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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<Patch>
+	<Operation Class="PatchOperationFindMod">
+		<mods>
+		<li>Alpha Animals</li>
+		</mods>
+
+		<match Class="PatchOperationSequence">
+			<operations>
+
+			<li Class="PatchOperationAddModExtension">
+				<xpath>/Defs/ThingDef[defName="AA_Metallovore"]</xpath>
+				<value>
+					<li Class="CombatExtended.RacePropertiesExtensionCE">
+						<bodyShape>QuadrupedLow</bodyShape>
+					</li>
+				</value>
+			</li>
+
+			<li Class="PatchOperationAdd">
+				<xpath>/Defs/ThingDef[defName="AA_Metallovore"]/statBases</xpath>
+				<value>
+					<MeleeDodgeChance>0.1</MeleeDodgeChance>
+					<MeleeCritChance>0.4</MeleeCritChance>
+					<MeleeParryChance>0.4</MeleeParryChance>
+				</value>
+			</li>
+				
+			<li Class="PatchOperationAdd">
+				<xpath>/Defs/ThingDef[defName="AA_Metallovore"]/statBases</xpath>
+				<value>
+					<ArmorRating_Blunt>2.5</ArmorRating_Blunt>
+				</value>
+			</li>
+
+			<li Class="PatchOperationAdd">
+				<xpath>/Defs/ThingDef[defName="AA_Metallovore"]/statBases</xpath>
+				<value>
+					<ArmorRating_Sharp>3.5</ArmorRating_Sharp>
+				</value>
+			</li>
+
+			<li Class="PatchOperationReplace">
+				<xpath>/Defs/ThingDef[defName="AA_Metallovore"]/tools</xpath>
+				<value>
+					<tools>
+						<li Class="CombatExtended.ToolCE">
+							<label>left pincer</label>
+							<capacities>
+								<li>Blunt</li>
+							</capacities>
+							<power>14</power>
+							<cooldownTime>1.46</cooldownTime>
+							<linkedBodyPartsGroup>AA_TentacleAttackTool</linkedBodyPartsGroup>
+							<armorPenetrationBlunt>4.5</armorPenetrationBlunt>
+						</li>
+						<li Class="CombatExtended.ToolCE">
+							<label>body</label>
+							<capacities>
+								<li>Blunt</li>
+							</capacities>
+							<power>5</power>
+							<cooldownTime>2</cooldownTime>
+							<linkedBodyPartsGroup>HeadAttackTool</linkedBodyPartsGroup>
+							<armorPenetrationBlunt>0.35</armorPenetrationBlunt>
+							<chanceFactor>0.1</chanceFactor>
+						</li>
+					</tools>
+				</value>
+			</li>
+			
+			</operations>
+		</match>
+	</Operation>
+</Patch>