The Final Kit!

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bandicam 2015-01-08 22-45-37-628 copyVictory! I finally did it! This is actually the first time I’ve ever collected all of the power ups in this game through legitimate means. Of course, I couldn’t do it without the help of Jonathan and Clarise.

I knew sooner or later, they’d have trouble getting food in this little incubation area and i had to separate them all to feed them. Things were a lot less busy now that I’d collected the power ups so I moved on to my next goal – moving the norns to the foresty village next to the swamp.

This proved to be one of the most tedious things I’d ever done and, of course, I ended up having to use PickMeUp to do it – the norns just wouldn’t listen, especially once they’d reached the desert.

bandicam 2015-01-08 23-07-04-080 copyFinally, with everyone settled, I hatched the next egg. With some help from the incubator, I hatched Jonathan and Clarise’s first egg.

bandicam 2015-01-08 23-10-40-944 copyMeet Donny. Yes, he aged to a child before he learned his name! I guess we have a fast ager on our hands, at least for the first stage of his life.

I have to say, I like his colors!

While I admired his colors Jenny and Jonathan both decided to wander into the volcano. I didn’t even have time for a picture because I was so busy trying to lure them out but when I finally got them out, they were both terribly thirsty. I delivered them some Hollow Coconuts and was ecstatic to see that no one else had tried to go into the volcano (again) yet.

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Loads of Kits Today

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bandicam 2015-01-08 21-26-54-366 copyThe three continued to put toys in their mouth for a short while and as they did, I wondered if I should lead them to the foresty area. I couldn’t do much exploring myself since I was basically tethered to each of the little darlings, but I was still planning to nab the rest of the gameplay power ups.

bandicam 2015-01-08 21-30-17-996 copyBecause his location was convenient, I took Jonathan up to the bridge leading to the new area. He was still drowsy, not having an opportunity to sleep since he and the girls started trying to eat toys, but he marched on. I should note that I was happy to let him rest, but he looked like he wanted to just get it over with.

He made his way to the waterfall and enjoyed a quick rest by the telescope before moving on.

bandicam 2015-01-08 21-36-20-132 copyHe nearly drowned in this shallow pond but when I came to his rescue, he had a new lady friend. I’ve named her Bella (Magic School Bus, anyone?). Unfortunately, she didn’t last long. I took her down in a lift after forgetting that Frog Norns die if taken too far from their pond.

bandicam 2015-01-08 21-43-04-683 copyEventually, I was able to lure him around to get two more power ups. When he got the Advanced Science Kit I had to act quickly, though. He was a star at pushing implements but he basically flung himself into the Volcano. I was able to use PickMeUp just in time to keep him from colliding with the ground.

bandicam 2015-01-08 21-50-19-063 copyJenny, the youngest female, was the first to get sick. She didn’t infect any of the other norns and she was fine after some honey and a Tomato. Thankfully, the problem wasn’t worse.

Clarise was the next norn I took on an adventure. I’d spotted the Neuroscience kit and got her to collect it for me after lots and lots of struggling.

bandicam 2015-01-08 21-58-13-426 copyUnfortunately, I didn’t know a thing about creature brains so while it’s nice for the sake of completion, the kit did nothing practical for me. Still, to celebrate our return to the incubation area, where the other two Norns were, Clarise decided to have an egg.

bandicam 2015-01-08 22-30-35-736 copyAfter it was laid, I scooped the tiny thing up and put it in a basket. With that, I thought I should add another male. Things were certainly starting to get crowded in the incubator area, but the Norns that were already here might be able to help teach whoever I hatched next.

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Science Kit GET!

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bandicam 2015-01-07 21-07-18-723 copyI was so proud of Clarise for getting this kit for me but, not long after, she nearly did wall-bonk herself into a coma. Ahhh…. Oh well.

I lead Jonathan downstairs to learn more expressive words and soon enough, he learned everything that the machines could teach him. Next thing I knew, Jonathan was now 23 minutes old and was starting to shape up into a obedient little norn.

bandicam 2015-01-07 21-39-43-372 copyAfter a while, I brought Clarise back down to Jonathan and since becoming a Child, Clarise suddenly became very curious and wanted to put everything in her mouth – toys especially.

bandicam 2015-01-07 21-45-12-703 copyEventually, and I think it was inevitable, the two got into an exhausting slapping fight. After they finally separated, they both looked dead tired. Once they crossed paths again, Jonathan gave Clarise a kiss and they continued to wander the level below the Incubator without rest.

It took some time, but they each spent some time resting. Jonathan didn’t get a chance to fall asleep til much later, but there was some progress made, I think.

bandicam 2015-01-07 21-52-25-415 copyOnce Clarise was an hour old and Jonathan was 40 minutes old, I decided to add a third Norn. I opted for another female. I’ve named her Jenny. She had a bit of a temper for some reason – her angry face seemed to appear for no reason. Anyway, she was taught by the two computers by the incubator and with the help of a nearby Doozer, I was able to teach her a little more vocabulary.

As the three wandered around, trying to eat everything, I started to wonder what I could do about their efforts. Watching them try to stuff tennis balls in their mouth was entertaining and charming at first, but their sad, tired faces were starting to make me upset.

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Creatures 2 – Trying Again

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Untitled-1 copyToday is a big day for me – it’s the day I finally got Creatures 2 working on this machine. And of course, what better way to celebrate than with some dumb-as-manky Creatures?

For this run, I decided not to play with Nova Subterra or Canny genomes and instead just pop in a Goldy from the default genomes. I had no idea what gender my norn would be but I wasn’t disappointed when I found that I’d hatched a girl.

bandicam 2015-01-07 20-09-30-477 copyMeet Clarise. There wasn’t a doubt in my mind that she’d start the game by wall-bonking herself into a coma, but I was pleasantly surprised when she actually sat down by the computer and learned all her verbs.

It didn’t take long for me to find out how obedient she was, either. Still, I dreaded OHSS and tried to enjoy the time I spent with her now, while she was still open to learning.

bandicam 2015-01-07 20-35-52-800 copyWe moved on to the next learning computer and she was basically good to go. It would be up to the Doozers and I to teach her anything more. Speaking of, I did have to discipline her when she refused to rest. A quick nap had her feeling better soon, though. I like to think she’ll forgive me.

Once she was about 20 minutes old, I hatched the next egg.

bandicam 2015-01-07 20-55-18-836 copyThis is Jonathan, named by my husband. He’s a default-genome Emerald norn. Why am I going after default genomes? Well, I have a bunch of breeds installed and want to try the more intelligent genomes, but I’d like to see where it all started first. He didn’t sit still quite so much as Clarise did in her early, early life but high energy does not a bad norn make.

bandicam 2015-01-07 21-00-02-270 copyThat said, when he finally did start to run out of energy, the little guy just couldn’t sit still. I eventually had to deliver some tough-love to his rump before he sat still long enough to fall asleep. He didn’t look pleased with me, but a big grin on his face after his nap told me he was going to be alright.

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