Caves of Qud mods
Caves of Qud mutation mods
Everything filed under mutation by its own author, ordered by how much it is used.
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99 mutation mods
- Cat Ears Mutationby xhexAdds cat ears as an available mutation in the character creation menu. You can upgrade this mutation to increase your ego and cold resistance. (you can also purr to meditate)546 downloadsupdated 12 mo ago
- Shapeshifting Mutationby 76561199233397846A less buggy and more fleshed out version of metamorphosis Differences from metamorphosis: -There are some requirements to shapeshift there aren't necessarily based on character level -You can shapeshift back into creatures that you've shifted into before -Instead of gaining xp when when ending t...538 downloadsupdated 22 mo ago
- More Arms From Multiple Arms Wishby Null_ErrorFor when you for whatever reason want to have several pairs of arms that scale with Multiple Arms's attack chance. Adds a wish called "giveMoreArms" that takes a number and gives you a version of the Multiple Arms mutation that adds that many extra pairs of arms. Please note that to change your e...531 downloadsupdated 5 y ago
- Chronostasis Mutationby StarkillerHDXAdds a new Mental Mutation: Chronostasis. This mutation allows you to stop time entirely, freezing the world around you while you continue to move and act. Functionally, it works like a Timecube. Upon activation, you receive a massive burst of action points, allowing you to take multiple turns be...530 downloadsupdated 10 mo ago
- LightManipulationRechargeFixby jojolaggerImplements Willpower cooldown factor for light manipulation charge recovery Important Note: Does not apply intended affect to characters that have the light manipulation power prior to the mod being installed. Advice is to only subscribe when no such character's are present.512 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Breath Attacks by Reflection Ripby Reflection RipCurrently adds 5 new mutations: Fire, Ice, Lightning, Acid Breath, and Force Breath. The First 2 are relocated versions of Flaming Hands, and Freezing Hands. They do the same damage, but have an increased cooldown (25 turns) and a decreased cost (4). Lightning breath is a mix between the Breath A...509 downloadsupdated 7 y ago
- Return - Timeloopby 76561198383398718Adds a mutation "Returnal" that is similar to Precognition, except you can endlessly rewind until you get the desired result or get bored.509 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Mighty Thewsby KafkaExMachinaWhy should a mutant need wings to charge a little further or jump real good? This mod adds the physical mutation Mighty Thews, which allows you to jump and charge further, move faster and even reduces your fall damage! Thicc Thighs Save Lives! Update: Lowered mutation cost to 3 points to bring it...506 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Riftwalkerby kernelmethodRiftwalker Cornered? Tough enemy in the way? Barrier blocking your path? Bored, and looking for a way to instantly teleport 25 strata below Qud? Space-time vortices are your friend! Riftwalker adds a new mutation and new items to the game to make it easier to go exploring through vortices. Featur...503 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Vampirismby MrBeastBecome a beast of the night with Vampirism, a one point physical mutation. You will never die from thirst, but being thirsty as a vampire can be much more dangerous than being thirsty as a human. Wiki TL:DR -Drink blood instead of water. -Feed ability: stun w/ good damage and healing. Player Leve...499 downloadsupdated 4 mo ago
- Centrist Rayby puppygirlpitjobDo you also hate choosing sides? Join our friend Centrist Ray here! But seriously this mod just makes it so that flaming and freezing ray no longer conflict with eachother, go play a mage or whatever.481 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Avarice - Mutation Theft!by BlackSabinThis mod adds 3 separate mutations, designed to be synergistic but clearly overpowered; but how overpowered is up to you! Avarice This mod lets you walk up to any creature in Qud and steal their attributes and mutations! Even ones only accessable to NPCs! Options include attribute theft chance, m...464 downloadsupdated 16 mo ago
- Metamorphosis Plusby AizerCredits & Disclaimer This mod is based on the following mod: If the original mod author would like this taken down, I will do so without hesitation until I can fully recreate the underlying logic independently. ---------------------------------------------- I do want some feedback, currently the...463 downloadsupdated 5 mo ago
- Scaling Gas Breathsby The_MixMaster™Adds the ability for the player to select and use any of the gas breaths available in the game (Usually only usuable temporarily via beard glands). Mod includes additional balancing to help the breaths feel more like a natural part of the game: Breath Balancing The base cooldown of all breaths ha...399 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Flammable Gas Generationby drifAdds a new gas type: Flammable Gas Also adds corresponding mutation "Flammable Gas Generation" along with mk I - III flammable gas grenades. Gas will burn when it breaches a temperature threshold, and if the density of the gas is high enough, it will explode.396 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Becoming v0.4by AyldUpgrade your mutations and cybernetics into build-defining archetypes. This mod lets you push a starting mutation or implant past its base form into something that reshapes how you play. Mutants Evolve (spending MP); True Kin Ascend at a Becoming Nook (spending LP). Either way, nothing you alread...389 downloadsupdated 22 d ago
- Chimera Frameworkby QippozThis mod allows you to take normally incompatible natural equipment mutations provided you have the available slots. For example : If you have the two-headed mutation, you can take both Latching Jaws and Lead Snout (those are mods I made, go check out my workshop). This is possible at character c...362 downloadsupdated 2 mo ago
- Ranged Dominationby BadoumBored of only being able to dominate creatures in melee range? Now do it on any visible tile!352 downloadsupdated 8 y ago
- Xhex’s Mutationsby xhexXhex’s Mutations adds three new mutations to the game. Hooves Your feet have transformed into sturdy hooves, giving you enhanced mobility and carrying capacity. Heat Signature Vision You see further in the dark with infrared-sensitive vision. Robust Liver Your liver processes toxins with brutal,...347 downloadsupdated 12 mo ago
- ByX's Directed Evolutionby Angelo RockMod that adds new Morphotype called 'Directed Evolution'. This mod aims to make intelligence a little more useful. In short, added Morphotype bans Unstable Genome and any kind of defects while giving advantage of being able to get additional stats, mutations and rapid advancement (chance is direc...346 downloadsupdated 7 mo ago
- Pocket Portal(Mutation)by AntediluvianPocket Portal Mental Mutation. Opens a direct teleport to your own personal pocket dimension. use the campfire, the bed, the chests, etc. simple home away from home.337 downloadsupdated 8 mo ago
- Flammable Fungiby Null_ErrorI found it kind of sad that burning down fungi with Kindle, one of the few uses for this mostly useless mutation, took forever and a day. So this mod changes the heat resistance of all puffing fungi from -10 to -100 and lowers their HP from 150 to 65. This guarantees that with normal ambient temp...322 downloadsupdated 6 y ago
- Playable Slime - Forkedby Renix============Previous Author's Description=========== The Slime Genotype: Body - Same as a humanoid body, it can wear armour and clothing. Nuclear Protrusion - This is the "Head" of the slime so helmets and such will be worn here. Sensory Bulb - This would be the "Face" so masks and goggles will f...310 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Blink Abilityby UnderDougROLLING AROUND AT THE SPEED OF SOUND Current version is v0.0.3 Most recent update is save breaking, so your best bet is to downdate the mod to finish any current runs. Introduction Blink is a short-range, physical teleport ability (unaffected by normality), that doubles as an attack if used to pa...308 downloadsupdated 19 d ago
- The Power of Liquids: Camel Humps Mutationby QippozThis mod adds a physical mutation to the game called Reactive Humps. Reactive Humps is a somewhat modular mutation that allows you to interact neatly with the game's 27 liquids. Don't be intimidated by the math behind the mod, it is very straightforward to use, fun to experiment with and everythi...304 downloadsupdated 3 mo ago
- Cyber Mutant - Unstable Genomeby 50ftThis is the original version of this mod for those that want the experience to be easier by starting with Unstable Genome at level 8. Once the beta version allowed for normal purchase of mutations, I removed it from the main mod for balance. The version without Unstable Genome is located at -----...296 downloadsupdated 6 y ago
- Evolving Exoskeletonby Great Love DiscipleAdds 'Evolving Exoskeleton' mutation to the game Adds 6 natural equipment items294 downloadsupdated 1 mo ago
- Elementacles [Rita-Mod Addon]by GambleputtyAdds Compatibility between the Flaming/Freezing Ray mutations with the Tentacle Limbs from Rita Mod. Go wild. (Note: Only one tentacle appears to display as flaming, however as far as I am aware, this is just a weird visual thing. Idk. If you know the cause of this issue, please let me know) This...272 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Fangs Tails Clawsby MrBeastThis mod adds three free mutations: tails (with 7 variants), claws and fangs. They have no abilities; they are merely for fluff and roleplay. This is a lite mod for furries who want to roleplay as a furry but don't want to install Beast Kin or Playable Snapjaws. If this mod doesn't have enough fu...264 downloadsupdated 6 mo ago
- Disintergration Handsby BugYou get disintegration but on your hands! Abit overpowered242 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Light Manipulation Willpower Scalingby LuminiferousChanges Light Manipulation mutation to scale its charge recovery with Willpower. Fun fact: Did you know, that this functionality is already present for Lase? That's the reason this mod gets away without being a Scripting/Harmony mod. If I had to code in this functionality, it would have to be a H...242 downloadsupdated 4 mo ago
- Blindness & Blindfoldsby GambleputtyA Mod which adds a Single new Physical Defect, Blindness! Blindness sets your Viewable Tile Range to 0, making you only able to see tiles directly adjacent to you. In addition, this mod reworks and remakes my Original Blindfolds! Mod, find Blindfolds around the world which, while also acting the...238 downloadsupdated 19 mo ago
- Flaming Head - Mutationby bensnappyTHIS MUTATION DOES NOT WORK CONSISTENTLY WITH THE CURRENT BUILD OF CAVES OF QUD. STAY AWAY FOR THE TIME BEING. Your head is a ball of flames. This mod is essentially a combination of the light manipulation and flaming hands mutations. It's my first semi-successfull mod, and was a major learning p...234 downloadsupdated 8 y ago
- Vicious Biteby 76561198843923219Adds the vicious bite mutation (a natural face slot weapon.) Also unlocks heightened smell as an option at character creation. Mutation icon by Billy Checkers.232 downloadsupdated 3 mo ago
- Mark/Recall Mutationby AntediluvianI wanted an old school mark/recall system, so I made one. Find it in mutations under mental mutations for whiners. There will be a menu to choose whether to mark or recall, or clear a mark. There are 5 slots.221 downloadsupdated 8 mo ago
- Madpole Jaws Mutationby QippozAdds a mutation called Latching Jaws. It is analogous to the Horns mutation but has properties that emulate the jaws of a Madpole. YOU DON'T HAVE TO READ WHAT FOLLOWS. The mutation description in game sums it up very well. I just wanted people to have easy access to a pseudo-wiki. When you bite y...211 downloadsupdated 4 mo ago
- Secrets of the Circuitry Mindby 76561198985749297"Yes, I know the secrets of the iron and mind, They're trinity acts, a mineral fire! Yes, I know the secrets of the circuitry mind, It's a flaming wonder telepath." Allows a True Kin to receive a mental mutation, for a cost. Once the cybernetic is installed, the user will have a -1 to Ego, as wel...199 downloadsupdated 4 mo ago
- Possessionby SnoopLoops_420This mod changes the Domination mutation, making its effect permanent and granting it ranged use.187 downloadsupdated 4 mo ago
- AcceptableVisionsby BNRONAccept precognitive visions early. Don't wait for your future! Tweaks Precognition to allow ending the vision, via accepting it, I.e. cancelling the effect, rather than just rejecting it, i.e. ending it normally. Allows using nicely with Mass Mind, and remove that concern of accidentally warping...181 downloadsupdated 7 y ago
- Mutant Hermitby ArendethAdds a new mutant based class that gets +4 mutation points (tweaked to match 1 extra point base mutants get in per level in CoQ expanded), exactly 2 basehp per level (tweaked to match the 1 extra min base hp that mutants in CoQ Expanded get) Has 5 less base skill points per level. 1 less stat poi...173 downloadsupdated 5 y ago
- Ash Generation! [Mutation]by GambleputtyAdds a simple mutation I haven't seen done quite yet, the ability to generate Ash! Not fully playtested, not fully balanced, have fun :3 Update: Ash Breath has also been added!170 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Immense Power - Mutationby bensnappyTHIS MUTATION DOES NOT WORK CONSISTENTLY WITH THE CURRENT BUILD OF CAVES OF QUD. STAY AWAY FOR THE TIME BEING. You possess an immense power. Upon activation, your strength, agility, and toughness bonuses are tripled Cooldown: 100 rounds Duration: 6d4+2 rounds Following its effects, this mutation...166 downloadsupdated 8 y ago
- Revamped Bug Phermones Mutation (Arendeth's Fork of Bug Phermones Mutation mod)by ArendethVarient of the insect phermones that works with current patch that allows the user to summons insects and non-spider arachnids from other dimensions (will use its own varients of the creatures later on) Requires 3 mutation points cannot be used with burgeoining. Summons will currently follow the...156 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Chimera Genotypeby MurChimera Genotype "An Outcast Truekin whose body has started to mutate." The Chimera Genotype mod introduces a new way to play Caves of Qud: the Chimera. Neither fully Truekin nor purely Mutant, the Chimera represents an outcast of the Arcologies whose genetic stability has begun to fail, resultin...156 downloadsupdated 6 mo ago
- Slugsnout Slug Mutationby QippozThis mod adds a 3 MP Lead Snout mutation. It is a scaling version of the slugsnout slug. Just like the slugsnout slug it goes on your face slot but acts as what the game calls a default equipment : Basically it behaves like the Beak mutation : You can wear a mask but doing so make the weapon unde...151 downloadsupdated 3 mo ago
- Flaming and Freezing Rays as Mental Mutationsby 76561198358871305since when is shooting heat or freezing rays something biologically possible // Description It always bothered me that these mystical/esper feeling mutations were physical ones, so I made a mod that makes Flaming Ray and Freezing Ray into a Mental Mutation. This means both mutations now scale wit...149 downloadsupdated 10 mo ago
- Qudzu Symbiote Mutation + Rust-It Spray Foamby 76561198827901221this mod adds a 1-point mutation that makes the player a Qudzu symbiote. the player gains reputation with vines and gets a chance to rust items on hit. it also add Rust-It spray foam, which does what it says on the tin you can find the source code in github at85 downloadsupdated 4 mo ago
- Better Quillsby Crack Rock GeologistMy graftek uncut mod also included a better version of the quills mutation, i decided to make that standalone. Gives quills 30 resistance in all elements.59 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago

