Can you change one species to another?

[BrutalGlory]

I'm trying to make what can only be described as an evil corporation hellbent on ending war forever (genocide) via turning every pop in the galaxy into their own race. I already have it set to Letters of Marque to unlock the raiding war type, and I intend to take Nihilistic acquisition to steal and enslave pops.

So the only part that remains is if there's a way to genetically alter a species and turn it into one of your own species. And I don't mean turning pops into something like necrophages, i'm asking if there's a way to turn a human into an arthropod (with arthropod in this example being your original race) and have it be counted as your original species.

[Elitewrecker PT]

No.
Unless it's robots

[BrutalGlory]

Originally posted by Elitewrecker PT:

No.
Unless it's robots

Ah I figured. That's a shame - robots wouldn't quite fit the theme :(

[CthuluIsSpy]

Take synth or necrophage. Its the only way.
Sadly, genetic ascension doesn't allow that, but then again, that would be treading on synth ascension's toes.

[BrutalGlory]

Originally posted by CthuluIsSpy:

Take synth or necrophage. Its the only way.
Sadly, genetic ascension doesn't allow that, but then again, that would be treading on synth ascension's toes.

Yeah, but having messed up goals is fun.

[The Seraph of Tomorrow]

You would need to make a mod based on the robot pop-assimilation mechanics.

[counternev -BG-]

if i remember correctly the hive mind can do something like this and if not in the vanilla game i believe there is a mod for this

[BrutalGlory]

Originally posted by counternev -BG-:

if i remember correctly the hive mind can do something like this and if not in the vanilla game i believe there is a mod for this

Yeah you can as a hive. Just wanted to do it as a regular bio civ.

[Elitewrecker PT]

Originally posted by counternev -BG-:

if i remember correctly the hive mind can do something like this and if not in the vanilla game i believe there is a mod for this

You can make them hive minds, but as far as I recall you can't cluster every pop into a single main species - can't change their portrait species.

[monkeypunch87]

Originally posted by BrutalGlory:

I'm trying to make what can only be described as an evil corporation hellbent on ending war forever (genocide) via turning every pop in the galaxy into their own race. I already have it set to Letters of Marque to unlock the raiding war type, and I intend to take Nihilistic acquisition to steal and enslave pops.

So the only part that remains is if there's a way to genetically alter a species and turn it into one of your own species. And I don't mean turning pops into something like necrophages, i'm asking if there's a way to turn a human into an arthropod (with arthropod in this example being your original race) and have it be counted as your original species.

Yes, you can do it, kind of.
With the genetic tree you can change the portait and the name of the species of every species to the same as your original species. But you can't turn them in the same species tab like you can with synthetics.

[BrutalGlory]

Originally posted by monkeypunch87:

Originally posted by BrutalGlory:

I'm trying to make what can only be described as an evil corporation hellbent on ending war forever (genocide) via turning every pop in the galaxy into their own race. I already have it set to Letters of Marque to unlock the raiding war type, and I intend to take Nihilistic acquisition to steal and enslave pops.

So the only part that remains is if there's a way to genetically alter a species and turn it into one of your own species. And I don't mean turning pops into something like necrophages, i'm asking if there's a way to turn a human into an arthropod (with arthropod in this example being your original race) and have it be counted as your original species.

Yes, you can do it, kind of.
With the genetic tree you can change the portait and the name of the species of every species to the same as your original species. But you can't turn them in the same species tab like you can with synthetics.

You know what - that's actually a good idea. I didn't know you could change the portrait. I'll take it, thanks!

[VulpesFulguralis]

Not in vanilla but i know of mods that can.

[Oakshadow]

The way the species tab works changing the portrait or matching a species name doesn't actually change anything.

Each species has an origin template and then all changes to that template create subspecies, regardless of how you alter them.

The reason this matters is because you can never spawn a new species out of your origin species. In other words a new template branched off your original species can't be enslaved as if its a foreign species. (either by being authoritarian or xenophobe)

If that's not your goal than I wouldn't worry about it. But understand the mechanics behind it will limit exactly what you can do in terms of dividing pops into specialized rolls.

[monkeypunch87]

Originally posted by Jay:

The way the species tab works changing the portrait or matching a species name doesn't actually change anything.

Each species has an origin template and then all changes to that template create subspecies, regardless of how you alter them.

The reason this matters is because you can never spawn a new species out of your origin species. In other words a new template branched off your original species can't be enslaved as if its a foreign species. (either by being authoritarian or xenophobe)

If that's not your goal than I wouldn't worry about it. But understand the mechanics behind it will limit exactly what you can do in terms of dividing pops into specialized rolls.

Nobody claimed that it would change anything. It seems more like a role-playing thing and I can understand OP in that regard and tried to deliver a solution. OP didn't even write anything about special roles.

You are able to change all species by portrait, name and traits to be like your original species. That is good enough.

[BigTurnip]

You can Necro purge via the Necrophage Origin