Gene Lineage - Emergent Xenotype System
Gene Lineage - Emergent Xenotype System
Your colony is now the birthplace of evolution.
When two different xenotypes breed, their child isn't just a random mix — the system analyzes the genetic legacy of both parents and determines what the child truly is. Sometimes the child follows the mother. Sometimes the father. And sometimes... something entirely new is born.
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How it works
Every birth triggers a lineage analysis based on the parents' ancestral gene structures. If the child strongly resembles one parent's lineage, they are classified as that xenotype. But under certain conditions — a brand new species is born, one that has never existed before. What those conditions are? Experiment and find out.
[i]*This mod does not change the gene pool inherited by children. Based on the already-inherited genes, it compares similarity with existing xenotypes and classifies the child as a specific xenotype instead of showing "hybrid".[/i]
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Your colony, the origin
By default, new species only appear through breeding in your colony. They don't spawn in the wild. They don't appear in caravans.
Enable world-wide emergence in settings, and NPC factions can also produce new species.
If a pawn of that new species leaves your colony — joins another faction, gets captured, wanders off — that species can begin to spread through the world on its own.
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Name your creation
When a new species emerges, you choose its name, icon, and description. It's yours.
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Features
- Lineage analysis on every birth
- Similarity-based xenotype classification instead of "hybrid"
- Emergent xenotype creation under certain conditions with naming/icon dialog
- Custom description for emergent xenotypes
- Colony-only initial appearance, then natural world spread
- Full save/load persistence
- In-game settings for tuning species emergence rates
- Detailed debug logging for curious breeders
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Requires: Biotech DLC
v1.2 Update
- Added description input field to the emergent xenotype naming dialog
- Custom xenotype tooltip now shows user-written description
- Description edit gizmo (debug mode only)
- Description save/load support
