Hair & Eye & Skin Genetics Overhaul

! Important Information ! There's another mod with other swatch variants and different dominance hierarchy, so you might want to check it out: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3734167717 The creator also has/had a much deeper understanding of the genetics system than I do/did. I only managed to understand and rework parts of my own mod thanks to their genetics modding tutorial. ______________________________ 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.