How do I make a custom start scenario?

[TheRealSketch]

Hi, I wanted to start modding by creating my own game-start, because it seems the most easy. But however I have absolutely no idea how to create one. Is there any tutorials i can follow? Thanks in advance!

[X2-Illuminatus]

The Tutorials and Resources sticky lists Editing current game starts and Director Start.xml as two tutorials / guides with reference to editing / creating own gamestarts. The Community Scripts and Mods download library also lists several mods adding different new game starts in the "Other" section. Last but not least, there's Shimrod's Custom start script, which allows you to customize your setup when starting the game.