Troglobite (Mutation category)

Subterranean THRESH_TROGLOBITE Targeted Mutation Only Not purifiable

Point cost: 1

"Not much point to rebuilding up in that horribly bright roofless wasteland. Now that you've become accustomed to your new digs, there's the beginnings of a great empire right here, underground."

You turn into a underground nightcrawler. It has a lot of nasty side effects like making you useless in the daytime, but grants you more things to eat and makes you stealthy and able to see almost everything in the dark, why head into the deathtraps on the surface during the time when you can be seen?

The Medical, Alpha, Elf-A, Slime, and Troglobite mutation trees share a strong advantage over the others - none of their mutations change your anatomy in ways that prevent wearing the powerful end-game armors.

The threshold mutation of this category is called Subterranean ingame.

Traits

Quick QUICK Possible Starting Trait BIRD FISH INSECT TROGLOBITE CHIMERA RAPTOR MOUSE

Point cost: 3

"You're just generally quick! You get a 10% bonus to action points."

Light Eater LIGHTEATER Possible Starting Trait BIRD FISH INSECT TROGLOBITE

Cancels: Rapid Metabolism, Hyper-Metabolism, Fast Metabolism, Very Fast Metabolism, Extreme Metabolism, Heat Dependent, Very Heat Dependent, Cold Blooded, Ectothermic Changes to: Gizzard, Heat Dependent Point cost: 2

"Your metabolism is a little slower, and you require less food than most."

Near-Sighted MYOPIC Possible Starting Trait BEAST TROGLOBITE

Cancels: Ursine Vision, Scout Point cost: -2

"Without glasses, your seeing radius is severely reduced! However, you are guaranteed to start with a pair of glasses."

Albino ALBINO Possible Starting Trait TROGLOBITE MOUSE

Cancels: Phelloderm, Bark, Pale Skin, Solar Sensitivity Changes to: Solar Sensitivity Point cost: -1

"You lack skin pigmentation due to a genetic problem. You sunburn extremely easily, and typically use an umbrella and sunglasses when going out in the sun."

Infection Resistant INFRESIST Possible Starting Trait TROGLOBITE MEDICAL RAT

Changes to: Infection Immune Point cost: 2

"Your immune system is particularly good at resisting infections. You have an increased chance for bad wounds and infections to heal on their own, and only suffer reduced penalties from them."

Normal Mutations

Full Night Vision NIGHTVISION3 FISH TROGLOBITE SPIDER

Requires: High Night Vision Cancels: Fey Vision, Fey Nightsight, Feline Vision, Ursine Vision Leads to: Infrared Vision Point cost: 6

"You can see in pitch blackness as if you were wearing night-vision goggles. Activate to toggle NV-visible areas on or off."

Infrared Vision INFRARED INSECT TROGLOBITE SPIDER

Requires: Full Night Vision Cancels: Reptilian IR Point cost: 5

"Your eyes have mutated to pick up radiation in the infrared spectrum."

Regeneration REGEN SLIME TROGLOBITE

Requires: Very Fast Healer Cancels: Fast Healer, Slow Healer, Poor Healer, Imperceptive Healer, Very Fast Healer, Rapid Metabolism, Weakening, Deterioration, Disintegration Point cost: 6

"Your flesh regenerates from wounds incredibly quickly."

Disease Immune DISIMMUNE PLANT SLIME TROGLOBITE

Requires: Disease Resistant Point cost: 2

"Your body is simply immune to diseases. You will never catch an ambient disease."

Venomous POISONOUS SLIME TROGLOBITE SPIDER

Requires: Poison Resistant Changes to: Strongly Venomous Leads to: Intestinal Fortitude Point cost: 1

"Your body produces a potent venom. Cutting or stabbing attacks from mutations have a chance to poison your target."

Alcohol Metabolism ALCMET Targeted Mutation Only TROGLOBITE

Requires: Substance Tolerance Additional requirement: Saprovore Point cost: 2

"So it's fermented? Whatever, it's still good drinking. You've developed the ability to metabolize alcohol as a food source."

Saprovore SAPROVORE TROGLOBITE CHIMERA

Cancels: Herbivore, Ruminant Point cost: 2

"Your digestive system is specialized to allow you to consume decaying material. You can eat rotten food, albeit for less nutrition than usual."

Extremely Strong STR_UP_3 LUPINE TROGLOBITE CHIMERA

Requires: Very Strong Changes to: Insanely Strong Leads to: Resilient Point cost: 4 / Visibility: 1

"Your muscles are much stronger. Strength + 4"

Solar Sensitivity SUNBURN TROGLOBITE

Requires: Albino Additional requirement: Very Light Sensitive, Troglobite Cancels: Albino, Phelloderm, Bark, Pale Skin, Point cost: -3

"Your skin simply cannot handle ultraviolet radiation, such as sunlight. It will seriously burn you."

Troglobite TROGLO3 TROGLOBITE

Requires: Very Light Sensitive Cancels: Sunlight Dependent Point cost: -5

"Sunlight makes you extremely uncomfortable, resulting in large penalties to all stats."

Slimy SLIMY FISH SLIME TROGLOBITE CEPHALOPOD

Changes to: Viscous Leads to: Slime Hands Point cost: 2 / Visibility: 7 / Ugliness: 6

"Your body is coated with a fine slime. Protects from long term effects of acid, though not short term ones. Greatly increases wet benefits."

Post-threshold mutations

Subterranean Fortitude PAINRESIST_TROGLO Threshold Mutation TROGLOBITE

Requires: Pain Resistant Additional requirement: Subterranean Build Point cost: 2

"The aches and pains of living underground don't bother you as much."

Subterranean Build STOCKY_TROGLO Threshold Mutation TROGLOBITE

Point cost: 0 / Visibility: 3 / Ugliness: 2

"Your frame has adapted for life in confined spaces. You seem a little shorter and bulkier, trading muscle mass for mobility. (+2 Strength, -2 Dexterity)"

Intestinal Fortitude EATPOISON Targeted Mutation Only Threshold Mutation TROGLOBITE CHIMERA RAPTOR RAT

Requires: Nausea, Vomitous, Poison Resistant, Venomous Additional requirement: Saprovore, Substance Tolerance Changes to: Eater Of The Dead Point cost: 3

"Your guts have developed the ability to handle poisonous food. Mostly."

Notes

• Despite the side effects, this can be a good mutation tree depending on the environment, good places to live can range from at worst the simple (or dangerous) caves, to the LMOE shelters at best, a trog can still leave their underground home, but they will fare best only at night, therefore they will thrive best during winter, do note that you can still get cold despite sunlight's effects on you, so get some warm clothes for your night raids during those long winter nights.
• It can be much more difficult to survive during summer, as the days will be extremely long, keeping in your underground home as long as you can during the season is best, and maybe exploring and scavenging underground areas during the season is best during summer as it will keep you fed and hydrated without needing to go up to the surface, you should still give the surface a chance as a last resort at night if you are low on supplies during summer.
• A trog can be much more effective for night raids, as their night vision abilities will enable you to see zombies way before they even know you are there.
• A pickaxe or jackhammer is a troglobite explorer's best friend, as they can pick at solid rock in order to expand their underground home, get to underground dungeons faster and safer and even get metals and other resources, BE WARNED THOUGH: if you know any mines that have gas vents, do not tunnel to them; the toxic gas will spread and make your nice underground home a deathtrap!