diff --git a/Assemblies/AlienRace.dll b/Assemblies/AlienRace.dll
index ccf5497a..fae95184 100644
Binary files a/Assemblies/AlienRace.dll and b/Assemblies/AlienRace.dll differ
diff --git a/Source/AlienRace/AlienRace/BackstoryDef.cs b/Source/AlienRace/AlienRace/BackstoryDef.cs
index 7c43e893..0a1fedce 100644
--- a/Source/AlienRace/AlienRace/BackstoryDef.cs
+++ b/Source/AlienRace/AlienRace/BackstoryDef.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public class BackstoryDef : Def
         public IntRange bioAgeRange;
         public IntRange chronoAgeRange;
         public List<string> forcedItems = new List<string>();
+        public Backstory backstory;
 
         public bool CommonalityApproved(Gender g) => Rand.Range(min: 0, max: 100) < (g == Gender.Female ? this.femaleCommonality : this.maleCommonality);
 
@@ -45,14 +46,10 @@ public override void ResolveReferences()
             base.ResolveReferences();
 
             
-            if (!this.addToDatabase || BackstoryDatabase.allBackstories.ContainsKey(key: this.defName) || this.title.NullOrEmpty() || this.spawnCategories.NullOrEmpty())
-            {
-                return;
-            }
+            if (!this.addToDatabase || BackstoryDatabase.allBackstories.ContainsKey(key: this.defName) || this.title.NullOrEmpty() || this.spawnCategories.NullOrEmpty()) return;
 
-            Backstory b = new Backstory()
+            this.backstory = new Backstory
             {
-                baseDesc = this.baseDescription.NullOrEmpty() ? "Empty." : this.baseDescription,
                 bodyTypeGlobal = this.bodyTypeGlobal,
                 bodyTypeFemale = this.bodyTypeFemale,
                 bodyTypeMale = this.bodyTypeMale,
@@ -82,24 +79,29 @@ public override void ResolveReferences()
                 })()
             };
 
-            b.SetTitle(newTitle: this.title);
-            b.SetTitleShort(newTitleShort: this.titleShort.NullOrEmpty() ? b.Title : this.titleShort);
-
-            b.ResolveReferences();
-            b.PostLoad();
+            UpdateTranslateableFields(bs: this);
+            
+            this.backstory.ResolveReferences();
+            this.backstory.PostLoad();
 
-            b.identifier = this.defName;
+            this.backstory.identifier = this.defName;
 
             IEnumerable<string> errors;
-            if (!(errors = b.ConfigErrors(ignoreNoSpawnCategories: false)).Any())
-            {
-                BackstoryDatabase.AddBackstory(bs: b);
-            } else
-            {
+            if (!(errors = this.backstory.ConfigErrors(ignoreNoSpawnCategories: false)).Any())
+                BackstoryDatabase.AddBackstory(bs: this.backstory);
+            else
                 Log.Error(text: this.defName + " has errors:\n" + string.Join(separator: "\n", value: errors.ToArray()));
-            }
         }
 
+        internal static void UpdateTranslateableFields(BackstoryDef bs)
+        {
+            bs.backstory.baseDesc = bs.baseDescription.NullOrEmpty() ? "Empty." : bs.baseDescription;
+            bs.backstory.SetTitle(newTitle: bs.title);
+            bs.backstory.SetTitleShort(newTitleShort: bs.titleShort.NullOrEmpty() ? bs.backstory.Title : bs.titleShort);
+        }
+
+
+
         public struct BackstoryDefSkillListItem
         {
 #pragma warning disable CS0649
diff --git a/Source/AlienRace/AlienRace/HarmonyPatches.cs b/Source/AlienRace/AlienRace/HarmonyPatches.cs
index 0c30e018..4f8d0166 100644
--- a/Source/AlienRace/AlienRace/HarmonyPatches.cs
+++ b/Source/AlienRace/AlienRace/HarmonyPatches.cs
@@ -236,8 +236,6 @@ static HarmonyPatches()
 
 
             {
-                //DateTime time = DateTime.Now;
-
                 FieldInfo   bodyInfo = AccessTools.Field(type: typeof(RaceProperties), name: nameof(RaceProperties.body));
                 ILGenerator ilg      = new DynamicMethod(name: "ScanMethod", returnType: typeof(int), parameterTypes: Type.EmptyTypes).GetILGenerator();
                 foreach (MethodInfo mi in LoadedModManager.RunningMods.Where(predicate: mcp => mcp.LoadedAnyAssembly)
@@ -256,13 +254,19 @@ static HarmonyPatches()
                         harmony.Patch(original: mi, prefix: null, postfix: null, transpiler: new HarmonyMethod(type: patchType, name: nameof(BodyReferenceTranspiler)));
                 }
             }
-            Log.Message(
-                text:
+            
+            Log.Message(text:
                 $"Alien race successfully completed {harmony.GetPatchedMethods().Select(selector: mb => harmony.GetPatchInfo(method: mb)).SelectMany(selector: p => p.Prefixes.Concat(second: p.Postfixes).Concat(second: p.Transpilers)).Count(predicate: p => p.owner == harmony.Id)} patches with harmony.");
             DefDatabase<HairDef>.GetNamed(defName: "Shaved").hairTags.Add(item: "alienNoHair"); // needed because..... the original idea doesn't work and I spend enough time finding a good solution
+
+            foreach (BackstoryDef bd in DefDatabase<BackstoryDef>.AllDefs)
+            {
+                BackstoryDef.UpdateTranslateableFields(bs: bd);
+            }
         }
 
-        public static IEnumerable<CodeInstruction> BodyReferenceTranspiler(IEnumerable<CodeInstruction> instructions)        {
+        public static IEnumerable<CodeInstruction> BodyReferenceTranspiler(IEnumerable<CodeInstruction> instructions)
+        {
             FieldInfo bodyInfo  = AccessTools.Field(type: typeof(RaceProperties), name: nameof(RaceProperties.body));
             FieldInfo propsInfo = AccessTools.Field(type: typeof(ThingDef),       name: nameof(ThingDef.race));