points 5000, but you only take
2 or 3000
6 play straight ie no trait weapons (temporal etc)
7 take 3 or 5 starting planets, med tech
8 high catastophic

other ways, no using intel, giving AI racial points with you taking none, various different ways, Best way take ideas and experiment and see which ones you like have fun

just some ideas mac