Vanilla Genetics Expanded - Hybrid Creatures and Genetic Engineering for RimWorld

Vanilla Genetics Expanded rebuilds Sarg Bjornson’s Genetic Rim with reworked hybrid creation, creature properties, progression and artwork. It offers a new approach to genetic experimentation, even for players familiar with its predecessor.

Create hybrids and explore abandoned laboratories

Develop your colony’s genetic projects and seek out abandoned labs for valuable genoframes.

The tissue grinder allows genoframe crafting and quality upgrades, but the corpse cost effectively doubles with each quality level. Combining two genoframes of the same quality into a better one is a more practical use of these recipes than producing top-quality frames from scratch.

DNA banks require hybrids, rather than ordinary colony animals.

New threats and configurable events

The mod introduces a hostile hybrid faction, quests and raids. Its quests and raids operate independently of the storyteller and do not replace the usual events.

Adjust their frequency through mod settings, following each setting’s description. Mechahybrid antennas can also be disabled if they cause problems.

Integrations with other creature mods

Full integrations with hybrid families and genome extraction support:

• Alpha Animals
• Dinosauria
• Megafauna
• Cosmic Horrors
• Alpha Bees

Additional genome-extraction integrations cover mods including Vanilla Animals Expanded, Android Tiers, Anima Animals, Erin’s Wildlife and selected ReGrowth modules.

Compatibility is also provided for Pawnmorpher and Vanilla Factions Expanded - Insectoids.

Requirements, saves and known conflicts

Requires Vanilla Expanded Framework.

When adding the mod to an existing save, accept the Framework prompt to add the hostile hybrid faction.

Reported conflicts include:

• Rim73: missing animal-controller drafting controls.
• Medical System Expanded 2 and Quality Bionics: interference with implant quality.
• Animals Logic and Stop, Drop & Roll: problems with mechahybrid antennas.

Combat Extended patches are maintained by the CE team.

Creators: Sarg Bjornson, Oskar Potocki and the Vanilla Expanded team, with contributions from Luizi, Reann Shepard, Erdelf, Taranchuk and Legodude.