Medical

Prototype THRESH_MEDICAL Targeted Mutation Only Not purifiable

Point cost: 1

"After all those experiments, what's a few more, hmm?"

Physically, you will become invincible to anything but a shotgun in your face, with minimal drawbacks. Who needs doctors and bandages anyway? Mentally, you will get rather unstable, however; don't let cockiness get the better of you.

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 Prototype ingame.

Traits

Fast Healer FASTHEALER Possible Starting Trait MEDICAL

Cancels: Slow Healer, Poor Healer, Imperceptive Healer, Very Fast Healer, Regeneration, Rapid Metabolism, Weakening, Deterioration, Disintegration Changes to: Very Fast Healer, Reptilian Healing Point cost: 2

"You heal faster when sleeping and will even recover a small amount of HP when not sleeping."

Pain Resistant PAINRESIST Possible Starting Trait Targeted Mutation Only MEDICAL

Cancels: Pain Sensitive, Hyperalgesia, Extreme Hyperalgesia Point cost: 2

"You have a high tolerance for pain."

Poison Resistant POISRESIST Possible Starting Trait INSECT SLIME SPIDER MEDICAL

Leads to: Intestinal Fortitude Point cost: 1

"Your system is rather tolerant of poisons and toxins, and most will affect you less."

Disease Resistant DISRESISTANT Possible Starting Trait CATTLE MEDICAL RAT

Changes to: Disease Immune Point cost: 1

"It's very unlikely that you will catch ambient diseases like a cold or the flu."

Self-Aware SELFAWARE Possible Starting Trait Targeted Mutation Only MEDICAL

Point cost: 1

"You get to see your exact amount of HP remaining and health, instead of only having a vague idea of whether you're in good condition or not."

Robust Genetics ROBUST Possible Starting Trait FISH SLIME MEDICAL ALPHA

Cancels: Genetic Downward Spiral Point cost: 3

"You have a very strong genetic base. If you mutate, the odds that the mutation will be beneficial are greatly increased."

Heavy Sleeper HEAVYSLEEPER Possible Starting Trait LUPINE INSECT PLANT MEDICAL

Changes to: Very Heavy Sleeper Point cost: -1

"You're quite the heavy sleeper. Noises are unlikely to wake you up."

Insomniac INSOMNIA Possible Starting Trait Targeted Mutation Only MEDICAL

Cancels: Accomplished Sleeper Point cost: -2

"You have a hard time falling asleep, even under the best circumstances!"

Forgetful FORGETFUL Possible Starting Trait BEAST INSECT MEDICAL CHIMERA MOUSE

Cancels: Good Memory Point cost: -3

"You have a hard time remembering things. Your skills will erode slightly faster than usual, and you can remember less terrain."

Lightweight LIGHTWEIGHT Possible Starting Trait MEDICAL

Cancels: Drunken Master, Substance Tolerance Point cost: -1

"Alcohol and drugs go straight to your head. You suffer the negative effects of these for longer."

Addictive Personality ADDICTIVE Possible Starting Trait Targeted Mutation Only MEDICAL MOUSE

Cancels: Addiction Resistant Point cost: -2

"It's easier for you to become addicted to substances, and harder to rid yourself of these addictions."

Chemical Imbalance CHEMIMBALANCE Possible Starting Trait SLIME MEDICAL ELF-A CHIMERA

Point cost: -2

"You suffer from a minor chemical imbalance, whether mental or physical. Minor changes to your internal chemistry will manifest themselves on occasion, such as hunger, sleepiness, narcotic effects, etc."

Schizophrenic SCHIZOPHRENIC Possible Starting Trait Targeted Mutation Only MEDICAL

Point cost: -3

"You will periodically suffer from delusions, ranging from minor effects to full visual hallucinations. Some of these effects may be controlled through the use of Thorazine."

Narcoleptic NARCOLEPTIC Possible Starting Trait Targeted Mutation Only MEDICAL

Point cost: -3

"You randomly fall asleep without any reason."

Jittery JITTERY Possible Starting Trait Targeted Mutation Only MEDICAL MOUSE

Point cost: -3

"During moments of great stress or under the effects of stimulants, you may find your hands shaking uncontrollably, severely reducing your Dexterity."

Mood Swings MOODSWINGS Possible Starting Trait Targeted Mutation Only MEDICAL ELF-A

Point cost: -1

"Your morale will shift up and down at random, often dramatically."

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."

Fast Metabolism HUNGER Possible Starting Trait BEAST SLIME MEDICAL ALPHA ELF-A CHIMERA RAPTOR RAT MOUSE

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

"You require more food than most people, but recover stamina slightly faster."

Normal Mutations

Radiogenic RADIOGENIC SLIME MEDICAL

Point cost: 3

"Your system has adapted to radiation. While irradiated, you will actually heal slowly, converting the radiation into hit points."

Infection Immune INFIMMUNE MEDICAL

Requires: Disease Resistant Additional requirement: Infection Resistant Point cost: 3

"Your bloodstream has developed antibiotic properties. Your wounds will never become infected."

Parasite Immune PARAIMMUNE SLIME MEDICAL ELF-A CHIMERA

Requires: Disease Resistant Additional requirement: Infection Resistant Point cost: 1

"Your body is unusually inhospitable to parasitic lifeforms. You will never become infested with internal parasites."

Very Quick Pain Recovery PAINREC3 MEDICAL

Requires: Quick Pain Recovery Point cost: 8

"You recover from pain much faster than normal."

Vomitous VOMITOUS SLIME MEDICAL ELF-A RAT

Requires: Nausea Changes to: Intestinal Fortitude Point cost: -3

"You have a major digestive disorder. Though it causes you to vomit frequently, you have found that you can trigger your vomit reflex on demand, too."

Genetically Unstable UNSTABLE SLIME MEDICAL CHIMERA

Changes to: Genetic Chaos Point cost: -2

"Your DNA has been damaged in a way that causes you to continually develop more mutations."

Post-threshold mutations

Resilient MUT_TOUGH Threshold Mutation LIZARD BEAST URSINE CATTLE MEDICAL CHIMERA

Requires: Large, Huge, Extremely Strong, Insanely Strong, Pain Junkie Cancels: Flimsy, Frail, Fragile, Glass Jaw Changes to: Solidly Built Point cost: 2

"You can survive injuries that would incapacitate humans: you get a 20% bonus to all hit points. Stacks with Tough, etc."

Solidly Built MUT_TOUGH2 Targeted Mutation Only Threshold Mutation URSINE CATTLE MEDICAL CHIMERA

Requires: Resilient Cancels: Flimsy, Frail, Fragile, Glass Jaw Changes to: TAAANK Point cost: 3

"Not much scares you. You get a 30% bonus to all hit points. Stacks with Tough, etc."

Pain Junkie MASOCHIST_MED Targeted Mutation Only Threshold Mutation MEDICAL

Requires: Masochist, Pain Resistant, Addictive Personality Additional requirement: Quick Pain Recovery, Very Quick Pain Recovery Changes to: Cenobite Leads to: Resilient Point cost: 4 / Visibility: 3 / Ugliness: 2

"You've developed a serious appetite for pain, and take pride in your scars."

Cenobite CENOBITE Targeted Mutation Only Not purifiable Threshold Mutation MEDICAL

Requires: Pain Junkie Additional requirement: Very Quick Pain Recovery, Addictive Personality Point cost: 6 / Visibility: 4 / Ugliness: 10

"You positively adore pain, in all its varied forms."

Deadened NOPAIN Targeted Mutation Only Not purifiable Threshold Mutation MEDICAL

Requires: Masochist, Pain Resistant Additional requirement: Very Quick Pain Recovery Cancels: Pain Sensitive, Hyperalgesia, Extreme Hyperalgesia Point cost: 2

"Nothing hurts any more. Those bites tickle and the wounds itch a bit, but that's it."

Metallassomaiphile MUT_JUNKIE Threshold Mutation MEDICAL CHIMERA

Point cost: -1

"Just thinking of mutagen (such a lovely word! 'Mutagen'. Perfect!) makes you thirsty. And you so love your new parts. You simply must have more mutagen!"

Acidproof ACIDPROOF Threshold Mutation INSECT SLIME MEDICAL CHIMERA

Point cost: 3

"Your mutated flesh is immune to the damaging effects of acid."

Acid Blood ACIDBLOOD Threshold Mutation INSECT SLIME MEDICAL CHIMERA

Requires: Acidproof Point cost: 4

"Your body has developed a wonderful defense mechanism. Instead of normal blood, you bleed a strong molecular acid which will damage any creature foolish enough to harm you."

Notes

• If you are feeling unlucky with other mutations, or you want to make do with an easy to adapt to mutation tree, this is the mutation for you, you can also start with this if you want a chance at getting good mutation with the other mutation categories by mutating Robust Genetics.
• You can still die, but you have absolutely no pain to suffer anymore, or even get pleasure from the pain.
• You are also immune to infections and low immunity diseases, so you can fight zombies much more often with your painless abilities.
• If you started as a Flimsy, Frail or Fragile character, the Resilient trait can actually override these low health traits and replace them, goodbye low HP, hello wonderful resilience!
• As Deadened prevents any pain at all, and Cenobite doesn't penalise stats for pain, one can easily run away at their full speed if they feel like their HP is low.
• Medical mutants have a very good edge during summer, as with their lack of pain to feel, they can fight zombies and scavenge cities when low armoured to even nude and not get too hot...