l_english:

# === xeno_gendered_traits_l_english.yml ===
 # New gendered Xeno body traits (male=ovipositor, female=brood-gland)
 trait_xenomorph_engorged_ovipositor:0 "Engorged Ovipositor"
 trait_xenomorph_engorged_ovipositor_effect:0 "A swollen ovipositor drives deeper, seeding hosts more readily. §GPop Growth +10%§!, §GOrganic Assembly +5%§!."
 trait_xenomorph_barbed_ovipositor:0 "Barbed Ovipositor"
 trait_xenomorph_barbed_ovipositor_effect:0 "A monstrous, barbed ovipositor that anchors into hosts and floods them with young. §GPop Growth +15%§!, §GOrganic Assembly +10%§!, §GArmy Damage +5%§!."
 trait_xenomorph_multiple_ovipositors:0 "Multiple Ovipositors"
 trait_xenomorph_multiple_ovipositors_effect:0 "Several ovipositors work in parallel, implanting many hosts at once. §GOrganic Assembly +10%§!, §GBroodmare Thrall output +10%§!."
 trait_xenomorph_prolific_seeder:0 "Prolific Seeder"
 trait_xenomorph_prolific_seeder_effect:0 "Each coupling floods the host with embryos in overwhelming volume. §GPop Growth +15%§!, §GEnslaved output +10%§!."
 trait_xenomorph_narcotic_seed:0 "Narcotic Seed"
 trait_xenomorph_narcotic_seed_effect:0 "The seed carries euphoric neurotoxins; hosts crave implantation and submit gladly. §GUnity from jobs +10%§!, §GPop Growth +5%§!."
 trait_xenomorph_virile_musk:0 "Virile Musk"
 trait_xenomorph_virile_musk_effect:0 "A heavy, aggressive musk that drives the drones to labor and war. §GArmy Damage +15%§!, §GMinerals +10%§!, §RFood -10%§!."

# === xeno_leader_traits_extended_l_english.yml ===
 # New extended Xeno leader traits (dominance/body/breeding/mind/negative)
 leader_trait_xenomorph_perfect_organism:0 "Perfect Organism"
 leader_trait_xenomorph_perfect_organism_desc:0 "A flawless specimen of the breed — fast, lethal, and endlessly capable. §GLeader XP +10%§!, §GFire Rate / Evasion +5%§!, §GArmy Damage +5%§!, §GOrganic Assembly +5%§!."
 leader_trait_xenomorph_titanic_carapace:0 "Titanic Carapace"
 leader_trait_xenomorph_titanic_carapace_desc:0 "A monstrous, near-indestructible specimen that devours vast quantities to sustain its bulk. §GLeader Lifespan +20§!, §GArmy Health +15%§!, §GArmy Damage +10%§!, §R+10 Food upkeep§!."
 leader_trait_xenomorph_commander_barbed_ovipositor:0 "Barbed Ovipositor"
 leader_trait_xenomorph_commander_barbed_ovipositor_desc:0 "A war-bred male whose monstrous barbed ovipositor terrifies the enemy and impales the field. §GWeapon Damage +15%§!, §GWeapon Range +20%§!, §GArmy Morale Damage +40%§!. (Requires Patriarch's Dominion)"

# === xeno_traits_l_english.yml ===
### Xeno Traits ###

### Species Traits ###
 trait_undying_matriarch:0 "Undying Matriarch"
 trait_undying_matriarch_desc:0 "This ruler is the eternal heart of the hive. Her pheromones bind the brood together, ensuring absolute stability and unity of purpose."
 trait_fragmented_hive_mind:0 "Fragmented Hive Mind"
 trait_fragmented_hive_mind_desc:0 "Severed from the main hive, this brood struggles to maintain unity and reproduce efficiently — but has adapted rapidly to survive alone in isolation."
 trait_accidental_variation:0 "Accidental Variation"
 trait_accidental_variation_desc:0 "This unpredictable strain improves army attack damage and army health, but reduces leader experience gain."
 trait_controllable_risk:0 "Controllable Risk"
 trait_controllable_risk_desc:0 "These manageable specimens increase unity from jobs and defense army damage, but reduce pop growth speed and increase empire size from pops."
 trait_genetically_manipulated:0 "Genetically Manipulated"
 trait_genetically_manipulated_desc:0 "This laboratory-shaped strain reduces empire size from pops and improves army damage, but reduces pop growth speed."
 trait_rebellious_xenomorphs:0 "Rebellious Xenomorphs"
 trait_rebellious_xenomorphs_desc:0 "This breakaway strain grows faster and improves defense army damage, but increases empire size from pops and reduces unity from jobs."
 trait_xenomorph:0 "Xenomorph"
 trait_xenomorph_desc:0 "A predatory biological species with extreme tomb-world tolerance, improved habitability, stronger army attack damage, and greater army health."
 trait_xenomorph_metabolism:0 "Xenomorph Metabolism"
 trait_xenomorph_metabolism_desc:0 "A hyper-efficient metabolism that reduces pop upkeep and allows the hive to endure prolonged scarcity."
 trait_xenomorph_carapace:0 "Xenomorph Carapace"
 trait_xenomorph_carapace_desc:0 "Hardened carapace tissue produces a small amount of alloys per owned pop group when the species has an owner."
 trait_xenomorph_blood:0 "Xenomorph Blood"
 trait_xenomorph_blood_desc:0 "Volatile acidic blood produces a small amount of exotic gases per owned pop group when the species has an owner."
 trait_xenomorph_psychic:0 "Xenomorph Psychic Organ"
 trait_xenomorph_psychic_desc:0 "Psychic command organs reduce empire size from pops and strengthen long-range royal coordination."
 trait_xenomorph_aggressive_implanters:0 "Aggressive Implanters"
 trait_xenomorph_aggressive_implanters_desc:0 "This strain implants hosts rapidly and violently, improving organic assembly and battlefield lethality."
 trait_xenomorph_rapid_maturation:0 "Rapid Maturation"
 trait_xenomorph_rapid_maturation_desc:0 "These Xenomorphs mature at unnatural speed, swelling the hive and its armies quickly at the cost of shorter leader longevity."
 trait_xenomorph_brood_parasitism:0 "Brood Parasitism"
 trait_xenomorph_brood_parasitism_desc:0 "This strain is specialized for exploiting host populations, improving slave output, livestock yield, and organic assembly."
 trait_xenomorph_ovomorph_abundance:0 "Ovomorph Abundance"
 trait_xenomorph_ovomorph_abundance_desc:0 "This hive produces an unusual abundance of eggs, strengthening egg caretaker output and organic assembly while increasing food needs."
 trait_xenomorph_void_nesting:0 "Void Nesting"
 trait_xenomorph_void_nesting_desc:0 "This strain nests easily in sealed habitats, tunnels, ships, and stations, reducing housing needs in artificial environments."
 trait_xenomorph_toxic_resilience:0 "Toxic Resilience"
 trait_xenomorph_toxic_resilience_desc:0 "These Xenomorphs thrive in irradiated and toxic conditions, requiring less food and tolerating hostile worlds more easily."
 trait_xenomorph_frost_hardened_chitin:0 "Frost-Hardened Chitin"
 trait_xenomorph_frost_hardened_chitin_desc:0 "This strain has hardened chitin adapted to frozen climates, increasing cold-world habitability and army durability."
 trait_xenomorph_dune_burrowers:0 "Dune Burrowers"
 trait_xenomorph_dune_burrowers_desc:0 "This desert-adapted strain burrows through sand, stone, and dry terrain, improving dry-world survival and mineral extraction."
 trait_xenomorph_abyssal_hivebreed:0 "Abyssal Hivebreed"
 trait_xenomorph_abyssal_hivebreed_desc:0 "This oceanic strain thrives in deep, wet environments, improving ocean habitability, food production, and battlefield endurance."
 trait_xenomorph_black_goo_touched:0 "Black Goo Touched"
 trait_xenomorph_black_goo_touched_desc:0 "This strain has been altered by mutagenic black goo, gaining growth, adaptability, and research value at the cost of stability."
 trait_xenomorph_unstable_morphology:0 "Unstable Morphology"
 trait_xenomorph_unstable_morphology_desc:0 "This strain mutates constantly, adapting quickly to hostile environments but weakening long-term biological stability."
 trait_xenomorph_genetic_memory:0 "Genetic Memory"
 trait_xenomorph_genetic_memory_desc:0 "This strain carries inherited memories from consumed host lines and ancient hive experience, improving unity, learning, and research."
 trait_xenomorph_hyper_adaptive_genome:0 "Hyper-Adaptive Genome"
 trait_xenomorph_hyper_adaptive_genome_desc:0 "This strain rewrites itself with terrifying speed, increasing habitability and reducing the cost of future biological modification."
 trait_xenomorph_mammalian_hostline:0 "Mammalian Hostline"
 trait_xenomorph_mammalian_hostline_desc:0 "A Xenomorph hostline stabilized from mammalian hosts, improving amenities, unity, and environmental tolerance."
 trait_xenomorph_reptilian_hostline:0 "Reptilian Hostline"
 trait_xenomorph_reptilian_hostline_desc:0 "A Xenomorph hostline stabilized from reptilian hosts, improving army durability, mineral work, and environmental tolerance."
 trait_xenomorph_avian_hostline:0 "Avian Hostline"
 trait_xenomorph_avian_hostline_desc:0 "A Xenomorph hostline stabilized from avian hosts, improving energy production, leader experience, and housing efficiency."
 trait_xenomorph_arthropoid_hostline:0 "Arthropoid Hostline"
 trait_xenomorph_arthropoid_hostline_desc:0 "A Xenomorph hostline stabilized from arthropoid hosts, improving worker output, drone output, combat damage, and space efficiency."
 trait_xenomorph_lithoid_hostline:0 "Lithoid Hostline"
 trait_xenomorph_lithoid_hostline_desc:0 "A Xenomorph hostline stabilized from lithoid hosts, greatly improving mineral work and durability at the cost of growth."
 trait_xenomorph_psionic_hostline:0 "Psionic Hostline"
 trait_xenomorph_psionic_hostline_desc:0 "A Xenomorph hostline stabilized from psionic hosts, improving unity, society research, and planetary stability."
 trait_xenomorph_cybernetic_hostline:0 "Cybernetic Hostline"
 trait_xenomorph_cybernetic_hostline_desc:0 "A Xenomorph hostline stabilized from cybernetic hosts, improving engineering research, combat damage, and leader lifespan."
 trait_xenomorph_ravenous_metabolism:0 "Ravenous Metabolism"
 trait_xenomorph_ravenous_metabolism_desc:0 "These Xenomorphs grow quickly but consume far more food to sustain their accelerated biology."
 trait_xenomorph_hyper_aggression:0 "Hyper-Aggression"
 trait_xenomorph_hyper_aggression_desc:0 "This strain is brutally violent, improving army damage while increasing instability and deviancy."
 trait_xenomorph_queen_dependency:0 "Queen Dependency"
 trait_xenomorph_queen_dependency_desc:0 "These drones function best under royal command, producing more unity but suffering instability without strong hierarchy."
 trait_xenomorph_light_sensitivity:0 "Light Sensitivity"
 trait_xenomorph_light_sensitivity_desc:0 "This strain performs best in darkness and enclosed spaces, struggling on bright dry worlds while remaining dangerous in combat."
 trait_xenomorph_disposable_drones:0 "Disposable Drones"
 trait_xenomorph_disposable_drones_desc:0 "This hive produces short-lived expendable drones quickly, reducing army upkeep while shortening leader lifespan."
 trait_xeno_mammalian_host:0 "Mammalian Xenomorph"
 trait_xeno_mammalian_host_desc:0 "Born from mammalian hosts, this subspecies has inherited bipedal agility, social predation, and heightened killer instincts."
 trait_xeno_arboreal_host:0 "Arboreal Xenomorph"
 trait_xeno_arboreal_host_desc:0 "Born from arboreal hosts, this subspecies is lighter, faster, and nearly invisible in complex vertical terrain."
 trait_xeno_acid_gland:0 "Acid-Gland Xenomorph"
 trait_xeno_acid_gland_desc:0 "This subspecies has enlarged acid glands capable of projecting caustic fluid and dissolving fortified prey positions."
 trait_xeno_carapace_heavy:0 "Heavy-Carapace Xenomorph"
 trait_xeno_carapace_heavy_desc:0 "This subspecies has developed an extraordinarily thick carapace, making it nearly impervious to conventional weapons."
 trait_xeno_adrenal:0 "Adrenal Xenomorph"
 trait_xeno_adrenal_desc:0 "This subspecies produces extreme adrenal compounds, enabling explosive bursts of speed, violence, and aggression."
 trait_xeno_aquatic_host:0 "Aquatic Xenomorph"
 trait_xeno_aquatic_host_desc:0 "Born from aquatic hosts, this subspecies is equally lethal on land and in water."
 trait_xeno_spore_host:0 "Spore Xenomorph"
 trait_xeno_spore_host_desc:0 "Born from spore-propagated hosts, this subspecies releases biological compounds that disorient and weaken prey."
 trait_xenomorph_carapace_effect:0 "Every 100 pops produces 0.05 alloys."
 trait_xenomorph_blood_effect:0 "Every 100 pops produces 0.01 exotic gases."
 # === Three new hostline subspecies traits ===
 trait_xeno_reptilian_host:0 "Reptilian Hostline"
 trait_xeno_reptilian_host_desc:0 "This Xenomorph hybrid carries reptilian genetic heritage — thick scaled hide, regenerative capacity, and cold-blooded resilience to harsh environments."
 trait_xeno_reptilian_host_effect:0 "$army_health$, $army_damage_mult$, and $pop_environment_tolerance$ bonuses."

 trait_xeno_lithoid_host:0 "Lithoid Hostline"
 trait_xeno_lithoid_host_desc:0 "This Xenomorph hybrid is stone-bodied, its chitinous skin reinforced with crystalline lattice. Slow to grow but exceptionally durable in any environment, and remarkably space-efficient."
 trait_xeno_lithoid_host_effect:0 "$army_health$, $pop_environment_tolerance$, reduced housing usage. Reduced growth speed."

 trait_xeno_cybernetic_host:0 "Cybernetic Hostline"
 trait_xeno_cybernetic_host_desc:0 "This Xenomorph hybrid has absorbed cybernetic implants from the original host species. Enhanced combat reflexes, faster leader skill development, and a faint affinity for engineering research."
 trait_xeno_cybernetic_host_effect:0 "$army_damage_mult$, $species_leader_exp_gain$, and engineering research output bonuses."

 # === Trait _effect tooltip strings (Pass 12) ===
 trait_undying_matriarch_effect:0 "$planet_stability_add$ and $country_unity_produces_mult$ bonuses while the Matriarch lives."
 trait_fragmented_hive_mind_effect:0 "Reduced $country_unity_produces_mult$ and $pop_growth_speed$, but +20% to all technology research speed."
 trait_accidental_variation_effect:0 "This Xenomorph variant carries unintended genetic drift from imperfect cloning."
 trait_controllable_risk_effect:0 "This Xenomorph variant has known control vulnerabilities the Hive can exploit."
 trait_genetically_manipulated_effect:0 "This species has been genetically modified by Xenomorph science."
 trait_rebellious_xenomorphs_effect:0 "This Xenomorph strain shows worrying signs of independent thought."
 trait_xenomorph_effect:0 "+10% habitability, can settle blasted tomb worlds, +50% army damage and +50% army health. Predatory and hive-bound; automatically necrophages non-Xeno pops."
 trait_xenomorph_metabolism_effect:0 "Reduced pop upkeep; the hive endures scarcity."
 trait_xenomorph_psychic_effect:0 "Empire-wide unity and psionic affinity. Reduced $species_empire_size_mult$ further."
 trait_xenomorph_aggressive_implanters_effect:0 "+50% army damage, +25% army health. The drones prefer their hosts alive."
 trait_xenomorph_rapid_maturation_effect:0 "+15% pop growth speed and +10% pop assembly. New broods mature in months."
 trait_xenomorph_brood_parasitism_effect:0 "Increased Xenomorph offspring output from broodmother/broodmare/incubation jobs."
 trait_xenomorph_ovomorph_abundance_effect:0 "+15% to all egg caretaker job production."
 trait_xenomorph_void_nesting_effect:0 "+10% habitability across hostile planet classes; the hive adapts to anywhere."
 trait_xenomorph_toxic_resilience_effect:0 "+25% Toxic, Nuked, and Tomb world habitability. The drones thrive in poison."
 trait_xenomorph_frost_hardened_chitin_effect:0 "+25% Alpine, Arctic, and Tundra habitability."
 trait_xenomorph_dune_burrowers_effect:0 "+25% Arid, Desert, and Savannah habitability."
 trait_xenomorph_abyssal_hivebreed_effect:0 "+25% Ocean habitability and +15% pop growth on aquatic worlds."
 trait_xenomorph_black_goo_touched_effect:0 "Touched by the Black Goo. -10% leader lifespan; +30% army damage."
 trait_xenomorph_unstable_morphology_effect:0 "+25% pop growth speed, but +10% species modification cost. The brood mutates."
 trait_xenomorph_genetic_memory_effect:0 "+10% society and engineering research from researchers. The Hive remembers."
 trait_xenomorph_hyper_adaptive_genome_effect:0 "+5% habitability on all worlds. The genome rewrites itself in days."
 trait_xenomorph_ravenous_metabolism_effect:0 "+15% pop growth, but +20% pop food upkeep. The brood is always hungry."
 trait_xenomorph_hyper_aggression_effect:0 "+25% army attack damage. -10 planet stability from constant violence."
 trait_xenomorph_queen_dependency_effect:0 "+15% all production when a Queen is present on the planet. -20% otherwise."
 trait_xenomorph_light_sensitivity_effect:0 "-5% planet amenities on bright worlds. The drones prefer the dark."
 trait_xenomorph_disposable_drones_effect:0 "+10% pop assembly; lower army upkeep. Drones are cheap and replaceable."
 trait_xenomorph_mammalian_hostline_effect:0 "Starting hostline: mammalian. Grants matching subspecies trait access."
 trait_xenomorph_reptilian_hostline_effect:0 "Starting hostline: reptilian. Grants matching subspecies trait access."
 trait_xenomorph_avian_hostline_effect:0 "Starting hostline: avian. Grants matching subspecies trait access."
 trait_xenomorph_arthropoid_hostline_effect:0 "Starting hostline: arthropoid. Grants matching subspecies trait access."
 trait_xenomorph_lithoid_hostline_effect:0 "Starting hostline: lithoid. Grants matching subspecies trait access."
 trait_xenomorph_psionic_hostline_effect:0 "Starting hostline: psionic. Grants matching subspecies trait access."
 trait_xenomorph_cybernetic_hostline_effect:0 "Starting hostline: cybernetic. Grants matching subspecies trait access."
 trait_xeno_mammalian_host_effect:0 "Mammalian-derived hybrid: $army_attack_damage_mult$ and $army_morale_damage_mult$."
 trait_xeno_arboreal_host_effect:0 "Arboreal-derived hybrid: improved mobility and ranged engagement."
 trait_xeno_acid_gland_effect:0 "Acid-gland hybrid: corrosive saliva improves army damage and reduces enemy armor."
 trait_xeno_carapace_heavy_effect:0 "Heavy carapace hybrid: significantly increased army health and bombardment resistance."
 trait_xeno_adrenal_effect:0 "Adrenal hybrid: faster combat speed; increased pop growth."
 trait_xeno_aquatic_host_effect:0 "Aquatic-derived hybrid: enhanced underwater operation; Ocean habitability bonus."
 trait_xeno_spore_host_effect:0 "Spore-host hybrid: necrotic spore secretion; debilitates enemy armies and crops."
 leader_trait_xenomorph_pheromone_laced_presence:0 "Pheromone-Laced Presence"
 leader_trait_xenomorph_pheromone_laced_presence_desc:0 "A dense reproductive scent that unsettles enemies and focuses the hive; allies obey, captives weaken before a word is given. §GLeader Experience +10%§!, §GUnity from Jobs +5%§!, §GArmy Morale Damage +10%§!."
 leader_trait_xenomorph_brood_dominant_authority:0 "Brood-Dominant Authority"
 leader_trait_xenomorph_brood_dominant_authority_desc:0 "This one does not request obedience — it claims it through scent, posture, and the threat of immediate correction. §GStability +3§!, §GEnslaved Output +5%§!, §GCrime -10§!."
 leader_trait_xenomorph_royal_possession_instinct:0 "Royal Possession Instinct"
 leader_trait_xenomorph_royal_possession_instinct_desc:0 "Useful bodies are hive property — males, hosts, and prisoners are sorted, marked, and bred according to their value. §GOrganic Pop Assembly +5%§!, §GBroodmare Output +10%§!, §GEnslaved Output +5%§!."
 leader_trait_xenomorph_hive_brood_planner:0 "Hive Brood Planner"
 leader_trait_xenomorph_hive_brood_planner_desc:0 "Breeding cycles, host distribution, and brood-chamber quotas are catalogued and paired with cold precision. §GOrganic Pop Assembly +5%§!, §GBuild Speed +5%§!, §GLogistic Growth +5%§!."
 leader_trait_xenomorph_flesh_ranch_matron:0 "Flesh-Ranch Matron"
 leader_trait_xenomorph_flesh_ranch_matron_desc:0 "A specialist in living stock — captives are fed, restrained, conditioned, milked, and bred with little waste and no sentiment. §GBroodmare Output +10%§!, §GEnslaved Output +5%§!, §GPit Plaything Output +5%§!."
 leader_trait_xenomorph_xeno_breeding_savant:0 "Xeno-Breeding Savant"
 leader_trait_xenomorph_xeno_breeding_savant_desc:0 "This one studies alien mating compatibility, host reactions, and pheromonal response to better exploit conquered species. §GResearch Speed +5%§!, §GSociety Research +10%§!, §GOrganic Pop Assembly +5%§!."
 leader_trait_xenomorph_brood_chamber_experimentalist:0 "Brood Chamber Experimentalist"
 leader_trait_xenomorph_brood_chamber_experimentalist_desc:0 "Reproductive adaptations are tested directly on living tissue, studying how wombs, eggs, hosts, and pheromones interact under pressure. §RLeader Lifespan -5 years§!, §GOrganic Pop Assembly +5%§!, §GSociety Research +5%§!."
 leader_trait_xenomorph_pain_responsive_predator:0 "Pain-Responsive Predator"
 leader_trait_xenomorph_pain_responsive_predator_desc:0 "Injury only sharpens its instincts — pain triggers aggression, acidic bleeding, and a heightened urge to close with the enemy. §RLeader Lifespan -5 years§!, §GArmy Damage +10%§!, §GArmy Morale +10%§!."
 leader_trait_xenomorph_terror_mount_commander:0 "Terror-Mount Commander"
 leader_trait_xenomorph_terror_mount_commander_desc:0 "Morale breaks through public domination and brutal discipline; prisoners are displayed as warnings before brood service. §GEnslaved Output +5%§!, §GArmy Morale Damage +20%§!."
 leader_trait_xenomorph_monstrous_brood_icon:0 "Monstrous Brood Icon"
 leader_trait_xenomorph_monstrous_brood_icon_desc:0 "A nightmare given authority — glossy carapace, exposed teeth, acidic blood, and a presence that turns resistance into panic. §GArmy Damage +10%§!, §GDefense Army Damage +15%§!."
