Psionic ascension vs Gene ascension vs Synthetic ascension

[01d55]

Speaking about synths, are ascended ones still separate race from ones built before? What about xenos that you turn into tin cans?

Synths generated by ascension are distinct from robots, and appear in the race list underneath your starting species. All organic pops converted by the ascension project or subsequent assimilation become members of this single species.

Some report that in their saves, the ascension robot species cannot be assembled. It appears in the list of robot models, but if chosen a baseline no-traits robot is assembled instead.

 

[Linusz]

They are all considered a different race.

Not correct. Built ones are considered different from ascended ones. Anything you assimilate becomes the ascended type.

 

[Gummiballen]

I love Psionic roleplay-wise, but Gene is just objectively better. Also it's a lot of fun fucking with xeno scums DNA.

However, I wish we had more expanded genetic traits. Like biological immortality and even more strength.
I mean lobsters are technically immortal right, why shouldn't we be?

 

[Urza1234]

Habitability is over rated. The agrarian +15% bonus will let your pops harvest 0.9 more food while +10% habitability makes them consume 0.1 less food. Granted habitability helps everyone while food bonus only helps farmers (and livestock, strangely enough).

I totally agree about the growth. Fertile pops and clone vats are excellent.

Livestock counts as a job, and thusly benefits from bonuses to jobs.