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Originally posted by HercMighty:
I loaded in JLS mod and it works great. I have tried to load in Atrocities files but I get an unable to load error. I put the .emp files into the empire folder. I had unzipped the rest of the files to pictures\races folder and moved the one text file to the design folder. The races that came with the mod work fine. If I change the directory to the standard directory and try to load a empire that came with the game I get the same error. Any help thanks.

In many cases .emp files created for one mod will not work with another. There might be a problems with AI as well. JLS' mod is very weird (in good sense) no AI from other mods will work with it. If you want to add some new race for youself only (not for AI) simply make a new folder in pictures/race directory and move files there. If you want to add race to be played under AI control, you will have to borrow AI files from another JLS' race. Simply copy all AI files and rename them. Take care about AI_general file - that one keeps unique race description, you may want to keep them but you will have to adjact racial traits, they are unique in JlS' mod. Copy and paste should help. Few trials and fails and it will become easy.

To make new emp files (old won't work) - start game with large number of random AI players. Then go to "game menu", find "players" option and turn the race you want under your control. When its turn comes, go to same menu again and "save empire". If you are not lucky and the race has not been randomly generated, start a new game.