How to reduce number of races?

[Tyrador]

How to reduce number of races? I get an error in log:

System.ApplicationException: Error at line 32 reading file C:\Program Files\Distant Worlds\Customization\Mod\biases.txt
at DistantWorlds.Types.Galaxy.LoadRaceBiases(String applicationStartupPath, String customizationSetName, RaceList races)
at DistantWorlds.Types.Galaxy.LoadRaces(String applicationStartupPath, String customizationSetName)
at DistantWorlds.Main.method_39(String string_26, String string_27)
at DistantWorlds.Main.method_53()
at DistantWorlds.Main.method_63(Int32 int_62, Int32 int_63, Boolean bool_22)
at DistantWorlds.Main..ctor(Int32 width, Int32 height, Boolean windowedMode, Splash splashForm)
at DistantWorlds.Start.Start_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.SetVisibleCore(Boolean value)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.set_Visible(Boolean value)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(Form mainForm)
at Class3.smethod_0()


Application info follows:

Error at line 32 reading file C:\Program Files\Distant Worlds\Customization\Mod\biases.txt

[Kamonrius]

By how much is your reduction?

you're Bias file is not configured properly, I've not tried reduction before but if you're going to undertake this make sure the Bias file is set up exactly as it is line for line. row for row

if their are 5 races, there needs to be 5 sets of data (you know like Atuuk, 0, 10, 5, 0, 0) going across as well make sure the (,) is not at the end of any of the race relation files.

may I ask why didn't you simply customize your game setup to only include the races you want in game and turn off independants?

[Tyrador]

I have done line by line, if I customize the game I cannot prevent on encountering other races abounded colony ships. So after some time AI will have these races in their empires. Also quite often empires start weirdly close to each other even if I modify distance...
Sorry for my English, not native speaker

[adecoy95]

nevermind....

[Nedrear]

They are banned from the game if you make them playable Y/N = N and set up the game by hand. I do that in my GW II mod. Never saw an alien again.

[Kamonrius]

Can you post a copy of your bias file please?

[tjhkkr]

I think that the original DW says you should not reduce the number of races below 20 or it will blow up...
If you want to take it below 20, please do as Nedrear recommends.
Hope that helps.

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