SimpleBabyCarry
[b]SIMPLE BABY CARRY[/b]
As previewed in the Biotech DLC menu now your colonists (adults and children) with childcare work can carry babies in a cloth sling, industrial carrier or tribal sling while they work, fight and go about their day (without vanilla autodropping it) - and both have thoughts about it. You can carry the baby also without any of the carry apparel.
[b]Features (Quick overview)[/b]
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[b]Features (Details)[/b]
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[*] [b]Carrying baby without vanilla dropping it[/b] - right-click any colony baby to assign a carrier; works for adults and colony children
[*] [b]6 baby carry apparel types[/b] - Cloth Sling, Industrial Carrier and Tribal Sling across tech levels, plus kid-sized variants for colony children
[*] [b]No move-speed penalty[/b] - carrier's hands stay free; with carry apparel there is also no work speed penalty and weapon use (ranged & melee) is unrestricted. Without apparel: reduced work speed and weapons disabled
[*] [b]Weapon use requires carry apparel[/b] - without a sling or carrier, ranged and melee gizmos are disabled (shown with a red tooltip). Equip any carry apparel to fight normally while holding the baby
[*] [b]Feed while carrying[/b] - breastfeed or hand-feed without putting the baby down
[*] [b]Transfer to another colonist[/b] - hand off to any player colonist directly without dropping
[*] [b]Auto drop & re-pickup[/b] - baby is placed down for sleep, swimming, crafting, tending, arrest, recreation etc. and picked back up automatically; also dropped for tending when injured and a doctor is available - parent carriers and drafted carriers hold on while hostiles are nearby; tending fires automatically after the danger clears or the carrier is undrafted
[*] [b]Auto childcare[/b] - carrier feeds the baby as needed (Childcare work type required); carriers can play with the baby to boost mood; babies nap on the carrier to restore rest; crib placement is player-controlled via gizmo
[*] [b]Adrenaline system[/b] - fleeing carriers get +0.35 move speed and +5% melee dodge; parents get an extra bonus on top
[*] [b]Damage & environmental exposure[/b] - baby always shares the adult carrier's hazards: toxic fallout, fire and extinguish all affect them too; combat hits trigger a chance-based Protective Reflex (carrier takes +15 % extra, baby protected) or a fraction transfer; non-adult carriers (children) are excluded from damage transfer
[*] [b]Auto-pickup toggle[/b] - enable or disable automatic re-pickup after a drop in mod settings
[*] [b]Mood thoughts[/b] - carrier and baby both react to events, weather and danger
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[b]Carry Apparel[/b]
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[*] [b]Cloth Baby Sling[/b] - no research / light & quick
[*] [b]Tribal Baby Sling[/b] - no research / sturdier, better armor
[*] [b]Baby Carrier[/b] - Industrial / ComplexClothing research / best protection / covers Torso + Shoulders
[*] [b]Kid's Cloth Baby Sling[/b] - no research
[*] [b]Kid's Tribal Baby Sling[/b] - no research
[*] [b]Kid's Baby Carrier[/b] - ComplexClothing research
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All three (and kid-sized variants) reduce the damage fraction reaching the baby. Wearing any carry apparel also enables full weapon use (ranged & melee) during carry.
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[b]Mood Thoughts - Carrier[/b]
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[*] [b]Positive:[/b] Carrying my son/daughter (+5), Helping with childcare (+3), Baby fell asleep (+3), Adrenaline protecting child (+6)
[*] [b]Negative:[/b] Protecting the baby (-4), Sore from carrying (-3, stackable), Can't drop them now (-6), Exhausted after protecting (-2)
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[b]Mood Thoughts - Carried Baby[/b]
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[*] [b]Positive:[/b] Carried by Mom/Dad (+5), Carried by anyone (+3), Warm and cozy (+2), Refreshing rain (+1)
[*] [b]Negative:[/b] Scary noise (-2), Wet and cold (-2), Got hurt (-10), Seriously hurt (-25)
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[b]Damage System[/b]
Carrying a baby in combat is a real risk. When the carrier gets hit the baby is [b]always[/b] affected too - they share the same dangers.
[b]What reaches the baby?[/b]
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[*] [b]Combat hits[/b] (melee, ranged, explosions, fire): Protective Reflex kicks in first - if it fails a fraction of the damage bleeds through
[*] [b]Toxic gas, frostbite and similar hazards[/b]: forwarded 1:1
[*] [b]Fire extinguish[/b]: forwarded 1:1 - the baby's flames are put out too
[*] [b]Toxic fallout / Noxious Haze[/b]: baby accumulates toxins at the same rate as the carrier
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[b]Protective Reflex - combat hits only[/b]
On every combat hit there is a chance the carrier instinctively turns to shield the baby.
If it triggers: the [b]carrier absorbs +15 % more damage[/b] and the [b]baby takes nothing[/b].
The higher parent reflex represents a biological drive to protect their own child at personal cost.
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[b]Credits[/b]
Special thanks to **Pumpkinlass** for contributing the art assets for this mod.
The carry apparel, gizmo and workshop page textures are their work - they bring the whole thing to life.
The face mod used in all workshop images is [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3302079637]"Nice Facial Animation"[/url].
The hair horns and outfits are drawn by **Pumpkinlass**.
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[b]Requirements[/b]
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[*] [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2009463077]Harmony[/url] - must load before this mod
[*] [b]Biotech DLC[/b]
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[b]Compatibility[/b]
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[*] RimWorld 1.6
[*] Safe to add or remove mid-game
[*] No special load order beyond Harmony, Core and DLCs
[*] Support: HAR (Humanoid Alien Races), Yayo's Animation, Dub's Bad Hygiene, Pick up and Haul, Vehicle Framework, RimTalk (Toddlers Expansion)
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[b]Bug Reports[/b]
Please include a short description, reproduction steps and your Player.log or HugsLib log in the comments or discussions.
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[b]Languages[/b]
English, German, Russian, French
Japanese, Korean (both added by uwu1004)
- more on request.
[b]Licensing & Legal[/b]
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