Well that is one method of doing it...personally, I make the minors worship my Star Empire, but I wait ages before actually letting them join.

That way, they have an almost fully developed system, they may have their own fleets, and they might even start a war for me!

I don't have to needlessly waste my Centurions on costly strikes when I can get others to do it for me...

That's how the Star Empire works, afterall...

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I've never really bothered with the Ferengi to tell you the truth. I usually leave them there to mind their own business. (No pun intended)

By the end of the games that I play, they are usually the only race that is worth fighting anyway. They always try to run, making ideal target practice, or they test out my defences (Which is always a good thing when the Borg are around)

It doesn't matter though, i've modded the Borg to make them as tough as a pussy cat...

i normally play ferengi, i love their ships and the style of expansion can be very cool, like paying both sides to war each other untill your forces are in place

you could always get the ferengi mod that turns them into the dominion (doesnt do models though)

I've got some direct links for you, if you want them.

Firstly, you could go to the Armadafleetcommand.com downloads page, and download what you want. This is the link:


Go there if you want to look or yourself. If you are lazy though, these are the direct links for the various downloads that may be of help:

Minor Races Attitude editor:


Buildings Editor (You can have some real fun with this):


Ship Stats Editor (The best stats editor out there, as far as I know. This can also let you have some real fun ):


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Now then, these are the mods for the game.

The Borg Incursion Mod (Version 2):

*Warning - if you install this mod, and you have the American (Not the UK/European version) of the game, download BOTF Standard FIRST!

BOTF Standard for Modders:


The STG website also has some mods. These are similar (If not the same) as the ones on Armadafleetcommand, but they also have effect mods, like improved phaser textures etc. This is the site if you want to look for yourself:

*Don't bother with the Borg mod - the one from Armadafleetcommand is a newer one.

Hope these help you.