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*When you evolve you will lose all the mutators you previously picked.
*When you evolve you will lose all the mutators you previously picked.
*'''All mutations can only be bought once.'''
*'''All mutations can only be bought once.'''
*'''If a hive flaw is brought and you have the positive mutation of that flaw then they will cancel each other out.'''




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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''' and lastly to view the Hive and your own currently active mutations click on the '''List Mutators''' verb.
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''' and lastly to view the Hive and your own currently active mutations click on the '''List Mutators''' verb.


==Standard Mutations==
==Positive Mutations==
{| style="border: 2px solid black;
{| style="border: 2px solid black;
  ! style="background-color:#DDA0DD;"|'''Mutation:'''
  ! style="background-color:#DDA0DD;"|'''Mutation:'''
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*'''The Damage mutator only applies to slash, not spit, and not to any other ability.'''
*'''The Damage mutator only applies to slash, not spit, and not to any other ability.'''
*'''The Plasma mutator boosts both reserves and recovery.
*'''The Plasma mutator boosts both reserves and recovery.
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" rowspan="14" |
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" rowspan="13" |
<div style="text-align: center;">'''6 Points'''</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">'''6 Points'''</div>
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|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|Increases your pull speed.
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|Increases your pull speed.
*'''Will stack if purchased for the hive and individually.'''
*'''Will stack if purchased for the hive and individually.'''
|-
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |{{Anchor|Wider_Gas}}
[[#Wider_Gas|'''Wider Gas''']]
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|Increases Boiler gas radius by 1 tile.
*'''Will only affect the individual who buys this mutation.'''
'''Applicable Caste(s):''' [[Boiler]]
|-
|-
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |{{Anchor|Boost_Pheromones}}
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |{{Anchor|Boost_Pheromones}}
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*'''Will stack if purchased for the hive and individually.'''
*'''Will stack if purchased for the hive and individually.'''
|-
|-
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |{{Anchor| Longer_Pounce}}
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |{{Anchor| Increased_Egg_Production}}
[[#BLonger_Pounce|'''Longer Pounce''']]
[[#Increased_Egg_Production |'''Increased Egg Production''']]
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|Increases the pounce range by two tiles.
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|Faster egg production.
 
 
'''Applicable Caste(s):''' [[Queen]]
|-
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |{{Anchor|Infusion_of_Larva}}
[[#Infusion_of_Larva|'''Infusion of Larva''']]
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|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):''' [[Runner]] | [[Lurker]] | [[Ravager]]
'''Applicable Caste(s):''' [[Queen]]
|-
|-
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |{{Anchor| Increased_Egg_Production}}
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |{{Anchor|More_Leaders}}
[[#Increased_Egg_Production |'''Increased Egg Production''']]
[[#More_Leaders|'''More Leaders''']]
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|Faster egg production.
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|Adds an additional xeno leader slot.


*This is a hive mutator meaning it will affect the hive.
*Once the Queen dies this hive mutator will stop.


'''Applicable Caste(s):''' [[Queen]]
'''Applicable Caste(s):''' [[Queen]]
|}
==Flawed Mutations==
{| style="border: 2px solid black;
! style="background-color:#DDA0DD;"|'''Mutation:'''
! style="background-color:#DDA0DD;"|'''Description:'''
! style="background-color:#DDA0DD;"|'''Point Cost:'''
|-
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |{{Anchor|Weaken_Health}}
[[#Weaken_Health|'''Weaken Health''']]
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" rowspan="4" |When bought, can be used to weaken the hives stats in a certain area in exchange for points to improve another stat area (If playing as the [[Queen]]) or your own.
*'''Will stack if purchased for the hive and individually.'''
*'''The Weaken Damage mutator only applies to slash, not spit, and not to any other ability.'''
*'''The Weaken Plasma mutator weakens both reserves and recovery.
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" rowspan="7" |
<div style="text-align: center;">'''-6 Points'''</div>
|-
|-
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |{{Anchor| Increased_Storage_Capacity}}
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |{{Anchor|Weaken_Armor}}
[[#Increased_Storage_Capacity |'''Increased Storage Capacity''']]
[[#Weaken_Armor|'''Weaken Armor''']]
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|Increases Carrier storage capacity by 2 for facehuggers and 2 for eggs.  
|-
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |{{Anchor|Weaken_Damage}}
[[#Weaken_Damage|'''Weaken Damage''']]
|-
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |{{Anchor|Weaken_Plasma}}
[[#Weaken_Plasma|'''Weaken Plasma''']]
|-
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |{{Anchor|Weaken_Speed}}
[[#Weaken_Speed|'''Weaken Speed''']]
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"| Decreases Movement speed.
 
*'''Will stack if purchased for the hive and individually.'''
|-
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |{{Anchor|Weaken_Pheromones}}
[[#Weaken_Pheromones|'''Weaken Pheromones''']]
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|Decreases [[Pheromones|pheromone]] strength.
 
*'''Will stack if purchased for the hive and individually.'''
 


'''Applicable Caste(s):''' [[Carrier]] | [[Drone]] | [[Hivelord]] | [[Praetorian]] | [[Queen]]
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|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |{{Anchor| Weaken_Tackle}}
[[#Weaken_Tackle |'''Weaken Tackle''']]
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|Decreases tackle chance.


'''Applicable Caste(s):''' [[Carrier]]
*'''Will stack if purchased for the hive and individually.'''
|}
|}


==Hive Only Mutations==
 
'''These Mutations can only be bought by the [[Queen]] and once she dies her chosen hive mutators will stop.'''
==Keystones==
{| style="border: 2px solid black;
{| style="border: 2px solid black;
  ! style="background-color:#DDA0DD;"|'''Mutation:'''
  ! style="background-color:#DDA0DD;"|'''Mutation:'''
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  ! style="background-color:#DDA0DD;"|'''Point Cost:'''
  ! style="background-color:#DDA0DD;"|'''Point Cost:'''
|-
|-
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |{{Anchor|Infusion_of_Larva}}
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |{{Anchor|Wider_Gas}}
[[#Infusion_of_Larva|'''Infusion of Larva''']]
[[#Wider_Gas|'''Wider Gas''']]
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|Gives the hive an additonal 5 stored larva.  
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|Increases Boiler gas radius by 1 tile.
 


*'''If bought by a previous Queen this mutation cannot be purchased again.'''
'''Applicable Caste(s):''' [[Boiler]]
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" rowspan="3" |
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" rowspan="6" |
<div style="text-align: center;">'''6 Points'''</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">'''6 Points'''</div>
|-
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |{{Anchor| Longer_Pounce}}
[[#Longer_Pounce|'''Longer Pounce''']]
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|Increases the pounce range by two tiles.
'''Applicable Caste(s):''' [[Runner]] | [[Lurker]] | [[Ravager]]
|-
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |{{Anchor| Increased_Storage_Capacity}}
[[#Increased_Storage_Capacity |'''Increased Storage Capacity''']]
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|Increases Carrier storage capacity by 2 for facehuggers and 2 for eggs. 
'''Applicable Caste(s):''' [[Carrier]]
|-
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |{{Anchor|Acid_Tipped_Claws}}
[[#Acid_Tipped_Claws|'''Acid Tipped Claws''']]
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|Reduces your brute damage and applies the reduction amount as burn damage. With this keystone you do brute and burn damage on each slash.
|-
|-
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |{{Anchor|Faster_Maturation}}
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |{{Anchor|Faster_Maturation}}
[[#Faster_Maturation|'''Faster Maturation''']]
[[#Faster_Maturation|'''Faster Maturation''']]
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|The hive matures at a faster rate.
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|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]]
|-
|-
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |{{Anchor|More_Leaders}}
|style="width:125px; border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;" |{{Anchor|Resilient_Larva}}
[[#More_Leaders|'''More Leaders''']]
[[#Resilient_Larva|'''Resilient Larva''']]
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|Adds an additional xeno leader slot.
|style="border: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 2px solid black; padding: 5px;"|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]]
|}
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Revision as of 15:43, 28 December 2018

Xeno Mutations

Xeno mutations are straight buffs to certain aspects of a caste or hive. All of the current mutation options can be found listed below.


  • Each Maturation (Young | Mature | Elite | 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.
  • All mutations can only be bought once.
  • If a hive flaw is brought and you have the positive mutation of that flaw then they will cancel each other out.


How to buy and see your active mutators:

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 and lastly to view the Hive and your own currently active mutations click on the List Mutators verb.

Positive Mutations

Mutation: Description: Point Cost:

Boost Health

When bought, can be used to boost the hives stats (If playing as the Queen) or your own.
  • Will stack if purchased for the hive and individually.
  • The Damage mutator only applies to slash, not spit, and not to any other ability.
  • The Plasma mutator boosts both reserves and recovery.
6 Points

Boost Armor

Boost Damage

Boost Plasma

Boost Speed

Increases Movement speed.
  • Will stack if purchased for the hive and individually.

Boost Acid

Objects you spew acid onto will melt faster.
  • Will only affect the individual who buys this mutation.
  • Only affects melting acid, it doesn't affect spit.

Applicable Caste(s): Drone | Hivelord | Praetorian | Queen | Sentinel | Spitter

Faster Pulling

Increases your pull speed.
  • Will stack if purchased for the hive and individually.

Boost Pheromones

Increases pheromone strength.
  • Will stack if purchased for the hive and individually.


Applicable Caste(s): Carrier | Drone | Hivelord | Praetorian | Queen

Faster Weeds

Boosts weed growth speed and spread radius.
  • Will stack if purchased for the hive and individually.


Applicable Caste(s): Carrier | Drone | Hivelord | Burrower | Queen

Better Tackle

Increases tackle chance.
  • Will stack if purchased for the hive and individually.

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 an additional xeno leader slot.
  • This is a hive mutator meaning it will affect the hive.
  • Once the Queen dies this hive mutator will stop.

Applicable Caste(s): Queen


Flawed Mutations

Mutation: Description: Point Cost:

Weaken Health

When bought, can be used to weaken the hives stats in a certain area in exchange for points to improve another stat area (If playing as the Queen) or your own.
  • Will stack if purchased for the hive and individually.
  • The Weaken Damage mutator only applies to slash, not spit, and not to any other ability.
  • The Weaken Plasma mutator weakens both reserves and recovery.
-6 Points

Weaken Armor

Weaken Damage

Weaken Plasma

Weaken Speed

Decreases Movement speed.
  • Will stack if purchased for the hive and individually.

Weaken Pheromones

Decreases pheromone strength.
  • Will stack if purchased for the hive and individually.


Applicable Caste(s): Carrier | Drone | Hivelord | Praetorian | Queen

Weaken Tackle

Decreases tackle chance.
  • Will stack if purchased for the hive and individually.


Keystones

Mutation: Description: Point Cost:

Wider Gas

Increases Boiler gas radius by 1 tile.


Applicable Caste(s): Boiler

6 Points

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.

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