So, I ran GeneCompare but apparently it will report different gene numbers for brain lobes so….
I just added the missing tracts and lobes to the “Normal” Plant Norns and hoped it worked.
If you’d like to give these guys a spin, please check out the download available at Creatures Caves! If I missed any steps or glanced over edits to existing lobes and tracts, let me know so that I can address the issue as soon as I can.
Thanks!
First things first, I would love to have people test out this breed I made. Secondly, you’re welcome to read the long study/rant I have about the Ultimate Life Norn genome, which these guys are inspired by.
Please, before you ask to be a tester, though, skim through this post to see what I was trying to do and to come up with suggestions for what I can do to improve the breed.
I sorted the genes by type and, along the way, I injected norns to see the effect that various toxins had. The antigen effects in the Biochemistry Receptor were all turned off so that they didn’t have the opportunity to damage the organs.
Before I turned off Geddonase, though, I added a baby to see what it would do. As it turns out, Geddonase doesn’t just break down Adipose Tissue (according to the Creatures Wiki) But it actually attacks organ Liver B. Once that organ dies, the creature dies. That is just one example, though.
I went on to make other edits and learned more about Muscle Toxin than I did about this genome but I’ll share that discovery with you in the future.
Here are my notes:
With these changes I plopped an egg into my testbed, filled the room with bacteria and macrobacteria and watched him thrive. Once in a while pain would cause him discomfort but in general he was fine. High woundedness (from slapping, for example) was still enough to kill him and he still requires ATP and Energy to survive so he should be able to starve to death.
I injected another egg into the world and tested this theory.
While I did that it was time to address the Appearance. I was actually feeling a bit lazy so simply slid all of the “Swap” sliders in Pigment bleed down to the left and changed body parts. Here’s what I came up with.
Why throw in a Grendel Tail? Well. I loves me some Grendels.
Before I finished the appearance the little critter I’d deprived of food died and at the same rate as any other creature. So far, things were looking like a success and I was ready to debut this breed on the interwebs. If you’re interested in testing this breed out with me, download a pair of them here and leave a comment, report your findings on your blog, or PM me on Creatures Caves. 😀
