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Genetic Heads Framework for [NL] Facial Animation

Seamlessly match your pawns’ faces to their genes! Automatic storytelling with dev mode override control.

Now compatible with Facial Animations Xenotype Compatibility! It'll replace the patch logic of Xenotype Compatibility with the C# logic of the Genetic Heads Framework for supported races, and all other races supported by Xenotype Compatibility will be unaffected.

This mod connects genes to Facial Animation head types. If you have the head textures with the right code in your mods, this mod will automatically apply the appropriate head to your pawns.

Requires Head Packs or patched-in gene xml to work!

Check out my Biotech Head Pack for vanilla Biotech heads edited to work with Facial Animation. Pairs very nicely with Vanilla Textures Expanded.

Also check out my Mod Head Pack for some heads from mods, also in vanilla style (VRE, Roo's).

• Automatic face assignment based on genes
  
• Supports multiple required genes per head (furskin and heavy jaw, gaunt and furskin, etc)
  
• Fallback system assigns race/gender-appropriate heads if no genetic match
  
• Supports multiple head textures for a single gene (like base game Biotech furskin's three textures)
  
• Gizmos for dev mode control–assign or clear any pawn’s head regardless of genes, can toggle gizmos off in settings
  
• Lightweight, extensible design–easily add your own head packs

Known Issues:

• Head assignment via Character Editor menu doesn't work. Use the dev mode gizmo or the Facial Animation menu for now!
  
• Possibly weird behavior with HAR?

Make your own head packs or patch existing Facial Animation heads! Make sure it's Facial Animation appropriate (no eyes, same folder system as Facial Animation, etc) and then add Defs with this XML:
Also be sure to add this mod as a dependency!

I'm open to feedback! I've tested this mod on my own game of 731 mods (not even joking about the number XD) and I didn't notice any slowdown or performance issues beyond what I'm used to in a heavily modded game.

And just a heads up, this is my first C# mod, so I'm almost entirely sure I've done something that isn't as efficient as it could be. If anyone who knows their way around the language wants to check it out, I've posted the framework code on GitHub. I'm happy to update with improvements and credit appropriately.

A little support goes a long way! If you’d like to help me keep creating, you can do so on Ko-fi![ko-fi.com] Also updating on what mod heads I'm working on next, so come check it out!