Vanilla Factions Expanded - Insectoids

The Vanilla Factions Expanded - Insectoids module is a faction expansion that adds the Hive faction of insectoids, new Archotech artifacts, Ultratech weapons, armor, materials, bio-engineering with vat-grown insects, and insectoid-themed events and raids.

Storyteller
Included in this module is the storyteller Empress Evil, which disables most positive events from occurring.

Scenario
Included in this module is the "Mercenaries" scenario, in which you choose four starting pawns and are placed on a tile with an overrun insectoid base.

Archotech artifacts

 * Archotech eraser
 * Archotech shield belt
 * Archotech teleporter
 * Psychic animal tamer
 * Psychic pacifier
 * Psychic warhead

Ultratech weapons

 * Plasmacutter
 * Plasmapiercer
 * Plasmabeam rifle
 * Plasma scattergun
 * Plasmasaw

Industrial-tech armor

 * Riot armor
 * Riot helmet
 * Riot shield

Foods

 * Royal jelly
 * Insect milk
 * Insect eggs

Materials

 * Chitin
 * Spidersilk
 * Drone genetic material
 * Warrior genetic material
 * Royal genetic material

Implants

 * Insectoid leg
 * Insectoid arm
 * Compound eye
 * Mandibles
 * Jelly sac
 * Venom gland
 * Pneumatic claw
 * Antenna
 * Predator stomach
 * Pheromone secretor
 * Ventricular sleeve
 * Synaptic cerebellum

Plants

 * Armillarix

Buildings

 * Sonic infestation repeller
 * Bio-engineering incubator

Vat-grown insectoids

 * Boomtick
 * Megascarab (vat-grown)
 * Royal larva
 * Megaspider (vat-grown)
 * Spelopede (vat-grown)
 * Worker ant
 * Megacricket
 * Cuterpillar
 * Wargling
 * Gigascorpion
 * Megapede (vat-grown)
 * Titanbeetle
 * Milkbeetle
 * Gigawig
 * Royal maggot
 * Princess
 * Spiderweaver
 * Gigalocust (vat-grown)
 * Monstrosity

Hive insectoids

 * Insectoid queen
 * Insectoid larva
 * Megapede
 * Gigalocust
 * Royal megaspider

Events

 * Insectoid raid: insectoids raid your base like other hostile factions
 * Insectoid sapper raid: insectoids dig through walls and mountains to reach the interior of your base
 * Insectoid tunneling raid: analogous to drop pod raids; insectoids can appear anywhere inside your base
 * Insectoid siege: creates burrows outside of your walls which allow insectoids to tunnel into your walls, until the burrows are destroyed
 * Infested meteorites: like drop pod raids, but insectoids arrive on meteorites
 * Gigalocust swarm: very fast-moving gigalocusts surround and attack your base
 * Infested ships: similar to vanilla psychic mechanoid ships; provoking the ship releases insectoids, while ignoring it causes them to reproduce
 * Giant infestation: similar to vanilla infestations, but primarily includes new insectoids