Mod «Mechanite Plague» for Rimworld (v1.2 - 1.4)

A mod that introduce the Mechanite Plague to your local Rimworld! Make use of a variety of weapons and tools to infect targets with the plague, then kill them to unleash mechanoid Bursters upon your enemies!

Then, once the Bursters have fallen in combat, dismantle their corpses to salvage more plagued mechanites to create even more plague-inducing tools! Whether it's firearms, blades, turrets, or mortar shells, there are many ways to infect your foes!

A nefarious weapon invented by the Mechanoid Hives, the Mechanite Plague was designed to take advantage of the masses of humans that infested the various worlds. With their flesh being such a bountiful resource, why not make use of it? While it caused little more than minor nausea, only in battle did it show its true horrors. Soldiers would watch in terror as new foes burst forth from the carcasses of their slain allies. Naturally, it didn't take long for the people of the Rim to weaponize this against their foes!

Serving more of a "support" role in combat, Plague-inflicting weapons don't deal much damage. In exchange, they apply the Mechanite Plague to the target. While this plague is incredibly easy to cure, the real harm begins once a sufficiently-infected target is killed in combat! This will spawn a Burster allied to the side that applied the latest dose of the Mechanite Plague to the target. It will burst from their corpse, and immediately begin to assault nearby foes. This can result in more plague being applied, creating a chain reaction of death and robots!

Unfortunately for you, enemies can use the Mechanite Plague against you as well. Sufficient buildup of the plague is highly lethal, and will kill the target. Fortunately, there is a way to prevent the plague! Crafting a dosage of Guardian Mechanites will prevent new infections from being established in the host system. This can be essential when fighting armies with high amount of plague-inflicting weapons, or when the horrifying Incubator or Drider stride towards your base.

• Four brand new Mechanoids to ruin your life!

• A new, somewhat self-sustaining resource in Mechanite Canisters! Harvest them from fallen Bursters (whether your own or an enemy), or buy them from Exotic Goods Traders!
• 6 guns, ranging from plague-applying dart pistols to rocket launchers that spray Bursters over an area! There's also a bandolier that'll allow all ranged weapons to apply the plague, as well as 2 turrets.
• 3 melee weapons, from a tiny poison-tipped dagger to... a lance?
• Several new research projects, each unlocking new ways to utilise the plague!
• A fun new form of warcrime where a pawn is forcibly implanted with mechanites, causing them to explode!

• Royalty support adds two new Psycasts, both allowing a caster to raise Bursters from corpses!
• Biotech support allows a mechanitor to spawn all three mechs from the mod!
• Combat Extended support is available for all weapons and mechanoids added by the mod.
• Vanilla Achievements Expanded support, adding a swathe of new achievements!
• Vanilla Furniture Expanded: Security support, adding an additional type of trap: the Caltrops!
• Vanilla Psycasts Expanded support, adding the Plaguelich tree as well as 8 brand new Psycasts!

Required:

• Harmony
• Vanilla Expanded Framework