okay so if you run the default mod??? Where can you get it???? It would give you this option on a non metaverse game??? Also couldn't you add just the minor bonus that the Yor and The Thalian Empires get at a high bonus price???? That way you at most could equal them or not even equal them. Just a thought. Thanks

That's too bad it's not included in the standard game. I'm really stuck on the Yor for the miniaturization bonus. It would be nice to have that option for other races as well.

create a new mod folder (or use one you already like) in C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\Mods

copy the abilitybonuses.xml file from C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\Data\English into the new mod folder.

open the file in notepad, go to the end of the file, and create a new linebreak before the very last line, and paste this into it.

{Ability Name="Miniaturization"}
{AbilityIndex}29{/AbilityIndex}
{AvailableOptions}3{/AvailableOptions}
{Option0Text}Small Parts{/Option0Text}
{Option0Bonus}10{/Option0Bonus}
{Option0Cost}4{/Option0Cost}
{Option1Text}Tiny Parts{/Option1Text}
{Option1Bonus}20{/Option1Bonus}
{Option1Cost}6{/Option1Cost}
{BonusUnits}%{/BonusUnits}
{Option1Text}Microscopic Parts{/Option1Text}
{Option1Bonus}30{Option1Bonus}
{Option1Cost}7{/Option1Cost}
{BonusUnits}%{/BonusUnits}
{/Ability}

you'll have to replace these { } with less than and greater than signs. hopefully the forums will preserve the tabs - otherwise you'll have to eyeball it to match (though, i'm not actually sure they do anything except help humans organize the codes). balance the number values as you see fit.