Bloodlines - A Vampirism Addon

A Completely New Gameplay Transformation

This is a major expansion for the Vampirism modification that introduces a system of bloodlines for vampires, completely changing the traditional gameplay.

Bloodline System

Bloodlines fundamentally change the approach to playing as a vampire. Each new bloodline level brings not only certain disadvantages but also unlocks access to powerful unique abilities. Most skills, including negative effects, intensify with increased bloodline level. There are 4 development levels total for each bloodline, which enhance the base characteristics of the bloodline and provide the opportunity to unlock new branches of the skill tree.

Bloodline Mechanics

Joining a Bloodline

To join a specific bloodline, the player must use the corresponding Bloodline Fang. These items can be crafted, with the recipe depending on your chosen bloodline. Use any crafting display system to view the recipes.

Leaving a Bloodline

To leave a bloodline, the player can use a Purity Injection. This item is created from an empty syringe, bucket of milk, and golden apple.

Leveling and Skill Tree

Bloodlines have their own development system, including a skill tree and levels. You can increase your bloodline level by completing tasks from the faction representative. This enhances the base characteristics of the bloodline and expands available paths in the skill tree.

The bloodline skill tree is accessible through the main Vampirism modification's skill menu. It follows a general structure with skill branches starting from the "Bloodline Level Skills" category. These are special abilities that cannot be unlocked normally - they are provided automatically when increasing bloodline level.

Additionally, skills from the bloodline tree require special bloodline development points instead of regular skill points. These points can be obtained by completing tasks from the faction representative, similar to leveling tasks.

Creature Bloodlines

All creatures in the world also possess bloodlines. The bloodline type is determined through configuration data and depends on spawn location. For example, Ectotherms more frequently appear in cold biomes, while Zealots appear deep underground.

Additionally, vampires with bloodlines can change their skin texture based on their belonging bloodline. By default, existing vampire textures are used for this, but in the future or for modified packs, each bloodline can receive unique appearance.

Some bloodlines are configured as hostile toward each other. For example, creatures from the Bloodknight bloodline will attack representatives of all other bloodlines. This system is also configured through data and can be modified using datapacks.

Noble Bloodline

Representatives of the Noble Bloodline are typically more fragile compared to other vampires - they receive more damage and have less health. However, the threat of sun and fire is less pronounced for them.

Some of the available skills include:

• Slower sun damage - can stay in sunlight longer without noticeable negative effects
• Bloody delicacy - gain more saturation when drinking blood directly from creatures
• Accelerated bat flight
• Bottomless chalice - provides access to a chalice capable of storing huge volumes of blood
• Intrigue and flank - increased damage when attacking from behind and ability to teleport behind creatures that cannot see you

Zealot Bloodline

Descendants of Zealots are accustomed to underground life, therefore they receive significantly more damage from sunlight. However, they require less blood for saturation and can gather resources faster.

Key available skills:

• Flesh eater - ability to consume rotten flesh for blood
• Shadow step - teleportation between darkened areas
• Dark cloak - invisibility near walls in dark rooms
• Wall climbing
• Underground express - accelerated movement on stone-like materials

Ectotherm Bloodline

Ectotherms inhabit frozen expanses and underwater depths. They receive more damage from fire and weaken in hot zones and biomes. However, they possess significantly increased swimming speed and have more built-in abilities related to their bloodline than other vampires. This includes automatic acquisition of the "Lord of Frost" action at level 2, which is further enhanced through skills.

Special Ectotherm skills:

• Fishmonger - ability to eat raw fish for blood
• Dolphin launch - while in water, gain ability to rapidly propel themselves in the direction they're facing, even beyond water
• Refraction - immunity to sun damage underwater
• Lord of Ice - activating the "Lord of Frost" ability allows free movement through ice
• Cold control - with active "Lord of Frost," water turns to ice

Bloodknight Bloodline

Bloodknights are a special branch of vampires that primarily feed on the fresh blood of other vampires. As a result, they lose blood more slowly, but ordinary blood sources are not as nourishing for them.

Unique Bloodknight abilities:

• Night walker - continuous blood consumption in exchange for immunity to sun
• Still water - obtaining large amounts of blood from vampire blood bottles
• Blood extraction - obtaining vampire blood bottles from vampires
• Blood hunt - continuous blood consumption in exchange for invisibility
• Blood feast - drinking vampire blood temporarily enhances abilities

Developer Acknowledgments

• Linus (Chris) Kerman: texture creation
• ToasterBath: texture creation
• Yanwanshi: Chinese translation