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Xenotype - Kotik

This is a bonus mod that adds the race of creatures featured on all of my artwork in the Steam Workshop. The mod itself does not add any new genes, the xenotype uses materials from the Vanilla Races Expanded series. You don't have to subscribe to this mod, its purpose is to be a place where I upload pictures without captions for people who want to download them (I've been asked many times to share the sources, I decided to do it this way).

Short description
Kotik is a member of an artificially created race of warriors. Good in battle, but has many disadvantages in everyday life. Possesses the following genes:

super immunity, fast wound healing, aggressive, kill thirst, very sleepy, fertile, attractive, cat ears, roar voice, slate gray skin, strong stomach, robust digestion, dark vision, furskin, slow study, remarkable shooting, remarkable melee, territorial, short pregnancy, early maturity, feline tail, dutiful, pheromones, extreme cell instability, talons, pack mentality, severe skill loss.

If you have the Vanilla Factions Expanded - Pirates mod installed, the Kotiks will be added to the mercenary faction (it best fits the artistic description of the Kotiks).

Artistic Description
A race of Kotiks were bred centuries ago to fight wars on the planet Uyut. The state that created them urgently needed cheap, quickly replenishable "cannon fodder". Kotiks are good in battles, unpretentious, fertile and grow up quickly. Unfortunately, they were created in a hurry, which led to a large number of inborn genetic defects. The life of Kotiks is very short, and the psyche is unstable (in battle they are collected and do not experience nervous breakdowns, but at home they are aggressive, they are overcome by bloodlust). They sleep a lot, have a hard time assimilating new knowledge and forget it faster.
The creators didn't care - it was assumed that all Kotiks would forever remain on the battlefields. However, it happened in a different way. In the course of the war, the Uyut was destroyed. In the last hours of the planet's existence, the Kotiks turned their weapons against the creators, seized several ships, loaded their young on them and sent them into space in the hope that a better future awaited their children.
In part, those hopes were realized. Their species survived. As for a better future... Genetic defects have never been overcome. The Kotiks take everything in life, striving to die in glorious battle before the cruel diseases of old catch up with them. Perhaps this is why the Kotiks are considered some of the best mercenaries in the galaxy. But they are still considered an inferior race, fit only for battle. The Kotiks live in clans and trust only their own kin.

Rumor (not confirmed by anything, the Kotiks deny it):

"The official version says that the Kotiks are humans who were subjected to sinister experiments in an attempt to breed cheap, versatile soldiers. The genes of domestic cats were used extensively for this purpose. Cats were ideal for experimentation: born predators, agile, cautious, bloodthirsty, quick to breed and grow. And there were plenty of them, so there would be no shortage of genetic material.
But the truth is far worse. In fact, the experiments were conducted on cats that had been implanted with human genes! Their appearance and behavior is linked to this. Kotiks hide their origins because they already have a hard time living in a xenophobic world".


There is support for the "Vanilla Psycast Expanded - Biotech Integration" mod.


(As a reminder, all images are generated by the "Kandinsky"neural network. All I do is set the description of the image and choose the best variant from the provided ones).