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Quote from: ChaosPotato on February 04, 2020, 03:06:00 pm

I actually have a hive race too, but they're called scorpids and they're much simpler, only having queens, workers, and 2 types of warriors. They also live underneath deserts.

Did you release that mod? I would be happy to see similar work in order to take some inspiration

On a side note... Should I add something like the Genestealer Cults from WH 40K?
Would be pretty hardcore if you received a Mantid Siege, survived the giant Mawlocs (I'll give them a more original name later) and the four-armed soldiers, and after that bloodbath some of your dwarves starts conspiring against your fort.

Zerg/Tyranid-like race mod!

They'll be called the Mantids, like the ones from World of Warcraft but with next to no relation.

Two castes: Worker Mantid and Warrior Mantid. The first can't learn military skills, and the last can't learn working skills. They're both male.

In order to obtain more citizens, you will need to order Drones (intelligent arachnids that can't learn skills) on embark, or buy them from your civ caravan. The drones will produce (summon) larvae, once per year and only two each time. These larvae can be turned into different monsters if you pasture them around a Pylon (an immobile creature) and wait for a year or two.

Spoiler: Pylons (click to show/hide)

There are multiple types of pylons, each one causing a different transformation in your larvae.

• Purple Pylons will turn your larvae into drones. You'll need to wait for a year until the larva transforms.
• Amber Pylons will turn your larvae into warrior mantids. You'll need to wait for two years until the larva transforms.
• Green Pylons will turn your larvae into worker mantids. You'll need to wait for two years until the larva transforms.
• Black Pylons will turn your larvae into mawlocs (WH 40K).  You'll need to wait for two years until the larva transforms.
• Gray Pylons will turn your larvae into roaches (Starcraft).  You'll need to wait for a year until the larva transforms.
• Crimson Pylons will turn your larvae into rippers (WH 40K). You'll need to wait for a year until the larva transforms, and two rippers will be produced by the same larva.
• Aqua Pylons will turn your larvae into biovores (WH 40K).  You'll need to wait for two years until the larva transforms.
• Clear Pylons will turn your larvae into broodlords (Starcraft). You'll need to wait for two years until the larva transforms.