This discussion will outline various ideas and additions that have been documented for the mod. This should help those who are wondering what has been thought of, or what may be in store. Not that these features are kept intentionally vague, so the updates aren't spoiled.


100% Upcoming for next update (1.4 and 1.5):


Overhaul on weapon expiry and usage. They will still expire, but it will be much, much less intrusive, and easier to work around. Expiry will not be removed due to how easily they can be accessed (and also being plants)!

Stronger Prima Weapons: Stronger variants of Prima weapons for when the current ones aren't doing the job.

Turret Expansion: new turrets will be introduced, alongside the current Spear Turret. These turrets will help make sure that there is a way to defend your colony in case you don't have access to Prima weapons for any reason.

Weapon Flexibility: Prima weapons - and weapons in the future - will have a degree of flexibility that can help you adapt to external factors, such as soil availability, growing season range, etc.

Convenience: Terraweapons take a long time to grow, so much attention has been put into them to make sure that growing them is less of a pain and is much more doable, regardless of biome, temperature, or pawn skill.


Future plans:


Alkali Weapons: Quicker-expiring weapons that focus around taking down targets quickly, but also keeping them alive. Very low damage, very diverse applications.

Perrenial Weapons: Weapons which live extremely long and are the "Heavy" family of Terraweapons. Generally mirrors weapons that require massive amounts of ammo, such as HMGs, miniguns, throwers, and rapid turrets.

Anima/Royal Weapons: Weapons capable of competing with Ultratech weapons (such as charge weaponry), but also the hardest to acquire. Able to mimic weapons that require optics and/or complex mechanisms, allowing it to produce weapons like DMRs, sniper rifles, and long-range artillery. One is already in the game as a preview, and can either be rarely found, or even chosen as a relic for Ideology!

More melee weapons.

Single-use weapons to top off the Prima family.

Grenade variants, such as pine, sap, and poison grenades.


Desired for release this year (but not 100% confirmed):


-More security plants, such as guardian vines, trees, or walls.

-Biocannons, which are earth-based cannons that can fire massive, high-damaging shots at targets. Equivalent to large mortars.

-Spore-based Weaponry.


Will Never Appear:


-PvZ plants. I get it, this mod is in the same boat, and there's no problem joking about it. However... if I was to do PvZ stuff - which was indeed talked about - it'd be it's own mod. In fact, art of a living, moving peashooter pawn is already on the hard drive.

-Plant-grown colonists. While temporary soldiers are a possible idea, this mod focuses on plant-based security, NOT everyday additions.

-Most mod menu options. Unless it is ABSOLUTELY crucial to make the mod work correctly, or be compatible with another mod, I do not want a mod option menu. Partly due to not really knowing C#, but also because I want the experience to be played - and changed - in-game.

-Unlimited ammo/durability. Limited ammo serves as one of the balancing drawbacks to the weapons, and a counter to them being acquired so early and without resources. The closest this mod will ever get to unlimited ammo is ammo that slowly regenerates over time.