Yes, you're right, I misremembered. Most races got what they selected. But only being able to select one at least limited what you could research. Uncreative r

Yes, you're right, I misremembered. Most races got what they selected. But only being able to select one at least limited what you could research. Uncreative races got a random one in the category they chose and Creative races got all items in the category they chose. It was far too simple to play as a creative race, such as Psilon.