Mutation Catalogue

Mutation Catalogue

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V0.54T loads 81 bundled mutation definitions. Every definition below has its own page with runtime effects, requirements, conflicts, interactions, selection metadata, tags, and addon notes. Universal strains are compatible with the complete bundled set.

Mutation	ID	Pathogens	Rarity	Summary
Accelerated Adaptation	adaptation_speed	UNIVERSAL	uncommon	The strain adapts rapidly, gaining a small permanent virulence increase
Adaptive Vaccine Defense	vaccine_defense	UNIVERSAL	epic	An immune-escape response selected after surviving vaccine pressure
Amphibious Fatigue	amphibious_fatigue	UNIVERSAL	uncommon	Water causes intense muscular fatigue until the strain develops aquatic respiration
Analgesic Resistance	analgesic_resistance	UNIVERSAL	epic	Makes symptom-suppressing tablets substantially less durable
Antiviral Vulnerability	antiviral_vulnerability	UNIVERSAL	rare	Reduced immune escape makes matching vaccines substantially more effective
Avian Egg Tropism	avian_egg_tropism	VIRUS, UNIVERSAL	legendary	A wild-host gene isolated from infected avian blood
Bartering Instinct	bartering_instinct	UNIVERSAL	rare	Heightened social pattern recognition improves luck while infected
Blindness	blindness	PRION, VIRUS, UNIVERSAL	uncommon	The infection repeatedly disrupts visual processing
Blindness Resistance	blindness_resistance	UNIVERSAL	rare	Neural compensation continuously clears blindness
Bloodborne Adaptation	bloodborne	BACTERIA, FUNGI	uncommon	Adds blood transmission to the infection
Bovine Serum Stability	bovine_serum_stability	BACTERIA, UNIVERSAL	legendary	A wild-host gene isolated from infected bovine blood
Chameleon	chameleon	UNIVERSAL	epic	The host fades from view while remaining nearly motionless
Climbing	climbing	UNIVERSAL	epic	Altered muscle control allows the host to climb vertical surfaces
Cold Adaptation	cold_adaptation	VIRUS, BACTERIA, FUNGI, PARASITE, PRION, UNIVERSAL	rare	Natural selection has made the strain stable in cold climates
Coughing	coughing	VIRUS, BACTERIA, FUNGI, UNIVERSAL	common	Repeated coughing exhausts the host and visibly sheds respiratory material
Dermal Reinforcement I	dermal_reinforcement_i	UNIVERSAL	uncommon	Altered connective tissue grants Resistance I
Dermal Reinforcement II	dermal_reinforcement_ii	UNIVERSAL	rare	Dense connective tissue grants Resistance II but slows the host slightly
Dermal Reinforcement III	dermal_reinforcement_iii	UNIVERSAL	legendary	Armoured tissue grants Resistance III while increasingly restricting movement
Emerald Fumes	emerald_fumes	BACTERIA, FUNGI, UNIVERSAL	rare	The infection periodically releases visible toxic metabolic vapour
Fast Regeneration	fast_regeneration	UNIVERSAL	epic	Aggressive tissue repair restores health at a high metabolic cost
Fatigue	fatigue	UNIVERSAL	common	Systemic inflammation slows movement and work
Fever	fever	VIRUS, BACTERIA, PARASITE, UNIVERSAL	common	The infection drives temperature upward and produces visible heat stress
Flesh Cravings	flesh_cravings	PARASITE, VIRUS, UNIVERSAL	rare	The host can digest only meat; feeding the craving restores tissue but an empty stomach quickly becomes dangerous
Gastrointestinal Shedding	gastrointestinal_shedding	BACTERIA, PARASITE, VIRUS	uncommon	Adds food transmission and greatly increases secretion
Grass Dependency	grass_dependency	PARASITE, FUNGI, UNIVERSAL	uncommon	The host must remain on living grass-like substrate or suffer escalating hunger and metabolic weakness
Grass Eater	grass_eater	PARASITE, FUNGI, UNIVERSAL	rare	Plant-adapted metabolism stabilizes hunger and repairs minor damage
Hay Allergy	hay_allergy	UNIVERSAL	common	Plant fibres provoke weakness and frequent visible sneezing
Hay Infusion	hay_infusion	FUNGI, PARASITE, UNIVERSAL	rare	Fibrous biological reinforcement improves damage resistance
Health Down	health_down	PRION, PARASITE, VIRUS, UNIVERSAL	rare	Progressive systemic damage reduces maximum health
Heat Adaptation	heat_adaptation	VIRUS, BACTERIA, FUNGI, PARASITE, PRION, UNIVERSAL	rare	Natural selection has made the strain stable in hot climates
Hemorrhagic Lesions	hemorrhagic_lesions	VIRUS, BACTERIA, PARASITE	rare	Produces bleeding lesions and opens a blood transmission route
Honey Immunity	honey_immunity	BACTERIA, PARASITE, UNIVERSAL	rare	The strain metabolizes common toxins before they affect the host
Hunger	hunger	PARASITE, VIRUS, UNIVERSAL	common	The infection consumes host energy reserves
Hyper Metabolism	hyper_metabolism	UNIVERSAL	uncommon	Movement accelerates while food reserves collapse
Hypervirulence	hypervirulence	UNIVERSAL	rare	Increases infection strength by 50%
Hypoxic Drift	hypoxic_drift	VIRUS, BACTERIA, PARASITE	uncommon	Reduces host oxygen saturation and becomes neurotoxic beside respiratory adaptations
Light Sensitive	light_sensitive	PRION, PARASITE, UNIVERSAL	uncommon	Bright environments trigger visual and motor distress
Metabolic Overdrive	metabolic_overdrive	UNIVERSAL	rare	Accelerates the infection while exhausting its host
Muscular Response I	muscular_response_i	UNIVERSAL	uncommon	The infection stimulates muscle fibres, granting Strength I
Muscular Response II	muscular_response_ii	UNIVERSAL	rare	A stronger muscle response grants Strength II at a higher metabolic cost
Muscular Response III	muscular_response_iii	UNIVERSAL	epic	Extreme muscular stimulation grants Strength III but consumes food rapidly
Nausea	nausea	PARASITE, PRION, VIRUS, UNIVERSAL	common	Neurological and gastrointestinal disruption distorts vision
Necrotic Fever	necrotic_fever	BACTERIA	uncommon	Causes persistent fever and weakness
Neural Acceleration I	neural_acceleration_i	UNIVERSAL	uncommon	Faster motor signalling grants Speed I
Neural Acceleration II	neural_acceleration_ii	UNIVERSAL	rare	Accelerated neural signalling grants Speed II and mild hunger
Neural Acceleration III	neural_acceleration_iii	UNIVERSAL	epic	Unstable neural overclocking grants Speed III with a substantial metabolic drain
Neural Decay	neural_decay	PRION	epic	Causes severe neural damage and delayed reflexes
Night Blindness	night_blindness	UNIVERSAL	uncommon	Low light severely disrupts vision
Night Vision	night_vision	UNIVERSAL	rare	Retinal adaptation reveals dark environments
Panic Attacks	panic_attacks	PRION, VIRUS, UNIVERSAL	rare	Adrenal spikes create erratic bursts followed by weakness
Paranoia	paranoia	PRION, PARASITE, UNIVERSAL	epic	Neural inflammation produces darkness, unease and false threat responses
Poison	poison	BACTERIA, PARASITE, FUNGI, UNIVERSAL	uncommon	Toxic metabolites periodically poison the host
Poison Resistance	poison_resistance	BACTERIA, PARASITE, UNIVERSAL	rare	Enhanced detoxification continuously clears poison
Pollination Dependency	pollination_dependency	FUNGI, PARASITE, UNIVERSAL	uncommon	The strain depends on unstable floral metabolites
Pollinator's Grace	pollinators_grace	FUNGI, PARASITE, UNIVERSAL	epic	Airborne floral adaptation grants controlled falling and improved luck
Porcine Receptor Shift	porcine_receptor_shift	VIRUS, UNIVERSAL	legendary	A wild-host gene isolated from infected porcine blood
Protective Coating	protective_coating	BACTERIA, FUNGI, PRION	epic	Builds a durable environmental shell and improves treatment resistance
Pyrolytic Self-Destruction	pyrolytic_self_destruct	VIRUS, BACTERIA, FUNGI, UNIVERSAL	rare	The pathogen irreversibly destroys itself when exposed to fire
Regenerative Tissue I	regenerative_tissue_i	UNIVERSAL	rare	Slow tissue repair grants Regeneration I
Regenerative Tissue II	regenerative_tissue_ii	UNIVERSAL	epic	Rapid tissue repair grants Regeneration II and consumes food reserves
Regenerative Tissue III	regenerative_tissue_iii	UNIVERSAL	legendary	Aggressive tissue reconstruction grants Regeneration III at severe metabolic cost
Reinforced Vaccine Defense	reinforced_vaccine_defense	UNIVERSAL	legendary	A stable compound adaptation produced by vaccine defense and hypervirulence
Respiratory Shedding	respiratory_shedding	VIRUS, BACTERIA, FUNGI	uncommon	Forces airborne transmission and causes productive crackling respiration
Scanner Evasion	scanner_evasion	VIRUS, PRION, UNIVERSAL	epic	The strain suppresses the biomarkers used by BioForge viral scanners, allowing infected hosts to pass undetected
Self Respiration	self_respiration	BACTERIA, PARASITE, UNIVERSAL	epic	The infection maintains the host's air supply underwater
Slowness	slowness	UNIVERSAL	common	Muscular inflammation slows the host
Sneezing	sneezing	VIRUS, BACTERIA, FUNGI, UNIVERSAL	common	Intermittent sneezing produces visible respiratory shedding
Speed Boost	speed_boost	UNIVERSAL	rare	Persistent neuromuscular stimulation increases movement speed
Speed Bursts	speed_bursts	UNIVERSAL	rare	Short unpredictable bursts of extreme speed disrupt normal movement
Spore Cloud	spore_cloud	FUNGI	common	Periodically releases visible spores around the host
Strength	strength	UNIVERSAL	rare	Muscle recruitment increases attack damage
Strong Skin	strong_skin	BACTERIA, FUNGI, PARASITE, UNIVERSAL	epic	Dense dermal tissue increases armour and knockback resistance
Surface Persistence	surface_persistence	BACTERIA, FUNGI, VIRUS	rare	Creates long-lived environmental reservoirs with a wider colony footprint
Thermal Homeostasis	thermal_homeostasis	VIRUS, BACTERIA, FUNGI, PARASITE, PRION, UNIVERSAL	legendary	The strain remains stable at both climatic extremes
Thermal Instability	thermal_instability	UNIVERSAL	uncommon	Destabilizes host temperature regulation
Thermal Resistance	heat_cold_resistance	UNIVERSAL	epic	Thermoregulation suppresses infection-driven fever and hypothermia
Water Allergy	water_allergy	FUNGI, PRION, UNIVERSAL	uncommon	Contact with water damages unstable tissue
Water Camouflage	water_camouflage	BACTERIA, PARASITE, UNIVERSAL	epic	The host becomes nearly invisible while submerged
Weak Grip	weak_grip	PRION, VIRUS, UNIVERSAL	uncommon	Motor damage reduces attack damage and handling speed
Weakness	weakness	UNIVERSAL	common	Systemic damage reduces physical power
Zoonotic Adaptation	zoonotic_adaptation	BACTERIA, PARASITE, VIRUS	rare	Allows the strain to propagate through infected animals and their products

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