KOTTG and Eager Explorers. Who needs starting pops or tech anyway!

I figured I should combine the two and see what happens. The sheer lack of population is harsh, but after meeting my first neighbour I learned its biggest strength.

Completely ignoring choke points to steal people.

They had built 4 starholds and reinforced them and I just jumped over to their first two colonies and spent the next decade kidnapping everyone.

33 livestock later, and the war is over. I didn't have to double my fleet size just go break through, and can now feast on their supple flesh.

Still don't have scientific method