Biter Born: Swarm Ascendant is a Factorio 2.0 / Space Age public-alpha total conversion where you are not the engineer fighting the swarm — you are the swarm.

Wake as a Queen/hive organism, seed creep, grow living organs, harvest biomass and chitin with organic extractors, feed the hive through tendrils and storage sacs, digest nutrients, condense genetic memory, mutate, and command early brood.

Current public-alpha features

• Queen/biter start with Claws and Claw Instinct equipped.
• Native mining-drill extractor organs for biomass, chitin, acid, spores, fossilized nest matter, and engineer scrap.
• Living logistics: Tendril Inserters, Storage Sacs, and Vein Ducts.
• Digestive Vat, Larval Nest, and Mutation Chamber production loop.
• Hive metabolism fuel system using biomass and nutrient fuels.
• Creep tumor and staged creep visuals.
• Brood command foundation with hotkeys for call, stance, and direct orders.
• flib-backed runtime state and QA commands.

Controls

• Shift+B — call brood.
• Shift+G — cycle brood stance.
• Shift+V — direct brood.

Alpha status

This is the first public alpha. The first-hour loop is the priority: Queen start, creep, extraction, digestion, mutation, starter logistics, and basic brood command. Balance, planet-specific strains, engineer assimilation, advanced brood AI, and late-game victory content will continue to expand.

For best results, test Biter Born alone or with only the listed hard dependencies before adding other overhaul mods.