Ghost_Norn Trade – Major Hiccup

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Oh dear. It seems that when Exodus bugged up and crashed my computer some things got… Corrupted. Sadly, this means that I’ll have to start over the old world I was working on with my trade creatures.

That said, I still have backups of them all as babies, so it’s not exactly the end of the (game) world.

I’ll not be investigating the rest of their genetics because I’m actually a little winded but I wanted to make sure you all had some sort of update anyway. Anyway!

bandicam 2014-11-21 11-11-25-535Here are the little ones! I’d like to get caught up a bit so I’ve instantly taught them their vocabulary using “enum 4 0 0 vocb next”. No, I didn’t even have the patience to look for a vocabulary infusing agent, heh. Anyway, to get them all caught up to each other, I injected Norn Statistics and made a note of their ages.

With Percy at 20 minutes old, he was the oldest. Susan, at 3, was easily the youngest so I decided to take some time to raise her til she was about 5 minutes old, the same age as the next girl in the line. I repeated this process until all of the babies had reached about the same age. The wait for the girls to reach the same age as the boys was a bit longer, but I thought it would be worth it for them all to be about the same age, rather than spread out as they were.

To give myself an extra challenge, I was playing with an agent that may or may not be released as of posting this. I’ll not spoil the surprise but suffice it to say that moving individuals was much less convenient now.

bandicam 2014-11-21 22-12-39-057Once the little nornlings were all in place, I could relax a little and let them live normally.William did give me a little bit of a scare when he started marching towards the lake, but once he’d investigated the nest and satisfied his curiosity, he headed left again to join the others.

He seemed to insist on hanging around the lake but, just like before, the warm shores didn’t seem to heat up this poor, cold little guy. Maybe something could be done to make him more comfortable?

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Happy, Happy Creatures

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I readied our new hatchery egg and Lydia took an immense interest in it! It was still another 6 minutes before Gavin would turn 20 minutes old and I could hatch her, but I was still pretty excited. Nothing prepared me for what was about to happen, though. I was so excited myself that I couldn’t stop taking pictures! Gavin reached 25 minutes of age before I finally realized it was time to hatch the egg but look!

bandicam 2014-11-20 23-13-33-849I’d never seen Lydia smile so wide before! Smiling was pretty common for her son but seeing them smiling together was a real treat. They look so happy!

bandicam 2014-11-20 23-19-07-581Happy distraction aside, it was time to hatch that last egg. This time, a girl. I’ve decided to name her Opal. She doesn’t look especially excited in her picture there, but trust me. I gave her a honey pot and she immediately started eating. Soon, she was all smiles and she was so anxious to learn she practically pressed and learned all the computer words on her own!

bandicam 2014-11-20 23-25-31-917As if that wasn’t enough, she was anxious to look around and push everything, including the trumpet. She was so pleased with her playing that she flashed me another big smile.

I can already tell that I’m going to adore this little lady. She’s so easy to take care of!bandicam 2014-11-20 23-29-58-964She and Gavin finally met in the temple and were playing a game of tag. Soon there was kissing but Opal seemed most interested in the big helicopter toy and the raft than in poor Gavin. They did continue their game of tag below the house after a chance ride on the raft and since they were both safe and healthy, I took the opportunity to check on the other creatures. Everyone seemed to be doing just fine. Aidan was still on the island and Lydia was still under the temple. Perhaps they were a little lonely but otherwise, they were very healthy. In fact, things were so pleasant I even took the opportunity to teach “food” and “mama” to the grendel. How lovely!

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The Baby Arrives!

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bandicam 2014-11-20 22-44-35-924A bouncing baby – oh. Well, he might have a Ron norn head but I do like the colors he’s sporting! Beside that, he has his father’s arms! Because we have a new boy, though, I’ll be introducing a little girl soon.

Before we get ahead of ourselves, though, I needed to teach him his lessons! He learned his vocabulary very quickly and almost immediately tried the plants and weeds past the garden. Lessons quickly learned indeed!

I let him wander through the garden on his own and took a moment to make my rounds. Aidan was in the tree by the swamp, carrying a honey pot with him. When he emptied one, I took it back to the bees.

When I got there, I saw this!bandicam 2014-11-20 22-49-14-190How cute! Lydia and the grendel were becoming friends. Stinging buddies, to be more precise. As I tried to teach them that the bees were called “bad” they kept reaching up to touch them. Oh my.

Gavin smiles a lot more than his mother did at this age!bandicam 2014-11-20 22-53-46-407 His parents had to be around for Gerald’s death but this little one didn’t have so much to worry about. After a short time, I realized I hadn’t looked at his genes yet.

He has a few mutations that cause him not to turn around when they normally would. For example, bumping into a wall wouldn’t cause him to want to turn around. He also gets the Sex Drive boost when getting patted by other creatures. I’ve included all of the differences in this spoiler.

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Now I only had to pick out an egg for next time. I wonder what’s in this last hatchery egg?

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And Life Goes On

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Today, we start with a sick norn, a dead norn and a healthy norn. When his life force dipped to just about 8%, Gerald passed away. He didn’t lead an easy life and he never got to spread his genes. Nevertheless, he will be missed. Lydia kept him company as he passed away.

bandicam 2014-11-20 21-21-05-637Speaking of Lydia, she was still sick with whatever infected her last time. Her health got as low as 71% again but she won over her infection. She lingered by Gerald for a little while before I allowed Aidan to visit with her again.

Her age crept up to 2 hours but she still followed Aidan as though he were her parent. I suppose she didn’t want to be alone after Gerald’s tragic death. I only hope the poor thing didn’t feel responsible.

bandicam 2014-11-20 21-34-31-003 copyAidan became an adult and I was suddenly hopeful for eggs again. I managed to get the two of them together by the submarine and Lydia was happy to kiss Aidan while he was asleep.

After he woke up, Aidan shot me the first very happy face I saw since starting this world. How cute! I hope they make healthy babies together. I cracked some coconuts for them after isolating them on the island and hoped for the best.

Suddenly, a kisspop! And Lydia was pregnant! I anxiously watched as the number representing her progress raised. Her life force decreased as the baby grew but I managed to get her into the garden where it was much easier to feed her. A carrot later and her health was up from 60 to 70% again.

bandicam 2014-11-20 21-47-24-819The wait felt like an eternity, but finally, this little red and yellow egg appeared. I can’t wait to meet the little one that will emerge. Whoever comes out of this egg will determine what gender the next egg I hatch will be, as well.

I led Lydia away from the house so that I could teach the baby some lessons and then I popped that little red and yellow egg into the incubator.

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