New Races

[LibrarianBrent]

So... what is the procedure for requesting/creating a new race? I bring this up because of the dragon-men...

[Sangel]

There is none. Though if you create the graphics for an entire new race, I'm guessing odds are it'll get used somewhere by someone.

[Boucman]

well, I don't know exactly what the concept of race does, codewise... I think it only choose the random name generator....

Dave, is the name generator WML enabled, or do you have to code the new names in C++ ?

[Loriel]

well, I don't know exactly what the concept of race does, codewise... I think it only choose the random name generator....

Dave, is the name generator WML enabled, or do you have to code the new names in C++ ?

Looks like it's in WML in the files in /data:
In appropriate races in game.cfg there is an entry to include the name list from names.cfg - eg (for elvish names):

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[units]
	{units}

	{names.cfg}

	[race]
	name=elf
	num_traits=2
	markov_chain_size=2
	{ELVISH_NAMES}
	[/race]

and names.cfg includes

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#define ELVISH_NAMES
male_names="Tinarariand,Elándil, ......."
#enddef

ie a string of alternative names, separated by commas.

[turin]

if you want to create your own race, do all the graphics and all the .cfg files, then use them in a use-made campaign. if the campaign gets popular enough, it might get accepted into the game, thus accepting your race.
but if there is a race you want accepted and no plan on how to use it, or if you want the race for a campaign you are doing, you should just package the race with your .tar.gz/.zip file when you distribute the campaign.