Ideas for the Macroscopic Stage [Put your ideas in this thread]

[Poodelicus (Crazy, Curious, and Stubborn)]

@Croco

How will players be born/reproduce?

I believe it is the devs intent to have multiple forms of both asexual and sexual reproduction, but, for efficiency reasons, I’m guessing most creatures will likely end up evolving to either lay/implant eggs or have live births.

@Croco

would there be some sort of egg editor?

I certainly hope so, I guess we will see.

@Croco

will there be growth or something like that?

There will likely be stages of growth, as part of the Caste System, though the specific are still very much up for debate/design.

Metamorphosis and Ontogenesis

Since these topics include quite a few important questions about the design of the Multicellular and especially the Aware Stage, I figured it would be best to open a new thread to discuss this here, since the last discussion of this matter didn’t cover everything I had in mind. As we all know, metamorphosis describes a drastic change in the anatomy and occupied niche of an animal during the transition from larval to adult form in the life cycle of an animal. This is of course a fascinating aspe…

@Croco

wonder if like the player would just walk up to their mate to evolve, or would have to fight for their mate

There are multiple discussions about the possibility of including competing for a mate and/or mating rituals.

Making a Line For What Content Not to Include

Ok I will admit that I am a prude but I think that if we haven’t already we should establish a line of what we can put into this game without being graphic. Personally I think the game should max out with a rating of T. I will include more M rated concepts below I think we should avoid. Intense Blood and Gore. I personally think that a hard T level of blood should be enough for what Thrive is going too do. I don’t know much about game development but in order to add in massive blood splash an…

Intraspecific competition

When will intraspecific competition be implemented? As far as I know, cannibalism between adult members of a species is generally rare, but they’ll often compete for resources without hunting each other. See: all the mating-related violence animals get up to. There’s no real reason why the player’s microbes can’t stab each other, it’s just a gameplay thing. So, what sorts of intraspecific competition are reasonable, and when will they begin to be added? When do I get to stab myself for food?

@Croco

i wonder if it’ll be possible to make an animal that feeds on just iron chunks

The main problem with this, Iron eating becomes less efficient when oxygen is present. In an anoxygenic environment, iron eating would likely be the most efficient way to survive. In a world filled with oxygen, not sure how well it can sustain you. Though you can bet I will try to make one work anyway.