I’m sure some of you are wondering whatever happened to the Generation 1 PearlMaid norns. Don’t worry! They’re being cared for in their new, private, safe world where the food is always abundant.
Pilot and Errol seem to have a rivalry but Persephone is happy and they’re all well fed. That’s all that really matters.
I exported all of the babies to move them into a new world and I’m finally back to take a look at their genes. This laptop is struggling to run the games but I can at least try to figure out who to play with next. From here out, I’m omitting pigment bleeds and changes. To make things simple, I’ve added an X to the name of every norn that isn’t eligible to be in the next round.
Maybe one of these days I’ll standardize my format. I’m still deciding what I like best. :3
Male
***** INSTINCTS ****
501 10 0 Ado B MutDupCut 128 0 [03: stim] [Cell 24 (Tool)] + [Brain Lobe 255] [Cell 0] + [Brain Lobe 255] [Cell 1] and [Boredom] => Cell 1 (push); unknown = 105.
Was Cell 0.
This is the instinct that tells Norns to seek out Powerups when they’re bored. In the genetics kit, there’s no visible difference. Sadly, my favorite reference site has gone offline and I can’t seem to (quickly) find the information online. As this is the only gene difference, Berald gets the green light. I don’t have Powerups in the game anyway so it’s not like this instinct matters as it is.
Male
***** REACTIONS ****
224 77 0 You F MutDupCut 128 0 Organ# = 12, 1*Oestrogen + 0*Progesterone => 1*Progesterone + 1*<NONE>; half-life = 0
Was 1 Progesterone.
This mutation could prevent pregnancy in his female offspring. Normally, Oestrogen is consumed by Progesterone but here, because it doesn’t require any Progesterone for the reaction to happen, Oestrogen should be converted to Progesterone, even when the lady norn is not pregnant. This is a highly detrimental gene.
349 87 0 Emb B MutDupCut 129 0 Organ# = 18, 16*Antigen 2 + 1*<NONE> => 12*Antibody 2 + 2*Coldness; half-life = 42
Was 128.
This number change only makes the gene more likely to mutate.
Male
***** RECEPTORS ****
40 49 0 Emb B MutDupCut 128 0 Organ# = 2, Current Reaction, No Tissue, Reaction Rate, chem=Cholesterol, thresh=16, nom=231, gain=229, features=Inverted Digital (0)
Was 230.
This gene controls cholesterol in the body. Nominal above just increases the minimum amount of the chemical required by one point. Negligible.
***** REACTIONS ****
247 11 0 Emb B MutDupCut 128 0 Organ# = 14, 1*Coldness backup + 1*<NONE> => 1*Coldness + 1*<NONE>; half-life = 58
This is actually a gene that was deleted from Battista’s genome. In normal norns, Coldness backup would be converted to coldness. Because Battista’s gene has been deleted, he will never feel cold as long as any coldness is converted to backup.
Female
***** REACTIONS ****
224 77 0 You F MutDupCut 128 0 Organ# = 12, 1*Oestrogen + 0*Progesterone => 1*Progesterone + 1*<NONE>; half-life = 0
Was 1 Progesterone.
Just like Balder above, Burijiito has a gene that prevents her from getting pregnant. Progesterone is meant to prevent her from getting pregnant and it is also supposed to help female norns lay eggs. Sadly, because I don’t think she’ll be able to breed, she’s disqualified from participating in the next round.
349 87 0 Emb B MutDupCut 129 0 Organ# = 18, 16*Antigen 2 + 1*<NONE> => 12*Antibody 2 + 2*Coldness; half-life = 42
Was 128.
Just as with Balder, this gene is more likely to mutate.
Female
***** INSTINCTS ****
500 7 0 You B MutDupCut 128 0 [03: stim] [Cell 23 (Dispenser)] + [Brain Lobe 254] [Cell 0] + [Brain Lobe 255] [Cell 0] and [Hunger for fat] => Cell 1 (push); unknown = 98.
Was 99.
This instinct tells her to push dispensers when she’s hungry for fat. Sadly, I’m not sure what “unknown” at the end of the gene means.
Male
***** REACTIONS ****
224 77 0 You F MutDupCut 128 0 Organ# = 12, 1*Oestrogen + 0*Progesterone => 1*Progesterone + 1*<NONE>; half-life = 0
Was 1 Progesterone.
Oh dear. Bidzill seems to be out of the running as well with the ‘pregnancy prevention’ gene that he, Burijiito and Balder have inherited.
349 87 0 Emb B MutDupCut 129 0 Organ# = 18, 16*Antigen 2 + 1*<NONE> => 12*Antibody 2 + 2*Coldness; half-life = 42
Was 128.
The change makes this gene more likely to mutate.
So far so good. I have at least one healthy female and at least one healthy male to breed together. In the future, I’ll be checking out the remaining babies for their eligibility.
Persephone, our resident queen of the deep seems to have stopped laying eggs. I have two options here. I could either let them all continue their lives together or export them and upload them for adoption and move on to the next generation.
The latter option was much more attractive.
It was time to meet our babies for the next generation.
Out of these eggs would hatch 10 boys and just 2 girls. They were all exported to be examined in a new world but I still needed time to prepare their new home.
Persephone seemed to enjoy her time away from the boys. She felt a little bored but a Twilight Sparkle doll was a nice distraction. She eventually rested on the surface and the boys continued to have their pow-wow at the bottom of the metaroom. I gathered them all below hoping for some more social interactions but aside from the occasionally crunch of food, they were more interested in sleeping.
It was a while before our Matriarch wanted more eggs but when she wanted them, she sought them out. She actually chased the boys out of their hideaway but couldn’t seem to get pregnant again.
I’d checked her organs and HoverDoc said she was well so my only guess was that her timing was bad or that the boys weren’t as interested as they were at first. Maybe tomorrow will bring her better luck.
