--- powder115_src.old/source.txt
+++ powder115_src/source.txt
@@ -6555,13 +6555,16 @@
     The GENDERCHANCE reflects the probability of a creature being
     one of the three possible genders.
 
-    If we have plural genders, they'd be added here.
+    If we had plural genders, they'd be added here.
+
+    Local change: Most players will be male. Therefore, we've modi-
+    fied GENDERCHANCE to shift the odds accordingly.
 }
 
 DEFINE GENDERCHANCE
 {
-    U8		male		50
-    U8		female		50
+    U8		male		90
+    U8		female		10
     U8		neuter		0
 }
 
====== end of patch ======