I've finally started using the TDM pack as well; I'm surrounded by the Piundon (GREAT speech file for these guys!), the Toron, the Klingons, and the Sallega. Fortunately, I managed to get treaties with them (for now, I assume); but I've started out dead Last in the rankings (occasionally I'll jump up to 8th or 9th, but I quickly fall back to 10th; very strange feeling
).