Editing Bionic tongue

{{infobox main|
| name = Bionic tongue
| image = Health item bionic.png
| type = Medical Items
| type2 = Body Parts
| tech level = Spacer
| description = An artificial tongue replacement. Made of synthetic smooth-fibers and connected through a neurogel interface, it can match the performance of a natural tongue in speaking, eating, and tasting.
| production facility 1 = Fabrication bench
| research = Bionic replacements
| skill 1 = Crafting
| skill 1 level = 8 
| resource 1 = Plasteel
| resource 1 amount = 8
| resource 2 = Advanced component
| resource 2 amount = 2
| work to make = 26000
| mass = 5
| marketvalue = 
| max hit points base = 50
| tradeTags = TechHediff, Bionic
| techHediffsTags = Advanced
| body part = Tongue
}}
A '''bionic tongue''' acts as a replacement for a removed tongue. It has 100% part efficiency, perfectly replacing but not exceeding the capabilities of a natural tongue. 

== Acquisition ==
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They can also be [[Trade|bought]] from exotic traders, [[Empire]] traders, and at [[Outlander]] [[faction base]]s. They are also sometimes offered as a [[quest]] reward.
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== Summary ==
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Bionic tongues fully replace an organic tongue. Without a tongue, pawns have 0% [[Talking]] and are unable to:
* Initiate or responds to relationship requests, become lovers, or propose marriage
* Engage in conversations, good or bad.
** Will not be rebuff or be rebuffed by others
** Unable to trigger social fights by insulting others
** Unable to increase [[opinion]] of an existing romatic partner
* Will not try and convert others to their [[ideoligion]]{{IdeologyIcon}}.
* (to be checked): Unable to issue role commands {{IdeologyIcon}}

In addition, a pawn without a tongue is considered [[disfigured]], giving {{--|15}} [[opinion]] from others. They will also have a {{--|8}} ''Missing tongue'' [[mood]] debuff until the tongue is replaced.

Installing a Bionic Jaw will also fix the missing tongue condition, as well as removing any previously installed bionic tongues upon installation. It is impossible to install a tongue on a colonist with a Bionic Jaw. This means that the Bionic Jaw is superior to a Bionic Tongue in every way. 

=== Installation ===
Installing the part requires {{Ticks|2500}} of work, 2x medicine of [[Herbal medicine|herbal]] quality or better, and a [[Skills#Medical|Medical skill]] of 5.

Removing the part requires {{ticks|2000}} of work, 1x medicine of [[Herbal medicine|herbal]] quality or better, and has no [[Skills#Medical|Medical skill]] requirements.

If the operation fails, the part will be destroyed.

== Analysis ==
As a bionic tongue has the same stats as a regular tongue, installing one on a healthy pawn serves no physical purpose. If [[Ideology DLC]] is installed, the [[biosculpter pod]] {{IdeologyIcon}} can be used to restore the tongue at the cost of {{icon small|glitterworld medicine}} 2 instead. Otherwise, only the rare [[healer mech serum]]s can fix it. 

Replacing a missing tongue may not be necessary at all, however.  While very important on any pawn that uses their [[talking]] stat (wardening, trading, taming), other pawns face a tradeoff. It removes all negative conversations, which can help with [[trait]]s like Abrasive, but removes relationship penalties. Note that the [[healer mech serum]] can heal an  missing tongue in place of other ailments.

Body modders and transhumanists {{IdeologyIcon}} will be happier when using any artificial body part. Among the {{hover title|RimWorld base content without DLC|core RimWorld}} artificial parts that don't have any downsides, bionic tongues require the fewest [[advanced component]]s. This should be compared to [[denture]]s and [[cochlear implant]]s, which only gives a penalty to jobs using the Social or Animals skills. With the [[Royalty DLC]], [[Venom fangs]] {{RoyaltyIcon}}, [[knee spike]]s {{RoyaltyIcon}}, and [[elbow blade]]s {{RoyaltyIcon}} can provide a similar benefit without requiring advanced components and [[xenogerm]]s{{BiotechIcon}} are effectively free, even a purely cosmetic gene will satisfy them.

== Version history ==
* [[Version/1.3.3101|1.3.3101]] - Added.

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