diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/setupgame.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/setupgame.dm
index 0e086d5fcfb..9539b005fba 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/setupgame.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/setupgame.dm
@@ -14,51 +14,16 @@ var/global/list/assigned_blocks[STRUCDNASIZE]
 		BLOCKADD = rand(-300,300)
 	if (prob(75))
 		DIFFMUT = rand(0,20)
-/*
-	var/list/avnums = new/list()
-	var/tempnum
 
-	avnums.Add(2)
-	avnums.Add(12)
-	avnums.Add(10)
-	avnums.Add(8)
-	avnums.Add(4)
-	avnums.Add(11)
-	avnums.Add(13)
-	avnums.Add(6)
 
-	tempnum = pick(avnums)
-	avnums.Remove(tempnum)
-	HULKBLOCK = tempnum
-	tempnum = pick(avnums)
-	avnums.Remove(tempnum)
-	TELEBLOCK = tempnum
-	tempnum = pick(avnums)
-	avnums.Remove(tempnum)
-	FIREBLOCK = tempnum
-	tempnum = pick(avnums)
-	avnums.Remove(tempnum)
-	XRAYBLOCK = tempnum
-	tempnum = pick(avnums)
-	avnums.Remove(tempnum)
-	CLUMSYBLOCK = tempnum
-	tempnum = pick(avnums)
-	avnums.Remove(tempnum)
-	FAKEBLOCK = tempnum
-	tempnum = pick(avnums)
-	avnums.Remove(tempnum)
-	DEAFBLOCK = tempnum
-	tempnum = pick(avnums)
-	avnums.Remove(tempnum)
-	BLINDBLOCK = tempnum
-	*/
 //Thanks to nexis for the fancy code
 	var/list/numsToAssign=new()
 	for(var/i=1;i<STRUCDNASIZE;i++)
 		numsToAssign += i
 
 	testing("Assigning DNA blocks:")
-	message_admins("Assigning DNA blocks:")
+	//message_admins("Assigning DNA blocks:")
+
 	// Standard muts
 	BLINDBLOCK         = getAssignedBlock("BLIND",         numsToAssign)
 	DEAFBLOCK          = getAssignedBlock("DEAF",          numsToAssign)
@@ -91,7 +56,7 @@ var/global/list/assigned_blocks[STRUCDNASIZE]
 
 	// HIDDEN MUTATIONS / SUPERPOWERS INITIALIZTION
 
-/*
+	/*
 	for(var/x in typesof(/datum/mutations) - /datum/mutations)
 		var/datum/mutations/mut = new x
 
@@ -108,8 +73,23 @@ var/global/list/assigned_blocks[STRUCDNASIZE]
 
 
 		global_mutations += mut// add to global mutations list!
-*/
+	*/
 
+// Run AFTER genetics setup and AFTER species setup.
+/proc/setup_species()
+	// SPECIES GENETICS FUN
+	for(var/name in all_species)
+		// I hate BYOND.  Can't just call while it's in the list.
+		var/datum/species/species = all_species[name]
+		if(species.default_block_names.len>0)
+			testing("Setting up genetics for [species.name] (needs [english_list(species.default_block_names)])")
+			species.default_blocks.Cut()
+			for(var/block=1;block<STRUCDNASIZE;block++)
+				if(assigned_blocks[block] in species.default_block_names)
+					testing("  Found [assigned_blocks[block]] ([block])")
+					species.default_blocks.Add(block)
+			if(species.default_blocks.len)
+				all_species[name]=species
 
 /proc/setupfactions()
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
index 486a662770c..8bb5fe9722b 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
@@ -1357,9 +1357,8 @@ mob/living/carbon/human/yank_out_object()
 	else
 		see_invisible = SEE_INVISIBLE_LIVING
 
-	//testing("Mutations = "+english_list(mutations))
-	mutations+=species.default_mutations
-	//testing("SpeciesMut + Mutations = "+english_list(mutations))
+	if(species.default_mutations.len>0 || species.default_blocks.len>0)
+		do_deferred_species_setup=1
 
 	spawn(0)
 		update_icons()
@@ -1367,4 +1366,5 @@ mob/living/carbon/human/yank_out_object()
 	if(species)
 		return 1
 	else
-		return 0
\ No newline at end of file
+		return 0
+
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
index 60f3e11ae8d..51da05e405a 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
@@ -29,7 +29,30 @@
 	var/prev_gender = null // Debug for plural genders
 	var/temperature_alert = 0
 	var/in_stasis = 0
+	var/do_deferred_species_setup=0
 
+// Doing this during species init breaks shit.
+/mob/living/carbon/human/proc/DeferredSpeciesSetup()
+	//testing("Mutations = "+english_list(mutations))
+	var/mut_update=0
+	if(species.default_mutations.len>0)
+		for(var/mutation in species.default_mutations)
+			if(!(mutation in mutations))
+				//src << "TESTING [__FILE__]:[__LINE__]: Added mutation [mutation]."
+				mutations.Add(mutation)
+				mut_update=1
+	if(species.default_blocks.len>0)
+		for(var/block in species.default_blocks)
+			// DNA2 should make this less of a clusterfuck.
+			if(!ismuton(block,src))
+				dna.struc_enzymes = setblock(dna.struc_enzymes,block,toggledblock(getblock(dna.struc_enzymes,block,3)),3)
+				//src << "TESTING [__FILE__]:[__LINE__]: Set block [block] to on."
+				mut_update=1
+	if(mut_update)
+		//src << "TESTING [__FILE__]:[__LINE__]: Forcing domutcheck() and update_mutations()."
+		domutcheck(src)
+		update_mutations()
+	//testing("SpeciesMut + Mutations = "+english_list(mutations))
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/Life()
 	set invisibility = 0
@@ -40,6 +63,10 @@
 
 	..()
 
+	if(do_deferred_species_setup)
+		DeferredSpeciesSetup()
+		do_deferred_species_setup=0
+
 	//Apparently, the person who wrote this code designed it so that
 	//blinded get reset each cycle and then get activated later in the
 	//code. Very ugly. I dont care. Moving this stuff here so its easy
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/species.dm
index 704deef52a3..747b643adf1 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/species.dm
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@
 
 	// For grays
 	var/max_hurt_damage = 5 // Max melee damage dealt + 5 if hulk
-	var/default_mutations = list()
+	var/list/default_mutations = list()
+	var/list/default_blocks = list() // Don't touch.
+	var/list/default_block_names = list() // Use this instead, using the names from setupgame.dm
 
 	var/flags = 0       // Various specific features.
 
@@ -111,12 +113,15 @@
 	eyes = "grey_eyes_s"
 
 	max_hurt_damage = 3 // From 5 (for humans)
-	default_mutations=list(mRemotetalk) // TK is also another candidate, but TK is overpowered as fuck.
 
 	primitive = /mob/living/carbon/monkey // TODO
 
 	flags = WHITELISTED | HAS_LIPS | HAS_UNDERWEAR | CAN_BE_FAT
 
+	// Both must be set or it's only a 45% chance of manifesting.
+	default_mutations=list(mRemotetalk)
+	default_block_names=list("REMOTETALK")
+
 /datum/species/skrell
 	name = "Skrell"
 	icobase = 'icons/mob/human_races/r_skrell.dmi'
diff --git a/code/world.dm b/code/world.dm
index 585760acc91..a7932a900fd 100644
--- a/code/world.dm
+++ b/code/world.dm
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@
 	spawn(1)
 		master_controller.setup()
 
+		setup_species()
+
 	process_teleport_locs()			//Sets up the wizard teleport locations
 	process_ghost_teleport_locs()	//Sets up ghost teleport locations.