Artificial body parts

Artificial body parts are - as the name would imply - non-organic body parts that exist with the purpose of replacing a missing or damaged body part. There are a variety of different body parts that can be prosthetically replaced in/on pawns. Some serve to replace damaged / missing natural body parts, others are improvements over the original organ. Some offer implanted weaponry or additional capabilities.

Most prostheses fall loosely under one of several categories based on tech-level and research:

• Neolithic/Medieval: Crude wooden replacements, but better than nothing.
• Prosthetics: "Modern" replacements that are still inferior to their natural human limb/organ, or specialized parts that come with some drawback.
• Bionics: Futuristic replacements and advanced implants. Matches performance if not outright better than the original body part.
• Archotech: The ultimate, futuristic replacements which cannot be crafted.

In many cases, there is not an equivalent part for every tech level - there is not always a primitive, prosthetic, bionic, and archotech version of a given part. In the case of implants, they are usually available in one form only.

Comparison to Flesh

Artificial parts offer some benefits over regular, fleshy counterparts:

• Body part replacements are immune to certain health conditions. Replaced body parts cannot be infected, while health conditions like cataracts, bad backs, and heart attacks are instantly cured and prevented depending on the part.
• Injuries to replacement artificial body parts cannot bleed or scar, and do not cause pain. Wounds to fleshmass mutations still bleed but will not generate additional pain.

Like organic body parts, artificial parts heal naturally over time, and will be destroyed if the part reaches 0 health.

Body Modders and Purists

Pawns with the Body modder or Body purist Traits will either get a Mood bonus or penalty depending on how many artificial body parts they have, if any at all, while also gaining different Social opinions of other pawns depending on if they also have artificial parts installed. Nearly every single artificial enhancement installed on a pawn is counted- from a peg leg, organ replacements, Royalty's glandular enhancements (healing enhancer, immunoenhancer), archotech body parts, a Mechlink, and Anomaly's flesh limbs and Revenant vertebrae. The only enhancements not considered by either trait is any levels of Psylink and upgrades used by a Mechanitor beyond the mechlink. No clothing or equipment item is counted, specifically Eltex gear or any psychically active Persona weapon. An implanted xenogerm will be counted as one single enhancement no matter how complex the xenogerm is.

Number of Enhancements	Body Modder	Body Modder Opinion of Others	Body Purist	Body Purist Opinion of Others
0	−4	0	0	0
1	+4	+8	−10	−8
2	+7	+16	−15	−16
3	+9	+24	−20	−24
4	+11	+32	−25	−32
5	+12	+40	−30	−40
6	+13	+40	−35	−40

Installation and Removal

There are two types of artificial parts: implants and replacements. Replacements entirely take over for the function of natural body parts, while implants can be freely installed inside body parts provided there isn't already mutually exclusive implants.

Installing artificial body parts requires medical skill, with a minimum of 3 for wooden parts up to a minimum of 5 for implants. Parts can be installed regardless of if they have been researched, as the research is only required to manufacture the parts.

Most replacement parts and implants can be uninstalled freely to retrieve the item back, with the exception of joywires, mindscrews, death acidifiers and obelisk mutations. Artificial parts cannot be uninstalled from corpses, with the exception of the mechlink which can ONLY be removed from corpses.

Artificial body parts cannot be installed on babies, but can be installed on children.

Part Compatibility

Most implants are compatible with all other implants with the exception of skin glands. However, replacement parts cannot have implants or other replacement parts installed onto them, a bionic arm cannot have a field hand replacement or an elbow blade implant attached.

Head

Brain

All brain implants are compatible and can be installed at once, even if their effects cancel each other out.

Name	Type	Effects
Joywire	Implant	+30 Mood −20% Consciousness Cannot be removed
Painstopper	Implant	×0% Pain
Circadian assistant	Implant	−20% Sleep fall rate Susceptible to brain shock
Circadian half-cycler	Implant	Never sleep −15% Consciousness Susceptible to brain shock
Learning assistant	Implant	+20% Global Learning Factor Susceptible to brain shock
Mindscrew	Implant	+20% Pain Cannot be removed
Neurocalculator	Implant	+20% Research Speed Susceptible to brain shock
Psychic harmonizer	Implant	This pawn's Mood affects others nearby Effect scales with both implantee and target Psychic Sensitivity Does not affect pawns with their own psychic harmonizer
Psychic reader	Implant	+50% Negotiation Ability Effect scales with implantee Psychic Sensitivity ×110% Trade Price Improvement Effect scales with implantee Psychic Sensitivity
Psychic sensitizer	Implant	+25% Psychic Sensitivity
Pilot assistant	Implant	+45% Piloting Ability Susceptible to brain shock

Mechanitor

These brain implants only affect pawns that have become a Mechanitor. Mechanitor implants are self-installed, without chance of failure.

Name	Effects	Max upgrades count
Mechlink	Pawn becomes a Mechanitor	1
Control sublink	Increases Mechanitor maximum control groups by 1 per level (Max. +6) Increases controlled mech work speed by +6% per level (Max. +36%)	6
Mech gestation processor	Increases Mech Gestation Speed by +33% per level (Max. +200%)	6
Repair probe	Increases Mech Repair Speed by +33% per level (Max. +200%)	6
Remote repairer	Grants Remote repair ability Repair range starts at 7.9 tiles Additional installs increase range by +6 (Max. +19.9 tiles)	3
Remote shielder	Grants Remote shield ability Shield range starts at 7.9 tiles and shield energy starts at 75 Additional installs increase range by +6 tiles and shield energy by 75 (Max. +19.9 tiles & 225 shield energy)	3

Eyes

Name	Type	Effects
Archotech eye	Replacement	150% part efficiency
Bionic eye	Replacement	125% part efficiency

Ears

Name	Type	Effects
Bionic ear	Replacement	125% part efficiency
Cochlear implant	Replacement	65% part efficiency

Nose

Name	Type	Effects
Aesthetic nose	Replacement	+1 Beauty
Gastro-analyzer	Implant	+5 Cooking Speed

^1 The aesthetic nose can be installed when a nose is missing, but has a remove option similar to implants. This allows it to leave behind a fully healed nose when uninstalled, even if the nose was missing before it was installed.

Mouth

Name	Type	Effects
Denture	Replacement (jaw and tongue)	80% part efficiency
Bionic jaw	Replacement (jaw and tongue)	125% part efficiency
Bionic tongue	Replacement (tongue)	100% part efficiency
Venom fangs	Implant (jaw)	Adds toxic bite attack: 15 damage 2 second attack 22% Armor Penetration Applies 1.5% Toxic buildup per damage dealt

^1 The bionic tongue cannot be installed without a natural jaw, despite being able to have a natural tongue without a jaw.

Limbs

Arms

All arms replace everything from the shoulder down.

Name	Type	Effects
Archotech arm	Replacement	150% Part efficiency 14 damage punch - 2 second attack 21% Armor Penetration
Bionic arm	Replacement	125% Part efficiency 12 damage punch - 2 second attack
Prosthetic arm	Replacement	50% efficiency 8.2 damage punch (same as default) - 2 second attack
Drill arm	Replacement	+70% Deep Drilling Speed +160% Mining Speed −8% Moving Adds stabbing attack: - 13 damage - 2 second attack - 20% Armor Penetration
Elbow blade	Implant	Adds cut attack: - 18 damage - 2 second attack - 27% Armor Penetration
Flesh tentacle	Replacement mutation	120% efficiency 8.2 damage punch (same as default) Beauty −1 Inflicts −6 Flesh tentacle mood debuff, disabled if pawn is Inhumanized or a Body modder. Surgical removal creates a hostile Fleshbeast.
Flesh whip	Replacement mutation	20.5 damage cut Beauty −1 Inflicts −6 Flesh whip mood debuff, disabled if pawn is Inhumanized or a Body modder. Surgical removal creates a hostile Fleshbeast.

Hands

Name	Type	Effects
Wooden hand	Replacement	60% Part efficiency Cannot punch
Power claw	Replacement	−8% Moving Adds scratch attack: - 22 damage - 2 second attack - 33% Armor Penetration
Field hand	Replacement	Plant work speed +160% −8% Moving 9 damage punch - 2 second attack 13% Armor Penetration
Hand talon	Implant	Add scratch attack: 15 damage - 1.5 second attack - 15% Armor Penetration
Venom talon	Implant	Adds toxic scratch attack: - 11 damage - 1.5 second attack - 15% Armor Penetration - Applies Toxic buildup

Legs

Name	Type	Effects
Archotech leg	Replacement	150% efficiency
Bionic leg	Replacement	125% efficiency
Prosthetic leg	Replacement	85% efficiency
Peg leg	Replacement	60% efficiency
Wooden foot	Replacement (foot only)	80% efficiency
Knee spike	Implant	Adds stab attack: - 22 damage - 2.6 second attack - 38% Armor penetration

Body

Stomach

Name	Type	Effects
Bionic stomach	Replacement	125% efficiency Food poisoning chance × 50% Prevents gut worms
Nuclear stomach	Replacement	125% efficiency Hunger Rate × 25% Prevents gut worms and food poisoning EMP damage causes vomiting Chance to inflict cancer on a regular basis
Reprocessor stomach	Replacement	125% efficiency Hunger Rate × 75% Prevents gut worms EMP damage causes vomiting
Sterilizing stomach	Replacement	125% efficiency Prevents gut worms and food poisoning EMP damage causes vomiting
Fleshmass stomach	Replacement mutation	100% efficiency Pain +8% Prevents gut worms and food poisoning Surgical removal creates a hostile Fleshbeast.

Heart

The heart pumps blood through the body. Pawns require a heart to survive, and will die instantly if it is removed or destroyed.

Name	Type	Effects
Heart	Natural	100% efficiency
Bionic heart	Replacement	125% efficiency Prevents artery blockages and heart attacks
Prosthetic heart	Replacement	80% efficiency Prevents artery blockages and heart attacks

Lungs

The lungs transfer gasses from the air to the blood. Pawns require at least one lung to survive, and will die instantly if their last one is removed or destroyed.

Name	Type	Effects
Lung (x2)	Natural	100% efficiency
Detoxifier lung	Replacement	110% efficiency Provides +60% Toxic Environment Resistance Prevents asthma and lung rot Negates acidic smog irritation
Fleshmass lung	Replacement mutation	100% efficiency Pain +6% Provides +30% Toxic Environment Resistance Prevents asthma and lung rot Negates acidic smog irritation Surgical removal creates a hostile Fleshbeast.

Kidneys

The kidneys filter toxins and pathogens from blood. Pawns require at least one kidney to survive, and will die instantly if their last one is removed or destroyed.

Name	Type	Effects
Kidney (x2)	Natural	100% efficiency
Immunoenhancer	Implant	+8% Immunity Gain Speed Can be installed in each kidney
Detoxifier kidney	Replacement	110% efficiency Provides +50% Toxic Resistance

Liver

The liver filters toxins and synthesizes various necessary biochemicals. Pawns require a liver to survive, and will die instantly if it is removed or destroyed.
There are currently no artificial livers in the game, but organic ones can be harvested and replaced.

Name	Type	Effects
Liver	Natural	100% efficiency

Torso

All torso implants can be installed at the same time, and are compatible with spinal prosthetic replacements.

Name	Type	Effects
Death acidifier	Implant	Destroys all carried gear upon death Cannot be removed
Bionic spine	Replacement (spine)	100% efficiency Prevents the bad back condition
Healing enhancer	Implant	Natural Healing Factor ×150%
Aesthetic shaper	Implant	Beauty +1
Coagulator	Implant	Total bleed factor ×50%
Love enhancer	Implant	Increases the mood buff to both parties from Lovin' from +8 to +12.
Revenant vertebrae	Replacement (spine)	100% efficiency Grants Revenant Invisibility ability Prevents the bad back condition

Skin

All skin implants are mutually exclusive and cannot be installed together.

Name	Type	Effects
Toughskin gland	Implant	Armor - Blunt +10% Armor - Heat +30% Armor - Sharp +35% Moving ×95%
Armorskin gland	Implant	Armor - Blunt +20% Armor - Heat +40% Armor - Sharp +52% Beauty −1 Moving ×90%
Stoneskin gland	Implant	Armor - Blunt +30% Armor - Heat +50% Armor - Sharp +70% Beauty −2 Moving ×85%
Vacskin gland	Implant	Provides Vacuum Resistance of +85% Adds immunity to Vacuum burns Improves minimum comfortable temperature by −10 °C (18 °F) Moving ×90%

Ghoul upgrades

These enhancements can only be installed on Ghouls. Installing Ghoul replacements cannot fail and do not harvest healthy natural organs.

Name	Type	Effects
Ghoul plating	Implant (torso)	Incoming Damage Multiplier ×50% Move Speed −0.7c/s
Ghoul barbs	Implant (torso)	Melee Damage Factor ×150% Move Speed −0.25c/s
Adrenal heart	Replacement (heart)	Grants Ghoul frenzy ability Melee Cooldown ×70% Move Speed +4 c/s +15% Hunger rate
Metalblood heart	Replacement (heart)	Grants Metalblood injection ability Incoming Damage Multiplier ×50% Flame damage increased by ×400% Burn damage increased by ×400% Move Speed −0.20 c/s
Corrosive heart	Replacement (heart)	85% part efficiency Grants Corrosive spray ability Target: Pawn or Location Stopping power: 1 Range: 11.9 Warmup Time: 15 ticks (0.25 secs) Cooldown: 5,000 ticks (1.39 mins).
Blood warmer	Replacement (kidney)	80% part efficiency Improves minimum comfortable temperature by −26 °C (−46.8 °F).

Version history

• 0.7.581 - Artificial body part system added.

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Artificial body parts

Arm/Hand

Archotech arm • Bionic arm • Power claw • Prosthetic arm • Wooden hand • Drill arm • Elbow blade • Field hand • Hand talon • Venom talon • Flesh tentacle • Flesh whip

Head

Archotech eye • Bionic eye • Bionic ear • Bionic jaw • Bionic tongue • Cochlear implant • Denture • Aesthetic nose

Head implants

Joywire • Painstopper • Circadian assistant • Circadian half-cycler • Gastro-analyzer • Learning assistant • Mindscrew • Neurocalculator • Psychic harmonizer • Psychic reader • Psychic sensitizer • Venom fangs • Control sublink (Standard, High) • Mechlink • Mech gestation processor • Remote repairer • Remote shielder • Repair probe • Pilot assistant

Spine

Bionic spine • Revenant vertebrae

Stomach

Bionic stomach • Nuclear stomach • Reprocessor stomach • Sterilizing stomach • Fleshmass stomach

Heart

Bionic heart • Prosthetic heart • Heart • Adrenal heart • Corrosive heart • Metalblood heart

Lung

Lung • Detoxifier lung • Fleshmass lung

Kidney

Kidney • Detoxifier kidney • Blood warmer

Organs

Liver

Visceral implants

Death acidifier • Aesthetic shaper • Coagulator • Healing enhancer • Armorskin gland • Stoneskin gland • Toughskin gland • Immunoenhancer • Love enhancer • Ghoul plating • Ghoul barbs • Vacskin gland

Leg/Foot

Archotech leg • Bionic leg • Prosthetic leg • Peg leg • Wooden foot • Knee spike

Related

Psylink neuroformer • Xenogerm

Deprecated

Scyther blade • Psychic silencer