Very cool of you to do this. I'm not arachnophobic, but it is cool that you did this for others

@Tranos mod is working fine for me, that being said, is the only mod active, maybe you should change it in the load order if you have other mods that could break it.

Just checked the game with the Giant Kings expansion and the mod is no longer working.

it says some meta data is missing? (orange triangle)

Thanks TriumphBas. Its all working now

Heya Tranos! I just updated the mod to include the primal fury spiders. Which are now also potatoes :)

Anyone know if the mod still works with primal fury update?

Potato Mounts FTW!

Potato Mounts!

i would like to point out my joke was ment in no way as a slight against phobias unlike the guy above my comment
mine was me thinking adding a potato appearing instead of a defeat screen would be funny

I don't have this mod, but just the mere idea of it, I love. This is hilarious and awesome, and actually a really kind move to make something potentially scary silly.

yeah mate, cheers for this. i dont like spiders, i will never like spiders and i will burn down a house if needed

"Hi, I'm not interested in personal growth or putting effort into understanding other people, so instead I make snarky steam comments making fun of people who are affected by issues that don't affect me personally and that I don't bother trying to understand, because making sure other people are miserable is the only thing that gives my life meaning. Thanks in advance!"

Make them flying and sound on attack "not enough minerals"

@Morgan Freeman so like...nice way to be a dick man. Phobias are not something you can exposure therapy though (it literally does not work that way)

Hi, i'm not interested in personal growth or putting effort into overcoming anything in life, can you make a mod to replace all things that slightly push me towards expending effort or facing my fears like an adult?

Things I find problematic: Everything, make every model and texture potatos

Thanks in advance!

as a man with a fear of failure any chance you could make a mod that replaces the defeat screen with a dancing potato

Now make one for mushrooms xD

@Tanobi could One Drive be interfering? if so, check out my pinned discussion here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1669000/discussions/0/3828666283437576002/

even a download at paradox website's does not help.

the displayed ingame message is : plattform-crossed multiplayer is not available with mods
(if so, change it!!!!)

// 2 of us are able to join each other with this mod. one on W10, the other one on Ubuntu //

and the other error for the 3rd player is: internal error occured

bug: on workshop it says I am subscribed, the Downloads of steam says it downloaded the mod. At the Paradox Launcher it displayes it as installed and yes, it is in the right playset.
But in game, there are no replaced spiders!

I tried:
resubscribed the mod with and without relaunching steam
steam check on files data
reinstalled the entire game

what the heck is wrong, we are a party of 3 and with the other two guys - one evon on Linux - it worked just fine!

Klappt nix mit .. kein Online Spiel und die Installation verweigert sich mir auch :D

Its kind wholesome how people always make one of these mods

so spiders is one thig but what about the ocean, the ocean is far more terrifying, please make that into one big potato.

@TriumphBas this is a very thoughtful mod. True story - when my younger brother played Skyrim, he used to call me into his room to kill the spiders for him!

He would love to see this!

I have a request. I am an Orthodox Jew, and the undressed women in the species creation screen is problematic to me - technichally permissible, but against the spirit of the law. Can you create a mod that displays the ghostly figures with clothes?

Thank you!

can we have a replace every model with spiders for arachonphiles?

Hahaha! Gold!

So, like: potatoes with legs?

Okay, thats hilarious, i like it.

Wheres the turn snakes and snakelike things into noodles?

To quote my girlfriend with severe arachnophobia - "This is amazing - who could hate a potato?"

To the rest of y'all, this is a way to provide inclusivity. Uncontrolled exposure doesn't help. People play games to relax, not to exposure therapy their way into a better life. There's a time and a place for that, it doesn't have to be in video games. Just because someone turns this mod on doesn't mean they aren't seeking help elsewhere.

@TriumphBas, I know you mean well by creating this.
So please don't take this the wrong way.
I am directing my criticism more towards my fellow arachnophobes.
Hiding from our fears wont help us in the long run.

So yeah... My advice to anyone suffering from arachnophobia is to challenge yourself to expose yourself to spiders regularly.
Otherwise the phobia just grows over time.

My social anxiety and thalassophobia have grown completely out of control, to the point where I have not swam in the ocean for over a decade, and am stuck inside my home.
Phobias don't decline over time, if not exposed to them, they only grow.
So yeah... Don't let it get that out of control...

If you can't even bear seeing a digital spider, then your phobia has grown dangerously powerful.
I would hate to imagine what would happen if you were trapped in a life threatening situation, and your only option was to pass by some harmless spiders blocking your path.
Or God forbid someone you care for were, and you find you are powerless to help them because a spider is in the way...

I still freak out if one crawls on me unannounced, or is crawling somewhere in the vicinity of my feet, but out of sight.
And the only kind I have zero fear of are tiny jumping spiders, who I happily will let crawl over my hand, but any bigger than that and I get a panic attack.
Biggest spider I ever touched was a tarantula. It was at a fair of sorts, in the Oslo town hall.
They were showing off exotic spiders, and they offered me as a kid to let one crawl on my hand and/or pet one.
I declined to let it crawl on me, but I did very very very hesitantly pet it.
Sadly for me it was one of those tarantulas with bristle hairs, so I got blisters on my fingers, but I still treasure the memory. ^^

Speaking as someone with arachnophobia, who is combating it to this day, I agree with Tech-Priest.
Avoiding spiders, even in video games, will only allow the phobia to grow unchecked, like a cancer.

I keep my arachnophobia at a tolerable level precisely by exposing myself to spiders.
I know roughly where all the spider lairs in my home are, and check up on them each day to remind myself that they are just animals, useful animals. Not monsters.
These are big house spiders, btw.
Biggest spider mamma in the house can fill up the palm of my hand easily enough with it's total leg span. To give a rough size.
She has been living with us for years in the same spot in the garage.
I greet her every time i go to the freezer to grab something to eat.
Kinda become a daily ritual of sorts to help calm down my fears.

As someone of Irish decent I support this mod

@Caz Don't make up st just to pretend you know what you are talking about. There are plenty of studies that confirm that confronting a fear in a safe environment is the only way of reducing the impact of the phobia. It's also common sense, as the only way to beat a fear is to face it.

Pretending like you know what you are talking about because you pulled out the word "peer review" which is a low standard for any review is just silly. I am a retired to be a military police officer who spent 3 months during my duties speaking with practicing psychologists on a variety of psychology topics, and of them I can assure you my information of phobia's is correct.

@Tetlow you can disable the mod :))

There's actually no peer reviewed info that confirms any consistency in facing phobias curing said phobias. It works for some, but doesn't work for most. So mods like this do help. If you don't like it, move on, mate.

Do the people you are trying to help a favor, and remove this mod.

The only way people can get over a phobia is to confront it in a safe environment before confronting it in the real world, which video games serve as a good medium for.

Therefore, by making mods like this you are only prolonging their phobia and suffering due to it.

What if i'm afraid of potatos?

Can't wait to see potato mounts !

A really solid concept for an example mod!

FIRST MOD

MOD SUPPORT WOOO GAME OF THE YEAR

Great idea! :D