Editing Dirtmoles

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'''Dirtmoles''' are a [[Xenotypes|xenotype]], genetically engineered to live underground.

== Lore ==

<blockquote><small>''With gray skin adapted to artificial light, dirtmoles thrive in cramped and dark spaces where combat and travel happen over short distances. They are extremely capable at digging or mining tasks. In the open, however, they suffer from a sensitivity to light, slow speed and poor eyesight at distance.

After the first tunnel colonies failed due to the stress of confinement, colonization agencies began genetically altering colonists to live without open space or sunlight. This xenotype are known colloquially as dirtmoles. Today, dirtmoles have expanded out of their original tunnel homes and rule many confined spaces in the anthrosphere. They can be found in deep mines, cramped low-tech spacecraft, and teeming by the billions in the dark underlayers of countless urbworlds.'' - '''In Game Description'''</small>
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== Genes ==
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! Name
! Description
! [[File:Metabolism.png|20px|Metabolism]]
! [[File:Complexity.png|20px|Complexity]]
! Exclude

|- id="Fast wound healing"
! Fast wound healing<br>[[File:Gene_WoundHealingRateFast.png|64px]]
| ''Carriers of this gene heal from wounds twice as fast as normal.'' 
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*Injury healing factor {{Good|×200%}}
| {{--|2}}
| {{Bad|1}}
| WoundHealingRate

|- id="Slow runner"
! Slow runner<br>[[File:Gene_SlowMovespeed.png|64px]]
| ''Carriers of this gene move more slowly than normal.'' 
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* [[Move Speed]]: {{--|0.2}} {{CS}}
| {{+|3}}
| {{Bad|1}}
| MoveSpeed

|- id="Intense UV sensitivity"
! Intense UV sensitivity<br>[[File:Gene_IntenseUVSensitivity.png|64px]]
| ''Carriers of this gene have biological compounds in their skin that react dangerously to UV radiation. They are intensely sensitive to sunlight.'' 
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* When in sunlight (when on an unroofed tile while [[light]] levels from {{Hover title|Sunlamps and other artificial light sources don't count|natural sunlight}} are 11% or more):
** [[Move Speed]] {{Bad|×80%}}
** Mood: ''Sunlight Sensitivity'': {{--|12}}
* Does not cause [[pain]].
| {{+|4}}
| {{Bad|2}}
| UVSensitivity

|- id="Strong melee damage"
! Strong melee damage<br>[[File:Gene_StrongMeleeDamage.png|64px]]
| Carriers of this gene do more damage in close-quarters combat. Extra-strong fast-twitch muscle fibers make their strikes accurate and powerful.
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* Melee damage factor ×150%
** This also affects melee {{AP}} when calculated from damage. It does not affect weapons whose AP has been set independently of damage. Examples include: [[Spear]]s, [[Monosword]]s,{{RoyaltyIcon}} [[Persona monosword]]s,{{RoyaltyIcon}} [[Knee spike]]s,{{RoyaltyIcon}} [[Hand talon]]s,{{RoyaltyIcon}} and [[Venom talon]]s.{{RoyaltyIcon}}
| {{--|2}}
| {{Bad|1}}
| MeleeDamage

|- id="Nearsighted"
! Nearsighted<br>[[File:Gene_Nearsighted.png|64px]]
| ''Carriers of this gene have difficulty seeing at a distance. Their shooting accuracy at long ranges is reduced.'' 
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* Accuracy factor (long) {{Bad|×25%}}
* Accuracy factor (medium) {{Bad|×50%}}
| {{+|2}}
| {{Bad|1}}
| ShootingAccuracy

|- id="Dark vision"
! Dark vision<br>[[File:Gene_Darkvision.png|64px]]
| ''Carriers of this gene see well in low light and are unaffected by mood penalties related to darkness. They have a reflective layer behind the retina that amplifies their ability to see in the dark.'' 
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* Work speed is unaffected by darkness.
** Movement speed is also unaffected by darkness (not mentioned by the in-game description).
* Removes mood: Darkness: -5
| {{--|1}}
| {{Bad|1}}
| -

|- id="Gray eyes"
! Gray eyes<br>[[File:Gene_GrayEyes.png|64px]]
| ''Carriers of this gene have pale white-gray eyes.''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
| EyeColor

|- id="Light gray skin"
! Light gray skin<br>[[File:FanGene_SkinColor_Light_Gray.png|64px]]
| ''Carriers of this produce a light-gray pigment in their skin.''
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* Skin color override: (200, 200, 200)
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
| SkinColorOverride

|- id="Great mining"
! Great Mining<br>[[File:Gene_GreatMining.png|64px]]
| ''The carrier's aptitude in Mining is increased by 8. Aptitude acts like an offset on skill level. Additionally, one level of passion is added to Mining.'' 
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* [[Mining]]: {{+|8}}. Note: Experience gain and decay applies as if this offset did not exist.
* Adds one additional [[passion]] for [[Mining]]
| {{--|2}}
|{{Bad|1}}
| -

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==Analysis==
Dirtmoles are a simple xenotype, with well-defined strengths and weaknesses suited for mountain life. A combination of great mining, dark vision, and intense UV sensitivity all support this fact. A compact mountain base can mitigate the impact of nearsighted and slow runner. Strong melee is useful when fighting against [[infestation]]s. 

However, dirtmoles are not limited to the mountains. They can do any indoors task reasonably well, in any type of colony. Beyond slowpoke and UV sensitivity, dirtmoles have no real work-related weaknesses. In combat, nearsighted is a downside, but they serve a melee role quite well. If so desired, you can place some [[roof]] outdoors to keep the sun out.

Dirtmoles synergize well with the [[Tunneler (meme)|tunneler meme]],{{IdeologyIcon}} for rather obvious reasons. Tunneler allows dirtmoles to ignore cramped spaces and grow [[nutrifungus]] in a case, while dirtmoles are great at mining and melee combat.

Note that, as dirtmoles have no faction dedicated to them, opportunities to recruit dirtmoles are rare.

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