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Everything filed under race by its own author, ordered by how much it is used.

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Sam's Animal People Civsby SamUpdate November 3rd 2025: Added raw SIEGE_SKILLED_MINERS from the siege update (from dwarves) to the order entity (bears and wolves) and forest (which has many burrowing species). Added raw DIGGER:ITEM_WEAPON_PICK_GREAT from the siege update (from goblins) to the free tribes entity (hyenas). I go...509 downloadsupdated 10 mo ago
Druchii Raceby Young ChiggaDescription This adds a new dark elf race as a playable civilization based off of Warhammer. Main Features Civilization: Drukhari civilization renowned for their martial prowess and technology Playable Race: "Druchii" which are an ancient and highly advanced alien race of fey humanoids Reaction:...507 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
Nova Drow Raceby KohleRace: Nova Drow Features: Race of elves that live underground. Unlike their blueish skin cousins, these Drow have pale white skin. Although they have access to giant spiders they worship different gods. Content: New face and body graphics New clothes New Playable race ~ Nova Drow Nova Drow alignm...477 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
Kynixes (Playable Race)by SleppaThis mod adds a new race of small quadruped gemstone fox creatures called kynix. They are a playable race with small equivalents of the pick, battleaxe, sword, and crossbow, since all vanilla weapons are too large for them to use. There's a few surprises I've given them, as well. I hope you enjoy...340 downloadsupdated 7 mo ago
Alligator Man Civby IrishChordsmake you able to play as Alligator Man in fortress mode with full custom clothes,and armor. this is my first project, and the sprite iam working on is from the base game is too small to make a significant graphic with my current skill also they eat meat... so prepare lots of meat so anyway.. enjo...325 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
Inkling Infiltrationby SleppaThis mod adds a civilization of inklings to the world. They can be controlled in fortress mode, and will trade with the player in the summer. They also feature portraits, and can have all the hairstyles currently available to inklings, as of writing this. They can also spawn with 13 potential hai...317 downloadsupdated 6 mo ago
Rat Man Playableby IrishChordsPlay as a Rat Man, complete with new sprite for the Rat man to make it looks more menacing (i hope). along with clothes,armor, and wieldables new tools : minipicks and hatchet ( cus they are to small for the regular picks and axe ) hmm what else ?? i forgot.. haha try it out and let me know what...314 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
My Little Pony (G4 Races)by King of TurvesThis mod aims to add the various creatures from My Little Pony, including the following: Ponies, Griffons, Zebra, Changelings, Diamond Dogs, Yaks and Buffalo. The original files weren't made by me, I've tried to edit them to get them to work in the current steam version. Currently version doesn't...312 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
Playable Naga Civilizationby Infinite EyesNaga Civilization made playable. Requires the original Naga mod and the updated Naga Graphics mod. Original Naga Mod Naga Updated Graphics mod This mod changes the animals available to Naga to increase the distinctness of their civ. Their animals are: Saltwater Crocodiles, Black Mambas, Copperhea...285 downloadsupdated 12 mo ago
Arms, Armor and Adulterants of Eardaby 76561199366022161"When the oceans fractured and evil of new measure spewed forth into the world, we thought it was the end. How wrong we were... it was only the beginning. It was not even the first beginning. By Adar's light we shall fight the darkness and see this world through to it's grandest of eras." -Gestub...244 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
Nillians Graphical Patchby SomeoneI made a quick and dirty fix for the Nillians' weapon visibility to adhere to the Adventure Mode update changes with layering. It just uses some vanilla sprites but works well enough. This doesn't contain any portrait sprites or anything, but simply makes weapons, tools and shields show up now. T...230 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
Animal People Can See in the Darkby BrickAttractorA *VERY* simple mode that makes it so certain beast men races can see in the dark, like they SHOULD. Look in the mod folder to find a list of all the races it affects. Mainly, this is just a mod to improve your beast-man adventure mode experience. I have changed many different beast men to either...217 downloadsupdated 4 mo ago
Merfolk Raceby TheSquirrelofHuscurlAdds a custom playable race of merpeople, called Merfolk. They are separate from, and unrelated to merpeople themselves. They are amphibious, making them capable of breathing on land and sea. As it stands, their civilization is forked off of dwarves with different values/ethics. Currently Adds: N...210 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
Hobgoblins Graphical Patchby SomeoneA fix for Hobgoblins in the same fashion I did the Nillians one. Sorry if it breaks your game for some reason. Load with higher priority than the original mod. As with before, there are no portraits or anything added to this. This patch simply fixes weapons and shields being invisible.176 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
Playable Races Erinyesby JesseAll assets belong to SEEU. This fix was based on his mod, and is not made to be used with that mod or any of the other update mods. (PLEASE DELETE THE OG MOD as CURRENTLY THEY USE THE SAME FOLDER ID) This playable overhaul expands the Erinyes civilization into a fully playable Fortress Mode exper...172 downloadsupdated 2 mo ago
Additional Races Ixthid FORKEDby 76561199148823041A fork of SEEU mod Additional Races Ixthid. Link to original Original Description: The Ixthid are a vicious race of mostly intelligent insectile monstrosities that live in the rocky flatlands and deserts. They enjoy shiny things and are more than willing to steal and murder for them with no regar...150 downloadsupdated 9 mo ago
Weaver Civilizationby LadiknA silk loving playable race of half elf, half spiders.94 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
Wyvernsby nytpuAdd wyverns as a playable and naturally-occuring intelligent wilderness creatures. They are flying, egg-laying mammals slightly larger than humans that spawn in any savage surface biome. While they only have wings with no other forelimbs, they have hand/finger-like appendages on their wings that...89 downloadsupdated 23 mo ago
Universal Race Patcherby FoxWhy should dwarves have all the fun? Install any race mod, install any "dwarf only" content pack, armor, workshops, whatever, and this mod makes sure everyone gets to use everything. No filtering, no "does this make sense for elves" gatekeeping. If one civ can build it, wear it, or craft it, they...76 downloadsupdated 2 mo ago
Reign of the Viluby SleppaThis mod adds a new race to the world, called the vilu. They're hostile plants, though due to their biology and inability to wear armor, they wont pose too much of a threat to an established fortress. They can do some damage to civilians, and can take a hit if they're struck in the right places,...44 downloadsupdated 6 mo ago
Hare Man Civ - Playable Hare Peopleby PunchBunnyThis is a mod that makes hare people playable. Based off of ATotalParadox's Beaver People mod. One key difference from that mod is that the hare people are dwarf sized, not the regular size of hare people who are about twice as big as dwarves. This is to avoid complications with armor and weapons...37 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
Grim Darkby Matthew SLarger, more diverse, dangrous civs33 downloadsupdated 2 y ago