Haven't tried the mod yet, but seems like a thing I will love. Wanted to let you know that the download for the retexture sends to the 1.0.0 version, even though the one you actually have available on your server is the 1.0.1 version. I had to manually change it in the address bar when I clicked and...

Personally, of the ideas posted I like the ones for another race of aliens that seems more open to trade (because the Biters just look very feral) or a beehive sort of thing involving an artificial hive. The artificial hive would still leave you open to attacks and everything, not really changing th...