Gene Tools – Forked
Fork of a modding tools for creating xenos.
NOTE: I don’t recommend using this when developing new mods. Use Big and Small Framework PawnExtensions instead if possible. This is mostly legacy.
See the original wiki for most info: https://github.com/prkrdp/GeneTools/wiki
Original: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2889514606
Source code: https://github.com/tinywhitecats/GeneTools
As this has the same id as Gene Tools, you should not be subscribed to both at once.
Differences here from the experimental branch:
– Apparel texture patch is now done per-apparel instead of the entire update function (better compatibility).
– Head to helmet checking is off by default.
– New headtype extension as GeneToolsHeadTypeDef.enforceHelmets extension. Enables the head to helmet checking. Vanilla head types are no longer patched to support all helmets! No reason for that now.
– HAR compatibility improved and integrated – always on if HAR is installed.
– Refactored source code.
– New hair extension as GeneToolsHairDef.useSkinColor. Enabling this passes a pawn’s skin color as a second color to the hair shader. This takes priority over HairModdingPlus when enabled.
– New body and head extensions as GeneToolsBodyTypeDef.enforceOnInvisibleApparel and GeneToolsHeadTypeDef.enforceOnInvisibleApparel. By default, invisible apparel is always acceptable on any body/head, since it will never be missing textures. Enabling this makes the head/body allowed check active on invisible apparel.
– Added forcedBodyTypesMale and forcedHeadTypesMale. Equivalent to the female-only version, these are only necessary if you want to retain unmodified female heads/bodies while overwriting male ones.
Notes:
– Vanilla bodytype genes may not cooperate with GT bodytype genes on the same pawn. In theory it’s all set up for the vanilla exclusionTags to work, but in testing I couldn’t get it to behave consistently.
– Changing pawn age via character editor doesn’t always update body type. I should be able to fix this. For now there’s a debug tool to set bodytype in the base game, so you can fix it with that.
Regarding HAR support (1.5):
– Things work pretty good. If a HAR alien has a bodytype/headtype using colorBody or useShader then HAR’s shaders won’t be used on that body part (which is good since colorBody and useShader’s sole function is to replace the shader)
