Almost every time i start a new game, i find my starting system to be within 2-5 systems of another faction. In the image supplied in this link (https://ibb.co/cHas3v) i encountered the Cravers on the FIRST TURN. Empire spawn method is set to balanced. Here are some screen shots of all the settings in case this is a settings based error (https://ibb.co/jCxdbF) (https://ibb.co/en6tAa) (https://ibb.co/mXbFOv).

This happens about 4/5 times. Haven't had this issue with spiral 8 galaxy but would be nice if there was a spiral 6 galaxy

not sure if this should be classed as a bug but comparing this to endless space 1, it doesn't seem like spawns should work this way.

Not sure of current version but it is the version available on steam as of the 4th of March, New Zealand time zone

thanks for taking the time to read this =D