Potential Bug...someone else try and confirm?

[Daynarr]

I can confirm this. I have checked it out on my clean installation of SE4 (nothing but 1.19 patch installed), and in sample of 30 new games Abbidon have never been randomly selected. Also, I have noticed that this appears to be true only if you don't include any Neutral Empires (the first time I have included Neutrals, Abbidon appeared).

My sample of 30 new games was as follows:
- Large Galaxy
- Include Random Empires
- Don't include Random Neutral Empires
- High number of AI controlled Empires
- All other settings were default

I think it is safe to assume that you are right. I do think this is a bug and you should report this MM. Just be sure to mention that this only happens without Neutrals.