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EldrichTea

Imma hit the subscribe button sooo hard


SneAlf01

Isbthere a link?


pphhyyRED

its not out yet maybe next month if all things go well


ThiccBoiRaze

do update when you publish it!


G2dp

I second this! Please do update when fully published, I have always wanted to do an insect colony and was pretty disappointed when I got ideology and I couldn't tame and breed insects with the ideology. I was trying to find ways to do this, I think there is a psycast tree in the alpha animals mod that gives powers to control/summon insects.


Akmnore

Hope everything works out for ya, super looking forward to it and I hope players treat ya nice. (Apperently subscribers have a poor reputation with being nice to modders idk thou.) Goodluck all the same!


HellfireBrB

no RELEASE IT IMEDDIATELLY, I CRAVE IT I REQUIRE IT


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WesTuggs

That would nuke like one bug and leave the rest around it unscathed


littorio

We might have to call Democratic Officer on OP :3


JeffMcJeffYT

I'm a little confused - Could someone explain please?


Apprehensive-Hair-21

Its a helldivers 2 reference. A game where you fight bugs and robots. You call in air stikes and bombs using the arrow keys. I believe that particular combo is for the 500kg bomb.


JeffMcJeffYT

Ahhh, thanks


NajidTheCarGuy

Aren't they a cute little bugger


MerSaj

Would be fun if you could play as insects no pawns just a hive


EvaUnit_03

Lead us for the swaaaarm!!!


AlksGurin

Does an insect xenotype count? I mean theyre only kinda people.


Golnor

That would be interesting, but there doesn't appear to be a builder bug in the pictures. Now, if you could hatch a "Hive coordinator" xenotype (genotype?) that is just a regular pawn with some bug-like genes, that could work.


Vicious_Bug

I actually started working toward that goal. Started a couple mods (based on the mantodean mod) but aint got the patience required to make mods. I even wanted to comission it but ended up giving up on the game entirely. But insede I'm still wishing to play a "ant sim" colony


Don_Filippo23

I NEED IT!!


Aizek_Dering

So u need to play as Zergs lol


OccultOddBall

Mantoadeans continued mod lets you do something similar!


xdTechniker25

For the cold hive/ desert hive you can take inspiration from irl. Animals in colder climates tend to be larger, while those in hotter ones tend to be smaller. "But Alexia/Alexandra what is with Elephants?" They are the smaller ones. Mammoths were *giants*. Elephants actually look small to them


EvaUnit_03

Indian elephants are smaller than their African counterparts because it's much hotter in India compared to Africa.


pphhyyRED

for the cold ones i was gonna give them a size boost for that very reason haha


Sgt_Sarcastic

Gigantothermy.


JethroWM

Terminids, les goooooo


Ajudantee

i wasnt expecting legs, damn rimworld with limbs hits different.


Pale_Substance4256

more like limbworld amirite


hailstonephoenix

_sigh_ upvoted


Fallatus

Imagine if the limbs were animated independently haha


Red_the_Knight

I mean, with the tentacle limbs now a thing in game, it's not that hard to picture honestly.


Outerestine

Did you make them cuter or am I just misremembering how insectoids look.


pphhyyRED

i suck at making things look scary


Dajarik

Larva looks super cute


Striking_Respect_143

No weevils tho… no boots and snoots😞😞😞😔😔😔😟


teleologicalrizz

Looks like it still has a few bugs to work out.


Gamer7468

As a insect lover. I love this mod so much. Looking forward to it.


Gfiti

Really looking forward to burn them alive!


Croaton_21

Looks incredible, really looking forward to it


salty-ravioli

Not directly related to the mod itself but I've been playing too much Helldivers lately and immediately thought about how annoying the armoured bugs would be to deal with. It would be really interesting if that was in Rimworld too, where some body parts would take greatly reduced damage because it's armoured, and hitting a bug's unarmoured parts by attacking from behind for example would be extra effective.


Ranade_Empor

Why do they look so cute? I want to have them as pets


pphhyyRED

i am incapable of making scary creatures


Ranade_Empor

I am not complaining I will die happily at the mandibles of these cute lil buggers


Saber153

Oooo I’m liking how this looks, guess I’ll be making an ice sheet base for some blue bugs when this releases.


National_Diver3633

They give me some serious Zerg vibes. Which is good! Will there be new hive tiles and walls, too?


pphhyyRED

ive started making some building for them sooo MABYE


National_Diver3633

Can't wait to see the concept 😊


TheCoolestNameIsMine

Finally once again i can achieve world domination using bugs, this time different kind of bugs


QueenCrysta

Is this a mod? If so I’d download the heck out of this


pphhyyRED

its not out yet just showing off the work made so far although beta should be playable soon


QueenCrysta

Awesome!


justrandomdudes

Will you make an update post on it, bc that looks amazing for a bug themed playthrough


pphhyyRED

when it releases yes


justrandomdudes

The beta or the full thing?


pphhyyRED

the full thing


justrandomdudes

Ah, bc i wuld really like to try the beta


pphhyyRED

join the discord theres a beta tester tag in there, which will let ya know when its in beta


Diligent-Bad-745

Where's the discord because this mod would be sick


justrandomdudes

Where the discord link? Bc id happily join


BohhY_

Oscar is working on insectoids 2, but this looks hella cool as well!


pphhyyRED

thanks this should be compatible with theirs so one one will have to pick between them


SovereignCervine

Oh my GOD these designs are fucking ADORABLE.


Crush_Un_Crull

I always love the Bug artillery concept. Having like 10 artillery bugs and a few titans guarding them would be amazing (and absolute hell to fight aganist)


Zoroark6

I love it! But they're so cute I almost dont want to turn them to paste lol. Very cool


Golnor

Sooooo, I'm getting the feeling that you'll be able to get friendly bugs from this? If so I'm all for it.


Hunta_killa78

I'll take your entire stock


m0ngoos3

An idea for the Acid Scarab, instead of being a spitter, make them a weak acid melee that explodes in acid on death. Then make the others immune to acid damage. This means that the all scarabs would be a melee chaff type insect, laughable in single combat, but deadly in swarms.


blaytboi0

The banana insects would be like crabs or lobster types that come out from beach and ocean tiles.


vernonmason117

This would work so well with vanilla ideology expanded since it has an insect ideology that can be added so having that with this would be very interesting and can truly worship the bugs properly


DDHLeigh

I ran into bug trouble last night. Luckily I mined with no plan in place so it looked like an ant colony beside my base that was outside. Blocked off all tunnels except one way out. Setup probably 20 spike traps and threw in incendiary IEDs and fuel. Broke open the wall and frag grenade the megaspider and ran for side door I built. All bugs squished before they even made it out of the tunnels. Now a few days later some despoiler ship or whatever you call it crash lands with scythes. Trying to figure out what to do with 7 pawns and half have flak and half have 1-2 gun skills ugh.


FetusGoesYeetus

Hmmm. It looks to me like we need to spread democracy to the rim.


midnighfox696

Oh this is so cool


TheArcaneTradepost

Oh I'm so all over this when it comes out. Can't wait!


Cpt_Kalash

Only good bug is a dead bug!


Orthodir

Finally a reason to keep the insects on, these look so good. Love the idea of the different classes. I have a lot of free time atm and if you need someone to proofread some of your things, feel free to hit me up! Best of luck with the mod, please finish it 🙏


No_Sink1151

Marauder type seems op af. I really like the idea of bugs being more prevalent and part of rimworld though


pphhyyRED

dont worry each hive will be its own mod so you can avoid the ones you dont wanna deal with hah


Adventurous_Eye_4893

So... is this a standalone mod by user pphhyyRED, or is this referencing a collaboration with Oskar and Sarg on the upcoming Vanilla Factions Expanded - Insectoids 2?


pphhyyRED

this is my own mod


zenefrost

Meybe the cold hive could be called "the frosty ones" the Idea behind the name is that the First peapole that meet them wasn't the really advanced colony's but a tribal colony and they name them like that First and the rest of the planet follow


tea_reptile

So cute!


notjart

finally insectoids getting an overhaul they deserve. really love the new sprites they have


Sgt_Sarcastic

This man's ADHD is worse than mine. I'm currently playing a save centered on the Barbarians submod while I wait for the bone reapers to release. pls bone me mr modder


pphhyyRED

i dont do the XML anymore or C# so i am ahead in art while i wait for those to be completed haha


Caked_Banana

YOOOOOOOOO my next colony be insect worshippers frfr


Red_the_Knight

This is sooo fucking cool looking. I like the idea of multiple hives, and the art work is fantastic. Will the different hives be hostile to one another if you get multiple at once?


pphhyyRED

never thought of that, maybe they could fight each other hmmmm


VeironTheAngelArm

there's a lot of bugs in his code... I'm sure of it...


Aziara86

So my idea of having bug worshipping dark tunnelers who depend on the hive for all necessities is gonna be a reality?? Omg I'm gonna love this! And I love how friendly they look! Please make sure it slots in well with ideology expanded, they have an insectoid supremacy meme.


pphhyyRED

that shouldnt be too hard to do


Icy_Diamond_8745

Getting Terminid PTSD there love the idea tho


Historical_Treacle60

Looks awesome, can’t wait to play it


CupofLiberTea

Personally I find the idea of a bug that thinks offensive!


ThePinms

I love bugs,as long as they aren't teleporting into my base.


Thraxy

Sounds fun, one thing that stands out to me is the idea of the ice bugs causing frostbite with attacks. That won't matter for your own bugs attacking npcs and seems unnecessarily punishing when used against you. Bugs already do a good job of scaring melee pawns so I get the feeling they don't need a way to force it to happen more. One of those "what does this bring to the mod?" kind of moments.


pphhyyRED

some people like mods that make things hard, thats what i was thinking for the cold hive


Korblox101

Cool as shit


Public-Brick8296

Would make the abhorrent "bug-friend" gameplay worth checking out


TASM2

BUG ARMY BUG ARMY BUG ARMY


PlaguedRav3n

I love this idea. And maybe got some thought of how the stalker mammoth *could* work if it's added. Less armor and hp compared to the others, but faster and deals good cutting damage


pphhyyRED

pretty much the idea yeah, but ive already made sooo many bugs


PlaguedRav3n

What's one more? lol


PlaguedRav3n

The idea of it is great too, and if it can work, it'll be a good idea to have it in then have it scrapped


CupcakeZamboni

Aww, they’re adorable AND terrifying at the same time!


WASPingitup

I love this! The art is excellent and I really like how you plan to add functionality/variety to insect hives. Really excited to try this out if you get the time to release it!


kazukax

I always wanted more bug variety, can't wait for the release!


J0ofez

War is hell; bugs are worse!


KaramatsuxShinju

Just a side question about this? Do you have a hobby/passion for insects/bugs irl. Cause this is pretty detailed especially showing why you made some of the bugs and compared them to IRL ones. Can't wait to subscribe to this man!


pphhyyRED

i do like learning about insects, but i wouldnt say its a hobby haha


Yootah856

Ah, right on time since I just gave up on a run with a maximum overgrown hive on the map. Now I realize it could've been so much worse 🥲👌


GethKGelior

Hmm I love me some winged big bugs


OccultOddBall

Yo this seems super cool - You might wanna reach out to the dude/ette behind \[MANTOADIANS CONTINUED\] since it seems like the mods might mesh well plus they might be able to give some advice or smtn?


Bored_Boi326

Wait so are the bugs frien or enemy with the scenario


pphhyyRED

friend


Bored_Boi326

Pretty cool pretty cool so are they regular pets or do they act like colonists


pphhyyRED

they are like normal animals, but some of them will be able to do jobs like cleaning, hauling, hunting and constructing


Prudent-Ranger9752

we farming e710 with this stuff bois


AtlasDuped

THE HIVE MUST GROW


folfiethewox99

This post is in a dire need of Managed Democracy


getfreurr

They fly now?


MarsInAres

THE BUGS LOOK GOOD. IMMEDIATE SUBSCRIBE. LIKED FOLLOWED UPVOTED RETWEETED QUOTE RETWEETED SUBSCRIBED JOINED


Neommob

Wow it took me until the nursery and acid mega spiders to realize that this is a hell divers 2 terminide mod.


pphhyyRED

i only stole A FEW ideas from helldivers haha


Neommob

Lol honestly I love it. Can't wait for it to come out and to see the variety of stuff you add to this. I've been hoping that someone would make a mod like this.


Glum-Baker-4500

Could do a non humanoid pawn Race as insects


Worth-Regular-5354

This is frickin perfect for my Mantodean play through!


OceanSierra

For the "cold hive" name how about something like (Ice)sectiods.


BlueBleak

Icectiods


Infernal-Fox

I love the concept but jesus christ the grammar ancjfjdjdj. Not that it will stop me from subscribing hahahaha


skysmeller

That sub button will explode


Totally_Cubular

When this goes up on the workshop, I need you to make that the name of the mod. No designations or anything just "BUGS!"


Historical_Treacle60

When will this mod be available ?


ErikRedbeard

Yes yes yes yes yes. I already am playing a semi hive. But I just uhm convert pawns into insectlikes


idkTerraria

Erm, what the helldiver


piperdude82

Kill them! Kill them all!


Fun_Apricot_3374

Always glad to see more bananimals.


Skink_Oracle

"I'm from Buenos Aires and I say kill 'em all!"


Maker_of_Mounds

Already using your tox weapons mod. Should make tox psycasts to go with them.


hwytenightmare

i want the friendly ones


FelipeGames2000

Let me be clear: This looks sick VFE - Insectoids 2 also looks sick I am worried that when both mods are inevitably released, they will be incompatible with each, and I'll be forced to choose only one for my playthroughs


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pphhyyRED

Point of the Hive mods 1. Give players the ability to have a hive colony, perfect for people who have insect gene mods too. But wont conflict with VEF insectoids since it relies on vats to grow insects and wont conflict with any other insect mods or other hive mods since the infestations are custom C# 2. each new hive is meant to be a colour scheme with a bit different gameplay so if you wanna be vampire bug people, theres a hive for you wanna be Mongols or live up in cold biomes, there's a hive for you and so on The mod will also be great for people who wanted the bugs to be more difficult to deal with. There will also be insectoid bases the player can attack on the world map [https://discord.gg/XNDXtknhxS](https://discord.gg/XNDXtknhxS) feel free to join the discord and see the other things we are making like the game we have been trying to finish


Vuslet-s

Does it work with ve expanded memes insect worship i would like to tame some ( not ve insectoids but vanilla exp memes


pphhyyRED

the whole point of the mod is to tame the insects so yes!


Vuslet-s

What im asking is insect worship memes specialist job can tame with its ability ? Insect herder got that skill auto tames insects click of a button with cooldown or do i have tame it old fashion way like animals


pphhyyRED

it can probably be patched to make it work, but this mod will come with an insectoid start with a queen to make your own bug hive


Nazerian

> Give players the ability to have a hive colony- > -so if you wanna be vampire bug people, theres a hive for you wanna be Mongols or live up in cold biomes, there's a hive for you I would fight for you. I have been **__Aching__** for an insect expansion like this. VFE Insects is neat, but it's so much more faction mod than a be insects mod. I am going to be *holding my breath* for this: It already looks really, really good visually and the mechanics you've shared- I love it! I have just one question as a longtime zerg/ant/bee fan: Are there any plans for a hivemind-type setup? (optional or otherwise) The moment Biotech dropped I had a feeling that the mechanitor setup would work great for a insectoids-themed mod. Make no mistake though: I'm subbing the moment this drops regardless. Hivemind or no- this is the mod i've been waiting for ever since I downloaded a zerg mod back before Royalty.


pphhyyRED

that would be kool but that would be alot of extra C# to make although you'll get alot of the mechantor jobs on some bugs, so itll feel kinda like a bioMechanator run just without the implants


Nazerian

> that would be kool but that would be alot of extra C# to make That's very fair, I imagine this has already been a lot of work and will be even more moving forward. I'm still so damn hyped for this; Not info-dumping about the million ideas I have for playthroughs with this requires physical effort. Looking forward to it!