[DEVBLOG#237] Vanilla Races Expanded - Highmate infographics

These are some handy genes for my succubus/incubus xenotype, very nice additions!

stifledyawn

I know you are dialing back on the Mass Effect content, but like, the psychic conception and some of the upgraded psychic bond things would fit the Asari like a glove. Anyway, awesome update as always!

Smaco

Oh I remember in previous info posts you said cherry picker would be required. Amazing, great to hear! Options are always a good thing.

Bohemian Romantic

"things are moving on Vehicle framework front too!" - I see what you did here ;p

As per the infographics - these genes can be disabled in mod options. No need for cherry picker.

Oskar Potocki

Not yet but it will

Oskar Potocki

They were not, they lent more towards that sci fi concubine aesthetic. Rest of this mod looks really cool, so I think I'm finally going to have to bite the bullet and get the cherry picker mod because the whole cat girl thing just feels silly and forced.

Bohemian Romantic

You mentioned in an earlier dev blog that you were considering making highmates obtainable through royal rank. Did that make it into the mod? Because highmates are incredibly hard to find base-game.

The dominant/recessive genome alone is going to make this a staple mod from here on

KaneLives

Now that makes it both worth it and sense, imo. Thank you.

Oleg Oleg

We will double the mood thought from lovin tho

Oskar Potocki

That's fine. I think you're blowing it incredibly out of proportion. It's very rare that pawns in RimWorld do lovin' to more than one person - but if it's such a big problem for you, you can simply disable the gene via cherry picker. I believe that the 5% increase in value and +5 opinion on lovin' is enough to warrant -1 metabolism.

Oskar Potocki

I think it would also be very interesting if highmates were capable of stopping other pawns with a mental state. Perhaps a branch of highmates that have enhanced psy-bond would allow them to calm down their partner (Or any pawn by making a temporary bond).

ArtR

It's honestly like the sap blood gene which only slows down bleeding rather than stopping it (there are genes for that though) and in turn reducing metabolic efficiency by 2 as well as work speed by 20% (pretty damn big, and I'd take the depressive trait over 20% less work speed)

Oleg Oleg

That's a very marginal number to be usable for slave trade, the implantation alone takes days until they recover, and many prisoners are worth less than a thousand. You'd end up better selling the food the prisoner used while alive to get more money. Unless the gene adds something like +100% market or even better selling value, I don't think I'll want such a detrimental thing which turns "perfect for the sexy time of your life" into "average sex with a permanent debuff for less opinion gain than a single tier of beauty which costs efficiency"

Oleg Oleg

Unless you’re into slave trade.

Oskar Potocki

Also, market value is negative, if anything, since it doesn't give you any boons but it does increase raid strength

Oleg Oleg

That's basically neglible tho. I'd expect a mood buff to compensate if anything

Oleg Oleg

That's looking very cool - but I'm afraid of the comment section when this gets posted on Steam Workshop XD

Lyn the Cookie

Ah ok thanks! Didn’t know about opinion buff. Still sounds oddly detrimental overall though imo. Although to be fair idk if that’s intentional nor have I tested it myself 😅

idle snow

It increases the value of the pawn by +5%, and it also gives opinion buff of +5 to anyone sleeping with a perfect body trait.

Oskar Potocki

It increases the value of the pawn by +5%, and it also gives opinion buff of +5 to anyone sleeping with a perfect body trait.

Oskar Potocki

Or am I missing something?

Oleg Oleg

Question: if perfect body more or less only makes pawns no longer be satisfied by non perfect body pawns, then why does it cost metabolic efficiency without providing any buffs?

Oleg Oleg

Looks great, you guys are on fire!

Jerry

Were base highmates, cat girls???

Michael Fisher

Just based off the description, seems like perfect body is actually a bad thing. Does it come with any benefits or does it just ruin non-perfect body lovin for the receiving pawn?

idle snow