Nikolai's Ideology: Gender Works
TL;DR:
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[*] An Ideology addon mod for [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3498422643]Intimacy: Gender Works[/url]
[*] Adds new precepts, memes, rituals and roles
[*] Lots of mod compatibility
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PRECEPTS
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[*] In real life, there have been cultures which possessed "third genders" of various kinds. Usually, those third genders had specific spiritual or religious roles. With the Neuters and Aphrodors precepts, you can now sort-of emulate this in RimWorld, and more. Does your free-love commune appreciate the "junkless" ones? Or maybe being an aphrodor is viewed as blasphemy against the human form? Perhaps you venerate those folks instead?
[*] The Intimacy precept allows you to tweak the intimacy fall rate of your pawns without going into the options menu. Sure, you could just slap it on an ideo to minmax, but where's the fun in that. Next you're gonna tell me you unironically use Human Primacy? Pah.
[*] The Gendered apparel precept allows you to decide if your ideoligion cares about crossdressing or not. Because it turns out textiles don't have chromosomes.
[*] Unfortunately, the variants of the Beauty precept are exclusive to the two memes this mod adds. Speaking of, let's get on with it:
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MEME: CHASTITY
[i]To live virtuously, one must have a pure mind and body alike. Giving into basal urges is equal to forfeiting one's morality.[/i]
Impact
Role
Ritual
High
Oathspouse
Arranged Marriage
Forsake your physical needs, forsake beauty and reproduction, and focus purely on pursuits of the spiritual: this is the essence of Chastity. Your colonists will love dumb labor (if VIEM&S is installed) and need less intimate interactions to keep their spirits high, but refuse to take hard drugs or more than one spouse, and won't engage in casual seducin'. For your dedication to precepts, you will acquire the Oathspouse role: a pawn married to the ideoligion itself, who can remind others of how far they are from perfection for a respectable boost to learning, movespeed and meditation (at the cost of making the shamed pawn too embarrassed to speak).
The ritual for this meme is Arranged Marriage, which is exactly what it says on the tin. No more word of love-ing those two colonists you want to treat like Gregor Mendel treated his pea plants.
MEME: APHRODITIC
[i]Love and beauty are the essence of life, and those who embody that essence must be adored.[/i]
Impact
Role
Ritual
High
Idol
Performance
Pay attention to the beauty of life, brim with endless vitality and spread love across the bounteous land: this is what it means to live in an Aphroditic manner. Your colonists will keep on lovin' (if Alpha Memes is installed) and appreciate beautiful environments far more, but filthy environments will hit them far harder and they will need more intimate interaction. If you manage to find someone of appropriate beauty, you may promote them to Idol: the sacred precepts incarnate, who can charm even enemies with peerless glamour (or even kill them, because they're so beautiful it lowers consciousness).
The ritual for this meme is Performance, a glorious show for everyone to enjoy. Expect significant recreation and intimacy gains.
Q&A
Q: Trans rights?
A: Are human rights. Intersex rights are human rights, too.
Q: This precept/meme/role/ritual/ability is too OP!
A: Base Ideology has Human [EXPLETIVE REMOVED] Primacy. I think I'm allowed to make something that's like 30% as strong as it at the best of times.
Q: CE?
A: ...I guess?
Q: I found a bug!
A: Report it on [url=https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fhallowfiend%2FNikolai-s-Ideology-Gender-Works-Ideo-Addon%2Fissues]GitHub[/url][github.com]. [b]I will not respond to bug reports in workshop comments.[/b]
Q: I have a suggestion!
A: Same as above, send it over on the [url=https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fhallowfiend%2FNikolai-s-Ideology-Gender-Works-Ideo-Addon%2Fissues]GitHub[/url][github.com].
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Turkler, for making Intimacy and helping me with the code for this mod. Genuinely one of the most patient modders on this rock.
Ludeon Studios, for making such a great game.
Abbey Games, the studio behind the obscure indie game Godhood, because the stuff from their game quite significantly inspired this mod's aesthetic.
FULL MOD COMPAT LIST
Note that [b]bolded[/b] mods are those that, in my personal opinion, improve this mod's experience significantly.
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[*] [b]Vanilla Ideology Expanded - Memes & Structures[/b]
[*] [b]Alpha Memes[/b]
[*] [b]Vanilla Apparel Expanded[/b] (adds a twirly skirt for your Idols to wear, very important!!!)
[*] Altered Carbon 2: ReSleeved
[*] ReSplice: Charmweavers
[*] Vanilla Factions Expanded - Pirate
[*] Vanilla Factions Expanded - Classical
[*] Vanilla Factions Expanded - Empire
[*] Vanilla Factions Expanded - Medieval 2
[*] Vanilla Ideology Expanded - Hats & Rags
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Also included is compat with Anomaly and Royalty.
