[i]I (and this mod) are in no way affiliated with Mortis Ghost or Unproductive Fun Time.[/i]
[i]This is a fan-project created from a love of the RPGMaker game, OFF.[/i]
Elsen are the sugar-sweet, square-headed denizens of Zone 1, Zone 2, and Zone 3. As a result of circumstances unknown even to themselves, they've breached the boundaries of their home world and can now be found across the furthest reaches of the rim. Gratefully, coming from a world of plastic seas and smoke-choked air makes one well prepared for a wide array of increasingly polluted planets.
They fill out the ranks of simple labor squads best, much more content to carry out assigned work than engage in combat. While not incapable of combat, their weak muscle strength, flame vulnerabilities, and slowed healing mean they are far from well-suited for it. What they lack in physical resolve they make up for in swiftness in both movement and work speed. This, in addition to their highly efficient metabolisms, make them welcome members in any workforce.
That is, of course, unless their employer isn't keen on their proclivity towards mental breaks...
NEW GENES
Sugarskin
[b]Complexity:[/b] 1
[b]Metabolism:[/b] +2
Carriers of this gene have flesh rich in yeast and sucrose compounds. Their fragile crystalline cell structure makes them vulnerable to damage from fire and heat-based weaponry.
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[*] Flame Damage x120%
[*] Heat Armor -15%
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Frantic
[b]Complexity:[/b] 2
[b]Metabolism:[/b] 0
Carriers of this gene are highly neurotic, completing their assigned work quickly to avoid repercussions. Paranoid tendencies mean they are more prone to mental breaks.
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[*] Global Work Speed +40%
[*] Mental Break Threshhold +14%
[*] Move Speed x110%
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ADDITIONAL COMPATIBILITY
[url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2636329500] Vanilla Ideology Expanded: Memes & Structures (VME) [/url]
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[*] "Industrious" meme for Industrious elsen factions!
[*] "Gestalt" & "Progressive" memes for Saccharine elsen factions!
[*] "Corporate" structure for all elsen factions!
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[url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2134308519] VME + Vanilla Cooking Expanded [/url]
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[*] "Sweet Teeth" meme for all elsen factions! (Forces "Sweets: Desired" precept.)
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[url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2193152410] VME + Vanilla Books Expanded [/url]
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[*] "Cultured" meme for Liesurely elsen factions!
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KNOWN ISSUES
The way I've drawn the head textures means they will not look good on narrow heads or female pointed heads. The Sugarskin gene blocks the conflicting heads from generating, but mods like Vanilla Textures Expanded - [NL] Facial Animation (which force certain head shapes) may create more obvious clipping issues.
Also, I only realized after making these graphics that I didn't add any Alpha Memes integration. I might at a later date!
There [i]shouldn't[/i] be any major incompatibilities, as this mod doesn't patch or overwrite anything as of right now. If you find conflicts, feel free to let me know - but it's possible I won't be able to make a fix.
RECOMMENDED MODS
[url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2816938779] Vanilla Textures Expanded - [NL] Facial Animation [/url]
[url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2275310562] Vanilla Pawns Retextured [/url]
[url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1678847247] Graphics Settings+ [/url]
[url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2479389928] RocketMan - Performance Mod [/url]
UPDATE LOG
1.5
(3/19/2024) - Updated Sugarskin gene to render correctly using 1.5's new rendering nodes.
1.4
(9/18/2023) - Fixed move speed modifier, Elsen now move as fast as they should.
