Vanilla Framework Continued 2.31

Original Mod:

What is it?

Vanilla Framework is a small(ish) mod I made to replace all the vanilla portraits with ones that are a bit more interesting. I used a mod to remove them, and it did decent enough, but the little blighters always managed to sneak into my games through things like events or Pre-Sapients. Not the sort of thing you want after going through the trouble of installing all those other portrait mods.

 

What does it do?

At present it adds;

• 6 Aquatics sets
• 7 Arthropoid sets
• 7 Avian sets
• 3 Fungoid sets
• 24 Humanoid sets
• 3 Lithoid sets
• 8 Machine sets
• 15 Mammalian sets
• 5 Molluscoid sets
• 9 Necroid set
• 5 Plantoid sets
• 12 Reptilian set
• 7 Toxoid sets
• 9 Kemonomimi sets
• Crisis sets
• Pre-Sapient
• Enclaves
• Event Races
• Unique character/race instances

 

Total Mod Images: over 6,000

 

Requierments

All species DLC

There have been reports of the game crashing during empire creation and its related to not having 1 or more of the species dlc. If you are experiencing these issues, go into the mod's species class files (Stellaris\mod\Vanilla Framework\common\species_classes), copy the species names from the custom_portraits section (for example in the _100_VF_Necroid_classes file you would copy "Nec01" "Nec02" "Nec03" "Nec04" "Nec05" "Nec06" "Nec07"), then paste it into the custom_portraits section of a species class that does not require a dlc (or requires a dlc you have), such as _100_VF_Mammalian_classes, and finally delete the class file for the dlc you do not have (this would be _100_VF_Necroid_classes in the previous example).

 

Compatibility

• This mod is designed to be fully compatible with Lustful Void's gender traits but can still be played without them. 
• This mod is incompatible with other mods that affect base games Species Classes. 
• Compatibility patches will be made as mentions of conflicts arise.
• This mod includes the following mods (they are part of VF Continued and should not be installed separately): VanillaFrameworkPortraits+ by EnviousEll, Vanilla Framework Events Updated by Railgunner2160.

 

1. By default, each species will use the Male and Female image sets, but when used with Lustful Void, you can also use the Futa images.
2. When creating a species, select their appearance, then a gender trait (All Male/Female, Futa), then change the rulers appearance. 
3. The rulers image won't update itself in the creation menu when you choose a gender trait, so you'll need to do that yourself.

 

Contributors

• EnviousEll (additional portraits)
• Railgunner2160 (event code)
• MalikilsHere (additional portraits)

 

Changelog

4/6/2024 - VF 2.31

• New species added using portraits from MalikilsHere.
• Lopunny (19F, 20H, 19M)
• Grim Reapers (20F, 12H, 15M)
• Necromancers (17F, 12H, 10M)

3/4/2024 - VF 2.3b

• Minor patch regarding the Imperial shipset (thanks Railgunner 2160).

1/11/2024 - VF 2.3

• Integrated portraits from VanillaFrameworkPortraits+ (6 demon female, 23 demon futa, 7 viking female, 2 viking futa).
• Integrated event code from Vanilla Framework Events Updated.
• Discontinued compatibility patch support.

1/11/2024 - VF 2.2

• Used the unfinished machine files from the original VF to rework the machine species. The original machine species have been removed entirely.
• ArthropoidFembots(12)
• Femandroids(84): female robots that look similar to humans but are still distinctly robotic.
• Fireball(44)
• HumanCyborgs(20)
• HumanoidFembots(75): female robots not associated with a particular species class.
• HumanoidFutabots(40): futa robots not associated with a particular species class.
• Humanoidmanbots(7): male robots not associated with a particular species class.
• HumanSynths(11): female robots that look very similar to humans, not having any visible plating or mechanical components.
• KemonomimiBots(17): female robots with tails and ears but rounded or flat faces.
• MammalCyborgs(27)
• MammalFembots(12)
• MammalFutabots(18)
• ReptileFembots(16)
• SynthVaderFem(17)
• SynthVaderMale(30)

1/4/2024 - VF 2.1b

• Fixed an issue with the species scope.

1/3/2024 - VF 2.1

• Updated portrait files to work with the newest version of stellaris.

 

Installation

Delete any old versions you might have installed

1. Download the latest Vanilla Framework.zip
2. Extract its contents into Documents/ Paradox Interactive/ Stellaris/ mod
3. Make sure there is a folder named "Vanilla Framework" and a file called "Vanilla Framework.mod"
4. This mod should be the last active mod in your launchers mod load order
   • To install a patch, like the More Vanilla Patch, open the Vanilla Framework mod folder
   • Open "PATCH FOLDER"
   • Select relevant patch .txt file, then copy and paste into Vanilla Framework/common/species_classes

 

Vanilla Framework Continued

Vanilla Framework was not created by me, and if the original author requests that I take this mod down I will not hesitate to do so. The purpose of Vanilla Framework Continued is to keep the original Vanilla Framework mod working with the newest versions of Stellaris. There are too many species added for me to thoroughly test each one, so reach out if something does not seem to be working. This mod works with the Lustful Void monogender/futa traits, as well as the VF gender policies, however I do not support the base game monogender options.

 

FUTURE ADDITIONS:

I have no intention of finding new images to add to the mod, however if anyone else wants to collect some I will gladly add them to the mod.