Allow for removal of cyborg feature

[Gabarius]

A while ago, it was made impossible to remove the cyborg feature on pops via genetic modifcation, provided by the synthetic ascension park. I don't understand why this is - it makes logical sense that the implants can be removed. Revoking this limitation would allow for better roleplay, such as for spiritualist empires who don't want their pops to be partially "profane machines", as well as for any genetic ascension empire that wants to genetically modify all their pops.

 

[Shaeliss]

A while ago, it was made impossible to remove the cyborg feature on pops via genetic modifcation, provided by the synthetic ascension park. I don't understand why this is - it makes logical sense that the implants can be removed. Revoking this limitation would allow for better roleplay, such as for spiritualist empires who don't want their pops to be partially "profane machines", as well as for any genetic ascension empire that wants to genetically modify all their pops.

The old system where you could modify your pops into "anything you have a template for" avoided many of these issues. You still couldn't create Psionics unless you Psiscended, but if a friendly neighbour did, you could get Psionic pops. Was anything really broken if a non psiscended empire lacking all other features of psiscending could make their pops Psionic if they were on good turns with a psiscended neighbor? Seriously, what's wrong with having a very nerfed version of ascension by being friend with Ascended folks, or even removing a pseudo-ascension you don't want for RP reasons?

 

[Idle America]

That's strange, I could have sworn I was able to do that just the other day.

 

[Gabarius]

That's strange, I could have sworn I was able to do that just the other day.

I couldn’t yesterday, and I remember it being like this in playthroughs for quite some time now

 

[Shaeliss]

That's strange, I could have sworn I was able to do that just the other day.

I know there's a mod that allows you to do it. It's possible you may be using said mod.

 

[GhostDanny]

Cyborg should get removed by any kind of gene editing by a genetically ascended empire.
Cyborg should make becoming a full synth faster and cheaper.

And Cyborgs should not be able to become psionic at all.
Or becoming Psionic, removes all cybernetics and regrow original biological body parts, possibly requiring cloning tech first.

 

[Wendigo514]

And Cyborgs should not be able to become psionic at all.
Or becoming Psionic, removes all cybernetics and regrow original biological body parts, possibly requiring cloning tech first.

I'm pretty sure this is alteady a thing, Psionic Assimilation already removes the Cyborg Trait, however I'm not sure if it also removes the other Cybernetics traits.

 

[Idle America]

I know there's a mod that allows you to do it. It's possible you may be using said mod.

Nope, just a music mod. I think it's because I was psionic, and had the ability to assimilate them?

 

[HFY]

Nope, just a music mod. I think it's because I was psionic, and had the ability to assimilate them?

That would not be using genetic modification, which is what the OP has been talking about.

Try it as a Genetic Ascension empire, you will be unable.

 

[Idle America]

That would not be using genetic modification, which is what the OP has been talking about.

Try it as a Genetic Ascension empire, you will be unable.

Ah, gotcha. Sorry, I misunderstood from the start!