Integrated Genes

Mod, 1.4


This mod aims to integrate Royalty and Ideology into Biotech's genetics system, by adding multiple genes that are designed around pivotal features of the earlier two DLCs.

Integrated Genes currently adds 16 functional and 4 cosmetic genes, with 1 archite gene. A few are available with only Biotech installed, but most additionally require Royalty and/or Ideology.

Genes
Core Biotech...

Author: Turnovus

Created: 3 Nov, 2022 @ 11:29pm

Updated: 23 Aug, 2023 @ 12:27am

Subscribers: 72955


Size (unpacked) : 0.938 MB

This mod aims to integrate Royalty and Ideology into Biotech's genetics system, by adding multiple genes that are designed around pivotal features of the earlier two DLCs.

Integrated Genes currently adds 16 functional and 4 cosmetic genes, with 1 archite gene. A few are available with only Biotech installed, but most additionally require Royalty and/or Ideology.

Genes

Core Biotech
  • Blind - Carriers of this gene are totally blind, due to degredation of the occipital lobe. Their eyes still see, but their mind cannot.
  • Grandiose - Carriers of theis gene tend to develop delusions of grandeur, believing themselves more entitled than their peers.
  • Constant pain - Carriers of these gene experience constant pain. A feedback loop in the brain's nociception center causes a constant perception of pain, even when no physical injury is present.
  • Speechless - Carriers of this gene are mentally incapable of forming words in the context of verbal communication.
  • High Standards - Carriers of this gene are physically revolted by anyone they perceive as less attractive than themselves.
  • Crown of horns - Carriers of this gene grow a "crown" of horns above their brow.
  • Bright orange skin - Carriers of this gene produce a pigment that gives their skin a crisp orange color.

Royalty
  • Meditation dependency - Carriers of this gene experience an increasing emotional anxiety. They must meditate regularly to clear their minds, even if they lack a psylink.
  • Heat dispersal (Spectrum) - Carriers of these genes will either recover from neural heat more quickly, or more slowly.
  • Archotech attunement (Archite) - Carriers of this gene have special archites in their neurons, maintaining and improving their psychic link to distant archotech intelligences.

Ideology
  • Certain/Uncertain (Spectrum) - Carriers of these genes have altered levels of neuroplasticity, and are either resistant or prone to adopting new beliefs.
  • Herd-minded - Carriers of this gene develop a compulsion to imitate their peers, allowing popular consensus to dictate their beliefs.
  • Streamlined anatomy - Carriers of this gene develop biological pathways specially designed to speed up biosculpting.
  • Biosculpter dependency - Carriers of this gene suffer from a degenerative illness known as "geneblight". This condition will flare up regularly, and worsen over time, unless treated by a biosculpter pod's medical cycle.
  • Gauranlen tuned - Carriers of this gene have a natural link to gauranlen trees, and find it easier to maintain a link with their queen.
  • Gauranlen dependency - Carriers of this gene have a natural link to gauranlen trees. They need to be soothed by the psychic emanations of a dryad queen, and will suffer from mounting anxiety in the absense of a tree.
  • Submissive - Carriers of this gene are given a sense of pleasure by carrying out orders, and by pleasing their perceived masters.
  • Terrified - Carriers of this gene have an overactive fight-or-flight response, and are easily frightened in many situations. They can't even handle basic combat without becoming overwhelmed and fainting.
  • Dryad face - Carriers of this gene develop a wide mouth and grow a throat sac, producing a dryad-like appearance.
  • Dryad voice - Carriers of this gene have vocal chords that can imitate the croaks and warbles of dryads.

Please let me know what you think of the mod. I hope to continue working on it, tweaking and improving existing features while also adding new ones. Any feedback about balancing or gameplay feel helps me out a lot.

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Non-Steam version: https://github.com/Turnovus/Integrated-Genes/releases/latest

How do I download and install mods?

Simply click the blue button above. It will open the file hosting page with the mod repacked by us from the official source.

How do I install this mod?

See the 'How to install' tab.

Is this mod safe to use?

The mods are repacked as is, without any additional software, malware, or bloatware added. To check for viruses, use a reliable antivirus or upload the archive to a website like virustotal.com. Anyway, It's always a good practice to keep backups of your saves in case of mod incompatibility .

There is a folder in the .zip archive. To install the mod, move the entire folder (not just its contents) into 'Mods' folder located under your RimWorld root isntallation folder.
So, for steam version of the game, the path would look like this: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\RimWorld\Mods
For any other distribution, firstly locate your rimworld installation path and then unpack the archive into the 'Mods' folder.
Then enable the mod in the game mods menu by double clicking on its name and restart the game