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Defiantly using some of those portraits to replace the stock ones, very well done

Updated to 3.0.1 to include the updated Gizureans from patch 1.9.0.2.

If you don't want to download 64MB again and you have 3.0.0 version of the mod then once you have updated Shadows to patch 1.9.0.2 then go to:
Matrix Games/Distant Worlds/races/
and copy gizurean.txt

Now go to:
/Matrix Games/Distant Worlds/Customization/Distant Worlds Extended/races/
and paste and overwrite.

Loving the mod, many thanks for this. I've always enjoyed maxxing out the map sizes, and with all the extra races, things get so much more interesting

YES...the more the merrier, thank you Haree78!

now i will try to conquer them all [:D][:D][:D]

Updated to 3.0.2.

This incorporates changes from the latest patch update.
I have also improved the flavour of each pirate faction of the extended races and made changes as per the latest patch update.

Just wanted to thank you Haree for the work you do on this mod. It adds so much flavour to the DW universe and I love how you re-think each of the existing races. I've starting a new Let's Play series using the mod.

Only thingI would love to see added (and I'm not sure if this can be handled as part of the mod or if would need to overwrite the core files) would be to remake the racial help files. Syrian did this with his resources mod and it helps a lot but he didn't need to add any extra files. I'm also not sure how .mht files are structured or built.

You're welcome Das and thanks a lot for the kind words, really looking forward to how this plays out

Regarding the help files, it's something I have wished for for a long time, and have requested several times for modding changes. I have attempted to make changes but I'm really not that chuffed about making changes to the Galactipedia if it is just half a job, just changing the current race images and not being able to add the new races. Is just changing the images of the current races desired though? If so I can look in to how to do that and sort it out, let me know if you would want that.

Hopefully its full steam on into the modding expansion and then on into DW2!

Editing the existing help files is very easy - it's the new files that is the problem. Hopefully Codeforge listens to our pleas soon. [:(]

Next game I am going to try this, it will likely be the first mod I try. I really like that each faction has interesting information associated with it, and also interesting gameplay and strategy considerations.

I thought I read that this includes shipsets...is that correct? And is it just assigning some of the default shipsets to each faction, or does it actually include new shipsets? Also, how does the mod handle existing factions?

Might be useful to update the OP with a little more detail.

Really looking forward to trying this! Thanks!

Yes - Extended includes shipsets for the new races. Pretty sure they're all (Sirians?) shipsets taken from Gratuitous Space Battles.

ORIGINAL: Haree78

Regarding the help files, it's something I have wished for for a long time, and have requested several times for modding changes. I have attempted to make changes but I'm really not that chuffed about making changes to the Galactipedia if it is just half a job, just changing the current race images and not being able to add the new races. Is just changing the images of the current races desired though? If so I can look in to how to do that and sort it out, let me know if you would want that.

Ah, I see what you and Mansen mean. Hardly any point if new pages can't be added. That's a shame. Funny choice of the devs to use an html system to display the information but then not to use the same system to index the html files. Even an xml index file would have been cool to allow additions.

just wanted to say THANK YOU for this BEAUTIFUL MOD..[&o] and i wonder.. is last version 3.0.2 compatible with new update 1.9.0.4??

Works fine for me.

Works in 1.9.0.4

Thank you

And yep this mod should always be kept up to date, just check on new versions if I have updated it for it, otherwise it will be compatible.

Have you tested if you can load more than 39 Empire races in Shadows?

Also if you use Notepad++ its way easier to edit Biases.txt files because all the columns line up nicely. Here is a screenshot below of what I mean.

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i.imgur(dotcom)/FCdInNf.jpg




You can also hold ALT and highlight to select vertical text. Makes it alot faster to add a new race biases.text column.

Example:
i.imgur.com(dotcom)VePVaEr.png

@Azuran I recommend a program called winmerge for editing. It isn't as powerful as notepad++ but it does a direct comparison between two text files and highlights differences. Very useful if you're trying to find where you made an error, or where changes were made between updates.

Should be able to make 39 races no problem.

I was limited by the amount of available ship sets out there and also the amount of stuff I could do through modding to really make the races unique and play differently than the 38 we have now

Haree78, did you ever experiment with very high birthrate races? I was thinking of adding or modifying one insect and one rodent race to essentially overrun the galaxy. They wouldn't be very strong troop or spaceship wise, but they would expand quickly and have a strong economy due to high population. Any thoughts?