Birds of the World!

This mod adds random birds from all over the place. Which birds are in the mod are chosen COMPLETELY at random using the "Surprise Me" button on Birds of the World website (gotta use that annual subscription in SOME way, right?). I mostly made this as a fun project to learn about birds I may never have thought about otherwise.

"Will 'x' be in the mod?" The answer is... maybe. This mod is being made as a hobby for my own enjoyment, and all species are being picked entirely at random, as the mod aims to showcase birds that might be lesser-known. If you're feeling generous and want to sponsor a specific bird to be in this or another mod, buy me a Ko-Fi!

Species Included:

• African Grass-owl (Tyto capensis) - spawns in grassland and shrubby biomes
• Black-winged Cuckooshrike (Lalage melaschistos) - spawns in temperate forests
• Blue-tailed Hummingbird - (Saucerottia cyanura) - VERY TINY and spawns in tropical biomes
• Caica Parrot (Pyrilia caica) - spawns in tropical forests
• Philippine Fairy-bluebird (Irena cyanogastra) - spawns in temperate forests; custom variant coding!
• White-browed Triller (Lalage moesta) - spawns in temperate forests. Yes, this is a second Lalage species. I'm serious when I said these were picked randomly lmfao

Species In Progress:

• Caspian Snowcock - (Tetraogallus caspius)

Features:

• Flight (for most species) - REQUIRES PATHFINDING FRAMEWORK IF USING RIMWORLD 1.5!
• Custom sounds
• Custom color variant generation (for some species), courtesy of @steveo.o on Discord (check out Steve's mods!)
• Accurate activity periods (nocturnal birds are active at night, etc.) - REQUIRES VANILLA EXPANDED FRAMEWORK
• Avian Genomes can be extracted from corpses/live birds if Vanilla Genetics Expanded is installed.
• Compatibility with the following biome mods: Advanced Biomes Alpha Biomes Biomes! Islands Biomes! Oasis More Vanilla Biomes Regrowth: Core

Future/WIP Features:

• More birds!
• Baby/Juvenile sprites
• Custom skeleton sprites

Known issues:

• Anomaly DLC, v1.5: Birds with flying sprites are unable to use flying skeletal sprites, meaning skeletal shamblers will appear non-skeletal if they fly
• Birds are SMALL with vanilla zoom abilities. Get a mod like Camera+/SimpleCameraSetting to zoom in on the little guys c:

Credits

• Sprites, XML, mod thumbnail: Me
• C# and small XML tweaks: Steve
• Sounds: Various users on xeno-canto.org, all licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0