I might be interested in rejoining, what has happened in my absence?
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I think it’d be the best if the other players explained to you…
Edit: @willow @Nigel @Trappist-1e
All actions: Make tower taller
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Tower height increase all the way!
m: symbiotic endocytosis; phagocytic cells can engulf other, smaller cells with the sole purpose of providing them shelter and resources in exchange for the products of a process they perform. this is derived from phagocytosis, it just doesn’t involve digestive enzymes
A: research the exact environmental conditions clorobiales can survive and photosynthesize in
a note on why i was gone so long, i now understand why some people genuinely hate linux
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What sort of linux are you using?
alpine, it’s extremely annoying to get set up right on a pc if it doesn’t wanna connect to the internet and you want a desktop
honestly it’s annoying enough i’m probably gonna try making a game that basically runs as the os instead of try to install one of the supported desktops
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So like creating a custom OS of sorts?
Edit: @Trappist-1e
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M: more aerodynamic wings
A: start attempting to put a group of adequated ants on orbit, for future purposes.
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You need to submit a minor mutation due to high mutation roll on your previous mutation roll:
mutation: de-laval nuzzles on the propulsion spiracles
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What do you mean by “de-laval”?
these things
they use a pressure gradient to turn heat and pressure into speed, so they’re really good for getting things to go faster before you throw them in the opposite direction from where you want to move
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1, reroll failed
6 3 1
(To Nigel)
11 (4+1+1+1+1+1+1+1)
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Round 47 - 18:00, May 7th, 2000
Round Summary
It appears that the ACC is preparing to launch their first mission sometime tomorrow as can be interpreted from their announcements, with the precise details on this mission being kept secret due to concerns that the ants could intercept the data and use it against the anti-ant alliance.
The Organism Report
The ant improved it’s recently evolved propulsion spiracles further as it developed special nozzles that allow the most speed to be generated from the exhausted gas (+25 MH, +25 S).
TO would also develop itself on it’s smallest scale as the sun sets on this day, with cells becoming encased in others, adapting to do their functions better in these more stable environments. The effects of this hard-to-see mutation seem rather significant (+100 MH, +25 S). Some larger projects undertaken by the ant however didn’t go as planned however, with some research on environmental survival conditions of some protist resulted in a stray branch falling on the ant lord below (-50 H).
After this misfortunate accident, TO decided to, as usual, go and work on the tower stretching into the skies. Now over a kilometer tall, it takes a good while to get to the top of this thing, but thankfully the recently developed spiracles with the nozzles greatly help at getting there with the material, alongside the organic pathways (+175 Tower Height).
The ant would also start developing a mutation in it’s wings around the time it worked on the tower, but the change coming from this doesn’t appear very significant (+50 MH). What was more successful however were tests of orbital ants - through scuffed, putting ants high above the top of the mighty tower gave TO an idea as to what needs to be tackled before it can aim for putting functional arthropods in space (Space Ant Idea).
Influence Report
Three new groups of fresh diplomats were sent to Panama, where the only obstacle left before the country could fall to the arthropod ilk has been the local government. The first group of diplomats didn’t do anything, as while traveling there a sudden downdraft made them fall into a swamp from which they never surfaced. The second group was more successful, managing to have the local governments of Panama side with the antlings. The most success however was brought by the third group, which not only took care of remaining non-highest government elements but also took care of the top positions in the country, swiftly turning the figures there pro-ant or replacing them with pro-ant politicians (Panama is now controlled).
The incubators spewed out 2 groups of good-quality scouts and a group of below-average-quality scouts once more after 24 hours.
RESULTS
+175 MH, +50 S, -50 H, +175 Tower Height, Space Ant Idea, Panama Control
TO Statistics
ARMOUR - 475
HEALTH - 8453/8528
STRENGTH - 7316
RESOURCES - 1536/1536 (-225 R from mutations, used 300 R to regenerate 900 E) [+7625 R in hiding]
ENERGY - 4850/4850 (-725 E from actions)
SIZE - ~5M
PASSIVES: (1.5XSM)H/R, (1.5XSM)R/R
Other Statistics
FORCES AT NEST: 10X4Q, 3X2Q, 2X5Q, 1X7QHC
HUMAN KNOWLEDGE - 3
POLITICAL POWER TIER - SMALL COUNTRY
INFLUENCE - WEAK INTERNATIONAL
HUMAN POPULATION ~ 6099999999
COUNTRY POPULATION ~ 5100000
KILLS - 1 PERSON (TO - 1, NON-TO - 0)
INCOME - 725 | MONEY - 57675
KNOWLEDGE: Electric Animals, Boats, Better Boats, Bit Better Boats, Electricity, Magnet Stuff, Small Boat Upgrade, Superior Boats, Cellular Metabolism, Fiber Optics Mastery, Ultimate CPUA Knowledge, Basic Propulsion Knowledge, Basic Antimatter Knowledge, Basic Rocketry Knowledge, GSB Knowledge, Moderate Rocketry Knowledge, Space Ant Idea
TOWER HEIGHT = ~1225 Meters (+175 meters since last round, stability secured up to 2400 [6/6 again, +75] meters)
SCOUT PRODUCTION: 2X4Q AT R51, 1X2Q AT R51, 1X4Q at R48, 1X5Q AT R48
INCOMING CHANGES
6 HOURS -
12 HOURS -
18 HOURS -
24 HOURS -
30 HOURS -
36 HOURS -
Mutations
Defensive M
Heat Resistance
Endoskeleton
Femur-like Structures
Stronger/Harder Exoskeleton x7
More Fat Layer
Offensive M
Jaw Electrocution
Venom
Larger Mandibles
Lethal-er Venom
Poison Stinger
Venom Projectile
Acid Spit
Hallucination Venom
Better Poison Stinger
Voice Attack
Trap Building Mastery
Stronger Claws
Mobility M
Hydrogen Bladder
Wings
Better Wings
Better Flight
Shifting Weight
Faster
Spiracle Propulsion
Utility M
Oleic Acid Secretion
More Oleic Acid Production
Tentacles
Better Tentacles
Color Shifting
Higher Egg Production Rate
Better Healing (R to H ratio now 1:2.5)
Better Energy Production (now 1:3)
Cuteness
False Charisma
More Cuteness
Hemoglobin Marrow
Extra Cuteness
Gene-Stealing Claws
Passive Healing ((1/2 Size Multiplier)H/R)
Backup Eggs
Substance Mimicry
Better Digging Abilities
Anti-Human Camouflage
Confusion Chemical
Capsid Organ x2
Colour Camouflage
Adrenaline Glands
Camouflage
Tower Action Improvement (100% chance that tower-related actions get boosted by 1 point)
Test Organ (Rolls of “1” no longer possible on mutation votes, gives every mutation extra ((1/4XSM)R))
Extra Tower Action Improvement (100% chance that tower-related actions get boosted by a 2nd point)
Extra Extra Tower Action Improvement (1/6 chance that tower-related actions get boosted by a 3rd point)
Test Organ Upgrade (Rolls of 7 now a thing for mutations)
Research Techniques (1/2 reroll chance to research actions of 1)
Brain/Sensory M
Better Pheromones
Better Antennae
“Bipolar Disorder”
More Neurons
Smaller Neurons x2
Less Neuron Feedback
Vocal Cords
Inability to Hate or Be Angry
Empathy x2
Larger Brain
Language Lobe
More Intelligence x11
Voice organ
Whiskers
Cat Ears
Big Eyes
Voice Throwing
Cerebral Structures in lower body
Mutation Commanding
ENs
Constant Scout Communication
Better Voice
Better Neurons x2
Better Speech
Trap Trigger Detection
Wifi Antennae
Browsing Ganglia
Wifi Hotspot
Better Brainmatter in Lower Body
Better Logical Abilities
Better Language
Hivemind
Night Sight
Geometry Ganglion
Sweet Baking Neurons
Sweet Tastebuds
Better Sugar Tastebuds
Endosymbiotic Neuron External Power
Neuron Gene Cleanup
Light-Based Neuron Type
Logicgate Neuron Organelles
Wavelenght differenciation
Organoid-replacing-ganglions
Organoid-replacing-ganglions fix
Physics Ganglion
Body-wide M
Evolving Tissue
Radiation Sickness Resistance
More Radiation Resistance
EVEN MORE Radiation Resistance
Lead in Cells
Cell Freedom
DNA destruction
Stronger Muscles
Sulferreducens Genes: Electricity, Nanowires, Reduction of sulfur and metal
Mitochondrion Electricity Usage
Caste M
Being a Queen
New Caste
Photosyntesis Queen-like Caste
Trap Caste
Scout Caste
Silk Ants
Assymetrical Poison Trap Child
Pipe Caste
Soil-Eaters (+(Size Multiplier) R per Round)
Miner Caste
Pipe Caste Bio Optic Fiber
Stomach Caste
Diplomat Caste
Better Diplomats
Food-to-Children Caste
Faster Healing + Healer Caste ((5/4 Size Multiplier)H/R)Scout Reproduction
Better Healers ((3/2 Size Multiplier)H/R)
Scout Colonies
4-Tentacled Big Worker
Tiny Winged Caste
Alternator Caste
GP Caste
Hive Caste
Tower Builder Caste
Bone Weaver Caste
Flesh Weaver Caste
Miscellaneous M
ET Glands
Eggs Steal Stuff From Cells
Be Yellowish-Blue
Size Increase x3 (to ~32cm)
Size Increase (to ~64cm)
Size Increase (to ~256cm)
Size Increase (to ~7.5 meters)
Cat Features
Size Decrease (to ~2 meters)
Armour Patterns
Humanoid Shape
Femminine Features
Humanoid Upper Body
Hair
More Humanoid
Larger Size (up to ~4 meters)
Research Decay
Silk
Corrosive Web
Exoskeleton Color Change
A Bit Bigger
Dropdown Mutation List Box
(Credit for pre-round 26 mutations in here goes to willow)
World Map
TO location: South of Reserva Natural Sierra Quirragua, near Matiguas, Central Nicaragua
Notable Influence:
-Nicaragua (host country, Ant-Controlled)
-Honduras (colony country, Country-Scale Influence)
-Costa Rica (colony country, Ant-Controlled)
-Panama (colony country, Ant-Controlled)
-USA (colony country, Regional influence)
-Brazil (colony country, no real influence)
-France (colony country, no real influence)
-Egypt (colony country, no real influence)
Country Statuses
-Canada (ACC)
-USA (RegInflu)
-Mexico (Light)
-Guatemala (Heavy)
-Belize (Heavy)
-El Salvador (Light)
-Honduras (Control, Light)
-Costa Rica (Control, Light)
-Panama (Control, Light)
-Colombia (Light)
-Venezuela (Light)
-Guyana (Light)
-Suriname (Light)
-Ecuador (ACC)
-Peru (Light)
-Bolivia (Light)
-Chile (ACC)
-Argentina ()
-Uruguay (Heavy)
-Brazil (Colony, Light)
-Paraguay (Light)
-Cuba (Light)
-Haiti (Light)
-Dominican Republic (Heavy)
-Jamaica ()
-Lesser Antilles (Heavy)
-Greenland (Light)
-Iceland (Light)
-Ireland (Light)
-UK (Heavy)
-France (+Monaco) (Colony)
-Spain (Heavy)
-Portugal (Heavy)
-Italy (+VC and SM) (Light)
-Switzerland (Light)
-Germany (ACC)
-Luxembourg (Heavy)
-Belgium (Heavy)
-Netherlands (ACC)
-Denmark (Heavy)
-Sweden (Heavy)
-Norway (ACC)
-Finland (ACC)
-Estonia (Light)
-Latvia (ACC)
-Lithuania ()
-Poland (Light)
-Czechia (Heavy)
-Austria (Light)
-Slovenia (Light)
-Croatia (Heavy)
-Bosnia (ACC)
-Serbia ()
-Montenegro (Heavy)
-Albania (ACC)
-Macedonia (Heavy)
-Greece (Heavy)
-Bulgaria (ACC)
-Romania (Heavy)
-Hungary (Light)
-Slovakia (Light)
-Ukraine (Light)
-Moldova (Heavy)
-Belarus ()
-Russia (Heavy)
-Georgia (ACC)
-Azerbaijan (Heavy)
-Armenia (Light)
-Turkey (ACC)
-Syria (Heavy)
-Iraq (Heavy)
-Kuwait (Light)
-Saudi Arabia (Heavy)
-Qatar+Bahrain ()
-UAE (Light)
-Oman (Light)
-Yemen (ACC)
-Lebanon ()
-“Canaan” (Heavy)
-Egypt (Colony, Light)
-Libya (Heavy)
-Tunisia (ACC)
-Algeria (Heavy)
-Morocco+Western Sahara (Heavy)
-Mauritania (Heavy)
-Senegal (Heavy)
-Gambia (Light)
-Guinea-Bissau (Light)
-Guinea (Light)
-Sierra Leone (ACC)
-Liberia (Heavy)
-Ivory Coast (ACC)
-Mali (Light)
-Niger (Heavy)
-Burkina Faso (Light)
-Ghana (Light)
-Togo (Light)
-Benin (Heavy)
-Nigeria (Light)
-Cameroon (ACC)
-Chad (Light)
-Sudan (Light)
-Eritrea (ACC)
-Djibouti (ACC)
-Ethiopia (Light)
-Somalia (Light)
-Kenya (Heavy)
-Uganda ()
-DRC (Heavy)
-CAR (ACC)
-Republic of Congo (Heavy)
-Gabon (Heavy)
-Equatorial Guinea (Light)
-Angola (Heavy)
-Zambia (ACC)
-Rwanda (Heavy)
-Burundi (ACC)
-Tanzania (Light)
-Malawi (Heavy)
-Mozambique (Light)
-Madagascar (ACC)
-South Africa (Heavy)
-Eswatini (Light)
-Lesotho (Heavy)
-Zimbabwe ()
-Botswana (Heavy)
-Namibia (Light)
-Indian Ocean Small Island Nations (ACC)
-Iran (Heavy)
-Turkmenistan (Heavy)
-Uzbekistan (Light)
-Kazakhstan (Light)
-Kyrgyzstan (ACC)
-Tajikistan (Light)
-Afghanistan (Light)
-Pakistan ()
-India (Light)
-Sri Lanka (Heavy)
-Nepal ()
-Bhutan ()
-Bangladesh (ACC)
-Mongolia (Heavy)
-China (+HK and Macau) ()
-North Korea (Light)
-South Korea (Light)
-Japan (Heavy)
-Taiwan (Light)
-Myanmar (Light)
-Laos (Light)
-Vietnam ()
-Cambodia (Light)
-Thailand ()
-Malaysia (+Brunei) (Heavy)
-Singapore (ACC)
-Indonesia (ACC)
-Philippines ()
-PNG (Heavy)
-Australia (Light)
-New Zealand (Light)
-Fiji (Light)
-Pacific Ocean Small Island Nations (ACC)
(Light Restrictions = ants will be blocked from entering and expanding, Heavy Restrictions = ants will be sought after and destroyed, ACC = Ant Containment Coalition member state)
Colonies: 3, 6, 5, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 3, 3, 2, 6, 2X5HC, 10x4 (R/R - 1225, Money/R - 2450)
Miscellaneous
Tomorrow might bring an era of human-ant war…
Anybody can join this forum game, it’s very easy!
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what exactly is necessary for the space ants?
we don’t need oxygen as long as we have electricity
all insects have what’s basically a space suit, since their exoskeletons have to provide enough pressure to overcome the vapor pressure of their body fluids
we probably need to evolve a more powerful fuel to get into space
our mouths probably need a latch mechanism
we probably need that on our spiracles as well
and we probably still need to make our exoskeletons have heat sheilding
is that everything or do we still need more than that?
M: even better research tactics
a: research the habitat of chlorobium tepidum and yeast
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How will the ants regenerate their fuel when in void?
depends on the caste
if it’s one of the more mobile ones, it drinks fuel from the stations and ships
if it’s a station caste, it collects gasses, and uses photosynthesis to collect energy, then does aerobic respiration in a (probably several hundreds of meters big) cell that can make energy into matter, so hydrogen(and possibly antihydrogen as well) can be used as fuel, and they get filled with liquefied minerals from asteroids, mined and digested by asteroid miner ants
if it’s a ship caste, it just uses asteroid juice and light to make rocket fuel, and uses lots of hydrogen as fusion fuel if it runs out of antimatter
if it’s an asteroid miner ant, it eats asteroids and powers itself with the sun
and i will also be planting vacuum adapted life in the asteroid belt and the kuiper belt
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Btw I won’t be allowing ftl travel.
what about the universes in black holes thing?
not for extending this fg but for setting up the start of a new one, and ending this one
and since we only have 1 solar system to reasonably use that means only one black hole, and we have to only send tiny things through it, unless we make it spin really fast
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There is a certain “thing” that’d stop you from going this far…