[B19] Improved Infestation - Fewer Hives, More Aggressive Bugs

[Fafn1r]

Thanks for the update!
I'll be adding this mod to next release of my mod pack.

[asquirrel]

Just downloaded this:  twoski-rimworldmods-f620bfc02f94 from here:  https://bitbucket.org/twoski/rimworldmods/downloads

I know that infestation was updated for A16 (thanks!).  Are any of these other mods in the archive updated as well?
BetterSurgery
Bradley
Meltdown
Synthmeat
TombWorld

[twoski]

BetterSurgery and Bradley are not updated to a16. The rest work with a16 (but you need MISC-MapGenerator and MISC-Core by Haplo to use TombWorld).

[twoski]

updated for a17, please post bug reports on the steam page

[notfood]

Thank you. Much appreciated. This mod definitely improves the bug experience.

[vinzzz001]

How about creating a kind of 'Hive Queen'. A large, dangerous, insect that will eat the amassed food. Once she has eaten enough, she will settle somewhere to create a new hive, replacing the normal hive recreation method.

An alternative would be completely replacing hives with queens, eggs and the likes. the hives could still be there as a starting point/way to produce insect-jelly, but reproduction would be done by the queen.

[Ashardalon411]

Ow some almost zergs unit ? Niceu !

[Modo44]

I think the "hive sends hunters" events should show up with some kind of warning, similar to how you get warned about raids starting.

[Canute]

You sure it is an event ?
They are predator on the prey for food, just like other animal predator, and you don't get a warning there too.

[twoski]

I think the "hive sends hunters" events should show up with some kind of warning, similar to how you get warned about raids starting.

It will give a warning message on the top of the screen when a hunter bug goes out to hunt.

[twoski]

Updated to B19.

[rawrfisher]

Before I try this mod I want to ask if you know how this mod plays with the infested ship chunk event from sparkling worlds

[twoski]

it only changes hive behaviour. if infested chunk spawns hives then those hives won't reproduce, they will send out manhunters.

[rawrfisher]

Just not in swarms of 500+ bugs tho right?

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Error in GenStep: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
  at RimWorld.GenStep_CaveHives.TrySpawnHive (Verse.Map map) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at RimWorld.GenStep_CaveHives.Generate (Verse.Map map, GenStepParams parms) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at Verse.MapGenerator.GenerateContentsIntoMap (IEnumerable`1 genStepDefs, Verse.Map map, Int32 seed) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
Verse.Log:Error(String, Boolean)
Verse.MapGenerator:GenerateContentsIntoMap(IEnumerable`1, Map, Int32)
Verse.MapGenerator:GenerateMap(IntVec3, MapParent, MapGeneratorDef, IEnumerable`1, Action`1)
Verse.Game:InitNewGame_Patch3(Object)
Verse.Root_Play:<Start>m__1()
Verse.LongEventHandler:RunEventFromAnotherThread(Action)
Verse.LongEventHandler:<UpdateCurrentAsynchronousEvent>m__1()


Just gonna toss this out for lulz.  Will update with an actual bug report once I decide on a point for my next colony

Oh and infested ship chunks are basiclly armored hives that have the potential to spawn endless amounts of megascarabs

Ok so the ship chunks reproduce but the hives they generate dont. 

[twoski]

Strange error... I'm guessing it's a mod conflict?