Revision as of 17:03, 10 March 2019

Mutations are straight buffs to certain aspects of a caste or hive. Each Xeno has mutators they can purchase for themselves, while the Queen also has the ability to obtain Mutators that affect the entire hive and those under her.

With each Maturation (Young | Mature | Elder | Ancient) you will gain 6 points to spend on a mutation of your choice. When you evolve you will lose all the mutators you previously picked. Each Xeno can purchase all Positive Mutations available to their caste once, while Keystone mutators are mutually exclusive - you can only ever buy one.

Under the Alien tab you can buy mutations for yourself with the Purchase Mutators verb. To buy mutations for the hive (as the Queen) click on the verb Purchase Hive Mutators. To view the Hive and your own currently active mutations click on the List Mutators verb.

Mutations

Positive MutationsKeystonesStrains

Each Positive Mutation costs 6 points and can be bought only once.

Mutation:	Description:
Faster Weeds	Boosts weed growth speed and spread radius. Applicable Caste(s): Carrier \| Drone \| Hivelord \| Burrower \| Queen
Increased Egg Production	Faster egg production. Applicable Caste(s): Queen
Infusion of Larva	Gives the hive an additonal 5 stored larva. This is a hive mutator meaning it will affect the hive. Once the Queen dies this hive mutator will stop. If bought by a previous Queen this mutation cannot be purchased again. Applicable Caste(s): Queen
More Leaders	Adds 3 additional xeno leader slots. This is a hive mutator meaning it will affect the hive. Once the Queen dies this hive mutator will stop. Applicable Caste(s): Queen

Each Keystone costs 6 points and each Xeno can only ever have one.

Mutation:	Description:
Wider Gas	Increases Boiler gas radius by 1 tile. Applicable Caste(s): Boiler
Lingering Gas	Makes boiler gas linger for longer before dissipating. Applicable Caste(s): Boiler
Longer Pounce	Increases the pounce range by two tiles. Applicable Caste(s): Runner \| Lurker \| Ravager
Increased Storage Capacity	Increases Carrier storage capacity by 2 for facehuggers and 2 for eggs. Applicable Caste(s): Carrier
Acid Tipped Claws	Reduces your brute damage and applies the reduction amount as burn damage. With this keystone you do brute and burn damage on each slash. Applicable Caste(s): Drone \| Hivelord \| Sentinel \| Spitter \| Praetorian \| Boiler \| Queen
Faster Maturation	The hive matures at a faster rate. This is a hive mutator meaning it will affect the hive. Once the Queen dies this hive mutator will stop. Applicable Caste(s): Queen
Resilient Larva	Larva gestate faster and there's a small chance of getting an additional larva. This is a hive mutator meaning it will affect the hive. Once the Queen dies this hive mutator will stop. Applicable Caste(s): Queen
Faster Charge Buildup	The Crusher's charge will start building up 1 tile sooner and will build up a bit faster. Applicable Caste(s): Crusher
Regenerate Off Weeds	Allows a xeno to heal and regenerate plasma as if they were on weeds even if they aren't. Applicable Caste(s): All

Each Strain costs 6 points and will alter how you'll play the caste. All Strains are also Keystone Mutations.

Strain:	Description:
Healer	Trade the ability to build resin structures for an ability to transfer health to other xenomorphs and enhanced pheromones. Applicable Caste(s): Drone
Harasser	Trade some speed to automatically attack anyone you pounce, depending on intent.. Applicable Caste(s): Runner
Steel Crest	Trade the ability to tail sweep for the ability to use your other skill in Crest and Fortify stances. Additionally, your headbutt does more damage and gains 1 tile extra range. Applicable Caste(s): Defender
Boxer	Trade the ability to fling for a lower cool down, increased damage and range on your punch ability. Punch loses the ability to immediately break bones. Gain a new ability, Jab: A stun ability that applies no damage but refreshes punch ability. Applicable Caste(s): Warrior
Vomiter	Trade your neuro-toxin in exchange for an acid spray that is similar to the Boiler's acid spray. Applicable Caste(s): Spitter
Tremor	Trade the ability to make tunnels and traps for a small AoE stun when you unburrow and staggering everyone in range. Applicable Caste(s): Burrower
Egg Sac	Trade the ability to carry facehuggers for an ability to generate an egg once every 60 seconds for 50 plasma. Applicable Caste(s): Carrier
Royal Protector	Trade the ability to spit in exchange for increased pheremones, the ability to tail sweep (as Defender) and a shorter wind-up on your acid spray. Applicable Caste(s): Praetorian
Earthquake	Trade the ability to charge in exchange for a small AoE stomp that stuns targets. Applicable Caste(s): Crusher
Railgun	Trade the ability to bombard with gas clouds in exchange for a single acidic projectile that deals more damage against structures with perfect accuracy. Applicable Caste(s): Boiler

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-*'''Each Strain costs 6 points and will alter how you'll play the caste.'''
+*'''Each Strain costs 6 points and will alter how you'll play the caste. All Strains are also Keystone Mutations.'''
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 [[#Healer|'''Healer''']]
-|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|Trade the ability to build resin structures in exchange for a new ability that heals other xenomorphs and greatly enhanced pheromones.
+|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|Trade the ability to build resin structures for an ability to transfer health to other xenomorphs and enhanced pheromones.
 '''Applicable Caste(s):''' [[Drone]]
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 [[#Harasser|'''Harasser''']]
-|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|Trade a small amount of speed but gain the ability to attack when pouncing target depending on your intent.
+|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|Trade some speed to automatically attack anyone you pounce, depending on intent..
 '''Applicable Caste(s):''' [[Runner]]
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 [[#Steel Crest|'''Steel Crest''']]
-|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|Trade the ability to tail sweep in exchange for allowing your other abilities to be used in Crest and Fortify. Additionally increases headbutt range and damage.
+|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|Trade the ability to tail sweep for the ability to use your other skill in Crest and Fortify stances. Additionally, your headbutt does more damage and gains 1 tile extra range.
 '''Applicable Caste(s):''' [[Defender]]
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 |style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |{{Anchor|Boxer}}
 [[#Boxer|'''Boxer''']]
-|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|Trade the ability to fling in exchange for a lower cool down on punch with increased damage and range. Punch loses the ability to immediately break bones. Gives a new ability, Jab. A stun ability that applies no damage but refreshes punch ability.
+|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|Trade the ability to fling for a lower cool down, increased damage and range on your punch ability. Punch loses the ability to immediately break bones. Gain a new ability, Jab: A stun ability that applies no damage but refreshes punch ability.
 '''Applicable Caste(s):''' [[Warrior]]
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 [[#Tremor|'''Tremor''']]
-|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|Trade your ability to make tunnels and traps for a small AoE stun when you unburrow and staggering everyone in range.
+|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|Trade the ability to make tunnels and traps for a small AoE stun when you unburrow and staggering everyone in range.
 '''Applicable Caste(s):''' [[Burrower]]
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 [[#Egg Sac|'''Egg Sac''']]
-|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"| Trade the ability to carry eggs and huggers in exchange for growing your own eggs.
+|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|Trade the ability to carry facehuggers for an ability to generate an egg once every 60 seconds for 50 plasma.
 '''Applicable Caste(s):''' [[Carrier]]
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 [[#Royal Protector|'''Royal Protector''']]
-|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|Trade the ability to spit in exchange for a lower cool down on spray and gain the ability to Tail Sweep.
+|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|Trade the ability to spit in exchange for increased pheremones, the ability to tail sweep (as Defender) and a shorter wind-up on your acid spray.
 '''Applicable Caste(s):''' [[Praetorian]]