I'm setting up a game today to play on this day after Thanksgiving. Here are screenshots from the game (I'll be updating this over the course of the day):
Large galaxy with no tech brokering (a tech I trade to someone else can't be traded by that civilization to someone else).
I want to have few stars but those stars should have lots of good planets.
I set up a custom player.
Gave my custom player their own techs, abilities, look, ship style, etc.
Randomized opponents.
Home planet.
Starting location.
I don't like the Korath anymore.. 
When you see a bunch of these coming, that's bad.