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RimWorld

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Birds of the World!
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Mod, 1.5
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12 May @ 1:29pm
27 May @ 5:44pm
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Birds of the World!

Description
This mod adds random birds from all over the place. Which birds are in the mod are chosen COMPLETELY at random using the "Surprise Me" button on Birds of the World website (gotta use that annual subscription in SOME way, right?). I mostly made this as a fun project to learn about birds I may never have thought about otherwise.

"Will 'x' be in the mod?" The answer is... maybe. This mod is being made as a hobby for my own enjoyment, and all species are being picked entirely at random, as the mod aims to showcase birds that might be lesser-known. If you're feeling generous and want to sponsor a specific bird to be in this or another mod, buy me a Ko-Fi![ko-fi.com]

Species Included:
- African Grass-owl (Tyto capensis) - spawns in grassland and shrubby biomes
- Black-winged Cuckooshrike (Lalage melaschistos) - spawns in temperate forests
- Blue-tailed Hummingbird - (Saucerottia cyanura) - VERY TINY and spawns in tropical biomes
- Caica Parrot (Pyrilia caica) - spawns in tropical forests
- Philippine Fairy-bluebird (Irena cyanogastra) - spawns in temperate forests; *custom variant coding!*
- White-browed Triller (Lalage moesta) - spawns in temperate forests. Yes, this is a second Lalage species. I'm serious when I said these were picked randomly lmfao


Species In Progress:
- Caspian Snowcock - (Tetraogallus caspius)

Features:
- Flight (for some species) - REQUIRES PATHFINDING FRAMEWORK
- Custom sounds
- Custom color variant generation (for some species), courtesy of @steveo.o on Discord (check out Steve's mods!)
- Accurate activity periods (nocturnal birds are active at night, etc.) - REQUIRES VANILLA EXPANDED FRAMEWORK
- Compatibility with the following biome mods:
Advanced Biomes
Alpha Biomes
Biomes! Islands
Biomes! Oasis
More Vanilla Biomes
Regrowth: Core

Future/WIP Features:
- More birds!
- Flying behavior/sprites
- Custom color variant generation
- Baby/Juvenile sprites
- Custom skeleton sprites

Known issues:
- Anomaly DLC: Birds with flying sprites are unable to use flying skeletal sprites, meaning skeletal shamblers will appear non-skeletal if they fly
- Birds are SMALL with vanilla zoom abilities. Get a mod like Camera+/SimpleCameraSetting to zoom in on the little guys c:

Credits
- Sprites, XML, mod thumbnail: Me
- C# and small XML tweaks: Steve
- Sounds: Various users on xeno-canto.org, all licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
63 Comments
SubTerra 18 hours ago 
Caiques would be amazing.
BIBIDUCRACKOKLM 25 Jun @ 1:47pm 
I want pingouins. Add pingou noot noot. Flying Pingou man thats whats missing on the Rim
Tyrannidae  [author] 24 Jun @ 2:04pm 
@BIBIDUCRACKOKLM Unfortunately, none of these species currently inhabits colder biomes at any time of the year in real life, so that's reflected in the Rimworld versions too. That said, I'll keep that idea on the backburner for the future because it does sound pretty neat!
BIBIDUCRACKOKLM 24 Jun @ 9:56am 
I see thanks, maybe you could do some migration where they appear above some temperature during summers ?
Tyrannidae  [author] 23 Jun @ 2:51pm 
@BIBIDUCRACKOKLM None of these birds spawn in cold biomes. The spawn biomes are listed in the mod’s description, or you could use a mod like Rimpedia to see what spawns where.
BIBIDUCRACKOKLM 23 Jun @ 9:11am 
Hey I tried it on a new 1.5 save im doing a game on Boreal forest so its quite cold but I have still wildlife and I dont see any birds... Iam missing somthing ?
Senilia 10 Jun @ 8:05am 
Amazing, the little birds are adorable. I hope more cute birds like the Long-tailed Tit and White-eye can be added in the future!
Khaydar 31 May @ 5:53am 
Finally! The man-hunting hummingbirds, from drinking nectar to drinking human blood.
Tyrannidae  [author] 27 May @ 5:27pm 
Added Blue-tailed Hummingbird!
nephilimnexus 22 May @ 7:16pm 
LOL