The Evolution Game

[Ayn Ehlora]

1. Larger Membrane:
Larger cell, less likely to be attacted by carnivorous cells, but slower to move
2. Harder Membrane:
We gain a cell wall. Harder to eat us, but we move much, much slower.
3. Flagellum:
Little hair-like strands on the outer part of our cell that make us go vroom very fast, and harder to catch.

Our cell so far: Over simplified to a nucleus and a membrane, but I'm not going for science here ;)
http://sadpanda.us/images/172338-95QFLND.png
(I realize there are odd black spots. Rendering artifacts, I'm using an alpha version of the software)

[Einix]

I vote harder membrane! lets turtle this bish up!

[MrAdmiralX]

Vote for harder membrane as well

[Lord Necronomis]

3. vroom vroom vroom go fast fast.

[Ayn Ehlora]

2 votes shell, 2 votes flagellum.

Got till noon tomorrow to vote, that's when I'll be finalizing it, and making a scenario. Let's do, this!:rifle:

[Iceman]

yh 3 - lets go speeding

[Ayn Ehlora]

Ok. It tied, but harder membrane got the most votes first, so it wins!

[Scenario, upgrade options, and new cell incoming]

Uh oh! Our slower-moving nature has attracted us some attention. As we were making our way slowly along the ocean floor, a swarm of smaller cells has attacked us! They can't break through our armor with just them, but we need to do something.

1. Stop moving and hope they go away.
2. Divert all our energies to getting the hell out
3. Shed our new armor and hope it distracted them. This will leave us vulnerable until we can regenerate a new one, however.

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Upgrade Options:
A. Spikes for our shell:
We are much more deadly to attack, because the attacking cells membranes will likely be punctured by our spikes.
B. Chloroplast:
We can make food from sunlight, allowing us to move slower.
C. Structured Pseudopods:
Right now as we move, we squish some of our membrane forward, and then squish the rest of our cell into that space, rinse and repeat. This upgrade will give us primitive structures that will allow us to move faster and with less energy.

http://sadpanda.us/images/173650-3MZAKQG.png

[Mongo]

Flagellum lets go faster :)

[Ayn Ehlora]

You missed the cutoff, sorry there! My computer doesn't want to render this image. She's an old beast, so she'll take a while. It'll get there. I'll post up the scenario.

[Ayn Ehlora]

:bump:

[Lord Maverick]

Well lets see. we got that shell so stay still and see if those things go away. the more then likely will when they see they cant get into the shell.

I think maybe spikes might be a good idea. some spikes can become poisonous later =D
but then again thsoe little primitive feet sound good too...

..... spikes

[Mongo]

Spikes

[Iceman]

A) spikes

[Einix]

Don't move and spontaneously pop spikes to kill the little buggers!

[Lord Maverick]

i was kinda hoping this game would be faster. *sighs*

[Einix]

It's based on one persons activity so it can vary I guess.

[Godsaintbob]

Stay still and spikes, let's impale the bastards

[Shoofly]

I would like to see some spikes. That sounds cool and slightly grumpy.

[MeltedLazerz]

stay still and grow spikes! grow grow grow!

[Lord Maverick]

u know what this bored me im ganna install Spore and hijack this thread for faster results

[Lord Maverick]

Ok the graphics are not the best but at least we can get this rolling faster *also note there are limited evolution things for the poor buggies here*

http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac265/maverick4231/Legion%20game/Spore_2010-08-14_16-21-44.png

You now have spikes.

animals that attempt to mess with you get a rude awakening as the spikes prevent them from eating you without caution.

As you slowly scurry across the ground you continuously bump into things. lack of sensors are the cause of this. your slow movement and spikey defenses ensure there is no problem getting eaten however there is a problem finding food. your slow nature keeps you from catching any pray however plant food is abundant in the area.

what do you want to do? (evolve up to two )

Eyes, flagellum, jet organ *think squids*, plant eating organs (will make animal into omnivore),

choose 2

[Ayn Ehlora]

Well, I'm back. +1 points for the spore, the game was on a Spore forum ;)

I vote for eyes. (May I commandeer the game after this? Or do you want to?

[Lord Maverick]

i prefer your graphics over the spore graphics so of course!!

and i agree with the eyes. i also think a Jet Organ will help out when it comes to moving.

[Iceman]

Give the poor sod some eyes now sergeant ;)

[Godsaintbob]

Eyes

[Slevin]

Eyes Please and something to make them move better. Conserve the engergy.

[DanDesade]

:bump:
eyes, jet organ

[Ayn Ehlora]

Ok, sounds like eyes it is! And maybe I'll streamline the spikes a little bit to get that extra ounce of speed out of him...

http://sadpanda.us/images/201836-DQX6L5I.png

There he is! He has a hard outer cell wall, with a mushy center. As he moves, water flows through his mouth. The squishy center contracts, and sends the water jetting out his back-end. :air:

The spikes should keep away most things. The 'eyes' are very primitive, and can detect the infrared spectrum, AKA heat vision.

It's time to think about numbers...A colony of cells? A pack? A fleet? How should they group together? Like coral, making large structures? Migratory? You come up with ideas, then we shall vote!

[Iceman]

i want him to be in a pack, and give it some sharp teeth

WHO votes for Sharp teeth.

[Ayn Ehlora]

He can't quite have teeth yet! He needs to be multi-cellular first, which is what this part is about.

[SickLaxBro]

A fleet

[MeltedLazerz]

A large, mobile colony would sound nice. They should be somewhat flexible so they can respond to the environment.

[Lord Maverick]

i like the idea of a large mobile colony.

also lets make these bitches electrical! anything threatens them Boom 1000 volts

[Ayn Ehlora]

Looks like a mobile colony it is. How should the cells interact?

[Lord Maverick]

Well if they are electrical, they can interact via electrical signals for super fast reaction times

[MeltedLazerz]

That sounds nice, that way they could become more mobile

[HokageOwnage]

bump hammer! chemical interaction

[Ayn Ehlora]

Hokage, everyone else seemed to lose interest. If other people bump, I'll start this back up.

[HokageOwnage]

double bump!
need more players O.O
chemical interaction ftw

[MeltedLazerz]

bump! I'm sticking with my old stuff, electrical signals!

[Mongo]

electrical signals

[Ayn Ehlora]

Electrical signals it is! I'll start working on it during my lunch period tomorrow.

[Paul atreides]

ooooooooooh

[MeltedLazerz]

yay it's going again!

[Slevin]

come on let's see the creature!!!!

[Guitarfreak41658]

O_O waiting

[Rubedo]

What?

[Mauzel]

wait, cant we just make it using the game Spore?... and we can add random "noodly appendages" to it.

[Ayn Ehlora]

Mauzel, not really... Anyway, I swear to god I haven't forgotton. It IS on my list. I'll bump up the priority.

[HokageOwnage]

give it a hideous mouth part with tenticles for hair like this :awesome:http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg155/Xenolegionnaire/arcl.png

[Commander Power]

BUMP

[Scribbles the Great]

Lets see this creation of yours :P