Kwok you're confusing things by talking about what goes into the mod folders when geo is talking about what gets installed in the default stock empires dir. (or at least not being entirely clear which you're talking about)
if it's in the stock empires dir then yes, the mod only needs a few of the .txt files, because it can use the models from the default stock empires dir
Geo, There's also a flag in the mod definition.txt that if set to TRUE on the first turn will allow a mod to use the shipsets in the default stock folder. however since the first turn is not run on PBW it doesn't help you a huge amount unless the guy running the first turn knows to switch it.
and for the record kwok - I apolagize if my post was a little... harsh. I tend to overeact when I feel people have ignored what I've said.
Re: SEV: Using custom races on PBW
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