veyraa
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Post by veyraa on Mar 14, 2016 9:41:17 GMT
Something that I see arising in this tier is an organism remaining an intermediary. Do we create new ranks, or do we force ourselves into the narrow (a tad hyperbolic when looked upon from our pov, though I assure you that as far as the bigger picture is concerned it is apt) rankings that exist on our planet? I was wondering, then, if each player would therefore be able to take the current hierarchy and fiddle with it to suit their creations? Perhaps making whole new classes, kingdoms, domains and so on. This would have the added bonus of allowing you to have a highly personalised experience. Not to mention the fact we are already mucking about with evolution to make new species, so why not ponder the addition of the other ranks for our crimes against nature? Ah well, curious to see what you lot think.
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The Uteen
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Post by The Uteen on Mar 14, 2016 11:36:39 GMT
You mean, making a tree of life taxonomic hierarchy? I think this has come up before, and the general answer was ‘why not?’. One detail, though: how many species does the game keep track of? Only those in the local biome? Or the entire planet's species? The local biome would be relatively limited in the number of species, which could impact the decision. The final decision should probably be left until the stage is nearer completion, or at least has a clear design. (Sorry about that )
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Post by StealthStyleL on Mar 14, 2016 17:02:55 GMT
Also, just in case you're talking about the possibility of creating an organism that doesn't fit into Earth kingdoms. For example, you create an organism that contains aspects of both a plant and an animal. Well, this would be entirely possible. You won't be restricted to creating within known Earth classifications, it just won't matter.
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veyraa
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Post by veyraa on Mar 14, 2016 18:40:43 GMT
You mean, making a tree of life? I think this has come up before, and the general answer was ‘why not?’. One detail, though: how many species does the game keep track of? Only those in the local biome? Or the entire planet's species? The local biome would be relatively limited in the number of species, which could impact the decision. The final decision should probably be left until the stage is nearer completion, or at least has a clear design. Um, tree of life is kinda the same thing, whilst not being the same... en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxonomic_rankHowever, it sounds like my worries are for not and the idea has already passed around. Mind you, I donnae know how it will be implemented, though I suppose that'll come about when it comes about... Stealthstylel, yes, that is more or less what I refer to. Did you read my post on the "How to Make Plants Fun" thread?
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Post by The Uteen on Mar 14, 2016 21:44:52 GMT
You mean, making a tree of life? I think this has come up before, and the general answer was ‘why not?’. One detail, though: how many species does the game keep track of? Only those in the local biome? Or the entire planet's species? The local biome would be relatively limited in the number of species, which could impact the decision. The final decision should probably be left until the stage is nearer completion, or at least has a clear design. Um, tree of life is kinda the same thing, whilst not being the same... en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxonomic_rankThat'll teach me to post links without checking it's the right thing. Thanks for the correction.
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Post by StealthStyleL on Mar 14, 2016 21:53:15 GMT
You mean, making a tree of life? I think this has come up before, and the general answer was ‘why not?’. One detail, though: how many species does the game keep track of? Only those in the local biome? Or the entire planet's species? The local biome would be relatively limited in the number of species, which could impact the decision. The final decision should probably be left until the stage is nearer completion, or at least has a clear design. Um, tree of life is kinda the same thing, whilst not being the same... en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxonomic_rankHowever, it sounds like my worries are for not and the idea has already passed around. Mind you, I donnae know how it will be implemented, though I suppose that'll come about when it comes about... Stealthstylel, yes, that is more or less what I refer to. Did you read my post on the "How to Make Plants Fun" thread? I have now. I see that we're thinking along the same lines, sorry! I didn't know that from what you wrote before.
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veyraa
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Post by veyraa on Mar 15, 2016 0:29:46 GMT
Um, tree of life is kinda the same thing, whilst not being the same... en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxonomic_rankHowever, it sounds like my worries are for not and the idea has already passed around. Mind you, I donnae know how it will be implemented, though I suppose that'll come about when it comes about... Stealthstylel, yes, that is more or less what I refer to. Did you read my post on the "How to Make Plants Fun" thread? I have now. I see that we're thinking along the same lines, sorry! I didn't know that from what you wrote before. Sorry for not being clear.
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Post by veyraa on Mar 15, 2016 2:28:26 GMT
Blast, another idea came to me. What of the flying polyps? Will they be feasible to achieve? Or are they too alien? I think I need to check the thread about none carbon life...
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Poisson
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Post by Poisson on Mar 15, 2016 4:53:39 GMT
Blast, another idea came to me. What of the flying polyps? Will they be feasible to achieve? Or are they too alien? I think I need to check the thread about none carbon life... We are sticking to carbon based life for simplicity.
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veyraa
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Post by veyraa on Mar 15, 2016 5:08:56 GMT
Blast, another idea came to me. What of the flying polyps? Will they be feasible to achieve? Or are they too alien? I think I need to check the thread about none carbon life... We are sticking to carbon based life for simplicity. Yeah, I found that out awhile back... However! Flying Polyps, as lovecraftianscience.wordpress.com/tag/flying-polyps/ explains them, could be done, no? They are made of carbon, with a plasma based mantle. I... dunno how feasible it is, but until it is tested I shall be vehement in my touting of their name
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