Trouble with altering DefaultStrategies.txt file

[capnq]

True_Blue said: What are the Quick Start Settings anyways?

They control which races are available to choose from on the Quick Start screen. In the unmodded game, you can't Quick Start as the Piundon, Sallega, Sergetti, or Toltayan.

[True_Blue]

I meant what settings does quick start use as in Quarent Type, size, starting resources, etc. etc.

[capnq]

Quick Start games use the same settings that are pre-selected when you open the New Game screen (medium-sized mid-life quadrant, etc.). There is no convenient way in SE IV to change most of those defaults.

Some of them can be changed my modding the files that the lists are generated from, e.g. you could edit QuadrantTypes.txt and put the type you want first in the file (where Mid-Life is now).