l_english:

# === xeno_flavor_traditions_l_english.yml ===
 xeno_tradcat_decadent_court:0 "Sensual Statecraft"
 xeno_tradcat_decadent_court_desc:0 "This empire turns beauty, indulgence, seduction, and cultivated intimacy into tools of diplomacy. Rivals are not conquered by force alone, but softened through desire, luxury, and carefully managed temptation."
 tradition_xeno_decadent_court:0 "Sensual Statecraft"
 tradition_xeno_decadent_court_desc:0 "Why conquer with fleets what can be won with a whispered promise and a perfect smile? This empire makes an art of indulgence and seduction, turning the soft power of charm into hard diplomatic advantage."
 tr_xeno_decadent_court_courtly_allure:0 "Courtly Allure"
 tr_xeno_decadent_court_courtly_allure_desc:0 "The court refines its presence into a weapon of soft power, making foreign powers more receptive to its influence. £diplo_weight£ §Y +15% Diplomatic Weight§!"
 tr_xeno_decadent_court_velvet_tongues:0 "Velvet Tongues"
 tr_xeno_decadent_court_velvet_tongues_desc:0 "Envoys are trained to speak with practiced warmth, charm, and sensual confidence, turning negotiation into performance. £envoys£ §Y +1 Envoy§!"
 tr_xeno_decadent_court_seductive_envoys:0 "Seductive Envoys"
 tr_xeno_decadent_court_seductive_envoys_desc:0 "Diplomatic representatives become instruments of temptation, carrying the empire's desires into every foreign court. £diplo_weight£ §Y +10% Diplomatic Weight§!"
 tr_xeno_decadent_court_decadent_feasts:0 "Decadent Feasts"
 tr_xeno_decadent_court_decadent_feasts_desc:0 "Lavish gatherings, intimate entertainments, and indulgent rituals bind citizens and guests alike in comfort and excess. £amenities£ §Y +10% Amenities§!"
 tr_xeno_decadent_court_intimate_accords:0 "Intimate Accords"
 tr_xeno_decadent_court_intimate_accords_desc:0 "Treaties are sealed through private trust, shared pleasure, and carefully cultivated dependency. £diplo_weight£ §Y +10% Diplomatic Weight§!, £trade_value£ §Y +5% Trade Value§!"
 tr_xeno_decadent_court_finish:0 "Sensual Statecraft Finish"
 tr_xeno_decadent_court_finish_desc:0 "The empire perfects the art of sensual statecraft, binding diplomacy, comfort, and influence into a single irresistible doctrine. £diplo_weight£ §Y +15% Diplomatic Weight§!, £amenities£ §Y +10% Amenities§!"
 agenda_xeno_decadent_court:0 "Decadent Court"
 agenda_xeno_decadent_court_desc:0 "Focus the court's energies on seduction and influence, magnifying the empire's diplomatic reach."

# === xeno_flesh_harvest_l_english.yml ===
 xeno_tradcat_flesh_harvest:0 "Captive Harvest"
 xeno_tradcat_flesh_harvest_desc:0 "The hive learns to take prey alive. Enemy leaders, soldiers, and populations are dragged from broken worlds into captive pits, where their bodies are used, studied, conditioned, or remade."
 tradition_xenomorph_flesh_harvest:0 "Captive Harvest"
 tradition_xenomorph_flesh_harvest_desc:0 "The doctrine of the living harvest. When the hive breaks a world, its leaders need not die — they can be dragged into the Captive Pits to be broken and remade. §YAdopting this tree lets you take an enemy leader prisoner when you conquer a world.§!"
 tr_xenomorph_flesh_harvest_harvest_protocols:0 "Harvest Protocols"
 tr_xenomorph_flesh_harvest_harvest_protocols_desc:0 "Invasion forces prioritize capture over simple slaughter, breaking resistance while preserving useful bodies for the hive. §GArmy Morale Damage +15%§!, §GSlave Output +10%§!, and conquered worlds yield captives more readily."
 tr_xenomorph_flesh_harvest_resilient_stock:0 "Resilient Stock"
 tr_xenomorph_flesh_harvest_resilient_stock_desc:0 "Captives are hardened through exposure, feeding regimens, and controlled suffering, making them more useful in hostile hive environments. §GStability +3§!, §GHabitability +10%§!. Captured leaders begin with higher vitality and regenerate it faster."
 tr_xenomorph_flesh_harvest_invasive_conditioning:0 "Invasive Conditioning"
 tr_xenomorph_flesh_harvest_invasive_conditioning_desc:0 "Captured prey are subjected to invasive hive conditioning, turning pain, fear, and obedience into productive output. §GUnity +5%§!, §GAmenities +10%§!. Interactions with captives yield stronger rewards."
 tr_xenomorph_flesh_harvest_expanded_pens:0 "Expanded Pens"
 tr_xenomorph_flesh_harvest_expanded_pens_desc:0 "The hive enlarges its holding chambers, allowing more captives to be stored, processed, and assigned to specialized uses. §GPop Assembly +5%§!, §GHousing +2§!. Captive roster capacity increased."
 tr_xenomorph_flesh_harvest_predation_instinct:0 "Predation Instinct"
 tr_xenomorph_flesh_harvest_predation_instinct_desc:0 "Assault broods become more efficient hunters, striking with greater force and dragging more victims into the hive alive. §GArmy Damage +10%§!, §GArmy Collateral Damage +15%§!. Higher chance to capture a leader on victory."
 tr_xenomorph_flesh_harvest_finish:0 "Captive Harvest Finish"
 tr_xenomorph_flesh_harvest_finish_desc:0 "The hive perfects the living harvest, converting conquest into a steady flow of captives, unity, and useful flesh. §GArmy Damage +15%§!, §GUnity +10%§!, and every captive interaction yields its fullest reward."
 agenda_xenomorph_flesh_harvest:0 "Agenda: The Living Harvest"
 agenda_xenomorph_flesh_harvest_desc:0 "The hive turns its full attention to taking the enemy alive. §GArmy Damage +20%§!, §GArmy Morale Damage +20%§!."
 ap_xenomorph_void_reavers:0 "Void Reavers"
 ap_xenomorph_void_reavers_desc:0 "The brood learns to scour the wreckage of void battles for survivors. §YWinning a space battle now gives a chance to recover an enemy leader — and pops — from the destroyed fleet.§! §GShip Weapon Damage +10%§!, §GArmy Damage +10%§!. Requires the Flesh Harvest tree."
 xeno_capture.10.title:0 "Spoils of Conquest"
 xeno_capture.10.desc:0 "The world is ours, and among the captives dragged from its ruin is [event_target:xeno_capture_candidate.GetName] — a leader of the broken enemy. The brood awaits your will. Shall this one be taken to the Captive Pits, or simply thrown in with the rest of the slaves?"
 xeno_capture.20.title:0 "Survivors in the Wreckage"
 xeno_capture.20.desc:0 "Our boarding parties pick through the drifting hull of the enemy's shattered fleet and drag out a survivor: [event_target:xeno_capture_candidate.GetName], a leader of some rank. What is the hive's will — the Captive Pits, or the slave pens?"
 xeno_capture.choice.prisoner:0 "Take them to the Captive Pits."
 xeno_capture.choice.slaves:0 "Throw them in with the slaves."
 xeno_capture.11.desc:0 "[event_target:xeno_capture_candidate.GetName] is dragged in living resin to the Captive Pits, there to be broken and remade in the hive's own time. A new toy for the brood."
 xeno_capture.11.ok:0 "As the hive wills."

# === xeno_traditions_ascensions_l_english.yml ===
### Xeno Traditions Ascensions ###

### Traditions ###
 tradition_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy:0 "Breeding Rapture"
 tradition_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_desc:0 "Broodmare Thralls and Pleasure Pit Thralls produce §G+10%§! more, and planetary Amenities rise §G+5%§!. The hive learns that pleasure is a kind of obedience."
 tradition_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_unlock_tooltip:0 "Requires §YMatriarch's Hunger§! or §YPatriarch's Dominion§!."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_willing_flesh:0 "Willing Flesh"
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_willing_flesh_desc:0 "Bodies packed into the breeding warrens no longer resist closeness. Heat, scent, and constant contact make cramped chambers feel natural. §GPop Housing usage -10%§!, and Pleasure Pit Thralls produce §G+2§! Amenities. The flesh presses close, gladly."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_royal_breeding_pits:0 "Royal Breeding Pits"
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_royal_breeding_pits_desc:0 "Dedicated breeding pits are opened, where selected bodies are restrained, mounted, serviced, and cycled for the hive's reproductive needs. §YUnlocks the Broodmare Pens§!. Broodmare Thrall output §G+15%§! and Pop Growth Speed §G+5%§!. The hive carves dedicated warrens for endless propagation."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_scent_conditioning:0 "Scent Conditioning"
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_scent_conditioning_desc:0 "The hive saturates its chambers with pacifying pheromones, turning fear and resistance into docility, arousal, and compliance. §GCrime -15§!, §GStability +5§!. None within the cloud would dream of revolt."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_ecstatic_submission:0 "Ecstatic Submission"
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_ecstatic_submission_desc:0 "Captives and thralls are trained until pleasure and obedience become the same instinct. Their bodies serve without needing to be broken again. §YUpgrades the Broodmare Pens to the Royal Broodstock Hive§!. Broodmare Thrall output §G+10%§! and Pleasure Pit Thralls produce §G+1§! Unity. To submit is to ascend."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_finish:0 "Breeding Rapture Finish"
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_willing_flesh_matriarchal:0 "Yielding Broodmothers"
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_willing_flesh_matriarchal_desc:0 "The Broodmothers gather in willing heaps around the egg-galleries. §GPop Housing usage -10%§!, and Broodmare Thralls produce §G+2§! Amenities."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_willing_flesh_patriarchal:0 "Eager Drone-Sires"
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_willing_flesh_patriarchal_desc:0 "The Drone-Sires pack the rut-pits shoulder to shoulder. §GPop Housing usage -10%§!, and Pleasure Pit Thralls produce §G+2§! Amenities."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_royal_breeding_pits_matriarchal:0 "Matriarch's Brood Pits"
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_royal_breeding_pits_matriarchal_desc:0 "§YUnlocks the Broodmare Pens§!. Under the Matriarchs the pits swell with eggs: Broodmare Thrall output §G+20%§! and Pop Growth Speed §G+5%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_royal_breeding_pits_patriarchal:0 "Patriarch's Rut-Warrens"
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_royal_breeding_pits_patriarchal_desc:0 "§YUnlocks the Broodmare Pens§!. The Drone-Sires drive relentless breeding: Broodmare Thrall output §G+10%§! and Pop Growth Speed §G+10%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_scent_conditioning_matriarchal:0 "Maternal Musk"
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_scent_conditioning_matriarchal_desc:0 "The Matriarchs' musk soothes every captive mind. §GCrime -15§!, §GStability +5§!, and §GGovernment Ethic Attraction +15%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_scent_conditioning_patriarchal:0 "Dominant Pheromones"
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_scent_conditioning_patriarchal_desc:0 "The Sires' overpowering scent crushes dissent outright. §GCrime -20§!, §GStability +5§!."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_ecstatic_submission_matriarchal:0 "Rapture of the Broodmothers"
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_ecstatic_submission_matriarchal_desc:0 "§YUpgrades the Broodmare Pens to the Royal Broodstock Hive§!. Broodmare Thrall output §G+15%§! and Broodmare Thralls produce §G+1§! Unity."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_ecstatic_submission_patriarchal:0 "Frenzy of the Sires"
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_ecstatic_submission_patriarchal_desc:0 "§YUpgrades the Broodmare Pens to the Royal Broodstock Hive§!. Pleasure Pit Thrall output §G+15%§! and Pleasure Pit Thralls produce §G+1§! Unity."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_rapturous_swarms_matriarchal:0 "Broodmother's Chorus"
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_rapturous_swarms_matriarchal_desc:0 "The Broodmothers' shared ecstasy sings through the hive. §GAmenities +15%§!, §GStability +3§!, and Broodmare Thralls produce §G+1§! Unity."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_rapturous_swarms_patriarchal:0 "Sire's Triumph"
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_rapturous_swarms_patriarchal_desc:0 "The Sires' triumphant frenzy electrifies the swarm. §GAmenities +15%§!, §GStability +3§!, and Pleasure Pit Thralls produce §G+1§! Unity."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_finish_desc:0 "The pleasure-hive reaches full maturity, turning breeding pits, conditioned bodies, and pheromonal rapture into an engine of growth and control. §G+15%§!, all enslaved pops produce §G+5%§! more, and the hive gains §G+1 Biological species trait pick§!. The brood is rapture made flesh."
 tradition_xenomorph_silent_infestation:0 "Hidden Infestation"
 tradition_xenomorph_silent_infestation_desc:0 "§G+1 Envoy§!, Spy Network value §G+15%§!, Operation Skill §G+1§!. The brood infiltrates before it invades."
 tr_xenomorph_silent_infestation_pheromone_masks:0 "Pheromone Masks"
 tr_xenomorph_silent_infestation_pheromone_masks_desc:0 "Specialized scents and behavioral mimicry help infiltrators evade detection inside alien populations. §G-15%§!, Spy Network Cap §G+10§!."
 tr_xenomorph_silent_infestation_blacksite_cells:0 "Blacksite Cells"
 tr_xenomorph_silent_infestation_blacksite_cells_desc:0 "Secret nests and controlled chambers are established beyond the hive's borders, preparing worlds for internal collapse. §G+15%§!, Operation Skill §G+1§!."
 tr_xenomorph_silent_infestation_abduction_protocols:0 "Abduction Protocols"
 tr_xenomorph_silent_infestation_abduction_protocols_desc:0 "The hive refines methods for removing useful prey without exposing the full infestation network. §G-10%§!, Operation Upkeep §G-10%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_silent_infestation_synthetic_alibis:0 "Synthetic Alibis"
 tr_xenomorph_silent_infestation_synthetic_alibis_desc:0 "False records, misdirection, and manufactured explanations conceal disappearances and hive activity. §G-10%§!, Cloaking §G+2§!."
 tr_xenomorph_silent_infestation_finish:0 "Hidden Infestation Finish"
 tr_xenomorph_silent_infestation_finish_desc:0 "The hive perfects covert infestation, spreading through secrecy, abduction, and concealed brood growth. §G+10%§!, Operation Skill §G+1§!. By the time the swarm is seen, the war is already lost."
 tradition_xenomorph_genetic_accumulation:0 "Genetic Hoarding"
 tradition_xenomorph_genetic_accumulation_desc:0 "Species Modification Cost §G-10%§!. Every conquered genome enriches the brood's stolen library."
 tr_xenomorph_genetic_accumulation_hostline_catalogues:0 "Hostline Catalogues"
 tr_xenomorph_genetic_accumulation_hostline_catalogues_desc:0 "The hive records viable host traits and organizes them into controlled breeding and hybridization archives. §YUnlocks the Hybrid Caste Warren§!. Organic assembly §G+5%§!. The hive records every host it has ever worn."
 tr_xenomorph_genetic_accumulation_predatory_inheritance:0 "Predatory Inheritance"
 tr_xenomorph_genetic_accumulation_predatory_inheritance_desc:0 "Useful instincts, muscles, senses, and survival traits are drawn from host species and expressed in new Xenomorph castes. §G+10%§!, Army Health §G+10%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_genetic_accumulation_stabilized_mutations:0 "Stabilized Mutations"
 tr_xenomorph_genetic_accumulation_stabilized_mutations_desc:0 "Unstable genetic variations are refined into reliable adaptations, strengthening the hive without weakening its cohesion. §G+10§!, Stability §G+3§!."
 tr_xenomorph_genetic_accumulation_apex_adaptation:0 "Apex Adaptation"
 tr_xenomorph_genetic_accumulation_apex_adaptation_desc:0 "The hive opens new pathways for biological improvement, allowing its species to carry more specialized traits. §G+1 Biological species trait pick§!."
 tr_xenomorph_genetic_accumulation_finish:0 "Genetic Hoarding Finish"
 tr_xenomorph_genetic_accumulation_finish_desc:0 "The hive becomes a living archive of conquered biology, endlessly improving itself through stolen evolution. §G+1 Biological species trait pick§!. The hive has devoured a thousand species and become all of them."
 tradition_xenomorph_royal_hierarchy:0 "Queenly Dominion"
 tradition_xenomorph_royal_hierarchy_desc:0 "Queen and Empress output §G+10%§!, Stability §G+2§!. Power descends from the throne through an unbroken royal line."
 tr_xenomorph_royal_hierarchy_guard:0 "Royal Guard"
 tr_xenomorph_royal_hierarchy_guard_desc:0 "Specialized guardian castes are raised to defend queens, brood chambers, and royal warrens from any threat. §YUnlocks the Royal Guard Warren§!. Paladin and Praetorian output §G+15%§!, Army Defense §G+10%§!. The throne is never unguarded."
 tr_xenomorph_royal_hierarchy_crowned_broods:0 "Crowned Broods"
 tr_xenomorph_royal_hierarchy_crowned_broods_desc:0 "Queens become living symbols of unity, binding the hive through their presence, pheromones, and reproductive authority. §G+2§! Unity."
 tr_xenomorph_royal_hierarchy_authority:0 "Royal Authority"
 tr_xenomorph_royal_hierarchy_authority_desc:0 "The will of the queens strengthens both the hive's internal order and its capacity to command larger war swarms. §G+10%§!, Naval Capacity §G+10§!."
 tr_xenomorph_royal_hierarchy_courts:0 "Royal Courts"
 tr_xenomorph_royal_hierarchy_courts_desc:0 "The hive develops formal royal chambers where leaders, guardians, and favored castes mature under direct queenly influence. §G+10%§!, Leaders start at §G+1§! level."
 tr_xenomorph_royal_hierarchy_finish:0 "Queenly Dominion Finish"
 tr_xenomorph_royal_hierarchy_finish_desc:0 "The royal order is complete, reducing leader strain while magnifying the power of queens and empresses across the hive. §G+1§! level, Leader Upkeep §G-10%§!, Empress output §G+15%§!. The royal line will outlast the stars."
 tradition_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh:0 "Livestock Dominion"
 tradition_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_desc:0 "Enslaved pops produce §G+10%§! more and livestock yield §G+15%§!. Conquered flesh is no longer a people but a resource."
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_nutrient_tithes:0 "Nutrient Tithes"
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_nutrient_tithes_desc:0 "Livestock populations are organized into feeding systems, supplying the hive with steady biological tribute. §YUnlocks the Crusher Warren§!. Livestock workforce §G+25%§! and Food output §G+5%§!. Every herd pays its tithe in flesh."
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_pheromone_conditioning:0 "Pheromone Conditioning"
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_pheromone_conditioning_desc:0 "Captives are pacified through chemical saturation, weakening resistance and suppressing organized revolt. §GPop Political Power -20%§!, §GCrime -15§!."
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_host_castes:0 "Host Castes"
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_host_castes_desc:0 "Subject species are sorted into specialized roles as workers, hosts, brood-stock, livestock, or servile flesh. §G+10%§!, Worker output §G+5%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_flesh_quotas:0 "Flesh Quotas"
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_flesh_quotas_desc:0 "Strict rationing and biological accounting reduce waste, ensuring every captive body serves the hive efficiently. §GPop Upkeep -5%§!, §GFood Upkeep -10%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_finish:0 "Livestock Dominion Finish"
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_finish_desc:0 "The hive completes its flesh economy, turning conquered bodies into labor, food, unity, and living infrastructure. §G+10%§! more, and the hive draws §G+5%§! Unity from its dominion. The galaxy is a herd; the hive is its master."
 tradition_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy:0 "Egg Ascendancy"
 tradition_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_desc:0 "Purge processing §G+15%§! and organic assembly §G+10%§!. The hive embraces mastery of the §YRoyal Jelly§!. The egg is its first and final weapon."
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_implantation_chambers:0 "Implantation Chambers"
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_implantation_chambers_desc:0 "Dedicated chambers improve the handling of eggs, hosts, and implantation cycles, increasing the output of the hive's reproductive workers. §G+15%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_accelerated_chestbursting:0 "Accelerated Chestbursting"
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_accelerated_chestbursting_desc:0 "Embryonic growth is forced into a shorter, more violent cycle, converting hosts into new Xenomorphs with terrifying speed. §G+25%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_genetic_preservation:0 "Genetic Preservation"
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_genetic_preservation_desc:0 "The hive preserves useful genetic material during implantation, ensuring each new offspring carries traits worth keeping. §G+10%§!, Pop Growth §G+5%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_mass_deployment:0 "Mass Deployment"
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_mass_deployment_desc:0 "Ovomorphs and implantation teams are deployed on a larger scale, allowing the hive to seed new broods more efficiently. §G+10%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_finish:0 "Egg Ascendancy Finish"
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_finish_desc:0 "The hive perfects its reproductive cycle, turning eggs, hosts, and implantation into an unstoppable engine of organic expansion. §G+25%§! and organic assembly §G+10%§!. The hive's egg-stock is now an inexhaustible engine of life."
 tradition_xenomorph_voidbrood_domestication:0 "Voidbrood Mastery"
 tradition_xenomorph_voidbrood_domestication_desc:0 "Ship Hull §G+5%§!. The hive tames the great beasts that drift between the stars."
 tr_xenomorph_voidbrood_domestication_finish:0 "Voidbrood Mastery Finish"
 tr_xenomorph_voidbrood_domestication_finish_desc:0 "The hive completes its mastery over space fauna, fielding stronger living fleets shaped by the biology of the void. §G+10%§!, Naval Capacity §G+20§!. The hive's living fleets are born of the void itself."
 tradition_xenomorph_draconic_parasitism:0 "Draconic Parasitism"
 tradition_xenomorph_draconic_parasitism_desc:0 "Ship Fire Rate §G+5%§! and Army Damage §G+10%§!. The hive cultivates the greatest of its broods: the Xenodragon."
 tr_xenomorph_draconic_parasitism_finish:0 "Draconic Parasitism Finish"
 tr_xenomorph_draconic_parasitism_finish_desc:0 "The hive perfects its draconic warline, unleashing living siege-beasts and hardened fleets bred for total planetary domination. §G+5%§! and Army Damage §G+15%§!. The hive's dragons darken the void."

### Ascension Perks ###
 ap_xenomorph_apex_hostline_evolution:0 "Apex Hostline Evolution"
 ap_xenomorph_apex_hostline_evolution_desc:0 "Requires the Genetic Accumulation tradition finisher. Adds §G+1§! species trait pick, §G+2§! trait points, and reduces species modification cost by §G-10%§!."
 ap_xenomorph_world_womb_doctrine:0 "World Womb Doctrine"
 ap_xenomorph_world_womb_doctrine_desc:0 "Requires the Ovomorph Ascendancy tradition finisher. Increases purge processing speed by §G+25%§! and organic pop assembly speed by §G+15%§!."
 ap_xenomorph_hidden_hive_network:0 "Hidden Hive Network"
 ap_xenomorph_hidden_hive_network_desc:0 "Requires the Silent Infestation tradition finisher. Increases spy network growth by §G+25%§! and adds §G+2§! operation skill."
 ap_xenomorph_royal_synaptic_dominion:0 "Royal Synaptic Dominion"
 ap_xenomorph_royal_synaptic_dominion_desc:0 "Requires the Royal Hierarchy tradition finisher. Increases leader starting level by §G+1§!, reduces leader upkeep by §G-10%§!, and improves Queen, King, and Empress job output by §G+15%§!."
 ap_xenomorph_ecstatic_hive_ascendancy:0 "Ecstatic Hive Ascendancy"
 ap_xenomorph_ecstatic_hive_ascendancy_desc:0 "Requires Matriarch's Hunger or Patriarch's Dominion and the Brood Ecstasy tradition finisher. Improves pleasure-hive slave job output by §G+25%§!, slave pop output by §G+10%§!, and pop growth speed by §G+10%§!."
 ap_xenomorph_voidbrood_parasitism:0 "Voidbrood Parasitism"
 ap_xenomorph_voidbrood_parasitism_desc:0 "Requires both Genetic Accumulation and Ovomorph Ascendancy. Starts the §YVoidbrood Adaptation§! situation, increases damage against guardians by §G+10%§!, and increases society research speed by §G+5%§!."
 ap_xenomorph_draconic_parasitism:0 "Draconic Parasitism"
 ap_xenomorph_draconic_parasitism_desc:0 "Requires access to the Draconic path. Starts the §YDragon Genome Study§! situation, increases damage against guardians by §G+20%§!, and increases army damage by §G+10%§!."

 # === Pass 37b: 5th tradition picks ===
 tr_xenomorph_genetic_accumulation_spliced_lineages:0 "Spliced Lineages"
 tr_xenomorph_genetic_accumulation_spliced_lineages_desc:0 "Multiple hostlines are merged into stronger castes, increasing assembly and reducing the cost of future modification. §G-10%§!, Organic assembly §G+10%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_hardened_ovomorphs:0 "Hardened Ovomorphs"
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_hardened_ovomorphs_desc:0 "Eggs develop thicker membranes, stronger internal reserves, and better survival rates in hostile environments. §G+15%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_royal_hierarchy_royal_warrens:0 "Royal Warrens"
 tr_xenomorph_royal_hierarchy_royal_warrens_desc:0 "Expanded royal warrens provide space for queens, empresses, and their chosen attendants to rule and reproduce. §YUnlocks the Royal Warren§!. Queen output §G+10%§!, Stability §G+2§!. Palatial warrens house the dynasty."
 tr_xenomorph_silent_infestation_deep_cover_broods:0 "Deep Cover Broods"
 tr_xenomorph_silent_infestation_deep_cover_broods_desc:0 "Hidden broods mature inside enemy territory, waiting until the moment of emergence will cause maximum damage. §G+10%§!, Cloaking §G+2§!."
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_flesh_markets:0 "Flesh Markets"
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_flesh_markets_desc:0 "The hive systematizes the exchange and distribution of useful flesh, increasing the output of slaves and livestock. §G+10%§!, Livestock workforce §G+10%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_rapturous_swarms:0 "Rapturous Swarms"
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_rapturous_swarms_desc:0 "The hive's collective lust becomes a source of order, unity, and productivity as entire chambers move in shared reproductive rhythm. §GAmenities +15%§!, §GStability +3§!. Joy ripples through the swarm and returns as devotion."
 tr_xenomorph_draconic_parasitism_wyrm_broodlords:0 "Wyrm Broodlords"
 tr_xenomorph_draconic_parasitism_wyrm_broodlords_desc:0 "The hive raises towering broodlords, draconic Xenomorph horrors capable of leading assaults and breaking fortified worlds. §YUnlocks the Xenodragon Nest§!. Ship Hull §G+5%§!, Army Damage §G+10%§!. The eldest wyrms now serve the swarm."
 tr_xenomorph_voidbrood_domestication_void_grazers:0 "Void Grazers"
 tr_xenomorph_voidbrood_domestication_void_grazers_desc:0 "Domesticated voidbroods learn to sustain themselves more efficiently while providing useful biological insight. §G-5%§!, Researcher output §G+5%§!."

 # === Tradition CATEGORY names + descriptions (tree headers) ===
 xeno_tradcat_brood_ecstasy:0 "Breeding Rapture"
 xeno_tradcat_brood_ecstasy_desc:0 "The hive transforms pleasure, pheromones, and breeding into instruments of control. Submission becomes productive, arousal becomes obedience, and every body within the pits serves the expansion of the brood."
 xeno_tradcat_draconic_parasitism:0 "Draconic Parasitism"
 xeno_tradcat_draconic_parasitism_desc:0 "The hive cultivates titanic apex broods descended from draconic hostlines. These living weapons combine Xenomorph instinct, hardened carapace, and leviathan-scale biology."
 xeno_tradcat_genetic_accumulation:0 "Genetic Hoarding"
 xeno_tradcat_genetic_accumulation_desc:0 "Every hostline is a library to be consumed. The hive gathers stolen genomes, preserves useful adaptations, and reshapes itself through the biology of conquered species."
 xeno_tradcat_ovomorph_ascendancy:0 "Egg Ascendancy"
 xeno_tradcat_ovomorph_ascendancy_desc:0 "The hive masters the egg, the facehugger, and the host. Implantation becomes faster, ova become hardier, and every chamber serves the lifecycle of the brood."
 xeno_tradcat_royal_hierarchy:0 "Queenly Dominion"
 xeno_tradcat_royal_hierarchy_desc:0 "The hive organizes itself around queens, empresses, royal courts, and guard castes. Authority flows downward from the brood's highest minds, enforced by instinct and armored loyalty."
 xeno_tradcat_silent_infestation:0 "Hidden Infestation"
 xeno_tradcat_silent_infestation_desc:0 "The hive learns to spread unseen. Hidden cells, masked agents, and abductors move beneath foreign society until infestation is already rooted too deeply to remove."
 xeno_tradcat_subjugated_flesh:0 "Livestock Dominion"
 xeno_tradcat_subjugated_flesh_desc:0 "Captured species are reduced to livestock, labor, tribute, and host-flesh. The hive measures their value only by what their bodies can provide."
 xeno_tradcat_voidbrood_domestication:0 "Voidbrood Mastery"
 xeno_tradcat_voidbrood_domestication_desc:0 "The hive reaches into the void and bends spaceborne life to its will. Tiyanki, amoebae, crystalline entities, and stranger organisms become hostlines for living fleets."


# ==== Redesigned tradition tree loc ====
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_nutrient_tithes_matriarchal:0 "Brood-Stock Tithes"
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_nutrient_tithes_matriarchal_desc:0 "§YUnlocks the Crusher Warren§!. The Broodmothers render captives into fertile brood-stock: Livestock workforce §G+25%§! and Food output §G+10%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_nutrient_tithes_patriarchal:0 "War-Herd Tithes"
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_nutrient_tithes_patriarchal_desc:0 "§YUnlocks the Crusher Warren§!. The Sires drive their war-herds without mercy: Livestock workforce §G+35%§! and Food output §G+5%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_host_castes_matriarchal:0 "Broodmother Castes"
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_host_castes_matriarchal_desc:0 "Captives are remade into Broodmother Thralls: Broodmother Thrall output §G+20%§! and all enslaved output §G+5%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_host_castes_patriarchal:0 "Labor Castes"
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_host_castes_patriarchal_desc:0 "Captives are broken into tireless laborers: Enslaved output §G+10%§! and Worker output §G+10%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_implantation_chambers_matriarchal:0 "Egg-Galleries"
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_implantation_chambers_matriarchal_desc:0 "The Broodmothers tend vast egg-galleries: Carrier Caste output §G+15%§! and Egg Caretaker output §G+15%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_implantation_chambers_patriarchal:0 "Implantation Drives"
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_implantation_chambers_patriarchal_desc:0 "The Sires drive relentless implantation: Carrier Caste output §G+25%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_mass_deployment_matriarchal:0 "Brooding Tides"
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_mass_deployment_matriarchal_desc:0 "The Broodmothers flood worlds with eggs: Organic assembly §G+15%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_mass_deployment_patriarchal:0 "Seeding Drives"
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_mass_deployment_patriarchal_desc:0 "The Sires turn captives to hosts en masse: Organic assembly §G+10%§! and Purge processing §G+10%§!."

  ### Pass 35: loc for the 8 draconic/voidbrood tradition picks ###
 tr_xenomorph_draconic_parasitism_drake_carapace:0 "Drake Carapace"
 tr_xenomorph_draconic_parasitism_drake_carapace_desc:0 "Brood-beasts grow thick draconic plating that turns aside blade and beam alike. Army Health §G+10%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_draconic_parasitism_leviathan_acid:0 "Leviathan Acid"
 tr_xenomorph_draconic_parasitism_leviathan_acid_desc:0 "The strain's acid glands swell to leviathan capacity, dissolving armour and bone on contact. Army Damage §G+10%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_draconic_parasitism_royal_imprint:0 "Royal Imprint"
 tr_xenomorph_draconic_parasitism_royal_imprint_desc:0 "Each draconic brood is imprinted on the Queen's bloodline, hardening their living hulls. Ship Hull §G+5%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_draconic_parasitism_apex_gestation:0 "Apex Gestation"
 tr_xenomorph_draconic_parasitism_apex_gestation_desc:0 "Gestation chambers are tuned to incubate apex draconic forms in greater numbers. Pop Assembly §G+10%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_voidbrood_domestication_tiyanki_hostline:0 "Tiyanki Hostline"
 tr_xenomorph_voidbrood_domestication_tiyanki_hostline_desc:0 "§YUnlocks the Apex Caste Warren§!. Domesticated tiyanki stock is folded into the brood, lending vast living mass to the swarm's vessels. Ship Hull §G+5%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_voidbrood_domestication_amoeba_broodline:0 "Amoeba Broodline"
 tr_xenomorph_voidbrood_domestication_amoeba_broodline_desc:0 "Void amoeba traits are bred into the hostline, sheathing hulls in regenerating plasma. Ship Shields §G+5%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_voidbrood_domestication_crystalline_carapace:0 "Crystalline Carapace"
 tr_xenomorph_voidbrood_domestication_crystalline_carapace_desc:0 "Crystalline entity matter is grafted into the carapace, lattice-hardening every shell. Ship Armor §G+5%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_voidbrood_domestication_void_nesting_organs:0 "Void-Nesting Organs"
 tr_xenomorph_voidbrood_domestication_void_nesting_organs_desc:0 "New organs let the brood roost and feed in open void, easing the burden of the swarm. Ship Upkeep §G-5%§!."

# === FIX 2026-07: tree-preview (_delayed) descriptions. The game requests
# tr_<key>_delayed for each tradition's tree node; these were absent, leaving
# blank/raw-key text in the trees. Sourced verbatim from each pick's _desc.
 tr_xeno_brood_harvest_brood_logistics_delayed:0 "Food supplies, containment staff, and incubation schedules are centralized to increase brood output."
 tr_xeno_brood_harvest_egg_protocols_delayed:0 "Strict handling procedures allow workers to extract resources from Xenomorph eggs and related brood matter with fewer losses."
 tr_xeno_brood_harvest_finish_delayed:0 "The empire fully industrializes captured Xenomorph reproduction, turning eggs and broodstock into growth at scale."
 tr_xeno_brood_harvest_incubation_arrays_delayed:0 "Artificial incubation systems accelerate organic assembly by imitating parts of the Xenomorph lifecycle."
 tr_xeno_brood_harvest_queen_stock_delayed:0 "Captured queens and royal specimens are contained as living brood assets, producing both useful material and public fascination."
 tr_xeno_brood_harvest_rapid_clutches_delayed:0 "Incubation cycles are shortened, pushing captured brood systems to produce viable growth at greater speed."
 tr_xeno_decadent_court_courtly_allure_delayed:0 "The court refines its presence into a weapon of soft power, making foreign powers more receptive to its influence. £diplo_weight£ §Y +15% Diplomatic Weight§!"
 tr_xeno_decadent_court_decadent_feasts_delayed:0 "Lavish gatherings, intimate entertainments, and indulgent rituals bind citizens and guests alike in comfort and excess. £amenities£ §Y +10% Amenities§!"
 tr_xeno_decadent_court_finish_delayed:0 "The empire perfects the art of sensual statecraft, binding diplomacy, comfort, and influence into a single irresistible doctrine. £diplo_weight£ §Y +15% Diplomatic Weight§!, £amenities£ §Y +10% Amenities§!"
 tr_xeno_decadent_court_intimate_accords_delayed:0 "Treaties are sealed through private trust, shared pleasure, and carefully cultivated dependency. £diplo_weight£ §Y +10% Diplomatic Weight§!, £trade_value£ §Y +5% Trade Value§!"
 tr_xeno_decadent_court_seductive_envoys_delayed:0 "Diplomatic representatives become instruments of temptation, carrying the empire's desires into every foreign court. £diplo_weight£ §Y +10% Diplomatic Weight§!"
 tr_xeno_decadent_court_velvet_tongues_delayed:0 "Envoys are trained to speak with practiced warmth, charm, and sensual confidence, turning negotiation into performance. £envoys£ §Y +1 Envoy§!"
 tr_xeno_exotic_trade_export_licenses_delayed:0 "The empire formalizes trade rights for restricted Xenomorph goods, increasing revenue from controlled distribution."
 tr_xeno_exotic_trade_finish_delayed:0 "The empire transforms Xenomorph exploitation into a galactic luxury economy of risk, desire, and profit."
 tr_xeno_exotic_trade_galactic_demand_delayed:0 "Demand for exotic Xenomorph goods spreads across foreign markets, strengthening trade networks and branch offices."
 tr_xeno_exotic_trade_luxury_specimens_delayed:0 "Rare, beautiful, or sexually desirable Xenomorph specimens are sold as elite status symbols to wealthy clients."
 tr_xeno_exotic_trade_pleasure_franchises_delayed:0 "Specialized venues turn the danger and sensuality of captive Xenomorphs into a profitable amenity industry."
 tr_xeno_exotic_trade_xeno_markets_delayed:0 "Regulated markets emerge around Xenomorph-derived products, specimens, and controlled biological materials."
 tr_xeno_living_spectacle_captive_logistics_delayed:0 "Improved transport and containment procedures allow dangerous specimens to be moved and displayed more efficiently."
 tr_xeno_living_spectacle_dread_attractions_delayed:0 "Carefully managed fear becomes part of the spectacle, thrilling visitors while reinforcing social stability."
 tr_xeno_living_spectacle_exhibition_tours_delayed:0 "Curated tours turn captive Xenomorphs into symbols of imperial daring and scientific prestige."
 tr_xeno_living_spectacle_finish_delayed:0 "The empire masters the art of displaying living horrors, converting fear into amenities, unity, and prestige."
 tr_xeno_living_spectacle_grand_menageries_delayed:0 "Large containment parks display living Xenomorph specimens under heavy security, producing awe and public entertainment."
 tr_xeno_living_spectacle_perfected_displays_delayed:0 "The empire refines Xenomorph exhibitions into carefully choreographed performances of terror and control."
 tr_xeno_mystique_allure_of_the_apex_delayed:0 "Citizens and outsiders alike become fascinated by the controlled presence of the galaxy's perfect predator."
 tr_xeno_mystique_dread_reputation_delayed:0 "The empire's possession of Xenomorph specimens strengthens its reputation as bold, ruthless, and difficult to intimidate."
 tr_xeno_mystique_exotic_envoys_delayed:0 "Envoys trained around controlled Xenomorph displays carry an aura of danger into foreign courts."
 tr_xeno_mystique_finish_delayed:0 "The empire turns captive monstrosity into diplomatic weight, using fear and fascination as tools of influence."
 tr_xeno_mystique_monstrous_prestige_delayed:0 "Xenomorph trophies, specimens, and controlled displays become symbols of elite power and imperial sophistication."
 tr_xeno_mystique_perfected_presentation_delayed:0 "The empire learns exactly how to present Xenomorph horror as prestige without losing diplomatic control."
 tr_xeno_vivisection_doctrine_controlled_specimens_delayed:0 "Live subjects are restrained under experimental conditions, allowing repeated testing across biological and physical disciplines."
 tr_xeno_vivisection_doctrine_dissection_theatres_delayed:0 "Specialized laboratories dissect Xenomorph tissue, organs, and castes to advance biological research."
 tr_xeno_vivisection_doctrine_finish_delayed:0 "Xenomorph horror is reduced to data, weapons, and repeatable procedures."
 tr_xeno_vivisection_doctrine_genome_archives_delayed:0 "Genetic material from captured specimens is preserved, sequenced, and compared for future exploitation."
 tr_xeno_vivisection_doctrine_perfect_understanding_delayed:0 "The empire approaches a complete scientific model of Xenomorph biology, improving research and containment alike."
 tr_xeno_vivisection_doctrine_weaponized_biology_delayed:0 "Acid blood, predatory reflexes, and adaptive tissue are studied for use in military applications."
 tr_xeno_xeno_dominion_apex_handlers_delayed:0 "Elite handlers learn to direct Xenomorph aggression in battle without being immediately consumed by it."
 tr_xeno_xeno_dominion_breaking_methods_delayed:0 "Handlers develop methods to discipline captive Xenomorphs and convert their resistance into spectacle, order, and utility."
 tr_xeno_xeno_dominion_capture_protocols_delayed:0 "Military forces train to seize dangerous specimens and enemy assets alive, breaking morale through precision and fear."
 tr_xeno_xeno_dominion_finish_delayed:0 "The empire proves its dominance over the predator, turning captured monsters into weapons, trophies, and political power."
 tr_xeno_xeno_dominion_reinforced_pens_delayed:0 "Containment pens are rebuilt to hold stronger captives while reassuring the public that the monsters remain controlled."
 tr_xeno_xeno_dominion_trophy_displays_delayed:0 "Captured specimens are displayed as proof that even perfect predators can be chained by the empire."
 tr_xenomorph_autogenic_brood_fecundity_delayed:0 "Self-Seeding Brood Layers carry larger clutches, producing additional Offspring per cycle."
 tr_xenomorph_autogenic_brood_finish_delayed:0 "Reproductive castes reach full efficiency: Offspring and Egg output rise across the breeding warrens, and the hive may pursue the Apex Autogenic Brood ascension."
 tr_xenomorph_autogenic_brood_quickened_cycles_delayed:0 "Shortened heat intervals raise Offspring output from Self-Seeding Brood Layers."
 tr_xenomorph_autogenic_brood_royal_brood_warrens_delayed:0 "Unlocks the Autogenic Breeding Warren, the second-tier upgrade of the Self-Seeding Brood Hive."
 tr_xenomorph_autogenic_brood_swollen_clutches_delayed:0 "Womb-Seeding Carriers bear heavier broods, increasing their Offspring output."
 tr_xenomorph_autogenic_brood_womb_seeding_carriers_delayed:0 "Unlocks the Womb-Seeding Carrier job: Xenomorphs that receive controlled embryo deposit and carry the brood nonlethally to term."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_ecstatic_submission_delayed:0 "Captives and thralls are trained until pleasure and obedience become the same instinct. Their bodies serve without needing to be broken again. §YUpgrades the Broodmare Pens to the Royal Broodstock Hive§!. Broodmare Thrall output §G+10%§! and Pleasure Pit Thralls produce §G+1§! Unity. To submit is to ascend."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_ecstatic_submission_matriarchal_delayed:0 "§YUpgrades the Broodmare Pens to the Royal Broodstock Hive§!. Broodmare Thrall output §G+15%§! and Broodmare Thralls produce §G+1§! Unity."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_ecstatic_submission_patriarchal_delayed:0 "§YUpgrades the Broodmare Pens to the Royal Broodstock Hive§!. Pleasure Pit Thrall output §G+15%§! and Pleasure Pit Thralls produce §G+1§! Unity."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_finish_delayed:0 "The pleasure-hive reaches full maturity, turning breeding pits, conditioned bodies, and pheromonal rapture into an engine of growth and control. §G+15%§!, all enslaved pops produce §G+5%§! more, and the hive gains §G+1 Biological species trait pick§!. The brood is rapture made flesh."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_rapturous_swarms_delayed:0 "The hive's collective lust becomes a source of order, unity, and productivity as entire chambers move in shared reproductive rhythm. §GAmenities +15%§!, §GStability +3§!. Joy ripples through the swarm and returns as devotion."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_rapturous_swarms_matriarchal_delayed:0 "The Broodmothers' shared ecstasy sings through the hive. §GAmenities +15%§!, §GStability +3§!, and Broodmare Thralls produce §G+1§! Unity."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_rapturous_swarms_patriarchal_delayed:0 "The Sires' triumphant frenzy electrifies the swarm. §GAmenities +15%§!, §GStability +3§!, and Pleasure Pit Thralls produce §G+1§! Unity."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_royal_breeding_pits_delayed:0 "Dedicated breeding pits are opened, where selected bodies are restrained, mounted, serviced, and cycled for the hive's reproductive needs. §YUnlocks the Broodmare Pens§!. Broodmare Thrall output §G+15%§! and Pop Growth Speed §G+5%§!. The hive carves dedicated warrens for endless propagation."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_royal_breeding_pits_matriarchal_delayed:0 "§YUnlocks the Broodmare Pens§!. Under the Matriarchs the pits swell with eggs: Broodmare Thrall output §G+20%§! and Pop Growth Speed §G+5%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_royal_breeding_pits_patriarchal_delayed:0 "§YUnlocks the Broodmare Pens§!. The Drone-Sires drive relentless breeding: Broodmare Thrall output §G+10%§! and Pop Growth Speed §G+10%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_scent_conditioning_delayed:0 "The hive saturates its chambers with pacifying pheromones, turning fear and resistance into docility, arousal, and compliance. §GCrime -15§!, §GStability +5§!. None within the cloud would dream of revolt."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_scent_conditioning_matriarchal_delayed:0 "The Matriarchs' musk soothes every captive mind. §GCrime -15§!, §GStability +5§!, and §GGovernment Ethic Attraction +15%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_scent_conditioning_patriarchal_delayed:0 "The Sires' overpowering scent crushes dissent outright. §GCrime -20§!, §GStability +5§!."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_willing_flesh_delayed:0 "Bodies packed into the breeding warrens no longer resist closeness. Heat, scent, and constant contact make cramped chambers feel natural. §GPop Housing usage -10%§!, and Pleasure Pit Thralls produce §G+2§! Amenities. The flesh presses close, gladly."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_willing_flesh_matriarchal_delayed:0 "The Broodmothers gather in willing heaps around the egg-galleries. §GPop Housing usage -10%§!, and Broodmare Thralls produce §G+2§! Amenities."
 tr_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_willing_flesh_patriarchal_delayed:0 "The Drone-Sires pack the rut-pits shoulder to shoulder. §GPop Housing usage -10%§!, and Pleasure Pit Thralls produce §G+2§! Amenities."
 tr_xenomorph_draconic_parasitism_apex_gestation_delayed:0 "Gestation chambers are tuned to incubate apex draconic forms in greater numbers. Pop Assembly §G+10%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_draconic_parasitism_drake_carapace_delayed:0 "Brood-beasts grow thick draconic plating that turns aside blade and beam alike. Army Health §G+10%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_draconic_parasitism_finish_delayed:0 "The hive perfects its draconic warline, unleashing living siege-beasts and hardened fleets bred for total planetary domination. §G+5%§! and Army Damage §G+15%§!. The hive's dragons darken the void."
 tr_xenomorph_draconic_parasitism_leviathan_acid_delayed:0 "The strain's acid glands swell to leviathan capacity, dissolving armour and bone on contact. Army Damage §G+10%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_draconic_parasitism_royal_imprint_delayed:0 "Each draconic brood is imprinted on the Queen's bloodline, hardening their living hulls. Ship Hull §G+5%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_draconic_parasitism_wyrm_broodlords_delayed:0 "The hive raises towering broodlords, draconic Xenomorph horrors capable of leading assaults and breaking fortified worlds. §YUnlocks the Xenodragon Nest§!. Ship Hull §G+5%§!, Army Damage §G+10%§!. The eldest wyrms now serve the swarm."
 tr_xenomorph_flesh_harvest_expanded_pens_delayed:0 "The hive enlarges its holding chambers, allowing more captives to be stored, processed, and assigned to specialized uses. §GPop Assembly +5%§!, §GHousing +2§!. Captive roster capacity increased."
 tr_xenomorph_flesh_harvest_finish_delayed:0 "The hive perfects the living harvest, converting conquest into a steady flow of captives, unity, and useful flesh. §GArmy Damage +15%§!, §GUnity +10%§!, and every captive interaction yields its fullest reward."
 tr_xenomorph_flesh_harvest_harvest_protocols_delayed:0 "Invasion forces prioritize capture over simple slaughter, breaking resistance while preserving useful bodies for the hive. §GArmy Morale Damage +15%§!, §GSlave Output +10%§!, and conquered worlds yield captives more readily."
 tr_xenomorph_flesh_harvest_invasive_conditioning_delayed:0 "Captured prey are subjected to invasive hive conditioning, turning pain, fear, and obedience into productive output. §GUnity +5%§!, §GAmenities +10%§!. Interactions with captives yield stronger rewards."
 tr_xenomorph_flesh_harvest_predation_instinct_delayed:0 "Assault broods become more efficient hunters, striking with greater force and dragging more victims into the hive alive. §GArmy Damage +10%§!, §GArmy Collateral Damage +15%§!. Higher chance to capture a leader on victory."
 tr_xenomorph_flesh_harvest_resilient_stock_delayed:0 "Captives are hardened through exposure, feeding regimens, and controlled suffering, making them more useful in hostile hive environments. §GStability +3§!, §GHabitability +10%§!. Captured leaders begin with higher vitality and regenerate it faster."
 tr_xenomorph_genetic_accumulation_apex_adaptation_delayed:0 "The hive opens new pathways for biological improvement, allowing its species to carry more specialized traits. §G+1 Biological species trait pick§!."
 tr_xenomorph_genetic_accumulation_finish_delayed:0 "The hive becomes a living archive of conquered biology, endlessly improving itself through stolen evolution. §G+1 Biological species trait pick§!. The hive has devoured a thousand species and become all of them."
 tr_xenomorph_genetic_accumulation_hostline_catalogues_delayed:0 "The hive records viable host traits and organizes them into controlled breeding and hybridization archives. §YUnlocks the Hybrid Caste Warren§!. Organic assembly §G+5%§!. The hive records every host it has ever worn."
 tr_xenomorph_genetic_accumulation_predatory_inheritance_delayed:0 "Useful instincts, muscles, senses, and survival traits are drawn from host species and expressed in new Xenomorph castes. §G+10%§!, Army Health §G+10%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_genetic_accumulation_spliced_lineages_delayed:0 "Multiple hostlines are merged into stronger castes, increasing assembly and reducing the cost of future modification. §G-10%§!, Organic assembly §G+10%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_genetic_accumulation_stabilized_mutations_delayed:0 "Unstable genetic variations are refined into reliable adaptations, strengthening the hive without weakening its cohesion. §G+10§!, Stability §G+3§!."
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_accelerated_chestbursting_delayed:0 "Embryonic growth is forced into a shorter, more violent cycle, converting hosts into new Xenomorphs with terrifying speed. §G+25%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_finish_delayed:0 "The hive perfects its reproductive cycle, turning eggs, hosts, and implantation into an unstoppable engine of organic expansion. §G+25%§! and organic assembly §G+10%§!. The hive's egg-stock is now an inexhaustible engine of life."
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_genetic_preservation_delayed:0 "The hive preserves useful genetic material during implantation, ensuring each new offspring carries traits worth keeping. §G+10%§!, Pop Growth §G+5%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_hardened_ovomorphs_delayed:0 "Eggs develop thicker membranes, stronger internal reserves, and better survival rates in hostile environments. §G+15%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_implantation_chambers_delayed:0 "Dedicated chambers improve the handling of eggs, hosts, and implantation cycles, increasing the output of the hive's reproductive workers. §G+15%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_implantation_chambers_matriarchal_delayed:0 "The Broodmothers tend vast egg-galleries: Carrier Caste output §G+15%§! and Egg Caretaker output §G+15%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_implantation_chambers_patriarchal_delayed:0 "The Sires drive relentless implantation: Carrier Caste output §G+25%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_mass_deployment_delayed:0 "Ovomorphs and implantation teams are deployed on a larger scale, allowing the hive to seed new broods more efficiently. §G+10%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_mass_deployment_matriarchal_delayed:0 "The Broodmothers flood worlds with eggs: Organic assembly §G+15%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_mass_deployment_patriarchal_delayed:0 "The Sires turn captives to hosts en masse: Organic assembly §G+10%§! and Purge processing §G+10%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_royal_hierarchy_authority_delayed:0 "The will of the queens strengthens both the hive's internal order and its capacity to command larger war swarms. §G+10%§!, Naval Capacity §G+10§!."
 tr_xenomorph_royal_hierarchy_courts_delayed:0 "The hive develops formal royal chambers where leaders, guardians, and favored castes mature under direct queenly influence. §G+10%§!, Leaders start at §G+1§! level."
 tr_xenomorph_royal_hierarchy_crowned_broods_delayed:0 "Queens become living symbols of unity, binding the hive through their presence, pheromones, and reproductive authority. §G+2§! Unity."
 tr_xenomorph_royal_hierarchy_finish_delayed:0 "The royal order is complete, reducing leader strain while magnifying the power of queens and empresses across the hive. §G+1§! level, Leader Upkeep §G-10%§!, Empress output §G+15%§!. The royal line will outlast the stars."
 tr_xenomorph_royal_hierarchy_guard_delayed:0 "Specialized guardian castes are raised to defend queens, brood chambers, and royal warrens from any threat. §YUnlocks the Royal Guard Warren§!. Paladin and Praetorian output §G+15%§!, Army Defense §G+10%§!. The throne is never unguarded."
 tr_xenomorph_royal_hierarchy_royal_warrens_delayed:0 "Expanded royal warrens provide space for queens, empresses, and their chosen attendants to rule and reproduce. §YUnlocks the Royal Warren§!. Queen output §G+10%§!, Stability §G+2§!. Palatial warrens house the dynasty."
 tr_xenomorph_silent_infestation_abduction_protocols_delayed:0 "The hive refines methods for removing useful prey without exposing the full infestation network. §G-10%§!, Operation Upkeep §G-10%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_silent_infestation_blacksite_cells_delayed:0 "Secret nests and controlled chambers are established beyond the hive's borders, preparing worlds for internal collapse. §G+15%§!, Operation Skill §G+1§!."
 tr_xenomorph_silent_infestation_deep_cover_broods_delayed:0 "Hidden broods mature inside enemy territory, waiting until the moment of emergence will cause maximum damage. §G+10%§!, Cloaking §G+2§!."
 tr_xenomorph_silent_infestation_finish_delayed:0 "The hive perfects covert infestation, spreading through secrecy, abduction, and concealed brood growth. §G+10%§!, Operation Skill §G+1§!. By the time the swarm is seen, the war is already lost."
 tr_xenomorph_silent_infestation_pheromone_masks_delayed:0 "Specialized scents and behavioral mimicry help infiltrators evade detection inside alien populations. §G-15%§!, Spy Network Cap §G+10§!."
 tr_xenomorph_silent_infestation_synthetic_alibis_delayed:0 "False records, misdirection, and manufactured explanations conceal disappearances and hive activity. §G-10%§!, Cloaking §G+2§!."
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_finish_delayed:0 "The hive completes its flesh economy, turning conquered bodies into labor, food, unity, and living infrastructure. §G+10%§! more, and the hive draws §G+5%§! Unity from its dominion. The galaxy is a herd; the hive is its master."
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_flesh_markets_delayed:0 "The hive systematizes the exchange and distribution of useful flesh, increasing the output of slaves and livestock. §G+10%§!, Livestock workforce §G+10%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_flesh_quotas_delayed:0 "Strict rationing and biological accounting reduce waste, ensuring every captive body serves the hive efficiently. §GPop Upkeep -5%§!, §GFood Upkeep -10%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_host_castes_delayed:0 "Subject species are sorted into specialized roles as workers, hosts, brood-stock, livestock, or servile flesh. §G+10%§!, Worker output §G+5%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_host_castes_matriarchal_delayed:0 "Captives are remade into Broodmother Thralls: Broodmother Thrall output §G+20%§! and all enslaved output §G+5%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_host_castes_patriarchal_delayed:0 "Captives are broken into tireless laborers: Enslaved output §G+10%§! and Worker output §G+10%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_nutrient_tithes_delayed:0 "Livestock populations are organized into feeding systems, supplying the hive with steady biological tribute. §YUnlocks the Crusher Warren§!. Livestock workforce §G+25%§! and Food output §G+5%§!. Every herd pays its tithe in flesh."
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_nutrient_tithes_matriarchal_delayed:0 "§YUnlocks the Crusher Warren§!. The Broodmothers render captives into fertile brood-stock: Livestock workforce §G+25%§! and Food output §G+10%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_nutrient_tithes_patriarchal_delayed:0 "§YUnlocks the Crusher Warren§!. The Sires drive their war-herds without mercy: Livestock workforce §G+35%§! and Food output §G+5%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_pheromone_conditioning_delayed:0 "Captives are pacified through chemical saturation, weakening resistance and suppressing organized revolt. §GPop Political Power -20%§!, §GCrime -15§!."
 tr_xenomorph_voidbrood_domestication_amoeba_broodline_delayed:0 "Void amoeba traits are bred into the hostline, sheathing hulls in regenerating plasma. Ship Shields §G+5%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_voidbrood_domestication_crystalline_carapace_delayed:0 "Crystalline entity matter is grafted into the carapace, lattice-hardening every shell. Ship Armor §G+5%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_voidbrood_domestication_finish_delayed:0 "The hive completes its mastery over space fauna, fielding stronger living fleets shaped by the biology of the void. §G+10%§!, Naval Capacity §G+20§!. The hive's living fleets are born of the void itself."
 tr_xenomorph_voidbrood_domestication_tiyanki_hostline_delayed:0 "§YUnlocks the Apex Caste Warren§!. Domesticated tiyanki stock is folded into the brood, lending vast living mass to the swarm's vessels. Ship Hull §G+5%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_voidbrood_domestication_void_grazers_delayed:0 "Domesticated voidbroods learn to sustain themselves more efficiently while providing useful biological insight. §G-5%§!, Researcher output §G+5%§!."
 tr_xenomorph_voidbrood_domestication_void_nesting_organs_delayed:0 "New organs let the brood roost and feed in open void, easing the burden of the swarm. Ship Upkeep §G-5%§!."
 tradition_xeno_brood_harvest_delayed:0 "Why buy Xenomorphs when you can grow them? This doctrine turns captive specimens into a self-sustaining harvest of eggs and offspring, feeding the empire’s ambitions from its own brood-pens."
 tradition_xeno_decadent_court_delayed:0 "Why conquer with fleets what can be won with a whispered promise and a perfect smile? This empire makes an art of indulgence and seduction, turning the soft power of charm into hard diplomatic advantage."
 tradition_xeno_exotic_trade_delayed:0 "Captive Xenomorphs are the rarest commodity in the galaxy, and a shrewd empire makes a market of them. This doctrine builds trade empires on the sale and service of the perfect organism."
 tradition_xeno_living_spectacle_delayed:0 "The galaxy has never seen a creature like the Xenomorph, and the galaxy will pay to gawk. This doctrine builds an empire of menageries, exhibitions, and dread attractions — turning captive monsters into the greatest show among the stars."
 tradition_xeno_mystique_delayed:0 "No empire that holds the perfect organism goes unnoticed. This doctrine turns the dread and fascination the Xenomorph inspires into diplomatic power — every envoy arrives carrying the weight of the monsters their masters command."
 tradition_xeno_vivisection_doctrine_delayed:0 "The Xenomorph is a puzzle of impossible biology, and the empire intends to solve it — one cut at a time. This doctrine turns captive specimens into a relentless research programme, harvesting the secrets of the perfect organism."
 tradition_xeno_xeno_dominion_delayed:0 "The art of mastering the perfect organism. An empire that walks this path learns not merely to cage Xenomorphs, but to break them, display them, and turn them into instruments of its will. Adopting this tree lets you take Xenomorph leaders prisoner when you defeat their fleets."
 tradition_xenomorph_autogenic_brood_delayed:0 "The hive perfects reproduction through its own bodies. Mature Xenomorphs are cycled through breeding warrens and nonlethal brood-bearing, producing offspring and eggs without reliance on slaves or foreign hosts."
 tradition_xenomorph_brood_ecstasy_delayed:0 "Broodmare Thralls and Pleasure Pit Thralls produce §G+10%§! more, and planetary Amenities rise §G+5%§!. The hive learns that pleasure is a kind of obedience."
 tradition_xenomorph_draconic_parasitism_delayed:0 "Ship Fire Rate §G+5%§! and Army Damage §G+10%§!. The hive cultivates the greatest of its broods: the Xenodragon."
 tradition_xenomorph_flesh_harvest_delayed:0 "The doctrine of the living harvest. When the hive breaks a world, its leaders need not die — they can be dragged into the Captive Pits to be broken and remade. §YAdopting this tree lets you take an enemy leader prisoner when you conquer a world.§!"
 tradition_xenomorph_genetic_accumulation_delayed:0 "Species Modification Cost §G-10%§!. Every conquered genome enriches the brood's stolen library."
 tradition_xenomorph_ovomorph_ascendancy_delayed:0 "Purge processing §G+15%§! and organic assembly §G+10%§!. The hive embraces mastery of the §YRoyal Jelly§!. The egg is its first and final weapon."
 tradition_xenomorph_royal_hierarchy_delayed:0 "Queen and Empress output §G+10%§!, Stability §G+2§!. Power descends from the throne through an unbroken royal line."
 tradition_xenomorph_silent_infestation_delayed:0 "§G+1 Envoy§!, Spy Network value §G+15%§!, Operation Skill §G+1§!. The brood infiltrates before it invades."
 tradition_xenomorph_subjugated_flesh_delayed:0 "Enslaved pops produce §G+10%§! more and livestock yield §G+15%§!. Conquered flesh is no longer a people but a resource."
 tradition_xenomorph_voidbrood_domestication_delayed:0 "Ship Hull §G+5%§!. The hive tames the great beasts that drift between the stars."
