Yeaah, soo… Here comes another idea… Sorry.
External editor (There is actually no reason for this spoiler thingy, it's just a habbit at this point)
Basically, what I’d like to talk about is having the external organelles not being added by placing hexes, but rather by mounting them directly onto the membrane. Maybe we should add “External editor” rather than having the membrane selection/slider in the ‘Appearance’ tab. In the external editor you would edit your membrane/cell wall and mount external organelles to it (Cilli, Pilus, Flagellum). There would be no osmoregulation penalty for adding those, as they are in fact not part of the inner cell. Also, this would not take place on a hex grid, but rather would they be placed on the rendered shape of your cell, providing more of a free hand and preventing the current state, where you can place a flagellum in the middle of your cell and somehow it appears on its edge. Here in the external editor, you’d be able to edit only the ‘outer layer’ of your cell.
If you think there might be a better thread for my doubtable ideas, please tell me (but I think that at this point this is already considered an unofficial “Current Game And Future Microbe Stage Ideas” thread). I think it’s such a shame that there is so much ideas and suggestions about the later game stages, but so little about what we have now. Shall we create a thread for current game ideas, or has this one transcended to exactly that already?
Thank you for your time, I’m out!