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Ant-Folk (Butterflies now too)

Adds a new race called Ant Folk to the game. With the common females called Workers, the uncommon winged males called Drones, and the rare big Queens. Also comes with Aphids as animals, which can be milked for sweet Honeydew. They are also joined by the fancy Lepidoptera, the Moth/Butterfly Folk.

This mod is still in development. It currently is made for main game Rimworld. Later versions may include features of the DLCs. Also is an idea to add future other Insect-Folk mayhaps, like with the added butterflies.

The Ant Folk and Lepidoptera may randomly appear in colonist selection. There is also a starting scenario each with exclusively colonists of the specified race.

The Overworld spawns 4 new factions.

• Ant-Folk Civil-Colony: Ant Folk, netural.
  
• Ant-Folk Raider-Colony: Ant Folk, hostile.
  
• Civil Fey Realm: Lepidoptera, netural.
  
• Savage Fey Realm: Lepidoptera, hostile.

Ant Folk are a bit nearsighted, and favor a melee approach to combat. The exoskeleton provides natural armor and strength. They prefer warmer climates and an underground environment. They sleep little, and don't care much about the day-night cycle. The Ant Folk culture also has less of a problem with eating people. They tend to view strangers suspiciously.

• 4 arms.
  
• 2 antennae replace ears to "listen".

• Prefer slightly warmer climates.
  
• Slight Penalty to ranged accuracy.
  
• Bonus to melee damage.
  
• Bonus to armor.
  
• Rest faster.
  
• Increased mining speed.

• Very likely to have "Undergrounder" trait.
  
• 50% for "Night Owl" trait.
  
• Small chance to be a "Sapiophage" (modified "Cannibal" trait), eating people.
  
• Rare chance to be a "Ravenous Sapiophage".
  
• Small chance for "Xenophobic" trait.

• [Biotech] Dark Vision Gene.
  
• [Biotech] High Libido Gene for Drones and Queens.
  
• [Biotech] Grow up faster.

Ant Folk come in 3 castes:

• Worker: Common. Female. Your run-of-the-mill diligent ant.
  
• Drone: Uncommon. Male. Wings and big eyes. Less resilient and productive, but faster and more charming.
  
• Queen: Rare. Female. Big. Stronger and tougher than a Worker, but also eats more.

[Biotech] Workers have low fertility. Queens have high fertility and reproduction rate.

Ants like to domesticate aphids. The Aphids rely on the Ant Folk for protection. In turn they produce sweet honeydew. Aphids are typically peaceful. They can be tamed and trained easily.

The Lepidoptera are a race of Butterfly- or Moth-Folk of a fey-ish nature. Stunningly pretty and charismatic they may be, there comes with them a certain unhinged-ness. A kin of spectacle and attention and a colorful demeanor and constant quarrel.

• 4 arms.
  
• 2 antennae replace ears to "listen".
  
• 4 wings, used for movement.

• Slightly less health.
  
• Slightly worse Mental Break Threshold.
  
• Slightly more adapted to uncomfortable temperatures.
  
• Rests slightly faster.
  
• Gets bored slightly faster.
  
• Faster movement.
  
• Higher base beauty.
  
• Improved social abilities.

Improved likelihood for the following traits:

• Bisexual
  
• Jealous
  
• Masochist
  
• Bloodlust
  
• Sapiophage
  
• Ravenous Sapiophage
  
• Pyromaniac
  
• Chemical Interest
  
• Chemical Fascination

Adds a new "Scarlet" Xenotype for butterflies of a fiery nature, which may arrive in raids. They are more aggressive with fire-related features.