[Kandiyaki]

About the PR

• ported the trait menu reskin from Aurora Song - it now fills the full screen and has a search bar. original PR available at https://codeberg.org/Aurora-Song/Aurora-Song-14/pulls/1522
• got rid of our traits' "subcategory" system, now each trait has a list of other traits that it disallows. redid currently existing trait YMLs to reflect this.
• added a system for traits to require other traits to be taken. CURRENTLY UNUSED. could be used to, for example, add a synthetic-exclusive trait that allows access to binary comms
• added an "allowed species" datafield to traits. CURRENTLY UNUSED. could be used to, for example, add a gray-exclusive trait that turns their blood to soda
• removed the point cost from the weight traits.

Why / Balance

• the current trait menu is horrid, with 90% of the screen real-estate taken up by absolutely nothing.
• this adds all the framework one would need to create more complex traits.
• the weight traits have built-in upsides and downsides, so a point cost feels unneeded.

Technical details

ough there's a lot

• cherrypicked the AS trait menu reskin and changed some upstream files so the menu uses that reskin
• 3 new datafields in TraitPrototype:
  • AllowedSpecies (a list of species that can take the trait)
  • Disallows (a list of traits that cannot be taken if you take this trait)
  • Requires (a list of traits that, before taking this trait, you must take at least one of)

Media

2026-11-09.14-52-39.1.mp4

Requirements

• I have read and am following the Impstation Design Principles and Coding Standards.
• I have added media to this PR or it does not require an in-game showcase.

Licensing

• I give permission for any changes to the repository made in this PR to be relicensed under MIT.

Changelog

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• tweak: ported Aurora Song's traits menu reskin.
• tweak: the Slight and Hefty traits no longer cost trait points.