So with the new update totally destroying the base game, unless you mod it to remove the fun effects of the "balance changes", I decided to go ahead and take the step and get Crusade. I just started my first game, Gigantic Universe, 14 players, and the very first turn 5 empires get totally destroyed. I have restarted about 7-8 times now and it happens every time. Am I setting something up wrong or does this happen randomly and I just happened to get it repeatedly?

Edit: Doing some more digging has found that its the same empires and the reason, it seems, is that they have no homeworld. Terran Resistance, Torian Regime, Acean Empire, Slynn, and Onyx. Do I need to change something in my settings for this to work properly?