Swissempire
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Fëanor;5474846 said:
You can't evolve from an evolution that hasn't been in the update yet
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You can't evolve from an evolution that hasn't been in the update yet
Grombar
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Think he meant Sucky since there was no mention of the Flagella that you added to make your Sucky a Sucker and he was using the mouth for limited movement - though I could be wrong.
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Evolution Template:
Name: Drinker
Evolved from: (if any): Drooler
Genes (2): Crawling x1, Sponge Eating X1
Gene added (max 1): Slime Eating X1
Gene removed (optional, max 1): Eating Dead Things x1
Description (optional): So many slimes, must eat. Dead things taste funny, though.
Name: Drinker
Evolved from: (if any): Drooler
Genes (2): Crawling x1, Sponge Eating X1
Gene added (max 1): Slime Eating X1
Gene removed (optional, max 1): Eating Dead Things x1
Description (optional): So many slimes, must eat. Dead things taste funny, though.
Huhuwanapi los Terrios. Slavic Sioux
Evolved from: Huhuwanapi
Genes (3): crawling, scavnger, exoskeleton
Description: The Huhuwanapi los Terrios is a more advanced species that lost the ability to use photosynthesis as a way to get energy and instead is now a scavenger. It lives in the tide pool areas where it will leave the water for short periods of time so that it can find bodies that have washed up the shore. However it is only able to take a long time on land because otherwise it would start to get overheated and dry out.
Evolved from: Huhuwanapi
Genes (3): crawling, scavnger, exoskeleton
Description: The Huhuwanapi los Terrios is a more advanced species that lost the ability to use photosynthesis as a way to get energy and instead is now a scavenger. It lives in the tide pool areas where it will leave the water for short periods of time so that it can find bodies that have washed up the shore. However it is only able to take a long time on land because otherwise it would start to get overheated and dry out.
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I don't think you're able to evolve from something that's extinct.
Grombar is right, i corrected it.
It's never too late.
Welcome to NESing guys!
@Nylan- Yeah! Starcraft avvies all the way!
Yeah.
Daftpanzer
canonically ambiguous
welcome indeed!
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Daftpanzer
canonically ambiguous
Sorry for confusion over rules. I wasn’t expecting interest from anyone except maybe some people from the first two games.
You cannot evolve from an extinct species!
You cannot evolve from a species that isn’t in the stats yet. This is partly due to keeping evolution in steps, and partly because I might make changes to it first.
Era 2: The Flagellatious Era
This era is named after the large number of worm-like flagellating appendages that appeared during this time.
Various new lifeforms could move about much better. But there was a noticeable lack of sensory organs. Most of the predators ‘hunted’ by randomly bumping into their prey.
The sea floor was home to some versatile creepy-crawlies.
Dibblenippon replaced the old Dibblenip species. The new version had a complex stomach like the Sucky, for more efficient digestion. It was still able to scavenge as well as eating Slimeotrons.
Drinker replaced the old Drooler species, as the new evolution could eat both sponges and slimes. It lost the ability to scavenge dead things, but this made it a simpler organism. In good times, it was able to grow and breed faster than the more-complex Dibblenippon. Though it was less efficient at gaining energy from its meals, which was a disadvantage in poor times. Both species had about equal populations.
All these crawlers had more food: Slimeotron MkIII replaced older Slimeotrons thanks to its improved spores. Although it bred in larger numbers, it was also being eaten at the same rate.
It could also survive in rock pools along the shore, though it rarely got a chance. The new Slimeotron Drier already dominated that habitat. The Drier slime began to occur further from the shore, but was still couldn’t grow on land directly. Some more evolution tricks would be needed for this first.
Hiberotron replaced Cryotron as the only cold-water species. The ability to hibernate in bad times was useful.
Spongita Garganteuna survived, but didn’t thrive. It was big enough to bully other sponges and take the best spots for trapping plankton. But it needed more energy, and couldn’t survive in some places where smaller sponges were able to cling on. It was also a bigger target for sponge-eating crawlers.
The ancient Dibbler species still survived as a simple dedicated scavenger.
The crawlers and other creatures were increasingly under attack. Sucky’s went extinct, replaced by the Suckers. They spread all round the oceans thanks to their flagellating tails. Although still an ambush-predator for the most part, they could migrate to new areas whenever prey got scarce. Something older Suckys couldn’t match.
Before the Suckys went extinct, the Blowers also evolved from them. Though faster than Suckers, this wasn’t much good as they lacked the senses to detect and chase prey. They survived in smaller numbers.
‘The Other Sucky’ didn’t last long. Its total lack of mobility made it lose out to Suckers. And the ability to extract chlorophyll was not particularly useful.
Yellow Wormys never got going either. Attempts at photosythesis couldn’t provide enough energy to make it worthwhile for a moving animal like this. They were made extinct by Snakeys. These could swim better, and tended to be the first to reach any new concentrations of plankton.
A handful of wormys survived thanks to their simplicity.
The ancient blobsters still survived too, though they became the main prey of the Jawster. This creature had the deadliest weapons yet seen, and was a dedicated flesh-eater. But it could neither move fast nor detect its prey very well. It was a menace to anything it bumped into.
Fangsters became more numerous, as their defensive weapons were more of an advantage now.
Speaking of defences, the Huhuwanapi los Terrios was an evolution of Dibbler with a hard exoskeleton that could protect against some predators (but not the biggest fully-grown ones). This was also useful for bullying other crawlers.
The strange ‘Nitros Begineerous’ species made a slim living from eating minerals. It was a very poor source of energy, but at least there was at no competition.
Warm Sea:
Cold Sea:
Land:
Random NPC evolution:
The life-cycle of some sponges began to change. The new Jelly Sponges spent most of their life floating near the surface, where plankton was easier to find. They were still able to breed in large numbers, which was their one advantage.
Bonuses:
Snakey is the most successful animal. North King has +1 gene allowed for next evolution.
Hiberotron is the most successful plant. Niklas (not Nylas
) has +1 gene allowed.
Stats:
*Here*
Aborted evolutions:
@~Darkening~, im afraid I didn’t add your creature because it had no genes for eating or digesting anything (all must have at least plankton eating, or some kind of photosynthesis). But thanks for the praise
@ e350tb, your creature could neither eat nor move
Problems:
@Lord_Iggy, Fangster could only eat plankton, not sponges. But your new creature can eat them.
@MjM, you can add a gene if making an evolution of something existing. The two-gene limit is for entirely new creatures (stuff that basically evolves from miscellaneous plankton etc). The species you posted would basically have been a big blob of algae. I made it an evolution of the sponge, adding large size (not photosynthesis).
@Slavic Sioux, your first creature went extinct so you cant evolve from it. Also the evolution you posted didn’t share the same stats as your first creature. So I made this an evolution of ‘dibbler’ since this would fit with the genes you wanted. But its not amphibious at all. First you’ll need some kind of water-retention to prevent drying out too quickly on land.
@TerrisH, im going to say you need ‘roots’ or something similar before you can start growing plants on land directly (since you cant just absorb nutrients etc from water, it has to ‘dig’ for them). Stems and leaves etc wouldn’t hurt either.
@ Mauritania, I made your creature a mineral-eater that nibbles on rocks.
You cannot evolve from an extinct species!
You cannot evolve from a species that isn’t in the stats yet. This is partly due to keeping evolution in steps, and partly because I might make changes to it first.
Era 2: The Flagellatious Era
This era is named after the large number of worm-like flagellating appendages that appeared during this time.
Various new lifeforms could move about much better. But there was a noticeable lack of sensory organs. Most of the predators ‘hunted’ by randomly bumping into their prey.
The sea floor was home to some versatile creepy-crawlies.
Dibblenippon replaced the old Dibblenip species. The new version had a complex stomach like the Sucky, for more efficient digestion. It was still able to scavenge as well as eating Slimeotrons.
Drinker replaced the old Drooler species, as the new evolution could eat both sponges and slimes. It lost the ability to scavenge dead things, but this made it a simpler organism. In good times, it was able to grow and breed faster than the more-complex Dibblenippon. Though it was less efficient at gaining energy from its meals, which was a disadvantage in poor times. Both species had about equal populations.
All these crawlers had more food: Slimeotron MkIII replaced older Slimeotrons thanks to its improved spores. Although it bred in larger numbers, it was also being eaten at the same rate.
It could also survive in rock pools along the shore, though it rarely got a chance. The new Slimeotron Drier already dominated that habitat. The Drier slime began to occur further from the shore, but was still couldn’t grow on land directly. Some more evolution tricks would be needed for this first.
Hiberotron replaced Cryotron as the only cold-water species. The ability to hibernate in bad times was useful.
Spongita Garganteuna survived, but didn’t thrive. It was big enough to bully other sponges and take the best spots for trapping plankton. But it needed more energy, and couldn’t survive in some places where smaller sponges were able to cling on. It was also a bigger target for sponge-eating crawlers.
The ancient Dibbler species still survived as a simple dedicated scavenger.
The crawlers and other creatures were increasingly under attack. Sucky’s went extinct, replaced by the Suckers. They spread all round the oceans thanks to their flagellating tails. Although still an ambush-predator for the most part, they could migrate to new areas whenever prey got scarce. Something older Suckys couldn’t match.
Before the Suckys went extinct, the Blowers also evolved from them. Though faster than Suckers, this wasn’t much good as they lacked the senses to detect and chase prey. They survived in smaller numbers.
‘The Other Sucky’ didn’t last long. Its total lack of mobility made it lose out to Suckers. And the ability to extract chlorophyll was not particularly useful.
Yellow Wormys never got going either. Attempts at photosythesis couldn’t provide enough energy to make it worthwhile for a moving animal like this. They were made extinct by Snakeys. These could swim better, and tended to be the first to reach any new concentrations of plankton.
A handful of wormys survived thanks to their simplicity.
The ancient blobsters still survived too, though they became the main prey of the Jawster. This creature had the deadliest weapons yet seen, and was a dedicated flesh-eater. But it could neither move fast nor detect its prey very well. It was a menace to anything it bumped into.
Fangsters became more numerous, as their defensive weapons were more of an advantage now.
Speaking of defences, the Huhuwanapi los Terrios was an evolution of Dibbler with a hard exoskeleton that could protect against some predators (but not the biggest fully-grown ones). This was also useful for bullying other crawlers.
The strange ‘Nitros Begineerous’ species made a slim living from eating minerals. It was a very poor source of energy, but at least there was at no competition.
Warm Sea:
Cold Sea:
Land:
Random NPC evolution:
The life-cycle of some sponges began to change. The new Jelly Sponges spent most of their life floating near the surface, where plankton was easier to find. They were still able to breed in large numbers, which was their one advantage.
Bonuses:
Snakey is the most successful animal. North King has +1 gene allowed for next evolution.
Hiberotron is the most successful plant. Niklas (not Nylas
) has +1 gene allowed.Stats:
*Here*
Aborted evolutions:
@~Darkening~, im afraid I didn’t add your creature because it had no genes for eating or digesting anything (all must have at least plankton eating, or some kind of photosynthesis). But thanks for the praise
@ e350tb, your creature could neither eat nor move
Problems:
@Lord_Iggy, Fangster could only eat plankton, not sponges. But your new creature can eat them.
@MjM, you can add a gene if making an evolution of something existing. The two-gene limit is for entirely new creatures (stuff that basically evolves from miscellaneous plankton etc). The species you posted would basically have been a big blob of algae. I made it an evolution of the sponge, adding large size (not photosynthesis).
@Slavic Sioux, your first creature went extinct so you cant evolve from it. Also the evolution you posted didn’t share the same stats as your first creature. So I made this an evolution of ‘dibbler’ since this would fit with the genes you wanted. But its not amphibious at all. First you’ll need some kind of water-retention to prevent drying out too quickly on land.
@TerrisH, im going to say you need ‘roots’ or something similar before you can start growing plants on land directly (since you cant just absorb nutrients etc from water, it has to ‘dig’ for them). Stems and leaves etc wouldn’t hurt either.
@ Mauritania, I made your creature a mineral-eater that nibbles on rocks.
MjM
Deity
Name: Spongita Carnivorita
Evolved from: Spongita Gigantea
Gene added (max 1): Ability to eat animals (x1)
Gene removed (optional, max 1):
Description (optional): The Spongita Carnivorita is an evolved form of the sponge, sitll immobile, and still large, the big hole on the sponge contains digestive juices, so if a pray were to get trapped in there, the sponge would be able to digest and use it as food.
EDIT: Decided not to remove photosynthesis.
Evolved from: Spongita Gigantea
Gene added (max 1): Ability to eat animals (x1)
Gene removed (optional, max 1):
Description (optional): The Spongita Carnivorita is an evolved form of the sponge, sitll immobile, and still large, the big hole on the sponge contains digestive juices, so if a pray were to get trapped in there, the sponge would be able to digest and use it as food.
EDIT: Decided not to remove photosynthesis.
North King
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Snakey: North King
Evolved from: Wormy
Genes (3): Plankton Eating x1, Swimming x2
Description (optional): Evolved from Wormy, they have extra fins on the body to help direct their movement. This means that they no longer drift, but have begun to truly swim.
->
Name: Wriggly
Evolved from: Snakey
Gene added (max 1+1 bonus): Plankton eatingx1 (added to the x1), Vibration Sensex1
Gene removed (optional, max 1): None
Description (optional): Evolved from Snakey, they have a more efficient filter feeding mechanism, as well as the improved swimming. They also now have the ability to sense vibrations in the water, and therefore avoid predators.
I like fast paced updates.
Evolved from: Wormy
Genes (3): Plankton Eating x1, Swimming x2
Description (optional): Evolved from Wormy, they have extra fins on the body to help direct their movement. This means that they no longer drift, but have begun to truly swim.
->
Name: Wriggly
Evolved from: Snakey
Gene added (max 1+1 bonus): Plankton eatingx1 (added to the x1), Vibration Sensex1
Gene removed (optional, max 1): None
Description (optional): Evolved from Snakey, they have a more efficient filter feeding mechanism, as well as the improved swimming. They also now have the ability to sense vibrations in the water, and therefore avoid predators.
I like fast paced updates.
Swissempire
Poet Jester
iSucker: Swissempire
Evolved from: Sucker
Genes (4): Sucker Mouth x1, Complex Stomach x1, Swimming x1, Sight x1
Description: It sucks in the occasional Slimatron or Blobster but it thrives on the Sponges, its stomach specially adapted to extract all their nutrients. As it evolved more, the Sucky became the Sucker and developed Flagella that allowed it to move slowly through the water, but also allowed it to anchor itself in one place if it found good hunting grounds. The Sucker though was only able to sense through primitive touch, so along evolved the iSucker. The iSucker is one of the first animals to develop sight, and its single eye which is attached to its head by a long flagellum like appendage is able to swivel around and allow the iSucker to choose its targets and swim towards them and suck them in.
Evolved from: Sucker
Genes (4): Sucker Mouth x1, Complex Stomach x1, Swimming x1, Sight x1
Description: It sucks in the occasional Slimatron or Blobster but it thrives on the Sponges, its stomach specially adapted to extract all their nutrients. As it evolved more, the Sucky became the Sucker and developed Flagella that allowed it to move slowly through the water, but also allowed it to anchor itself in one place if it found good hunting grounds. The Sucker though was only able to sense through primitive touch, so along evolved the iSucker. The iSucker is one of the first animals to develop sight, and its single eye which is attached to its head by a long flagellum like appendage is able to swivel around and allow the iSucker to choose its targets and swim towards them and suck them in.
North King
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Oh dear. Macintosh takes over the world at an early stage.
Swissempire
Poet Jester
Nylan
Characters Welcome
@Iggy
It appears to have started a trend
@Everyone else
Come up with some cooler names
It appears to have started a trend
@Everyone else
Come up with some cooler names
jeps
Arcadefire
it has. shall join. thinking about what though.
~Darkening~
Weep, Mother.
Name: Cazone
Genes (max 2): Muscle Movement, FleshEating X1
Description (optional): Cazones are long, slim worm-like creatures inhbating the warm seas. The Cazone, resembling a Wormy at a decent distance, variates from said creature due to length and its adaptations. Roughly twice the size of a Wormy, a Cazone moves through the waters by contracting and relaxings it muscles (or however an eel moves). In addition, the Cazone possesses a hollow point located on its head. When a Cazone can find the minerals, a paralazing venom is produced. After this, the Cazone simply jabs prey with the venom, waits for it to stop moving, and then swallows it whole. The Cazone typically feasts on blobs, splimes, through it prefers objects that don't move. The ancestor of the Cazone is not yet known.
Changed it Daft. Sorry, I didn't see that part.
Genes (max 2): Muscle Movement, FleshEating X1
Description (optional): Cazones are long, slim worm-like creatures inhbating the warm seas. The Cazone, resembling a Wormy at a decent distance, variates from said creature due to length and its adaptations. Roughly twice the size of a Wormy, a Cazone moves through the waters by contracting and relaxings it muscles (or however an eel moves). In addition, the Cazone possesses a hollow point located on its head. When a Cazone can find the minerals, a paralazing venom is produced. After this, the Cazone simply jabs prey with the venom, waits for it to stop moving, and then swallows it whole. The Cazone typically feasts on blobs, splimes, through it prefers objects that don't move. The ancestor of the Cazone is not yet known.
Changed it Daft. Sorry, I didn't see that part.
jeps
Arcadefire
Seaworm Jim
Evolved from: Wormy
Genes (3):, Plankton Eating x1, Swimming x1, poison glands x1
REMOVE: Drifting
Decription: A very agressive worm that contains poison glands, so that when it is attacked it excretes the poison, causing them to be able to fend off attacekers. After the first few stunned the attackers, the other creatures have started to wisen up.
Evolved from: Wormy
Genes (3):, Plankton Eating x1, Swimming x1, poison glands x1
REMOVE: Drifting
Decription: A very agressive worm that contains poison glands, so that when it is attacked it excretes the poison, causing them to be able to fend off attacekers. After the first few stunned the attackers, the other creatures have started to wisen up.
Name: Huntrex
Evolved from: Jawster
Gene added (max 1): Swimming
Gene removed (optional, max 1): Plankton Eating
Description (optional): The Jawster has grown larger, meaner, faster, and deadlier, evolving over tens of millions of years into the Huntrex. It has developed a long, flat vertical tail for propulsion, and several primitive fins for maneuvering. It has also become a more focused predator than the jack-of-all (eating-related) trades Jawster. Its digestive system is now tuned only for flesh, allowing it to receive much more nutrition out of the same meat.
(@Daft- What senses do we have as default? Very basic touch and chemical reception?)
Evolved from: Jawster
Gene added (max 1): Swimming
Gene removed (optional, max 1): Plankton Eating
Description (optional): The Jawster has grown larger, meaner, faster, and deadlier, evolving over tens of millions of years into the Huntrex. It has developed a long, flat vertical tail for propulsion, and several primitive fins for maneuvering. It has also become a more focused predator than the jack-of-all (eating-related) trades Jawster. Its digestive system is now tuned only for flesh, allowing it to receive much more nutrition out of the same meat.
(@Daft- What senses do we have as default? Very basic touch and chemical reception?)
BananaLee
Fruity Penguin
Flapper
Evolved from: Sucker
Genes (3): Sucker Mouth x1, Complex Stomach x1, Swimming x1
Changes: +1 Big Flaps
Description: In time, Sucker evolved peritrichous flagella some of which began to increase in size to become like sails. They played two roles, one being able to channel food into its massive sucking mouth (more area = more food) and sea currents can push it around really really quickly (well, compared to whacking your tail back and forth)
Evolved from: Sucker
Genes (3): Sucker Mouth x1, Complex Stomach x1, Swimming x1
Changes: +1 Big Flaps
Description: In time, Sucker evolved peritrichous flagella some of which began to increase in size to become like sails. They played two roles, one being able to channel food into its massive sucking mouth (more area = more food) and sea currents can push it around really really quickly (well, compared to whacking your tail back and forth)
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