Sesquipedalian, I changed several things around besides just the tech database write-up and adding briefing icons.
I've made a couple of additional modifications to the SI Arachnas MOD. Not to the model itself, of course, but I tweaked the ship data involving the tech database viewscreen (the Arachnas looked far too small originally) and I also WAY upped the explosion damage as well. If you're flying right next to a Shivan installation that has the same amount of hitpoints as a Sathanas juggernaut, the explosion should be as powerful as a juggernaut blowing up. When I first used this MOD in game, I was expecting to die when I was flying right next to the Arachnas as it blew up, but the explosion didn't even knock my ship around. I HAD to change that.
The revised Arachanas now has the same explosion data as the Sathanas.
Woomeister, I know I made these changes without your permission and I apologize. I truly thought these changes were warranted in order to make the Arachnas an exceptional MOD, rather than a good but flawed one. (The smallness of the tech database view and the lack of a powerful explosion were things that could afford to be tweaked, iin my opinion.)
Woomeister, let me know if you want these changes to go forward with my re-issue. If you like, I'll e-mail you a copy of the revised Arachnas MOD before I send it out for distribution. That way, you can examine it for yourself and let me know if you're satisfied with it.
Come to think of it, I'll notify all the above MODders by e-mail, letting them know I'm almost done with this project. The Arachnas is the only MOD I tweaked with the ship data; the others just have new tech descriptions.
Sesquipedalian, let me settle this with Woomeister; once we come to an agreement, I'll send you the MOD zipfile (icons and all) in its entirety.
