Hair & Skin & Eye Genetics Overhaul

UPDATE 10 June 2026 Added genetics for unnatural skin colors! Unnatural colors are genetically dominant once again, but they can only be inherited if an ancestor carries an unnatural color trait. The dominance hierarchy is as follows: Green > Turquoise > Blue > Purple > Pink > Red > Yellow > Grey > Normal The system also takes skin tone darkness into account! ______________________________ UPDATE 09 June 2026 Changed dominance hierarchy and added genetics for body freckles. Unnatural colors have become more dominant genetically, but they can no longer be inherited unless an ancestor carries an unnatural color trait. Eyes: Purple>Pink>Yellow/Orange>Red>White>Black>Brown>Green>Blue Hair: Purple>Blue>Green>Turquoise>Pink>Rose>Grey>White>Black>Brown>Red>Orange>Blonde ______________________________ UPDATE 07 June 2026 The genetics system has been reworked to better support dominant and recessive inheritance, which should result in more realistic inheritance outcomes overall. Special thanks to the creator of this genetics modding tutorial https://paralives.wiki.gg/wiki/Genetics_modding and this mod https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3734167717 . Their work was a tremendous help during this rework. This mod is still a work in progress and will continue to be refined and improved in the future. This update is only a first quick fix. (I will also add the dominance hierarchy so you can see which traits take priority during inheritance, but that will probably have to wait until tomorrow.) --- UPDATE 30 May 2026 I have expanded the mod to include genetics for unnatural eye colors. The following eye color categories can now be inherited: - Black - Brown - Blue - Green - Yellow/Orange - Pink - Purple - White/Gray - Red As with the hair colors, I also had to add additional eye color swatches to support the new categories. I will include another screenshot so you can see how many swatches have been added. --- This mod overhauls the hair genetics system by adding a wide range of inheritable hair color swatches across multiple color categories. Currently, the mod includes the following hair color categories: - Black - Brown - Blonde - Orange - Red - Gray - White - Rose (light pink) - Purple - Pink - Green - Blue - Turquoise I originally created this mod for a challenge I’m participating in, so it was mainly designed for myself and the other participants. The mod also adds a large number of additional hair, eye and skin color swatches. This is necessary so that each color category has enough inheritable swatches while also adding some variety between the different shades within each category. I included a preview image so you can see how many swatches are added and decide for yourself whether you are comfortable with that amount or would prefer not to use the mod. ______________________________ Phenotype Codes Eyes: BASEGAME Eyes_Blue: 4185312397541987911 Eyes_Brown: 8550290956716015310 Eyes_Green: 2030982953764475385 Eyes_Yellow (before Eyes_Unnatural): 611120493943759159 MINE Eyes_Pink: 2765575911052405380 Eyes_Purple: 4126571077768632851 Eyes_White: 9078060220734029771 Eyes_Red: 8492137462259704686 Eyes_Black: 5286532142492247359 Hair: BASEGAME Hair_Blonde: 5997943078673214151 Hair_Brown: 3236473259169016446 Hair_Gray (before Hair_Unnatural): 2465185036210857686 Hair_Black: 7776402386580479885 MINE Hair_Purple: 7229542326736562135 Hair_Pink: 6703977869868757430 Hair_Blue: 3839389285285381114 Hair_Green: 8151055095246114495 Hair_Turquoise: 6875100098173091197 Hair_Red: 8295187449100082325 Hair_Orange: 6547907580565323516 Hair_White: 6261998160446624040 Hair_Rose: 7760038971586378636 Skin: BASEGAME (normal skintones) Skin_0: 6092565671017444769 Skin_1: 8527049267860103004 Skin_2: 7368935336881492124 Skin_3: 4722812370148473704 Skin_4: 1640275048661012693 Skin_5: 1137896213689616364 Skin_6: 3639541366654000621 MINE Skin_Green_0: 1241956050948569301 Skin_Green_1: 5082178111700626841 Skin_Green_2: 4886312352185589039 Skin_Green_3: 9050277909707878313 Skin_Green_4: 6658396892487117553 Skin_Green_5: 4766625779351724463 Skin_Green_6: 2595744732804819824 Skin_Turquoise_0: 7355928574855665309 Skin_Turquoise_1: 7474072020800777280 Skin_Turquoise_2: 8295891032296984766 Skin_Turquoise_3: 3956221371197924373 Skin_Turquoise_4: 5869075854699555062 Skin_Turquoise_5: 2192161391193663500 Skin_Turquoise_6: 8225400266057036668 Skin_Blue_0: 2251682236974118577 Skin_Blue_1: 1019998271063297372 Skin_Blue_2: 8442299206107477248 Skin_Blue_3: 5536486124321262066 Skin_Blue_4: 8488022526758989037 Skin_Blue_5: 8269432102129589102 Skin_Blue_6: 7139969345303774586 Skin_Purple_0: 2683337752785312799 Skin_Purple_1: 952394257912988455 Skin_Purple_2: 1013776640136337457 Skin_Purple_3: 3962933749524483525 Skin_Purple_4: 5220686261862063811 Skin_Purple_5: 4880498317061463206 Skin_Purple_6: 228912260728248479 Skin_Pink_0: 1532877311068931254 Skin_Pink_1: 6572070544916375777 Skin_Pink_2: 8582596383483815800 Skin_Pink_3: 4646940359649422585 Skin_Pink_4: 5561252625717826452 Skin_Pink_5: 464201348983117717 Skin_Pink_6: 3066555601886815260 Skin_Red_0: 6392346543918372807 Skin_Red_1: 1572281053781249289 Skin_Red_2: 9073902674855033237 Skin_Red_3: 4597902202982785159 Skin_Red_4: 7260143236241585729 Skin_Red_5: 6010543453305165791 Skin_Red_6: 8570122860958125695 Skin_Yellow_0: 6594399370271311872 Skin_Yellow_1: 6616074623386339510 Skin_Yellow_2: 2086302589265992108 Skin_Yellow_3: 7673813211966785470 Skin_Yellow_4: 8322844822437461514 Skin_Yellow_5: 8469364661680321493 Skin_Yellow_6: 7059255182647949268 Skin_Grey_0: 1400815795827728704 Skin_Grey_1: 4792958690172085220 Skin_Grey_2: 2195321334670621481 Skin_Grey_3: 4568915359325564939 Skin_Grey_4: 4078291569468893511 Skin_Grey_5: 6099116616324744227 Skin_Grey_6: 4833688411952469283 ______________________________ ! Important Information ! There are other mods with other swatch variants and different dominance hierarchy, so you might want to check it out. From blams: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3734167717 From tiddy: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3745912290 From satomi: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3741731917 The creator also had a much deeper understanding of the genetics system than I did. I only managed to understand it and then rework parts of my own mod thanks to their genetics modding tutorial.