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Minor Race Encyclopedia
Someone went to the trouble of creating a handbook of all the minor races, however it's still only available in German.

Here is the link.
http://bote2.square7.ch/handbuch/Handbu ... Rassen.pdf
If the text were within the German wiki section, then Google Translate would parse the text and autotranslate it. However it was saved as a pdf instead. That means that Android users have a very round about process of using a pdf viewer, then cutting and pasting the text into Gogle Translate, then copying that English test into a word processor app, then having an English version.

I have grand plans of resources for BotE community. I don't speak a word of German, but like everyone else has to Google Translate. So I can add this task to the list but cannot error check the information.

In bold strokes this would be a reference for all the extraterrestials making up the minor races. It's the Star Trek Enterprise equivalent called the Vulcan database which is jargon for a galactic encyclopedia database that has general information about known species...akin to a massive antropology series of tomes. Then any crew of a vessel would consult it when they had diplomatic, military, trade issues, and so forth during delicate negotiations.

Hopefully at some point, a German speaker who is fluent in English will be interested in helping me create an English version as a pdf, although a German wiki link would be tremendously faster and autotranslate instead.
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Minor Race Database http://birth-of-the-empires.de/wiki/ind ... r_(Minors)
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Introduction

Now why would a player want this information?

A player begins stumbling on an exploration with crude warp drive technology on a prototype series of vessels that are extremely limited.

Likely they first use scouts and then bumble into star systems which are sectors of space with a unique class of star identifier and they have planets.

In reality, astronomy sectors have sometimes a dozen or more solar systems in them which adds to the general confusion. And such sectors could never list all of these as each sector could have hundreds of significant stellar cartography items as that single map coordinate point of that space-time is 20 light years across. That is a vast distance.

So star maps only list the significant stellar objects relevant to the game.

So imagine a map array that is 40 x 40 sectors, each 20 light years across, and slowly traveling across the space time continuum. Then a navigator is charting this for the first time as it's unknown space as he or she has no genuine maps. But everything they do then helps their empire.

If one had a complete map it would have the following.
1. All the stellar classes in it.
2. All the planetary classes in it.
3. All the natural resources and general attributes of the significant planets in those systems.
4. All of the empty static elements lacking any stellar phenomena aka what is known as an empty sector.
5. All of the charted stellar anomalies like nebula and many others like it.
6. All of the sector designators ie the map array x and y coordinates. And realize that is a flat view in two dimensions of very dynamic celestial mechanics in four dimension as a sector of space would have stacked solar systems.
7. Would detail if a system in uninhabited.
8. Would detail if a system were under the sphere of influence of an empire.
9. Would detail the system borderlands of empires.
10. Would detail if a system is uninhabited and so either a staging zone for war or a place to deposit a cache of natural resources for future use or a zone for colonization.
11. Would detail dynamically the known locations of anomalous and dangerous entities.
12. Then reference all the anthropology generalized data for minor races.
13. But especially list known minor race tech trees that are unique including buildings.
14. Then do the same for major races.

And so forth. But the most risky aspect in practical terms is the following.
15. Are the major or minor races hostile? What are the known relevant vessel types?
Minor Race Database http://birth-of-the-empires.de/wiki/ind ... r_(Minors)
Minor Race Ships http://birth-of-the-empires.de/wiki/ind ... nen_Völker
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But the player is no fool. The dumbest thing to do is just bumble into systems as their scanning technology is crude like a flint knapped stone knife versus a laser scalpel.

All initial scout ships will scan and hopefully be replaced with a survey vessel. Your scout ship is under powered and likely outmatched by some minor race's space faring capacity. And if stumbling into a minor races' system or a major races sphere of influence, such actions could be construed as an INVASION.

That is how decades of intrastellar war begin.

Instead, a generally harmless colony ship should do first contact. And likely it needs at least medium range, though long range is far better. And a better way is to hail the system while in a sector outside of owned system.
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Such a complete encyclopedia database would be priceless and a resource for trillions of people.

It would included race specific details as each species has characteristics and those compare and contrast to the major race's attributes and biases, and that affects all negotiations. All have individual morals and ethical constrains by race, and so knowing these elements deeply affects hundreds or thousands of turns. That affects your survival and the survival of the empires.
Minor Race Database http://birth-of-the-empires.de/wiki/ind ... r_(Minors)
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Cutting across space time systems that are claimed or occupied, especially where no treaties have been signed, translates to hostilities being declared as such bold actions are inherently disrespectful. You avoid occupying sectors or combat will result...and keep resulting...perhaps until you are dead.

A navigator charts courses to ensure the safety of the crew with pragmatism, conflict resolution, and speed being relevent to the task.

Once trade is established, some travel can occur, but you are trying to instill trust and maintain this eggshell level of delicate fragile diplomacy long enough that trust...grows.

An egg's shell is strong and a bad metaphor. What you are dealing with is diplomacy so weak that it's gossamer in strength. It is as easily broken as a cobweb, but may have an angry spider or spiders within.

At some point, faster navigation by superior warp drives and better diplomatic situations may ensure faster general speed without causing consternation of your friends and allies among the minor and major races.
Minor Race Database http://birth-of-the-empires.de/wiki/ind ... r_(Minors)
Minor Race Ships http://birth-of-the-empires.de/wiki/ind ... nen_Völker
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Regarding modders', such minor race details means knowing the datafile location and where they can be altered and so know the existing data. But likely change the existing data to increase the diversity of minor race vessel types, buildings, troops, or even alter the minor races' attributes.

Such things moduate the difficulty of scenarios. New minor races may appear and pose benefits or serious threats. Their appearance will be seen. Their history can change. They are not just obstacles to overcome and annihilate, but opportunities to have completely new technology beyond the scope of the base BotE game.

Such changes might introduce higher level technology beyond level 14.

New major races might appear to totally affect your empires.
Minor Race Database http://birth-of-the-empires.de/wiki/ind ... r_(Minors)
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Why does any of this matter?

At first, your economy is so weak as your empire is just trying to manage miniscule treasuries and in light of constant cashflow issues. That leaves very limited room to build powerful military vessels.

And the Terrans plan a coalition as they are supremely gifted at diplomacy. You may think diplomacy is irrelevent. WRONG. You face the threat of five other empires and up to 150 minor races and having lots of enemies...you will perish.

Even a warrior race like the Khaoron empire doesn't fight with brute force and against everyone in the galaxy. Not while the Terrans end up absorbing every space faring minor race's standing military vessels! Suddenly they have a supremely unparalleled standing army of all these vessels when they can't even develop their own.

Despite what your choices may be versus how the other races affect your plans, know that the Cantare can easily win
Minor Race Database http://birth-of-the-empires.de/wiki/ind ... r_(Minors)
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You may think, "No problem. My troops will squash them like insects.

NOPE. Many minor races have advanced self-defenses that have extremely high defensive modifiers. Others have superior troops. Others have both.

Your basic transports may get shot down or may only bring in a few units against BILLIONS and especially so if they have the help of another major race and have bunkers.

They may be supported by major race transports who then inexpensively transform into outposts of various offensive and defensive abilities and then get upgraded to starbases.

You may suffer a humilating defeat. Save your game as you likely will fail.

A fool dismisses the minor races as inferior. Nothing could be further from the truth as their attributes means no colonization outside their system. But vast empire wide bonuses occur by membership of minor races.
Minor Race Database http://birth-of-the-empires.de/wiki/ind ... r_(Minors)
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This is what you need to read and know to prioritize minor race membership and who to avoid fighting and interfere so they don't join your enemies' empires.
http://bote2.square7.ch/en/wiki/Test1
This explains the minor races' anthropology.
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The people of the planet Hezat are the Hazeti and I don't think you can make first contact without there being an incident as they are warlike. You can't just avoid them when cutting across, nor hail them, nor retreat. I tried many things.
Minor Race Database http://birth-of-the-empires.de/wiki/ind ... r_(Minors)
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The minor races are probably the best part of BotE, so honestly I'm hoping to have significant storytelling where your interaction with them is enjoyable. They all are great or at least have potential because they are well written.

BotE would make for months of play, taking your time, as a sandbox game, if this storytelling happened as you wandered through a 40x40 galaxy that was 90%+ full of extraterrestrials. All different. All with unique motivations. All with many levels of buildings (if modded).

Not 14 levels of tech but 40 levels so making buildings for the minor races' homesystems and think of the amazing vessels they might make too. I'm not an artist but if someone likes making unqiue vessels, it would great to mod that in.

They could use the base templates of whatever major race,but add very unique weaponry.

The Matrix' sentinel scenes.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I0CosykifEM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5TLCJ6ZeSY4

They pretty effectively would negate shields and are actually a boarding party.
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hXfoUGhKx0c
The Fifth Element is a very silly but entertaining film. You have to give the writers and the director credit for making some unique aliens like the robotic avian species the Mondoshawan. They are captivating as an extraterrestrial species who chose the Earth and the ancient Egyptians as a site for storing what was precious to the galaxy.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VOHZnGxBWXA

They remind me of the Nuumbar (Number) in physical appearance.
http://bote2.square7.ch/en/wiki/Test1
The Nuumbar are a very rare species. Her true appearance is unknown. They have developed autonomously working robots for all kinds of work and communication purposes. These machines take on all tasks on Nuumbar. They mainly work in huge industrial complexes on the production of further robots. Nuumbar itself is covered by thousands of these plants. These robots even make political decisions. They are state-of-the-art, complex machines that can be used not only for manual, military and diplomatic purposes, but also for entertainment. To do this, they have implemented advanced holo projectors. With their help, a single robot can represent entire worlds and invite guests to virtual meetings with the Nuumbar. So we can't avoid making friends with these modern machines and indulging in their holographic skills if we want to make diplomatic agreements.

Home system: Nuumbar

Technological progress: progressive

Special ability: industry

Bribery: medium bribery

Spaceman nation: no

Special building: Holorobot projectors: +100% industry
French director Luc Besson ended up marrying Ukranian actress Milla Jovovich as he adored her, but the relationship was ill-fated. She teased that " he made me where effectively wear a band-aid as my costume."

He made up for it for making her the star of The Messenger: the Story of Joan of Arc. That film is far better than the critics would have you believe.
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qODCEG3mkRg
I feel certain that the Necromongers from the Chronicles of Riddick influenced some of the minor races in BotE. They are an extraterrestrial religious crusaders species who seem impossible to stop.
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Just because you can build infrastructure, doesn't mean you should. Everyone knows that fracking is bad for the environment. If one craps in the yard, you live with consequences. Unless there is a way to safely treat waste, then intentionally generating more of it, and just keeping it out of sight, doesn't remove the threat.

Fecal matter is natural and degrades and is essential to producing humus and nutrients in the soil. Thus the soil is alive and rich and significantly adds fertility. But just left haphazardly strewn anywhere would lead to groundwater contamination and the runoff would poison all the nearby water sources as well. Then cause sickness, contagion, debilitation, and death.

BotE is a simulation about various kinds of conflict, and some is intentionally held out like a temptation to the AI and the human player alike.

The way buildings are set up, severe morale checks can exist as yes, you can build things which would deeply offend the minor races in their home systems and simultaneously benefit financially from them.

I think post-Fukushima, the whole world woke up to the fact that while the nuclear power industry has among the safest track records, when things go awry, they do so catastrophically like Chernobyl and Fukushima. And fools ignore the facts that even to this day, there is no reasonable mechanism for dealing with spent fuel rods. They just build up and have to be perpetually cooled. And at some point due to chaos...which always eventually happens, a horrendous accident will occur.
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Certain minor races are isolationsts. The BotE system is designed so they hate you as they want to be left alone. They mock other species or loathe other species.

Others just have built in moral quandries in their building tree.

So either way, you can eventually by "gifts and sweet deals" persuade those who despise you. It's expensive. And to make sure that conflict will just not go away, then the AI and the human player is tempted to create infrastructure out of greed.

Frankly bribery doesn't work in history. If you can bribe someone, how can you ever trust them as they have no loyalty?

You have to ask yourself, are isolated rain forest dwellers in tribes so essential to the world's economy that we have to incorporate them in our way of Life? How can it be a world's economy when actually what happened was most were defeated and thus the majority surpress their goals (the minority)? This is why I love republics and despise democracy. Democracy is malevolent. You cannot simultaneously claim to love diversity and love democracy as they oppose each other fiercely.

Is our way the better way, or is theirs? Why corrupt them; would we do so? Why is having an empire even a worthy goal when it is just eventually diluting their ethics and cultural goals?

Celebrate diversity? Hah! Not so in reality. Every side claiming to celebrate diversity wants to stamp out the opposing view. They are liars who want everyone to think like them. What an absurd joke.

Ideally the minor race techtree/buildings would have ethical goals that most benefit the minor race's according to the fulfillment of their dreams and aspirations.

Then again, some truly insane cultures also want to exterminate everyone else, so just because the minorities have a viewpoint doesn't mean it's noble either.

If you find people in ignorance, who appointed you the arbitur of morals and ethics? What makes your judgement so sound that everyone else is wrong?
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