Human race is no longer a user settable race. You should only get it if some madman were to blacklist every race (which can be done by adding HUMAN alone to the whitelist).

src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/Race.java

@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ import net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.Side;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
 
 public enum Race {
+    /**
+     * The default, unset race.
+     * This is used if there are no other races.
+     */
     HUMAN(false, false, false),
     EARTH(false, false, true),
     UNICORN(true, false, false),
@@ -103,12 +107,16 @@ public enum Race {
             case UNICORN:
                 return UNICORN;
             default:
-                return HUMAN;
+                return EARTH;
 
         }
     }
 
+    public static Race fromName(String name) {
+        return fromName(name, EARTH);
+    }
+
     public static Race fromId(int id) {
-        return raceIdMap.getOrDefault(id, HUMAN);
+        return raceIdMap.getOrDefault(id, EARTH);
     }
 }

src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/UConfig.java

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class UConfig {
             "This is the race a client requests when first joining a game. " +
             "It is the default used both when Mine Little Pony is not installed and when they respond with a human race.";
     @Expose
-    private Race preferredRace = Race.HUMAN;
+    private Race preferredRace = Race.EARTH;
 
     @Expose(deserialize = false)
     private final String ignoreMineLPComment =
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public class UConfig {
 
     public Race getPrefferedRace() {
         if (preferredRace == null) {
-            setPreferredRace(Race.HUMAN);
+            setPreferredRace(Race.EARTH);
         }
 
         return preferredRace;

src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/Unicopia.java

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import net.minecraftforge.event.entity.item.ItemTossEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.event.entity.living.LivingEntityUseItemEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.event.entity.player.PlayerDropsEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.event.entity.player.PlayerFlyableFallEvent;
-import net.minecraftforge.event.entity.player.PlayerInteractEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.event.entity.player.UseHoeEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.event.world.BlockEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.Mod;

src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/command/CommandRacelist.java

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class CommandRacelist extends CommandBase {
 
         EntityPlayer player = getCommandSenderAsPlayer(sender);
 
-        Race race = Race.fromName(args[1], Race.HUMAN);
+        Race race = Race.fromName(args[1], Race.EARTH);
 
         TextComponentTranslation formattedName = new TextComponentTranslation(race.name().toLowerCase());
         formattedName.getStyle().setColor(TextFormatting.GOLD);

src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/command/CommandSpecies.java

@@ -62,15 +62,18 @@ class CommandSpecies extends CommandBase {
 		}
 
 		if (args[0].contentEquals("set") && args.length >= 2) {
-			Race species = Race.fromName(args[1], null);
+			Race species = Race.fromName(args[1], Race.HUMAN);
 
-			if (species == null) {
+			if (species.isDefault()) {
-				player.sendMessage(new TextComponentTranslation("commands.race.fail", args[1].toUpperCase()));
+			    ITextComponent message = new TextComponentTranslation("commands.race.fail", args[1].toUpperCase());
+		        message.getStyle().setColor(TextFormatting.RED);
+
+				player.sendMessage(message);
 			} else {
 				if (PlayerSpeciesList.instance().speciesPermitted(species, player)) {
 				    PlayerSpeciesList.instance().getPlayer(player).setPlayerSpecies(species);
 
-					TextComponentTranslation formattedName = new TextComponentTranslation(species.name().toLowerCase());
+				    ITextComponent formattedName = new TextComponentTranslation(species.name().toLowerCase());
 
 					if (player != sender) {
 						notifyCommandListener(sender, this, 1, "commands.race.success.other", formattedName, player.getName());
@@ -89,8 +92,7 @@ class CommandSpecies extends CommandBase {
 			name += player == sender ? "self" : "other";
 
 			ITextComponent race = new TextComponentTranslation(spec.getTranslationString());
-
+			ITextComponent message = new TextComponentTranslation(name);
-			TextComponentTranslation message = new TextComponentTranslation(name);
 
 			race.getStyle().setColor(TextFormatting.GOLD);
 
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ class CommandSpecies extends CommandBase {
 
 			boolean first = true;
 			for (Race i : Race.values()) {
-	            if (PlayerSpeciesList.instance().speciesPermitted(i, player)) {
+	            if (!i.isDefault() && PlayerSpeciesList.instance().speciesPermitted(i, player)) {
 	                message.appendSibling(new TextComponentString((!first ? "\n" : "") + " - " + i.name().toLowerCase()));
 	                first = false;
 	            }
@@ -153,7 +155,7 @@ class CommandSpecies extends CommandBase {
     		EntityPlayer player = sender instanceof EntityPlayer ? (EntityPlayer)sender : null;
 
     		for (Race i : Race.values()) {
-    			if (args[0].contentEquals("describe") || PlayerSpeciesList.instance().speciesPermitted(i, player)) {
+    			if (args[0].contentEquals("describe") || !(i.isDefault() && PlayerSpeciesList.instance().speciesPermitted(i, player))) {
     				names.add(i.name().toLowerCase());
     			}
     		}

src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/player/ItemCapabilities.java

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class ItemCapabilities implements IRaceContainer<EntityItem>, IOwned<EntityItem>
 
     @Override
     public void readFromNBT(NBTTagCompound compound) {
-        race = Race.fromName(compound.getString("owner_species"), Race.HUMAN);
+        race = Race.fromName(compound.getString("owner_species"));
     }
 
     @Override

src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/player/PlayerCapabilities.java

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class PlayerCapabilities implements IPlayer {
     PlayerCapabilities(EntityPlayer player) {
         setOwner(player);
 
-        player.getDataManager().register(PLAYER_RACE, Race.HUMAN.ordinal());
+        player.getDataManager().register(PLAYER_RACE, Race.EARTH.ordinal());
         player.getDataManager().register(EXERTION, 0F);
         player.getDataManager().register(ENERGY, 0F);
         player.getDataManager().register(EFFECT, new NBTTagCompound());
@@ -84,9 +84,13 @@ class PlayerCapabilities implements IPlayer {
     public void setPlayerSpecies(Race race) {
         EntityPlayer player = getOwner();
 
+        if (!PlayerSpeciesList.instance().speciesPermitted(race, player)) {
+            race = Race.EARTH;
+
             if (!PlayerSpeciesList.instance().speciesPermitted(race, player)) {
                 race = Race.HUMAN;
             }
+        }
 
         player.getDataManager().set(PLAYER_RACE, race.ordinal());
 
@@ -260,7 +264,7 @@ class PlayerCapabilities implements IPlayer {
 
     @Override
     public void readFromNBT(NBTTagCompound compound) {
-        setPlayerSpecies(Race.fromName(compound.getString("playerSpecies"), Race.HUMAN));
+        setPlayerSpecies(Race.fromName(compound.getString("playerSpecies")));
 
         powers.readFromNBT(compound.getCompoundTag("powers"));
         gravity.readFromNBT(compound.getCompoundTag("gravity"));

src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/lang/en_US.lang

@@ -98,8 +98,9 @@ commands.race.tell.other=%s is a
 commands.race.tell.other.alt=%s is an 
 
 commands.race.describe.title=%s
-commands.race.describe.human.1=This is the default race for new players.
+commands.race.describe.human.1=This is a default race with no abilities.
-commands.race.describe.human.2=It has no special abilities.
+commands.race.describe.human.2=If you have this, it means there are no other races available.
+commands.race.describe.human.3=It has no special abilities.
 
 commands.race.describe.earth.1=Earth Ponies can grow crops using mana and punch trees for apples (yeeeeeeehaaaaawwwwwwwwwww)
 commands.race.describe.earth.2=Their offensive ability is to kick down whilst jumping for a deafening ground smash.