Description:
The RimWorld - Biotech DLC profoundly expands the game's core systems by introducing elements of reproduction, genetic modification, and mechanoid control. This massive expansion allows your colony to grow in entirely new ways:
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Children and Reproduction: Your colonists can now have children naturally or via fertility treatments, growing up with unique traits and skills influenced by their parents and upbringing. You'll manage their education and development, shaping the next generation of your colony.
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Genetics and Xenogerms: Dive into gene modding, creating custom xenohumans with diverse traits. You can harvest genes from others to create "xenogerms" to implant into your colonists, giving them specialized abilities, unique appearances (like furred "wimpids" or super-strong "hussars"), and sometimes even drawbacks.
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Mechanitor and Mechanoids: Become a "Mechanitor," a colonist capable of controlling and crafting powerful mechanoids. You'll build and upgrade a customizable army of combat and labor mechs, from small cleaners to massive fighting machines, powered by your mechanitor's abilities and a new resource called "Bandwidth." This introduces complex new threats and opportunities, as hostile mechanoid clusters also become more prevalent.
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Pollution and Tox Gas: A new environmental challenge arises with pollution generated by certain industrial activities, like mechanoid manufacturing. This can lead to toxic fallout, diseases, and requires careful management.
Biotech is a game-changing expansion that adds immense depth and replayability, allowing for incredibly diverse colony stories and strategic choices related to evolution, family, and advanced technology.